Crowdfunding for our yoga retreat center
We are so excited to share our new project with you:
bringing a yoga retreat center in the south of Styria (Austria) back to life.
This project is the culmination of our dream to create a connection & movement space in nature - we call it "The Yoga Garden".
We love the community that emerged over the last years in Vienna and will still be teaching in our studio there from Monday to Wednesday and then host and teach at The Yoga Garden in Styria from Thursday to Sunday.
We feel a strong call to create a place close to nature, where people can recharge and re-connect on an even deeper level.
To make this dream happen, we are starting a Crowdfunding Campaign here on this website.
Just look at the place:
The retreat center we found was formerly known as “Stierbauerhof” and is located in the village Neudorf im Sausal (30 mins from Graz, 2.5 hours from Vienna). The previous owners ran it for more than 10 years, but now retire. It has not been used in the last 3 years and needs some love and small renovations to operate again.
It's a big land of 13.000 sqm with three buildings, hosting guest rooms for up to 10 people and a yoga room as well as outdoor terraces - the perfect place to connect to nature, spend quality time with like-minded people while doing yoga, acroyoga, dancing, meditation... There are so many possibilities!
Yoga retreats
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Acroyoga Weekends
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Time in nature
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Bed & Breakfast
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Weddings & Events
Yoga retreats ✳︎ Acroyoga Weekends ✳︎ Time in nature ✳︎ Bed & Breakfast ✳︎ Weddings & Events
We are so excited to put our heart and energy into this project. To make "The Yoga Garden" happen, we are asking for your help in the form of a donation or pre-bookings.
The money you give will support us to get a loan from the bank and invest in....
renovating and decorating the guest rooms
building an outdoor yoga platform
buying an outdoor tent for acroyoga
proper insulation of the rooms for winter retreats
planting more fruit trees, flowers and shrubs
creating a beautiful pond with water lillies
buying outdoor furniture
We are currently in the buying process and every donation now helps massively with the negotiations. Should the purchase not happen, you will of course get a full refund of your donation!
Below you find the options to donate or pre-book. Thank you for considering to support our project - every euro is highly appreciated <3
There are three main ways to support The Yoga Garden:
1) Give a donation.
The money you donate is used to renovate, plant flowers & trees and get things going. In exchange, you receive symbolic rewards like leaving an engraved message or being invited for a guided tour around the land. There are 6 donation packages below, ranging from 50€ to 1.000€ or more. Donations are extra helpful because they are not subject to VAT (Umsatzsteuer 20%).
2) Book a room or retreat in our pre-sale.
Here you choose a package (for example one night, 3 nights or a retreat) that you can use as a voucher for a future event at The Yoga Garden. Starting at 80€ for a single night, there are five packages up to 750€ for a 4-day-retreat with all meals, program and accommodation included. 20% VAT apply (this we will pay before using the remaining funds for the project).
3) Share this project with your friends and family.
Every single person talking about the project and making a donation helps us, so we made a PDF of the project that you could forward to interested friends and family. We are so grateful if you tell others about this retreat center and every euro helps us to make this dream happen. Thank you so much!
1) Donations
Thank you for helping us build the yoga garden! We will plant a flower as symbolic thank you for your contribution :)
Become part of the “Founders Path”: Your name or personal message will be etched in a stone that is part of a walking path through the garden. You will be contacted after the campaign to submit your message.
Dedicate a rose or flower bush to the garden with your personal message: a dedication to a loved one, poem or wish for the garden. You will be contacted after the campaign to submit your message.
This donation goes straight to creating terraces, buying an outdoor tent and furniture for the garden. As a symbol of your support, you can add a personal message, wish or intention to our Supporters’ Garland. The garland will float in the wind in the garden—a colourful, living reminder of all the people who helped bring this place to life.
Donate a tree and dedicate it to a person, intention or chapter of your life, written on a little plaque next to the tree. You will be contacted after the campaign to submit your message. If you have a wish for a specific tree, let us know :)
We are extremely grateful you’re considering to support the project so generously! All Patrons will be invited to a yearly gathering in 2027, 2028 and 2029 with a guided tour of the Yoga Garden so you can see the evolution of the project that you co-funded. Additionally, your name or message will be featured on a special Patron sculpture in the garden.
2) Pre-sale: Book a stay or retreat
Pre-book one night stay in one of our guest rooms including breakfast for one person. It can also be used as voucher for any future retreats (taught by Hannah and Alexis or guest teachers). Valid for 3 years. You will get priority access once bookings open.
Pre-book a three nights stay in one of our guest rooms (including breakfast) for one person. It can also be used as a voucher for your accommodation at any future retreat (taught by Hannah and Alexis or guest teachers). Valid for 3 years. You will get priority access once bookings open.
Participation in the opening gathering and land blessing ritual in spring 2027, including 2 overnight stays, all meals as well as sunset and morning yoga sessions + acroyoga jam. Friday evening - Sunday afternoon, two separate weekends available - if you can’t make it to the opening gathering you can use the 500€ as a voucher for future retreats by Hannah & Alexis. Maximum 2×10 people :)
This pre-booking gives you the full retreat experience of any of our future retreats. Including 3 nights of accommodation, full meals and program, whether that’s a handstand, yoga, acroyoga or reflection retreat at “The Yoga Garden”. Valid for 3 years for any Hannah & Alexis retreat. You will get priority access to retreat bookings once they open.
Pre-sales can be used for all these planned retreats 2027 (and beyond) by Hannah & Alexis
maximum 10 guests each, exact weekend dates coming soon!
April 2027: Acroyoga Spring Retreat
May 2027: Yoga & Inversion Retreat (handstands, headstand, forearm stand for beginners)
June 2027: Mid-Year Reflection Retreat with Hannah (Yoga, Soundbath, Journaling)
July 2027: Acroyoga Summer Retreat
August 2027: Yoga + Inversion Retreat (All levels)
September 2027: Autumn Acroyoga Retreat
October 2027: Cozy Yoga Retreat (Yin + Soundbaths)
December 2027: End of Year Reflection Retreat (Yoga, Soundbath, Journaling)
We plan to teach one retreat per month (April-October)also in the next years.
Are you a yoga teacher who wants to host their own retreat at The Yoga Garden?
Pre-sales are also open for this.
Get in touch via the form below and we send you the details for renting the yoga room for a 3- or 4-day event :)
Do you have questions about The Yoga Garden?
Or an idea that you want to tell us about?
Get in touch with this form! We are always curious to hear your thoughts.
Love,
Hannah & Alexis