FAQs Yoga Retreats
Here you can find all the frequently asked questions about our Yoga Retreats at Hotel Schwarzschmied - as well as their answers. For further questions dont hesitate to contact us under info@schwarzschmied.com.
Do you need prior yoga experience to participate in the retreats?
While it can be helpful to have practiced yoga before, prior experience is not required. What matters most is your willingness to connect with your body and listen to what feels right for you.
What yoga styles are taught?
The retreats incorporate a combination of different styles. This includes classical Vinyasa yoga, which features flowing movements and invigorating sequences. Yin yoga is also often an essential part of the program. This calming practice involves deep stretches and long-held postures, focusing on relaxation and the release of muscles and fascia. Meditation and breathing techniques complement the experience, promoting deep relaxation and self-awareness.
Which retreat is right for me?
If you don't have a preference regarding the teacher or the yoga styles practiced, you can make your decision based on the specific program. All our retreats provide space for you to reconnect with yourself and experience deep relaxation. The differences lie in the focus areas (e.g., rehabilitation, strength, relaxation), the number of yoga sessions, and possible combinations with other elements such as sound baths or dance.
What should I pack?
Our yoga rooms are fully equipped with everything you need for your practice: mats, blankets, blocks, bolsters, and straps are all provided. You just have to bring comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. And if you’ve forgotten something or feel like treating yourself, we offer a carefully selected range of Hey Honey yoga clothes.
Is a specific room category included in the retreats?
You can choose from any of our room categories. Whether you're coming alone for some inner exploration, with a partner for a special experience, or with the whole family - you can chose the space that fits your needs.
Can I still cancel my reservation?
Cancellations are possible up to 22 days before arrival. From 21 days prior to arrival, we have to charge the full amount of your booking. We do therefore recommend taking out travel cancellation insurance to be covered in case of unforeseen events.
Here you can find all the frequently asked questions about our Yoga Retreats at Hotel Schwarzschmied - as well as their answers. For further questions dont hesitate to contact us under info@schwarzschmied.com.
Do you need prior yoga experience to participate in the retreats?
While it can be helpful to have practiced yoga before, prior experience is not required. What matters most is your willingness to connect with your body and listen to what feels right for you.
What yoga styles are taught?
The retreats incorporate a combination of different styles. This includes classical Vinyasa yoga, which features flowing movements and invigorating sequences. Yin yoga is also often an essential part of the program. This calming practice involves deep stretches and long-held postures, focusing on relaxation and the release of muscles and fascia. Meditation and breathing techniques complement the experience, promoting deep relaxation and self-awareness.
Which retreat is right for me?
If you don't have a preference regarding the teacher or the yoga styles practiced, you can make your decision based on the specific program. All our retreats provide space for you to reconnect with yourself and experience deep relaxation. The differences lie in the focus areas (e.g., rehabilitation, strength, relaxation), the number of yoga sessions, and possible combinations with other elements such as sound baths or dance.
What should I pack?
Our yoga rooms are fully equipped with everything you need for your practice: mats, blankets, blocks, bolsters, and straps are all provided. You just have to bring comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. And if you’ve forgotten something or feel like treating yourself, we offer a carefully selected range of Hey Honey yoga clothes.
Is a specific room category included in the retreats?
You can choose from any of our room categories. Whether you're coming alone for some inner exploration, with a partner for a special experience, or with the whole family - you can chose the space that fits your needs.
Can I still cancel my reservation?
Cancellations are possible up to 22 days before arrival. From 21 days prior to arrival, we have to charge the full amount of your booking. We do therefore recommend taking out travel cancellation insurance to be covered in case of unforeseen events.
Our next retreats
Awakening to the Poetic Retreat is an invitation to protect and vitalize your attention, nourish and fuel your imagination, and catalyze and unfurl your creations.
Each day of the retreat will include morning meditation in the beautiful glass house, followed by breakfast and a 2-hour inspiring and connective writing workshop. The middle of each day will be open for relaxation, adventures, and creative flow.
Late afternoons we'll reconvene for meditation and workshop time to read, write and connect. After dinner will be free flow time again, to dive deeper into your research and creations, or relax and play.
In these times of rapid change, challenge, and opportunity, it is vital that we connect in brave, supportive community to remind ourselves of the nutrients embedded in reality – the powerful ways that pain and loss carve through our beings, the delicious refreshment of beauty in all its forms, and the ultimate satisfaction of resting as our true nature: vast, unborn, and indestructible.
Program
Morning gentle yoga (optional), meditation, and inspiring, connective writing workshop
Afternoon meditation and workshop time to read, write and connect
- all levels -
- meditation, writing, yoga -
- 7 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
Brooke McNamara is a poet, meditation instructor, and transmitted Zen teacher and lineage holder. She has published two books of poems: Bury the Seed and Feed Your Vow. She loves to create poems from three main ingredients: the raw material of everyday life, wholehearted and visceral listening, and the mind of meditation. For her poetry, Brooke is the recipient of the Charles B. Palmer prize from the Academy of American Poets.
She has taught at Naropa University in Yoga Studies and at the University of Colorado, Boulder in Dance. Brooke is president and a founding teacher at Dragon Lake Zen, and teaches in-person and online courses and retreats to facilitate the awakening of innate wisdom, compassion, artistry, and play. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, Rob, their two sons, Lundin and Orion.
*Photo by Liza Schillo
How to get here
In addition to arriving by car, you can also conveniently reach us by train, and we’ll be happy to pick you up free of charge from the Lana-Burgstall station.
If you’re flying, there are several direct flights to Bolzano. We’re happy to arrange transfers from Bolzano Airport for an additional fee.
1. - 8. October 2026
Give yourself a few days to simply be as you are. Self-acceptance is a powerful tool for inner and outer peace. In a nurturing environment, you can recharge and return to the world stronger and more inspired – ready to help make it more nurturing and beautiful as well.
Yoga supports you as a holistic science and philosophy: through movement, breath, sound, and meditation you find balance and presence.
Sinah’s yoga is powerful, dynamic, and intelligent – activating and invigorating in the morning, calming and grounding in the evening for body, mind, and nervous system.
With BodyMindTherapy, a space for connection arises: with yourself, with others, and with our planet – alive, real, complete.
Program
Thursday
5:00 – 6:30 pm Welcome Ceremony
Friday & Saturday
8:15 – 9:45 am Morning Yoga
5:00 – 6:30 pm Evening Yoga
Sunday
8:15 – 9:45 am Wrap Up
- all levels -
- vinyasa yoga, liquid flow -
- 3 nights at Hotel Schwarzschmied
- Breakfast at “La Fucina”
- Lunch or dinner at our Slow Food restaurants “La Fucina” or Bistro “Luce” (at an extra charge)
- Yoga equipment (mat, meditation cushion, yoga blocks) provided free of charge
- Grander water throughout the hotel
- Mobility Card for unlimited use of all public transport
Sinah Diepold is a yoga teacher, entrepreneur, and founder of BodyMindTherapy as well as Kale&Cake. With her holistic approach, she combines yoga, somatic movement, meditation, and sound to bring people back into connection with themselves. Her work is characterized by depth, lightness, and a clear perspective on the needs of our modern, often fast-paced lives. In her retreats, Sinah creates spaces where healing, growth, and community can emerge - always carried by mindfulness and authenticity.
8. - 11. October 2026
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
8 - 9:30 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.
