Alpine Ayurveda mit Donna

If you are ready to say goodbye to exhaustion, lethargy, brain fog and wearing your badge of busy-ness then Ayurveda is your new best friend sister.

My Alpine Ayurveda retreat is everything you need to cultivate deep, regular rest, regain your vitality, feel fully aligned with your one wild and precious life and live unapologetically as the truest version of you.

Over these 5 days together, the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga will weave their natural magic and not only leave you feeling revived and radiant but deeply knowledgeable about what makes you uniquely you, and how to feel like the best version of yourself every single damn day. 

Alpine Ayurveda is more than a retreat and yet it’s for every woman, full of yoga, breah work, sound healing, nourishing food and Mother Nature to fill you up and feed your soul.

Experience this ancient wisdom first hand, and create your own personal portfolio of wellbeing practices to take home with you.

Throughout this retreat you’ll practice and enjoy a vast realm of Ayurveda and Yoga wisdom, including:

- Daily asana, pranayama and meditation as regular natural medicine, 

- Deep dives into food as nourishment and the life force it provides,

- Understanding the energy and impact of the chakra system and how to maintain balance,

- An in depth understanding of your unique dosha and how to move, breathe, rest and eat for your type.

My Alpine Ayurveda Retreat will gift you:

- A profound understanding of your unique self, health and wellbeing as seen through the lens of Ayurveda and its sister science Yoga

- Mountains of deep, grounded energy, and reserves of vitality to see through the winter season

- New found confidence in being 1000% yourself which means a whole lot less energy spent being something or someone else, for everyone else

- Rekindled connection with Mother Nature and awareness of the role you play living upon planet earth

- A revitalized love of healthy, whole, plant-forward food as well as new cooking skills to bring home with you

Expanded wisdom on how to easily integrate Ayurveda and Yoga into your day to day life and regularly serve your highest self

Arrive late Wednesday afternoon into the high alps of Switzerland, ready to exhale deeply and begin to unravel in the best way possible.

Our retreat begins with a soulful grounding practice followed by a deliciously nourishing dinner, full of connection with like minded women.

Wake up each morning to crisp, clean mountain air, enjoying a warming tea as you soak in the high alpine views before landing on your mat for a long Ayurveda yoga practice. As you come to from savasana with the smell of freshly brewed coffee, you'll wander out of the shala to enjoy a lazy, delicious brunch and great conversation with incredible women.

Days are spent hiking, resting, reading or learning how to cook seasonally and for your type.

Our evening sessions are deep dives into the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, before enjoying deeply restful sound healing and yoga nidra.

Dinner is the ultimate opportunity to fill yourself up on prana and deep connection with the like minded souls who join you on this retreat.

On Sunday morning we'll practice one final time together before sitting down to a glorious closing brunch. If you'd like to stay and hike for the day there's a place to keep your luggage so you can enjoy this retreat to the max.

This retreat also includes special seasonal events and rituals such as our final retreat dinner which will be held in the divine art gallery space in an ancient Valaisan mazot.

A retreat where food is truly part of the experience

After all these years I have also finally sourced an incredible retreat chef, one who is plant-forward, Ayurveda informed and highly experienced in curating nourishing, seasonal menus to leave you feeling full and fulfilled. 

The amazing Skye Saker will be joining us from Interlaken to keep the prana vibes high and our bodies fueled. All meals are vegetarian and gluten free and inspired by some of the key principles of Ayurveda. I have intentionally chosen not to offer a full Ayurveda menu because we are in the high mountains of Switzerland where I want to ensure that food is as local and sustainable as possible and suitable to the season and climate we are in. This also means you might book this retreat for the yoga but you’ll end up just as in love with the food! 

Diet and nutrition together are one of the key pillars of Ayurveda and so this retreat is ALL about the food.

I personally love being on and offering retreats where pretty much everything is included - because this allows us all to arrive and not to have to worry about hidden extras, bringing the right currency or card, having enough cash. We get to just breathe and be and receive. Here's what's included in Alpine Ayurveda:

- Five full spectrum Ayurvedic yoga classes plus three Ayurveda and Yoga deep dive workshops with extensive opportunities to practice, grow and expand

- Specific sound healing and deep rest sessions to support you through the changing seasons

- A gorgeous ABHATI Suisse gift bag to uplevel your retreat experience and bring some sustainable mountain luxury to your life

- A guided hike to discover ancient forests and stunning 4,000 metre Swiss alpine views

- A seasonal cooking class to support you to prepare to turn inwards for the fertile void of winter

- Prana filled vegetarian and gluten free meals intentionally curated by Skye Saker Food - a sumptuous brunch and dinner are provided each day (one meal only on arrival and departure days) as well as snacks, tea and coffee

- Four nights accommodation in the simple mountain luxury of Törbel’s Ferienhaus in a spacious shared Goddess Room

- All yoga mats and other props are provided so all you need to do is bring your lovely self

You'll need to be responsible for your travel to and from the retreat location as well as travel and health insurance and any extras outside the included list. Whilst drinks are included alcohol is not. A masseuse is available for an additional cost.