“There is no contradiction between using basic knowledge of anatomy and working intuitively and deeply in yoga.”

Join us for an intensive retreat designed for Ashtanga practitioners of all levels. Whether you’re just beginning or have years of experience, this retreat will help you build a healthy practice rooted in an understanding of movement. It’s especially useful if you teach or plan to teach yoga.

During our time together, you’ll explore the basic principles of movement as the relate to your Ashtanga practice: we’ll dive into how your muscles and joints function in forward bends, twists, backbends, and more. All asanas (yoga poses) contain a combination of these movements, and They will look different in each body according to a person’s range of motion and habitual patterns.

By understanding how your body moves, you’ll be able to adapt and do various asanas with or without modifications- and develop your practice constructively over time. On a deeper level you are working with breath and movement to unlock your body and mind from unconscious patterns and experience greater freedom and ease!

Come join us in Nøsen’s supportive and friendly environment to deepen your practice and knowledge!

This workshop gives you:

• Yoga practice sessions (Mysore practice or led class)

• Movement and self-adjustment workshops

• Question answers sessions

• Meditation and philosophy sessions

• 20 hrs Yoga Alliance CE credits (optional)*

Ellen Johannesen

Your instructor on this course is Ellen Johannesen; level 2 authorized by KPJAYI and one of Norway´s most experienced Ashtanga Yoga teachers. With more than 30 years of experience, Ellen teaches yoga based on her extensive background in movement, first as contemporary dancer and later as an advanced level Ashtanga practitioner. Ellen is deeply engaged in Eastern philosophy, holding an MA degree in Buddhist studies and Himalayan languages. She is well versed in the practices of the Himalayan yogis, speaks fluent Tibetan and works as both an oral interpreter and textual translator of Buddhism. She is a practitioner of the Vajrayana path of Buddhism and also pursues an interest in the scientific

research into the benefits of contemplative practices. In this context she has undergone extensive courses in Sadhana rituals, positive psychology, neuroscience and sustainable compassion. Ellen is a much -loved teacher of asana as well as philosophy and meditation. She runs Mysore classes, pilgrimages and retreats in Nepal and teaches regularly throughout Norway and internationally.  

More about Ellen: www.ashtanganepal.com

Instagram: @ashtanganepal

Contact: elljohan@online.no

Program

Thursday

• 17.00- 18.00 Led class

• 18.00- 19.00 Dinner

• 19.00- 20.00 Welcome to the workshop

Friday/Saturday

• 07.00 – 09.00 Morning meditation and Mysore/led practice

• 09.00-10.00 Breakfast

• 11.00 -12.30 Philosophy: meditation and the mind

• 13.00-14.00 Lunch

• 16.00-18.00 Movement workshop

• 18.00- 19.00 Dinner

Sunday

• 07.00 – 09.00 Morning meditation and Mysore practice

• 09.00-10.00 Breakfast

• 11.00 - 12.30 Movement technique, mobility and relaxation + summary, Q and A

• 13.00 Lunch and departure

* Those registered with Yoga Alliance will obtain 20hrs CE credits from this course

Price

Price is per person and includes teaching during the weekend, three vegetarian meals a day served as a buffet, complementary coffee and tea, and chosen accommodation type.

• Single room: 6600 NOK

• Twin room: 6000 NOK

• Double room: 6900 NOK / 12900 NOK

• Group room: 5100 NOK

Price does not include transportation from Gol/Fagernes.

Workshops

• Handstand technique and principles of efficient practice

  Introducing handstand concepts for beginners and advanced practitioners. Discussions on how to practice and build your workout in the most effective way. 

• Bent arm Floor strength 
  Pushup variations, intro to handstand pushups, 90 degree pushups and other variations. 

• Straight arm strength and skills
  Tuck planche – straddle planche. Press to handstand from beginner to advanced.

• Applied Back bending and upper body mobility
  From back bridges to hollowbacks, side bends + other skills. How to train, progress and learn cool skills. 

