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RECONNECT TO YOUR INNATE RYTHM IN THE NATURE

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 * This is an example of a typical week on Utula Nature retreat, we reserve the right to make any changes to the schedule
(ss)= Readily prepared self-service meal 


​Arrival/departure takes place between 13:00 and 15:00 on Mondays. You can arrive to the retreat with your own car, bike or shared transport from Imatra Matka-asema. A private taxi can also be ordered from the Imatran-Matka station, continues and has time for shared transportation (€100/way). (NOTE! The exact shared transport schedules will be specified in the spring of 2025, when the train operator VR publishes their summer schedules). ​
 
Settling in Utula Nature; upon arrival at the retreat, you will be directed to your room and  there you will find a room folder which will entail all the information you need to get settled and cosy. Explore the premises, make yourself at home and book an appointment for a restorative needs assessment discussion in the reservation calendar on the notice board in the main building. Discussions are also held on Mondays from 15-18 outside in the forest therapy room and in the evenings there is an opportunity to participate in the sharing circle. ​ ​
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We offer a balanced combination
of structure and space

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Meditation and prayer practice (meditation/prayer), weather permitting, outside in nature in the mornings. Everyone is free to practice in their natural way in silence. The exercise itself lasts 20 minutes, and before that a small mini-introduction to meditation/prayer is prescribed, you have to do the sitting meditation silently. ​

 
Reflective time is your free time for rest and introspection. A daily, reflection-supporting, silent period common to everyone lasts from 9 pm to 12 am. If you wish, you can continue the silence (meaning, others will not contact you) . Sundays are fully silent reflection day's until the dinner time.

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"Utula Talk" and the sharing circle (Utula Talk & sharing circle) combine a 15-minute introduction and a common reflection on a topic related to humanity and the sharing circle. Everyone is free to share in the circle in their own way and in their chosen language about something important to them or just listen if they want to. We do not comment on each other's speeches, this is how we keep the district safe for everyone. You can submit your own wishes for the topics of the introduction, so that a topical topic for you gets attention!

 
Treatments (therapies) and other additional services are offered in the forest therapy room between 1-6 p.m. and appointments can be made by writing the name on the reservation calendar in the reception room no later than the previous day. 
 

Guided activities (community activities) range from nature connection exercises and Yin yoga, to body awareness exercises or conscious mushroom picking. Activities are organized at least twice a week and are announced on the notice board by Monday evening. The content of the activity is determined according to the size of the group, the weather and the needs of the customers, and their duration is approx. 2 hours.​​​​

 
The sauna (social sauna/silent sauna) is a traditional wood-heated beach sauna and it is heated 4 evenings a week. As the name suggests, the first hour of sauna time is a social sauna, when talking in the sauna is free and after that the sauna becomes quiet. Both sauna shifts are mixed saunas, so a bathing suit is used in the sauna.

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Choose the most suitable for you and your mood from the independent activities. If you want to exercise, you can go cycling, walk on a nature trail, row, paddle or do your own exercises in the yoga tent. You can also do independent writing exercises or just read in the hammock.
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Silent Sunday is an introspective day spent in shared silence until dinner time, also for Utula Nature team. Both breakfast and lunch (fruit/snacks) are served from the client refrigerator independently. The silence ends at shared dinner on which everyone is welcome to share freely about their experience in the silence, if they wish.
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AMBIENCE FROM THE RETREAT

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