Upcoming Events

What's Coming Up

Mindful Reset

Start the year with clarity & connection

Date: Friday, 23th January 2026

Time: 19:00 – 21:00 (120 min)

Join individually or with a friend!

Commonroom, Florianigasse 54/5, 1080 Vienna

Registration: commonroom website

Step into the new year with a clear mind, an open heart, and practical tools to transform how you connect. This workshop blends mindfulness, neuroscience, breathwork, and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to help you:

  • Letting go of last year’s communication stress and emotional residue
  • Understanding how the nervous system influences language, tone, and reactions
  • Learning tools for clearer, calmer, and more compassionate dialogue
  • Cultivating emotional balance, self-awareness, and connection in relationships

What you’ll experience through a guided journey combining reflection, embodiment, and practical skill-building:

  • Opening grounding meditation to settle in and prepare for change
  • Gentle reflection on last year’s communication patterns and key moments
  • Introduction to NVC with real-life examples
  • Partner exercise for transforming difficult conversations into constructive dialogue
  • Insight into the science of stress and how it shapes communication
  • Breathwork and mindful movement to regulate the nervous system in real time
  • Creative journaling and drawing to integrate insights
  • Intentions-setting ritual for entering the new year with clarity and confidence
  • Closing humming meditation for calm and resonance
Registration

The Mindful Brain

How Neuroscience Transforms Your Present-Moment Awareness

Date: Saturday, 24th January 2026

Time: 10:00 – 12:00 (120 min)

Manas Yoga, Yoga Room 1, Franz-Josefs-Kai 41/17, 1010 Vienna

Registration: Manas Yoga website

“The Mindful Brain” combines bridges the gap between ancient wisdom and modern brain research, showing you not just how to be mindful, but why these practices are so powerfully effective. Through interactive exploration of meditation, breathwork, and mindful movement, you'll discover how to literally rewire your brain for greater presence, resilience, and emotional intelligence.

This science-based approach to mindfulness goes beyond basic meditation, offering you a deep understanding of the neurological mechanisms behind self-awareness, compassion, and stress transformation. You'll learn to distinguish between thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and needs with scientific precision, while developing practical skills to navigate challenging emotions with curiosity rather than reactivity.

What You'll Explore in This Evidence-Based Experience:
  • Brain Science Revealed: Understand the specific neurological changes that occur during mindfulness practice and how these reshape your relationship with stress and emotion
  • Precision Awareness: Learn the science behind distinguishing between situations, feelings, needs, body sensations, and emotional states for clearer self-understanding
  • Evidence-Based Techniques: Master proven practices including the RAIN method (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Non-attachment) and Metta (loving-kindness) meditation
  • Compassionate Curiosity: Apply neuroscience-informed approaches to transform difficult emotions from obstacles into opportunities for growth
  • Embodied Presence: Cultivate present-moment attention through mindful movement and breathwork that actively engages your nervous system
  • Stress Transformation: Learn how to shift from reactive patterns to mindful responses using your understanding of brain plasticity
Registration

Science Meets Mindfulness

Transforming Your Presence

Date: Saturday, 31st January 2026

Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (120 min)

Villa Vida Café, Linke Wienzeile 102, 1060 Vienna

Registration: Villa Vida website

Pause. Sense. Breathe. Return to yourself.

In a world of speed, multitasking, and constant stimulation, true presence becomes a rare and powerful skill. This interactive workshop offers a space to slow down, reconnect with your body, and understand how mindfulness and meditation transform your brain, your communication, and your moment-to-moment experience.

Through a blend of neuroscience, mindfulness tools, introspection, pair- and group activities, we explore how the brain, body, and nervous system shape the way we feel, interact, and respond. You’ll learn how posture, breath, emotional signals, and internal narratives influence communication – and how mindful presence can shift everything. Please bring paper and a pen. Cash donation is appreciated.

You’ll explore:
  • The neuroscience of mindfulness, meditation and self-awareness
  • How feelings, needs, and body sensations shape your relationships
  • How to meet difficult emotions with curiosity and compassion
  • How to practice RAIN as a gentle, structured process
  • How Metta meditation softens the heart and supports resilience
  • How body language influences communication and nervous system safety
  • How breath and movements bring you back into the present moment

Ideal for anyone wanting to live and communicate with more clarity, intention, and authenticity – in body, mind, and heart.
Please bring paper and a pen.

Registration

The Science of (Self-)Love

Cultivating Compassion for Yourself and Others

Date: Saturday, 7th February 2026

Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (120 min)

Villa Vida Café, Linke Wienzeile 102, 1060 Vienna

Registration: Villa Vida website

Love and compassion - for yourself and for others.

Beyond romance, love is the foundation of how we relate - to friends, family, and our own inner voice. Many of us show care for others but struggle to extend the same kindness toward ourselves.

This workshop combines gentle yoga, breathing, and neuroscience, introspection, pair- and group activities to explore how compassion transforms our inner dialogue and relationships. It also explores the science of love and compassion, guiding participants through practices that nurture self-acceptance, empathy, and deeper, healthier connections within the community.

