BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:880bee4bf70eca0f977f789c676175a8 CATEGORIES:Course Calendar CREATED:20210807T121255 SUMMARY:Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat Period 2026 DESCRIPTION:Summer Ashtanga Yoga Retreat with Stefan Engström, Heidi Ruokoniemi, Isabe lla Nitschke and Tashi Dawa.\n (All Authorized level II by KPJAYI)  \n\nYo u can join our  retreat on the following dates below and stay for a weekend , a week, two weeks, or as long as you like.\nPossible arrival days are:  \ nJune: Thursday 18th, Sunday 21st and Sunday the 28th.\nJuly:  Sunday 5th,  Friday 10th Sunday 12th, Sunday 19th, Sunday 26th and Friday 31st.\nAugust: Sunday 2nd, Sunday 9th,  Sunday 16th,  Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd.\n\nThe re are two hours of yoga asanas in the mornings and one hour of pranayama i n the afternoons. Besides this standard Ashtanga programme we will focus on a specific subject every week or weekend!  (Approx an other two more hours per day). No additional fee for these talks and extra programme if not spe cially mentioned. \n\nProgramme & Dates\nWeekend Midsummer (Thursday 18 th till Sunday 21st of June). Ashtanga yoga asanas & Pranayama.\nTeache r Stefan Engström.\nWeek 26 (Sunday 21st till Friday 26th of June).  Ashtan ga yoga asanas & Yoga Sutra, Chanting and Meditation. (Pranayama self p ractise).\n Teacher Heidi Rukoniemi.\n Week 27 (Sunday 28th of June till Fr iday 3rd of July). \nAshtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yoga of Presence & amp; Wholeness. \n Teacher Stefan Engström.\nWeek 28 (Sunday 5th till Frida y 10th of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas & Pranayama and Function & Fo rm.\nTeacher Stefan Engström.\nWeekend early July (Friday 10th till Sunday 12th of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and introduction to Yoga of Presence & Wholeness.\nTeacher Stefan Engström.\n Week 29 (Sunday 12th till Friday 17th of July). Daily morning mysore style sessions and/or led c lasses. Each afternoon will include either an asana technique workshop or a lecture and discussion on a yoga philosophy theme. Afternoons are ended wi th guided relaxation and shorter meditation or breathing exercise.\n Teach er Isabella Nitschke.\nWeek 30 (Sunday 19th till Friday 24th of July). Asht anga yoga asanas, Pranayama and  Psychosynthesis.\n Teacher Stefan Engström .\nWeek 31 (Sunday 26th till Friday 31st of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pr anayama and Questions & Answers.\n Teacher Stefan Engström.\nWeekend la te July (Friday 31st of July till Sunday 2nd of August). Ashtanga yoga asan as & Pranayama and introduction to Yoga of Presence & Wholeness.\n Teacher Stefan Engström.\nWeek 32 (Sunday 2nd till Friday 7th of August).   Ashtanga yoga asanas &  Pranayama and Technical classes.\n Teacher Tas hi Dawa.\n Week 33 (Sunday 9th till Friday 14th of August).  Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yoga of Presence & Wholeness. \n Teacher Stefan E ngström.\nWeek 34 (Sunday 16th till Friday 21st of August). Ashtanga yoga a sanas & Pranayama and Function & Form.\nTeacher Stefan Engström.\nW eekend late August (Friday 21st till Sunday 23rd of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yin Yoga.\n Teacher Stefan Engström.\nWeek 35 (Sunday 23rd till Friday 28th of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas &  Pranayama an d Technical classes.\n Teacher Tashi Dawa.\n\nYou can combine a retreat wee k or weeks with one of the weekend workshops mentioned above.\n(For more in formation regarding the summer weekends please see each weekend event separ atly in Events & Fees). \n\nStefan is the owner and resident teacher of the Kadermo Conscious Living yoga retreat. He has been practicing Yoga asa nas since 1990 and holds an Authorized level II by KPJAYI. He has been teac hing Ashtanga Yoga since 1994. Read more about Stefan under home and teache rs.\n\nHeidi has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga since 2004 and teaching sinc e 2009. She is a student of Sri Sharath Jois and was authorized by him in 2 012 to teach both the Primary and Intermediate series. Heidi moved to India in 2013 and lived in both Mysore and Goa for seven years as part of an Ind ian family. She continued her yoga studies during this time and ran Ashtang a Yoga Goa between 2015 to 2018. In 2018 she began teaching at Sharath Jois institute in Mysore until moving back to Finland in November 2020. \n She is currently living in Helsinki, Finland and continues to teach there. You can read more about Heidi on her website: http://www.heidiryoga.com\n\nIsab ella is the owner and manager of Ashtanga Yoga Malmö based in southern Swed en where she runs a daily Mysore programme. She found yoga more than 18 yea rs ago following a running injury and the practice has since helped her hea l on many levels. Isabella has Sharath Jois’ blessing to teach the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga and has assisted him twice at the main shala in Mysore. She returns to India regularly to practice, study and to further develop her chanting skills and studies of yoga philosophy and Sanskrit.       