Stockholm 2024

January 30 - February 3 2024 | Yasuragi Spa Hotel

Tuesday, Jan 30 - Saturday, Feb 3

Yasuragi Spa Hotel | Stockholm, Sweden

Join James Nestor, Chuck McGee III, the Breath Crüe, and an international group of fellow pulmonauts at a luxurious Japanese-inspired spa hotel resort along the shores of a Nordic forest in Stockholm.

This four-day intensive breathworkshop combines breathing basics, hot and cold therapy, and various ancient breathwork practices to dramatically reduce stress, anxiety, and tension for years to come.

You will never breathe the same again.

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What can breathing do for you?

For thousands of years ancient cultures used breathing as a medicine to help heal the body and calm the mind. Modern science has more recently shown that harnessing our breath can measurably reduce stress, blood pressure, anxiety, depression, snoring, chronic headaches, and even asthma as well as some autoimmune diseases.

In this immersive retreat, we’ll explore a new breathing practice each day, from relaxing and restorative techniques to more highly-energizing breathwork methods that heat the body up, lull it into a heightened immune response, and shift states of consciousness. 

This once-in-a-lifetime experience is ALL INCLUSIVE of breathing instruction and practice, individualized assessments and training, alignment and biomechanics, meals and non-alcoholic beverages, and all access to Yasuragi’s baths, spas and saunas. You’ll connect with extraordinary humans from all over the world.

At the close the retreat each guest will leave with a toolbox of breathing practices to improve mental and physical state, anytime and anywhere, for years to come. 

Buteyko Breathing Technique • Kundalini Tummo • Kriyas • Qi Gong • Pranayama • Resonant Breathing

PACKAGES & PRICES

Reservations

To reserve a room, the easiest route is to call Yasuragi directly at +46 8-747 64 00.

In addition, you can book reservations and ask questions via email at info@yasuragi.se

Note that the Yasuragi booking system is awkward. We’re provided some quick how-to steps below the room descriptions. A currency exchange rate calculator is located in the FAQ section.

All guest packages are ALL INCLUSIVE. That means all guests get access to spas and baths, lectures, workshops, sound therapies, moonlight, and everything else except alcoholic beverages, dining upgrades, transportation services to/from airport, and any optional added bodywork services such as massage.

There are no hidden costs. There are no sneaky fees. There are no pitches for timeshare opportunities.

Just show up, relax, and we’ll take care of the rest.

47000 SEK | Person

Standard Room

This is a single or double occupancy room. Single occupancy price is 47000 SEK. The total price for two people as double occupancy is 94000 SEK (47000 SEK/person). Standard Rooms offer a view of the Stockholm archipelago and are decorated in Japanese style. Option of a double bed or two single beds. Choose between a high or a low bed. Available as connecting rooms. This is the best price option for solo travelers coming to Breath Retreat at Yasuragi.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

49600 SEK | Person

Superior Room

This is a single or double occupancy room. The total price for two people as double occupancy is 99200 SEK (49600 SEK/person). Single occupancy price is 51000 SEK. Superior Rooms offer a magnificent view of the Stockholm archipelago and are decorated in Japan-inspired color scheme with choice fabrics. Option for double (low) bed or a two single (low) beds. Bathrooms have a bathtub, but no shower, and two ablution areas to experience the traditional Japanese ablution in the privacy of your own room.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

50600 SEK | Person

Mezame Room

This is a double occupancy room. The total price is 101200 SEK for two people (50600 SEK/person). Mezame means “awakening” in Japanese. Rooms are spacious with futon beds and offer tatami mats. In the bathroom there are three ablution areas and a built-in stone bathtub allowing you to experience the traditional Japanese ablution in privacy. Each rooms offers a balcony facing the Stockholm archipelago and surrounding waterways. Mezame Rooms can accommodate up to five people. Contact Yasuragi directly (Yasuragi at 46 8-747 64 00) to book more than two people.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

52200 SEK | Person

Junior Suite Room

This is a double occupancy room. The total price is 104400 SEK for two people (52200 SEK/person). All Junior Suite Rooms are uniquely decorated and have traditional Japanese double low beds. Each room offers a stunning view of the Nordic forest, and several rooms have a balcony facing the water (available upon request first-come, first-served.). Junior Suite Rooms are decorated with traditional Japanese fabrics and complementary wood finishes and furnishings. Bathroom includes a Japanese bathtub with ablution area.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

