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A cow standing in a clear alpine lake beneath forested slopes

Archive · 21–23 August 2026 · Val d’Hérens

Three days at 1,800 metres.

A small-group weekend at Cabanotel, shaped by mountain air, morning practice, long walks and time to simply be.

Swiss mountain life

When21–23 August 2026

WhereCabanotel · Val d’Hérens

Altitude1,800 metres

FormatSmall private group

The rhythm

Practice, then space.

Mornings began with meditation, yoga and nourishing food. The rest of the day opened onto the mountain: hiking and exploration for some; wellness, rest and quieter inner work for others.

Privatising the eco-hotel kept the group intimate and made room for thoughtful teaching, personal adjustments, coaching and unhurried conversation.

Local produce and a meal prepared on the Cabanotel terrace in Val d’Hérens — A taste of place · Cabanotel · UNITY archive

Life on retreat

Val d’Hérens, in pictures.

54 photographsOpen a photo, then browse the gallery

Four smiling people stand together holding rolled yoga mats in a sunlit wooden room with large windows.

Hikers follow a path beside rushing turquoise water, with rocky peaks and a glacier ahead beneath blue skies.

A woman and a man balance in tree pose with arms lifted inside a sunlit wooden yoga room overlooking trees.

Two smiling bathers give thumbs-up while floating in pale blue river water beneath a bridge, surrounded by large grey boulders.

A woman sits cross-legged with eyes closed and one hand beside her nose during breathing practice in a wooden room.

Three hikers smile beside a pale glacial pool, with a glacier descending between steep rocky mountain slopes behind them.

A group balances in boat pose with raised legs and arms reaching forward inside a bright wooden yoga room.

A man balances in Tree pose with both arms raised on a boulder beside a turquoise alpine river, with a glacier behind him.

Two women recline on yoga mats with their knees folded and arms stretched overhead, resting in sunlight beside the windows.

Four smiling hikers pose together on a sunny mountain trail, with steep rocky slopes and a glacier behind them.

A woman balances on bent arms with her legs extending upward in a sunlit, wood-panelled yoga room.

Purple wildflowers grow beside pale turquoise water, with evergreen trees and a small cascade in the distance.

A teacher demonstrates a standing leg balance while participants practise beside him in a wooden yoga room.

A smiling woman wearing sunglasses rests on rocks beside an alpine river, with a gravel valley and steep mountain slopes behind.

Pale turquoise river channels wind across a broad gravel bed beneath rocky mountains and glacier ice under a bright blue sky.

A man holds a straight handstand in a wooden yoga room, with sunlight from the windows casting long shadows on the floor.

A man sits cross-legged on a rock beside a rushing turquoise river, surrounded by alpine trees and steep mountains.

A yoga teacher leads a group in Warrior I with arms raised overhead in a sunlit, wood-panelled room.

A seated hiker photographs a glacier from beside a large boulder, with pale water and rugged alpine peaks ahead.

A rocky mountain river flows through a steep gorge bordered by evergreen trees, with rugged alpine peaks rising in the distance.

Black-and-white view of a yoga group kneeling in Puppy pose with their hips lifted and arms stretched forward along their mats.

A woman crouches on a rock and reaches toward a turquoise alpine stream, with boulders and green slopes behind her.

A black-and-white view of a yoga class holding Warrior II with arms extended in a window-lined wooden room.

A small stone cairn stands above a forested mountain valley, with rocky peaks and a glacier beneath a clear blue sky.

Four hikers stand together beside pale turquoise water, with evergreen forest and rugged mountains beneath a blue sky.

Hikers follow a rocky alpine trail beside a stone retaining wall, surrounded by boulders, trees and steep slopes.

A turquoise stream tumbles through pale boulders in a rocky gorge, with fallen tree trunks crossing above the flowing water.

A group kneels in Puppy pose with arms extended and chests lowered toward their mats in a wooden room lit by large windows.

Pale turquoise water meets a grassy, stony shore below a green alpine slope scattered with trees and boulders.

A man twists from a seated yoga posture with one hand raised while a woman practises behind him in a wooden room.

A woman with a backpack stands on a rock in a turquoise alpine stream, framed by rugged peaks and a glacier.

A group practises one-legged standing balances with arms reaching forward in a wooden yoga room with large windows.

A small hiking group follows a sunny trail among young evergreen trees, rocks and grasses in an alpine valley.

Black-and-white close-up of a man stretching his arms forward in Puppy pose, with other participants practising behind him.

A man in dark swimming shorts stands barefoot on a boulder beneath a rocky alpine slope, looking sideways under a blue sky.

A yoga group lies on their backs holding their feet in happy baby pose, with sunlight falling across the mats.

A hiker stands on a rock beside a braided alpine river beneath a pointed snowy summit, with a glacier across the valley.

Sunlight falls across a yoga room floor beside a green bolster and Buddha statue, with mountains visible through the windows.

A group of hikers follows a rocky alpine trail toward a glacier, surrounded by steep mountains under blue skies.

Four people hold wheel pose on their yoga mats in a sunlit wooden room with large windows overlooking trees.

A woman in a white visor sits cross-legged on a rock eating a snack, with a camera in her lap and mountain slopes behind her.

Black-and-white portrait view of participants holding Puppy pose on mats, with arms reaching forward beneath the room windows.

A group lifts their hips into reverse tabletop with bent knees and hands behind them, practising in a sunlit wooden yoga room.

A slender stem of pink wildflowers catches a small patch of sunlight against shadowed rocks and dark green woodland plants.

Participants practise prone yoga stretches on their mats in a wood-panelled room overlooking green trees.

A stone cairn stands beside a green alpine trail, overlooking evergreen trees, rocky peaks and a distant glacier.

Yoga mats are arranged across the floor of an empty wooden room, with sunlight streaming through windows overlooking trees.

Reeds and pale stones edge turquoise alpine water beneath a grassy hillside dotted with evergreen trees and boulders.

Two women hold downward-facing dog on yoga mats with bent knees, while strong window light casts shadows across the floor.

A man in dark swimming shorts stands on a rock beside a fast-flowing alpine river, looking down at his footing.

Portrait view of a group stretching into Puppy pose on yoga mats, with wooden walls and bright windows behind them.

Participants lift one knee and reach their arms forward during a standing balance exercise in a bright wooden yoga room.

A hiker pauses on a river boulder beneath a tall snowy mountain, framed by rocky slopes, glacier ice and a clear blue sky.

A man sits cross-legged with his hands resting together in his lap in a sunlit wooden yoga room beneath large windows.

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