Isabella is also a qualified yoga therapist for mental heal th, a lifestyle coach and relaxation therapist. She has devoted much of the past ten years to study and explore the effects of yoga on our nervous sys tem and our mental health - in particular how the practice can help increas e our resilience to stress and ability to self-regulate. Her teaching style is inclusive and aims to create a safe space for all students. She follows a gentle approach with particular focus on breath to cultivate sensitivity and awareness of the body and mind. Isabella has over 20 years of experien ce from working in health and fitness worldwide and has studied both anatom y and movement mechanics extensively. Read more about Isabella at https://ashtangayogamalmo.se/en/\nTas hi is coming from Australia. However she is also well know in Europe as she comes every year to teach for several months since many years.\n More abou t Tashi at https://www.tashidawa.com\n\nFees\nNormal Weekend (2 days, Frida y to Sunday) 330 Euro. \n Long weekend (3 days, Friday to Monday) 400 Euro. \n(For summer weekends please also see the weekend programme details for e ach event.)\n One week (5 days from Sunday to Friday) is 600 Euro.\n Two we eks (12 days) 1200 Euro, \n Three weeks (19 days) 1700 Euro.\n Four weeks ( 26 days) 2080 Euro. \n In case you would like to stay longer than 4 weeks p lease contact us about the price.\n\n There is also a possibility to pay by work-exchange. In case this would interest you then please contact us asp, as this is possible only for 3 people/season. \n\nIf you have been to our retreat before and bring a new student, both you and the new student will g et a discount of 40 Euro. This needs to be mentioned at booking.\n \n All l evels are welcome. Also complete beginners!!\n \n Travel instructions for t he summer retreat weeks\n ( For weekend workshops read the information for each workshop at Agenda & Fees)\n Arrival is on a Sunday at 5.30 p.m. a t Hanko railway station and departure is on a Friday at 2.30 p.m. \n There is a train connection from Helsinki to Hanko approx. at 3.30 p.m. The train journey to Hanko takes approx. 2 hours. \nA Taxi van will pick you up at H anko Main Railway Station at 5.30 p.m.  \n In case you are coming by car th en the address is Sandöströmmen 93A, 10900 Hanko. You can park your car saf ely at our harbour for the duration of your stay.\n\n What to bring\n Pleas e bring sheets. If you don't have a yoga mat you can use one of the yoga ma ts provided. Warm clothes and a flash light.\n Bring two towels. Soap for w ashing your clothes. Water bottle as it is recommended to drink a lot of wa ter during your stay.\n \n Enrolment \n The best way to make a reservation is by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak0c3a1b9 1eaeb3510578cc8b0e73d3038').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'i l' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy0c3a1b91 eaeb3510578cc8b0e73d3038 = 'Stefan' + '@'; addy0c3a1b91eae b3510578cc8b0e73d3038 = addy0c3a1b91eaeb3510578cc8b0e73d3038 + 'Kad 1;rmo' + '.' + 'fi'; var addy_text0c3a1b91eaeb3510578cc8b 0e73d3038 = 'Stefan' + '@' + 'Kadermo' + '.' + 'fi';document.getElementById('cloak0c3a1b91eaeb3510578cc8b0e73d3038 ').innerHTML += ''+addy_text0c3a1b91eaeb3510578cc8b0e73d3038+''; or by phone +358 40 5029811. Note! No What's App.\n \n Daily programme and Pay ment\n Contacte us by e-mail  and we will send you more detailed informatio n regarding programme and payment.\n \n Terms and conditions \n Make sure y ou have a valid travel insurance as insurance is not included in the price. \nIf you miss the arranged pick-up or departure be prepared to pay extra fo r a taxi and a water taxi.\n Cancellation fees will be incurred as follows\ n100% loss of payment if the student decides to not complete the workshop.\ n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Summer Ashtanga Yoga Retreat with Stefan Engström, Heidi Ruokoniemi, Isabella Nitschke and Tashi Dawa.
(All Authorized level II by KPJAYI) 

