Switzerland 2025
Switzerland Yoga Retreat 2025
September 4th - September 9th
Join us on a 5 night, 6 day yoga retreat an hour outside of Zurich in a beautiful, private mountainside hotel for a week of yoga, adventure, wine, food, and relaxation from Thursday, September 4th until Tuesday, September 9th.
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What To Expect
What's Included
- 10 yoga classes
- E-bike & winery excursion
- Alpine lake hike at Pizol Mountain
- Spa day at Tamina Therme Spa
- Daily vegetarian breakfast and dinners by Chef Maria
- Access to hotel and grounds
- Practice space at a beautiful mountainside hotel
- Daily happy hours
- Atlas Yoga swag
- Yoga blocks
What's NOT Included
- Flights to and from Switzerland
- Train to and from Bad Ragaz
- Lunch each day
- Optional gratuities
- Travel insurance (proof required after booking)
- Yoga mats
What's the Vibe
You will have time for relaxation at our mountainside hotel, with daily morning yoga classes that will challenge you paired with nightly classes that will restore you after a day of adventure. Exploring the local culture will be at the forefront of the trip – we will offer some guided experiences but will also allow for free time so you can have your own journey.
Hotel Schloss Wartenstein, our castle on a cliff, is located in Bad Ragaz in the canton of St. Gallen, which is known for it’s famous thermal spa Tamina Therme. We rented out the entire hotel, so we will have exclusive access to the common areas and grounds, which include a giant Christ the Redeemer statue and ruins of the Wartenstein castle built in 1206.
We will provide a comfortable balance of adventure, tranquility, personal growth, community, and good old fashioned fun.
Your Instructor: Erin Lyons
Erin received her 200 hour yoga teacher certification in Rishikesh, India from Rishikesh YTTC in early 2020 but has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She graduated from Roger Williams University where she studied Dance & Performance Studies and Global Communications and currently teaches yoga classes full time all around New York City. She loves building connections, diving deeper into yoga, and most importantly making clients feel good.
Erin created Atlas Yoga to fuse two of her favorite things – travel and yoga. Having traveled to over 30 countries and hiked in 50 national parks around the US, it’s safe to say she knows a thing of two about what makes a travel experience memorable. Building upon these two passions, Atlas Yoga curates retreats that are the perfect combination of travel and yoga.
Your Private Chef: Maria Tavares
Chef Maria is a vegetarian Portuguese chef of functional gastronomy, combining the best flavors and beauty with a healthy base without allergens, with the freshest products that the season gives us, always based on sustainability in the kitchen. Plant based, low carb, detox and raw feed. This will be her 5th retreat with Atlas Yoga, and you can rest assured the food will be incredible.
Accommodation
What's the Location
You will be staying at Hotel Schloss Wartenstein in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland which is an hour train ride east of Zurich. This is the origin of the children’s book Heidi, a picturesque area of the canton of St. Gallen in the Swiss Alps. You will be about a 15 minute drive from Liechtenstein, one of the richest countries per capita in the world while only being 62 square miles.
There are three room types: Deluxe Queen (double occupancy), Queen (single occupancy) and Twin room (single occupancy) all with their own private on suite bathroom. The hotel has a large kitchen, a beautiful yoga space, a game room, living room with a fireplace, an outdoor patio, and a dining room that can accommodate up to 20 guests. The maximum number of participants for the retreat is capped at 16 guests.
Itinerary
Thursday, September 4th
- Guests will arrive at the hotel via Switzerland’s pristine train
- Welcome drink on arrival
- Free time can be enjoyed at the hotel to explore the grounds and settle in
- Enjoy a welcome circle with Erin to set intentions and get grounded
- Happy hour with local wine included
- Dinner at the hotel with Chef Maria
Friday, September 5th
- Morning Vinyasa Yoga class with Erin
- Breakfast by Chef Maria
- E-bike tour of Bündner Herrschaft region, famous for their wine
- Stop at a local winery for wine tastings (included)
- Free time for lunch (not included)
- Pre-dinner restorative class with Erin
- Happy hour with local wine included
- Dinner by Chef Maria
Day 2 Highlight Photos:
E-Bike and Winery Tour:
You will embark on a 4 hour e-bike tour from Bad Ragaz and cycle to a local winery. You will have a wine tasting, you will make stops along the way for the most stunning views, pictures, and sightseeing. You will bike amongst snowcapped mountains, through working vineyards, past farms, and charming towns. The difficulty is easy and the e-bikes are high quality and simple to use. You will have free time for lunch in Maienfeld before biking back to Bad Ragaz.
Saturday, September 28th 2024
- Morning Vinyasa Yoga class with Erin
- Breakfast by Chef Maria
- Hike to alpine lake at Pizol Mountain (transportation to and from included)
- Lunch at Pizolhutte panoramic restaurant (not included)
- Pre-dinner stretch class with Erin
- Happy hour with local wine included
- Dinner by Chef Maria
Day 3 Highlight Photos:
Hike to Pizol Mountain:
You will be picked up by private transportation that will bring you 20 minutes to the Wangs station at the foot of Pizol Mountain. You will take several gondola rides up Pizol Mountain to hike about 2 miles roundtrip to a beautiful alpine lake. While hiking you will have spectacular views of the Swiss Alps. This is a moderate to challenging hike with a constant elevation gain – please bring your own hiking boots!
