Arrival & settling
Morning
Travel from Vienna. Shuttle from Hütteldorf Bf at 13:00.
Afternoon
Arrivals from 14:00 · room allocation · walk the grounds.
Evening
Working dinner · opening circle · a single image laid out for the group.
The annual spring retreat is, for many of the people who come, the most important four days of the year. It is not a wellness weekend. It is not a meditation retreat in the conventional sense. It is four days in a small group, working with whatever the psyche brings — dreams, images, the material of an ordinary life — at the pace depth requires.
The 2026 theme is what wants to be born, and what is preventing it. That formulation tends to surface what is true for almost every participant, in different registers. We don't pursue the theme too hard; the work itself takes care of it.
The venue is Seminarhaus Bergwald in the foothills of the Wienerwald, an hour's drive from Vienna. Twelve places. Small sharing rooms. Vegetarian meals cooked on site.
Tuesday 12 May from 14:00 · through Friday 15 May until 16:00 · 2026.
Seminarhaus Bergwald, Klausen-Leopoldsdorf, Lower Austria · ~1 hour from Vienna by car or train.
This is an in-person retreat only. Phones are surrendered on arrival. There is wifi only in the entrance hall.
The shape of a retreat emerges rather than being imposed. We begin with a slow opening circle on Tuesday evening — introductions, the theme laid out gently, a sense of the room.
Mornings are spent in silent practice — long walks in the woods, sitting by the stream, paired body-work. Afternoons are the working hours: dream groups, shadow work, occasionally psychodrama. Evenings are by the fire with a single image or theme.
Anna is present throughout, holding the frame but rarely intervening. Most of the work is done by the group itself — Anna's role is to keep the space clean enough that something can actually happen.
You do not need to have done individual work with Anna to apply. A short introductory call before the retreat is required; we want to ensure the work is suitable for you at this moment.
The structure remains flexible depending on the group. This is a typical layout.
Morning
Travel from Vienna. Shuttle from Hütteldorf Bf at 13:00.
Afternoon
Arrivals from 14:00 · room allocation · walk the grounds.
Evening
Working dinner · opening circle · a single image laid out for the group.
Morning
Silent practice. Long walks · sitting · paired body-work.
Afternoon
Dream groups of three · individual dream work with Anna.
Evening
Reflection by the fire · reading from Jung, Hillman or Hillman.
Morning
Continued silence · a single image held through the body.
Afternoon
Psychodrama · paired practice · a long open session.
Evening
Evening walk in the Wienerwald · no agenda.
Morning
Final silent practice · a single image integrated.
Afternoon
Sharing circle · integration work · celebration of the work.
Departure
16:00 sharp · shuttle back to Hütteldorf.
four days · three nights · full board · everything included
A non-refundable € 350 deposit confirms your place. Balance is due two weeks before the retreat. Sliding scale available on genuine enquiry — please write.
The complete document — twenty pages including the workshop curriculum, dietary notes, suggested reading, packing list, and travel instructions — is available as a PDF. It changes for each event.
Download Detailed Programme (PDF, 2.1 MB)