Workshop "Body & Mind - Workout meets relaxation" - Use sport to combat stress.

Do you know this too? Are you rushing through your everyday life and barely find time to consciously relax between work, family, household and social contacts? Let alone exercise regularly?

Then treat yourself to an island in the stress of everyday life that belongs just to you! With our three-day weekend workshop "Body & Mind - Workout meets relaxation". Our guest fitness trainer Vanessa Kupke will show you effective ways to lower your stress levels and harmonise body and mind with the right mix of activity and relaxation.

During selected periods, Vanessa will be our guest at the Waldhotel Tannenhäuschen and introduce you to a whole new world of stress regulation with intensive workouts and targeted relaxation exercises. And this combination will take its toll: You will feel much more balanced, fitter and full of vital energy!

Our next "Body & Mind" travel periods with Vanessa:

23 - 25 January 2026 (Fri - Sun)
27 February - 01 March 2026 (Fri - Sun)
29 - 31 May 2026 (Fri - Sun)
26 - 28 June 2026 (Fri - Sun)
17 - 19 July 2026 (Fri - Sun)
28 - 30 August 2026 (Fri - Sun)
18 - 20 September 2026 (Fri - Sun)
09 - 11 October 2026 (Fri - Sun)
13 - 15 November 2026 (Fri - Sun)
18 - 20 December 2026 (Fri - Sun)

Reduce stress & release tension

Vanessa focuses on the highly effective combination of powering out, regenerating and pausing. She uses meditation and breathing exercises as well as sweat-inducing training and proven relaxation techniques. You don't need to fulfil any particular fitness requirements, but simply have a positive attitude towards exercise and fitness.

By the way: In addition to the three-day weekend package, you also have the option of taking part in individual sessions as a day spa guest without an overnight stay.

Package services:

2 nights in one of our comfortable rooms
2 x rich vitality breakfast in the morning
2 x 3-course menu or buffet as offered in the evening
Use of our 5,300 m² AQUA SILVA spa with indoor pool, outdoor pool, spacious sauna park with seven saunas, fitness area and various relaxation areas
You can use our wellness area from 14:00 on the day of arrival

As well as participation in 4 "Body & Mind" training sessions with Vanessa Kupke:

Arrival day 17:30 to 19:00: Meditation and Pranayama
Day 2 10:00 to 11:30: Bodyworkout
Day 2 11:45 to 12:45: Autogenic training
Departure day 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.: Strong body centre followed by relaxation

from € 390.00 per person

Book offer online

Our mindfulness coach for sport against stress - Fitness trainer Vanessa introduces herself.

Vanessa Kupke is married, 40 years young and the proud mum of a boy. She has been passionately teaching fitness and health for more than 25 years now. Her personal balance is teaching yoga, autogenic training or progressive muscle relaxation. Finding peace and quiet, gathering herself, inner mindfulness and conscious breathing harmonise body and mind.

She enjoys every sweat-inducing workout with great enthusiasm and commitment and likes to push her participants to their limits.

Die Frau hebt einen schweren Medizinball mit der Aufschrift „5 kg“ über ihren Kopf. Sie schaut dabei glücklich und entschlossen.

Bye, bye stress & hamster wheel - Sport & relaxation - the effective combination against stress

After a stressful day at work, simply lying down on the couch, putting your feet up and finally doing nothing - an understandable impulse, but unfortunately not very effective.

We all know it all too well: we race through the day at full throttle, juggling work, family, friends, hobbies and appointments as if by magic, and at some point we wonder why we can't switch off at all.

No matter how well we multitask between the office and our private lives and manage to juggle the daily challenges, we suffer from stress. Yes: we suffer. At least if we don't take effective steps to reduce stress.

And unfortunately, the couch is not the right solution to our problem. It's a combination of sport and targeted relaxation techniques.

Counteract stress with sport and relaxation - Sport against stress: exercise & relaxation for optimum balance.

Sport is an ideal way to reduce stress. And it's less about the type of sport and your own fitness level and more about doing sport regularly in everyday life.

This is because it is only through the high intensity of movement and muscle tension that the stress hormones released can be effectively reduced - just as nature originally intended.

However, nature also intended us to relax afterwards. After a fight or sprint, our ancestors didn't rush off to the next appointment, but did nothing at all for the time being except to rest: to relieve stress. Running to the gym during your lunch break and then rushing off to the next customer meeting is therefore not the best solution either.

Effective stress reduction: first exercise, then relax

Effective stress reduction takes place in two phases: Sport and relaxation, tension and relaxation. And this is exactly the principle Vanessa follows in her weekend workshop. Intensive movement and targeted physical exertion are followed by exercises to consciously let go of tension.

This causes something to happen in the mind and body: the brain switches from sympathetic (alarm mode) to parasympathetic (rest mode), positively stimulating hormones are released and the body, mind and soul experience much deeper relaxation than without previous stress.

What techniques and sports to combat stress?

Many relaxation techniques such as meditation and breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation or autogenic training are ideal for reducing stress after sport. Classic hatha yoga integrates physical, breathing and relaxation exercises and is therefore one of the best sports to combat stress.

Whether it's jogging or Nordic walking, classic fitness, yoga or high-intensity interval training - the choice is yours ! Almost all anti-stress sports that stimulate the cardiovascular system, work the muscles and put you in a positive frame of mind are helpful. After all, sport should not cause additional stress.

Find out more! - Say goodbye to stress - find peace and quiet at the Am Tannenhäuschen.

Am Tannenhäuschen is your address for mindfulness, self-care and a healthy, harmonious lifestyle.

Take a look at our packages! Whether it's a yoga retreat or a fasting week - at the Tannenhäuschen you will receive lots of exciting expert tips and treat yourself to a break from everyday life with wellness, culinary delights and feel-good comfort!

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