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TUNE IN TO THE FREQUENCY OF NATURE AND ENJOY SILENCE


On our retreats we want to offer a safe space to calm your mind, to connect to yourself and find an broader perspective on your life.  Essential elements of our retreat are a digital fast, a speech fast, and therapeutic 1 to 1 -talks supporting your experience.

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"It's important to slow down regularly
and ask yourself wise questions like what am I in a hurry for? What am I aiming for? Whose ideals am I really aiming for? Whatever essentials
the questions are for yourself."
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MAIJU

Yin yoga teacher, logotherapy instructor,resource-focused mindfulness instructor, nature therapy guide (ANTF), shiatsu masseuse, solution-oriented brief therapist 

 

I am the founder and therapist of Utula Nature. I moved part-yearly from Helsinki to the shores of Utula in the spring of 2019 with the vision of building Utula Nature into a quiet retreat. At our retreats, I want to offer people a place to slow down and become more present in the moment and more aware of themselves in their lives.

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I personally find it challenging to stay  in connection with what is most important to me in the fulfillment of obligations, external expectations and own plans. It takes slowing down, quiet time, space, sensitivity and honesty to recognize and acknowledge whether our previous goals are still truly important to us and whether the direction we committed to maybe a few years, months or weeks ago, is still relevant. The answer can be yes or no, but asking the questions is the most important thing.  We want to provide space for these questions at Utula's retreats and in my therapy services. 

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I am an MBA and a designer from my previous professions. In 2014, I experienced a mid-life crisis of purpose and realized that I wanted to create a life for myself my in accordance with my true values, which support my well-being and contribute to the evolution of the humanity positively. I have been giving shiatsu massage since 2015 and in 2016 my beloved hobby of 14 years turned into yin yoga teacher training. Later, I also trained as a nature therapy guide, a logo-therapy instructor and a resource-focused mindfulness instructor. I graduated as a Solution-Fovused Brief Therapist in 2024. 

 

As a therapist, I am compassionate, present, questioning, accepting and responsible. My strengths are the ability to stay present with intense feelings, as well as firm trust in the purpose of life, in all circumstances.

WORKAWAYS

The application is open for helpers for work exchange for summer 2025 - from May to September. If you are interested, feel free to send a message to info@utulanature.com.

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HANI

Retreat and care assistant (in training)

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Hani is a 2-year-old labrador retriever girl who is very affectionate, and is training for her first summers as a customer at Utula Nature. The subjects of training are, for example,  calmly greeting customers and staying outdoors, despite the fact that the doors of the houses are open. Hani is only allowed to enter when specially invited, and the accommodation rooms and the yoga tent are completely dog-free spaces.

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Hani is a friendly, but very busy, enthusiastic teenage dog, whose initial enthusiasm subsides the fastest when he gets to sniff your hand, after which you will immediately be friends for the rest of your life! When booking your accommodation, please tell us if you are afraid of dogs, so we can get to know each other in peace or keep Hani in different rooms!

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LET NATURE NURTURE


Utula Nature is a haven for detoxing from the stimuli of the noisy world. Find peace in nature and make space for your own feelings and thougths to rise to awareness by disengaging from input from outside world.

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