Holotropic Breathwork -retreat for people working in the therapeutical field
5.-7.2. Villa Mauritz, Tammisaari
Trollbölevägen 38, 10600 Tammisaari
“You cannot take your clients any further than you have gone yourself.”
— Jeffrey A. Kottler
Welcome to dive deep within in this full board retreat at Tammisaari! This retreat is intended for anyone working in a therapeutic field, including psychotherapists, brief therapists, occupational therapists, art therapists and dance/movement therapists, as well as psychologists, nurses, massage therapists, doctors and others who bring a therapeutic presence to their work with people.
Therapeutic work is, at its core, a meeting between two human beings. It calls not only for theoretical understanding and methodological skill, but above all for sensitivity, creativity, and the courage to be fully and authentically present. It is a lifelong journey of turning inward — observing and accepting one’s own reactions, emotions, and embodied experiences.
This retreat offers a space to pause and connect with yourself, to deepen into your inner process in a held, compassionate environment.
While the main focus is on your personal journey, the retreat may also provide inspiration and practical tools for professional work — drawing from a philosophy that trusts the wisdom within and emphasizes experiential, emotional, and somatic approaches to healing. We don't teach new therapeutic skills per se, but we can offer you a safe and supportive space where your “inner professional guidance” can take place, leading for example to unburdening your own emotional load or to discover new perspectives or inspirations.
This retreat is time for you and for your needs. 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 deepen the integration process with an easy pace.
This full-board retreat takes place in the charming seaside town of Tammisaari, at the Villa Mauritz -retreat place (Trollbölevägen 38, 10600 Tammisaari). If you’re travelling by public transport, bus 111 runs from Tammisaari to Västerby, which is a 7-minute walk from the venue. If needed, we can also pick you up from the bus station in Tammisaari.
The price for Villa Mauritz includes delicious, healthy vegetarian meals, sauna access, and accommodation in a shared room. If you prefer a private room, you can request one for an additional €70, although availability can only be confirmed closer to the retreat. For hotel-standard single accommodation, Hotel Seafront is located 2.8 km away and must be booked separately (https://hotelseafront.fi/). If you stay somewhere else than Villa Mauritz, you’ll receive a €54 discount on the accommodation fee charged by Villa Mauritz.
No previous experience in breathwork is required for the retreat. We will speak Finnish and/or English during the retreat, depending on the language skills of the participants. We can provide translation if needed.
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. The method consists of different therapeutic elements, such as specific kinds of music to support the inner process, intensified breathing, bodywork and emotional work, another person's compassionate presence, group process and different kinds of preparing and integration supporting practices.
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:
Fill the Registration form and Medical form from the link below, we will send you an invoice after it
https://forms.gle/UwRzYcCKLguc2KDa9
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.
If this is your first time attending an event organized by Holotropic Breathwork Finland ry, we will schedule a brief video call with you before the retreat. You're also welcome to reach out to us at any point if you have questions or concerns.
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.
Retreat fee:
€430 // Early bird €380 (until 31 December)
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Full-board accommodation at Villa Mauritz in a shared room: €216 (payable upon arrival)
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Private room: €70 extra (availability will be confirmed closer to the retreat)
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If you choose to stay elsewhere, you will receive a €54 discount on the Villa Mauritz accommodation fee.
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If you have any difficulties with payment, would like to pay in installments, or wish to attend but your financial situation makes it difficult, please contact us — we’ll work together to find a suitable solution.
Cancellation policy:
– More than 14 days before the event: the fee will be refunded, minus a 10% administrative fee.
– 14–2 days before the event: 75% of the participation fee will be refunded.
– Less than 48 hours before the event: 25% of the participation fee will be refunded.
Participation may be transferred to another person or to another event at no additional cost at any time.
In case of illness, participation will primarily be transferred to a similar future event. Partial or full refunds will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Accommodation and meal costs included in the retreat price are subject to the cancellation policy of the service provider.
Facilitators of the retreat
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.
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
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.
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 compassion, 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.
