Check in Friday at 5pm
Check out Sunday at 12pm
… and I said to my body.
Softly.
‘I want to be your friend’
It took a long breath.
And replied,
‘I have been waiting my whole life for this’
- Nayyirah Waheed
Leave the city behind to nurture your inner nature in the heart of a loving community. Dania and Nora are inviting you to join them on a yogic inquiry taking time to (re)connect to the wisdom of your body. Together we will slow down, do less, and prioritise spending the right amount of time on the things that matter most. Slow living means to pay attention and everything will be revealed.
In this retreat, we will nourish all five layers the body (koshas) and increase your awareness for working with them as a system of life support through yoga. We will share delicious meals and get moving (annamaya kosha), rekindle the life force through pranayama (pranamaya kosha), find clarity and calm in meditation (manomaya kosha), express intuitive knowing through journaling and creative inquiry (vijnanamaya kosha ) and hold space for love and bliss together in a truly magical place and community (anandamaya kosha).
Throughout the weekend, we will apply the principles of slow living and remember the basic rights that yoga locates within the body and mind: To be here, to feel, to act, to love, to speak, to see and to know.
Find back to the innate wisdom of your body through magical flows, breath, meditation & group work. Lots of time to unwind in nature and restore the powerful knowledge of your body beyond the surface layers. We are excited to have you!
Exemplary day at the retreat
08.30 - 90 minute Vinyasa Yoga
09.00 - Guided Pranayama & Meditation
11.00 - Vegetarian wholefood brunch
12.00 - Free time for Relaxation or Nature walks
14.00 -17:00 - Inspiring workshops for self inquiry, creative expression and knowledge
18.00 - Restorative & relaxing Yin Yoga
20.00 - Vegetarian wholefood dinner
21.00 - Bonfire & Connection under the starry sky
The Retreat program will be guided in English.
About the retreat home
The renovated farm and former Gutshof Ponderosa is today a community-run art centre and a place for creation and connection. It is located in the German countryside Uckermark just an hour by train from Berlin, close to Poland. Ponderosa offers lots of space to be creative, to connect back with nature and to find the beauty in the gifts of life.
The surroundings are perfect for long walks through the Lower Oder Valley National Park or refreshing dips in the nearby river.
Offering
Single/Twin Room:
Early-Bird: 460 EUR / Full Price: 495 EUR
Dorm:
Early-Bird: 395 EUR / Full Price: 415 EUR
What is included:
accommodation for 2 nights, healthy & organic meals, yoga program, props & equipment as well as workshop material.
Workshops included in our program
The psychology of the 5 Koshas
Creative exploration of the 5 Koshas and the wisdom of the body
Sankalpa search and expression
Free time in nature and forest bathing
Cacao ceremony
What is not included:
transport & additional bookings like private yoga.
About the team
The retreat is led and guided by Dania & Nora from Yoga on the Move. The two will guide you step by step into the practices independently of your level of experience.
Dania has been fascinated with the wisdom and practices of yoga to dive into the mind-body-connection and reach deep layers of experience with curiosity, acceptance and compassion. As a psychotherapist, yogatherapist and mom, she embraces the teachings of yoga and mindfulness on and off the mat. For her doctoral thesis, she has been researching the potential of yoga in the treatment of anxiety disorders and has written a book about the topic.
Nora has been sharing yoga as practice to reveal that we are not separate - not from our body, not from nature and not from each other. In her work as a yoga teacher, psychologist and musician she embraces the vast interconnectedness with everything and tries to encourage everyone to participate in the harmony of life that already exists, accessible to everyone that dares to take a deep breath.
Dania & Nora are more than happy to welcome you!
About the transport
Transportation is not included in the retreat price.
The location can be easily reached by public transport from Berlin Hbf.
Arrival & Departure
We will connect those, who are interested, with each other to share rides or train tickets.