GESUND GENIESSEN – simple and tasty recipes from the Marienkron kitchen for the whole family. echomedia buchverlag, € 29.90, available from the end of November
HEALTHY THROUGH FASTING
Is fasting healthy? The term is often associated with renunciation and deprivation. Yet fasting can be good for body and soul. At Marienkron Spa, an experienced team helps us focus on and learn to celebrate deceleration and regeneration. A path to joy. T
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The welcome is familiar and warm. The ambience in this generously designed spa house with its 20-hectare park in northern Burgenland radiates peace and security. Where nuns welcomed Kneipp guests 50 years ago, today it’s all about internal wellbeing. Fifteen nuns live in the neighboring convent, and their spiritual seminars complement the spa services. After all, you regularly take your car in for service, so why not do the same for your body? Health is a complex topic. Individual diets and fasting is the basis of every therapy concept at Marienkron. “Most of the time, people come with health problems,” explains the head spa doctor Dr. Ulrike Göschl. “That is why our therapies are WELCOME VIENNA
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