RETREAT - RETURN TO NATURE & SOUL JOURNEY

4-7. august 2022 – Sjövik, Sweden
Anne Mette Buch Bertelsen
BALANCED.DK

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Come into the Swedish forest for 4 days Retreat & Summer Soul Journey.
With nature, body and soul as our primary guide to conscious awareness we’ll embark on a transformational journey in a heart warm community. We’ll explore a wide range of soul craft practices as a pathway to magnify our lifeenergy and open a door to listen to the voice of your soul. Everybody are welcome.


The practice spring from nature-based cultures, ceremonies and rituals inside and outside. It is an intertwining of body awareness, soul, science and stories – old stories and new stories that can be medicine for our journey in life and our relationship to Nature. The retreat is woven from indigenous ways of knowing, scientific knowledge and the art of soul craft.


We explore practices that bridge a variety of traditions and a wide range of soul craft practices that magnifies our life and heart energy. Practices that focus attention so that attention becomes intention. It’s a journey to explore pathways to listen to the voice of your body, intuition and soul and how to ”embody your gifts”.

Each of us is born with a treasure, an essence, a seed of potential in the center of our own being. This tressure is yours to develop, embody and offer in this life. Your ”sacred work” is what nature-based traditions call our giveaway to our people and place”. If you long for a purpose and equally a way to carry that vision as a gift to others, this retreat has the potential to magnify your visio and path in life.


The retreat & explores and include:
* 4 days retreat in Wilderness
* Magical ceremonies & rituals
* Working with Nature’s Signs
* Intro to animism/shamanism
* Sauna ceremony
* Drum Journey
* Music, Rhythms & Dance
* Breathwork & Yin Yoga
* Meditation & Self Love
* Art of Touch & Energy work
* Sensory awareness & “open to power”
* Soul Poetry & Storytelling
* Ways to connect with your gifts & purpose
* 4-12 hour mini-vision quest in the forest
* Sharing in circles
* Delicious vegan eco food
* Long breaks; nap, walk, swim, and just be
* 4 days at Sjövik by a beautiful lake
* A community to belong to

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From head to feet we'll investigate the unexplored wilderness of our bodies and unfold limbs, mind and soul with movement, meditation, dance, yoga, breathwork, music, singing and silence. We’ll fell the heat in the sweat lodge and let our cells vibrate to the rythm of the drums. We’ll listen to our inner calling when we embark on a 4-12 hour mini vision quest in the forest. We’ll explore practices in groups, solitude in nature and sharing these experiences in circles.

The retreat is an opportunity connect with the medicin of nature, wisdom traditions and listen to your intuition. The Summer Soul Journey is experiential, intense and full of magic. It’s a circle to honor all of our relations and Earth as a gift. A place to remember, sense and fell that people and land are good medicine for each other.
Join a retreat in stunning surroundings at Sjövik – in a heart warm community.

PROGRAM
See the 4 day program below

PLACE
The retreat is held at the beautiful retreatcenter "Sjövik". Sjövik is a charming place from 1930 with a stunning lake, forrest and the natural world to explore all day. There’s 2 big houses, sauna and a very beautiful hall overlooking the lake. You will be accommodated either in a double room or single room. See guided tour at Sjövik with Anne Mette

WHEN
WEEK 31 2022
4 days & 3 nights
* Arrival: Thursday 4 th of August – arrival 2-3 PM
* Departure: Sunday 7 th of August 1 PM

PRICE

EARLYBIRD till 1 th of July 2022 (SAVE 500 dk.kr)

* TENT: 3600 dk.kr - bring own tent & sleeping bag (2 spots)

* STUDENTS/ SICK LEAVE: 3900 dk.kr - in doubleroom

* 2 PERS. ROOM – EARLYBIRD: 4600 dk.kr (price is per person) (6 spots)

* SINGLE ROOM – EARLYBIRD: 5100 dk.kr

* SINGLE ROOM with lakeview - EARLYBIRD 5500 dk.kr (2 spots)

The price covers the 4 days stay at Sjövik, all meals and teaching.
Transport and your personal insurance is not included

Your payment is you sign up for the retreat. You are welcome to pay in installments if you need it (max 2 installments).In case of cancellation, 1/3 of the amount is refunded or you can find a friend who participates instead of you.Please write if there is anything we should know about injuries, illness or other (eg stress, sick leave, knee injuries, epilepsy or other). Participation is at your own risk - both stay and teaching. Balanced disclaims any responsibility in connection with illness, injuries and the like. Please write to if you have anything to inform about before the retreat: hello@balanced.dk

