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.
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.
Céline Suremann
2 to 15 March 2026
Céline is from Zurich and teaches yoga with a modern, authentic, and intuitive approach. Her main focus is on flowing Vinyasa classes complemented by mindful Hatha elements, while gentle yoga sessions combined with Reiki are also part of her repertoire. Through the conscious combination of movement and breath, she creates space for inner calm, clarity, and true presence. Meditation and pranayama support this holistic approach and invite practitioners to return to balance.
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2 to 15 March 2026
Céline is from Zurich and teaches yoga with a modern, authentic, and intuitive approach. Her main focus is on flowing Vinyasa classes complemented by mindful Hatha elements, while gentle yoga sessions combined with Reiki are also part of her repertoire. Through the conscious combination of movement and breath, she creates space for inner calm, clarity, and true presence. Meditation and pranayama support this holistic approach and invite practitioners to return to balance.
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Charlotte Bufler
15 to 22 March 2026
Charlotte Bufler is a yoga teacher with over 700 hours of training and the founder of the online studio the bufler way. Her teaching is an invitation to consciously feel the body, deepen the breath, and let go of what no longer serves. She weaves together traditional yoga philosophy with modern movement approaches, scientific knowledge, and a generous sense of ease. For Charlotte, yoga is not just a physical practice but a lived philosophy – an invitation to more authenticity, clarity, and inner connection.
15 to 22 March 2026
Charlotte Bufler is a yoga teacher with over 700 hours of training and the founder of the online studio the bufler way. Her teaching is an invitation to consciously feel the body, deepen the breath, and let go of what no longer serves. She weaves together traditional yoga philosophy with modern movement approaches, scientific knowledge, and a generous sense of ease. For Charlotte, yoga is not just a physical practice but a lived philosophy – an invitation to more authenticity, clarity, and inner connection.
Additional Workshop with Charlotte Bufler
- 21 March: Release & Renew
Everything we do begins with letting go. In this yoga special, we release the old to create space for the new. A flow that balances yin and yang, cultivating the strength and courage needed to welcome surrender and stillness. The strength to be soft. To trust. To let go. This yoga special detoxifies, relaxes, and nourishes on a physical, emotional, and mental level.
- 21 March: Release & Renew
Everything we do begins with letting go. In this yoga special, we release the old to create space for the new. A flow that balances yin and yang, cultivating the strength and courage needed to welcome surrender and stillness. The strength to be soft. To trust. To let go. This yoga special detoxifies, relaxes, and nourishes on a physical, emotional, and mental level.
Marja-Lisa Jablonka
26 March to 2 April 2026
Marja is a yoga teacher and systemic coach in positive psychology based in Berlin. In her holistically designed classes, she combines flowing movements that support mobility and flexibility with elements that strengthen inner well-being. Her sessions encourage a mindful lifestyle and a fulfilled way of living. In addition to her morning and evening classes, she offers workshops and individual coaching. Her courses are grounded in methods of positive psychology, promoting mental clarity and a resilient mindset.
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26 March to 2 April 2026
Marja is a yoga teacher and systemic coach in positive psychology based in Berlin. In her holistically designed classes, she combines flowing movements that support mobility and flexibility with elements that strengthen inner well-being. Her sessions encourage a mindful lifestyle and a fulfilled way of living. In addition to her morning and evening classes, she offers workshops and individual coaching. Her courses are grounded in methods of positive psychology, promoting mental clarity and a resilient mindset.
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Additional Workshop with Marja-Lisa Jablonka
- 29 March: Flow of Life - Yoga & Journaling
This class invites you to surrender to the flow of life and reconnect with your inner self. Through mindful movement and guided self-reflection, you’ll learn to trust your body and intuition. You’ll take home practical tools from positive psychology to gain clarity, release emotional blockages, and align your life authentically with your values and strengths - in harmony with life’s natural cycles.
- 29 March: Flow of Life - Yoga & Journaling
This class invites you to surrender to the flow of life and reconnect with your inner self. Through mindful movement and guided self-reflection, you’ll learn to trust your body and intuition. You’ll take home practical tools from positive psychology to gain clarity, release emotional blockages, and align your life authentically with your values and strengths - in harmony with life’s natural cycles.