57000 SEK | Person

Ryokan Room

This is a single or double occupancy room. Single occupancy price is 62000 SEK. The total price for double occupancy is 114000 SEK (57000 SEK/person). Ryokan is a traditional Japanese guesthouse, and is the inspiration for these spacious and luxurious rooms. Each Ryokan Room offers stunning panoramic views of the Stockholm archipelago and surrounding Nordic forest. Floors are covered in genuine Japanese tatami mats. Low table at room center allows guests to enjoy a meal while seated on cushions in the traditional Japanese style. Beds are traditional futons, low to the floor. The spacious bathroom has large windows, a hot spring and several ablution areas with pails and bathtubs.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

62000 SEK | Person

Ryokan Hanare Rooms

The most luxurious option at Yasuragi, the Ryokan Hanare Rooms are offered as a single or double occupancy. Single occupancy price is 67000 SEK. The total price for two people is 124000 SEK (62000 SEK/person). Each Ryokan Hanare Room is decorated with traditional Japanese fabrics and earthen complements of shale and cedar. Ryokan Hanare Rooms offer two bedrooms, each floored in genuine tatami mats with traditional Japanese futons. Living room offers a dining area and a rock garden with hot springs both indoors and outdoors, as well as a private sauna. Includes Nakai-san (service attendant). This room can accommodate up to 6 people. Contact Yasuragi directly (Yasuragi at +46 8-747 64 00)) to book this room.

All meals, all instruction, all bath/spa access included.

How to book a reservation online

  • The easiest way to make a reservation is to contact Yasuragi directly at +46 8-747 64 00 and book over the phone.

  • If you wish to make a reservation online, here are the steps to follow…

    • Click on the RESERVE NOW button

    • Click on the 30 box in the January 2024 calendar

    • In the drop-down menu, choose the number of rooms

    • In the drop-down menu, choose the number of guests

    • Click on the SEARCH PACKAGE button

    • Under PACKAGE click the CHOOSE button

    • If attending the retreat only, click on the box next to Breath The Retreat

    • If staying longer, click on the box next to Breath The Retreat – Stay longer in the bath 4 pm

    • Click on the box NEXT: ACCOMODATION

    • Under ACCOMODATION choose your desired room

    • Add on any transportation or dinner upgrades under EXTRAS:

    • Fill in all names in the boxes under GUESTS

    • At the bottom of the screen click FINISH AND PAYMENT

    • Note: If you choose transportation or dinner, the amount listed will be 0 sek – these additions will be charged separately

    • DO NOT check the box next to “Cancellation insurance (+450 sek)” as this is not a viable option

    • Fill in the areas under Contact details

    • Click on the circled I next to “I accept Yasuragi’s booking terms” to read the booking details

    • Check the box next to “I accept Yasuragi’s booking terms”

    • Click on the words “Payment – Click here to make your payment with creditcard”

    • Fill in the credit card information and click on the button underneath with the lock symbol to finish payment

    • A confirmation should appear, and an email confirmation should arrive shortly

    • Any questions, contact Yasuragi directly at +46 8-747 64 00

  • Please contact Yasuragi Hotel and Spa with any questions.
    Email: info@yasuragi.se
    Phone number: +46 8-747 64 00

 

Rundown

• Daily lectures with James Nestor exploring the history and science of breathing 

• Group and individual breathing instruction with Chuck McGee

• Daily continental breakfast, brunch, and dinner

• Yoga, Qi Gong, and alignment workshops

• Evening sound baths

• Not mention bathing in steamy spas surrounded by snow-covered pines along the shores of a Nordic forest in Sweden

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Your Hosts

JAMES NESTOR will lead daily multimedia informational sessions, live expert interviews, and archival reviews on the history and science of breathing techniques. Nestor will be available throughout the workshop to answer individual questions and consult about whatever. In between lecturing, Nestor will be taking a place on the mats between the rest of the group to participate in breathing sessions led by...