TRANSPORT
CAR: We encourage to coordinate carpooling with other participants – info will be provided
TRAIN: You can take the train to Lammhult st. * From eg. Copenhagen Airport to Lammhult st (approx. 3 hours with train) You will be picked up at Lammhult station and driven to Sjövik (approx. 6 km) Find train tickets: sj.se

TRAVEL INFO
ENTRY / OUTBOUND SWEDEN / DK
* The retreat is in the wilderness - you can freely enter Sweden without covid19 test (rules from February 2022)

PARTICIPANTS
Maximum 16 persons
It does not require a covid19 passport to come – you’re free and welcome as you are!

FACILITATORS
Anne Mette Buch Bertelsen
My inspiration is nature, body and soul as our primary guide to conscious presence and vitality. Inspiration is especially nature based traditions and shamanism and practices that build bridges between cultures over time. Education from Esalen Institute in California, around the world and Denmark. Important teachers in shamanism are: Anette Høst & Sandra Ingermann. Meditation with Jesper Westmark & Christofer Germer. Modern dance/impro with Jenny Major, 5 Rythms at Esalen, Yoga and body work is various forms. I have 25 years of movement background and 10 years of teaching experience – 6 years of facilitating retreats. The common thread is also experience and education within HR (Cand. Soc. HRM), team management, consulting & coaching. A turning point in life in 2012 became a new starting point - therefore HR for me transformed into Human Retreat.

CO-FACILITATOR
Carina & Nicolai
Meet the couple who fell in love at Sjövik last year! We are both yoga teachers with a great love for yoga and the outdoors - Carina who enjoys teaching meditation and gentle flows with the breath in mind, rooted in the philosophy of yoga and life, and Nicolai who is a talented Yin yoga teacher with a soothing voice, challenging you to connect with your body and soul. We enjoy packing our tent and backpacks to venture into the Swedish and Danish forests, connecting with nature and experiencing the great silence. Carina is also a biologist, and Nicolai is a great fisherman. We’re excited to share our knowledge with you!

CONTACT
Anne Mette: hello@balanced.dk
(+ 45 20747922 (send a text/mail if you have questions and I’ll call you)

PROGRAM 
RETREAT - RETURN TO NATURE & SOUL JOURNEY
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THURSDAY 4 th of AUGUST
14.00-15.00: Arrival at Sjövik
15.00-16.30: Intro to Retreat (AM)
17.00-18.30: Forrest walk & Singing (AM)
18.30-20.30: Pause & Dinner
20.30-22.00: Sauna & Swim in the Lake (AM)

FRIDAY 5 th of AUGUST
7.30-09.00: Meditative Movement & Yin Yoga (AM)
9.00-10.00: Breakfast
10.00-12.00: Meditation & energy work (AM)
12.00-16.00: Lunch & Break
16.00-18.00: Nature & sensing elements (AM)
18.00-19.00: Light dinner (or fasting)
19.00 - ? Sunset meditation or Mini Vision Quest (AM)

SATURDAY: 5 th of AUGUST
9.00-10.00: Breakfast
10.00-12:30: Meditation, Dance & Drum Journey (AM)
12.30-16.00: Lunch & Break
16.00-18.00: Meditation & Art of Touch
18.30-20.30: Pause & Dinner
20.00-21.30.- Sauna ceremony & Singing

SUNDAY 6 th of AUGUST
7.30-09.00: Meditative Movement & Meditation (AM)
9.00-10.00: Breakfast
10.00-12.00: Circle & Outro (AM)
12.00-13.00: Lunch
13.00 Thank you & See you
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There can be changes in the program

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Mirjam’s words about participating in 2017 at Easter Retreat
”The retreat I’ve been at was amazing, mind blowing and incredible. There are actually no words to describe how amazing the setting, nature and Anne Mette is as an inspiring guide. I recommend to everyone to book a retreat. Your soul will love you forever for it!”
Mirjam, 2019
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“The breezes at dawn
have secrets to tell you
Don't go back to sleep!
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep!
People are going back and forth
across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch,
The door is round and open
Don't go back to sleep!”
― Rumi

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