Kadermo Retreat

What would you like to make space for before summer comes to an end?

Maybe a few days dedicated to your practice in a special environment? Time to deepen your understanding, explore new perspectives, and take a relaxing break from the usual rhythm of everyday life.

There are three more opportunities to join us at Kadermo this summer:

16.–21.8. (Week 34)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Function & Form · Stefan Engström

21.–23.8. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Yin Yoga · Stefan Engström

23.–28.8. (Week 35)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

You can join us for a weekend or a week, or combine retreats for a longer stay.

All levels are welcome, including complete beginners.

Reservations: [email protected]
Full programme: www.kadermo.fi

Some places invite you to slow in a very unique way.

A short boat ride, the sea all around you, ancient oak trees, morning practice in the shala, a swim and an evening sauna as the sun begins to set.

Perhaps this is the pause you've been looking for.

There are still a few retreat weeks remaining this summer, and we would be happy to welcome you to the island.

More information and bookings: www.kadermo.fi

Summer isn't over yet. 🌿 There is still plenty of summer left to experience the gentle magic of Kadermo island retreat.

August is one of the most beautiful times on the island. The sea is warm, the evenings start to get dark, and life settles into the gentle rhythm of retreat days. Morning practice in the shala, pranayama and meditation, walks beneath the ancient oak trees, a swim in the sea and evenings in the sauna.

If you have been thinking about joining a retreat this summer, there is five different retreats to join, you can also combine them together and stay a bit longer!

Remaining Summer 2026 Retreats

2.–7.8. (Week 32)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

9.–14.8. (Week 33)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

16.–21.8. (Week 34)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Function & Form · Stefan Engström

21.–23.8. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Yin Yoga · Stefan Engström

23.–28.8. (Week 35)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

All levels are welcome, including complete beginners.

To reserve your place, email [email protected] or visit www.kadermo.fi for the full programme.

We look forward to welcoming you to the island.

32 summers of Kadermo Retreat! 🌿

Earlier this month, Kadermo Yoga Retreat celebrated its 32nd anniversary.

For more than three decades, people have crossed the short boat journey to this small island to practise Ashtanga Yoga and to reconnect with themselves in a truly unique setting.

Kadermo is an island sanctuary surrounded by the sea, home to ancient oak trees, beautifully restored wooden buildings, and a rhythm of life that invites you to slow down.

Each retreat day is shaped by practice, pranayama, meditation, quiet moments in nature, swimming in the sea and evenings in the sauna.

This summer, our retreat weeks continue with different themes including Presence & Wholeness, Function & Form, Technical Classes and Yin Yoga, offering opportunities to explore different dimensions of practice while sharing the same foundation of Ashtanga Yoga.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of Kadermo's journey over these 32 years. Whether you visited once many years ago or return every summer, you are part of the story of this special place.

We look forward to welcoming many more practitioners in the summers to come.

Every retreat week at Kadermo has its own theme. 🌿

While the foundation of every retreat is a daily Ashtanga Yoga practice, each week also offers an opportunity to explore a different aspect of yoga, personal development, or other embodied practice.

Throughout the summer you can join retreats focusing on themes such as Psychosynthesis, Presence & Wholeness, Function & Form, Technical Classes, Yin Yoga, or open Q&A sessions that invite deeper understanding of the practice.

Alongside the asana practice, every retreat includes daily pranayama, breathing practices, meditation and quiet moments that support rest, presence and recovery.

Life on the island naturally slows down. Days are shaped by practice, walks beneath the ancient oak trees, swimming in the sea, and evenings in the sauna. It is a chance to step away from everyday life and reconnect with yourself in a peaceful and inspiring environment.

Next week, 19–24 July, Stefan Engström will guide a retreat exploring Psychosynthesis—an approach to personal growth that complements the yoga practice by supporting greater self-understanding, integration and inner balance.

You can join us for a weekend or a full retreat week. All levels, including complete beginners, are welcome.