FLEX&FLOW® Workshops with Jessica Klimach
10 to 16 April 2026
Jessica Klimach is a certified 500-hour yoga teacher and the founder of the innovative FLEX&FLOW® method. This method is a powerful system that combines functional strength, fluid mobility, and intelligent movement patterns for sustainable results. During this week, she will offer workshops that help you feel strong and empowered while improving body awareness, stability, and freedom of movement. Each session focuses on a clear movement principle, using targeted drills, controlled transitions, and mindful training to cultivate greater ease, precision, and energy in everyday life.
10 to 16 April 2026
Jessica Klimach is a certified 500-hour yoga teacher and the founder of the innovative FLEX&FLOW® method. This method is a powerful system that combines functional strength, fluid mobility, and intelligent movement patterns for sustainable results. During this week, she will offer workshops that help you feel strong and empowered while improving body awareness, stability, and freedom of movement. Each session focuses on a clear movement principle, using targeted drills, controlled transitions, and mindful training to cultivate greater ease, precision, and energy in everyday life.
Workshops with Jessica Klimach
- Saturday, 11 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Hip Power & Fluid Freedom: Mobility That Supports You - Sunday, 12 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Head-To-Toe Session: Experience Full-Body Strength & Mobility - Monday, 13 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® in Motion: Strength, Control & Fluid Transitions - Tuesday, 14 April, 08:45–09:45
FLEX&FLOW® Into the Heart: Shoulder Strength & Alignment from Within - Wednesday, 15 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Dynamic Strength & Stretch Session
- Saturday, 11 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Hip Power & Fluid Freedom: Mobility That Supports You - Sunday, 12 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Head-To-Toe Session: Experience Full-Body Strength & Mobility - Monday, 13 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® in Motion: Strength, Control & Fluid Transitions - Tuesday, 14 April, 08:45–09:45
FLEX&FLOW® Into the Heart: Shoulder Strength & Alignment from Within - Wednesday, 15 April, 17:30–18:45
FLEX&FLOW® Dynamic Strength & Stretch Session
Carla Schneeberger
20 to 26 April 2026
For Carla, yoga means connecting with herself and trusting her own intuition – a journey shaped not by the destination but by open exploration. Her classes are creative, inspiring, and nourishing; presence, movement, and breath open the way to the inner world. With her gentle nature and attention to detail, she creates space for body awareness, connection, and inner calm. She 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.
20 to 26 April 2026
For Carla, yoga means connecting with herself and trusting her own intuition – a journey shaped not by the destination but by open exploration. Her classes are creative, inspiring, and nourishing; presence, movement, and breath open the way to the inner world. With her gentle nature and attention to detail, she creates space for body awareness, connection, and inner calm. She 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.
Additional Workshop with Carla Schneeberger
- 23. April – Yoga meets Journaling
A special that combines Yoga movement, breathing exercises, and guided journaling. In this workshop, Carla creates a mindful space for deep reflection. Participants learn to listen to their own inner voice and use it to set clear, conscious intentions, empowering them to anchor personal wishes firmly in their lives.
- 23. April – Yoga meets Journaling
A special that combines Yoga movement, breathing exercises, and guided journaling. In this workshop, Carla creates a mindful space for deep reflection. Participants learn to listen to their own inner voice and use it to set clear, conscious intentions, empowering them to anchor personal wishes firmly in their lives.
Matthäa Mollenhauer
4 to 12 May 2026
Matthäa is a yoga and meditation teacher based in Berlin. In her Vinyasa classes, she teaches intuitive movement with a strong focus on the connection between body and mind. Her passion lies in the essence of yin yoga, where she creates a safe space that allows you to surrender to softness in both body and mind while supporting the flow of Chi, the life energy. She works in harmony with the meridians and integrates acupressure based on Traditional Chinese Medicine to enrich the practice.
4 to 12 May 2026
Matthäa is a yoga and meditation teacher based in Berlin. In her Vinyasa classes, she teaches intuitive movement with a strong focus on the connection between body and mind. Her passion lies in the essence of yin yoga, where she creates a safe space that allows you to surrender to softness in both body and mind while supporting the flow of Chi, the life energy. She works in harmony with the meridians and integrates acupressure based on Traditional Chinese Medicine to enrich the practice.
