{"id":9779,"date":"2026-11-12T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/?p=9779"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T12:57:49","slug":"new-moon-retreat-wachau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/new-moon-retreat-wachau\/","title":{"rendered":"New Moon &#038; New Beginnings \u2013 A Weekend of Renewal in the Wachau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class='spottext' style='text-align: center;'>New Moon &amp; New Beginnings<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style='text-align: center;'><em>A weekend of renewal in the Wachau \u2013 with yoga, mantra, fire and cacao by the Danube<\/em><\/p>\n<p style='text-align: center;'><strong>Saturday 9 \u2013 Sunday 10 January 2027 \u00b7 Matsya Yoga Academy, Rossatz (Wachau, Austria)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"New moon retreat in the Wachau \u2013 mist over the Danube in the morning light\" title=\"new-moon-retreat-wachau-danube-mist\" width=\"2880\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist3-scaled.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist3-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist3-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist3-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6045\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>New moon in winter \u2013 a time of renewal<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The first new moon of the year falls on <strong>7 January 2027<\/strong>. In these days the moon is barely visible and the nights are at their darkest. What was visible has withdrawn \u2013 and that is exactly where something new begins.<\/p>\n<p>Nature rests in winter, too. Beneath the frozen ground and in the mist over the Danube, it does not look as if much is happening. And yet, in the stillness, everything that will grow in spring is being prepared. The new moon is the image for this: an empty space into which we place an intention like a seed.<\/p>\n<p>A few days after this new moon we gather in Rossatz. The holidays and the bustle of New Year are behind us. Now there is time to truly pause, to close the old year and to set an intention for the new one <strong>consciously and in community<\/strong> \u2013 in the circle, by the fire and at night by the Danube.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>New moon retreat in the Wachau \u2013 key facts<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Saturday 9 January 2027, 4:30 pm \u2013 Sunday 10 January 2027, approx. 1 pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong> new moon in winter \u2013 renewal and intention for the new year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Matsya Yoga Academy, Rossatz (Wachau, Austria)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitators:<\/strong> Luiza Oliveira de Melo &amp; Clemens Biedrawa<\/li>\n<li><strong>For whom:<\/strong> everyone, no yoga experience needed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contribution:<\/strong> voluntary donation between \u20ac30 and \u20ac70<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overnight stay:<\/strong> possible in the house \u2013 \u20ac30 per night, with bed, small breakfast and tiled stove<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please bring:<\/strong> a dish for the shared buffet, warm clothes and a head torch for the night by the Danube, an instrument if you like<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration:<\/strong> please register in advance by email to home@yogamatsya.com or via the form below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_6 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Schedule<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Saturday, 9 January<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4:30 pm \u2013 Arrival, tea, settling into your room<\/li>\n<li>5:30\u20136:30 pm \u2013 Welcome circle: finding your intention (Luiza)<\/li>\n<li>6:45 pm \u2013 Shared dinner (potluck buffet)<\/li>\n<li>8:00 pm \u2013 Mantra chanting (Clemens)<\/li>\n<li>8:45 pm \u2013 Fire in the garden: intention ritual, cacao ceremony and making music together<\/li>\n<li>10:00 pm \u2013 Night walk and art therapy by the Danube (for everyone who wishes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sunday, 10 January<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>9:30 am \u2013 Tea<\/li>\n<li>10:00\u201311:30 am \u2013 Morning practice together (Clemens)<\/li>\n<li>11:45 am \u2013 Pancake breakfast<\/li>\n<li>approx. 1:00 pm \u2013 Closing and journey home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_7 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BYRPic_studio4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mantra chanting in the yoga studio of Matsya Yoga Academy in Rossatz\" title=\"mantra-chanting-matsya-yoga-studio\" width=\"2880\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BYRPic_studio4-scaled.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BYRPic_studio4-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BYRPic_studio4-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BYRPic_studio4-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6245\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_8 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>What awaits you<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_13 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Arriving<\/h3>\n<p>From 4:30 pm on Saturday our doors in Rossatz are open. There is tea, you settle in, the tiled stove keeps us warm, and you get to know the others.<\/p>\n<h3>Welcome circle: finding your intention<\/h3>\n<p>At 5:30 pm we sit in a circle with Luiza. We arrive, look back on the past year and ask ourselves: What may I leave behind? What wants to grow in the new year? From these questions your intention for the weekend emerges \u2013 and for the time beyond. Whatever wants to be said may be said in the circle, but nothing has to be.<\/p>\n<h3>Eating together: the potluck buffet<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone brings something, and everything goes on one shared table. We share what we have, and it becomes a feast. Vegetarian dishes are especially welcome.<\/p>\n<h3>Mantra chanting<\/h3>\n<p>After dinner we sing together. Mantras are sound, breath and attention in one. You do not need a singing voice or any prior experience \u2013 it is enough to open yourself to the shared sound. If you would like to go deeper into sound and silence, have a look at the <a href='https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/yacep-meditation-workshop\/'>YACEP Meditation Workshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_9 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Danube shore near Rossatz in the mist \u2013 night walk at the new moon retreat\" title=\"danube-shore-rossatz-new-moon-night-walk\" width=\"2880\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist1-scaled.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist1-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BYRPic_mist1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6043\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_10 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Fire, cacao and the night by the Danube<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_16 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The fire: offering your intention<\/h3>\n<p>At 8:45 pm we meet by the fire in the garden. Fire transforms \u2013 it has always been a place where people come together and let go. We offer our intention to the fire, so that it can take shape and come into being.<\/p>\n<h3>Cacao ceremony and music<\/h3>\n<p>By the fire we drink ceremonial cacao together and share in the circle what we wish for the coming year. If you have an instrument, bring it along: we sing, play or simply gaze quietly into the flames.