EARTH BODY: Autumn release
༄ An embodied day for slowing down, listening and letting go ༄
8.11.2026 Helsinki
Where does the body end and the Earth begin?Earth Body is a gentle one-day retreat in Helsinki, inviting you to slow down, reconnect with your body and attune to the rhythms of the living world.As autumn turns towards winter, we gather to explore the cycles of growth and decay, movement and rest, release and renewal. Through embodied movement, sensory practices, sound and creative expression, we create space to listen, let go and discover what might emerge when we allow ourselves to slow down.An invitation to soften into the season, reconnect with the living world and make space for what is ready to unfold.
Body
Cultivating awareness and connection through embodied practices .
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The body is a place of knowing, sensing and remembering. Through somatic practices, movement and embodied awareness, we cultivate a deeper relationship with ourselves and learn to listen beyond the thinking mind. The body becomes a gateway into presence, intuition and connection.
Creativity
Creating from sensation, curiosity, and relationship rather than performance.
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Creativity is a way of listening, exploring and making meaning. Through art, imagination, ritual and playful experimentation, we create space for what wants to emerge. Creativity becomes not only something we make, but a way of moving through the world with curiosity and openness.
The Living Earth
Deepening our connection and attuning with the more-than-human world.
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We are part of a living, interconnected world. Through embodied ecological practices, art and ritual, we explore our relationship with the Earth and the more-than-human. We listen to landscapes, elements, seasons and materials as sources of knowledge, belonging and remembrance.
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We are not separate from the earth; we are as much a part of the planet as each cell in our bodies is a part of us.
As the seasons shift towards winter, we turn our attention to the cyclical processes that shape life. So often, we move through life in a constant state of doing, producing and becoming. Yet the world reminds us that life unfolds in cycles — emergence and dissolution, growth and decay, movement and stilness, rest and activity. Rather than treating rest as a pause between productive moments, we explore it as a way of listening and responding to the changing conditions within and around us.Through embodied movement, sensory practices, sound and creative expression, we will explore these cyclical rhythms and our relationship with them. We will slow down, listen to the body and the world around us, and create space for what is ready to shift. We approach creative practice not as a means of producing a finished outcome, but as a process of sensing, expressing and discovering — allowing thoughts, feelings and possibilities to take form without needing to define them in advance.What are we ready to release?
What might emerge in the space that remains?This is an invitation to explore these questions through the body, creative expression and shared attention. A space for slowing down, attuning to seasonal rhythms and reconsidering our relationship with rest, change and renewal.
Schedule
Sunday 8th November 2026
from 11:00am to 18:00pm11:00 opening circle & grounding: getting to know each other and settling in the space11:30 body activation: somatic practice to open up the senses12:00 nature exploration: attuning with the living world through our senses13:00 lunch: a hearthy and warming vegetarian lunch made of seasonal and organic products14:00 movement & voice activation: connecting with the body and authentic expression15:30 clay work & creative channelling: expressing our internal landscapes through creative outlets17:00 meditation: quieting the mind and integrating the day17:30 ending circle & evening snack
Location
Jollas, Helsinki
Price
40€
meal & materials includedThe retreat will be held in either English or Finnish, depending on the participants’ language preferences.Places are limited. Reserve your place through the link.
Our retreat takes place at Villa Svalvik, a peaceful seaside villa surrounded by nature in Helsinki.
Away from the pace of the city, Villa Svalvik offers a warm and intimate setting for slowing down, moving, creating and resting together.
The exact location and arrival details will be shared with you after registration.
About us
Nila Studio is an embodied ecological art platform for re-connection, care and remembrance. Through art, ritual and somatic practice, we explore ways of sensing our interconnectedness — with our bodies, with one another, with the more-than-human world, and with the places we call home.Nila is a Finnish word for the living vascular tissue within a tree — the layer through which nutrients move from the leaves into the rest of the plant. It is a subtle, vital network of exchange: carrying nourishment, connecting parts, sustaining life. This is the spirit behind Nila Studio.Founded by two creatives with backgrounds in art and yoga, Nila Studio grew from a shared curiosity about how we might cultivate more embodied, caring and reciprocal ways of being in the world.Our offerings bring together movement, meditation, creative practice, ecological inquiry and lived experience. We create spaces to slow down, listen, feel and remember — not only thinking about ecology, but experiencing ourselves as part of the living world.At the heart of Nila Studio is an ecological somatic archive of lived practices: a growing collection of embodied ways of knowing, sensing and relating, gathered through art, practice, place and relationship.Nila Studio is a space for remembering what connects us — and cultivating new ways of living together.
Joanna HambergJoanna is an artist and a yoga teacher. She sees the body as a site of connection, expression and transformation, drawing on her studies in art therapy and embodied practices. She is particularly interested in the mysteries of the womb as a space of intuition, creation and ancestral knowing. Through movement, creative processes and relational practices, Joanna invites a deeper listening to the body and its innate wisdom. She sees creativity as a healing force — a way of remembering our interconnectedness, reconnecting with our inner landscapes, one another, and the deeper cycles of life.
Jenni AyaniMultidisciplinary artist and yoga teacher with a Master's degree in Arts, Jenni focuses on the interconnectedness of life, ancestral knowledge systems and plant wisdom. She has walked for a decade alongside various indigenous groups in South America, studying traditional ecological knowledge and building embodied understanding of the living world. She sees the body as a vessel for a primal creative force and a portal for a deeper existential understanding and alignment. Through corporeal methods, she seeks to build reciprocity and reinforce connection with the Earth.
@ Nila Studio 2026