Next retreat
Yoga Retreat Schweibenalp
Schweibenalp, Brienz · Fri 15:00 – Sun 13:00
Two nights in the guesthouse, yoga and meditation every day, a hike to the lake and vegetarian organic full board. Optional fire ceremony.
Yoga Escape · Switzerland
Yoga & energy retreats in Switzerland.
Practice, breath, fire and quiet — in places made for it.
1–3 January 2027 · Hotel Balance, Valais
New Year Yoga Retreat
Begin the new year in the mountains. Yoga, quiet and live music — with a secret guest.
A band joins the New Year retreat as our secret guest. We will reveal who it is shortly before — this much we can say: there will be music, live, in the mountains, to start the year.
- Dates 1–3 January 2027
- Place Hotel Balance, Les Granges VS
- Secret guest Live music
- Sessions in English
Why Yoga Escape
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01Experience
01Experience
Regina has practised and taught for more than 20 years and has led retreats internationally, including in the Himalayas and Peru.
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02Places of power
02Places of power
We go to places made for retreat — temple, fire place, nature — not hotels that rent out a room.
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03Holistic
03Holistic
Yoga, meditation, breath, mantra, fire ceremony and circle: body, energy and mind in the same weekend.
Your teacher
Who leads the retreats.
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Regina Rainskaya
Teacher
Regina has practised and taught for more than 20 years.
She has led retreats internationally, including in the Himalayas and in Peru.
She teaches in English.
Our retreats
A few dates a year, each in a special place.
New Year Yoga Retreat
Hotel Balance, Les Granges VS · Secret guest: Live music
Begin the new year in the mountains. Yoga, quiet and live music — with a secret guest.
More dates to follow. Write to us if you would like to hear about them.
Impressions
Pictures from earlier retreats at other places.
Two women in dancer pose on a mountain meadow 
Group sitting together over tea in a wooden house 
Group in warrior pose in the forest 
Singing bowls in a seated circle 
Woman meditating on a rug outdoors 
Shoulder stand in a hall with tall windows 
Sharing in a seated circle 
Sun salutation in the woods 
Practice in a garden by a stone house 
Black and white: group on a meadow at the forest edge 
Tea light in a ceramic dish 
Practice under a wooden roof
What a retreat holds
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Yoga every day
Therapeutic and gentle in the morning, strengthening and balancing in the evening.
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Meditation & breath
Quiet in the temple or outdoors, with simple guidance.
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Ceremony & fire
Fire ceremony, puja and mantra chanting — the energetic side of the weekend.
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Circle & sharing
Opening and closing circles, setting and sharing intentions.
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Time for yourself
Long afternoons to rest, walk and let things settle.
The Yoga Escape philosophy
Nothing is required. Everything is an invitation.
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Movement
Feeling the body again.
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Breath
Becoming calm without having to perform.
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Ritual
Fire and mantra give the day a shape.
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Quiet
Room for what everyday life leaves no room for.
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Community
Sharing, listening, being seen.
Where the next retreat happens
The Temple of Unity on the Schweibenalp, 1,100 metres above Lake Brienz.
Any questions?
Write to us. Sessions are in English; questions about the organisation we also answer in German, Ukrainian and Russian.