Caroline Sølver
21 to 31 May 2025
Caroline’s classes take a holistic approach, integrating breathwork, mindfulness, and dynamic movement with seamless transitions. Expect a challenging yet playful practice that incorporates balance postures and extends beyond traditional Vinyasa flows by including mobility exercises and strength-building sequences. Her teaching not only enhances strength and endurance but also supports joint health and functional movement, ensuring a balanced and sustainable practice.
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21 to 31 May 2025
Caroline’s classes take a holistic approach, integrating breathwork, mindfulness, and dynamic movement with seamless transitions. Expect a challenging yet playful practice that incorporates balance postures and extends beyond traditional Vinyasa flows by including mobility exercises and strength-building sequences. Her teaching not only enhances strength and endurance but also supports joint health and functional movement, ensuring a balanced and sustainable practice.
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Nicole Natter
14 to 26 June 2026
Nicole’s teaching is shaped by influences from Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and especially the innovative Katonah Yoga. She places great emphasis on precise alignment in each asana and, through her metaphor-rich language, brings a playful and poetic quality to a profound yoga practice. Her classes offer a protected space where students can shut out the distractions of modern life. She aims to cultivate a refined sense of awareness – both of one’s own body and of the surrounding world and other people.
14 to 26 June 2026
Nicole’s teaching is shaped by influences from Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and especially the innovative Katonah Yoga. She places great emphasis on precise alignment in each asana and, through her metaphor-rich language, brings a playful and poetic quality to a profound yoga practice. Her classes offer a protected space where students can shut out the distractions of modern life. She aims to cultivate a refined sense of awareness – both of one’s own body and of the surrounding world and other people.
Additional Workshops with Nicole Natter
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20 June: Selfcare Saturday
In this session, Nicole introduces various stress-relief methods, including breath techniques to regulate the nervous system, self-touch (massage), jaw relaxation techniques (no tools, just using our hands), and a guided meditation on the theme of "Letting go of the old, opening to the new." -
21 June: Your Body is Your House - Make Your House Your Home
In this special class, we travel through all three levels of the body using the metaphor of the "Magic Square." After the Katonah Yoga practice, we close with a guided meditation that expands on the imagery. Feel at home in your body and release stored tension and blockages.
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20 June: Selfcare Saturday
In this session, Nicole introduces various stress-relief methods, including breath techniques to regulate the nervous system, self-touch (massage), jaw relaxation techniques (no tools, just using our hands), and a guided meditation on the theme of "Letting go of the old, opening to the new." -
21 June: Your Body is Your House - Make Your House Your Home
In this special class, we travel through all three levels of the body using the metaphor of the "Magic Square." After the Katonah Yoga practice, we close with a guided meditation that expands on the imagery. Feel at home in your body and release stored tension and blockages.
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Let yourself be carried away into a world of relaxation and renewal - book your stay at the Schwarzschmied and experience our unique yoga teacher residency programme. Discover yoga in its most beautiful form, surrounded by inspiring nature and experienced teachers.
Book now
Let yourself be carried away into a world of relaxation and renewal - book your stay at the Schwarzschmied and experience our unique yoga teacher residency programme. Discover yoga in its most beautiful form, surrounded by inspiring nature and experienced teachers.
Book now
Yoga Retreats
When everyday life - with all its tasks, expectations, and obligations - sometimes takes more from us than it gives back, we need moments of peace and recharge, to truly come back to ourselves. Our 4-day yoga retreat invites you to do exactly that: in spring, when nature awakens and everything radiates new energy, a space for holistic regeneration emerges – to recharge body, mind, and soul.
Together we want to explore the question: what do you really need to regain strength and full regeneration? Morning and evening yoga sessions – sometimes gentle, sometimes dynamic, always adapted to the group – will guide you to deeply listen to your body and realign yourself.
Four days that nourish, regenerate, and return you to everyday life strengthened, clear, and full of energy – in harmony with the invigorating and powerful energy of spring.
The retreat will be in german language.
