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

• • Meditation / Tamara Ashley

• • Yoga Philosophy of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras with Måns Broo, included in weekly program

• • Pilates* with Hely Järvinen (additional workshop, 3 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

• • Yoga Philosophy of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras with Måns Broo, included in weekly program

• • Pilates* with Hely Järvinen (additional workshop, 3 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 Meri Takkinen

• • Astanga New Beginners with Meri Takkinen

• • Yoga for teens (ages 12-16): book the Ashtanga beginners class

• • Yoga for kids (ages 3-11, in Finnish) with Laura Torvinen

• • Evening meditation / Tamara Ashley

• • Meditation with Healing Bodywork combining Buddhist meditation with healing techniques from Finnish Energy Healing by Tamara Ashley (included in weekly program).
    Mind centering and Tibetan massage all aimed at 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, 4 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 / Tamara Ashley

• • Meditation with Healing Bodywork combining Buddhist meditation with healing techniques from Finnish Energy Healing by Tamara Ashley (included in weekly program).
    Mind centering and Tibetan massage all aimed at 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, 4 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 / Tamara Ashley

• • Astanga Mysore with Marke Murtomäki & Juha Javanainen

• • Astanga Intermediate Beginners with Tamara Ashley

• • Yoga for teens (ages 12-16): book the Ashtanga beginners class above

• • Yoga for kids (ages 3-11, in Finnish) with Jenna Rignell

• • Yoga sutra and Mantra chanting with Juha Javanainen (included in weekly program)
  • Art work combined with meditations / Tuuli Olkkonen

• • Mindfulness* with Marke Murtomäki, 3 classes, additional workshop (teaching in Finnish)

Other retreat classes, included in weekly program:

• Q&A on Astanga Yoga / Juha Javanainen & Marke Murtomäki
• Pranayama (5 sessions)/ Juha Javanainen
• Art work combined with meditations / Tuuli Oikkonen

• Week 1: Pilates for Yogis with Hely Järvinen (3 sessions)
• Week 2: Yin Yoga & Singing Bowl with Malina Pursiainen (3 sessions)
• Week 3: Mindfulness* with Marke Murtomäki (3 sessions, teaching in Finnish)

Additional (extra) workshops: 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 to Turku / Kaarina, change bus to Houtskari, see the timetable at Matkahuolto.fi (webpage also in English).
• 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 turnsT

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)
• Mindfulness/Marke (week 3, in Finnish)

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 meditatio

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

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• 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