You can join our  retreat on the follow ing dates below and stay for a weekend, a week, two weeks, or as long as yo u like.
Possible arrival days are:  
June: Thursday 18th, Sunday 21st and Sunday the 28th.
July:  Sunday 5th, Friday 10th Sunday 12th, Sund ay 19th, Sunday 26th and Friday 31st.
August: Su nday 2nd, Sunday 9th,  Sunday 16th,  Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd.

There are two hours of yoga asanas in the mornings and one hour of pranayama in the afternoons. Besides this standard Ashtanga programme w e will focus on a specific subject every week or weekend!  (Approx an other two more hours per day). No additional fee for these ta lks and extra programme if not specially mentioned. 

Programme & Dates
Weekend Midsummer (Thursday 1 8th till Sunday 21st of June). Ashtanga yoga asanas & Pra nayama.
Teacher Stefan Engström.
Week 26 (Sunday 21st till Friday 26th of June).  Ashtanga yoga asanas & Yoga Sutra, Chanting and Meditation. (Pranayama self practise).
< /em>Teacher Heidi Rukoniemi.
Week 27 (Sunda y 28th of June till Friday 3rd of July). 
Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yoga of Presence & Wholeness. 
Teacher Stefan Engström.
Week 28 (Sunday 5th till Friday 10t h of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas & Pranayama and Function & Form.
Teacher Stefan Engström.
< /em>Weekend early July (Friday 10th till Sunday 12th of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and introduction to Yoga of Prese nce & Wholeness.
Teacher Stefan Engs tröm.
Week 29 (Sunday 12th till Frida y 17th of July). Daily morning mysore style sessions and/or l ed classes. Each afternoon will include either an asana technique workshop or a lecture and discussion on a yoga philosophy theme. Afternoons are ende d with guided relaxation and shorter meditation or breathing exercise.< br /> Teacher Isabella Nitschke.
Week 30 (Sunday 19th till Friday 24th of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and  Psychosynthesis.
Teacher Stefan Engst röm.
Week 31 (Sunday 26th till Friday 31st of July). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Questions & Answers.
Teacher Stefan Engström.
Weekend late July (Friday 31st of July till Sunday 2nd of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas & Pranayama and introduction to Yoga of Presence & Who leness.
Teacher Stefan Engström.
Week 32 (Sunda y 2nd till Friday 7th of August).   Ashtanga yoga asanas &  Pranayama and Technical classes.
Teacher Tashi Dawa.
Week 33 (Sunday 9th till Friday 14th of August). < /strong> Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yoga of Presence & Wh oleness.
Teacher Stefan Engström.
Week 34 (Sun day 16th till Friday 21st of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas &a mp; Pranayama and Function & Form.
Teacher Stefan Engström .
Weekend late August (Friday 21st till Sunday 23rd of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas, Pranayama and Yin Yoga.
Te acher Stefan Engström.
Week 35 (Sunday 23rd till Frid ay 28th of August). Ashtanga yoga asanas &  Pranayama and Technical classes.
Teacher Tashi Dawa.

You can c ombine a retreat week or weeks with one of the weekend workshops mentioned above.
(For more information regarding the summer weekends please see each weekend event separatly in Events & Fees).

