Thanks for being part of our year!
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…
Feeling nostalgic
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…
Paradise is what I spoiled myself with
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 was looking at the Atlantic ocean
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…
Endings and Beginnings
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…
Share your Appreciation Day
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…
I Felt Excited…
Last week, Pete and I led a retreat in person – for the first time in three months! I felt excited, thrilled even!Real people! Alive. In person! Sitting in the circle with others and being real and vulnerable.Dancing on the…
THANK YOU!
Dear friend, I judge that I say this too rarely… THANK YOU! A warm thanks from me to you for being an important part of our community and our workshops! More than 2000 people received out last newsletter. I’m amazed…
How can you experience joy during Corona times?
How are you doing right now? These times are challenging times for many of us due to having less—or no—in-person and face-to-face contact with others. At the same time, learning new ways of staying connected via virtual means and working…