You are cordially welcome to the women's empowering coaching & inspiration retreat by the sunny and snowy spring slopes of Lapland
8. – 12.4.2026
This retreat is for you as a female leader or entrepreneur - or otherwise a woman interested in well-being at work. There will be a training long weekend with inspiring female entrepreneurs. You will get new ideas for your own work as well as for the empowerment of the entire work community. You will discover your own strengths and learn to use them effectively. Get inspired and dare to get excited!
Saamme kuulla hyvinvointivalmentaja Karita Aaltosen, matkailuyrittäjä Heidi Jokelan ja myöhemmin varmistuvan puhujan innostavat tarinat. Mistä he ovat löytäneet luovuuden ja inspiraation toimia ennakkoluulottomasti ja edelläkävijöinä. Mitä se vaatii että uskaltaa hypätä sydän edellä uuden äärelle ja löytää oma tapa tehdä työtä, joka on samaan aikaan tuottavaa mutta myös ”passion – intohimo”.
Arctic nature is powerful and connecting with the ancient wisdom of the fells – the grounding energy of Mother Earth – is a wonderful experience. We can snowshoe in the glow of spring snow on the fells, enjoy gentle yoga and relax to the vibration of the Lapland drum. This long weekend is full of wonderful trips and inspiring lectures in the enchantment of the fells.
The retreat will be held at the Taivaanvalkeat experience hotel in Levi's Könkä village, just eight kilometers from Levi, in the Ounasjoki riverside scenery.
No street lights, no demands, just peace.
Address: Palosaarentie 30, Köngäs
You can get to Taivaanvalkei with your own car or we can pick you up from Levi or Kittilä airport.
Tentative program (schedule and Excursion destinations may change due to weather conditions):
KESKIVIIKKO 8.4.
14-15 Accommodation at the Taivaanvalkeat boutique hotel in Levi's Köngäs village.
15:00 Retreat info. We enjoy Lapland's energy drink and get to know each other a little.
We descend into the energies of Lapland with a body-rooting exercise, followed by drum relaxation / Heidi
17-18.30 Evening long yin yoga / Karita
klo 18.30 Illallinen Tonttulan ravintolassa
Possibility to participate in an evening walk in Tonttula's fairytale forest.
21:00 Sauna
TORSTAI 9.4.
8-9 Gentle morning yoga / Karita
9-10 Breakfast in Tonttula
10:30 Departure to the fells & snowshoe excursion
At the top of Levi Utsuvaara, we do a presence exercise and feel the energy of the fells flowing into our hearts. We walk calmly on snowshoes along the fell paths, admiring the spring flowers and the wonderful fell landscapes that continue as far as the eye can see. At Lappish kota hut, we enjoy lunch by the fire in the spirit of Lapland. Drum ceremony.
17-18 Lecture: DARE TO SHINE / Karita Aaltonen
18-19 Illallinen Tonttulan ravintolassa
19-21 We get to relax in the gentle baths of Taivaanvalkeat traditional Finnish wood-heated sauna, we enjoy peat masks and herbal foot baths. The bravest can take a dip in the cool water of Ounasjoki river. Myths, magic and age-old traditional knowledge can fit into a sauna moment.
The night arrives in the North and the stars light up twinkling in the sky, if we are lucky we get to admire the dance of the Northern Lights as the night darkens.
PERJANTAI 10.4.
8 Gentle morning yoga / Karita
9 Breakfast in Tonttula
klo 10:30 Lähtö e-FATBIKE retkelle talviseen luontoon
Valmiina ajamaan? Tunne lumen pöllyävän ja metsän heräävän eloon renkaiden alla!
Koe vauhti, vapaus ja ilo, kun poljet sähköfatbikella lumipeitteisen metsän halki! Tämä retki vie sinut mutkitteleville talvipoluille, joissa kimaltava lumi, hiljaiset puut ja puhdas arktinen ilma luovat unohtumattoman ulkoiluseikkailun tunnelman.
Leveiden renkaiden ja sähköavustuksen ansiosta e-fatbikella ajaminen on helppoa ja nautinnollista – kuin maastopyöräilyä, mutta tasaisempaa, lumisempaa ja paljon hauskempaa. Mutkittelevat polut tarjoavat lempeitä nousuja, virtaavia kaarteita sekä sopivasti vauhtia ja jännitystä, jotta hymy pysyy kasvoillasi alusta loppuun.
15:30-16:30 Luento: INTUITIO YRITTÄJÄN ELÄMÄSSÄ, Heidi Jokela
17-18.30 Evening long yin yoga / Karita
at 18:30 Dinner at Tonttula's restaurant
klo 20 Sauna
LAUANTAI 11.4.
