Rikli’s relaxation park

For those seeking relaxation, we suggest a visit to Rikli's Relaxation Park in the immediate vicinity of the Rikli Balance Hotel, where you will find a place to focus on yourself and gather new strength. You can relieve your stress on Rikli's Barefoot Trail, and escape your daily worries by retreating into nature where you can embrace a tree and restore your well-being. By practicing yoga in the magnificent environment of the park, you will calm your thoughts and relax your body.

Location

Bled

Abounding options for relaxation

Shake off your worries and stress on the Rikli Barefoot Path.

Barefoot walking was part of the atmospheric treatment carried out at Bled in the 19th century by the Swiss natural healer Arnold Rikli. Patients walked barefoot for a maximum of 15 minutes every day, on dewy grass in the morning and on warm roads in the afternoon. We developed this Rikli method of treatment into Rikli's Barefoot Path. Walking barefoot is beneficial for the body's vital functions. By stimulating the points on the feet, which are connected to all vital organs in the body, we massage the internal organs and improve the flow of vital energy through them. Walking barefoot thus strengthens the immune system, helps overcome fatigue and relieve stress, has a pain-reliving and anti-inflammatory effect, stimulates blood flow, improves the functioning of the lymphatic system, accelerates metabolism, and also helps to detoxify the body.

Effects of eight different ground types

• Crushed stone from the embankments by Lake Bled invigorates the feet. • Forest moss from the forest on the hill of Straža Hill softens them. • Gravel from Jezernica, a stream that flows from Lake Bled, soothes the feet smooth. • Spruce needles from spruce trees from the Pokljuka plateau give them energy. • Stepping stones surrounded by thyme from the Pokljuka plateau soothe the feet. • Spruce cones from spruce trees from the Pokljuka plateau strengthen them. • Bark from trees from the forest on the Straža Hill strengthens the feet. • Mowed grass which was a ground type recommended by Arnold Rikli for walking during morning dew, refreshes them. While walking along the path, step off the path and treat your feet to a natural exfoliation in the sand pit.

Hug the tree and recover your health

Trees have a positive effect on well-being, they calm and re-energise you. Each tree has its own healing power, so find your tree in the park, hug it, cling tightly to its trunk and let yourself go to its beneficial energy. Effect: Living with nature, promoted by Arnold Rikli, has a beneficial effect on you. Immense life energy flows through the trees, which is good for the body and soul.

Beneficial effects of various trees

Embrace the birch Birch relaxes and calms the nervous system, alleviates rheumatic problems, eye and lung problems and restores mobility. If you are emotionally stressed, meditating under a birch tree will help you to balance yourself and thus enable you to make clearer decisions. Hug the lime tree The lime tree calms, relieves the effects of stress and increases concentration. You will feel that inner peace, tranquillity and composure spread through you. Embrace the spruce Spruce has a beneficial effect on the respiratory organs, kidneys and liver. It transforms nervousness and tension into inner peace and balance , and it accelerates the flow of energy. Hug a beech Beech helps improve blood circulation, regulates blood pressure, calms the stomach, strengthens concentration and resistance to stress. Embrace the oak Oak therapy lowers pressure, corrects the blood cell count and has a beneficial effect on vascular diseases. The proximity of an oak tree will also specifically benefit you if you work a lot or are chronically tired as it will supply you with new energy. Embrace the elm The elm is a distinctly masculine tree. But it only gives its power to those who fight to the end. Its energy can last for quite a few years. Elm wood was used for spears by medieval knights as it is durable and it simultaneously instilled courage and unwavering faith in victory.

Invoke inner peace with yoga

In modern times, yoga is one of the most common forms of relaxation and methods of recharging one’s energies. At the reception of the Rikli Balance Hotel, you can borrow a yoga mat and a brochure with exercises and embark on the journey to establishing inner peace. Effect: Follow Arnold Rikli's advice about moving in the fresh air. Calm your mind, relax your body and restore your well-being with yoga in the beautiful surroundings of the park.

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