Castle Trautenfels

The New Planner Cross as a viewpoint is located on the Planneralm and can be reached via the Plannerseeweg in about 30 minutes and 200 meters of elevation gain. From here, a summit experience and a wide view up to the distinctive Grimming are offered.

The Planneralm is the highest ski and mountain village in Styria, situated between 1,600 and 2,000 meters above sea level. Geologically, the Planner, as it is called by the locals, is characterized by schist. In summer, hiking trails, 3D archery, a larch distillery, and a variety of medicinal herbs attract visitors. Masterwort, mountain mint, larch, blackberries, Icelandic moss, arnica, wild heather, raspberry bushes, thyme cushions, lady's mantle, and many more can be discovered along the way. Additionally, movement in the pure, low-pollen high-altitude air is particularly relieving for allergy sufferers.

THE RESONANCE EXERCISE
OUTER SPACE – INNER SPACE

For You

• Find your own SPACE – similar to the exercise at the Ägydius Church. Try different spots along, above, or below the New Planner Cross.
• Widen the outer SPACE: stand stable in a safe position, perceive the air and the wind, then swing your arms back and forth around the spinal axis, while finding the now appropriate tempo.
• Expand the inner SPACE: breathe in for 5 counts, hold the air for 5 counts, and breathe out for 5 counts, then immediately breathe in again (without pause).

For Couples, Groups or Families

• Perform the arm-swing exercise together, alternating between standing still and moving with a "360-degree view" of the group.
• A "moving group picture" is created, which changes at every moment and simultaneously generates different spatial perceptions of width and closeness.
• In the exercise, couples face each other with or without eye contact, perceiving their own reaction to the movement of the other.

THE IMPACT ON YOUR HEALTH

Focus

• Allergy relief
• Mental strengthening
• Movement 

Physically

• Spinal rotation, breathable
• The back rotation energizes the cardiovascular system.
• The intervertebral discs are regularly pressed and then pulled up in rotation so that an exchange of cell fluid with new nutrients can take place.
• The faster the exercise is performed, the more it strengthens endurance. The group variation additionally energizes and promotes spontaneous reaction speed – with successful moments! 

​​​​Mental

• Experiencing space
• Perceiving space

HEART QUESTION
Can I take up my space? At which spot does my breath flow easily, where do I feel the 5-count breath space, the holding of my breath, as particularly pleasant? What defines this spot? Can I let the lightness of my heart radiate into the wideness? How far does it radiate?

RECOMMENDED TOUR
This Nature.Power.Place. is along the following hikes:

• Plannerseeweg

LOCAL TIP

• Larch Distillery 
• Ruins of Ägydius Church