When life changes - make it beautiful
15th-18th of October 2026
You are going through changes
Changes in your body, in your relationships, changes in your work or career. These shifts are sometimes difficult to navigate and hard to understand.
During this 4 day retreat, in the beauty and calmness of the Norwegian mountains, you will have the space and receive new tools to explore what wants to emerge next, in a gentle, conscious way.
This is for you if you feel:
* That you are ready to shift and need support and tools
* Curious about the practical connections between the heart, mind and body
* A longing for something unique, meaningful and real
Why we created this retreat
Mia
Dharma Mountain has been a very special place for me. After years of teaching classes and workshops, I felt a natural pull to create something deeper, a space where we can slow down and explore more fully.
Bringing together yoga, embodiment, and ceremonial elements with this group of teachers felt both intuitive and meaningful. There is a quiet depth in this work, and I truly believe it can open new layers of insight and integration.
If you feel a resonance, you are warmly welcome.
Jeremy
I have always been drawn to the deeper mechanisms behind how we function, whether through traditional Chinese medicine, integrative health, or work with the subconscious.
Over the years, I’ve found that when different approaches are brought together, something meaningful happens - insights emerge, and change becomes more accessible.
Working alongside yoga practitioners from this perspective continues to reveal new layers of understanding. This retreat offers a rare opportunity to explore beyond familiar patterns and discover something new.
Maria
As a yoga practitioner and body therapist, I understood that the body goes far beyond movement or technique.
My own practice became a doorway into a much deeper relationship with my body - how I listen, respond, and meet myself changed how I feel in my body which brought a new depth and meaning to my day to day.
At some point, it felt natural to create a space where this could be shared. Not as something to learn in theory, but something to experience.
This retreat is an invitation for those who feel that there is more to explore. A space to
reconnect, understand your body in a new way, and take something real with you into your
everyday life.
The Twin Paths Retreat: Awareness and Love
Schedule
Thursday, 15/10 - Arrival & Opening
16.00 -17.00: Unpack and settle (arrival & registration)
17.00 - 19.00: "Arrive within" A guided experience of the first step inward. Orientation and intention setting for the retreat
19.00-20.00: Dinner
20.00-21.00: "Around the fire” evening session #1: Discourse on the inner and outer Self with Q & A session
Friday, 16/10 - Awareness & the Body
7.45-8.30: Morning gathering. Gentle practice. Focus setting for the day
8.30-9.30: Breakfast and free time until 10.00
10.00-13.00: “Touching the Invisible”. Building awareness of energy shifts through, on and around the body using subtle touch and partner bodywork.
13.00-14.00: Lunch. Free time & sauna until 15:30
15.30-19.00: "Body awareness in motion" -Twist and release yoga. A journey from movement to stillness
19.00-20.00: Dinner
20.00-21.00: "Around the fire” evening session #2: Understanding the link between physical and emotional tension through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Saturday, 17/10 - From Mind to Heart
7:45-8:30: Morning gathering and setting the focus of the day
8.30-9.30: Breakfast and free time until 10:30
10.30-13.00: "Let in- let go". Heart opening yoga. A journey from head to heart
13.00-14.00: Light lunch and free time till 14:30
14.30-19.00: Ceremony - Cacao, drum and breath journey to the heart
19.00-20.00: Dinner
20.00-21.30: Sauna
Sunday, 18/10 - Integration & Closing
7.45-8.30: Morning gathering
8.30-9.30: Breakfast
9.30-10.30: Packing up time
10.30-13.00: Final session. “The Inner flame, Returning home.” Sharing and integration circle. Group photo for lovely memories.
13:00-14:00: Lunch and departing
So take this opportunity to enrich your practice with new meaning and knowledge.
Take the twin paths, there and back again, to yourself.
When: 15/10-18/10- 2026
Investment
Early bird:
9,500 NOK when booked before 31 July 2026
Regular price:
12,000 NOK
What’s included
All workshops and guided sessions
Nourishing vegan meals prepared with care
Shared accommodation (loft-style)
For those who prefer more privacy, single rooms are available for an additional 1005 NOK to Dharma Mountain
Location
Hedalen, Norway. Dharma Mountain retreat centre
Your place is confirmed via Dharma Mountain’s booking system. A deposit or full payment is required at the time of booking to secure your spot. Full booking details and payment terms are handled directly through Dharma Mountain.
Your venue
Dharma lake
Practice room
Main building
More about your space holders
Mia Bekkesveen: practiced yoga for nearly two decades, and since 2018 built a solid background as a yoga teacher with over 800 hours of certified training in the field of yoga, mindfulness and stress management.
With clear, grounded guidance she weaves together precise sequencing and alignment with mindful movement, breath and awareness – allowing classes to be experienced as a form of moving meditation that makes it easy to follow along, regardless of level.
Jeremy Halpin: brings over 40 years of clinical experience in traditional Chinese medicine using Acupuncture, Japanese Shiatsu and energy work. He is a published researcher with the Karolinska Institut in Stockholm within the field of Integrative medicine and has a long background as an international teacher and speaker, establishing diploma level education in four countries.
Maria Khakhalkina: has worked for 20 years in body therapy, specialising in the connection between structural and emotional patterns in the body. Over the last decade, they have travelled the world learning Plant medicine practices with indigenous tribes and now hold ceremonies and retreats of their own suitable for Europeans.
Together, they combine a strong clinical foundation for people seeking deeper connection and understanding. You are invited into a space where you can explore at your own pace, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself in an authentic and embodied way.
Alia's testimonial
