The Way of Being Retreat
September 10th - September 15th, 2026• Imperia, Italy • Retreat Language: German
This retreat is more than a vacation, it's a portal that you open for yourself
A door to yourself, a place of connection, a space for opening up.
The Way of Being is a conscious invitation from the fast pace of everyday life into a space of being – a space for true peace, regeneration, and a gentle reconnection with yourself.
The warm Italian sun invites you to let yourself flow from doing into being. Here you can slow down, take a deep breath and recharge your batteries – supported by movement, silence, community and the nourishing atmosphere of this special place.
Retreat language: German
The invitation
This retreat is not a program to be ticked off. It is an invitation:
to reconnect with your body
to give your nervous system rest
to arrive at your own rhythm
and to let yourself be touched by the simplicity of being.
Between olive trees, wide skies and Mediterranean ease, space is created for clarity, softness and inner spaciousness.
Yoga & practice
The morning sessions are gently activating and designed to accompany you into the day feeling awake, present and connected.
Connect, perceive and activate in the morning. In the evenings, spaces are created for integration, letting go, and depth.
The practice includes:
Somatic Yoga
Shake the Dust (™)
Mantra Circle
Cacao Ritual
Sound Bath & Sound Bath by the Pool
All offers are invitations – you decide at any time what feels right for you.
How to spend your free time
During the breaks between sessions, you have time for anything that makes you feel good:
Relaxing by the pool or by the sea
Zenthai Shiatsu Treatment with Linda (optionally bookable with extra fee)
Walks in nature or bike rides
Visit the old town and the local market
Excursions to nearby coastal towns or into the mountains
Bicycle tours are available; bicycles can be rented with extra fee
Example Schedule
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Day 1
Arrival
12.00 - 16.00 Arrival at Casa GaiaMa
Time to settle in & unpack
17.00 - Opening Ceremony
19.00 - Dinner
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Day 2
Your Rhythm
8.00 - Morning Practice
9.30 - Breakfast
Free time to explore and unwind
18.00 - Evening Practice
19.30 - Dinner
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Day 3
The Way of Being
8.00 - Morning Practice
9.30 - Breakfast
Free time for rest, nature or the sea
18.00 - Evening Practice
19.00 - Dinner
20.30 - Mantra Circle
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Day 4
Being
8.00 - Morning Practice
9.30 - Breakfast
Optional: joint activity
18.00 - Evening Practice
19.00 - Dinner
21.00 - Sound Bath & Yoga Nidra
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Day 5
Farewell & Departure
8.00 - Morning Practice
9.30 - Breakfast
Individual departure afterwards
*Subject to change
Optional lunch program by arrangement:
- Essential Oils Workshop
- Silent Walk - walking meditation
Pricing & Registration
The retreat location is a lovingly designed family home. Many of the food items are grown on site. There is only shared accommodation available during the retreat. All accommodations are equipped with a bathroom, shower, refrigerator, kitchen or cooking facilities and storage space.
To make the experience personal and intimate, places are limited to 8 participants.
Shared glamping tent: €750 per person
2-3 people per tent
Shared bathroom
additional outdoor shower
Storage space for food & refrigerator
Shared apartment: €850 per person
Maximum 3 people
Private bathroom
Small kitchen
Availability: first come, first served.
Installment payments are possible upon request.
A non-refundable deposit of €300 is required for binding registration.
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Cancellation of the retreat is possible up to 60 days before the start.
In this case, the deposit of €300 will be retained.Cancellation is no longer possible from 60 days before the retreat.
It is possible to nominate a substitute to take your place.
The retreat will take place with a minimum of 5 participants.
Should the retreat be cancelled, you will of course receive any payments already made back.
Practical information
Retreat language: German
All airports offer good train and bus connections to Imperia city center.
The nearest airports are:
Nice (France)
Genoa (Italy)
Milan (Italy)
On your arrival day, a pick-up transfer will be arranged for you at the Imperia train station to take you to Casa GaiaMa.
