Yoga and Stress Management in Working Life
Build body awareness, develop resilience and work healthily Three days away from everyday working life. Three days to reconnect with your body, understand stress patterns and develop new energy for work.
This educational leave retreat takes place on an old farm in peaceful rural surroundings, offering recovery away from the bustle and direct experience of nature. Yoga gives you a practical route to well-being: targeted exercises show you how to notice tension, direct your attention and support self-regulation.
We also explore the interactions between you, your working environment, your roles and the expectations placed on you. This brings physical practice together with conscious reflection.
Dates, Location and Fees
- 21–23 April 2027, Wednesday to Friday
- 20–22 October 2027, Wednesday to Friday
- Duration: three course days each
- Location: Seminarhaus Hof Auszeitz in Kretzschau
- Group: maximum ten participants
- Course fee: 380 € per person per course, including simple vegetarian meals
- Accommodation: optional accommodation at the seminar house can be booked for an additional 100 € in total
- Instructors: Nadin Warmbrunn and Sonja Golinski
What Will You Take Away?
- Understanding and managing stress: Identify workplace stress factors and better understand personal stress patterns.
- Yoga and body awareness: Experience how movement, breathing and conscious body awareness can help reduce physical tension and restore energy.
- Mental strength and concentration: Try methods for directing your attention and dealing more consciously with inner tension.
- Systemic perspectives: Reflect on professional roles, relationships and expectations and develop new perspectives on challenging situations at work.
- Health at work: Learn simple yoga and movement sequences that can also be used during short breaks and at the workplace.
How Do We Work?
Expect a varied combination of practical yoga experience, expert input and shared reflection. We provide input on stress, stress physiology, health and the demands of modern working environments. Guided yoga sessions combine movement, breathing and concentration; body awareness, posture and self-regulation exercises complement the practice.
Systemic reflection methods, alongside individual and group work, address specific questions from working life. Practical exercises help you integrate movement and relaxation into your working day.
The focus is not on perfect postures or sporting performance, but on individual experience: What feels good for me? How does my body respond to pressure? What helps me regain my balance? Workplace stress arises not only from individual factors but also from work structures, relationships, roles and expectations. We consider these conditions alongside your personal response patterns.
Who Is This Educational Leave For?
The course is for working people who want to strengthen their stress management skills, support their health and deal more consciously with workplace challenges. It is open to anyone interested. No yoga experience is required. Exercises are clearly guided and can be adapted to different physical abilities.
People with physical or psychological disabilities are welcome. The event room, toilets and showers are accessible without barriers. We are happy to arrange quiet spaces and rest periods individually.
Who Will Guide You?
Nadin Warmbrunn holds a diploma in education and is a systemic therapist, a Heilpraktikerin for psychotherapy and a certified yoga teacher. Her training experience includes yoga, martial arts, fitness and dance. She combines bodywork and reflection with the aim of strengthening well-being and resilience.
Sonja Golinski has taught Kundalini Yoga for many years. Her specialisms include yoga therapy, wheelchair yoga and White-Sound-Gong-Yoga.
Recognition and Registration
Recognition as educational leave has been granted for Sachsen-Anhalt. On request, recognition is possible for Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein and Thüringen.
Please register early. We will answer your questions about the seminar and send you the application documents required for your employer.
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