Yoga, Breathwork and Resilience Retreat at Hotel Miramonte, Bad Gastein

Days are built around two practice blocks. Mornings typically open with yoga and breathwork before breakfast, and there is a second session later in the day, with the middle of the day left open. The programme draws on Brené Brown's writing on shame, vulnerability and self-worth, and sessions include guided reflection and group conversation alongside the movement work. Kathrin Kayser-Dulic leads the week.

What separates this from a generic winter yoga break is the framing. St. Nicholas Day falls on 6 December, the arrival day, and the retreat uses it deliberately: the generosity associated with the date is redirected inward. In practice that means exercises and discussions about how you treat yourself, not just stretching.

Hotel Miramonte is the venue and the accommodation. It is a hotel above Bad Gastein with mountain views, and the retreat runs entirely on site — you practise, eat and sleep in the same place, which matters in December when the roads up to the village can be slow.

The dates overlap with a second retreat at the same hotel, Annette Lengersdorf's year-end week, also 6–10 December 2025. That one is built around releasing the old year and setting intentions for the next. If the self-compassion angle is not quite what you want, the parallel programme may be closer.

Bad Gastein itself is a historic spa town in the Hohe Tauern, known for its waterfall through the centre and its thermal water. In December the town is quiet, and the mountains around it are snow-covered. The retreat does not list excursions, so treat the town as somewhere to walk rather than a scheduled part of the week.

What's included

- Four nights at Hotel Miramonte, Bad Gastein (6–10 December 2025) - Daily yoga sessions - Daily breathwork sessions - Guided reflection and group sessions on self-compassion - Use of the hotel as the retreat venue

What's not included

- Travel to and from Bad Gastein - Airport or station transfers - Travel insurance - Meals and drinks, unless confirmed otherwise by the operator - Personal expenses - Spa or massage treatments