That feeling of resting back, held by a warm hand behind your back– unapologetically receiving. A gift to yourself during the Arctic winter.
A 4-day weekend retreat in a quiet and majestic corner of Lofoten. This Cocoon is to step away from the demands of everyday life. We gather to nourish ourselves so we can return home with greater ease, pleasure and aliveness.
After two winters of gathering women for this retreat, I’ve had the heart-warming JOY witnessing when women are given the time and space to rest, receive and reconnect. Participants have shared how oh-so needed this is during the gray and dark time of year.
Warm welcome to women of varied ages, bodies, energy levels and life experiences.
AT A GLANCE
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Small group for women
- Yoga (warming fluid vinyasa & restful yin)
- Self-massage techniques
- Yoga nidra (guided sleep meditation)
- Simple space to connect with nature
- Woodburning sauna by the ocean
- Nourishing Ayurvedic-inspired meals + snacks
- Authenticity– perhaps some tears and laughter
- Surprise seasonal inspired welcome gift
WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?
The busy rhythm of our culture can push us up into our heads. We spend much of our days busy doing, planning, managing, and giving to our family, friends, work, etc… showing up for all our responsibilities, even when we're tired and actually reallyyy want to say no!
This can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves or drained. We’re in need of genuine rest— which can look very different for everyone.
Rather than prescribing one way to rest, I offer various practices for you to explore what helps YOU feel more at ease, connected and alive.
This is a space to come home to yourself– to explore what is true in your body right now, when the mind quietens. Through our sensations, tensions, impulses and urges… tensions spontaneously melt… Special aha! moments simply emerge… We begin to hear ourselves more clearly.
This is not a retreat where you need to fix anything or become a better version of yourself. No "trying" to change or force. There's no expectation to feel calm or joyful... although that may happen!
Remember the feeling of November?!
The Winter Cocoon is offered precisely when we tend to need a little nudge to get out of our blankets and seek warmth, connection and nourishment.
It’s an opportunity to replenish ourselves for the winter months ahead-- and perhaps leave with a little more ease, pleasure and aliveness.
My style of teaching is "feminine-form". I’m a total science and anatomy nerd and… but here we take in knowledge only to explore what is true for us, rather than following rules blindly. We explore ourselves through less force, more listening, and more honestly.
We welcome women of varied ages, bodies, energy levels and life experiences <3.
OUR FOUR DAYS TOGETHER:
The schedule balances group sessions with plenty of space to be with yourself and bathe in Lyngvær’s majestic surroundings. We’ll explore the wisdom of the body, rhythms of nature, and the art of receiving.
- Restorative yin yoga with massage & essential oils
- Hydrating & warming movement flows
- Grounding body-awareness practices
- Workshops in self-massage (myofascial release)
- Yoga nidra (guided sleep meditation)
- Cacao Ceremony
- Specially created therapeutic soundscapes
- Self and group reflection practices
- Ocean-side wood burning sauna
- Nourishing slow-cooked & meals– all Ayurvedic inspired with recipes given <3
*All meals are with my personal recipes that aid digestion for the season. This year, some meals will be prepared by me, but I am also hiring a chef to support me.
ACCOMMODATION & PRICING
This year I've extended the retreat to 4 days, creating more time to arrive and truly settle into a different rhythm. The increase in price reflects this expanded offering, inc. an additional night, additional meals, use of Cecilie's home to gather around her dining room table, hiring of a chef, and to cover other costs that were previously done voluntarily.
Private room price: kr. 10,650* 1 spot left, early bird sold out
Shared room price: early bird kr. 8,150* // Regular kr. 9,150*
*Payment plans: Option to split up into two or three monthly payments.
CONTACTS
For booking: Contact Victoria, and she’s always here to chat with you.
Victoria Slaymark
+47 905 04 933
Insta & fb: @victoriaslaymarkyoga
Lynværstua’s host Cecilie will support you with all your practical questions about rooms and location.
Cecilie Helen Walle
Lofotenparadiset@gmail.com
+47 994 46 188
ABOUT VICTORIA:
I will be your biggest cheerleader, encouraging you to simply be You. Embodiment yoga teacher (RYT-500), medical massage therapist, Ayurvedic health coach, chef, personal trainer, doula, permaculturist and psychotherapist in-training…
The heart of her work is to guide you into deeper friendship and intimacy with your body-mind, nature’s rhythms and being human. Known for her grounded presence, yet child-like spark, Victoria guides you to breathe, move and BE from your own experience rather than performance.
Victoria offers 1-1 health coaching, yoga classes, massage treatments, women’s circles, retreats, festivals, and workshops. With 10+ years of education and experience, she specialises in women’s health, nervous system regulation, chronic pain and digestive health.
“You don’t have to keep producing or blooming to prove you are alive.
Much like nature's cycles, periods of rest, stillness, or quiet are not signs of weakness or stagnation.
Instead, what feels like a pause is often preparation.
Just like a tree in winter, the energy you gather will fuel your next spontaneous growth.
There’s a subtle magic energy in the dark time.
The deeper you root, the higher you’ll bloom”.
WHAT TO BRING?
– Comfy clothes to move in, but also to nest & rest in
– Journal if you like to write
– Water bottle
– Eye mask if you have
– Anything else you wish to feel comfortable and cosy
– Lyngværstua has everything you'll need such as towels and bedding
ABOUT VICTORIA:
Embodiment Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic feminine-form health coach, doula, massage therapist, permaculturist and chef.
The heart of her work is to guide you into deeper friendship and intimacy with your body and nature. When we know and can tune into their language and rhythms, we open ourselves to nature's inherent ability to transform. Transformation begins with deep awareness, radical honesty, and loving acceptance of what is alive in this very moment. The challenges and the ease. From here we trust and surrender to what flows from this space.
She combines various movement practices with therapeutic music, meditation and curious inquiry to guide you into your own felt-experience. She’s drawn to the more feminine, playful and freeing forms of practices and is known for her meditative voice, deep empathy, and joyful boundless energy.
When not teaching yoga or coaching, you will find her running in the mountains with Akka the wolfdog, nerding out in books or cooking a nourishing meal.