Yoga program

Your retreat 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, where you will have an introduction to the retreat place, program and services.

• Astanga Mysore with Petri Räisänen & Juha Javanainen
• Astanga Intermediate Beginners with Tamara
• Astanga New Beginners with Tamara
• Yoga for teens (ages 12-16): book the Ashtanga beginners class above
• Yoga for kids (ages 3-11, in Finnish) with Malina Pursiainen
• Yoga Philosophy of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras with Måns Broo, included in weekly program
• Pilates* with Hely Järvinen (additional workshop, 3 classes)
• Seven homecomings meditation* with Wambui (additional workshop, 2 classes)

Other retreat classes, included in weekly program:

• Q&A on Yoga and its methods / Petri & Juha
• Asana and breath labs / Petri & Juha
• Pranayama / Petri & Juha
• Meditation / Tamara Ashley

• Astanga Mysore with Petri Räisänen & Juha Javanainen
• Astanga Intermediate Beginners with Wambui Njuguna
• Astanga New Beginners with Wambui Njuguna
• Yoga for teens (ages 12-16): book the Ashtanga beginners class
• Yoga for kids (ages 3-11, in Finnish) with Laura Torvinen
• Healing Bodywork with techniques from Finnish Energy Healing by Petri Räisänen & Tamara Ashley (included in weekly program).
  Mind centering and promoting well being and balance through the natural elements of the body-mind. Class includes optional hands on bodywork with partners. Bring a blanket & yoga mat.
• Yinyoga and Tibetan Singing Bowls with Malina Pursiainen
  (* additional workshop, 3 classes)
• Seven homecomings meditation with Wambui (* additional workshop, 2 classes)

Other retreat classes, included in weekly program:

• Q&A on Yoga and its methods / Petri & Juha
• Asana and breath labs / Petri & Juha
• Pranayama / Petri & Juha
• Evening meditation / Wambui

• Astanga Mysore with Marke Murtomäki & Yiouli Spanoude
• Astanga Intermediate Beginners with Tamara Ashley
• Yoga for teens (ages 12-16): Join the Ashtanga beginners class
• Meditative Art and Paint Workshop (materials 35€ per person) / Tamara Ashley and Tuuli Oikkonen
• Mindfulness evening meditations with Marke Murtomäki, (teaching in Finnish)

Other retreat classes, included in weekly program:

• Pranayama (5 sessions Tue-Sat)/ Tamara
• Chanting pop-up sessions with Yiouli

• Week 1: Pilates for Yogis with Hely Järvinen (3 sessions)
• Week 1: Tibetan meditation with Tamara (2 sessions)
• Week 2: Yin Yoga & Singing Bowl with Malina Pursiainen (3 sessions)
• Week 2: Seven homecomings meditation with Wambui (2 sessions)
• Week 2: Art and painting technique Workshop for Children&Teens (7-17 yrs) with Tuuli Oikkonen (5 sessions)
• Week 3: Meditative Art and painting technique Workshop (material payment 35 €) with Tamara Ashley and Tuuli Oikkonen

Note on Additional (extra) workshops above: you may book 1, 2, 3 or even 5 sessions (if available) per week.
Special price for Retreat attendants, also drop in,  limited number of space.
Book the extra workshops or drop-in sessions in advance!

Arrive between 15:00 – 19:30 (note: there is ferries on the way from Parainen to Houtskari)

• Rooms available from 15:00 
• Morning bus from Helsinki (7:00) to Turku (Catedral bus stop time 9:00), change bus to Houtskari (leaves from Turku bus station 9:10) arrives Houtskari 12:30. See all the travel connections at https://matka.fi 
• Evening meal between 18:00 –19:30
Info meeting at 19:15–20:15
• introduction of teachers, assistants, and house staff of the week
• Saaristokoulu houses, area and general info of the week
• Program of the week
• Practice times and Karma yoga turns

Morning

• Astanga Mysore style
  • Practice between 5:30 – 9:00
• Led Astanga Yoga classes
  • New beginners 9:30 – 10:30
  • Led level 2 beginners 8:00 – 9:15
• Kids yoga:
  • For 3-6 yrs & 7-11 yrs 10:30 – 12
• Yoga Philosophy / Meditation / Chanting 
  • Time 11:15 – 12:30

Additional workshops 16:00 – 17:15 (Tue, Thu, Sat – extra charge)
• Pilates for Yogis/Hely (week 1)
• Yinyoga with singing bowls/Malina (week 2)
• Seven Homecomings meditation/Wambui (week 2)
• Chanting pop-up sessions/Yiouli (week 3)

Afternoon classes 13:30 – 18:15
• Possibility for private questions with the teachers
• Discussions on yoga, progress, and health
• Asana/pose techniques – Asana Lab
• Pranayama breathing methods and practices

Evening classes 19:15-19:45
• Evening meditation

Activities
• Playground field for volley ball and badminton / birdie
• Bring your own freetime indoor and outdoor games, slecklines etc.
• Grass field for kids soccer next to the Näsby village

Sauna
• Sauna every morning & evening

Bicycles, boats, kayaks, SUP-boards, walking etc

• Kayaks (2) and SUP boards (2) to rent at the Reception
• Free rowing boats (2), ask the rowing paddles at the Reception
• 200 m distance to Näsby
– Old wooden church.
– Wooden village house museum.
– Boat museum by the sea.
• 300 m to Näsby village center
– M-minimarket
– Boat harbour with cafe Skagen
– Village
• 4 km to sightseeing tower Borgbacken 
• 6 km to Restaurant & Cafe Hyppeis Värdshus with B&B
• 10 km to Ferry harbour

• • Chefs: Maria and Marcus

• • Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner

• • The menu (mostly vegan) is planned by a professional chef

• • Dairy free option always available (dairy products are all in all used only in small quantities)

• • Let us know about your special diet or allergies with registration

• We will make the Retreat together: we will keep the Yoga Shala and Dining hall and our private rooms clean by ourselves
  • this will be Karma Yoga e.g. Yoga of work for each others, which is part of the Retreat program

Sunday program
• Morning yoga and lectures before the lunch
• Closing of the retreat week 12:30 
• Lunch 12:30-13:30
If you are leaving on Sunday
• check-out of the rooms and cottages 13:00
• bus from Houtskari to Turku / Helsinki
If the yoga retreat goes on and you will stay the next week
• Sunday evening meal 18:00 –19:00
• sauna 17:30–21:30