28 dec 2024 – 5 Jan 2025
Good Life Crew: New Year's Retreat
At the edge of the forest, between the sea and the mountains, we invite you to our New Year’s Retreat. Here, we pause to savor the moment, move to rejuvenate, and transition from the old year into the new with mindful practices. Nestled in the serene surroundings of Temossi, our retreat offers an escape into nearly untouched nature, just 10 km from the nearest village, with the closest road out of sight and hearing range. From our terrace at sunrise, you may spot wild horses, deer, and wild boar. Our practice space includes meadows, forests, streams, and a lake, offering a tranquil setting for self-care and personal growth.
What Awaits You?
Feel, move, grow. Our practices nourish self-care and personal growth on physical, emotional, and mental levels, using the body as a gateway and tool.
DAILY RITUALS
Meditation, sharing circles, movement, bodywork, wholesome meals featuring nourishing vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine, campfire gatherings with stories shared by the fireside.
YIN AND YANG DAYS
On Yang days, we embrace challenges, build strength and resilience, explore limits, and push ourselves. Yin days focus on rest, sensitivity, softness, relaxation, and nurturing oneself.
We will adjust our practices to meet the needs of the group, finding balance between intensity and integration.
Practices include strength training, hiking, breathing exercises, meditation, rope flow, TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), embodying emotions practice, and cold training.
The Experience In Detail
Recovering from the travel, grounding ourselves in the place, the surroundings, and the wonderful Ligurian nature.
Recovering from the travel, grounding ourselves in the place, the surroundings, and the wonderful Ligurian nature.
Becoming aware and letting go of what we want to leave behind. Freeing ourselves from the excess mental and emotional weight we’ve put on during the year.
Recharging, reflecting, celebrating, playing, honoring the old while finding the strength and joy to start the new.
Getting in touch with what strengths and qualities are most important for us going forward.
Finding our values in the way we move and hold ourselves, embodying the change we want to be.
Using all the cultivated energy and resources to meet our challenges and grow the confidence in our strength.
Collect and integrate the gifts that our life gave us so far to be ready for the transition back home on the next day.
After a final breakfast together, meditation and sharing circle you will depart and embark on your journey ahead.
What's Included?
- 3 daily meals and snacks: Yin and Yang specific meal, which nurture the body and soul, as well as wholesome snacks to provide you with boosts of energy throughout the day as needed.
- 8 nights in shared rooms: Your stay will be in lovingly decorated 2-4 person rooms of the same gender in a village terraced house, a 3-minute walk from the outdoor retreat grounds.
- Daily Sharing Circles, Meditation and guided breathwork.
- Daily Mindful Movement Practices in nature to connect the body and soul.
- Two pick-up (12am/6pm) and drop-off times (8am/12am) from Chiavari (Province of Genova) train station on the day of arrival and departure.
- Nature hikes and wild swimming.
- Mindful Strength Practice: Daily Mindful Movement Practices in nature to connect the body and soul.
Not included: Airfare, pick-up/drop-off during out of schedules departure/arrivals (taxis can be organised, costs will be carried by participant), alcoholic beverages.
Your Investment
The STEININGER New Year’s Retreat is an investment in yourself—a transformative journey that nourishes your mind, body, and soul. Embrace the turn of the year in a serene natural setting, where the forest meets the mountains and sea. This retreat offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the past year, set intentions for the new one, and cultivate resilience, self-discovery, and holistic well-being. Through engaging activities, mindful practices, and meaningful connections, you’ll grow, reflect, and reconnect with your inner self. It’s a chance to invest in your personal growth, leaving you refreshed, inspired, and equipped with valuable insights for the year ahead.
Early Bird (UNTIL 15 october):
Single Spot 890,00 €
Double Spot 1.590,00 €
REGULAR (UNTIL 20 december)
Single Spot 990,00 €
Spots are limited to 10 participants.
Meet Your Hosts
Michael Steininger
What personally drives me is this deep-seated conviction: to foster kindness and care for ourselves and our planet, we must first learn to be our own compassionate friends. This means embracing stress management, discomfort tolerance, and holistic self-care. Witnessing individuals align with their values and nurture self-compassion defines personal success for me. Values like self-efficacy, acceptance, mindfulness, curiosity, self-love, individuality, and encouragement shape my approach to physical health and well-being. Movement and holistic nutrition are foundational, supporting individuals in living authentically and in tune with their values.
Nadja Rauss
Guided by intuition and a trial-and-error approach, I work with plants, flowers, clay, and other natural materials to express my inner world and explore different textures. I cultivate a child-like curiosity, channelling my astonishment and awe for the natural world. My aesthetic intuition helps me craft atmospheres that nurture creativity. My career began in creative agencies, but I now find fulfilment in the slower, natural environment, hosting events, workshops, and concerts in the Ligurian mountains. I’m passionate about using wild herbs for cooking, preserving, and baking, designing natural products with locally sourced ingredients, and embodying values of curiosity, kindness, appreciation, and courage.
Frequently Asked Questions
To secure your spot, submit your application, and we will follow up for final confirmation. We limit the number of spots based on our accommodation space to ensure a wonderful experience during the program and overnight retreat.
Upon application confirmation, a 50% deposit is required to reserve your spot. The remaining 50% of the total sum is due at the start of the retreat.
By plane & train: Fly to Genova (ITA) Airport and take the regional train to Chiavari Station. We offer pick-up/drop-off by car at scheduled times on day 1 and day 10. Separate transportation can be arranged at your expense.
By car: Detailed navigation instructions to Temossi, Borzonasca, in Liguria will be provided before the retreat.
Refunds for the deposit vary depending on the cancellation timing. Cancellations made more than 6 weeks before the retreat incur a 250 € cancellation fee, with the remainder of the deposit refunded. Cancellations between 6 and 2 weeks before the retreat result in forfeiture of the 50% deposit. No refunds are given for cancellations within 2 weeks of the retreat date.
We provide full-board meals and nutritious snacks throughout the day. Options include non-vegetarian and vegetarian meals. Vegan options are available, offering a flavorful variation of the vegetarian option.