Houtskari Island Summer Retreat, Finland, July 1-21 2024
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-21
Summer Feelings in the Finnish Archipelago
We started the Houtskari Summer Retreats with Juha in 2000. The archipelago between Finland and Sweden is stunning in the summertime. Sauna in the morning and evening gives a special Finnish vibe for the retreat as well as a delicious vegetarian meals.

Finnish sauna and dip into the ocean
It 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.
The retreat is family friendly with children yoga classes and activities. Yoga is taught also for the beginners and teenagers.

Children and adults playing volleyball
This is highly recommended for everyone who want to spend a peaceful and uplifting yoga holiday in a beautiful environment.
Retreat program
Choose 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.
Week 1: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga New Beginners,
Yinful Yoga, Yoga Philosophy of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 2: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga New Beginners,
Healing Lights Meditation, Pilates & Yoga, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 3: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga Easy Beginners,
Handstand & Inversions, Yinful Yoga, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Note: Petri, Juha and Wambui will be teaching together on the first and second weeks. On te third week there will be Juha and other main teacher (will be announced soon).
More information https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
Warmly,
Petri, Juha and Wambui
