Feeling the Forest
Is it a walk in the woods – or a therapy session? In Tirol visitors can try forest bathing with a trained guide. The idea? Reducing stress.
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How to improve your fitness on a one-week trip to the Tirol
Want to give your muscles a workout whilst enjoying some of the finest landscapes in Europe? With mountain biking, hiking, rafting and more to choose from in the Austrian Alps, it’s surprisingly easy. Here’s how you can be both fit and healthy on a seven-day holiday in the Tirol.
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Wake Up & Stay Alert! The Best Ways to Combat Spring Fatigue
It is really mean. The sun is shining, the days are growing longer and the open-air season has begun. Spring has sprung, but not everyone feels energetic. For some, it is a season of leaden limbs and fits of yawning. While the world is waking up, they want to go to sleep. Observing the total…
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Slow Down: You are Going to Fast! 6+1 Suggestions for Fasting Retreats in Tirol
“Intemperance is the culprit, the mother of all crises”, said Innsbruck’s former Bishop Dr. Reinhold Stecher (†), a man I value greatly. Many of the problems in Western society stem from the excessive use of food and drugs. A period of abstention can be a time of empowerment and renewal for body, mind and soul.
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Find Your Bliss: Yoga in Tirol
“Virabhadrasana” and “Adho Mukha Svanasana” are two of the most recognized yoga poses in the West. As one of the most outdoorsy and active countries in the world, Tirol promotes personal wellbeing through outdoor adventures such as hiking, running, mountain biking and skiing. But even here at the Heart of the Alps, where all sorts…
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The Ways of Water in Tirol: Healing Wells and Springs
Tirol is a land of spectacular mountain and canyon scenery. White water is pounding its way down the heart of the mountains, rushing as fast as it can go, having no mercy on anything it might take down the mountain with it. The streams and torrents tumble down from the mountains, rushing through forests to…
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“Nature Is My Herb Garden”
Comfrey Ointment, Spirit of Wild Thyme, and Birch Leaf Tea: While some people are finally starting to discover the amazing powers in healing herbs, others have been using herbs to heal for hundreds of years, handed down from generation to generation. Elisabeth Maaß, a farmer’s wife from Ried in Tirol’s Upper Inntal Valley, is one…
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Mindfulness for Beginners
Nature whispers and boots creak in the midst of a thousand shades of snow. All that is heard amidst the winter silence is your breath and the rhythmic crunch of snow beneath your feet. And chirping birds, somewhere away from here. The sleepy, quiet sunlight is dancing with the trees. The crisp air is spiced…
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My Best-Loved Saunas & Spas in Tirol
Baby, it’s cold outside! Goose-down puffers aside, few things warm the body like a hot, steamy sanctuary of a sauna bath. And although I am not a dedicated sauna buff, I really enjoy warming myself from the inside out every now and then in the winter. Here, I’ve rounded up my best-loved hothouses that will…
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