Dracula’s Retreat


4 Days Dracula’s Meditation and Hiking  Retreat in Transylvania

Break free from the stress and the pressures of the modern world with this extraordinary meditation retreat in Transylvania. Here, you will be able to clear and calm your mind, as well as get fitter and stronger.

Throughout your stay, you will enjoy healthy and organic traditional Transylvanian cuisine and explore the Transylvanian culture, history, and Dracula’s story and castle. Improve your mind and body in the Carpathian Mountains!

GO WILD, RECLAIM YOUR NATURE AND NURTURE INNER PEACE

This retreat is open to everyone. However, if you have trouble running or hiking a few miles, it would be better to skip this one.

Otherwise, you may prefer to sit out on the difficult hiking sessions and participate in the ones more accessible to you.

We will be out in nature most of the day. Alexandra will be taking you through some wonderful places in and around Bran village, for natural movement fitness training, hiking and tourism – including Dracula’s Castle.

Alexandra will emphasize basic yet challenging, mindful movements, particularly ground movement with amazing benefits for overall mobility and stability, among other physical activities.

You will enjoy:

  • Hiking in the Carpathian Mountains
  • Visiting Dracula’s Castle and the village
  • Natural Movements fitness coaching (logs, rocks and trees included!)
  • Trail running
  • Meditation
  • Organic, home grown food
  • Barbecues
  • And more

Highlights

  • Guided meditation
  • Hikes in the Carpathian Mountains
  • Enjoy a visit to Dracula’s Castle and the traditional village
  • Natural movement fitness, running, posture, and health coaching
  • Trail running in the forest, working with branches, obstacles, and logs
  • Daily organic, home-grown meals served
  • 4 nights accommodation
  • Airport transfers
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    Strength training lifting rocks

Fitness Levels

Alexandra Merisoiu from Dracula’s Retreat and The Merisoiu Technique Institute and Richard, one of Dracula’s Retreat guests answer the question of how fit you should be to participate in Dracula’s Retreat.

Dracula’s Retreat is for you if you want to get a taste of the outdoors, the mountains and the Transylvanian culture. Regardless of your fitness levels, even if you have never been in a gym in your life, you can perform the exercises at your level.

Don’t let the videos put you off, some of the people in the videos have never been in a gym and have never exercised more than running after a bus. Yet, they were excited to carry a log around and throw a few rocks. You too can do this!

If you wish to create a fitness plan to vamp up your fitness for Dracula’s Retreat just drop us a line at support@themtechnique.com and we will help you get fit for the retreat.

 

Prices And Bookings

WHEN
Dracula’s Retreat will not take place in 2018. If you’d like to hear from us when we are back fill in our contact form and we will get back to you when we have scheduled the next Dracula’s Retreat. To fill in our contact form click here.

HOW MANY: 10-15 participants

HOW MUCH: £449 / weekend / person (excluding flights, see what’s included and what’s not).

Discounts available for groups or families of 3 or more.

Dracula’s Retreat is also available for corporate weekend getaways, team building and group trips. Get in touch for more information.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW

Reserve your place with a £150 deposit (plus PayPal processing fees). The rest of £299 (plus processing fees) is to be paid at least 60 days before departure.

Accommodation

During Dracula’s Retreat, you will stay at Vraja Muntilor (Magic of The Mountains) 10 min walk from Bran Castle and Bran Village. Vraja Muntilor is a pension hotel which features all the facilities you need to have a comfortable retreat, including fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning, TV and WiFi

You will have a room for yourself or you can share with a friend. Rooms have their own bathroom and tv.

Your room

  • one room per person (or couple)
  • own bathroom
  • Air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi connection (depending on your network there is also 4G available)
  • TV in room

Vraja Muntilor

  • 10 min walk from Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle)
  • kitchen
  • big garden
  • barbecue

Looks good? To book today click here.

Itinerary

This retreat near Dracula’s Castle and in the middle of the Carpathian Mountains will give you a unique opportunity to relax. The mountains are not manicured, fenced, and off limits. When you go hiking, you just go. You will leave behind all the worries, frustrations, and the modern world and walk into the wild, along paths and old villages, with the spirit of the ancient Carpathian Mountains.

This retreat is open to everyone. However, if you have trouble running or hiking a few miles, it would be better to skip this one. Otherwise, you may prefer to sit out on the difficult hiking sessions and participate in the ones more accessible to you. You will be out in nature most of the day.

Alexandra will be taking you through some wonderful places in and around Bran Village for natural movement fitness training, hiking, and tourism. She will emphasize basic yet challenging mindful movements, particularly ground movement with amazing benefits for overall mobility and stability, among other physical activities.

Day 1 Friday

At 15:00, you will be picked up at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to arrive at the inn around 21:00.

Day 2 Saturday

In the morning, there will be a stretching and mediation session.

At noon, you will visit Dracula’s Castle in Bran Village.

Finally, late afternoon, there will be natural movement fitness fundamentals coaching to develop your body and turn your weak points into strengths in the nearby forest. We will lift logs and throw rocks, just as a gym workout but more interesting. Everyone works at their own level.

Day 3 Sunday

Today, you will enjoy an all-day hike in the mountains, coaching, and guided meditation at the top and the end of the hike. Water bottles will be provided.

Day 4 Monday

In the morning, there will be a mobility and flexibility class in the garden. You will stretch with yoga and Tai Chi type movements and practice guided meditation for relaxation.

We then have breakfast, relax and visit the village for last minute souvenirs and get ready for departure to Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP). We will arrive at the airport around 3:00-4:00 pm local time. Please purchase your return tickets for Monday evening.

