Holotropic Breathwork -retreat: Embodied Wisdom, Body as a Healing Path
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Welcome to connect with your embodied wisdom in this special full board Holotropic Breathwork -retreat in Elontuli! We are delighted to have Carol Villalon as our lead facilitator for this retreat to take us on the healing journey through music, body and inner world!
Welcome to dive deep within during this full-board retreat at Elontuli. In this retreat, we combine Holotropic Breathwork with profound somatic practices. We are honored to be joined by Carol Villalón—an experienced Holotropic Breathwork facilitator, art and Gestalt therapist, creator of the Deepdance method, and DJ—who will guide us on a healing journey through music, body and inner world.
On Friday, we will arrive at the venue, meet the group, and begin connecting with our embodied wisdom. On Saturday, we will deepen the journey with two Holotropic Breathwork sessions, where each participant will breathe in one session and serve as a sitter for a partner in the other. On Sunday, we will continue with somatic practices to support the integration process.
The retreat will be held at Elontuli, Karjalohja (https://elontuli.fi/en/,
Merkniementie 94, 09120 Karjalohja). We have also access to sauna and lake. If you come with public transport, we can pick you up from bus stop Saukkola or Nummijärvi for extra cost, more detailed information is here: https://elontuli.fi/en/how-to-get-here/. We will also open a carpool list where you can find a ride.
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.
Holotropic Breathwork is a profound method of self-exploration and therapy, where the full depth and range of human experience is welcomed. The practice is grounded in a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental setting, where is given space to a spontaneous inner process guided by your inner wisdom.
Preliminary schedule
Friday
15:30-16:30 Introduction lecture to Holotropic Breathwork (mandatory for first time breathers)
17-18 Lecture: embodied wisdom
18-19 Dinner
19-21.30 Opening circle and evening program
Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-21:00 Breathing sessions, foods and evening circle
21:00 Free time/sauna
Sunday
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Deepening the integration
12:00-14:00 Closing the retreat and tips for going back home
14:00 Lunch
How to reserve your place in the Retreat:
1. Fill the Registration form and Medical form from the link below
https://forms.gle/rJFEMUqT7CUb6GGM6
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.
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 15:30 (voluntary for other participants)
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 severe 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.
2. Pay the payment of the retreat in the link below
https://holvi.com/shop/holotropic/
Price of the retreat:
The total cost of the retreat consists of two parts:
- Retreat fee
- Accommodation and food (paid separately to the venue)
Retreat fee:
We want to keep the event as accessible as possible, so we offer three pricing options. You can choose the price that fits your situation.
Supporter price: 420€
Standard price: 360€
Supported price: 280€
Early bird discount: –€50 (until August 16)
If you are able to pay the supporter price, you help make supported places available for other participants.
Accommodation and food during the whole retreat (inc. vat):
(paid separately to the venue Elontuli)
2-5 person room 240€
1 person room 320€
Your place will be confirmed after you have filled the registration and medical forms and made the payment of the retreat fee. We will send you a confirmation email after you have filled the forms and we have got your payment.
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 needed, you can also pay in installments, in which case do contact us beforehand.
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
Carol Villálon Martín
Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator (GTT)
Artist, therapist, DJ
ARTIST · THERAPIST · DJ
www.deepdance.org
instagram.com/carolvillalonmartin
Carol, born in Barcelona, is a multidisciplinary artist and professional DJ whose passion for music and art has shaped her journey toward consciousness and personal growth.
Trained as an art therapist in 2010 and certified as a Gestalt therapist in 2015, she directs an art therapy school and collaborates in Gestalt training programs. She also co-facilitates Claudio Naranjo’s Enneagram process (SAT) in Spain.
Since 2006, she has worked in personal growth and created the Deepdance© method, developing it in Barcelona and Spain since 2010, including a dedicated training program. Introduced to Holotropic Breathwork© in 2013, she is certified with the Grof Transpersonal Training (GTT).
Carol lives in Barcelona, offering spaces that combine dance, music, art, and spirituality — always committed to social change through an intersectional, gender-sensitive perspective.
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
ihmenergia@gmail.com
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.
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