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SUMMARY:Houtskari Island Summer Retreat\, Finland\, June 29 - July 19\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Summer Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in the Finnish Archipelago\nAshtanga Yoga\, Pranayama\, Special Workshops\, Lectures\, Sauna and Outdoor Activities \nPlease check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/\nand Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!\n  \nWe started the Houtskari Summer Retreats with Juha Javanainen in 2000. The archipelago between Finland and Sweden is the most beautiful in the summertime. Sauna in the morning and evening with a sea dips and swimming gives a special Finnish vibe for the retreat as well as a delicious vegetarian meals. \n \nMysore practice at the Yoga Shala  \nHow to get there and the village life\nIt is easy to get there with the bus or car even if the trip takes about 5 hours from Helsinki. There is a bus stop right in the front of the resort. The Näsby town with harbor\, shops\, old church\, museums and restaurants are 10 min walking distance away. The local language is Swedish (or Finnish-Swedish) but many locals also speak Finnish and English fluently. \n \nSauna by the sea \nWeekly program overwiev\nOur summer yoga retreat offers something for everyone! We have led classes for beginners and mysore practice for more experienced Astanga practitioners. We also have classes for kids and teens\, as well as general yoga classes including philosophy\, pranayama\, and meditation. The retreat is international\, and teaching and meetings are primarily conducted in English. \nThe retreat is family friendly with children yoga classes and activities. \n\n\n\n \n Children and adults playing volleyball\n \nKids Yoga daily classes for different ages.\nRETREAT PROGRAM\nChoose your preferred weekly program from Tuesday to Sunday\, with each course including various classes such as pranayama\, meditation\, yoga lab classes\, and more. Your week starts with an arrival on Monday afternoon between 15:00-19:30\, followed by dinner from 18:00-19:30. The opening meeting of the week will take place on Monday evening from 19:15-20:15. \nWeek 1: Astanga Mysore\, Astanga Led beginners\, Astanga Beginners introductory course\,\nYinful Yoga*\, Yoga Philosophy with Måns Broo\, Yoga Teens\, and Yoga Kids. \nWeek 2: Astanga Mysore\, Astanga Led beginners\, Astanga Beginners introductory course\,\nMeditation to explore elements of personal evolution\, Pilates* & Yoga\, \nFinnish style of Energy Healing with Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley \nYinyoga with Tibetan singing bowls*\, Yoga Teens\, and Yoga Kids. \nWeek 3: Astanga Mysore\, Astanga Led beginners\, Yinful Yoga*\,\nYoga sutra & Mantra chanting\, Mindfulness\, Yoga Teens\, and Yoga Kids. \n(* Additional workshops with extra charge \nNote: Petri and Juha will be teaching Ashtanga Yoga together on the first and second week. On the third week there will be Juha Javanainen and Marke Murtomäki from Ashtanga Yoga Helsinki. \n  \nPlease check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/\nand Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!
URL:https://petriraisanen.com/event/houtskari-island-summer-retreat-finland-june-30-july-20-2025/
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