Breath and movement
The breath as a tool for moving the body through a vinyasa system (Ashtanga Vinyasa).
20–22 NOVEMBER 20262 NIGHTSTAUGHT IN NORWEGIAN
Breathwork
With Pernille Bønkan and Axel Haugland. A different kind of weekend exploring the breath through vinyasa, meditation, contact improvisation and breathwork.
After Axel and Pernille's previous courses with us, many people asked for another one. Do you feel you need to breathe extra deeply? Now is your chance: welcome to a different kind of weekend with breathwork.
The breath is essential to all life. Awareness of and curiosity about our breath can be deeply healing and transformative. In Hatha yoga (physical yoga) we train the ability to expand, lengthen and hold the breath as a path towards liberation (samadhi). Modern Western science has also shown that breathing exercises have a great effect on our physical, mental and emotional health.
This weekend Axel and Pernille invite you to explore the breath from several angles, all with the same aim: to come into contact with ourselves, go into deeper layers and release more of our great inner potential.
Come and join the journey towards your inner pulse, the pulse of the earth, and towards opening up to more lightness, joy and flow in life.
Breath and meditation
The breath as a focus for concentration and centring the mind in meditation.
Contact improvisation
The breath in meeting other people: listening, and meeting other bodies.
Breathwork
The breath as a tool to come into contact with our intuitive nature and closer to the big existential questions. Often also called 'rebirthing'.
Pernille Bønkan
Head teacher at Puroyoga, OsloPernille has worked with body and energy all her life. As a young dancer she was introduced to Eastern approaches to body and mind, such as acupuncture, qigong, tai chi, yoga and aikido. This shaped much of her approach to dance and the performing arts in her professional career. Over time, yoga gradually became her way of life.
For the last 20 years she has run Puroyoga in Oslo. She took over as head teacher when her teacher Alexander Medin turned his full attention to Nøsen in 2018.
Besides running Puroyoga and teaching yoga full time, Pernille has long teaching experience. She has taught and choreographed dance at KHiO, the Norwegian College of Ballet, Bårdar, Kulturskolen at Schous and Proda, and has also made work for the National Ballet, Nytt dansk danseteater and other independent groups.
Partner work has always been central to Pernille in both dance and yoga. She has always been fascinated by the interplay and meeting between two bodies, from classical techniques in ballet and martial arts to more intuitive approaches such as contact improvisation and body-mind centering.
Axel Haugland
Yoga teacher, personal trainer and Foundation Training instructorAxel's yoga journey began more than 10 years ago and has since branched into different practices centred on presence, creative expression and sustainability: building a steady bridge between inner life and outer expression.
Axel finds that a central part of a healthy yoga practice is learning to bring what we experience in a yoga class or a meditation ceremony, a setting different from the usual, into everyday life and our relationships.
Axel has studied different branches of yoga with teachers including Biff Mitthoefer, Dan Brulé, Duncan Wong and John Bentham. He is also a qualified personal trainer and a certified Foundation Training instructor.
Subject to change. Meals in italics.
Friday
- Arrival and check-in
- Welcome: together we set an intention for the weekend, introduction to breathwork
- Dinner
Saturday
- Meditation
- Asana with vinyasa (Ashtanga Vinyasa)
- Breakfast
- Enjoy the mountains and nature
- Contact improvisation and intuition work: creative lab
- Lunch
- Breathwork
- Dinner
Sunday
- Meditation
- Asana with vinyasa (Ashtanga Vinyasa)
- Breakfast
- Packing and check-out
- Breathwork
- Lunch and departure
Getting here
Train or bus to Gol or Fagernes. Book a pickup in advance by email to post@nosenyoga.no.
HOW TO GET HEREFood
All meals are vegetarian, at 09:00, 13:00 and 18:00. Tell us about allergies before you come.
ABOUT THE CAFÉBooking and cancellation
You book and pay in our booking system. The cancellation terms are the same for every retreat.
TERMS AND CONDITIONSWhere you stay
A range of rooms to suit your comfort and budget: choose the space that feels right for you, whether it is a cosy shared room or your own private sanctuary.
About Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell
Nøsen Yoga og Fjellhotell is a mountain retreat centre in the heart of Valdres, Norway, surrounded by breathtaking nature and peaceful hiking trails. We host yoga retreats, workshops and events all year round, offering guests a chance to slow down, connect with themselves and enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals in a warm and welcoming community.
About Back in the Ring
Our hotel is run by a dedicated mix of staff and volunteers, creating a unique and vibrant atmosphere. Some of our volunteers join us through Back in the Ring (BITR), a transformative program that supports people in rebuilding confidence, resilience and purpose after life’s challenges.
They take part in daily operations while developing practical skills, building community connections and engaging in personal growth activities. This means you may meet people from all walks of life, each contributing in their own way to the Nøsen experience.
We invite you to embrace the spirit of patience, openness and shared humanity that makes our community special.
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