BHAKTI RETREAT
SINGING | YOGA | BREATHWORK | CACAO
with Simon & Martina
October 2-5 2025 | Lyckhem | Sweden
Join us for a devotional retreat filled with singing, yoga, breathwork, dance, cacao, community and much more to come...
Are you longing to ...
𖥸 Free your voice?
𖥸 Deepen your spiritual practice?
𖥸 Learn more about kirtan, mantras and chanting?
𖥸 Connect with the medicine of music and mantras?
𖥸 Sing your heart out?
Then this retreat is for you.
This is a space for you to take a break from daily routines and spend time with yourself. A space to fall in love with yourself. A space to connect back not only to your human heart but also the universal heart of all.
Whether you're a seasoned kirtan and yoga enthusiast, or completely new to this path, this experience is for you.
The Space: Lyckhem
Nestled in the heart of the stunning Swedish archipelago, Lyckhem Skärgårdsretreat is a sanctuary that offers a unique retreat experience.
Lyckhem has a sauna, gym, fire pit, wonderful yoga shalas, a large dining hall, plus endless acres of wild forest. We can't think of a better place to retreat.
The upstairs shala is the beating heart of our experience and this is where we meet for yoga, breathwork, dance, kirtan and much more. If the weather allows, we will also gather at the beautiful outdoor deck.
The natural beauty that envelopes Lyckhem offers a peaceful and serene landscape to get a break from everyday life. The deep forest is around the corner and closeby we also find cliffs and sand shores to dip in the sea.
You can read more about Lyckhem by following this link.
We, Simon & Martina, share a vision. By co-creating this retreat, we want to offer you an experience of your own essence through the devotional path of Bhakti. Rather than guiding you through different concepts and ideas, we will support you to arrive at the one place of wisdom no one can ever take away from you: your own heart and it's innate wisdom.
It's our honour and pure joy to invite you to this experience!
SIMON GLÖDE is a multi-talented musician, ceremony facilitator, and music producer who weaves ancestral sounds and energetic practices from around the world, creating transformative music and healing experiences.
Originally rooted in pop music, Simon's quest for depth and personal healing led him to explore tantra, yoga, and healing sounds, forming the basis for his unique approach to "Musical Ceremonies." Departing from conventional performances, the multi-instrumentalist and DJ seamlessly blend sing-along songs and Kirtan with contemporary storytelling and ecstatic dance, fostering communal experiences. Simon truly believes in the power of music to bring people together for positive change.
A musical nomad, Simon orchestrates musical gatherings worldwide. His ability to evoke the joy of music in both intimate and expansive settings, coupled with his undogmatic approach to spirituality, has established him as a household figure in the global spiritual music community. Actively releasing music on various streaming platforms, Simon is the founder of „the music shala“ and serves as a dedicated Sattva Yoga master teacher in the Himalayan lineage.
MARTINA TÖRNVALL, a devoted yogini, breathworker and sound therapist, has over ten years of experience in the holistic field. Coming from a stressful background as a corporate lawyer, she decided to take a leap of faith and quit her job to embark on an inner journey which lead her to explore different healing modalities. Her spiritual quest has also lead her to experience different indigenous traditions and healing plants.
Now, having created over 100 yoga retreats in India, France, Sweden, Costa Rica and Spain, she is passionate about sharing these techniques and tools with others, which ultimately saved her life. Known for her calm voice, nurturing presence and feminine essence, she guides you safely through every part of the experience.
A world traveler with a nomadic lifestyle, Martina spends most of her time in the Pachamama Eco Village: a retreat haven in Costa Rica, and her motherland Sweden. The last years she has also immersed herself into mantra and sounds, sharing kirtan and cacao ceremonies all over the world.
Highlights
☾ Voice opening & mantra singing
☾ Yoga & Meditation
☾ Empowering Breathwork & Pranayama
☾ Free Dance & other Embodiment Practices
☾ Kirtan & Cacao Ceremonies
☾ Organic Vegan Local Food
☾ Togetherness with other like-minded souls
...and more adventures to discover
What is Bhakti?
