Contemplation & Yin Yoga Retreat/Further Education - Yogainsel, Spiekeroog
(in German)
Silence and contemplation leads to understanding. Understanding leads to compassion. Compassion leads to love, kindness and equanimity in our hearts." - Markus Henning Giess
In a fast-paced, performance-oriented, crisis-ridden life, we often feel alone, overwhelmed and stressed.
Our response to this is often to demand more of ourselves - a desire to go higher, faster and further. The result is often deep physical and mental exhaustion.
Yin Therapy deliberately takes the opposite approach to create awareness of the imbalance in the body and mind through meditation, contemplation, restorative yoga and yin yoga. We begin to feel again what we need in life and learn to distinguish the essential from the inessential.
In this retreat (this advanced training) you will learn to build awareness of yourself and experience compassion for yourself through Buddhist contemplation.
Studies show that compassion towards yourself lowers the pulse rate, blood pressure and stress hormones in our body. Compassion reduces psychological distress, increases well-being and lays the foundation for mental and spiritual healing.
This Buddhist contemplation technique, which we will teach in a modern psychological context, is easy to learn and very easy to implement in everyday life.
CONTENT
Dharma Talk
What is contemplation?
The contemplation cycle:
Mindfulness
Understanding
Compassion
Wise action
Practice
Sitting, standing and walking mindfulness practice.
Sitting contemplation practice
Lying down rest practice
Yin yoga practice
Program Schedule (subject to change)
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Day of Arrival
4.00pm – 6.00pm Welcome & Practice
Thursday 30 October 2025
7.00am – 9.00am Dharma Talk & Practice Contemplation
4.00pm – 6.00pm Contemplation & Yin Yoga
Friday 31 October 2025
7.00am – 9.00am Contemplation & Yin Yoga
4.00pm – 6.00pm Contemplation & Yin Yoga
Saturday 1 November 2025
7.00am – 9.00am Dharma Talk & Practice Contemplation
4.00pm – 6.00pm Contemplation & Yin Yoga
Sunday 2 November 2025
Day of Departure
7.00am - 8.00am Silent Walk to sunrise
8.00am - 9.00am Contemplation & Yin Yoga
High-quality yoga equipment (yoga mat, meditation cushion, bolster, cork block) is available for each participant on site. You are of course also welcome to bring your own yoga equipment.
“I am so happy. Thank you for allowing me to attend. The great explanations, the jokes in between, the many aha moments. New insights. When I stand in front of my yogis now, I see them with different eyes.
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SPIEKEROOG
ARRIVE AND LET GO.
Your vacation begins with the first step onto the ferry. Slowing down. Gentle waves, a salty sea breeze. And the good feeling that everything has been thought of here. Everyday life is left behind on the mainland and you immerse yourself in island life. A very unique rhythm. In the rhythm of the tides.
Discover the small and large island treasures. Alone, as a couple or with the family. On Spiekeroog you will find everything you need. Time for the essentials. Opportunity to reflect on what is important. Peace and quiet.
For further information: https://www.spiekeroog.de
ATTENTION - RETREAT
A retreat in the classical sense means a retreat from one's familiar surroundings in order to devote oneself to one's spiritual practice. In doing so, we are withdrawing from all digital media for this time and will also avoid printed media. In addition, there will be 7 days of silence during the Yin Therapy Retreat, during which we will retreat even further and look deeper inwards.
This withdrawal, from the distraction of the outside and the concentrated attention to one's own person, is intense and not always easy. Here, topics of everyday life can come to the fore, deep traumas, but also old samskaras from past lives. Often you see yourself in the mirror for the first time in years without make-up. Therefore, you should be sure that you will go into this course mentally and physically stable.
This course is practice-oriented and is intended to enable the yoga teacher to contemplate long periods of contemplation. This retreat should not be confused with a wellness holiday!
This retreat is a deepening of one's own yoga practice, something that a teacher training usually cannot offer and the natural next step of a yoga teacher.
From this deep personal experience through retreats grows a power and the ability to impart meditation.
This retreat / further training is recognized as continuing education by the Yoga Alliance. Following the retreat / further training, you will receive a confirmation of participation for 18 hours of contemplation & Yin Yoga retreat by email.
BOOKING RETREAT
Participation fee (does not include accommodation and meals)
Early Bird €555 (excl. VAT) | €660.45 (incl. VAT) if booked and paid by July 29, 2025
Full Price €666 (excl. VAT) €792.54 (incl. VAT) if booked and paid after July 29 2025
The number of participants is limited to 20 and the retreat is very popular!
Secure your place for 2025 now.
Retreat Location
Yoga Insel Spiekeroog, Süderloog 19, 26474 Spiekeroog, Deutschland
Cancellation Policy
After registration up to 90 days before the start of the seminar, 10% of the seminar cost will be charged as cancellation fee.
From 90 days to 30 days prior to the start of the seminar, 50% of the seminar cost will be charged as cancellation fee.
From 30 days prior to the start of the seminar, 100% of the seminar cost will be charged as cancellation fee.