3 Day Midsummer Pagansim and Yoga Retreat in Nordfjordeid, Norway
Sacred Yoga Retreat in Norway
The Midsummer Retreat is a three-day weekend with yoga, ceremony, drum journey, creative workshops, and time in nature. The program weaves together Kundalini Yoga, meditation, ritual, song circles, folk dance, flower crown making, and just being out in nature. There is space between sessions to rest, swim in the fjord, walk, or simply enjoy the long summer days. Everything is guided, and no previous experience is needed. A strong emphasis will be on bringing forth playfulness and the inner child: singing, dancing, picking flowers, and a lot of laughing. This retreat is a unique collaboration with photographer Dagny Sunde. A private photo session with her is included in the price for every participant. During the weekend, you will have your own short shoot, where Dagny guides you and captures you in a present, natural moment. You will go home with a professional Midsummer portrait of yourself.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Daily yoga sessions
- Confidence workshop
- Morning meditation sessions
- Drum journey, song circle, and folk dance
- Flower crown workshop
- 2 nights accommodation
- Daily vegetarian meals
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
3 days with instruction in English
Average daily hours of activity: 5.5
Accommodation
The rooms are furnished with classic furniture, antiques and handmade Louis Seize beds. Capacity for 12 (22 if couples). Mattresses and duvets are of high quality, so your guests will be able to sleep without worries. The place has 5 bathrooms and 10 toilets, all newly built and adapted to the historical surroundings. The bathrooms are comfortable and are partly built as glass cabinets and have received the blessing of the antiquities authorities.
Program
Midsummer confidence
How often do you move through life with your shoulders pulled back and your heart shining forward? The society loves to tell you that you need this or that to be confident, to be worthy of being seen. Many of you forget your own beauty when you look in the mirror, overlooking what truly shines. The smile on your face. The light in your eyes when you do what you love. Photographer Dagny Sunde has a rare gift for bringing that confidence forward in people and capturing it through her lens.
On Sunday, she will share a few of her secrets with you. You will also have the opportunity to spend some private time with her and take home a once-in-a-lifetime Photo. Is there anything more Midsummer than picking flowers and placing them in your hair? For a moment, life can be very simple. Dagny will capture the gold in your eyes, so you can remember.
Intention
This retreat is an invitation into the heart. Into the place where you dare to pull your shoulders back, open your chest, and let yourself take up space in the world. You live in a culture that constantly whispers that you are too much or not enough. Too loud. Too soft. Too wild. Too sensitive. Here, you practice something different.
You practice blooming confidence. Through yoga, ritual, play, and presence, we awaken the heart. You will move your bodies and open your chests. You will breathe as if we belong. You will learn how to stand in ourselves without apology. And you will play.
Like children, you will swim, dance, sing, and pick flowers. You will let joy be medicine. You will remember that confidence does not have to be hard. It can be soft, radiant, and alive.
This is a space to come home to your own light. To root in your body. To bloom in your heart. To take your place in the world, just as you are.
-What will you gain?
- A better understanding of the energetics during the Summer Solstice time period.
- How to work with the body, mind, and spirit with confidence and joy.
- Visualisations and tools to connect with your heart.
- The grounding effect of participating in the ceremony.
- A weekend of recharge in a too-busy society.
- The magic and strength of gathering in a circle.
- A sacred meeting space for like-minded souls.
- A deep connection to the land, the seasons, and your own inner rhythm.
Daily schedule
Friday, 19th of June
- 14:00 Welcome circle
- 15:00 Yoga with Ellen
- 16:00 Yoga with Julia
- 17:00 Free time and possibility for Fjord Bath
- 18:00 Evening meal
- 19:30 Song circle and folk dance
Saturday, 20th of June
- 08:30 Morning meditation
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Kundalini yoga with Ellen
- 11:30 Lunch
- 13:00 Guided meditation and drum journey
- 15:30 Yoga with Julia
- 17:00 Free time and possibility for Fjord Bath
- 18:00 Evening meal
- 19:30 Song circle and folk dance
Sunday, 21st of June
- 08:30 Morning meditation
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Confidence workshop with Dagny Sunde
- 11:30 Lunch
- 13:00 Flower crown workshop
- 14:30 Fjord Bath
- 15:30 Summer solstice ceremony
Everyone will get some private shoot time with Dagny Sunde during the afternoon.
Instructors
Ellen De Wilde
Ellen has a deep passion for Kundalini yoga and for the connection between humans and nature, alongside a strong love for folklore, song, and the unseen world. Through the concept Kundalini X Paganism, Ellen creates spaces where you can follow the rhythms of nature and rediscover your place in the circle of life. She works with yoga, breath, ritual, and connection to the elements and spirits as pathways to inner peace and outer belonging.
Julia Haaseth
Julia is an amazing yoga teacher who will guide you softly through your body with yin and soma yoga.
Retreat location
As early as the 14th century, Løken was the family estate of Einride Simonson Lagmann, a magistrate in Bergen. The farm was also a noble estate in the period after the Reformation. From the 18th century, it has served as a magistrate's office. The current building was built in 1790. The magistrate's office was moved to the city center in the 1960s and was vacant in the municipality's ownership for almost 15 years. It was then transferred to the artist couple Inge Rotevatn and Siv Jørstad in 1974. They ran a cultural center and gallery in parts of the house and a private residence in the rest. Skrivergaarden is open for private parties, and is today served by local hosts who continue to operate in the same spirit. Focus on the timeless, the close, the homely, the arts and culture.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Delicious breakfast, lunch, and evening meals are served daily, accompanied by drinks and a variety of healthy snacks throughout the day, so that no one goes hungry. In alignment with the nature and intention of the retreat, all meals are prepared as healthy vegetarian and vegan dishes. Dietary restrictions and allergies are happily accommodated; simply inform the team in advance.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
What's included
- Yoga, meditation, and intentional activity with Julia and Ellen
- Circle work, ceremony, and drum journey
- Confidence workshop with photographer Dagny Sunde
- Flower crown workshop
- Delicious breakfast, lunch, and evening meals.
- Drinks and a variety of healthy snacks during the day - You will not go hungry here!
- 2 nights accommodation at the romantic, historic Skrivergaarden
- Private photo shoot + 1 digital photo with Dagny Sunde
- An opportunity to meet with like-minded people
- Room to relax and integrate
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Ålesund Airport, Vigra
73 km away from your destination
Transfer not provided
Sandane Airport, Anda
16 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
From Anda Airport (Sandane):
- 1 hour drive from Skrivergaarden
- Pick-up is possible (additional charge)
From Virgra Airport (Ålesund):
- 3-hour drive from Skrivergaarden
- Pick-up is possible (additional charge)
Arrival by car
- From Stryn: 0.75-hour drive
- From Ørsta: 1.5-hour drive
- From Ålesund: 2.5-hour drive
- From Førde: 1.5-hour drive
- From Oslo: 8-hour drive
- From Gardemoen Airport: 7.5-hour drive
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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