You’ll explore:
  • The basics of (neuro)science behind love and compassion
  • How to apply non-violent communication with ourselves – replacing judgment with acceptance
  • How to practice gentle conscious movement and breathwork for emotional balance and self-care
  • Mantras like “I suffer, please help” and “I know you suffer, I’m here for you” to foster mutual care and love (including journalling)

Join us to nurture self-love and build bridges of kindness in the community.
Please bring paper and a pen.

Registration

The Science of (Self-)Love

How To Be Compassionate

Date: Saturday, 14th February 2026

Time: 10:00 – 12:00 (120 min)

Manas Yoga, Yoga Room 2, Franz-Josefs-Kai 41/17, 1010 Vienna

Registration: Manas Yoga website

What if you could literally change your brain to be kinder to yourself? This science-based, experiential workshop explores the fascinating neuroscience behind self-compassion and reveals how our inner dialogue directly shapes our mental and physical wellbeing.

Through an engaging blend of brain science, mindful movement, and heart-opening practices, you'll discover how to transform your relationship with yourself from the inside out. The Science of (Self-) Compassion combines cutting-edge research with practical tools, showing you how self-compassion isn't just "nice to have"—it's neurologically essential for resilience, healing, and authentic connection.

Using elements of non-violent communication, gentle yoga, breathwork, and reflective practices, this interactive workshop creates a safe space to explore what true self-love looks like in action. You'll learn evidence-based techniques that help rewire patterns of self-criticism and cultivate the inner ally you've always deserved.

What You'll Explore in This Evidence-Based Experience:
  • The Brain Science: Understand what happens neurologically during self-criticism versus self-compassion, and why kindness literally rewires your brain
  • Inner Communication: Learn non-violent communication principles to transform your internal dialogue from judgment to acceptance
  • Embodied Self-Care: Practice gentle yoga poses (asanas) and breathing techniques that support nervous system regulation and self-nurturing
  • Compassion Mantras: Explore powerful practices for both receiving support (“I suffer, please help”) and offering it (“I know you suffer, I’m here for you”)
  • Integration Tools: Engage in journaling and group activities that help anchor these new patterns into daily life
Registration

Past Events

Our Journey So Far

Mindful Breath, Queer Voice

Bridging science & non-violent communication

Date: Friday, 5th December 2025

Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (120 min)

Villa Vida, Linke Wienzeile 102, 1060 Vienna

Find calm and connection in challenging conversations and moments. Part of being a diverse community means navigating emotional moments — mindful breathing helps us regulate and respond with care.

This interactive, science-based workshop explores how stress affects the brain and body, and how breathwork and non-violent communication (NVC) can transform conflict into understanding.

You’ll learn to:
  • Understand the neuroscience of stress, tension, and negative emotions in communication
  • Practice breathwork and meditation to regulate your nervous system in real time
  • Apply non-violent communication principles to communicate with empathy
  • Use movement and creative writing to release tension and express emotions
  • Come as you are — everyone seeking peaceful, authentic communication is welcome
Link to the website

Effective and Mindful Communication Workshop

How to connect with ourselves and others

16th and 23rd September 2025


Ever notice how the most important conversations can be the hardest ones? What if you could turn those challenging moments into opportunities for deeper connection?
This interactive workshop combines mindfulness practices with practical communication tools to help you listen more deeply, speak more thoughtfully, and navigate difficult conversations with mindfulness and compassion.

Format: 90-minute online sessions (via Zoom), offered in two parts

Part I Features:
  • Brief mindfulness arrival practice and breathing techniques
  • Real-life communication challenges
  • "I am here for you" presence-building techniques
  • WAIT & AWE communication strategies for everyday interactions
  • Active listening techniques with group feedback
  • Interactive discussions and breakout activities
Part II Features:
  • Centring practices and reflection on Part I insights
  • Building bridges through two-way communication foundations
  • Four elements of constructive dialogue for daily relationships
  • "You are partly right" technique for understanding different perspectives
  • Navigating difficult conversations
  • Practical perspective-taking exercises with supporting feedback

Connect: Pause & Reflect Retreat

Bánfalvi Kolostor, Sopron (Historic monastery setting)

Duration:

Focus: Connection through mindfulness, empathy, and self-awareness

Three-Pillar Approach:
  • Me & Environment: Building meaningful connections with nature
  • Me & You: Fostering empathy and emotional intelligence
  • Me & Me: Creating space for introspection and personal growth
Key Features:
  • Connection to nature and culture: mindful hill walks, historic monastery setting
  • Workshops on mindful communication and journalling
  • Daily yoga and mindfulness practice: Morning hatha, evening yin/restorative, and pranayama

Awareness and Sustainability Retreat

Lipót, Hungary (Szigetköz Island, sustainable place – Hotel Orchidea)

Duration:

Focus: Individual and collective awareness through sustainability and wellness

Key Features:
  • Structured progression: From individual awareness (Part 1) to collective responsibility (Part 2)
  • Neuroscience integration: "Neuroscience of breaks" and stress management with the neuroscientific basis
  • Sustainability: Practical tips for reducing environmental footprint, methods for working together on a common goal (team building activity)
  • Mindfulness and yoga: hatha yoga, yoga nidra, silent walks, guided meditations and breathing exercises, forest bathing (Shinrin yoku)