host your retreat
Whether it is yoga, seminars, coaching, workshops or retreats – we are happy to offer you Kärlingesund Retreat Center as a venue for your group. We have chosen to live and host retreats in this place for its unique qualities of beauty, silence, spirituality and closeness to nature.
We welcome teachers, leaders, mentors, and life coaches willing to walk the beautiful path of participation with us. We support teachings from all spiritual traditions and paths of personal growth.
We specially welcome those that see this relationship not just as a business opportunity, but also as a chance to connect with the core values of Kärlingesund Retreat Center: mutual respect, honour and joy.
Kärlingesund Retreat Center is located within easy reach of Gothenburg and accessible by public transportation from Oslo, Stockholm and Kopenhagen, as well as by international flights and trains.
The center is located at the end of a gravel road, inside the beautiful Kärlingesund nature reserve, known for its ancient trees, cliffs, bird life, silence, beautiful walks, water canals, and open ocean with hundreds of islands. Except for the local cows, birds and wildlife no neighbours are visible from the property.
The area with its beautiful beaches is a favorite summer holiday destination and famous for sailing, kayaking, biking, hiking, climbing, bouldering and many other activitys. Nevertheless, it is very quiet around Kärlingesund Retreat Center.
Please feel warmly welcome here; we wish you and the group a marvellous stay.
If you wish to complement your course with additional therapies, such as on site massages, sauna, excursions, etc, we will find the best options to support your vision from beginning to end.
course facilities
At Kärlingesund Retreat Center we focus on offering a warm-hearted service and on providing facilities of simple luxury, embedded within unique surroundings. Our customers are invited to support our community through the simple selfless action of Seva (see yoga karma below). These simple but helpful acts bring the “serving” and the “served” together as one united community, and is an act of gratitude and generosity towards everyone.
As a first time teacher, we suggest that you come to visit our place and meet us in person before making your first booking.
Please contact us:info@karlingesundretreatcenter.se
We are happy to send you our standard contract including all general information.
yogasalas
Sala – 104 sqm
Fits a circle of approximately 35 people or 35 on yoga mats or 80 people in theatre-style seating.
Saletta – 40 sqm
Fits a circle of approximately 18 people or 10 on yoga mats.
equipment:
2 flip chart boards, 35 meditation chairs, pillows, blankets & 30 yogamats.
Sound equipment in the big workshop room. It also has a cabled mic, CD-player and a mp3 option.
Fotos with people by Cim Ek
accomodation
All bedrooms are individually designed in a unique style and color design and are located in the “Kursgård”
We have:
– 13 double rooms each with 2 single beds = 26 beds
– 2 rooms each with a double bed = 4 beds
– 1 room with three single beds in the converted barn = 3 beds
– 6 toilets and 6 separate showers are in the “Kursgård”
– 2 bedrooms and the apartment in the “Kaptain’s Villan” can be used by teachers and their assistants
We normally accommodate up to 33 guests. In the high season neighboring bungalows and holiday homes can also be rented through us.
Following the Swedish tradition and to be as ecological as possible, participants are requested to bring their own bed sheets and towels. If your group or single participants wish to have bed linen provided we are happy to do so for an additional charge of 300kr inclusive of tax. Teachers will receive sheets from us free of charge.
common spaces of „kursgård”
– The tea kitchen is equipped with two cooking units, coffee machines and refrigerators that can be used for between meals.
– The dining room offers space for 40 people and has direct access to the outside terrace and garden.
– The light-flooded lounge with its comfortable sofas and musical instruments offers space for 10-15 people.
– small library with reading corner
outdoor spaces of „kursgård”
– The wooden terrace in front of the dining room, surrounded by flowers, ocan seat about 30 people.
– The wooden terrace on the upper floor leads from the large sala via stairs directly into the garden.
– In the garden there are several cosy spots to sit and a fireplace that can be used as a campfire.
– The sweat lodge on the east side of the garden is a sacred space and dedicated to special ceremonies. The fireplace may not be used as a campfire.
food & kitchen
The food served here is healthy, tasty, and beautifully presented, seasoned with the chefs‘s personal touch and imagination, and created with love and joy.
We mainly serve vegetarian food and use organically grown vegetables and local produce dressed with herbs grown in our own garden. Our tea kitchen in the main house is for common use. The bright dining room offers space für 40 people and has direct access to the outside terrace and garden.
We adapt the range of our tasty and rich buffet according to your wishes and course schedule. Please inform us in advance about special requests and food intolerances.
Course schedule 1
– coffee/tea & fruit and biscuits
– brunch
– dinner
Course schedule 2
– light breakfast
– lunch
– dinner
We happily provide some extra snacks for an extra 50kr + 12% vat per person per day.
Fotos by Cim Ek
traditions
Please let us welcome & inform each group personally before going into retreat or your first course session.
We invite all new teachers to arrive early on the check-in day (or if schedule allows a day before), to go through some practical details with us and have the chance to settle in the space of Kärlingesund Retreat Center.
Check-in for participants is from 4pm on.
Check-out at 4 pm on the last day.
The first meal then is dinner and the last meal is brunch or lunch.
karma yoga / working meditation
The center has a limited number of staff, who depend on some practical contributions from participants. This contribution is also, in our experience, an excellent way of practicing meditation in action. This simple but helpful act brings the hosting team and guests together in gratitude.
The working meditation includes dishwashing, bringing out the food and clearing it away, cleaning the floor in the salas, recycling and other simple manual tasks.
Our staff guides the working meditation; the workshop facilitators are invited to speak with the group about the spirit of working meditation, inviting joyful and willing participation in this practical work.
participation in group by host
There will be a host available at all times to support the group. It would be nice, for both the host and the group, if the host could participate in the course as part of the group when feasible. Our hosts are all very experienced in personal work processes, yoga and meditation.
booking & prices 2022
Minimum paying participants for retreats are 16 people for a minimum of 5 nights. We can accommodate 33 participants plus teachers and assistants on site.
For detailed information please contact us: info@karlingesundretreatcenter.se