CHUCK MCGEE III a world-renowned breathing instructor, will run breathing sessions and personal breathwork instruction. McGee suffered from hypertension, Type 1 diabetes, severe chronic pain, and depression for several years before discovering breathing practices that allowed him to help reduce or completely reverse his conditions. He’ll show you how he did it and explain how and why it works by drawing from techniques in Oxygen Advantage, Buteyko Breathing Technique, Wim Hof Method, XPT, Qi Gong, and more. 

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FAQ & Additional Details

  • This Breath Retreat is perfect for anyone who breathes. We offer clear instruction, support, and an environment for guests to take their breathwork as far as they’d like to go. From biomechanics basics and gentle nourishing practices to full-on vigorous hour-long ancient techniques, you are the pilot at Breath Retreat, not the passenger.

    We have hosted hundreds of humans from more than 20 countries all over the world. From New York CEOs to Sedona vanlifers; British physicians to Brazilian artists; newly minted adults to octogenarians; single people, couples traveling together, and multi-generational families, you will be in the company of amazing people doing amazing things from all over the world. Children under the age of 17 are not permitted.

  • Pricing includes access to all spas and baths, meals, lectures, workshops, yoga, fitness classes, sound baths, sunrise, sunsets, and much more.

    Swimwear and slippers are included in the price of the retreat. A Yukata (robe) is loaned upon arrival and is available for optional purchase upon checkout.

    Alcoholic and specialty drinks; optional massage services are not included.

  • From Yasuragi: The changing rooms, where you start your bath journey, are like onsen and separated by gender. There you have some hot springs, showers, saunas, and of course areas for the japanese ablution.

  • Absolutely. Magazines, too.

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  • Things come up and things seem to come up a lot more often right before big events. We want to make sure everyone is covered in case of some unforeseen circumstance that would require your trip to be cancelled. Although not required, we strongly suggest obtaining travel insurance.

    We like www.insuremytrip.com and www.travelinsurance.com.

    Although an add-on option through the Yasuragi booking system, the hotel travel insurance is not applicable to this retreat. Please book alternate insurance if desired.

  • From Yasuragi’s website…

    What is the cancellation policy for this event?

    Cancellation conditions: Possible to cancel within 24 hours after booking and get a full refund. After 24 hours a 100% cancellation fee applies. If we manage to find someone else to replace the participant we will refund the price except for an administration fee of 7 500 SEK. This is based on the principle First Come - First Served.

Schedule

The schedule is subject to change (including meal times and logistics). Below is the general overview and timeline of what to expect.

All days are padded with ample free time for bathing, napping steaming, relaxing, reading, or whatever makes you happy.

Tuesday (Day 1) – Arrival
15:30 | Open check in for retreat and accommodations
15:30 - 18:00 | Getting settled | Saunas and baths open for use
18:00 - 19:30 | Welcome group dinner
20:00 - 22:30 | Evening sauna, bath & activities (drop-in activities in the Dojo)

Wednesday (Day 2) – Breathing Basics
7:00 | Continental breakfast bar opens
8:00 - 8:45 | Group breathwork
8:45 - 9:30 | (Optional) Qi Gong or Yoga
9:45 - 10:45 | Group breathwork biomechanics
11:00 - 12:30 | Group brunch
13:00 - 14:15 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science of Breath
15:30 - 17:00 | Breakout biomechanics sessions
17:30 - 19:00 | Group dinner
19:30 - 20:15 | Evening Q&A with James Nestor | Meet the instructors
20:15 - 22:30 | Evening sauna, bath & activities (drop-in activities in the Dojo)

Thursday (Day 3) – Qi Gong & Ancient Chinese
7:00 | Continental breakfast bar opens
8:00 - 8:45 | Group breathwork
8:45 - 9:30 | (Optional) Qi Gong or Yoga
9:45 - 10:45 | Body and breath alignment
11:00 - 12:30 | Group brunch
13:00 - 14:15 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science and History of Ancient Chinese and Buddhist Breathwork
16:00 - 17:00 | Group breathwork
17;30 - 19:00 | Group dinner
19:45 - 20:15 | (Optional) Group cold therapy session
20:30 | (Optional) Gong sound therapy 
20:15 - 22:30 | Evening sauna, bath & activities (drop-in activities in the Dojo)

