Activities and events on Lake Constance 2026

15 – 20 June 2026

5 – 9 October 2026

Monday, 15 June, 8.00 p.m. • Evening lecture – The mysteries of the gut microbiome:
Our digestive tract is home to an incredible number of bacteria. The latest scientific findings about this microbial world are currently revolutionising medicine and opening up new therapeutic possibilities. / Dr Robin Mesnage

 

Tuesday, 16 June, 9.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. • The scientific department will be opened for visit:
Members of the science team will be welcoming you to answer your questions and explain you their work in the realisation of scientific studies.

 

Tuesday, 16 June, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. • Microbial art workshop:
Join us for a unique microbiome art workshop where science meets creativity. Using real microscope images as inspiration, explore the vibrant ecosystem of the gut microbiome through collage and watercolor techniques. Let’s transform the unseen world within us into stunning visual art!

 

Wednesday, 17 June • Workshop:
How We Make DNA Visible (See weekly programme for times). 

 

Friday, 19 June, 8.00 p.m. • Evening lecture –FastForward presentation on the study for a better understanding of the crucial phase after fasting:
The new research study ongoing in our clinic aims to study how to improve the food reintroduction and help our patients adopting a healthy lifestyle after fasting. Practical tips for a better blood sugar control and mindful eating will be offered. / Marie Knufinke

 

Saturday, 20 June, 8.00 p.m. • Evening lecture – Recent scientific discoveries about this microbial world are revolutionising medicine and opening up new therapeutic possibilities and scientific research at the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinics:
 An overview of the major achievements of the scientific department to document the safety and therapeutic effects of the Buchinger Wilhelmi.

Workshop: How We Make DNA Visible (See weekly programme for times). 

 

Monday, 5 October, 7.30 p.m. • Evening lecture – Therapeutic Fasting and Women’s Health: Cycle Regulation and Peri to Menopausal Changes:
This scientific lecture presents current findings on the effects of therapeutic fasting on the female cycle as well as on peri and menopausal symptoms. It is based both on clinical data collected in our clinic and on international research findings, which are placed into a medical context. / Marie Knufinke

 

Tuesday, 6 October, 7.30 p.m. • Evening lecture – The mysteries of the gut microbiome: 
Our digestive tract is home to an incredible number of bacteria. The latest scientific findings about this microbial world are currently revolutionising medicine and opening up new therapeutic possibilities. / Dr Robin Mesnage

 

Wednesday, 7 October • The scientific department will be opened for visit:
Members of the science team will be welcoming you to answer your questions and explain you their work in the realisation of scientific studies.

 

Wednesday, 7 October, 10,00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. • Microbial art workshop:
Join us for a unique microbiome art workshop where science meets creativity. Using real microscope images as inspiration, explore the vibrant ecosystem of the gut microbiome through collage and watercolor techniques. Let’s transform the unseen world within us into stunning visual art!

 

Friday, 9 October, 5.00 p.m. • Evening lecture – FastForward presentation on the study for a better understanding of the crucial phase after fasting:
The new research study ongoing in our clinic aims to study how to improve the food reintroduction and help our patients adopting a healthy lifestyle after fasting. Practical tips for a better blood sugar control and mindful eating will be offered. / Marie Knufinke

English

14 – 27 June 2027

25- 31 October 2027

The focus is on hormones and menopause, from pre- through peri- to postmenopause. The program opens with an introductory lecture by Dr. Verena Buchinger, outlining the key themes of the week and providing a medical perspective on the interplay between hormones, the body, the psyche, and life stage. In the days that follow, medical lectures explore the physiological development of the female hormonal system and offer evidence-based perspectives on naturopathic approaches as well as the possibilities and limitations of bioidentical hormone therapy.

