Solo retreat in south Sweden
Here in beautiful Blekinge, southern Sweden, we offer private retreats for anyone seeking peace, quiet, recovery, and renewed energy. You will have a lovely holiday home to yourself and together we will create an exclusive program tailored to your specific needs. You can choose from soothing acupuncture treatments, relaxing qigong or meditation sessions, insightful coaching, beautiful walks, and delicious food. Pamper yourself and return home feeling rejuvenated!
Are you interested in cooking retreats with Evrim? Read more here.
The surroundings
Blekinge is located in southwest Sweden and is also known as The Garden of Sweden. It's an enchanting place that has been inhabited for thousands of years. In a relatively small province, you will find a large number of nature reserves and an incredibly diverse landscape: sea, islands, deciduous forests, lakes, coniferous forests, fields, and many rocks that were shaped by the Ice Ages. A perfect spot for nature lovers! The house is located a stone's throw from Järnavik, a beautiful coastal nature reserve. The house looks out over a lake where you can spot all kinds of birds (including flocks of cranes much of the year). The village of Bräkne-Hoby is a few minutes' drive away, where you can do your grocery shopping and catch the train to Malmö and Copenhagen.
Who we are
Hi, we're Evrim and Igor! At the end of 2024, we left the Netherlands for Sweden to live our dream: creating a retreat in a beautiful natural setting. When we discovered this location, we fell in love immediately; it had everything we could have wished for. Since then, we've been working hard to make our plans a reality, with our first retreat guest arriving in October 2025!
About Igor
Igor studied (clinical) psychology at Utrecht University. During his studies, he encountered qigong and ancient Chinese meditation techniques, which fascinated him immensely. He decided to complete his studies (with a thesis on near-death experiences), but his path clearly lay in Eastern medicine. After graduating, he started his own photography business and continued to take qigong and meditation courses. In 2013, he certified as a Healing Tao instructor and began working as a qigong and meditation teacher, a practice he continues to this day. He also completed his Classical Chinese Acupuncture training at the Bo Yi Academy and works as an acupuncturist in his own practice. Truly listening to someone and connecting are always the most important foundational elements of his treatments. Coaching people on their sense of purpose, life's challenges, and spirituality is also something he really enjoys. His current greatest source of inspiration is A Course in Miracles.
About Evrim
Evrim grew up in her parents' restaurant. Determined to choose a different path, she enrolled in acting school at the HKU Theatre School in Utrecht. After a few short trips into the acting world, she finally found herself back where it all began: cooking and delicious food. Together with Igor, she founded De Bio Basis in Zeist, a small, local organic shop with a cozy coffee bar. Over the years, this transformed into a cozy restaurant and eventually a successful organic catering company, where she also regularly worked as a private chef.
For Evrim, cooking is a form of love, and she likes to share that with the guests at the retreats. She completed a professional culinary training at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Besides her passion for food, Evrim has a great love for dancing and is skilled in qigong and meditation.
Limited time offer:
30% discount on a solo retreat
Valid for a retreat before June 14, 2026
What we offer
Free introductory meeting
When you contact us with an interest in a retreat, we will hold a free online session via Zoom to get acquainted and discuss your specific needs. If we both feel we're a good fit, we'll transform your wishes into a retreat plan and save the specific dates.
A lovely holiday home, all to yourself
Our guest house was newly built in 2020 and is equipped with many comforts: a pleasant and bright living room with a sofa, dining table, and desk. An open-plan kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher, induction hob, refrigerator, freezer, microwave, small oven, etc. In the bathroom, you'll find a washing machine and dryer in addition to the shower and sink. Up the stairs, you reach the sleeping loft, with a wonderfully soft 160cm-wide bed. There's also a conservatory with a beautiful view of the lake and a large sunny deck. There is also WIFI which, of course, can be turned off if you want to disconnect. The heating doubles as air conditioning, and the house is exceptionally well-insulated, so you can enjoy it year-round. View all the photos here
Qigong and Meditation Sessions
Igor is a certified Qigong and meditation instructor, so if you need to get your energy flowing, he's the right person for you. Qigong is a simple yet effective form of movement that helps you find balance and release tension. Combined with guided meditations, you'll feel incredibly relaxed after such a session.