• Soft acrobatics, arm balances and strength flows
  How to use strength and individual skills to create flow and express creativity.

Prerequisites:

Wall assisted handstand

About Sondre Berg

Sondre Berg has been exploring, researching and training bodyweight strength, handbalancing, acrobatics and other loosely defined movement terms for nearly a decade. Since 2015 he has coached both adults and youngsters, from those who never did a pushup to strong athletes in need of technical training. He has taught handbalancing, bodyweight strength, adult gymnastics, and various acrobatic movement forms. Through his variety he developed his own approach to coaching and is ready to spread the message to the world.

www.bergmovement.com  

Program

(Might be subject to changes)

Friday

• 15.00 - Check in

• 16.00 - 18.00 - Workshop

• 18.00 - 19.00 - Dinner

Saturday

• 07.00 – 09.00 - Morning class

• 09.00 - 10.00 - Breakfast

• Free time

• 13.00 - 14.00 - Lunch

• 16.00 - 18.00 - Workshop

• 18.00 - 19.00 - Dinner

• 19.00 - 21.00 - Workshop

Sunday

• 07.00 – 09.00 - Morning class

• 09.00 - 10.00 - Breakfast

• 10.00 - 12.00 - Workshop

• 13.00 - 14.00 - Lunch

Investment

• Group room (shared with max 3 others): 4350 NOK per person

• Twin room (shared with max 1 other) : 4750 NOK per person

• Single room: 5150 NOK

• Dobbel room: 5350 NOK (for 1 person) 9900/ NOK (for 2 personer)

Investment

• Group room (shared with max 3 others): 4350 NOK per person

• Twin room (shared with max 1 other) : 4750 NOK per person

• Single room: 5150 NOK

• Dobbel room: 5350 NOK (for 1 person) 9900/ NOK (for 2 personer)

Price includes

• Accommodation for two nights in either a shared or single room at Nøsen Yoga and Mountain Hotel

• Classes/Instruction

• Three healthy vegetarian meals per day

• Complimentary tea and coffee

Velkommen til en vinterferie litt utenom det vanlige.
I vakre omgivelser på Nøsen.

Are you curious about yoga or eager to advance your practice? Do you want to deepen your understanding of both the physical yoga poses (asanas) and yoga philosophy? Would you like to establish solid, steady routines in your daily life that you can carry with you wherever you go, whether out into the world or at home on your living room floor? Then these days are for you!

Here at Nøsen, we believe that the best days are the ones that start early. That's why we begin each day with morning meditation and physical yoga poses, while the mountains gradually come into view outside the windows as the day comes to life. Afterward, we enjoy a nourishing, hearty, and delicious breakfast, taking the time to soak in the peace and tranquility that surrounds us on all sides.

This course is suitable for all levels, and we will help you find depth according to your abilities and capacity. During the week, you'll gain valuable tools to enrich your personal yoga practice and, hopefully, your life as a whole.

This week’s philosophy classes will focus on what it means to integrate yoga into daily life. How can yoga help us find steadier footing in challenging situations? We’ll explore what the ancient yoga texts have to say on the subject and discuss how to interpret them in a modern context.

Intimate Concert with Jannike Kruse

Jannike Kruse is a name familiar to many of us. She is a singer and actress from Oslo, known for her roles in numerous acclaimed musicals (including As It Is in Heaven, Hair, Fame, and The Phantom of the Opera), theater productions (Rain Man), and films (Diana's Wedding, A Somewhat Gentle Man, among others). She frequently performs concerts and lends her voice to audiobooks and animated films. This fall, she will play the lead role in the musical Next to Normal, which will be staged at the new Hjorten Theater in Trondheim.

We are proud and thrilled that Jannike will be spending the winter holiday with us at Nøsen. On Saturday evening, she will perform a concert! We are already looking forward to it.

P.S. There’s a good chance for some surprise musical moments throughout the week as well.

