Connect Retreat meets Brandenburg

About The Retreat

Do you constantly feel all over the place and are tensing up in your body? Then keep reading. ​ Why are Finns said to be the happiest people on earth? And bring this certain calmness to day? Let me tell you about sisu. This Finnish concept is our anchor for determination, endurance and inner strength, that guides us through life's challenges with a smile on our face. During the Connect Retreat we will practice this everyday, so it becomes a part of you too and keeps you calm, connected and happy when you’re back home. So how do we get sisu? By practicing. By challenging ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. By connecting body, mind and soul. Think of sisu as a muscle that you can strengthen and train (the more you train the bigger and stronger it gets). That’s exactly what we do during our Connect Retreat. ✨Sauna bathing relaxes your muscles but it also challenges you to endure the heat ✨Ice Bathing refreshes your body but it also invites you to surrender to the cold ✨Foraging and forest bathing are big parts of Finnish culture, where we learn about edibles and non-edibles at a very early age to build confidence in basic survival instincts ✨Dancing with your eyes closed to release stuck energies and break out of your comfort zone ✨Birches are a national tree in Finland that we will use to make birch twig branches to whip the body and cleanse the skin and body and strengthen the immune system, because gladly our space is in the midst of birches ✨Painting with handmade water colors can be super meditative and if it brings you joy it can spark your creativity within ✨Cleansing Practices and delicious plant-based food to nourish and detox you from the inside out for a healthier feeling ✨Connection to the people around us in an understanding, loving, caring and especially inclusive way brings acceptance towards ourselves and the world around us