Running in parallel throughout the week, body oriented emotional work for hormonal health forms a common thread. In four consecutive workshop sessions, Wiebke Lehmann combines physical exercises including hormone yoga with emotional process work, addressing themes such as anger, shame, and guilt as resources for living feminine energy with greater clarity and strength. Complementing this, Birgit Bley offers practical guidance in a Hormone Food teaching kitchen, demonstrating how hormone friendly nutrition especially during peri and postmenopause can be integrated into everyday life, using high quality oils, medicinal herbs, and sustainable strategies. Movement is also firmly embedded in the program, including a focus on pelvic floor training, which is often particularly effective during fasting.

The psychological dimension of menopause is also addressed. Dr. Lisa Green, lead psychologist at the clinic, explains how this period of hormonal change can be seen as an opportunity for realignment. As maternal and nurturing hormonal patterns decline and social roles shift, many women discover new space to reconnect with their own needs, self care, and inner direction. The program is further enriched by current scientific insights. PhD Marie Knufinke presents the latest research findings on the relationship between therapeutic fasting, the female cycle, and peri and menopausal symptoms. The week concludes with an art workshop in the clinic’s art studio, offering a creative exploration of femininity and expression, and providing space to integrate the inner shifts that have been set in motion.

Monday, 20 July, 3:30 PM • Introductory lecture / Dr Verena Buchinger

Presentation of the week’s key themes and a medical overview of the interaction between hormones, body, mind, and life stages.

Tuesday, 21 July, 2:10 PM • Movement – Pelvic floor training / Christel Kessler

This is a physiotherapeutic continence training for women. The rhythm and strength of breathing are used to activate the pelvic floor, while mental and psychological self regulation is trained. Pelvic floor training improves bladder and bowel capacity and reactivates muscular continence support.

Tuesday, 21 July, 7:30 PM • Medical lecture / Dr Verena Buchinger

This lecture explores the development of the female hormonal system from premenopause through perimenopause to postmenopause. It also addresses naturopathic approaches and the possibilities and limits of bioidentical hormone therapy in an individual, evidence based, and holistic way.

Wednesday, 22 July, 3:00 PM • Session 1 – Femininity and hormonal health / Wiebke Lehmann

Femininity and hormonal health, including hormone yoga and reflection on symptoms.

Wednesday, 22 July, 5:00 PM & 7:30 PM • Teaching kitchen: Hormone food / Birgitt Bley

Hormonal balance on the plate. Learn how to influence your hormonal system through nutrition in a practical and scientifically grounded way, supporting energy, balance, and a positive body experience.

Friday, 24 July, 3:30 PM • Medical lecture / Dr Verena Buchinger

This lecture focuses on the development of the female hormonal system, as well as naturopathic approaches and the possibilities and limits of bioidentical hormone therapy, presented in an evidence based and holistic context.

Saturday, 25 July, 10:30 AM • Session 2 – Feelings / Wiebke Lehmann

Emotions as a force for transformation and the development of emotional awareness.

Saturday, 25 July, 3:00 PM • Art workshop / Joanna Klakla

“Roots, Growth, Blooming – The nature of womanhood”

As part of the Women’s Health Week, this workshop invites participants to explore feminine energy in a poetic and metaphorical way. Through plant and floral motifs, we approach the essence of femininity, rooting, blooming, growing, and unfolding. Artist Joanna Klakla presents selected works from her series “Growing Up,” currently shown in her solo exhibition “Metamorphoses” at the Städtische Galerie Fähnle in Überlingen. Her work serves as inspiration for the creative process. Using painting, drawing, and collage, participants create their own visual expressions, both powerful and delicate, grounded and in motion.

Sunday, 26 July, 2:00 PM • Autogenic training / Dr Lisa Green

Tuesday, 28 July, 2:10 PM • Movement – Pelvic floor training / Christel Kessler

Physiotherapeutic continence training for women, supporting breathing, body awareness, and muscular stability.

Tuesday, 28 July, 7:30 PM • Medical lecture / Marie Knufinke

Therapeutic fasting and women’s health, cycle regulation and peri to menopausal changes. This scientific lecture presents current insights into the effects of fasting on the female cycle and menopausal symptoms, based on clinical data from our clinic as well as international research.