Program
Sunday
4:30 - 6:30 pm Welcome Circle + Evening Yoga Session
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
8:15 - 9:15 am Morning Yoga Session
5:00 - 6:00 pm Evening Yoga Session
Thursday
8:15 - 9:15 am Closing Circle + Morning Yoga Session
Program changes are possible and will be adapted to the group
- all levels -
- Hatha Vinyasa, Kundalini, Yin Yoga -
- 4 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
Ann-Sophie Briest is a medical doctor, yoga therapist, and homeopath, as well as the founder of Yoga Medizin Konstanz. She supports people on their journey toward holistic healing and deep self-development. Her approach combines medical knowledge with yoga therapy, strengthens the body's self-healing powers, and addresses the root causes of health issues. In her retreats and sessions, she creates a safe space for self-connection, inner balance, and holistic transformation.
Michele Manderscheid is a freelance yoga teacher with training in Hatha Vinyasa, Kundalini, Yin, and yoga therapy. She discovered her path to yoga during an intense personal phase of life, seeking to regain balance. Michele gently guides you toward inner peace, trust, and clarity. Her focus is on holistic, regenerative yoga practice. In her classes, she invites you to discover your own practice – for lightness, strength, and transformation on the mat and in everyday life.
19. - 23. April 2026
The state when the waves of the thinking mind have calmed and we are immersed in vital stillness — a state that recharges, strengthens, and grants us healthy resilience.
Fatigue and tension can transform into a renewed zest for life that carries us through our days.
In this retreat, we practice Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga and Yoga Nidra. We approach our own breath and the sound of mantras as support on the path to meditation.
The aim of the workshop sessions is to explore and experience various tools together, enriching your mindfulness and yoga practice.
Program
Sunday
5:00 – 6:30 PM Evening yoga session (Introduction)
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
8:00 – 9:30 AM Morning yoga session
5:00 – 6:30 PM Evening yoga session
Thursday
8:00 – 9:30 AM Morning yoga session
- all levels -
- Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Meditation -
- 4 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast at “La Fucina”
- Lunch or dinner in our Slow Food restaurants “La Fucina” or Bistro “Luce” (for an extra charge)
- Yoga equipment (mat, meditation cushion, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water available throughout the hotel
- Mobility card for unlimited use of all public transport
Steven Barrett is a healing practitioner for psychotherapy and yoga teacher. He completed his training in classical dance at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt and at The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne.
After ending his active career as a dancer, he turned to yoga, completing his Yoga Teacher Training (Certified Yoga Alliance) according to the teachings of Swami Sivananda in South India, and continued his studies at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Munich.
Since 2003, Steven has been teaching in various yoga studios, leading retreats in Germany and abroad, and is part of the teacher training faculty at the Patrick Broome Yoga Academy.
In addition, he works as a psychotherapist in his own practice in Munich.
26. - 30. April 2026
Bärbel teaches in the heartfelt YOGAMOUR style – a refreshing blend of dynamism, lightness, and mindfulness. In the mornings, we flow together through energizing Vinyasa sequences, while the late afternoons invite you to calming Yin Yoga sessions, accompanied by breathing exercises and meditation.
The retreat begins with a slightly more dynamic Welcome Yoga session – the perfect way to arrive, let go, and ease into the days ahead.
With Bärbel’s attentive yoga sequences, powerful flows, and back-friendly Yin Asanas, you strengthen your body awareness and discover an upright, proud posture – both inside and out. You’ll take home this newfound lightness and joy.
For more challenging poses, Bärbel always offers gentle variations – making each practice welcoming, nourishing, and perfectly tailored to you.
Program
Sunday
17:00–18:30 Welcome Vinyasa Yoga Session
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
08:00–10:00 Vinyasa Morning Yoga Session
16:30–18:00 Gentle Yin Yoga Session
Thursday
08:00–09:30 Goodbye Vinyasa Morning Yoga Session
*Program subject to change
- yogis with experience -
- Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra -
- 4 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast at “La Fucina”
- Lunch or dinner in our Slow Food restaurants “La Fucina” or Bistro “Luce” (for an extra charge)
- Yoga equipment (mat, meditation cushion, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water available throughout the hotel
- Mobility card for unlimited use of all public transport
Bärbel has been practicing yoga since 1999. In 2008, she completed her 800-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Jivamukti Yoga in New York and Munich. She continued her education with trainings in Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra, as well as Svastha Yoga Therapy. In the summer of 2017, Bärbel completed a YogAlign teacher training with Michaelle Edwards. For those who want to get to know Bärbel beforehand, her lovingly self-produced yoga videos are available on plus.yogamour.de.
