❥MINDFULNESS & SILENCE – DAY RETREATS ❥
~ Day retreats in beautiful Hvammsvík or downtown Reykjavik at magical Reykjavik yoga
Coming retreats:
❥A time to recharge, reflect and re-connect with yourself❥
❥SILENCE & NATURE – PRANAYAMA & MINDFULNESS DAY RETREAT SUNDAY 1:st October in Hvammsvík❥
~ Silent day retreat with pranayama (breathing techniques), meditation, yoga, hot springs and food
A mindfulness silent day retreat is the ideal opportunity to spend time with yourself, away from your ‘to do’ list and your mobile phone. A time to recharge, reflect and re-connect with yourself.
Camilla and Vala will mindfully guide you through the day with focus on pranayama, different breathing techniques, meditations, yoga, walking meditation and eating meditation. There will be a safe space for you to connect with your innermost being and give the body an opportunity to recover, rest, and refill.
No prior knowledge is required. We will enter the silence during a meditation and exit it together during a meditation. There is a lot of exciting research that shows the many health benefits of going into silence once in a while: The parts of the brain (hippocampus) that have to do with memory, learning, focus and well-being are stimulated.
WHEN
Sunday 1:st October
~ 10-11:30 entering silence, morning class with focus on pranayama (breathing exercise and movement, yoga).
~ 11:30-12:00 mindful walk.
~ 12:00-13:00 mindful lunch.
~ 13:00-14:30 afternoon class with focus on pranayama and meditation (breathing exercise and stillness).
~ 14:30 breaking silence, snack/te or coffe.
~ 15:00 access to Hvammsvík Hot Springs
WHERE
➳ Hvammsvík Nature Resort & Hot Springs are located in the middle of the Hvalfjörður “Whale fjord”, on route 47, only a 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík city center.
FOR WHO?
➳ Anyone who is curious about the silence and self care. We will enjoy a nourishing day, with time to rest, restore, reconnect and refill❥ You don’t need any previous experience of silence, meditation or yoga.
FACILITATORS/YOUR TEACHERS
~ Camilla Strandmark, Mindfulness and Yogateacher, nurse.
~ Vala Thorsteinsson, Psychologist with speciality in trauma.
PRICE
➳ 27900 ISK
➳ Price includes 5 hours mindfull guiding in yoga and meditation, lunch (soup; vegetarian or seafood option with bread and butter/hummus) afternoon snack and entry into the Hot Springs. (Please note that transport, drinks and additional food is not included in the price).
READ MORE ABOUT THE RETREAT: https://hvammsvik.com/event/silence-nature-day-retreat/
WELCOME
Camilla, Vala & Hvammsvík crew.
~ Silent slow retreat ~ an afternoon with Silence, Yoga & Meditation at Reykjavikyoga 14:th of October 13:30-16:00
~ Welcome to a mindful urban afternoon retreat in Downtown Reykjavik at Reykjavik Yoga. During 2,5 hours we will immerse ourself in healing soft yoga and meditation wrapped in healing silence✨
❥A time to recharge, reflect and re-connect with yourself❥
WHEN?
➳ Sunday 14:th of October 13:30-16:00
HOW/WHATS INCLUDED?
➳ We will enjoy the magical silence together for 2,5 hours. We will practice a soft, slow, long class with fokus on mindfull awareness with yoga, pranayama, meditation and rest. We will use essential oils during the class and a face massage is included in the practice.
We are ending the class with some light snacks (raw balls) before we say goodbye.
WHERE?
➳ Reykjavik Yoga, Frakkastugur 16, downtown Reykjavik
FOR WHO?
➳ Anyone who is curious about silence, slowing down, give yourself rest and practice self care. We will enjoy a nourishing day, with time to rest, restore, reconnect and refill ❥ You don’t need any previous experience.
RETREAT GUIDE
➳ Camilla Strandmark, Mindfulness and Yoga teacher, nurse.
PRICE:
➳ 6500 ISK (included 2,5 hours practice and raw ball snacks).
