Booking a Fasting Week: Arrival Days, Lead Time, and Dates

Key points at a glance

• Fixed arrival days on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday fit perfectly with the hours of the Tannerhof medical team's practice.
• Arriving on a Sunday saves valuable holiday days, because the second weekend is already fully built into the fasting week.
• The medical society for fasting and nutrition (ÄGHE), in which Tannerhof doctor Burgi von Mengershausen is actively involved, recommends a fasting duration of seven to ten days for lasting physiological effects.
• One to three relief days at home prepare the body ideally for the start of fasting on the day after arrival.

Why fixed arrival days support the fasting rhythm

The decision to do a Body Detox Heilfasten at Naturhotel Tannerhof often springs from a wish for clarity and a real reset for one's health. To guide this deep process safely and smoothly from the very start, the house keeps fixed arrival days: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. This structure is not an end in itself but closely matched to the hours the attending doctors are present. Because every fasting stay calls for precise medical supervision, this rhythm makes sure your intake consultation takes place right on the day after your arrival, before the actual fasting phase begins.

• On arrival day you settle into your hideaway in the mountains, move into your room, and ease in with a light vegetable plate in the evening.
• On the first fasting day, the morning after your arrival, the holistic medical intake consultation, including a precise bioimpedance analysis, checks your suitability.
• Only after this medical examination does the traditional Glauber's salt, a laxative salt for thorough bowel cleansing, set the actual fasting process in motion.

Alongside the medical safety, this timing has a subtle psychological effect. When guests arrive on fixed days, an unobtrusive, shared rhythm emerges. You meet as equals, share the first phase of the adjustment, and feel the strengthening power of a community that turns toward the essentials. This shared momentum makes going without easier and carries you through the first days of the fasting metabolism, while the body learns to switch entirely to its inner resources.

Planning holiday days wisely: Sunday as the ideal fasting start

Anyone wanting to anchor a deep regeneration in the calendar usually first counts holiday days. At Naturhotel Tannerhof this practical step can be arranged pleasingly wisely, especially when the choice falls on the medically supervised Body Detox Heilfasten. Arriving on a Sunday spares your personal holiday account in the ideal way: because the following weekend is firmly built into the eight-day flow of the Basic programme, the break does not claim a second working week.

This well-considered rhythm is no coincidence but closely woven into the house's medical concept. The recommended arrival days of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday follow precisely the hours of the in-house medical practice. Because the actual fasting start begins the day after arrival with the medical intake appointment, the medical team makes sure your body is optimally supported from the very first second.

• Sunday: relaxed check-in from 3 pm, arriving in your personal hideaway in the mountains, and a nourishing vegetable plate in the evening.
• Monday: medical intake with bioimpedance analysis and the classic start of Buchinger fasting.
• Tuesday to Saturday: supported therapies, guided walks in the Bavarian mountains, and deep regeneration for the metabolism.
• Sunday: mindful reintroduction of food, followed by check-out by 11 am for a relaxed journey home.

With this structure, exactly five holiday days are enough to give the body a regenerative break of eight days. The weekend frames the fasting week harmoniously: you arrive in calm on Sunday, glide into the new rhythm without everyday pressure, and return home strengthened the following Sunday. Anyone choosing the more extensive ten-day Advanced programme ideally picks an arrival on Tuesday or Thursday, to make the best use of the weekends for their own regeneration here too.

Lead time and booking routes: how to secure your fasting date

Certain times of year carry a special longing for a fresh start. Early spring and golden autumn above all awaken in many guests the wish to give the body a conscious break and leave the old behind. Because these phases are much sought after for the Body Detox Heilfasten, planning in good time with enough lead is advisable. Anyone wanting to secure their preferred date and the right room in our hideaway in the mountains, Naturhotel Tannerhof, should ideally plan several months ahead.

Two straightforward routes to your personal fasting break are open to you at the Tannerhof. If your decision is already made and you have your preferred period clearly in mind, you can reserve the desired programme directly online. If, on the other hand, you would still like advice on the various accommodations, on medical details, or on the right depth of programme, the path leads via a personal enquiry directly to our team, who take time for your individual needs.

• The direct booking route: if you already know your fasting period and preferred room category, simply reserve your programme online and get immediate clarity.
• The personal enquiry: for questions about pre-existing conditions, room details, or individual wishes, get in touch via our enquiry page so that we can advise you personally.
• The preparation up to arrival: after a successful booking, you receive all the essential details for your journey from us, along with valuable recommendations for the relief days at home.

Because a good start does not begin only in Bayrischzell. As soon as your fasting date is fixed, the phase of inner attunement begins. For the actual fasting start we point to our recommended arrival days of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday: these follow the practice hours of our house, so that your fasting begins the next day, well supported, with the medical intake appointment. Until then we accompany you beforehand with valuable prompts for the relief days at home.

What happens after booking: from preparation to arrival

The path into a new sense of the body does not begin only on arrival in Bayrischzell. Within your own four walls you gently attune to your upcoming fast with one or two relief days. A light diet of steamed vegetables, apples, or rice signals the coming change to the body, relieves the digestive system in advance, and noticeably eases the physiological adjustment. This careful preparation reduces the typical adjustment complaints of the first days and paves the way for a deep regeneration.

• Arrival and check-in: on your chosen arrival day (Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday) we welcome you from 3 pm at the reception of Naturhotel Tannerhof. You move into your room or cabin in calm, to arrive first of all.
• The first evening: to round off the transition harmoniously, we serve you a light, warm vegetable plate in the restaurant in the evening, an ideal close to your last easing-in day.
• The start of fasting: the next day your active Body Detox Heilfasten begins. After the medical intake consultation you drink the Glauber's salt, which as a mineral laxative sets the thorough bowel cleansing in motion and dampens the sense of hunger.

With this gently paced rhythm, we at the Tannerhof make sure your fasting metabolism, your fluid balance, and your circulation can adjust in a controlled way and without unnecessary strain. The course of the fasting week, carefully structured by our attending doctors, gives you the medical safety you need for your personal retreat. So the rush of everyday life gives way, step by step, to a deep inner calm.