Yoga mit Gerda Imhof

27/07/2025

Last week, while I was roaming through the mountains, I had a dream.
I was swimming in our river, the Reuss — only this time, the river was flowing in the opposite direction. Not out of town, but back into town. And I was swimming with the current, back towards my apartment, which is located right next to the Reuss.
At the time, this dream left me bewildered, and I had no idea what it meant.
In the meantime, things have become clearer — and now the dream makes perfect sense.
Over the past few days, it has become evident that I need to say goodbye to Portugal — a place that, in a very short time, came to feel like a second home.
While this realization still fills me with sadness, I can also sense the potential of a new beginning — for now, back in Switzerland… and maybe, one day, in other countries again.
I’ll be sharing some updates with you soon about upcoming retreats and teacher trainings. You can also always check https://www.gerdaimhof.ch/kalender (link in bio) for the latest info.
I’m deeply grateful for everything I was able to experience and learn in Portugal. Every trip there was intense and rich. Now it’s time to integrate those learnings into my life and work — back in beautiful Switzerland.
P.S. I’m thinking about offering a Mountain Bliss Retreat in Switzerland next year. If you know of any beautiful retreat locations in the mountains, I’d love to hear your suggestions. 🙏🙏🙏

18/07/2025

Thank you Portugal for sharing your beauty with me again - this time in summer. Early morning swims in the ocean, running barefoot on the beach, beautiful flowers in full summer bloom, lazy siesta afternoons, witnessing and accompanying intense healing processes with our retreat participants and receiving my own initiation with the toad…
Now, back in Switzerland and glad to have a few days in the mountains ahead of me before being back at work end of July…
Have a beautiful summer everyone ❤️

26/06/2025

Kurz vor der Sommerpause hier nochmals eine Retreat-Ankündigung. Für alle, die sich gerne in der Natur aufhalten und sich bereits wieder auf etwas kühlere Temperaturen freuen, biete ich wieder einmal ein Yoga und Achtsamkeits-Wochenende in der Natur an. Diese Wochenenden gab es früher im Lassalle-Haus und seit dessen Schliessung freue ich mich, einen neuen guten Ort dafür gefunden zu haben: Die Propstei Wislikofen in der Nähe von Bad Zurzach. Bereits zweimal durfte ich dort ein sehr schönes Oster-Retreat leiten und nun freue ich mich, die Gegend auch einmal im Herbst zu erkunden.
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Dieses Yoga und Achtsamkeitswochenende bietet dir eine wunderbare Gelegenheit, dem Alltagsstress zu entfliehen, deine innere Balance wieder zu finden und neue Energie zu tanken. Unterstützt werden wir dabei durch die heilsame Kraft der Natur und die fünf Elemente Erde, Wasser, Feuer, Luft und Raum.
An den Vormittagen nutzen wir die Räumlichkeiten und die friedliche Umgebung der Propstei. Am Samstagnachmittag begeben wir uns auf eine etwas längere Wanderung, die zum Verweilen und Praktizieren an der frischen Luft einlädt.
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Kursinhalt
Achtsame Körper- und Atemübungen aus dem Yoga. Einfach zu erlernende Achtsamkeits- und Entspannungstechniken. Aufenthalte und Wanderung in der Natur. Naturmeditationen. Selbstreflexion, kreative Ausdrucksformen (z.B. Singen und Tanzen) und freiwilliger Austausch in der Gruppe.
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Weitere Infos und Anmeldung: http://gerdaimhof.ch/kalender
⚠️ Bei diesem Kurs musste ich persönlichen Gründen das Kursdatum ändern. Neu findet der Kurs vom 03.-05. Oktober statt (anstatt vom 26.-28. September)