Nøsen is located in magnificent, untouched natural surroundings, and plenty of time is set aside each day to enjoy the tranquility and go for walks, either with or without skis. If conditions allow, we’re happy to create a hole in the ice for a refreshing ice bath.

We serve exquisite vegetarian food, and three meals per day are included in the price, along with accommodation in double or triple rooms. If you prefer a single room, there is a small additional charge.

Welcome to enjoy the winter days with us!

Program

Friday 14. Feb

• 15:00 – 18:00 Arrival

• 17:00 – 18:00 Brief overview of the week: Breathing, movement, and relaxation

• 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner

Saturday 15. Feb

• 07:00 – 08:30 Guided Class and Mysore Class (in two separate rooms)

  08:30 – 09:15 Meditation and breathing exercise

  09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

  10:00 – 12:00 Free time

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

  14:00 – 16:30 Free time

  16:00 – 16:30 Yoga Technique

  16:30 – 17:15 Practical Yoga Philosophy

  17:15 – 18:00 Pranayama: Breathing exercises to cleanse the body and mind

  18:00 – 19:00 Dinner

  19:00 – 20:00 Concert with Jannike Kruse

Sunday 16.Feb

• 07:00 – 08:30 Guided Class and Mysore Class (in two separate rooms)

  08:30 – 09:15 Meditation and breathing exercise

  09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

  10:00 – 12:00 Free time

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

  14:00 – 16:30 Free time

  16:00 – 16:30 Yoga Technique

  16:30 – 17:15 Practical Yoga Philosophy

  17:15 – 18:00 Pranayama: Breathing exercises to cleanse the body and mind

  18:00 – 19:00 Dinner

Monday 17. Feb

• 07:00 – 08:30 Guided Class and Mysore Class (in two separate rooms)

  08:30 – 09:15 Meditation and breathing exercise

  09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

  10:00 – 12:00 Free time

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

  14:00 – 16:30 Free time

  16:00 – 16:30 Yoga Technique

  16:30 – 17:15 Practical Yoga Philosophy

  17:15 – 18:00 Pranayama: Breathing exercises to cleanse the body and mind

  18:00 – 19:00 Dinner

Tuesday 18. Feb

• 07:00 – 08:30 Guided Class and Mysore Class (in two separate rooms)

  08:30 – 09:15 Meditation and breathing exercise

  09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

  10:00 – 12:00 Free time

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

  14:00 – 16:30 Free time

  16:00 – 16:30 Yoga Technique

  16:30 – 17:15 Practical Yoga Philosophy

  17:15 – 18:00 Pranayama: Breathing exercises to cleanse the body and mind

  18:00 – 19:00 Dinner

Wednesday 19. Feb

• 07:00 – 08:30 Guided Class and Mysore Class (in two separate rooms)

  08:30 – 09:15 Meditation and breathing exercise

  09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast

  10:00 – 11:00 Check-out

  11:00 – 12:00 Summary and Closing

  12:00 – 13:00 Lunch and departure

About the teacher:

Alexander Medin has been teaching yoga around the world for more than 20 years. In 2002, he was certified by the legendary Sri K. Pattabhi Jois from Mysore, India.

Alexander holds a Master’s degree in Sanskrit and Indian Religions and has spent many years in India pursuing in-depth studies. He is a prolific writer on yoga, with many of his articles published in leading yoga journals worldwide. He has also translated the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita into Norwegian.

As the founder of the Back in the Ring Foundation, he has worked on several projects helping individuals who have fallen through the cracks in life, giving them the opportunity to rebuild themselves through a solid yoga practice, increased sense of responsibility, and meaningful community work.

Retreat pris

• Grouproom: 6650 kr per person

• Twinroom: 7600 kr per person

• Singleroom: 9400 kr per person

• Doubleroom: 9900 kr (for 1 person) / 15550kr (for 2 personer)

Pris inkluderer:

• Prisen inkluderer:

  • Overnatting i 5 netter på flermannsrom/dobbeltrom/enkeltrom hos Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell (eller i hytter)

  • 3 næringsrike vegetarmåltider per dag

  • Kaffe og te i løpet av retreaten

  • MVA er inkludert i prisen

• Prisen inkluderer ikke:

  • Café-tilbudet fra kaffebaren, eks. café latte, chai latte etc.

