RETURN TO ORIGINAL CONSTUTION
SOLITUDE IN NATURE RETREAT
Hallingskarvet, 22-26 june 2022
As the longest days of the year sweep the north, I extend this invitation to join me on a quest into the majestic national park of Hallingskavet. Over 4 days we will immerse into the ancient practice of being alone in nature for prolonged periods of time.
We are constantly affected by the hustle and bustle of the modern life. Even though we may have time to wedge in a meditation, a yoga practice or perhaps an afternoon in the woods, we can seldom slow down enough, for long enough to experience our selves beneath the turbulence. What is that part of you, waiting to be emerge as soon as the confinements of your everyday lifestyle subside? Immersed in the primordial powers of unadulterated wilderness we can gain a glimpse of our natural state.
If you could let the mindset conditioned for achievement become boundless under an open sky for hours on end -
how would you redefine the goals of your life?
If you gave time to allow emotional knots to surface to the sounds of plummeting glacial waters in a natural waterfall -
how would you accept and embrace the drama of your life differently?
If you could disappear barefoot into a forest of mountain birch with no other significator of time than the midsummer sun - how could your relationship to just being a human transform?
Beyond the noise and beneath the conditioning,
this is an invitation to return to your original constitution.
Program:
The program is tailored to assist the emergence of the natural state of being and to facilitate the integration of the gems discovered there. The days together will be spent in the wilderness, walking slowly or sitting softly at places of pure natural power. The solitude will vary from short explorations to longer immersions. On the final day there will be an opportunity for a 24 hour vision quest, alone amongst the peaks of Hallingskarvet.
To assist the exploration of how inner and outer nature mirror each other, we will share movement and breath practices, guided meditations, chanting and the sweetness of a community sitting around a fire. The food will be carefully prepared according to Ayurvedic principles to support the intention of the retreat. The program will mold around weather and the dynamics of the group.
This is not an invitation to add something to your life. This is a chance to strip away what is superflous. At times during the retreat you may experience strain, but by doing less and being more it is designed to bring about a state of deep rest and integration.
Know that ritualised exposure to the raw wilderness is not a walk in the park. You will face yourself with nowhere to go but deeper. But, know also that for the devoted seeker who longs for a richer reality to inhabit, solitude is medicine of initiatory quality.
This is for those who insist that life is more than wake, work, sleep, repeat. For those who have done the work, cried the tears, hear the call and who feel ready to bring the pieces of the puzzle together through a no-bullshit approach to healing.
Join a small and dedicated group of heroes and heroines on a quest for clarity, connection, truth and belonging to embody that you are not a part of nature - you are nature.
Welcome home.
Practical:
Time: Opening circle at 19:00 on Wednesday the 22 of June
Closing circle at 13:00 on Sunday the 26 of June
Exchange: 5555 kroner (payment options available for participants with limited funds)
Location: Myrland, Sudndalen
Accomodation: Double rooms in small private cabin.
This initiation is open to 6 participants.