<\/p>\n<h3>Night walk and art therapy by the Danube<\/h3>\n<p>Around 10 pm, everyone who wishes walks down to the Danube with head torches, warmly wrapped up. In the darkness of the new moon, Luiza guides an exercise from art therapy: we give form to what wants to come into being within us. If you prefer to stay by the fire or in the warm house, you are just as welcome.<\/p>\n<h3>Sunday: morning practice and pancakes<\/h3>\n<p>On Sunday we begin the day the way we want to begin the new year: with a shared yoga practice at 10 am \u2013 you can find out more about our practice in <a href='https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/kriyas-and-classes\/'>Kriy\u0101s and Classes<\/a>. Afterwards there is a generous pancake breakfast before everyone heads home around 1 pm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_11 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_17 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_12 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_18 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Contribution and overnight stay<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_19 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_19 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Participation is a <strong>voluntary donation between \u20ac30 and \u20ac70<\/strong>. Give what feels right for you. It matters to us that no one has to stay away for financial reasons.<\/p>\n<p>If you would rather not travel home after the evening by the Danube, you can stay overnight in our house: a bed, a small breakfast and the warmth of the tiled stove, for <strong>\u20ac30 per night<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_13 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_20 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_20 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Your facilitators<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_21 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_21 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/BYRPicluisa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Luiza Oliveira de Melo \u2013 yoga teacher and cacao ceremony facilitator at the new moon retreat in the Wachau\" title=\"luiza-oliveira-de-melo\" width=\"2880\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/BYRPicluisa-scaled.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/BYRPicluisa-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/BYRPicluisa-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/BYRPicluisa-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2880px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-9793\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_22 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_22 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Luiza Oliveira de Melo<\/h3>\n<p>Luiza Oliveira de Melo is a Brazilian-born facilitator, yoga teacher, Cacao medicine woman, psychology student and mother, currently living in Vienna. Raised in Recife, Pernambuco, in the Northeast of Brazil, she grew up immersed in a rich cultural landscape where African, Indigenous and European traditions meet and intertwine. This cultural heritage continues to deeply inform her work, spirituality and understanding of ritual.<\/p>\n<p>Holding a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Transcultural Communication, Luiza also completed her RYT 300H Kundalini and Hatha Yoga teacher training at Matsya Yoga Academy. Over the past years, she has been sharing her yoga practice and has facilitated more than fifty Cacao ceremonies, weaving together ritual, movement, sound, writing and creative expression.<\/p>\n<p>Coming from a family rooted in the arts \u2014 the daughter of an art teacher and a writer and actor \u2014 creativity has always been an essential part of her life. Her approach to holding space is deeply influenced by therapeutic perspectives, exploring art and writing as pathways to self-expression, emotional awareness and inner exploration. She believes in the power of ritualizing life and transitions, recognizing rituals as meaningful tools for our psychological and emotional processes.<\/p>\n<p>Luiza is deeply connected to Oxum, the Orix\u00e1 of sweet waters, rivers, beauty and feminine power. Like the waters she represents, Luiza\u2019s approach is fluid, intuitive, gentle and nurturing, creating spaces where softness and strength, creativity and introspection can coexist.<\/p>\n<h3>Clemens Biedrawa<\/h3>\n<p>Clemens leads Matsya Yoga Academy in Rossatz, a Yoga Alliance registered yoga school for yoga teacher trainings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_14 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_23 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_23 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Good to know<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_24 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_24 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_17 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This weekend is for everyone who wants to begin the new year consciously \u2013 in community rather than alone. No yoga experience is needed. The practice is gentle and suitable for every body.<\/p>\n<p>In January the nights by the Danube are cold: please bring warm clothes, sturdy shoes and a head torch.<\/p>\n<p>Ceremonial cacao is stimulating. If you have heart problems, are pregnant or take antidepressants (e.g. MAO inhibitors), please let us know in advance. You are welcome to simply drink tea instead.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_15 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_25 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_25 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_18 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'>Download the flyer<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_26 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_26 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Flyer-A4-%E2%80%93-Neumond-Retreat%401x.png\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Flyer-A4-%E2%80%93-Neumond-Retreat%401x.png\" alt=\"Flyer for the new moon retreat in the Wachau, 9\u201310 January 2027 \u2013 schedule, contribution and registration\" title=\"flyer-a4-neumond-retreat\" width=\"794\" height=\"1123\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" class=\"wp-image-9797\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_27 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_27 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_19 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style='text-align: center;'>Download the flyer here \u2013 to print, put up or send to friends: <a href='https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Flyer-A4-%E2%80%93-Neumond-Retreat%401x.png' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>New moon retreat flyer (A4, PNG)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_16 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_28 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_28 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_3 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_17 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_29 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_29 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_20 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style='text-align: center;'><span>Registration \u2013 write to us!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style='text-align: center;'>Places are limited. 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