  • Ekstra håndklær /sengetøy

  • Henting til/fra Fagernes eller Gol (se egne priser under veibeskrivelse)

February is a month when we in Scandinavia stand at the threshold of spring's arrival. After several months of darkness and cold, it's no surprise if one feels that winter has taken a toll on their energy and vitality.

During this extended weekend together, we will explore the relationship between yoga and its "sister" science, Ayurveda, which translates to: The knowledge of life.

Ayurveda is an ancient wisdom, thousands of years old, about how to maintain balance throughout the different seasons of the year with simple everyday recommendations and specific yogic practices.

Traditionally, yoga asanas were meant to be performed in alignment with Ayurveda. However, over time and with the modern evolution of yoga, Ayurveda’s connection to yoga has unfortunately faded.

According to Ayurveda, humans are made up of five elements, just like nature. By adjusting our internal elements, we can build stronger resilience to the influence of external elements on our health, thereby creating better conditions for a more balanced and vibrant life.

During the winter months, the water and earth elements are the most dominant. We will therefore focus on releasing the static earth element through movement and warmth while mobilizing the water element in the body with exercises that support the lymphatic system.

A well-functioning lymphatic flow helps and strengthens the immune system, which is especially important during this time of year.

What you can expect

• Lymphatic Yoga

• Hatha Yoga

• Yin Yoga

• Rest & Meditation

• Workshop on Ayurveda

• Breathtaking nature

• Delicious vegetarian food

This is an introduction to Ayurveda, and no prior knowledge of the subject is required.

Program

Thursday

• 15.00 – Check-in

• 16.30 – Gathering & Welcome

• 18.00–19.00 – Dinner

• 19.30–21.00 – Yin Yoga

Friday

• 07.30–09.00 – Lymphatic Yoga

• 09.00–10.00 – Breakfast

• Free time to enjoy nature

• 13.00–14.00 – Lunch

• 14.30–18.00 – Workshop

• 18.00–19.00 – Dinner

• 19.30–21.00 – Yin Yoga

Saturday

• 07.30–09.00 – Lymphatic Yoga

• 09.00–10.00 – Breakfast

• Free time to enjoy nature

• 13.00–14.00 – Lunch

• 14.30–18.00 – Hatha Yoga

• 18.00–19.00 – Dinner

• 19.30–21.00 – Yin Yoga

Sunday

• 07.30–09.00 – Lymphatic Yoga

• 09.00–10.00 – Breakfast

• 10.00 – Check-out

• 11.00–13.00 – Gathering & Closing Session

• 13.00–14.00 – Lunch

About Anna Louisa

This retreat will be led by Anna Louisa Paixao Berg, who was introduced to Kundalini yoga at a young age by her mother. She has been teaching and hosting retreats for over 10 years in Norway, Sweden, and Morocco. With more than 2000+ hours of studies under a wide range of teachers in Hatha yoga, Yin yoga, and Yoga Nidra, Anna Louisa is also a certified Ayurvedic wellness consultant and Vedic coach, having trained under David Frawley. She is also a lymphatic massage therapist and is currently studying to become a stress management educator.

Anna Louisa weaves her knowledge into practices that nourish and revitalize all layers of the self, with a therapeutic, gentle, and mindful approach to yoga. She currently resides in her hometown of Stockholm after a decade in Oslo and considers both places her home.

For questions about the retreat, contact Anna at annalouisa.berg@gmail.com

Website: www.annapaixao.com

Note: Anna teaches in Norwegian, Swedish, or English, depending on the participants’ needs.

