Solo retreat Standard

Alongside the peaceful holiday home and the surrounding nature, this retreat includes a personal program designed to support something meaningful within yourself. The plan is shaped together with you during a free online introductory meeting. Perhaps you want to improve your health, release negative thoughts or emotions, or find greater meaning in life.

The calm of the Swedish landscape has a restorative effect, and when combined with the retreat program, it can help you reconnect with your true self. Your schedule may include coaching sessions, Qigong sessions, meditation, and acupuncture treatments. Nothing is rigidly fixed: each day offers space to notice what you need most in that moment. In total, 12 hours are reserved for guidance during the retreat. If you feel you need more time during the week, that can be arranged for an additional fee. There is also plenty of room to explore independently, with beautiful walks through the forest, views over the sea, and moments of stillness within.

For those who wish, the retreat includes three carefully prepared organic dinners. Grocery delivery can also be arranged, with your fridge stocked before arrival according to your shopping list.

Overview

• Duration: 6 nights
• Arrival and departure: Arrival Sunday evening, departure Saturday morning
• Location: Bräkne-Hoby, Sweden (Blekinge län)
• Accommodation: Comfortable detached holiday home for yourself (45 m²)
• Included

• Free online introductory meeting
• Up to 12 hours of guidance in the form of acupuncture, Qigong, meditation, or coaching
• 3 organic dinners
• Towels and bed linen
• Pick-up and drop-off at Bräkne-Hoby train station (optional)
• End-of-stay cleaning
• Use of washing machine and dryer
• Basic kitchen supplies
• Coffee and tea
• Grocery delivery, excluding grocery costs

Price

€ 2390,- incl. BTW

Other options

If you would like even more time and space for personal growth and health, you may also want to explore the Standard and Premium retreats:

Solo retreat Basic

You come mainly for peace, quiet, and nature, and only occasionally use the additional services.

€ 1590,-

Solo retreat Premium

With this retreat, you go all in. You receive support for half a day each day, and dinner is provided every evening.

€ 3190,-

The surroundings

Blekinge, in southwest Sweden, is known as the Garden of Sweden. This enchanting region has been inhabited for thousands of years and offers a remarkable variety of landscapes within a relatively small area: sea, islands, deciduous forests, lakes, coniferous forests, fields, and rocks shaped by the Ice Ages. It is an ideal setting for nature lovers. The house is just a short distance from Järnavik, a beautiful coastal nature reserve, and overlooks a lake where many birds can be seen, including flocks of cranes for much of the year. The village of Bräkne-Hoby is only a few minutes away by car, with grocery shopping and train connections to Malmö and Copenhagen.

Who we are

Hi, we’re Evrim and Igor. At the end of 2024, we left the Netherlands for Sweden to make our dream come true: creating a retreat in a beautiful natural setting. When we found this location, we fell in love with it immediately because it had everything we were looking for. Since then, we have been working hard to turn our plans into reality, with our first retreat guest arriving in October 2025.

About Igor

Igor studied clinical psychology at Utrecht University. During his studies, he discovered Qigong and ancient Chinese meditation techniques, which deeply inspired him. He completed his degree, including a thesis on near-death experiences, but his path clearly led toward Eastern medicine. After graduating, he started his own photography business and continued studying Qigong and meditation. In 2013, he became a certified Healing Tao instructor and began working as a Qigong and meditation teacher, which he still does today. He also completed Classical Chinese Acupuncture training at the Bo Yi Academy and works as an acupuncturist in his own practice. For him, truly listening and connecting are always the foundation of his treatments. He also enjoys coaching people around purpose, life challenges, and spirituality. At present, one of his greatest sources of inspiration is A Course in Miracles.

About Evrim

Evrim grew up in her parents’ restaurant. Wanting a different path, she chose acting school at the HKU Theatre School in Utrecht. After a few brief steps into the acting world, she found herself drawn back to where it all began: cooking and delicious food. Together with Igor, she founded De Bio Basis in Zeist, a small local organic shop with a cozy coffee bar. Over time, this grew into a welcoming restaurant and later a successful organic catering company, where she also worked regularly as a private chef.

For Evrim, cooking is an expression of love, and she enjoys sharing that with retreat guests. She completed professional culinary training at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Alongside her passion for food, she loves dancing and is also experienced in Qigong and meditation.