Kadermo Retreat

05/03/2026

Soon the practice returns to Kadermo island.

After spending time in India and recently teaching at Joogafestival Helsinki,
Stefan Engström returns to guide the spring retreats in the archipelago.

There are two opportunities to join us this spring:

🔹Easter Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
2.–6.4.2026
Ashtanga Yoga Asanas, Pranayama & Yoga of Presence and Wholeness

🔹May Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
13.–17.5.2026
Ashtanga Yoga Asanas, Pranayama & Questions & Answers

Teacher: Stefan Engström
KPJAYI Authorised teacher level 2

To both of the retreats, all levels are welcome, including complete beginners.

Join us for some quiet days of practice by the sea, surrounded by the ancient oak trees of Kadermo island.

More information and registration on our website.

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19/02/2026

April 2-6 we gather again at Kadermo island.

After the winter break, practice returns to Kadermo Island on the
🔹Easter Ashtanga Yoga Workshop🔹
April 2–6, 2026

Four days of steady asana, pranayama, and Yoga of Presence and Wholeness, guided by Stefan Engström.

At Kadermo, Easter marks the first retreat of the year,
a good moment to begin again, to return to the practice and clarity in the beautiul archipelago.

All levels are welcome.

More information and enrolment at www.kadermo.fi

05/02/2026

This winter, Kadermo’s teaching also meets the wider yoga community in Helsinki!

Stefan Engström will offer a pranayama session at Helsinki Joogafestival 28.2-1.3.2026 sharing breath practices rooted in the Ashtanga tradition.

Come and meet Stefan at the Joogafestival Helsinki,
Saturday, December 28 - 12:30–13:30
Pranayama / Breath Exercises
A practice that deepens concentration and opens space for calm and clarity.

As we look ahead to the coming year, we also invite you to mark the upcoming retreat dates on Kadermo Island, profound retreats to support and deepen your practice.

Kadermo Retreat Dates 2026

🔸 Easter Retreat
April 2–6, 2026

🔸 May Workshop
May 13–17, 2026

🔸 Summer Retreat Season
June 18 – August 28, 2026

More details and registration info on our website.

26/01/2026

Coming soon in Helsinki 🙂. Regards from Mysore 😎

23/01/2026

Plan the moments that support your practice.

We invite you to mark the dates for the upcoming retreats on Kadermo Island,
time set aside for your yoga practice, simplicity, and presence.

🔸Kadermo Retreat Dates 2026🔸

• Easter Retreat
April 2–6, 2026

• May Workshop
May 13–17, 2026

• Summer Retreat Season
June 18 – August 28, 2026

Plan your practice for the year ahead.

More details and registration info from our website kadermo.fi

02/01/2026

Kadermo is shaped by continuity.

Since 1994, retreats have been held on this island under the guidance of Stefan Engström, whose own path in meditation began in 1985 and in Ashtanga Yoga in 1990.

Long before yoga became widely known in Finland,
before mats, clothing, or studios were part of everyday culture,
the practice was already being lived here.

Simply, steadily, and with depth.

What is passed on is not belief or ideology,
but a way of practicing that supports clarity, responsibility, and self-knowledge.

Yoga at Kadermo is experiential.
It is about learning through direct experience,
meeting the body, the breath, and the mind as they are.

This is how the practice has been held for over thirty years,
and how it continues today.

We wish you a beautiful start of the 2026 and hope to see you at the island this year!

06/12/2025

Wishing you all a peceful independence Day! 💙

As Finland celebrates its independence,
may we each find our own way to return to stillness,
to stand gently in who we are,
and to honor the inner freedom that this practice cultivates in us.

Wishing you a peaceful day from our island sanctuary.

Kadermo is on it's winter rest now, waiting for spring to unfold again.

Photo from Kadermo by Benjamin Nilsson

21/11/2025

As the days grow colder, it feels beautiful to return to these memories from last summer at Kadermo Retreat. 🌿

Light on the water. Energetic mornings in the shala. Practice unfolding in its own rhythm.

Smiles and moments of presence that still live in the body.

Thank you for being part of the island’s heartbeat.

Our next retreat will open the season again at Easter — we look forward to welcoming you back to Kadermo!

📸: Tashi Dawa

05/11/2025

The island is quiet now. 🍂

After a full season of practice and connection, Kadermo enters its winter rest.
The sea turns still, the oak trees stand bare, and silence fills the shala.

🔸 Our next gatherings will take place during the Easter 🔸 when spring returns and the island awakens again.

Until then, may your practice continue softly and gently.

We're looking forward to seeing you again at Kadermo island!

📸: Niinunnu

22/10/2025

21/10/2025

Our Autumn Retreat has now come to a close. 🙏

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Kadermo island this season!
Thank you for your presence, your practice, and the moments we shared together.

Kadermo now enters a short pause before opening again with our winter retreats.
Stay tuned, dates will be announced soon.

Until then, may the rhythm of practice and stillness continue to unfold in your daily life.

📸: Anu Abdi