23/06/2025

Looking back on another intense and very inspiring Shakti Dance teacher training with Sara Avtar from . This time we practiced often in nature, which was a wonderful experience. 🧚 
Sometimes we practiced with the sounds of nature, sometimes with music, sometimes we were singing, sometimes we sat in quiet meditation…
The beautiful trees supported our practice and were witnesses of many blissful moments. They gave us shade in the heat and were silent but powerful witnesses to our practice. 
Thank you again for these midsummer dancing days, dear Sara. 🙏❤️
Wishing everyone a courageous heart in these turbulent times. Don’t forget to take a break and reconnect to nature. If you move mindfully in nature, if you sing or dance outside, it doesn’t take very much reconnect to the stillness and joy within. 🙏🌳

11/06/2025

Thank you, dear Yvonne for being a wonderful friend and for organizing this very special hiking and swimming for and friends.❤️💦✨⛰️
We enjoyed it all very much and are already looking forward to more hiking and cold swimming adventures together!

06/06/2025

This is my happy shakti dance face. 🤗💃🕉️
So glad I discovered this wonderful combination of yoga and dance. This year and next year I am doing a shakti dance teacher training () and had my first shakti dance workshop last Monday. Thank you again dear Claudia for this wonderful opportunity to try out my shakti dance skills in a safe space.
Looking forward to sharing my joy of yoga and dance with you in more workshops and retreats soon. 😊✨

25/05/2025

In dieser Weiterbildung lernen Yogalehrende, worauf es bei der Planung und Durchführung von Yogaunterricht für Krebsbetroffene ankommt. Die Weiterbildung basiert auf wissenschaftlich fundierten Erkenntnissen, den Rückmeldungen zahlreicher Teilnehmer:innen, sowie auf der langjährigen Unterrichtspraxis der Dozentin. Die Weiterbildung ist traditionsübergreifend, fokussiert nicht auf einen bestimmten Yogastil und bezieht auch Achtsamkeits- und Meditationstechniken mit ein.
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Die Weiterbildung YCH gilt als anerkannte Weiterbildung im Bereich von EMR, ASCA, Emfit etc. Am Ende der Weiterbildung stellt Yoga Schweiz einen Weiterbildungsnachweis aus, der bei der jeweiligen Registrierstelle für die obligatorische Weiterbildung eingereicht werden kann.
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Weitere Infos und Anmeldung: gerdaimhof.ch/kalender (Link in Bio)

19/05/2025

And so it goes… I am back from three weeks at the beautiful Casa das Aguas Calmas in the Algarve (Portugal) where we offered a plant medicine retreat together as a team (led by Marcel Steiner), followed by the premiere of my own Ocean Bliss retreat. Both retreats were deeply touching and I feel extremely blessed and grateful to have been able to witness and support the processes of the courageous participants.
Visit my website (www.gerdaimhof.ch/kalender) or http://marcel-steiner.com to see the dates for 2025 and 2026.
In 2025 there are a couple of spaces left in the plant medicine week from 5-12 July. The October retreat is already fully booked. My Ocean Bliss Retreat is going to take place again next year from 6-13 June. 🌊✨💖

25/02/2025

Winter may almost be over but outdoor adventures will keep on happening. 💪❤️🌊❄️
Looking back on last week with gratitude and joy in my heart. ✨We had a company event, our club foundation ceremony, as well as a cold hike, all happening within three days.
It makes me happy to see that our humble winter swimming community has meaning to people, that they are willing to pay the club membership fee and show up regularly to find comfort, strength and resilience in facing the uncomfortable. ❤️❤️❤️

10/02/2025

Join the new trend before it becomes mainstream 🤓 >> Next cold hike on Sat, 22. Feb. 2025. Find out more: https://www.winterswimming.ch/en/events/cold-hike-raegeflueli
Sei ein Trendsetter bevor es Mainstream wird 🤓 >> Nächste Kälte-Wanderung am Samstag, 22. Feb. 2025. Mehr Infos & Anmeldung: https://www.winterswimming.ch/de/events/kaeltewanderung-raegeflueli

Komm mit auf die Kälte-Rundwanderung Eigenthal – Rägeflüeli – Unterlauelen – Eigenthal und geniesse eine coole Challenge, von der du körperlich und geistig erfrischt in deinen Alltag zurückkehren wirst.

08/02/2025

We had so much fun last weekend! Already looking forward to my next cold walk tomorrow with 😎