Holotropic Breathwork -weekend retreat
13.-15.3. Villa Christine, Raasepori
Price of the retreat (inc. vat 25.5%):
(10€ discount from all ticket groups for HB Finland ry members)
Higher income:
400€ / Earlybird 350€ (until 22.2)
Middle income:
370€ / Earlybird 320€ (until 22.2)
Lower income:
290€ / Earlybird 240€ (until 22.2.)
Accommodation and food during the whole retreat (inc. vat):
2-5 person room 216€
1 person room 296€
Germundbyntie 12, 10520 Tenhola
Welcome to dive deep within in this full board retreat at Villa Christine! Holotropic Breathwork is a powerful method of self-exploration, which helps us to connect more deeply with our inner healing wisdom. During the retreat you can surrender to your inner process with your own pace and style in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space. On Friday we will land softly to the venue, meet the group and prepare for the inner journeys. On Saturday there will be two breathing sessions, in which each participant will be breathing in one session and sitting for the breather-partner in one. On Sunday we will have time to support the integration-process.
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The retreat will be held at Villa Christine in Raasepori (Germundbyntie 12, 10520 Tenhola, https://fi.villachristine.fi/). Accommodation and delicious vegetarian meals are included in the retreat price. A sauna will also be available. Please bring your own bed linens and towel (these can also be rented on site for €12).
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If you are arriving by public transport, local buses run from Tammisaari (Ekenäs) to Tenhola on Fridays, stopping near Villa Christine. On Sunday, we can take you back to Tammisaari if needed. We will also open a carpool list where you can find a ride.
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No previous experience of Holotropic Breathwork is required. We will use english and/or finnish languages, depending on the language of the participants. Translation is provided if needed.
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Preliminary schedule
Friday
16:30 Introductory lecture to Holotropic Breathwork (mandatory for first time breathers)
18:00-19:00 Registration and dinner
19:00-21:00 Opening the retreat, practices to prepare for the inner journeys
21:00 Own time / sauna
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-21:00 2 x Breathing sessions, starting the integration
21:00 Own time / sauna
Sunday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-14:00 Deepening the integration
14:00 Lunch
How to reserve your place in the Retreat:
1. Fill the Registration form and Medical form from the link below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yi37r_-u0JxQ9TrH5Gtxgop6HyWGqqEwp9zCa587Knw/
The purpose of the Medical form is to make sure it is safe for you to participate in the retreat and that we can support your process in the best possible way. Please answer honestly. If any question is unclear to you, ask us for clarification.
Your place will be confirmed after you have filled the registration and medical forms. We will send you a confirmation email after filling. Should the retreat be full, we will put you on a queuing list, from which we will inform you separately.
We arrange a short video call with new participants before the retreat. First time breathers needs to come also for the introductory lecture on Friday at 16:30 (voluntary for other participants)
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2. We will send an invoice closer to the retreat
If needed, you can also pay in installments, in which case do contact us beforehand.
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Price of the retreat (inc. vat 25.5%):
(10€ discount from all ticket groups for HB Finland ry members)
Higher income:
400€ / Earlybird 350€ (until 22.2)
Middle income:
370€ / Earlybird 320€ (until 22.2)
Lower income:
290€ / Earlybird 240€ (until 22.2.)
Accommodation and food during the whole retreat (inc. vat):
2-5 person room 216€
1 person room 296€
If you have problems with the payments or you would like to participate but your financial situation doesn’t allow it, just contact us so we can try to find a good solution. If you need to cancel your participation in the retreat for any reason, we will refund your payment fully if the cancellation is done before 1.3. If the cancellation is done after that, we will keep the 80€ as a reservation fee (if you get sick, we can refund the payment).
Because the breathing-sessions can be emotionally or physically intense, it is not recommended for safety reasons for pregnant women, people with heart-problems and very high blood pressure, with strong psychiatric illnesses, with ongoing spiritual emergencies, with recent fractures or surgical operations, with acute infections or epileptics. If you are not sure if this method is safe for you, consult your physician/therapist or contact us so we can discuss your situation.
Facilitators of the retreat
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Valde Orrenmaa
Certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (GTT)
Transpersonal therapists, cognitive brief-therapist, meditation-instructor, science of religion (M.A.)
Chairman of HB Finland ry
valdeorrenmaa.fi
Valde is a communal mystic living in Kaarina, who is drawn to depth and the practice of compassion. He has worked with individuals and groups in the areas of healing, inner growth, meditation, and holotropic states of consciousness. As a facilitator he has calm, gentle and strong presence, and passion to hold space for the entire spectrum of inner experiences. He graduated from the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2019 as a facilitator of Holotropic Breathwork. The holotropic perspective has given him a deep understanding of the inner wisdom present in everyone, as well as the importance of creating an accepting, supportive, and safe space for personal growth and therapy. Valde has worked as transpersonal therapists and cognitive brief-therapist from 2024. He has a masters degree in science of religion, and has specialized in unusual states of consciousness and experiences. He has also worked as a trainer and event coordinator at the Finnish psycare organization Kotilo, and has volunteered in terminal care. Valde finds joy in nature, meditation, dance, karate, climbing and in authentic connections with other beings.
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Jussi Alihanka
Certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (GTT)
Psychiatrist, Specialist in addiction medicine, integrative psychotherapist,
Vice President of HB Finland ry
https://minduu.fi/fi/profiili/jussi_alihanka
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Jussi is originally from Rymättylä in the Turku archipelago and now lives in Kemiönsaari. He graduated from Grof Transpersonal Training as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator in spring 2023 and co-founded Holotropic Breathwork Finland together with Valde in 2018. Jussi's interest towards altered states of consciousness and working with them has born out from personal integrative experiences. These experiences have also guided Jussi to explore different ways of perceiving and understanding the human experience. Key elements in Jussi's work are safety and the concept of 'Inner Wisdom', which seeks to describe the spontaneous tendency of the human body, mind and soul to heal and grow.
He believes that Holotropic Breathwork and its principles have a lot to offer for psychotherapy, healing, growth and increasing self-awareness and therefore aims to make the method better known and to increase its accessibility in Finland.
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Iida Hokkanen
Certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (GTT)
Body-oriented brief therapist, Certified breath coach, nature connection guide, Somatic Experiencing - Trauma therapist trainee, HR professional
Board Member and Social Media of HB Finland ry
Iida discovered Holotropic breathwork in 2019 and since then the method has been a significant part of her own healing journey. The safe, loving and empowering breathwork community has brought much depth and richness into her life and way of being and Iida is passionately working to build awareness and accessibility for the method in Finland.
Enabling holistic well being and body-mind-spirit coherence for individuals, groups and communities is Iida’s calling. She approaches people with an open heart and brings elements from nature, nervous system education and breath in her encounters with clients. Her ways for connecting with authentic self include exploring voice, movement, conscious breathing and experiencing the nature.
In her daily life Iida is a mother and a dog person.