Stefan is t he owner and resident teacher of the Kadermo Conscious Living yoga retreat. He has been practicing Yoga asanas since 1990 and holds an Authorized leve l II by KPJAYI. He has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga since 1994. Read more ab out Stefan under home and teachers.

Heidi has been practicing As htanga Yoga since 2004 and teaching since 2009. She is a student of Sri Sha rath Jois and was authorized by him in 2012 to teach both the Primary and I ntermediate series. Heidi moved to India in 2013 and lived in both Mysore a nd Goa for seven years as part of an Indian family. She continued her yoga studies during this time and ran Ashtanga Yoga Goa between 2015 to 2018. In 2018 she began teaching at Sharath Jois institute in Mysore until moving b ack to Finland in November 2020. 
She is currently living in Hel sinki, Finland and continues to teach there. You can read more about Heidi on her website: http://www.heidiryoga.c om

Isabella is the owner and manager of Ashtanga Yoga Malmö based in southern Sweden where she runs a daily Mysore programme. She found yoga more than 18 years ago following a running injury and the practice ha s since helped her heal on many levels. Isabella has Sharath Jois’ blessing to teach the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga and has assi sted him twice at the main shala in Mysore. She returns to India regularly to practice, study and to further develop her chanting skills and studies o f yoga philosophy and Sanskrit.       Isabell a is also a qualified yoga therapist for mental health, a lifestyle coach a nd relaxation therapist. She has devoted much of the past ten years to stud y and explore the effects of yoga on our nervous system and our mental heal th - in particular how the practice can help increase our resilience to str ess and ability to self-regulate. Her teaching style is inclusive and aims to create a safe space for all students. She follows a gentle approach with particular focus on breath to cultivate sensitivity and awareness of the b ody and mind. Isabella has over 20 years of experience from working in heal th and fitness worldwide and has studied both anatomy and movement mechanic s extensively. Read more about Isabella at https://ashtangayogamalmo.se/en/

Tashi is coming from Australia. However she is also well know in Europe as she comes every year to teach for several months since many years.
More about Tashi at https://www.tashidawa.com

F ees
Normal Weekend (2 days, Friday to Sunday) 330 Euro.
Long we ekend (3 days, Friday to Monday) 400 Euro.
(For summer weekends pleas e also see the weekend programme details for each event.)
One week (5 days from Sunday to Friday) is 600 Euro.
Two weeks (12 days) 1200 Eu ro,
Three weeks (19 days) 1700 Euro.
Four weeks (26 days) 2080 Euro.
In case you would like to stay longer than 4 weeks please con tact us about the price.

There is also a possibility to pay by work-exchange. In case this would interest you then please contact us asp, as this is possible only for 3 people/season.

If you have been to our retreat before and bring a new student, both you and the new student will get a discount of 40 Euro. This needs to be mentioned at booking.

All levels are welcome. Also complete beginners!!

Tr avel instructions for the summer retreat weeks
( For weekend workshop s read the information for each workshop at Agenda & Fees)
Arriva l is on a Sunday at 5.30 p.m. at Hanko railway station and departure is on a Friday at 2.30 p.m.
There is a train connection from Helsinki to H anko approx. at 3.30 p.m. The train journey to Hanko takes approx. 2 hours.  
A Taxi van will pick you up at Hanko Main Railway Station at 5. 30 p.m.  
In case you are coming by car then the address is Sand öströmmen 93A, 10900 Hanko. You can park your car safely at our harbour for the duration of your stay.

What to bring
Please bring sh eets. If you don't have a yoga mat you can use one of the yoga mats pr ovided. Warm clothes and a flash light.
Bring two towels. Soap for wa shing your clothes. Water bottle as it is recommended to drink a lot of wat er during your stay.

Enrolment
The best way to make a r eservation is by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript e nabled to view it. or by phone +358 40 5029811. Note! No Wha t's App.

Daily programme and Payment
Contacte us by e-ma il  and we will send you more detailed information regarding programme and payment.

Terms and conditions
Make sure you have a valid travel insurance as insurance is not included in the price.
If you miss the arranged pick-up or departure be prepared to pay extra for a t axi and a water taxi.
Cancellation fees will be incurred as follows100% loss of payment if the student decides to not complete the worksho p.

 

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