Forest Bathing & Yoga in Nature Retreat
Norkoster, West Coast Sweden
3-5 October 2025
24-26 April 2026
Retreat photos are soon updated to our new Nordkoster location.
If you'd already like to book your place,, be welcomed!
Private Group booking is available on Nord/Sydkoster through the seasons.
Be warmly invited to a deeply nourishing, transformative Retreat experience with 3 days of energising and invigorating Yoga in Nature, Forest Bathing, mindful dialogue, Forest Philosophy, as well as deeply relaxing indoors Yin/Restorative practices, meditation, chanting and live sound bathes.
Delicious food will be freshly made twice daily by an experienced chef. It’s an all-in luxury package and all you have to do is get yourself to the venue and relax.
max. participants: 8
For groups with less than 6 participants, a small group fee of per person and day of 450 Sek applies.
The Retreat
This retreat is perfect for you, if you feel drawn to creative and varied practices of yoga and movement, and enjoy a slow sense-oriented, organic and intuitive practice.
Enjoy a smörgåsbord of yoga, breath, sound, meditation, movement and play at Imken's light flooded home-yoga studio, as well as practice in nature, and exploring conscious dialoguing - with nature and ourselves.
Expect an organic, intuitive and allowing flow, to be met right were you’re at. We’ve yoga mats, blocks, blankets and chairs. Anything else you might need, please bring!
The Location
Welcome to Koster, West Coast Sweden. Experience stunning ocean and nature life in Sweden's pristine one of a kind national maritime park.
During your time on Nordkoster you will be comfortable with everything in easy walking distance around the island, which is almost car free.
To bring your bicycle, and explore Sydkoster, it's an extra 90 SEK one-way on the Kosterboats.
Sydkoster bicycle hire is available at Langegårde and Ekenas pier. Please note hired bikes can't be taken from Syd to Nordkoster.
Thank you so much for this beautiful and blissful heart, belly and soul retreat like a wise Buddha you have guided us through powerful, gentle and touching yoga sessions. ‘While still in the cage of your being behold the spirit bird before it flies away’. - Rumi.
Monkey Pack
Accommodation for off-island visitors
We are happy to include shared and private accommodation at Myrenvägen. Alternatively, private accommodation nearby is available a 2-20 min walk from our home studio and can be arranged at additional cost.
Conveniently right at our home studio, overlooking open fields, and stunning sun sets at Basteviken ocean, our home studio offers simple, clean, comfortable accommodation with a shared living room, /kitchen, upstairs lounge, bathroom and separate WC.
2 nights in either the shared bright spacious first floor bedrooms (single beds), or in a single bedroom with bunk bed on the ground floor. Please notes that a per night surcharge of 500 sek applies for single bedroom. Bedding hire is an additional 200 SEK.
Private rooms are right on the ocean and offer stylish, homely, pristinely clean and cosy accommodation. Bookable on a first come first serve basis (4 rooms).
Please note that bicycle rent is available on Sydkoster only, from150 SEK per day.
All accommodations have kitchens should you want to prepare food. A well stocked organic supermarket is a 3 km walk away on Sydkoster which can be reached via the line ferry or via Kosterboats.
The Food
We’ll be celebrating delicious home-cooked food made with love by an experienced chef, just for us.
We’ll have all our meals amidst the beautiful Myrenvägen gardens, outdoors decking or indoors overlooking Basteviken ocean. It’s vegetarian, ecological and delicious, and made especially for you with a whole lot of love.
"I really appreciated your generous commitment to provide each of us with a variety of tools to use in our practice. This was more than a yoga experience: a joint exploration, a precious human and spiritual encounter shared by women from all horizons. Thank you again for all this."
Olivia
The Itinerary
Friday's
14:25/ 16.10 Boat departs from Strömstad
15:00/ 16:45 Arrive at Västra Bryggan Harbour
Check-in at your accommodation
17:00 Intro & Soft landing class
19:00 Dinner at Myrenvägen
Saturday's
8:30 Retreat time
11:00 Brunch at Myrenvägen
12:00 Free time/ Sauna
16:00 Liten fika
16:30 Retreat time
19:15 Dinner at Myrenvägen
Sunday's
8:00 Retreat time
11:00 Brunch at Myrenvägen
12:00 Pack & clean rooms
13:00 Closing circle
14:00 Communal studio clean & Liten FIka
14:30 Farewells & walk to Västra Bryggan
15:00/17:00 Boat departs for Strömstad
The Cost
Included:
3 Day Retreat
Accommodation
Meals, snacks & tea
Luggage transfer at specific arrival/departure times
Excluded:
Travel insurance
To get to Nordkoster you’ll take a ferry from Strömstad (around 140 SEK return). If you come by car you can park in Strömstad.
The Visitor 7500 SEK
(ca. 670 €)
Accommodation and luggage transfer included
The Islander 6250 SEK
(ca. 560 €)
Accommodation and luggage transfer excluded.
Retreat photos soon updated to our new Nordkoster location.
If you'd already like to book your place,, be welcomed!
Save 400 Sek each joining with a friend.
Students/low income places available.
Apply via email to hello@imkendonde.com