Investment

• Group room (max 4 guests of same gender per room): 4850 kr per person

• Twin room (max 2 guests of same gender per room): 5150 kr per person

• Single room (own room, private bathroom): 6500 kr per person

• Double room: 6800 kr for 1 person)/ 12.100 kr (for 2 personer)

Price includes

• Accommodation for 3 nights in a chosen lodging type

• 3 nourishing vegetarian meals a day

• Tea, coffee during meals

Price does not include

• Transportation from Gol /Fagernes

Do you want to gain greater awareness of how you move in your practice?

Or do you want to take your teaching to another level?

This workshop is for those who want to gain a better understanding of the physical postures. How do I move, what happens in the body, what do I want to achieve with the posture and what is a good adjustment?

You will learn how to apply effective adjustments and gain confidence with more tools to help your students succeed in their practice. And not only that, because by learning how to make adjustments you will gain greater awareness on how you move in your own practice.

• Why should we make adjustment in the first place?

• What makes a good fit? Where should our body be placed?

• What setting is appropriate for each student?

• Is it okay to put your hands on them?

• How much pressure should I apply?

These are some of the topics we will cover during the workshop.

This retreat is not only for teachers, but for everyone who would like to learn and dive a little deeper into your asanas practice.

Nøsen is surrounded by beautiful nature and towering mountain peaks. There is ample time for hiking, bathing in Storfjorden, or simply relaxing. Three delicious, nutritious meals are served each day. The food is vegetarian, prepared with local ingredients and an eastern touch.

Program

Friday 28. February, 2025

• 3:00-4:30pm Arrival

• 4.30-5:00pm Welcome meeting

• 5:00-6:00pm short end soft yoga practice. Led class

• 6.00-7.00pm Dinner

Saturday 1. March 2025

• 7.00-8.45 am Ashtanga Yoga Mysore style

• 9.00am - 10.00am Breakfast

• 11:00am - 12:30pm Adjustment Clinic

• 1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch

• 2.00pm - 4:00pm Time to explore the beautiful surroundings, or relax by the fireplace 

• 4.00pm - 6.00pm Adjustment Clinic

• 6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner

Sunday 2. March 2025

• 7.00-8.45 am Ashtanga Yoga Mysore style

• 9:00 – 10:00 am Breakfast

• 10:30am-11:30pm Adjustment Clinic

• 11:30pm-12.30pm Q&A, Open Discussion

• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch and departure

About Natalia Paisano

Natalia first traveled to India at the age of 18 and started practicing Hatha & Iyengar yoga for 3 years.

In 1998-99 she found Ashtanga Yoga and started practicing in Mysore with Pattabhi Jois at Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute.

She recieved her authorization to teach in 2003.

She has been teaching all over the world and has had her own studios in Madrid and Stockholm. Now she has her own studio: Mysorehouse Mallorca in Palma Mallorca.

In addition to being a yoga teacher, she is also studying to become an osteopath. Her strong interest in movement drives her to seek even more knowledge on how to build and maintain a healthy body at any age and stage of life, as well as how to recover from injuries.

Price for the retreat

• Group room (max 4 guests of same gender per room): 3750 NOK per person

• Twin room (max 2 guests of same gender per room): 4150 NOK per person

• Singel room (own room, private bathroom): 4950 NOK per person

• Double room: 5150 NOK for 1 person)/ 8400 NOK (for 2 personer)

Price includes:

• 2 morning Mysore classes and workshop

• Accommodation for 2 nights in a chosen lodging type

• 3 nourishing vegetarian meals a day

• Tea, coffee during workshop

• MVA is included in the price

Price does not include:

• Special coffee and tea from the barista

• Extra towels and bed sheets

• Transportation

Welcome to the mountains - let go and receive.

The main focus throughout the weekend is yoga, breathing and paying attention to your own everyday life.

How about a real Time Out? An opportunity to get a foot on the ground and feel how you feel?

What are you grateful for and satisfied with in life? What would you like to change, do differently or have more of in your everyday life? We explore the possibilities of letting go of old patterns - what do you want to let go of?

