Petri Räisänen

Houtskari Island Summer Retreat, Finland, June 29 - July 19, 2026
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-19
Summer Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in the Finnish Archipelago
Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama, Special Workshops, Lectures, Sauna and Outdoor Activities
Please check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
and Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!

We 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.

Mysore practice at the Yoga Shala
How to get there and the village life
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.

Sauna by the sea
Weekly program overwiev
Our 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.
The retreat is family friendly with children yoga classes and activities.

Children and adults playing volleyball

Kids Yoga daily classes for different ages.
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 Led beginners, Astanga Beginners introductory course,
Yinful Yoga*, Yoga Philosophy with Måns Broo, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 2: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Led beginners, Astanga Beginners introductory course,
Meditation to explore elements of personal evolution, Pilates* & Yoga,
Finnish style of Energy Healing with Petri Räisänen and Tamara Ashley
Yinyoga with Tibetan singing bowls*, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 3: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Led beginners, Yinful Yoga*,
Yoga sutra & Mantra chanting, Mindfulness, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
(* Additional workshops with extra charge
Note: 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.

Please check more Information from https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
and Welcome to practice and enjoy the peaceful archipelago environment!

The Healing Nature of Ashtanga Yoga - Summer Retreat! Yoga in Salento, Italy, July 25 - August 8 2026
2026-07-25 - 2026-08-08 | Yoga in Salento, Zollino, Puglia, Italy
The Healing Space
Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat in Salento, Italy in July 25 – August 8 2026
with Petri Räisänen and Eva Ugolini
Yoga in Salento is a lovely yoga resort in Puglia, Italy. The resort is located in the quiet organic farm next to Zollino town. The coast and beautiful beaches are on the both sides about 30 minutes drive away. There are many old picturesque Italian villages around and the best Italian food, coffee and ice cream everywhere. There will be time to explore the surroundings in the mornings and afternoons.
The resort has their own kitchen and they make the highest quality vegetarian and vegan brunches and dinners for the retreat students.
The retreat is based on Traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice in a quiet, gentle and safe environment. Petri and Eva are focusing for a therapy and healing work as well as the vinyasa system and asana alignments. The retreat will be relaxing and informative Ashtanga experience.
Booking the Yoga and Accommodation through YIS (info@yogainsalento)
Accommodation will have a deposit payment when you are booking your room.
Registration for Yoga through Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com)
Yoga payments 350€ / week will be paid to Petri in cash upon arrival at the YIS office.
Early Bird before February 1 One week 290€ and Two weeks 560€
Please check more ore Info:
https://yogainsalento.com/2017/10/petri-raisanen/
https://petriraisanen.com/event/yoga-in-salento-italy-july-27-august-10-2024/

Ashtanga tradition with care and compassion.
Welcome all level of yogis and yoginis!
We are looking forward to seeing you in YIS, practice and talk more soon.
With peace and care,
Petri, Eva and YIS team

Eva Ugolini in Pasasana
(first position of the Intermediate series)

Eva Ugolini Bio
Her deep love and dedication for Yoga starts 20 years ago while immersing herself into Ayurvedic studies and since then both disciplines are a central part of her daily life.
Until 2022 she lived in Amsterdam where she held for over 10 years an Ashtanga Mysore Program with Claudia Pradella at the prestigious school Delight Yoga where she had the privilege to assist, study and learn from some of the most world renowned Ashtanga Yoga teachers.
Her main guide nowadays is Petri Räisänen who has a great role in bringing to her practice and teaching the elements of contemplation, inner quiet and a broader perspective towards yoga and its evolution over the past decades, and Eddie Stern who has opened a big window into how to experience the practice as a source of steadiness and self observation and as a tool of expansion of awareness in all aspects of life and being.
Today she very happily teaches Ashtanga Yoga and Ayurveda between Amsterdam and Rome as a way to share her love and dedication for these so unique disciplines that can enrich our lives with extraordinary vitality and creativity on all levels.
