"What do you like about yourself?" We often ask this question in the beginning of the workshop as one of the ways to introduce ourselves. I like this question a lot! Especially coming from Finland where we do not tend…
I just returned back to the forest and Syvilla after great time in La Palma with the 8-Day Intensive and hiking too followed by sunny days in Amsterdam and a wonderful weekend workshop. I have written a few times about…
sunny regards from the beautiful island of La Palma! Pete and I arrived on Saturday here in the isla bonita as they call La Palma – the beautiful island. La Palma is beautiful indeed.This is the most green and lush…
This is Pete. Tuulia usually writes these newsletters. Over the past few days, while Tuulia and I have huddled and cuddled here in our candlelit old farmhouse beside frozen Lake Koves in Finland, I’ve been thinking back on 2024 and what Tuulia and…
Pete and I have been cleaning up and reorganizing things here in the cabins in Orivesi. Slowly changing our log cabins into family cabins instead of a retreat location.First I felt relief and now I'm starting to feel nostalgic too.I…
My grandmother was an exceptional woman. She was very modern for her time. She wore pants when most women wore skirts and dresses. She painted the entrance of her home in pink and the kitchen floor red in the cabin.…
I am sitting in a small villa facing the Atlantic ocean. This is the last house on the little path facing the sea which has many shades of blue and some white lines on the ocean surface too.I found this…
Last week I wrote about a dream I have about a retreat center and community in Finland. I'm happy about all the feedback I received on that! Thank you I like that other people in our community find the idea…
Chelsea here, and I want to talk to you about appreciation. When we think about giving appreciation, we typically associate it with a special occasion - such as Mother or Father’s Day, ‘Employee Appreciation Day’, a birthday, wedding, or even death. There…