We invite you to an energizing weekend filled with beautiful nature and fresh air, delicious food, yoga, breathing exercises and meditation. We explore how we create and enter into patterns in everyday life, and smell how we do it when we are in the "default mode network". With a friendly presence, we explore stress and how we come into contact with other people, so that by being aware you can make good choices in your everyday life.

You will learn a simple, tailored yoga sequence for your daily practice and a couple of good breathing techniques that reduce stress. We also look at how you can take care of yourself and your needs in the face of a busy everyday life. The weekend gives you a "first aid kit" of good techniques that you take back with you, but also a weekend where you can rest and recover in the safe and nurturing surroundings.

Join us for a lovely weekend filled with

  yoga - meditation - tranquility - nature - stress management

Nanette Fuglesang:

Netti is a mother of three, yoga teacher, gestalt therapist/coach and works on a daily basis with recruitment at Raadgiverhuset AS. Exercise and movement to music have always been part of her life, and she has over 20 years' experience as an instructor in SATS/ELIXIA. Now she is attending Audun Myskja's 2-year meditation teacher training and loves to alternate between different techniques with breathing and movement in her yoga classes - and in her work as a gestalt therapist/coach at Røa.

Netti is concerned with the whole and in her you will meet a safe and pleasant yoga teacher, with a genuine desire to inspire good health - both in body and soul. She is a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher from Puro Yoga under Aleksander Medin 2015/16, and also has several modules in Yin Yoga from the YinYangAkademiet.

"Yoga lubricates both body and soul", and gives Netti a presence and balance in life.

Camilla Fuglesang Eide:

Camilla Fuglesang Eide is a yoga teacher, mother of 4 and works daily with marketing and strategy at Norconsult. Camilla has been doing yoga since the beginning of the 2000s, but it really took off in 2010/11, when she herself experienced the importance of taking care of herself, breathing, her own health and being able to be in the moment. It was yoga - breathing - meditation and the good routines that got her back on track, tools and techniques she uses every day. With her calm, friendly and present being, she generously shares her experience and expertise. Camilla is a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher from Puro Yoga under Alexander Medin 2021/22, in addition to having 200TT training in Yin and Yang yoga from the Yinyang Academy. Together with Netti, she attends meditation teacher training with Audun Myskja. 

"Yoga is my real meeting with myself, in my life - and gives me the inner anchoring and stability"

Netti and Camilla run the yoga company "Yogabird" together. They offer courses in close and dear groups, and have had great success with their stress management concept TimeOut. It is with great joy and enthusiasm that we do this yoga weekend at Nøsen. Warm welcome!

Pack list: 

• Yoga mat

• Comfortable yoga clothes

• Outdoor clothing according to the weather

Program:

(changes may occur)

Friday:

• 17:00 Welcome - Introduction and welcome to the weekend.

• 18:00 Dinner

• 19:30 Calm Yin Yoga - we "land" together

Saturday:

• 7:30 Dynamic yoga and breathing exercises

• 9:15 Breakfast

• 10:30 Yoga and exercises - stress in theory and practice

• 13:00 Lunch

• Free time: Go for a walk or rest

• 16:30 Yoga and exercises - stress management

• 18:00 Dinner

• 19:30 Yoga - softness and calm

 Sunday:

• 7:30 Dynamic yoga and breathing exercises

• 9:15 Breakfast

• 9:30 - 10:00: Check out

• 10:00 Workshop - anchoring and choice - what do you want to take home with you for everyday life?

• The first aid kit you take home:

  • Customized yoga sequence

  • Breathing exercises and meditation

  • Knowledge and awareness of your stress, recognition and techniques for dealing with stress

• 13:00 Lunch

• 14:00 Departure

Price and booking:

• Group room: NOK 3,900

• Twin room: NOK 4,300

• Single room: NOK 5,100

• Double room from: NOK 5,300 (one person) / NOK 9,600 (two people)

Price includes:

• Accommodation for 2 nights at Nøsen Yoga and Fjellhotell

• 3 nutritious vegetarian meals per day

• Tea, infusion and snacks during the workshop