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Elemental Rest Chinese Medicine Retreat

16. April 2026 - 19. April 2026

Elemental Rest offers you a pause in an elegant, nature-inspired setting and invites you to immerse yourself in the world of Chinese Medicine, the Five Elements and Qi-based yoga. Four days to digest what has been and to surrender to what is yet to come. This retreat creates space away from the busyness of everyday life and gently guides you back to the quiet wisdom within.

After the dark winter months and at the beginning of spring, this retreat explores the balance between Being and Doing, woven into the theme Heaven on Earth. In Chinese Medicine and Taoist philosophy, humans stand between Heaven and Earth and are invited to choose in every moment: Do I act - or do I simply be? Do I think my decisions - or do I feel them?

Throughout the retreat, rituals, movement practices and Chinese self-care workshops support you in returning to your natural rhythm. You will relearn how to tune in, trust your inner wisdom and act from a grounded, clear intention. This is your invitation to come home to yourself nourished, spacious, clear and renewed.

The retreat will be held in english.

Programme

Thursday

3:00 pm Check-in

5:00 pm Opening Circle

6:30 pm Dinner at Luna Restaurant

8:30 pm Qi Flow

Friday

8:00 am Mindful start of the day

8:30 am Qi Flow

10:00 am Breakfast

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Chinese Medicine Workshop

Free time for spa and sauna

3:00 pm Cacao Ceremony & Sound Bath

6:30 pm Dinner at Luna Restaurant

Optional: 8:30 pm Yin Yoga

Saturday

8:00 am Mindful start of the day

8:30 am Qi Gong

10:00 am Breakfast

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Chinese Medicine Workshop

3:00 pm Mini Vision Quest in the mountains

7:00 pm Dinner at Alto Pizza

Sunday

8:15 am Qi Flow & Closing Circle

9:30 am Breakfast

11:00 am Check-out

Your teachers

Karen Vuijsters

Acupuncturist, Yin Yoga teacher and mentor in Taoism. She is the initiator of Elemental Rest and the founder of the School for Alchemy and Spirit Path. In the Netherlands, she supports over 300 clients through acupuncture and mentoring. She is currently creating an “inn for the soul” in Italy called Ama, Alma y Tierra.

Arianna Piazzi

Ceremonialist, yoga teacher and healer based in Bolzano. She weaves ancient healing knowledge into modern life through ceremonies, rituals and mindful guidance. Arianna leads the Qi Flow sessions and the cacao ceremony and is the head of the arise Body & Mind Studio.

Jelle Sanders

Primary school teacher and children’s coach. His work with the concept of play beautifully supports the holding of space and guidance during ceremonies. Jelle guides the Mini Vision Quest in the forest and provides a safe and supportive container for the group.

Karl Seebacher

Karl has been practising Shaolin disciplines such as Qi Gong, Kung Fu, Tai Chi and meditation for 13 years. He deepens his training several times a year with Shaolin Grandmaster Shi Yan Liang and has twice participated in intensive two-week training programmes at the main Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. At the retreat, Karl will teach a Qi Gong class.

Included services

  • 3 nights at Parkhotel Mondschein
  • Daily breakfast
  • 2 dinners at the Luna Restaurant (3-course menu)
  • 1 dinner at Alto Pizzeria (including pizza of your choice and dessert)
  • 2 Qi Flow sessions
  • 2 self-care workshops based on the principles of Chinese Medicine
  • 1 Yin Yoga session
  • 1 Qi Gong session
  • 1 cacao ceremony with sound bath
  • 1 mini vision quest in the mountains
  • Access to the sauna, heated pool and fitness room
  • Use of yoga equipment
3 Nights per person from *
* Rates may vary depending on board and period
965,-