Acupuncture treatments
Acupuncture is another branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine in which Igor is skilled. He completed his Classical Chinese Acupuncture training at the Bo-Yi Academy and has since worked in his own practice. Acupuncture is an ancient technique that can help with various physical and mental ailments. Using small needles, the energy pathways in the body (meridians) are stimulated to allow life energy (Qi) to flow freely again. This creates more balance in the body, reduces pain and calms the mind. Acupuncture is a safe technique and in most cases the placement of the needles is barely noticeable.
Coaching
During the introductory meeting, we will ask you if there are any areas you would like to work on. Perhaps you are looking for balance in your daily life, are you at a crossroads or are you searching for more sense of purpose in your life. Through coaching, Igor can help you gain more clarity and discover new sides of yourself. This can be done either in his practice on-site or during a beautiful walk through the Swedish countryside.
Hiking and power spots
From the house, there are several hiking trails that lead directly into nature. The sea is a kilometer away, where you can also enjoy several beautiful walks, for example in the Järnavik Nature Reserve. Nature here is magical, and in some places nearby, the energy is so positive that you really feel charged. In good weather, these are perfect spots for qigong or meditation.
View more photos of the surrounding nature in the photo gallery.
Dinner and grocery delivery
Want to spend as much time as possible surrounded by nature and tranquility, and avoid supermarkets? Then we can arrange grocery delivery for you.
You can also choose to have dinner arranged by us or join us for dinner if you'd like.
Activities in the area
Besides the many hiking opportunities, there's plenty to do in the surrounding area. Kayaks are available for rent at various locations along the coast, allowing you to explore the archipelago's diverse islands. Motorized boats are also available for rent, and during the summer months, you can visit the island of Tjäro with a ferry service from Järnavik harbor. If you're looking for shops, restaurants, and culture, the charming towns of Karlshamn and Ronneby are just a 15-minute drive away, and the larger city of Karlskrona is 30 minutes away.
Choose your retreat
Each solo retreat we offer is fully tailored to your specific wishes. Do you need rest and relaxation or are you looking for deepening and personal development? For each retreat, we conduct a comprehensive intake via Zoom, where we discuss your needs and create a program together.
Below, you can choose your retreat, from which we will shape the plans. These retreats consist of five full days, with six overnight stays. So you arrive in the evening, have five retreat days, and depart the next morning.
Solo retreat Basic
You come mainly for peace, quiet and nature, and occasionally use our additional services.
€ 1590,-
Solo retreat Standard
In addition to peace and quiet, you also want to take a step further in terms of health, well-being or sense of purpose.
€ 2390,-
Solo retreat Premium
With this retreat you go all-in! You'll have support for half a day each day, and we'll provide dinner each evening.
€ 3190,-
Cooking retreats with Evrim
In addition to the retreats mentioned above, we also offer cooking retreats. As with all our retreat programs, the emphasis here is primarily on relaxation. Recharge, disconnect from the hustle and bustle of daily life—and return home with practical kitchen skills you’ll benefit from for the rest of your life. This retreat is available as a solo retreat, but also with a partner or friend, for example.
This cooking retreat is all about fun, simplicity, and mindfulness. You will discover that delicious and healthy cooking doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. With high quality ingredients, some clever tricks, and a few basic techniques, you’ll learn how to prepare a nutritious meal with joy and ease. Even after a hard day’s work. This saves you time, energy, and stress.
Testimonials
What a wonderful, inspiring, and safe place! Evrim and Igor welcome you with such incredible hospitality, warmth, and care that all you have to do is "be." They are incredibly loving, sincere, open, and non-judgmental. The program is created together, and they have a keen sense of what works best. It was a week full of stillness, connection, depth, insight, and light. And the surroundings are truly beautiful. At times, almost magical and fairytale-like. The nature there felt like a powerful recharger. So grateful that I was able to spend a week here! I will definitely come back!
After three treatments and supportive sessions, I had much more energy and also knew how to maintain my balance in life. So many new insights! Thank you, Igor!
Igor has helped me tremendously in rebalancing my kidney energy. He's adept at analyzing the underlying issues and identifying the meridians and acupuncture points that contribute to my condition. After a few sessions, everything felt so much better! Thank you so much, Igor.
After three treatments, I'm free of the stiff lower back I've been dealing with for 20 years! It's incredibly wonderful that it worked, and thank you so much, Igor!
Book an online introductory meeting
Are you interested in our retreats and would you like to discuss the possibilities with us in a free, online consultation? Then fill in your details below, and we will get in touch as soon as possible.