"Reset" Yoga retreat in Sweden
Yoga and relaxation in nature
Join us on weekend retreats in Denmark and Sweden.
We are at, among other places, "The Forest Calls" and in my own Swedish house for small groups. Here it is possible to get away from the stress and hustle of everyday life, recharge, and do a "reset".
Through yoga and ayurveda you will get inspiration for a more meaningful and holistic lifestyle - small steps in the "good direction" that you can use in your everyday life afterwards. We practice lots of yoga, bathe, go for walks and eat delicious sattvic food (vegetarian "high prana" food/Indian). You will be introduced to exciting philosophical/yogic themes, and not least we will do an exciting Fire ceremony also called a Fire Puja. A Vedic practice that is transformative and healing.
How much yoga do we achieve?
Friday evening: Restorative & Prana Nidra session.
Saturday morning: Kundalini yoga
Saturday afternoon: Yin Yoga
Saturday evening: Bakti Yoga (Fire ceremony)
Sunday morning: Vinyasa Flow .
Gather your own group of friends
You also have the option to gather your own group of 6-8 people and book a weekend just for you! We will tailor a mini retreat specifically to your wishes and level.
If you gather your own group , you can choose between three retreat models:
Yoga and meditation weekend
is a weekend of deep practices that release the mental layer called manomaya kosha. Yoga, pranayama and meditation are the path to inner peace and clarity. We do this through the cleansing effect of yoga. We challenge ourselves with kriyas which are breathing techniques that release grief, stress and trauma on deep levels. I give a lecture on a yogic topic either: The eight limbs of yoga or The five koshas We cook Vedic food in groups.
Price: 2,800,- per person (8 people)
Yoga & Ayurveda Weekend
is a weekend focusing on Ayurveda, health and balance.
We will do a Workshop where you will find your dosha and what it means for you in terms of diet, lifestyle, etc. We will go into the many health and detox routines of Ayurveda, dinacharya, ojas, etc. You will receive recipes/brochures/papers to take home. We will cook delicious Vedic food in groups.
Price: 3250,- (for 8 people)
Yoga, Ayurveda & Beauty Weekend
is a super delicious self-pampering weekend for women with a focus on beauty, vitality and natural body care. We do a dosha quiz so you can find your body's constellation. Tips for dosha oils, fragrances, baths, yoga, exercise, diet etc. We make our own Ayurvedic Skin Food. Everything we use for the body is made from natural ingredients without synthetics, which you can easily mix together on a weekly basis and keep in the fridge.
We make lotions, cleaners, tonics, aroma oil blends, anti-aging oils, - everything to suit your skin/your dosha.
We apply face masks/packs. We undergo an anti-age Marmapoint massage (self-massage) and also give each other hand and/or facial massage. You will receive: brochure with recipes, glass bottles and jars with your products to take home.
Price: 3,500,- (for 8 people)
High Prana food
At all my retreats, Vedic cooking is part of the experience. We make delicious Vedic food with high prana (energy) content. Vedic food is easy to digest, vegetarian and contains warming spices that optimize digestion. We make delicious stews, chutneys, sauces and salads. For breakfast we make bircher muesli and porridge with homemade almond milk, berries, honey and sprinkles - and it all tastes heavenly!
Holistic Yoga & Ayurveda
I teach holistic yoga, which means that I introduce philosophical/yogic themes that provide material for self-reflection and personal growth. This part of yoga belongs to Patanjali's yoga system: The Eight Limbs of Yoga. I have completed a postgraduate course as an Ayurvedic counselor and the principles of Ayurveda are included in the basic principles of my yoga teaching.
Ayurveda is referred to as the sister science of yoga.
Prices
Prices vary depending on the type of tournament and where it is held. Please contact me for info.
You provide your own transport and live in a shared room.
A little yoga nerdiness about Fire Puja
A thousand-year-old Vedic fire ceremony
Fire Puja is one of the oldest Vedic practices – sacred, transformative and healing. When we gather around the fire, we don’t just meet physically. We meet in something much bigger.
The five elements
In the ceremony, all five elements are represented. Herbs and ghee - clarified butter - are offered to the fire, transformed by its power and rising as smoke: essence and fragrance that merge with the atmosphere. It is visible alchemy. Matter that becomes formless.
What the fire symbolizes
The transformation in the fire reflects the same process we know from the two central concepts of yoga:
Tapas - the burning enthusiasm and inner fire that drives our practice
Sadhana - our spiritual path and daily discipline
Together they point towards Brahman - the transcendent reality behind all matter. The formless from which everything arises.
The energies of fire
Fire contains three vibrating energies:
Surya - the heat and power of the sun
Jyoti - the pure quality of light
Indra - the electrical energy
What is happening to us?
When we chant mantras, we ground ourselves and calm down. The heat from the fire softens the body. Watching the flames is in itself deeply meditative - and many experience that the fire symbolically burns away worries, suffering and anxiety, so that healing processes can begin in both body and mind.
Our ceremony in Sweden
When we hold Fire Puja in Sweden, we work with two special themes:
We write "letting go" notes - what we are ready to let go of and wishes and prayers - what we are inviting in. We take turns offering them to the fire while chanting the Gayatri mantra and a healing mantra.
The ceremony ends in silence. We sit and meditate to the sound of the crackling fire.
OM - OMM - OOOMMMMMMMM...
We chant the Gayatri mantra for the fire ceremony
You can see the text here and possibly find a Gayatri chant on youtube with Deva Premal and practice a little before the retreat if you want! When you chant, the brain frequency is lowered, we relax and the vibrations of the voice activate the parasympathetic nervous system....
Rest and repair response...
What's not to like! ! OM!!!