YOLO Journal Issue 12 - Flipbook - Page 105
(each for a different speed) takes guests
on walks through the surrounding hills,
forests and vineyards, past beautiful
farms and villages and often with views
over Lake Constance. There are many
classes to join, from lectures on cranial
sacral therapy to cooking demos, plus
daily yoga, stretching, meditation
and autogenic (a German relaxation
technique) classes. And then there are
the therapies: I had Chi New Tsang
(an ancient Chinese energy therapy),
lymphatic drainage, osteopathy, qi
therapy, breathing therapy, traditional
Thai massage, myofascial release, and a
detoxifying facial. There are diagnostic
tests you can do, too. No, you never get
hungry, or bored.
Now that I’m on the last day of
my second tour at Buchinger, I can’t
imagine not having this time to reset.
When I’m here, I am never mentally
clearer. I feel healthy and strong, and I
feel safe–confident that I have deeper
insight into what’s happening on the
inside. And I know it’s been tested by
over 7,000 guests a year from 60-plus
countries. I’ve met some who are here
for the 10th or 15th time…and there’s
one very hearty 92-year-old German
man who has checked in over 90 times!
You can’t ignore the science around the
power of fasting when you’re here, how
it impacts both short-term and longterm health, by giving our body time to
rest and heal itself. Leo Wilhelmi, the
fourth-generation director of the clinic,
fasts twice a year, and all of the staff
are able to participate in the program
annually, so they know first-hand what
you’re experiencing. It’s a way of life for
them—and, now, for us as well.
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