Klosterhotel Malgarten, Osnabrück area

Klosterhotel Malgarten runs weekend and week-long yoga and mindfulness retreats from a converted monastery near the Teutoburg Forest, on the edge of the Osnabrück area bordering North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The setting is a monastic retreat compound: former monastery buildings provide accommodation and communal spaces, with the surrounding forest and grounds used for daily walks and outdoor practice. Signature elements of the retreat are structured daily yoga sessions, guided meditation, and forest walks, paired with wholesome vegetarian meals prepared for guests throughout the stay. Retreat leaders are trained yoga instructors and mindfulness facilitators, and the property has built a reputation regionally as a peaceful, low-key alternative to larger commercial wellness resorts. Facilities include the monastery's original architecture repurposed as guest rooms, shared practice spaces for yoga and meditation, and dining areas serving the retreat's vegetarian menu. Retreats run on a fixed-schedule, advance-booking basis rather than drop-in visits, with guests typically booking a full weekend or week-long programme rather than individual sessions, and places are limited by the size of the converted monastery.