Yoga with... Carla Schneeberger
Carla has been teaching Vinyasa, Hatha Flow, and Yin Yoga for more than five years and has been leading her own retreats and gatherings since 2023. With her gentle presence and attention to detail, she creates a space for body awareness, connection, and inner calm. Her classes are creative, inspiring, and nourishing. She weaves conscious breathing with flowing movement and strengthening elements to support balance between body, mind, and soul. For Carla, yoga means connecting with herself and trusting her own intuition – a journey shaped not by the destination but by open exploration.
Carla has been teaching Vinyasa, Hatha Flow, and Yin Yoga for more than five years and has been leading her own retreats and gatherings since 2023. With her gentle presence and attention to detail, she creates a space for body awareness, connection, and inner calm. Her classes are creative, inspiring, and nourishing. She weaves conscious breathing with flowing movement and strengthening elements to support balance between body, mind, and soul. For Carla, yoga means connecting with herself and trusting her own intuition – a journey shaped not by the destination but by open exploration.
About Carla
What role does yoga play in your life?
Since my first yoga class at the age of 17, yoga has become an integral part of my life — not only on the mat, but in the way I live. Yoga accompanies me in everyday moments, in encounters with others, in stillness, and through challenging phases. It helps me move out of my head and back into my body, into feeling. In this fast-paced and overstimulating world, yoga is a path inward for me — a way to listen to what I truly need and to meet myself and the world around me with more compassion, presence, and love.
What do you hope to share with your students through your classes?
In my classes, I aim to create a space where everything is welcome and nothing is required. A space that invites students to step out of the mind and into the body, the heart, and the felt experience. I hope my students can reconnect with themselves and allow questions such as: What do I truly need? Where does my heart want to lead me? What is my truth beneath all these thoughts and emotions? For me, yoga is a reminder to hold ourselves with care and to reconnect with our inner wisdom.
What would you describe as the core of your philosophy?
The core of my philosophy is Smarana - a Sanskrit word meaning “self-remembrance.” For a long time, I searched outside myself for answers, support, and meaning. Yoga gently guided me back inward, reminding me that everything we seek already lives within us. My work — including the retreats I regularly host in beautiful and meaningful places across Europe and around the world — is an invitation to remember who we truly are and to listen to where our hearts wish to lead us. My mantra is: Quiet the mind, open the heart.
What role does yoga play in your life?
Since my first yoga class at the age of 17, yoga has become an integral part of my life — not only on the mat, but in the way I live. Yoga accompanies me in everyday moments, in encounters with others, in stillness, and through challenging phases. It helps me move out of my head and back into my body, into feeling. In this fast-paced and overstimulating world, yoga is a path inward for me — a way to listen to what I truly need and to meet myself and the world around me with more compassion, presence, and love.
What do you hope to share with your students through your classes?
In my classes, I aim to create a space where everything is welcome and nothing is required. A space that invites students to step out of the mind and into the body, the heart, and the felt experience. I hope my students can reconnect with themselves and allow questions such as: What do I truly need? Where does my heart want to lead me? What is my truth beneath all these thoughts and emotions? For me, yoga is a reminder to hold ourselves with care and to reconnect with our inner wisdom.
What would you describe as the core of your philosophy?
The core of my philosophy is Smarana - a Sanskrit word meaning “self-remembrance.” For a long time, I searched outside myself for answers, support, and meaning. Yoga gently guided me back inward, reminding me that everything we seek already lives within us. My work — including the retreats I regularly host in beautiful and meaningful places across Europe and around the world — is an invitation to remember who we truly are and to listen to where our hearts wish to lead us. My mantra is: Quiet the mind, open the heart.
Yoga Teacher in Residence
We are always expecting a variety of talented yoga teachers to create our open classes at Schwarzschmied and stay here as resident yoga teachers. Each of them brings their unique style and expertise to offer our guests an enriching yoga experience. You can look forward to varied offerings for your wellbeing and relaxation.
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We are always expecting a variety of talented yoga teachers to create our open classes at Schwarzschmied and stay here as resident yoga teachers. Each of them brings their unique style and expertise to offer our guests an enriching yoga experience. You can look forward to varied offerings for your wellbeing and relaxation.
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Our next Retreats
Thais de la Paz will guide you through three days of relaxing yoga sessions, combining yoga practices with meditation and breathing techniques to bring greater well-being and clarity. Each session is dedicated to one element - Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether. In this way, we draw upon the healing qualities of the elements and find inspiration for our yoga and meditation practice, cultivating balance in both body and mind.
Yoga can have a profound impact on many levels of our being. While stretches and asanas keep the body supple, pranayama and meditation help the mind find peace. Thais will guide you toward a deeper dimension of yourself, enriching your life experience in many ways. Enjoy a retreat that will leave you re-energized and full of new perspectives.
Program
Thursday
5:30 - 6:45 pm Restorative Yoga
Friday
8 - 9:30 am Activating Yoga
5:30 - 6:45 pm Restorative Yoga
Saturday
9 - 10:15 am Activating Yoga
5:30 - 6:45 pm Restorative Yoga
Sunday
8 - 9:30 am Activating Yoga
*Program subject to change
- all levels -
- vinyasa yoga, yin yoga, pranayama, meditation -
- 3 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast at "La Fucina" restaurant
- Lunch or Dinner at our slow food restaurants "La Fucina" or Bistro "Luce" (for an extra charge)
- Yoga equipment (yoga mat, pillow, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water in the entire house
- Mobilcard for usage of public transport
Born in Munich and raised in southern France and Chile in a multicultural environment, Thais sees herself as a world citizen. For her, yoga is an essential part of a conscious lifestyle in harmony with nature and the rhythms of the year. She studied political science and international law and co-owned the Jaya yoga studio in Munich. Convinced that the power of transformation lies within each individual, she cultivates this power through teaching yoga - one of her greatest passions. She has completed more than 1000 hours of yoga teacher training, immersions, workshops, and therapeutic programs.