For reservations: [email protected]
More information: www.kadermo.fi

Summer on Kadermo is now in full bloom. 🌿

The retreat season is well underway, and the island has settled into its familiar summer rhythm. Mornings begin in the shala, afternoons invite time for pranayama, the sea, quiet walks and conversations, and evenings end in the warmth of the sauna.

For more than 30 years, people from around the world have come to Kadermo to deepen their Ashtanga Yoga practice, reconnect with themselves, and spend time surrounded by nature.

You are welcome to join us for a weekend, a full week, or stay a little longer.

🌿 Remaining Summer 2026 Retreats

10.–12.7. (Weekend)
Introduction to Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

12.–17.7. (Week 29)
Mysore & Led Classes, Technique & Philosophy · Isabella Nitschke

19.–24.7. (Week 30)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Psychosynthesis · Stefan Engström

26.–31.7. (Week 31)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Q&A · Stefan Engström

2.–7.8. (Week 32)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

9.–14.8. (Week 33)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

16.–21.8. (Week 34)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Function & Form · Stefan Engström

21.–23.8. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Yin Yoga · Stefan Engström

23.–28.8. (Week 35)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

All levels are welcome, including complete beginners.

To reserve your place, email [email protected] or explore the full programme at www.kadermo.fi.

We look forward to welcoming you to the island. 💚

Photos: 1- 3 Heidi Ruokoniemi
4 Nina Saikkonen

This week at Kadermo, we are exploring the theme Yoga of Presence & Wholeness with Stefan Engström.

Alongside daily Ashtanga Yoga asana and pranayama practice, participants are invited to explore how yoga can become more than a physical practice, a way of cultivating greater presence, awareness and wholeness in everyday life.

For more than 30 years, Stefan has guided students with warmth, depth and decades of dedicated experience. His teaching combines the traditional Ashtanga Yoga method with thoughtful inquiry, creating a space where practice can deepen both on and beyond the mat.

If you couldn't join us this week, there are still three opportunities to experience this retreat theme during the summer:

🌿10.–12.7. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Introduction to Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

🌿 31.7.–2.8. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Introduction to Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

🌿 9.–14.8. (Week 33)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

Whether you are joining your first retreat or returning to Kadermo once again, you are warmly welcome to join us.

Read more at www.kadermo.fi or book your retreat by emailing [email protected].

The Kadermo Summer Retreat Season is now underway. 🌿

Throughout the summer, people from around the world arrive on the island to step into a different rhythm for a while. Days begin with practice in the shala, unfold in nature, and end with the quiet beauty of Nordic summer evenings and sauna.

Some stay for a weekend, a week and some choose to stay longer.

For over 30 years, Kadermo has welcomed students seeking dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practice in a peaceful island setting, guided by experienced teachers and supported by a warm community.

Whether you are joining your first retreat or returning once again, we look forward to welcoming you this summer.

The Summer Retreat Period continues until the end of August, and you are warmly welcome to join us for a weekend, a week or a longer stay.

🔸Summer 2026 programme🔸

28.6.–3.7. (Week 27)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Yoga of Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

5.–10.7. (Week 28)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Function & Form · Stefan Engström

10.–12.7. (Weekend)
Introduction to Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

12.–17.7. (Week 29)
Mysore & Led Classes, Technique & Philosophy · Isabella Nitschke

19.–24.7. (Week 30)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Psychosynthesis · Stefan Engström

26.–31.7. (Week 31)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Q&A · Stefan Engström

2.–7.8. (Week 32)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

9.–14.8. (Week 33)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Presence & Wholeness · Stefan Engström

16.–21.8. (Week 34)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Function & Form · Stefan Engström

21.–23.8. (Weekend)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Yin Yoga · Stefan Engström

23.–28.8. (Week 35)
Ashtanga, Pranayama & Technical Classes · Tashi Dawa

All levels are welcome. Also complete beginners.

Book your place by emailing [email protected]
or explore the full schedule at www.kadermo.fi