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Retreat Lohmar, near Cologne

A Weekend to Reconnect: Body, Breath & Attention

Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026

Arrival 18:00–19:00 Friday · Departure by 11:00 Sunday

€329 · all-inclusive

Only 9 spots

16–18

Oct

Japanese tea house in the villa's Asian garden, Lohmar

In a world full of noise and hyper stimulation, the best gift to yourself is to step back and be alone just with yourself. No pretensions, no performance — just space to slow down, breathe, and listen to what your body and mind need, away from the noise of the daily routine.

The Details

  • When: Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October. Arrival 18:00–19:00 Friday, departure by 11:00 Sunday.
  • Where: A private villa in Lohmar, about 20 minutes from Cologne, wrapped around its own Asian garden and Japanese tea house.
  • Price: €329 per person for the whole weekend — accommodation, all meals, and every session included.
  • Rooms: Shared — we'll sort the room allocation together once everyone's booked.
  • Who it's for: An open practice. Whether you've been on your mat for years or you're just starting out, there's space for you here.
  • Group size: Up to 9 people.

A Taste of What's Ahead

The exact schedule is still taking shape — I like to leave room for what the group actually needs when we're together. Here's a preview of what we'll move through:

A welcome circle to arrive and connect with each other before we begin — we're about to experience an intense weekend together, so it's important to start things in the right way. In the evening, a softer yoga session to unwind from the journey and ease into the weekend.

View into the Asian garden from the tea house

Two yoga sessions — something stronger in the morning, something gentler and more restorative in the afternoon. Breathwork (pranayama) and meditation woven throughout, to bring our attention back into our inner being.

Quiet time for journaling and self-reflection, and as much time in the garden as the weather allows.

An energising closing yoga session to carry the weekend's stillness back out into the world, before we say goodbye. Departure by 11:00.

Food, the Same Way as We Practice

Kitchen at the retreat villa

All meals are vegan / vegetarian and cooked by me, in the same spirit as everything else that weekend — real food for real people. Nothing fancy. Just good food cooked with love to nourish the body while we do this work together.

Where You'll Sleep

Shared bedroom at the retreat villa

Rooms are shared within the villa — we'll sort the allocation together once everyone's booked, to create a comfortable space for everyone.

About the phones: I'll invite everyone to put their phones away for the weekend — not as a rule, but as an offer. Most of what we're here to find gets quieter the less we reach for a screen.

Jose

Hosted by

Jose

Jose is a Vinyasa yoga teacher from Spain sharing his practice in Cologne, with over 500 hours of teacher training across Cologne, Berlin and Rishikesh, India. He teaches yoga as an art with no pretensions — real bodies, real practice, no judgement. This retreat is his invitation to slow down together, off the mat and away from the noise. Feel free to reach out directly with any questions.

Venue

A private villa in Lohmar, about 20 minutes from Cologne, wrapped around its own Asian-inspired garden and Japanese tea house. The exact address is shared with guests once booked.

Lohmar, near Cologne — exact address shared upon booking

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Workshop Cologne, Germany

Yo-Jo Community Day

Sunday 13 September 2026 · 10:30–16:30

Donation based

13

Sep

Yo-Jo Community Day

A full day to slow down, move, eat and connect — outdoors, together, enjoying the beauty of the Rhine river. We gather at Jugendpark Köln for the first Yo-Jo Community Day:

  • Breathwork & pranayama to wake up
  • Two yoga sessions (morning & afternoon)
  • A proper vegetarian & vegan lunch together
  • Philosophy talk, journaling & reflection
  • Meditation to close the day
  • ...and a whole lot of good energy in nature

13 September · 10:30–16:30 · Jugendpark Köln · Donation based

Yo-Jo Community Day – 13 September, Jugendpark Köln, donation based

No pressure, no performance — just real practice with people enjoying it. Come as you are.

The exact location will be communicated at the day of the event. Don't forget to include your phone at the registration!

Venue

Jugendpark Köln, right on the banks of the Rhine in Köln-Mülheim. The exact meeting point within the park will be communicated closer to the day of the event.

Jugendpark, Köln-Mülheim — exact meeting point to follow

Workshop Cologne, Germany

Rooted in the Source: A Weekend of Yoga with Nitish Lakhera

Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 May 2026 · 9:00–17:00 each day

30–31

May

Nitish Lakhera

Your Teacher

Nitish Lakhera

Nitish was born and raised in Rishikesh, India — the source of yoga as a living tradition — and has spent over seven years guiding students from around the world. Rooted in Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa, his teaching holds together precise alignment, pranayama, and philosophy not as separate subjects, but as one integrated practice. Coming from a culture where yoga is a complete way of life, he brings a perspective that is rare in the West and genuinely felt in the room. Visit his Instagram profile to learn more about Nitish.

Nitish in asana

This day is about learning to listen. Drawing from Iyengar principles and therapeutic yoga, you will explore how alignment serves not as a correction but as a conversation with your own body — discovering what each posture asks of you and how to respond with intelligence rather than force.

You will work with hands-on adjustments from both sides: receiving and giving. This is a practice in itself — learning the language of touch, how to support without imposing, and how presence matters as much as technique.

Breathwork runs through the entire day as the steady foundation beneath everything else. By the end, you will have a clearer sense of how structure and breath work together — and how that changes the way you move.

Open to all levels

Nitish meditating

On the second day, we go inward. You will look more closely at familiar asanas — not to accumulate more, but to understand what is already there. What happens in the body when the mind settles? Where does resistance live, and what is it telling you?

From there, we move into the philosophy and psychology of yoga. Nitish brings these teachings the way they were passed to him — not as history, but as tools. You will explore how yoga understands the mind, attention, and the patterns that shape how we live and practice.

The afternoon is dedicated to the art of concentration: learning to arrive fully and stay. In a world that constantly pulls attention outward, this is perhaps the most practical skill yoga offers.

The day — and the weekend — closes with integration. Not a summary, but a settling.

Open to all levels

Venue

The workshop takes place at Yoga Glück, a warm and beautifully restored 35m² studio in the heart of Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Set in a light-filled period building with high ceilings, underfloor heating, and original hardwood floors, it offers a calm and welcoming atmosphere perfectly suited for deep practice. The studio looks out onto the Art Nouveau facades of Leostraße — a quiet reminder that the setting is as considered as the practice itself.

Christian-Schult-Straße 18, 50823 Köln Ehrenfeld