Before you take the gondola down the mountain, you will stop for lunch (not included) at Pizolhutte, a Swiss eatery at 2,222 meters above sea level with panoramic views. There are options here for everyone including vegetarians/vegans. After lunch, you will head down the gondolas and be picked up again by private transport to bring you back to the hotel.
Sunday, September 7th
- Morning Vinyasa Yoga class with Erin
- Breakfast provided by Chef Maria
- Free day!
- Workshop with Erin
- Happy hour with local wine included
- Dinner by Chef Maria
Day 4 Highlight Photos:
Free Day Details:
Bad Ragaz is a charming town with much to offer. If you enjoy exploring Michelin star restaurants, there are several to check out for lunch in Bad Ragaz, including a 3 Michelin star restaurant called Memories. You will have time on your own to explore, eat, drink wine, visit a neighborhood farm, shop, hike, spa, enjoy art, toboggan, or whatever you fancy. You might even venture away from town by taking a day trip to Lichenstein or visit the oldest town in Switzerland, Chur. Both of these destinations can be easily accessible and are only a short journey away.
Monday, September 8th
- Morning Vinyasa Yoga class with Erin
- Breakfast provided
- Spa day at Bad Ragaz Resort and Spa
- Free time for lunch and exploring Bad Ragaz
- Pre-dinner slow flow and restore class led by Erin
- Happy hour with local wine included
- Dinner at the hotel with Chef Maria
Day 5 Highlight Photos:
Spa Day Details:
Bad Ragaz Resort and Spa is a well known entity in the area that tourists travel from far and wide to experience. The group will spend 2 hours enjoying the thermal baths, indoor and outdoor pools, and saunas. The thermal water comes from a nearby spring in the Tamina Gorge that contains healing minerals like magnesium, lithium, copper, and zinc.
This day pass to the spa will be a beautiful way to end our week together. After our 2 hour pass is up you are free to book your own spa treatment or you might take free time exploring the resort and grounds. You will have free time in Bad Ragaz for lunch on your own and then we will meet back at the house via public bus (very conveniently located just steps away from our accommodation).
Tuesday, September 9th
- Morning Vinyasa Yoga class with Erin
- Breakfast by Chef Maria
- Check out at 10am
*It’s possible certain activities will move dates, or that the excursions may change minorly, but you can rest assured in that event they will be replaced with something of equal value and equally awesome*
Pricing & Booking
We have 3 different room types to cater to the different types of travelers we will be hosting. The Queen and Twin rooms are single occupancy and allow for solo traveler booking. The Deluxe Queen rooms are shared by 2 people and can only be booked based on double occupancy. Every room has it’s own private on suite bathroom.
If you have any questions about this breakdown, please reach out to us.
FAQ
You can fly directly into Zurich (ZRH) – there are nonstop flights from NYC.
Often from NYC, the best way to travel to Europe is by redeye so plan to leave NYC the night of Wednesday, September 3rd or earlier to arrive to Zurich Thursday, September 4th. Brandon and Erin will already be at the hotel ready to check you in. If you have any questions about best flight tracking/airlines/credit card points, feel free to reach out as Brandon is a font of knowledge in terms of travel hacking.
***Make sure that your passport is valid at minimum 6 months beyond the last day of the retreat***
We will require guests to book their own transportation to and from Bad Ragaz. The reason for this is simple – Switzerland has fantastic public transportation, and it’s the simplest and most convenient way to get around the country. There are direct trains from Zurich to Bad Ragaz every hour, and they take 1 hour 16 minutes. You can expect round trip tickets to and from Zurich to be around $40 – $50. If you are coming straight from the Zurich airport there are also trains but you may be required to transfer. Brandon will be at the train station to pick you up.
We will send additional information on how to book the trains and the best times post booking.
Of course! Please let us know if you have any health restrictions and we will plan accordingly with Chef Maria. All meals will be vegetarian friendly.
We offer early bird pricing until January 1st which is $100 off the price of retreat. A $500 deposit per person is charged at booking to hold your reservation, final payment of remaining balance will be processed automatically on July 1st, 2025. After this date, full payment will be required at booking.
Travel insurance is required to protect you! If for any reason you have to cancel, and you are not eligible for a refund as stated in our policy found here, then travel insurance can ensure that you get your money back. We know this from experience – we have had guests cancel at the last minute due to sickness, but thankfully their travel insurance covered the full cost of the retreat.
Our recommendation for attaining travel insurance is to use SquareMouth – it’s a website that allows you to compare insurance quotes from a bunch of different reputable companies to find the best coverage for you. Make sure to read the fine print, and determine for yourself how much coverage is necessary, including potentially upgrading to the option for “Cancel For Any Reason”. At the minimum, it should cover the cost of the retreat and your flights for an emergency situation (sickness, family emergency, etc.)
If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to reach out at erin@atlasyogaretreats.com
Please reference our refund and cancellation policy here.
Questions?
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at erin@atlasyogaretreats.com