25. - 28. June 2026
Stine Lethan invites you to an extended Yoga Embodiment Weekend – A Journey to Yourself
Are you looking for deceleration far from your everyday life? Do you want to delve deeper into your yoga practice? Do you want to gather yourself and find your inner center?
This retreat offers a clear focus on the essentials in the moment – silence, clarity, and grounding within yourself. We will detox and slow down through all facets of yogic teachings: physical, mental, and emotional.
Meet yourself in the process of change and healing through the Yoga Embodiment practice. The master classes provide impulses and, with their open workshop principle, are both healing and invigorating. Stine creates theme-based classes that show participants their own potential and set impulses for growth.
Program
Thursday
5:00 – 7:30 pm Arrival, Sacred Circle + Jetlag Yoga
Friday & Saturday
8:00 – 10:00 am Yoga Practice
5:00 – 7:00 pm Yoga Practice
Sunday
8:00 – 10:00 am Yoga Practice
- For yogis with basic knowledge in Vinyasa Flow -
- Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Yin, Journaling, Chanting, Ecstatic Dance, Sacred Circle, Coaching Embodiment -
- 3 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast at "La Fucina" restaurant
- Lunch or Dinner at our slow food restaurants "La Fucina" or Bistro "Luce" (for an extra charge)
- Yoga equipment (yoga mat, pillow, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water in the entire house
- Mobilcard for usage of public transport
Stine is a renowned Yoga Embodiment teacher with 18 years of teaching experience. She is a life coach and former professional dancer, which makes her teaching style unique – holistic, therapeutic, and heartfelt. She lived in Berlin for 25 years, where she completed her yoga training in Vinyasa Flow with a master’s degree in Anusara Yoga. For 16 years, she taught at @spirityogaberlin, one of the largest yoga Vinyasa and training institutes in Berlin, where she also worked as a mentor for yoga teacher trainings.
10. - 13. September 2026
The Ride & Release Edition is a retreat for women who want to combine physical challenge on the road bike with mindful deceleration through yoga and wellness.
In the midst of the South Tyrolean vineyards, a special combination awaits you: guided road bike rides with the female cycling force and regenerative yoga. The retreat combines the best of two worlds: active road cycling stages through the breathtaking landscape and somatic yoga in the light-filled glass house of Villa Arnica.
In the mornings and evenings, we will jointly immerse ourselves in mindful yoga and meditation practices. Here, you will not only find recovery for strained muscles but also valuable time for yourself. The female cycling force will then accompany you with safe guidance, offer you room to learn, and convey a great sense of community, allowing you to experience road cycling anew.
The retreat is aimed at women who are looking for both challenge and deceleration - without sacrificing indulgence.
Program
Sunday
3.00 PM Welcome & Introduction to Group Riding
4.00 PM Yoga & Meditation Session with Liz
7.30 PM Uhr Communal Dinner
Monday
7.30 AM Meditation & Somatic Flow Yoga
11.00 AM Ride Out: Day trip with FCF with Coffee Stop Workshop (approx. 70–100 km, 800–1500 altitude meters)
5.00 PM Workshop with FCF
8.00 PM Communal Dinner
Tuesday & Wednesday
7.30 AM Meditation & Somatic Flow Yoga
10.00 AM Ride Out: Day trip with FCF with Coffee Stop Workshop (approx. 70–100 km, 800–1500 altitude meters)
6.30 PM Uhr Somatic Yin Yoga or Nidra x Sound
8.00 PM Communal Dinner
Thursday
7.30 AM Meditation & Somatic Flow Yoga
8.30 AM Closing Circle
11.00 AM Check Out & Bye Bye
*Possible program changes are reserved
- for women with road cycling experience -
- yoga, meditation, road cycling -
Info & Requirements
- Average pace: approx. 24-26 km/h
- Group riding with guides at the front and back
- Focus on safe communication and coordinated group dynamics
- Optional technique input and group exercises for deepening skills
- Prerequisites: Helmet, clipless pedals, lights, puncture kit, and a well-maintained road bike, as well as first experience in road cycling and group riding
- No pressure to perform: The focus is on riding, experiencing, and growing together - not on competition
- 4 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast and Dinner at "La Fucina" restaurant
- Lunch at our slow food bistro "Luce" (for an extra charge)
- 3 guided full-day tours with experienced guides from the Female Cycling Force in Munich
- 1 workshop with the Female Cycling Force
- 5–6 yoga or meditation sessions with Liz
- Yoga equipment (yoga mat, pillow, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water in the entire house
- Mobilcard for usage of public transport
Liz Ehrenecker teaches, shares, and lives modern spirituality. Her work enbodies vitality, connection, and zest for life. She places particular emphasis on somatics and embodiment, which is reflected in her passion for somatic yin yoga. Liz teaches yoga in Munich and is represented throughout Europe with her yoga retreats and teacher trainings.
The female cycling force aims to create a vibrant and supportive community for female cyclists. As an initiative committed to increasing the presence of women in cycling, the female cycling force offers weekly rides as well as retreats at various levels throughout the season. Here, women can network, learn from one another, and collectively experience the joy of the sport.
