Mountain Mindfulness: A journey of Hiking & Yoga

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Price: €1295 per Person
To secure your spot please register and pay directly via my website:
Hiking and Yoga with Meg - Individual Registration

*Only limited spots left available due to direct booking via my website.*

What to expect
My dear friend Megan, a passionate and experienced yoga teacher, and I are excited to host our second hiking and yoga retreat at the beautiful Meißner Haus. This charming mountain hut lies at the end of a peaceful valley, beside a gentle river, and serves as our base for stunning day hikes to nearby lakes and alpine peaks.

As we explore the wild beauty of the Alps, we pause to fully take in the landscape and connect with nature. Twice a day, Megan leads us through mindful yoga flows and guided meditation, helping us deepen our awareness and connect with our inner selves. Each session is woven into the week’s overarching theme of mindfulness.

In the evenings, we return to the warmth of the hut, where the kind and welcoming team treats us to hearty vegetarian or vegan Austrian dishes—nourishing body and soul after a day in the mountains.

Average
8 km, ↑500 m, 3 hrs
Fitness
A bit demanding - A mix of longer and shorter distances and altitude gain each day.
Difficulty
Normal hiking trails – steep, narrow and exposed in places. Surefootedness is a plus.
Overall
Medium

Travel
We meet at the hotel in Innsbruck. It is possible and recommended to travel to Innsbruck via train. The hotel and meeting point in Innsbruck is in 500 meters from the main train station. Innsbruck also has an airport, which is a 15-minute bus ride from the hotel. Munich airport is two hours away by train. Parking is not provided at the hotel. I will travel by train only and am more than happy to assist with booking tickets. Please get in touch!

Included

• Organised trip by a registered travel company
• Guided hikes by a fully qualified UIMLA & VDBS International Mountain Leader
• 2x yoga classes per day by a qualified yoga teacher (Megan Marcelle Yoga)
• Information package about the trip and the area including a packing list
• 2 hotel nights in Innsbruck in double or twin rooms
• 4 hut nights in shared rooms
• 2x breakfast, 4x vegetarian or vegan half-board, packed lunch & unlimited tea at the hut
• Public transport from Innsbruck to the start and from the end of the trek

Extra costs

• Transport to Innsbruck
• Extra lunch and beverages during the trip

Accommodation
In Innsbruck we stay in double or twin rooms with bathroom in a simple hotel, which is within 5 minutes walking distance to the main station. Meißner Haus is a simple mountain hut, and we stay in shared rooms, yet only sharing within our group. The hut has new shared washing facilities incl. showers, a cosy common room, and a large sun terrace that we share with other hikers. The hut serves a breakfast buffet and a three-course vegetarian or vegan dinner. For lunch it offers a great selection of local Austrian dishes. The hut aims to cater for dietary restrictions; however it is not always possible given its simple facilities and remoteness of its location. If you have any dietary requirements, please communicate them in advance.

Programme

Yoga
Before breakfast Megan will teach a Hatha Vinyasa Seasonal Yoga Flow, which is influenced by Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Seasons. During the classes you are guided through a unique sequence of postures which have been specifically prepared to align your energy with the current summer season. Each class has a theme or intention to help you get more out of the session and encourages you to take what you have learnt off the mat. After our hikes or after dinner Megan holds another relaxing yoga classes focused on stretching our tired muscles and turning inwards. The practice is open to anyone and there are always options provided to suit all levels. There is a large yoga shala next to the hut that we use exclusively for our yoga class especially in the mornings and a private sun terrace facing westwards that is gorgeous to practice at in the afternoon or during sunset.

Day 1 - Arrival
We meet at the hotel in Innsbruck, where we'll also spend our last night, so extra luggage can be stored at the hotel during the tour. There is pre-tour briefing and discussion of the packing list in the late afternoon and a joined dinner in the city centre in the evening.

Day 2 - Meißner Haus (1720 m)
6 km, ↑700 m, ↓50 m, 3 hrs walking time (not including breaks)
We take a bus to the small village of Mühltal from where we start our hike to Meißner Haus. The gravel path winds along a long river valley gently uphill until the hut appears on a wide green meadow. Please note that you will carry your backpack up to the hut yourself, which will weigh about 10 kilograms.

Day 3 – Boscheben (2035 m)
2 km, ↑↓ 350 m, 2 hrs
Directly behind Meißner Haus leads a beautiful path through the quiet pine forest up to the Boscheben hut. The cute little hut offers coffee and delicious cakes and comfy sun loungers. If you feel like it, we can continue to the peak of Patscherkofel (2246 m, 1 hr) and join the coffee upon our return.

Day 4 – Rest day
Today we rest from hiking and focus solely on our yoga practice. We meet after breakfast in the yoga shala for a long and deep hatha yoga class. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the hut’s sun terrace or venture to the nearby river, where it forms into a little lake, for a swim or just to enjoy the surrounding nature. After dinner we come together on the private sun terrace for a relaxing yin yoga class.

Day 5 - Blue lake (2235 m)
10 km, ↑↓ 650 m, 4 hrs
This hike starts on a gravel path up the river valley, which soon turns into a narrow hiking path. At the end of the valley we encounter the small blue lakes that invite for swimming. Megan will lead us through a guided meditation, and we have enough time for a snooze in the sun. Afterwards we take the same way back.

Day 6 – Descent
6 km, ↑50 m, ↓700 m, 2 hrs
Today we enjoy a lie in and come together after breakfast for a playful yoga workshop on the sun terrace. After lunch we descent to the village of Mühltal from where we take a bus back to Innsbruck.

Day 7 - Departure
We finish our hiking week over dinner the night before. Everybody can meet up for breakfast in the hotel and you can start your travel home at any time today.

Note that our hiking days may differ from the described programme due to weather and path conditions or the physical ability of the group.

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My name is Johanna, and I am a qualified UIMLA mountain leader, and a qualified yoga teacher (RYT 500) based in Munich. I founded Shanti Treks in 2023 to create a hiking experience that brings together what I am passionate about. First, I love being in the mountains and experiencing new routes off the beaten tracks. Second, it is about connecting the body and mind with the nature around me and observing it with all my senses. And third, it is about bringing like-minded people together and forming new bonds.

I run dayhikes on weekends near Munich, as well as multi-day hiking weekends, multi-day trekking weeks & multi-day hiking and yoga retreats in the German, Austrian and Italian Alps. I also offer tours in Nepal in NOvember and April every year.

Note that I will be taking photos and short videos during the hike, which may be used on the homepage and on the social media accounts of Shanti Treks. By signing up to the hike it is assumed that there is consent for the photos and videos to be published.

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