Holotropic Breathwork -retreat for therapists
Holotropic Breathwork -retreat for therapists (17.-19.1. Finland)
Welcome to dive deep within in this full board retreat at Villa Heponiemi, Karjalohja! This retreat is for therapists, to deepen your own inner process in a supportive and safe space.
The retreat might bring inspiration and tools also to your customer work with its philosophy of trusting the inner wisdom and giving space to spontaneous inner process, and of being a strong experiential method using expanded states of consciousness, although the focus is on your inner process. 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. We welcome any therapists; psychotherapists, art therapist, body-oriented therapists, brief therapists etc.
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 easy pace.
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 and support, group process and different kinds of preparing and integration supporting practices.
This full-board retreat is held in the beautiful Villa Heponiemi in Karjalohja, by the shores of Lake Puujärvi (Heponiementie 21, 09120 Karjalohja). The price includes delicious and healthy vegetarian meals, sauna and accommodation in a double room (for an additional €50, you can have your own room). The easiest way to get there is by car; closer to the retreat date, we will create a carpool list where you can look for or offer rides. If you are coming by public transport, we can pick you up from the Karjalohja Spa bus stop.
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.
Preliminary schedule
Friday
16:30-17:00 Registration
17:00-21:00 Opening the retreat, dinner, practices to prepare for the inner journeys
21:00-23:00 Own time / sauna
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-21:00 2 x Breathing sessions, starting the integration
21:00-23:00 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/128-Xw_vvnzlquWnZOajSmA6bZZj3Ar1Bv1MQFqRrNaM
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.
2. Pay the Deposit fee (100€) or the whole payment of the retreat
(Payment details below)
Your place will be confirmed after you have filled the registration and medical forms and paid the deposit fee (100€) or the whole payment of the retreat. We will send you a confirmation email after you have filled the forms and we have got your payment.
If you participate for the first time in our events, we will send you a video “Introductory lecture to Holotropic Breathwork” which you need to watch before the retreat. We will also interview all the new participants before the retreat. If you have any doubts or questions, just contact us. If you have been breathing with us before, but you would like to talk with us before the retreat, or if in your life situation has happened some changes we should be aware of, just contact us.
Payment information:
Price of the retreat (including the deposit fee 100€):
Full price: 450 €
Bank information
Account owner: Holotropic Breathwork Finland ry
Address of the company: Parkinkatu 7 as 1, 20500 Turku, Finland
IBAN: FI20 7997 7990 1619 57
BIC: HOLVFIHH
Amount(€): retreat price / deposit fee (100€)
Message: Retreat 1/25 + Your full name
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 pay just the deposit fee, you need to pay the rest of the payment latest in registration, where you can pay with cash or card. If you need to cancel your participation in the retreat, we will keep the reservation fee.
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
Valde Orrenmaa
Certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator (GTT)
Transpersonal consult, cognitive brief-therapist, 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 therapeutic states of consciousness. As a facilitator he has calm, gentle and strong presence. He graduated from the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2019 as a facilitator of Holotropic Breathwork and a transpersonal consultant. 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. Valde is a cognitive brief-therapist and 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, volunteered in terminal care, and is currently studying to become a mindfulness instructor. Valde finds joy in nature, meditation, music, dance, karate, 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.