Activities Included

  • Hiking in the Carpathian Mountains
  • Visit to Bran Castle, known as Dracula’s Castle (excluding entrance fees)
  • Visit to Bran village
  • Other touristic activities (excluding entrance fees)

About Alexandra Merisoiu

Alexandra Merisoiu, The Body Engineer, is the Founder of The Merisoiu Technique – Institute Of Health And Human Movement, Move Wild Academy and Dracula’s Retreat. She is also a qualified Low Back Pain Management and Prevention Exercise Instructor .

She has set up Dracula’s Retreat for the active individuals who wish to explore other countries while enjoying the outdoors fitness activities, hiking, local food and making new friends.

She specialises in working with runners, beginners and advanced, who want to run faster, further, with less effort and fewer injuries. This is done through natural movement fitness and running technique and mechanics drawn from the many disciplines Alexandra has studies throughout the years, including long distance running

Since 1995 she has explored how the body and mind works. She has done this through using many different sporting techniques and working with a wide variety of highly respected coaches. Throughout her Martial Arts career she has achieved 3rd Dan Black Belt in Karate Shotokan, runs her own Karate club and is IJKA 2017 triple World Champion, 2016 WMO Martial Arts British National and European Champion. She still competes at an international level.

It is through these learnings, and drawing inspiration from respected natural movement names such as MovNat, IdoPortal and POSE Method of running among many others, that she has created The Merisoiu Technique and has established her own unique transformational programs that incorporate thousands of years of knowledge with Natural Human Movement.

Alexandra’s mission is to challenge the status quo of how to achieve the truly strong, fit and powerful body a runner needs to perform at their best level. This is done through building strong, lasting foundations in the natural outdoor environment; reducing the risk of injuries and educating people on the power of the fundamentals of natural human movement and running mechanics.

CREDENTIALS

Sandan 3rd Dan Shotokan Karate

Level 4 Low Back Pain management and prevention exercise specialist

Level 3 Exercise Referral (working with GPs who refer patients to her)

Level 3 Personal Training

First Aid Qualified

Certificate in Psychology in Human Intimacy

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Location

Dracula’s Retreat takes place near Dracula’s Castle in Bran, Transylvania in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains.

Nearby places

  • Bran Castle aprox 1.5 km
  • Bran Village aprox 1 km
  • Rasnov Citadel aprox 15 km
  • Piatra Craiului National Park

Features

Activities

  • Hiking nearby
  • Table tennis
  • Trail running nearby

General

  • Air-conditioned rooms
  • Barbecue facilities
  • Garden
  • Kitchen

Services

  • Free Wi-Fi

Food


On Dracula’s Retreat you will be enjoying traditional Romanian food, which means home-grown, organic vegetables, lots of fresh vegetable salads, local meat, as well as cheese, soups, broths, and barbecues. The food is locally grown. Breakfasts and dinners are included in the price.

For special dietary requirements, please send The Merisoiu Technique Institute an inquiry before booking.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

There is only one lunch, on Saturday, when we are out in town to visit Dracula’s Castle and you may wish to have lunch at a restaurant. Otherwise we can arrange lunch for you at the guest house.

Sunday we are on the Great Hike. Upon request we can provide packed lunch. However, so far, no one ate on the hike. We all had lunch at the hut at the top of the mountain. But it can be arranged on the day at no extra cost for you.

The following dietary requirements are served and/or catered for:

  • Organic
  • Other dietary requirements on request (i.e vegetarian, vegan)
  • Regular (typically includes meat, dairy and fish)

(If you have special dietary requirements its a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation)

Things To Do (optional)

  • 5D cinema
  • Eat out at local restaurants and pubs in Bran village
  • Visit local museums
  • Visit the Haunted House in Bran village

What’s Included

  • Dracula’s Retreat t-shirt
  • 3 breakfasts (covers the whole event)
  • 3 dinners (covers the whole event)
  • 3 nights accommodation
  • Coaching and training sessions
  • Barbecues
  • Hike in the Carpathian Mountains
  • Meditation
  • Packed food for the Sunday all-day hike (upon request)
  • Transfers between Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) and Bran
  • Transport to and from other touristic attractions in the area (if applicable)
  • Visit to Dracula’s Castle and the traditional village

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

  • Additional activities
  • Airfare
  • Drinks
  • Lunches (only needed Saturday, Sunday is hiking day and lunch can be provided on request)
  • Personal expenses
  • Touristic attractions

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How to get there

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) by 4 pm on either Thursday or Friday, depending on which weekend retreat you choose.

Transfer from and to the airport is included. The Merisoiu Technique Institute will pick you up from the airport and bring you back to the airport.

Return will be at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) early afternoon on Monday or Tuesday (depending on which weekend retreat you choose.) around 2 pm (subject to traffic).

Prices And Bookings

WHEN
Dracula’s Retreat will not take place in 2018. If you’d like to hear from us when we are back fill in our contact form and we will get back to you when we have scheduled the next Dracula’s Retreat. To fill in our contact form click here.

HOW MANY: 10-15 participants

HOW MUCH: £449 / weekend / person (excluding flights, see what’s included and what’s not).

Discounts available for groups or families of 3 or more.

Dracula’s Retreat is also available for corporate weekend getaways, team building and group trips. Get in touch for more information.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW

Reserve your place with a £150 deposit (plus PayPal processing fees). The rest of £299 (plus processing fees) is to be paid at least 60 days before departure.