Weekly Programme

In our current weekly program, you can choose between plenty of offers which favour the balance between silence and physical exercise during your stay at Buchinger: meditations, yoga, gymnastics and dance, walks and stretching, lectures, movies and concerts. You have got the choice!

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
• Miscellaneous

Monday

14th July 2008 - 7.30 pm

"Awareness through movement - The Feldenkrais work" (with introduction)

Nicole Hüttenhain, Feldenkrais therapist

Are you curious? Do you like to engage with new experiences? Or do you want to find out which possibilities still hide in yourself? Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, the founder of the Feldenkrais method, researched as a physician the connections and interactions between exercise, thinking, feelings and emotions. Through perceiving and experiencing one’s own habitual moves, the ability of moving easier and healthier can be acquired through a learning progress of intuitive searching and finding. A learning method whose complementary approach can influence the quality of the own life in a physical, spiritual and mental way.

Tuesday

15th July 2008 - 7.30 pm

Medical conference: "Buchinger therapeutic fasting for body and soul"

Dr. Norbert Lischka

Dr. Otto Buchinger (1878 – 1966) has been healed from his rheumatism in 1919 through a fasting experience: “19 days after water fasting (…) I was weak and emaciated, but I was able to use my joints again like a healthy recruit. This treatment saved my existence and my life.” Therapeutic fasting effects a purification and detoxification of the body, reduces the „too much“ and stimulates the self-healing power of the body, esp. in case of rheumatism and diabetes. In addition, it makes oneself more sensitive, more delicate more attentive for the conscious and unconscious feelings, those which make you ill and those which make you healthy. On the spiritual level it helps (in connection with silence) to get in touch with our own inner self with the effort for luck and love.

Wednesday

16th July 2008 - 7.30 pm

Modifying my eating habits (2): "How can I cope with stress and other 'high risk' situations without eating too much?"

Dr. Angelika Dietz, nutritionist

Often we know exactly what we should eat, but… -  Today you can check your eating habits guided by Angelika Dietz. By exchanging experiences within this group, new ideas can be discovered to support the personal plans for healthier eating in the future. This lecture can be a helpful supplement to the new ideas that you got in the cooking demonstrations and the nutritional presentations with the aim of developing healthier eating habits and feeling better.

Thursday

17th July 2008 - 8.00 pm (55th birthday Buchinger Überlingen)

Festive evening concert

Susanne Sigg, Elena Orlova, Alexander and Julian Burdenko play works by Bach, Hindenith, Mozkowski, Fouré, Haydn and Mozart

Friday

18th July 2008 - 7.30 pm

Cooking demonstration: "Nice little snacks and tasty sandwiches"

Dr. Angelika Dietz, nutritionist

The wholefoods cuisine offers a number of tasty alternatives – nearly without animal fats. In today’s cooking demonstration, our nutritionist Dr. Angelika Dietz will present how to prepare a multitude of bread spreads with only vegetable ingredients as well as high quality vegetable oils.

Saturday

19th July 28th June 2008 - 7.35 pm

Film evening

What the bleep do we kow?

What is reality? Is it a product of our brain and do we have the possibility to create the reality the way we wish to? Which role do our emotions play in the way we create our reality? Do we see with the eyes or do we see with the brain? Since the brain selects less tan 1% of the impressions which are transmitted to it through our retina and our nervous system? All these fascinating question will be commented by top scientists and enlightened people. These interviews are embedded in the story of Amanda, a divorced photographer, traumatised by the betrayal of her husband. Amanda's neurological processes, and perceptual shifts are shown by a special animation. At the end she understands that she has the possibility to change the course of her life by starting to develop positive feelings toward herself.

Sunday

20th July 2008 - 7.30 pm

Jazz concert in the evening

with FunJAZZtic Duo, Uli Stier (saxophone) and Andreas Apitz (piano)

Miscellaneous

WALKS

We offer 3 walking groups with different distances, slopes and walking speeds every day:

• group A (fast)
• group B (normal)
• group C (slow)

But, if a guest has got difficulties in walking or is very limited in his/her ability and nevertheless wants to enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Lake Constance, we offer every Tuesday and Friday from 4.30 pm a walking group D. Its walking speed will be lower and the distances shorter than in group C. The walk will last approx. 30 minutes. If you are interested, please enter your reservation at the reception.

YOGA and EUTONIE 

Waltraud Kuhn,

on Tuesday and Thursday

Yoga is a combination of body positions, breathing, relaxation and concentration. A classical yoga session consists of stretching, strengthening exercises while breathing deeply and to deepen the posture. It leads to deep relaxation and intense energy. The eutonie exercises help us to get more sensitive for the functions of our own body.

MEDITATION

on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

(Introduction on Monday)

The aim of the meditation is to calm down our thoughts and to train the internal attentiveness without distraction and without falling asleep. ZEN is the in Japan developed form and method of the meditation while sitting upright and keeping silent.