(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 train station (included in the price). A private taxi can also be ordered from the Imatra train station if you can't make it to the shared transportation (€100/way).

NOTE! The shared transfer pick up/drop-off time in 13:15 on Mondays. This time accommodates the trains arriving from and leaving towards Helsinki/Airport.
 
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 cozy in Utula. 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. A the end of the discussion prepare to hand over your digital devices as a start of your digital detox. Discussions are also held on Mondays from 15-18 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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Silent meditation/prayer practice (meditation/prayer), weather permitting, outside in nature in the mornings. Everyone is free to practice in their familiar way in silence. The meditation itself lasts 20 minutes, and before that there is short introduction to silent meditation, if it is new to you and you are interested in exploring it.

 
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) but wearing to sign of silence on your wrist . Sundays are fully silent reflection days 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 shared reflection on a topic related to restoration/life and a sharing circle. Everyone is free to share in the circle in their own way and in their chosen language about any topic current 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 relevant topic for you gets our 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 restorative activities (restorative activities) range from nature therapy exercises or hikes to sound healing and yin yoga. Activities are organized 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. For example on a 2 week retreat, activities might be 1 x yin yoga and yoga nidra, 1 x nature hike, 1 x sound journey and deep relaxation, 1 x nature therapy walk (nature connection practice), duration of activity 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.

Listen to your needs and vary your retreat experience with the independent activities. If you want to exercise, you can go cycling, take a walk on a nature trail, explore the lake shores/islands by rowing boat or SUP board or do your own exercises in the yoga tent (we provide yoga mats and props). You can also do independent writing exercises, do art 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 are served from the client refrigerator independently. The silence ends at shared dinner on which everyone is welcome to share freely about their experience during the day in the silence, if they wish.
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