BOOK YOU SPOT: ➳ Here (limited spaces)
You are so very welcome🙏🏼
Camilla & Reykjavik Yoga
❥SILENCE & NATURE – YOGA NIDRA & MINDFULNESS DAY RETREAT SUNDAY 19:th Novemeber in Hvammsvík❥
~ Silent day retreat with yoganidra, mindfulness, hot springs and food
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~ A mindfulness silent day retreat is the ideal opportunity to spend time with yourself, away from your ‘to do’ list and your mobile phone. A time to recharge, reflect and re-connect with yourself.
Camilla and Vala will guide you through the day with various mindfulness techniques: meditations, yoga (yin-and restorativeyoga), walking meditation, eating meditation and body scanning. There will be a safe space for you to connect with your innermost being and give the body an opportunity to recover, rest, and refill.
No prior knowledge is required. We will enter the silence during a meditation and exit it together during a meditation. There is a lot of exciting research that shows the many health benefits of going into silence once in a while: The parts of the brain (hippocampus) that have to do with memory, learning, focus and well-being are stimulated.
WHEN
Sunday 19:th November
~ 10-11:30 entering silence, morning class with focus on body awareness, slow yoga and yoganidra.
~ 11:30-12:00 mindful walk.
~ 12:00-13:00 mindful lunch.
~ 13:00-14:30 afternoon class with focus on yoganidra and meditation.
~ 14:30 breaking silence, snack/te or coffe.
~ 15:00 access to Hvammsvík Hot Springs
WHERE
➳ Hvammsvík Nature Resort & Hot Springs are located in the middle of the Hvalfjörður “Whale fjord”, on route 47, only a 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík city center.
FOR WHO?
➳ Anyone who is curious about the silence and self care. We will enjoy a nourishing day, with time to rest, restore, reconnect and refill❥ You don’t need any previous experience of silence, meditation or yoga.
FACILITATORS/YOUR TEACHERS
~ Camilla Strandmark, Mindfulness and Yogateacher, nurse.
~ Vala Thorsteinsson, Psychologist with speciality in trauma.
PRICE
➳ 27900 ISK
➳ Price includes 5 hours mindfull guiding in yoga and meditation, lunch (soup; vegetarian or seafood option with bread and butter/hummus) afternoon snack and entry into the Hot Springs. (Please note that transport, drinks and additional food is not included in the price).
READ MORE ABOUT THE RETREAT: https://hvammsvik.com/event/silence-nature-day-retreat1/
WELCOME
Camilla, Vala & Hvammsvík crew.
Camilla Strandmark
Camilla is a yoga and mindfulness teacher from Sweden that recently moved to Iceland. Her background is in medicine, as a nurse, she now brings the healing parts from medicine into yoga and mindfulness. She is RYT certified 500 from YFL, with speciality in restorative, yin, vinyasa, nidra, prenatal, medical yoga and yoga for cancer. Certified Mindfulness teacher (MBSR Mindfulness based Stress Reduction), medical acupuncturist, coach and owner of yogamindonline.se
She integrates yoga in daily life, and uses yoga as a powerful tool for health. She has, herself, experienced the medical healing parts of yoga and mindfulness when she went through breast cancer.
Camilla’s experience is that ones yoga practice evolves as one goes through life and she strifes to meet her clients where they are. The awareness and mindful connection with your inner self is the focus of every class.
“Yoga and Mindfulness help us become more present and aware, make us a little friendlier. Meeting myself on the mat strengthens me, teaches me to listen, accept, be curious, let go, move on and make changes big and small – it affects how I relate to life and the world around me”.
Vala Thorsteinsson
Vala is a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and grief. Her masters degree in the University of Amsterdam and training was with adults but her passion is working with children, teenagers and their parents which she has done in a primary health care facility and, since 2018, at Litla Kvíðameðferðarstöðin.
She has also been a member of the Red Cross – Iceland trauma team.
Vala uses Trauma focused–cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR in her work. She is on the board of EMDR-Iceland and is the Icelandic representative for EMDR-children&adolescents in EMDR Europe.
As a way of having a more balanced life she loves doing yoga in her living room, bathing in the icecold sea and practising breathwork. She has also attended various workshops in compassion-focused therapy and mindfulness with teachers such as Paul Gilbert, Deborah Lee and Margrét Arnljótsdóttir.