Women's Yoga & Wellbeing Retreat at Lake Tegernsee — 4 Days for Body, Mind & Family

The setting is the Bachmair Weissach resort on Lake Tegernsee, roughly an hour south of Munich. Yoga takes place on site, and the schedule is deliberately paced — you are not stacking four classes a day. Mornings are for yoga and breathing practice, afternoons open out into spa time, forest bathing, or the women-only sessions depending on the day.

Veronika Riedmann leads the programme, which is designed as an "Across Generations" retreat: the intention is that women can bring children, and that some rituals are shared across ages while others stay women-only. Concretely, that means a mix of yoga, meditation and sound sessions, some open to the family group and some closed, with the Kids Club running professional childcare during the closed sessions. A sound sauna infusion, a joy dance session and a mindful forest bathing walk are part of the programme, and the retreat closes with a ritual and a gift.

What separates this from a standard hotel yoga weekend is the combination of family logistics and adult practice — you get the women-only time without needing to source childcare yourself, and the shared intergenerational rituals mean it is not strictly an adults-only escape either. The vegetarian and vegan four-course dinner is included every night, which takes the meal planning off your plate.

The spa is a real part of the retreat rather than an add-on. MIZU ONSEN SPA has a range of cold and hot water pools and a heated outdoor pool, and you can book treatments on top. After a morning of asanas and pranayama, the pools are where most people spend the early afternoon. The forest bathing walk is guided and takes the group out into the woodland around Tegernsee — in mid-November that means cool air, bare trees and a lot of quiet.

Three nights is short enough to fit into a long weekend and long enough to actually settle into the rhythm. Note that the resort runs a minimum of six participants for this retreat, and free cancellation applies up to 14 days before arrival.

What's included

- 3 nights in a premium double room - Half board: generous breakfast and regional vegetarian or vegan 4-course evening menu - Participation in the "Across Generations" retreat programme - Yoga, meditation and sound sessions - Some sessions exclusively for women - Intergenerational rituals with children and family - Mindful forest bathing - Sound sauna infusion - Joy dance session - Professional childcare in the Kids Club during women-only sessions - Closing ritual with a special retreat gift - Access to MIZU ONSEN SPA pools (hot and cold water pools, heated outdoor pool)

What's not included

- Travel to Lake Tegernsee - Airport or train station transfers - Spa treatments - Alcoholic drinks - Personal expenses - Travel insurance