“Restore & Refresh” - Breathing Awareness Retreat

“Restore & Refresh” - Breathing Awareness Retreat with Eleanor Curtis

“Inhale, then exhale, that’s how you’ll get through it.”

A breathing awareness retreat in the beautiful Austrian mountains combining daily breathing practice, hiking with breathwork, gentle yoga, and bedtime breathing for restorative sleep.

What awaits you:

A breathing awareness retreat spread over 8 days to restore and refresh your mind, your body and your spirit, set in the beautiful valley of Bad Gastein in Austria and led by London based Eleanor Curtis, founder of the Breathing Practice. 

Starting Saturday 21 September and finishing on Saturday 28 September days we will combine daily breathing practice, hiking with breathwork, gentle yoga, and bedtime breathing for restorative sleep. Attendance can be on a daily basis or as a package.

Over the week we will enjoy daily morning breathing practice, gentle mountain hikes in the beautifully valleys with breathwork (weather dependent), gentle restorative yoga and meditative breathwork at the end of each day, and some breathing practice from the comfort of your bed for restorative sleep. We will learn about the benefits of breath work and about how to incorporate breath work into your daily routine for maximum health and well being.

The retreat is spread across 8 days (Saturday to Saturday). It is offered on a daily basis, or as a package of 4 days, 7 days or 8 days. We want you to take the retreat at your own pace and have time to enjoy other actives in the mountains if you wish.

The retreats starts on Saturday 21 September at 9am with morning breathing practice and ends on Saturday 28 September at 5pm with restorative yoga and meditative breathwork.

The retreat is hosted by Hotel Miramonte offering a wonderful backdrop of comfort, wellness and spa set in the beautiful valley of Bad Gastein. The Miramonte kitchen spoils us with regional, seasonal and organic breakfasts and 4 course dinners, with vegetarian and vegan options; and late riser brunch/ all day lunch options of soup, spreads, breads and cakes.

Between breathing classes and meditative yoga there is time for walking, spa, sauna, thermal baths or just relaxing on the sun terrace gazing across the stunning mountain backdrop. Eleanor will also encourage daily journaling/ note taking in a personal journal - as we personally reflect on the beneficial affects of daily breathwork practice.

Eleanor Curtis

Eleanor Curtis is the founder of The Breathing Practice. The Breathing Practice hosts regular online breathing classes and promotes the benefits of daily breathwork through talks and articles.

Eleanor brings a unique blend of techniques to her breathing practice stemming from her vast experience in the water (free diving and swimming) and from her general fitness practice. She is a certified free diver and former scuba diver instructor. She is an endurance open water swimmer and she races triathlons. She has practiced yoga for over 30 years and has taught dance and yoga over the years.

Eleanor was inspired to share the goodness and benefits of breathing practice after regular study and intensive practice of breathing optimisation techniques while training as a freediver over the last 10 years. In establishing The Breathing Practice, Eleanor has designed classes that are a blend of breathing optimisation techniques, pranayama breathing, breath control exercises and breath awareness meditation. The classes are designed to achieve optimal well being, a deep sense of peace and relaxation, and clarity of mind, in addition to increased awareness of breathing.  Some classes have more emphasis on meditation whilst others emphasise breath control.

Eleanor is based in London. She worked internationally in the Middle East and Africa as a journalist and photographer for many years, and is the author of several books. Later into her career, she qualified as an English lawyer. She studied classical and contemporary dance for many years and started practicing yoga in her early 20s, practicing both Ashtanga and Vinyasa flow yoga with a variety of master yoga teachers at The Life Centre, London, and at yoga retreats in Thailand. She has been a teacher of both dance and yoga from time to time. She remains physically active and continues to freedive, scuba dive, swim in open water and race triathlons. To know more about Eleanor’s photography click here.

If you’d like to get in touch with Eleanor please email her at eleanor@thebreathingpractice.co.uk

Restore and Refresh packages: 

4 day package: €180

7 day package: €280

8 day package: €320

Daily rate: €50

(*excludes costs for group hiking)

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