8 Gentle morning yoga / Karita
9 Breakfast in Tonttula
10 Departure to Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park for the mythical chain of seven fells.
Arctic nature is powerful and beautiful. We summit one of Pallas' keros with snowshoes. From Pallas, the whole of Tunturi-Lappi opens up in front of us. Nature bathing in the spring sun makes our hearts sparkle.
We enjoy a delicious meal at kota hut and relax listening to the ancient sound of the drum.
15:30-17:30 Arctic Sauna World and cold water swimming
19:00 Illallinen Tonttulan ravintolassa
SUNNUNTAI 12.4.
8 Gentle morning yoga
9 Breakfast in Tonttula
klo 10-11 Luento: inspiroivan luennon pitäjä varmistumassa
11 Women's circle and closing ceremonies
12 Journey towards home begins
If you have any questions, please contact us.
If you arrive in Levi before the start of the retreat or want to continue your vacation after the retreat, please contact Heidi.
Ilmoitathan meille mahdolliset erikoisruokavaliot: heidi@polarstartravel.fi
You need weather-appropriate outdoor clothes and equipment, a yoga mat (if you have one), flexible/comfortable clothes for yoga, wool socks and other comfortable loungewear, a swimsuit and note-taking equipment.
The rooms have bed linen and towels.
The retreat includes meals according to the program, accommodation in a double room (extra charge for single room) and all the program.
You can take a snack and evening snack with you according to your preference.
1199 eur / henkilö
250 eur / henkilö lisämaksu 1hh huoneesta
Hinta sisältää majoituksen 2 hengen huoneessa Hotelli Taivaanvalkeissa, ohjelmassa mainitut ruokailut sekä monipuolisen yllä kuvatun ohjelman.
Retreat fee:
300 eur / ilmoittautumismaksu. Maksetaan ilmoittautumisen yhteydessä vieressä olevasta linkistä.
899 eur / retriitin loppumaksu 9.3.2026 mennessä
Cancellation terms:
ennen 8.2.2026 Palautetaan 50% ilmoittautumismaksusta
9.2-8.3.2026 Palautetaan loppumaksu 899 eur
9.3-8.4.2026 Maksuja ei paluteta.
We recommend taking out travel insurance, in case of a possible obstacle.
Karita Aaltonen | Wellness coach, entrepreneur
Karita Aaltonen is a wellness coach, yoga teacher, author and host of the popular TerveysSummit program. She travels around the world leading welfare trips and is involved in wildlife protection projects as well as helping orphans. Her greatest passion is to help people find their own inner resources, both at work and in their free time - and to live an inspiring life just like their own.
"What does my soul want?"
How to build a work well-being model where you can shine and use your own strengths. Do work that you would do for free, because it's simply so nice.
"Things don't happen to you – they happen for you"
Karita searched for meaning in life throughout the "old life". Something was calling but she didn't know what. Jobs changed, so did cities and countries. Finding "it" came from a very surprising place. From being seriously ill with brain cancer. And it had to be the worst of its kind, glioblastoma, grade IV.
Karita has always been interested in the power of the mind. Karita also believes that even those "bad and evil" things have a big meaning in life. They are our greatest teachers and lead us towards our own life mission, Dharma.
Karita wants to bring everything she has learned to help you.
Karita has written the books: Dare to heal - an incredible story about hope and the power of the mind, as well as the books Light on a plate - heal with clean food and The Year of Light - make your dreams come true - together with Kaie Hakonen.
What we pay attention to increases. So think what you think. Start building your own life according to your own values. If you do things in conflict with your own values, it will not do you any good. You are responsible for yourself and your choices. I want to tell you to DARE! Dare to live the life you think is what you really feel. It feels so good that it sparkles and your soul sings. Trust the flow of life and the events along your path. People don't just "drop" in front of you - they often have a reason.
Heidi Jokela | Tourism entrepreneur
Heidi Jokela, who moved from the world to Lapland, is the mother of a large family and a travel entrepreneur from Levi. She moved abroad at a young age and enjoyed herself there for 18 years, studying and successfully creating a career. Then came the longing to return to Finland to grow roots, and so the road led through Helsinki to Lapland. Nature has always been close to Heidi's heart. In Lapland, she was attracted by the ancient fells and the wild and mystical power of arctic nature.
This woman is an incredible example of how the right things happen when you strongly trust and believe in your own vision. First a man was found and a family was founded, and then it was the company's turn. Heidi has found inspiration in the arctic nature of the fells and has developed nature experiences for thousands and thousands of travelers.
Growing the company and making it successful has required a lot of work, perseverance and faith in your own vision. Running and growing a company in the middle of peak years, as a mother of a new family and small twins, has taught me a lot about female entrepreneurship. Both husband and children are used to being involved in the company's everyday life.
Heidi likes to drum at home by the fire and admire the northern lights in the northern sky. Relaxing drumming and moving in nature are her way of letting go of the stressful everyday life of an entrepreneur.