Wednesday, 29 July, 3:00 PM • Session 3 – Anger: The sacred fire / Wiebke Lehmann

Anger as a source of primal energy, with exercises to reconnect with inner strength.

Thursday, 30 July, 9:00 AM • Art workshop / Joanna Klakla

A continued exploration of feminine energy through creative expression, inspired by natural forms and personal experience.

Friday, 31 July, 5:00 PM • Session 4 – Guilt and shame / Wiebke Lehmann

Embodiment of guilt and shame through creative and body oriented practices.

Saturday, 1 August, 7:30 PM • Workshop / Birgitt Bley

Workshop and product creation using high quality oils, medicinal herbs, and practical strategies for everyday wellbeing.

Wiebke Lehmann

Expert in the embodiment of holistic health, with a special focus on women’s health. She works with the transformation of destructive emotions such as anger, guilt, and shame into original inner strength. Her approach connects personal development, growth, nutrition, movement, and biographical work.

English

20 – 26 September 2026

Introduction seminar: Be Better – Live Better

Discover Sophrology as the science of happiness. Through training the body and mind, you develop calmness and wellbeing.

1. Workshop:Wellbeing and Stress

• Breathing and calmness: specific technique
• Questions and answers

2. Workshop: Wellbeing and Stress

• Releasing tension: specific technique
• Questions and answers

3. Workshop: Wellbeing and Stress

• Embodying the positive: specific technique
• Questions and answers

4. Workshop: Wellbeing and Stress

• A positive outlook towards the future: specific technique
• Questions and answers

5. Workshop: Wellbeing and Stress

• Gratitude: specific technique
• Questions and answers

German & French

23 – 28 November 2026

Irina Brook is an internationally acclaimed opera and theatre director known for her bold and innovative productions. Her work in opera has garnered attention at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, with recent highlights including her return to the Wiener Staatsoper for Don Pasquale and to Teatro alla Scala for La Rondine. She is set to make her Japanese opera debut with Carmen at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera. Brook’s opera career began with a successful debut directing Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte for the Nederlandse Reisopera.

She has since directed a diverse range of operatic works including Tchaikovsky’s Yevgeny Onegin at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and Verdi’s La traviata at Opéra de Lille and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Other notable productions include Handel’s Giulio Cesare at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Deutsche Oper, and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Wiener Staatsoper. Her work at Teatro alla Scala includes Die Sieben Todsünden & Mahagonny-Songspiel and Il matrimonio segreto. Born in Paris, Irina Brook grew up immersed in the arts, as the daughter of director Peter Brook and actress Natasha Parry.

She moved to New York at 16 to study acting with Stella Adler, making her stage debut in Off-Broadway productions before transitioning to directing. Her breakthrough as a director came in London in 1996 with Beast on the Moon, followed by several successful productions including Mrs Klein and All’s Well that Ends Well. Her French adaptation of Beast on the Moon, Une Bête sur la Lune, received critical acclaim and won five Molière Awards, including Best Director and Best Play. In 2003, she founded Irina’s Dream Theatre in Paris, through which she has toured globally with productions like Brecht’s Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, Marivaux’s L’Île des Esclaves, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Her work at major festivals includes the Salzburg Festival, Barbican Centre, Spoleto Festival, and her acclaimed production The Island Trilogy, which toured internationally. From 2014 to 2021, Brook served as the Director of the Théâtre National de Nice, where she continued to push artistic boundaries. In 2021, she was appointed Artist-in-Residence at Teatro Stabile del Veneto, where she premiered The House of Us, an interdisciplinary installation based on Hamlet.

She was also named Artist-in-Residence at Château d’Hardelot’s Elizabethan Globe Theatre in 2023. Brook’s contributions to theatre and opera have earned her numerous accolades, including the Chevalier and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and most recently, in 2023, the Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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