O Y N S

"The retreat is a very beautifully composed journey, where all parts aim at the same goal: Help everyone to land and arrive more into their bodies, calm the nervous system and thereby expand and open up the realm of feelings and emotions."

- Elias

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It is with great joy and excitement that we invite you to a week-long, transformational retreat where your body is your teacher.

What's it really like to be you?

Intimately befriend yourself as the constantly pendulating nervous system that you are.

Train your system to handle more intensity and learn how and when to self-regulate.

Become fully autonomous in a unique and integrative breathwork practice.

Change your inner environment and watch the world around you transform!

DAILY PROGRAMME

07.00-09.00 Morning Practice

(Concentration practice, movement, breathwork, relaxation)

09.00-11.00 Breakfast and Rest

11.00-14.00 Main Breathwork Practice

(Lecture + experiential session)

14.00-16.00 Lunch and Rest

16.00-18.00 Afternoon Practice

(Relaxation and Activation: Yoga Nidra, movement, dance, shaking and more)

18.00-19.00 Dinner

19.00-2.00 Evening Gathering

(Relating, sharing, singing)

In a natural, safe, supportive and playful environment we create a potent opportunity to step up and take responsibility and control of your physical, mental and emotional health.

We extract the essence of ancient practices including breath, sound, movement and relating and apply it to the individual and collective challenges of the modern world.

You will learn an integrative circular breathing method that, combined with trained awareness, gives you access to your body at deeper and more subtle levels.

Increased body awareness and increased capacity to be OK with what you are feeling is a powerful path to lower your baseline level of stress, heal trauma, expand consciousness and increase health and vitality in every cell of your organism.

Feeling more at peace in your own body boosts your capacity to be open and receptive to the world around around you so you can fully and freely express and enjoy this life like it's your last one!

The retreat is held by the knowledgable, experienced, compassionate and playful facilitators Torunn Avelsgaard Lien and Robbin van der Crussen.

Instill in yourself a thorough understanding and a deeply felt inspiration for how to use your breath and body awareness to meet life's inevitable challenges as wonderful opportunities to wake up to more of your natural capacity to heal, love, laugh, lead, connect and create.

Every day starts with a morning practice, consisting of concentration, movement, breathing and relaxation to prepare your mind, body and spirit for the main work of the day, which is an in-depth breathwork session.

The main session includes a lesson explaining the underlying concepts, practical techniques, physiological and philosophical aspects of the practice empowering you to easily implement the practice when you come back home.

In the afternoons we dance, play, write, sing, share and relate to integrate and deepen our understanding and experience of the healing power of breath and body awareness, and connect more deeply with the group as a whole.

Questions for contemplation

⦾ What is my purpose?

⦿. What is self-responsibility?

⦾ What is mature spirituality?

⦿ What am I resisting in myself, others, and in my life, and why?

⦾ How do I create my own reality (consciously and unconsciously)?

⦿ How do I become aware of and let go of limiting beliefs and patterns?

⦾ What is healing and how do I and everyone around me benefit from it?

⦿ How come I recreate unpleasant situations over and over?

⦾ What limits my capacity to enjoy the present moment?

⦿ In which areas of my life am I asked to grow up?

⦾ What is worry, anxiety, and stress making me do, or keeping me from doing in life?

⦿ What is the correlation between suppressed emotions and physical disease?

⦾ How can I mobilise force, courage, and perseverance to live in truth and freedom?

⦿ What wants to enter the world through me?

Questions for contemplation

⦾ What is my purpose?

⦿. What is self-responsibility?

⦾ What is mature spirituality?

⦿ What am I resisting in myself, others, and in my life, and why?

⦾ How do I create my own reality (consciously and unconsciously)?

⦿ How do I become aware of and let go of limiting beliefs and patterns?

⦾ What is healing and how do I and everyone around me benefit from it?

⦿ How come I recreate unpleasant situations over and over?

⦾ What limits my capacity to enjoy the present moment?

⦿ In which areas of my life am I asked to grow up?

⦾ What is worry, anxiety, and stress making me do, or keeping me from doing in life?

⦿ What is the correlation between suppressed emotions and physical disease?

⦾ How can I mobilise force, courage, and perseverance to live in truth and freedom?

⦿ What wants to enter the world through me?

"The approach, skills, and flow of the days we had together have revolutionized my relationship with my body, spirit, and mind.

I have gained tools and approaches I easily can use in my day-to-day life.

But instilled in me is also a new, more joyous, and blissful view of life.

Torunn and Robbin, you are such an inspiration. I will be forever grateful to you for making this happen.

- Vikki

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

A week full of exploration, transformational work, and opportunities for profound healing

A safe and sacred space, held by experienced facilitators

A supportive group in which you can let go of your social roles and experience a truer version of yourself

Challenges, surprises, play, and beauty

Sessions and workshops infused with music and soundhealing, supporting the process

Peaceful, natural surroundings with possibilities for bathing, hiking, and sauna

Soothing and delicious food that balances the nervous system

WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

Increased skill and understanding of how to use your breath for the sake of healing and awakening

Increased ability to handle stress and to heal the root cause of stress-related diseases

Effective yet simple tools and protocols to implement in your daily life

Increased ability to live, create and serve with clarity and stability

Increased understanding and resiliency of your nervous system

Increased emotional intelligence

Increased connection with the inherent joy of being alive

What wants to enter the world through you?

A WORD OF NOTICE

This is an intense and in-depth retreat. It is open to all and does not require any previous experience with breathwork.

Nevertheless it requires your willingness and openness to face new and unknown aspects of yourself.

We expect you to join the whole programme, as it is built up with a natural progression from session to session, and as the dynamics and feeling of safety within the group depends on the full commitment of all participants.

If you have experienced severe trauma, or are suffering from any serious psychiatric condition, please consult us before signing up, as we need to discuss whether this retreat is suitable and beneficial for you.

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We happily meet you for a free exploaration call or answer any curiosities you might have!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

TIME

February 3-9 2025

PLACE

Spiker'n, Sulerudveien 253

1914, Ytre Enebakk

Norway

PRICE

Course fee: 12000 NOK

Food & accommodation: 3000 NOK

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Easter Immersion 2024

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Please confirm that you have read and understood: We expect you to join the whole program. This is how you get the most out of the retreat, and it is also very important for the dynamics of the group.

Please confirm that you have read and understood: You will have to leave your phone at the phone hotel upon arrival and keep it there for the entire stay at OYNS.

Please confirm that you have read and understood: We will be practicing noble silence from 9pm to 11am every day to secure your rest and integration time.

Application form

Winter Immersion 2025

Apply now, and secure your spot for our next retreat

Please confirm that you have read and understood: We expect you to join the whole program. This is how you get the most out of the retreat, and it is also extremely important for the dynamics of the group.

Please confirm that you have read and understood: We will be practicing noble silence from 9pm to 11am every day to secure your rest and integration time.

Please confirm that you have read and understood: You will have to leave your phone at the phone hotel upon arrival, and keep it there for your entire stay at OYNS