Please note:
Participation is at your own risk.
The retreat is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic treatment.
Valid travel and health insurance is recommended.
Minor changes to the schedule or individual offers may occur due to organizational or weather-related reasons.
The character and quality of the retreat are always maintained.
What’s included
Five nights in shared rooms (apartment / glamping)
Rich breakfast and dinner (plant-based)
Two daily sessions – gentle, energizing movement in the morning, calmer practice in the evening.
Transfer from Imperia city center to Casa GaiaMa on the day of arrival
What’s not included
Arrival and departure to Imperia
Taxi rides to and from Casa GaiaMa on retreat days and last day
Lunch (as many participants are out and about during the day)
Additional overnight stays before or after the retreat
Meet your guide
Linda’s Way of Being
Linda has been teaching yoga since 2020, weaving together powerful and softer practices rooted in somatics and Traditional Chinese Medicine. She holds over 700 hours of yoga training (Yoga Alliance certified) and over 700 hours of training in Zenthai Shiatsu bodywork.
Her classes, group or private, move between strength and stillness with precision, care and ease. For Linda, a self-determined life grows from harmony between body and mind. She sees the body, alongside heart and intuition, as holding a knowing the rational mind can’t reach, a knowing often buried by daily noise, conditioning and habit.
Through therapeutic yoga, somatic movement and Zenthai Shiatsu, Linda guides people back into their own strength, into deep rest, and into realignment on their own terms.
This retreat is her invitation: to slow down, tune into yourself and reconnect with the wisdom of your own body.
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10/2025 - Zenthai Shiatsu Therapy, 400h training, Gwyn Williams & Natan Leijssen
08/2025 - Authentic Flow 200h Somatic Yoga Teacher Training, Satu Tuomela, Authentic Flow Tribe
07/2025 - Zenthai Shiatsu NEW Level 1, 32h, Gwyn Williams, Chamonix, France
05/2025 - Pregnancy Bodywork 20h, Thai Yoga & Osteothai, Almuth Kramer
02/2025 - Usui Reiki Master Degree, Lisa Powers
08/2024 - Usui Reiki 2nd degree, Lisa Powers
07/2024 - Fluid Flow, Dynamic Zenthai Training 32h with Gwyn Williams, Chamonix, France
03/2024 - Zenthai Flow Teacher Training 150h with Gwyn Williams, Jasri, Bali
01/2024 - Reiki Level 1, Reiki Center Munich, Ulrike Basler
08/2023 - ZenThai Level 1, 32h with Gwyn Williams, Chamonix, France
06/2023 - ZenThai Lower Back & Neck Therapeutics with Gwyn Williams, Basel, Swiss
02/2023 - The Magic of Touch 15h, Hands-on Adjustment Advanced Training with Sinah Diepold from Kale & Cake
11/2022 - Completion of 300-hour training (AYA) with Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges from Healing Wisdom
11/2022 - Fascial Yoga Advanced Training (15 hours) with Ilana Begovic from Healing Wisdom
10/2022 - BLACKROLL® Bands & Active Recovery Instructor, Bloomergym
09/2022 - Massage training, Academy for Sport and Health
04/2022 - Harmonium seminar with Yoga Prasadam, Tobias Dickbertel-Gyanaropa
05/2022 - Pre-Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training 50h, Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges from Healing Wisdom
04/2022 - Orthopedic Yoga Therapy Training 100h with Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges from Healing Wisdom
12/2021 - Meditation training course (15 hours) with Surya Maud Drogi, Healing Wisdom
08/2021 - 100-hour Yoga Therapy Training with Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges from Healing Wisdom
04/2021 - Sequencing training course (25 hours) with Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges from Healing Wisdom
10/2020 - 200-hour yoga teacher training with Ilana Begovic & Anna Wirges, Balance Yoga Frankfurt
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