Astrid Nöhring — Spannskamp 20a, Germany
Yoga therapy and hormone-balance retreats for women in northern Germany
Friday at the Stimbekhof, in the Lüneburger Heide near Hamburg, begins with arrivals from four in the afternoon. By half past five the group is on the mat for a regenerative yoga therapy session, and dinner follows. The farm has thatched-roof houses, renovated rooms, a sauna, and a fireplace room and reading room for the hours between sessions. The weekend of 5-7 February 2027 will be the fifth time Astrid Nöhring has held her FemmeBalanceYoga retreat here.
Nöhring works as a yoga therapist, hormone coach and author. Yoga has been part of her life for more than 20 years, and she has taught women with it for more than 10. In 2020 she passed her Heilpraktiker exam and has since specialised in women's health and hormone balance. FemmeBalanceYoga is her own method. It combines strengthening and regenerative exercises, with precise alignment meant to ease tension and poor posture so that deeper relaxation becomes possible.
The rhythm of a retreat is consistent. Mornings bring meditation, breathwork and slow flow, and late afternoons bring a longer therapeutic session. Between them is unscheduled time for the sauna, a walk or a book. Past and planned weekends have taken place at the Wellnesshotel Sagasfeld in the Wendland, which has an Ayurveda and yoga centre and offers Ayurvedic meals, and at the Bio-Hotel Gutshaus Parin, which has a bathing pond with a 25-metre swimming zone. Some experience of yoga is expected of participants.
Beyond the weekends, Nöhring teaches online. Her six-module Neustart program for women over 40 runs as live Zoom sessions with six months of access to the recordings. It accompanies her book, Neustart für die Hormone. She also offers one-to-one hormone coaching and a training for yoga teachers in yoga therapy for the menopause.
Traditions: FemmeBalanceYoga, Yoga Therapy, Pranayama, Meditation, Regenerative Yoga, Hormone Yoga
Programs: FemmeBalanceYoga Retreat: Relax & Glow, Recharge & Relax Yoga Retreat, FemmeBalanceYoga Retreat: Calm & Recharged, Neustart für die Hormone Program, Masterclass Neustart für die Hormone, Hormone Coaching, Yoga Teacher Training: Yoga Therapy in the Menopause, Yoga Slow Flow & Glow