Weaving the fabric of the heart with the divine, Bhakti, often translated as devotion or love, is a yogic path to liberation through different practices.
In this retreat, we will taste the joy that can come with this tradition as we sing, dance and move into bliss using practices from this lineage!
Bhakti is an experience. It cannot be fully grasped or conveyed through intellectual reasoning or theoretical frameworks. Instead, it must be felt and embodied and is a deeply personal experience.
Bhakti is devotion. Inspired devotion comes from the heart and is not a duty or obligation, instead it becomes a source of joy and fulfillment.. These practices help to deepen our connection with something bigger than ourselves.
Bhakti is the way of the heart. This way is not bound by rigid rules; instead, it flows organically, expressing itself through prayer, song, dance, and acts of kindness.
Bhakti is a celebration of love. An unbridled surrender of the ego and a wholehearted devotion to ourselves and the divine.
Mixing the power of silence with more celebrative and uplifting practices, we will spend time during this retreat to dive into practices that nourishes our hearts and give space for more love, flow and abundance in our lives!
A typical day at the Retreat
7:00-9:00 Morning Yoga, Pranayama & Chanting
09:00 Breakfast
11:00-14:00 Morning Session with music, chanting, meditation etc.
15:00-17:00 Free time for walks in the forest, sweet conversations or naps in the hammock
16:30-19:00 Afternoon Session with music, chanting, meditation etc.
19:00-20:30 Dinner
20:30-22:00 Cacao ceremony with kirtan and/or ecstatic dance or other activities
The Food
Nourishing, fresh, yummy, healthy, plant-based. Just a few words to describe the food you will have the pleasure to indulge in during this retreat, all prepared with local and organic vegetables and fruits as far as possible and without additives.
The Lyckhem kitchen is always preparing the food with love as the most important ingredient, serving food which is good not only for you but also the planet.
Three meals per day are included, plus snacks in between if needed. There will always be free water and tea. And a yummy dessert here and there to please our sweet tooth.
The Accomodation
At Lyckhem we stay in shared rooms, beautifully decorated in a rustic and welcoming style. Sleeping in comfortable beds and rocketed by the comforting night sounds of the countryside, you will sleep deep and sound.
If you come as a couple or with friends you may of course stay together, and if you come on your own you get to share with a new friend. There is a limited amount of single rooms for an extra cost of €100. Please connect with us if this is your choice.
Booking & Cancellation Policy
𖥸 EARLY BIRD: €500
𖥸 REGULAR: €590
To secure your spot, pay now a deposit of €300.
Single rooms are available for an additional cost of €100.
SUPER EARLY BIRD price until December 31st 2024, use the code #SUPEREARLYBIRD when checking out, €200 off the regular price (€390)
EARLY BIRD price until May 1st 2025, use the code #EARLYBIRD when checking out.
You will receive an invoice for the remaining cost for the retreat. This must be paid latest four weeks before the retreat starts.
In case of cancellation more than two weeks before the start of the retreat, the deposit can be used for a future retreat with us.
In case of cancellation less than two weeks before the start of the retreat, the deposit is non-refundable.
How to get here
Lyckhem is located at Väddo, a tranquil island in the Swedish archipeligo, easy reachable with both public transport and car.
To arrive from Stockholm C with public transport, take the subway to "Danderyds Sjukhus". Here, get on bus 676 to "Norrtälje bus station". Here, get on bus 636 to the station "Skeppsmyra Affär" and Lyckhem is 5 minutes walking distance away. You can check the schedule here.
If you arrive by car, follow the adress below.
The full adress is: Kärlekstigen 11, 754 53, Björkö, Sweden
The retreat starts October 2, 5pm. The retreat ends October 5, 3pm.
Feeling called but not sure?
Get in contact with us and we connect back with you to book a 15 min discovery call where we together explore if this experience is for you!