Friday (Day 4) – Kundalini
6:00 - 8:00 | Morning baths in silence
7:00 | Continental breakfast bar opens
8:00 - 8:45 | Group breathwork
8:45 - 9:30 | (Optional) Qi Gong or Yoga
9:45 - 10:45 | Breakout biomechanics
11:00 - 12:30 | Group brunch
13:00 - 14:15 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science and History of Kundalini
15:45 - 17:15 | Group Kriya intensive breathwork
17:30 - 19:00 | Group dinner - Possible upgrade to dinner in Teppanyaki - The price is 500 SEK per person and must be booked in advance
20:30 | Gong sound therapy and breathing meditation (Optional)
19:00 - 22:30 | Evening sauna, bath & activities (drop-in activities in the Dojon)

Saturday (Day 5) – Integration
7:00 | Continental breakfast bar opens
8:00 - 8:30 | James Nestor Integration Lecture
8:30 - 9:30 | Group breathwork
9:30 - 11:00 | Final group brunch
10:30 - 11:15 | (Optional) James Nestor book signing
Saunas and baths open for use
12:00 | Check out and long goodbyes
12:15 | Direct bus transfer from Yasuragi - Stockholm Central Station (Estimated arrival at 13:00) - The price is 120 SEK per person and must be booked in advance

We recommend staying one extra night, or the afternoon in the Japanese bath, to digest and reflect what you have experienced and learned during this retreat.

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About Yasuragi

Read more at the Yasuragi website.

Yasuragi is more than just a spa. Inspired by the traditional Japanese bathing culture we have created a place where you can exhale and calm down your nervous system. Mental and physical healing starts when we activate our parasympathetic nervous system. We feel a greater connection to our own needs and are able to show more empathy towards our fellow human beings

The Japanese word Yasuragi can be translated as the long deep exhale you make when you really let go and relax. For example, when you, after washing yourself in the Japanese way, slowly sink into a hot spring. You exhale.

We want it to be easy for you to be our guest at Yasuragi. When you check in, you will receive a yukata, a Japanese cotton robe and slippers. These you wear throughout your stay; when staying in the Japanese bath, when moving around the house and for your meals. You also get swimwear from us. These are the ones you wear in the Japanese bath. The idea that everyone wears the same yukata and swimwear is to make it easy for you to visit us, and also that we want the environment around you to be quiet and free from too many impressions. You can keep the swimwear after your visit, the yukata and slippers you return.

Everything that Yasuragi offers in the form of a simple aesthetic, hot and cold baths, saunas, meditation and other beneficial activities aims to calm the nervous system. Not to forget the proximity to nature. Things  people for millennia have used to relax and where the Japanese have been masters at refining rituals around.

With the help of an external form of how we do certain things, we can begin to relax within and get more in touch with ourselves and our inner power.  Simplified, it can be said that the sympathetic nervous system is activated when the body needs more power, while the parasympathetic is most busy when we rest. 

When the brain perceives that we need to be alert, for example at work, when we exercise or in social contexts, the sympathetic system is set in motion and releases stress hormones such as cortisol, norepinephrine and adrenaline. 

When our brain perceives that it can give the body permission to go from the alert stage back to rest, the parasympathetic system is activated, which regulates energy-saving functions and generates reconstruction.  It is when the parasympathetic system is activated that the body can recover. And that's what happens when you give yourself the opportunity to relax with the help of everything we offer.

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Getting There

  • The closest international airport to Yasuragi is Stockholm Arlanda Airport that is 60 km (37.5 miles) away from the hotel.

    From there take the train to Central Station Stockholm. You can Uber to Yasuragi or for a little extra at time of purchase you can take a shuttle from the station to the retreat.

    For international flights, we suggest checking Google Flights.

    For those not traveling internationally, the closest regional airport is the Bromma Airport at 25 km (16 miles) away from the hotel.

  • Drive Värmdöleden (Route 222) to Gustavsberg. After Skurusund Bridge, take exit Orminge/Lännersta. Continue on the viaduct over the motorway. Pass Orminge Centre, take the first left and follow signs to Hasseludden.

    Driving time from Stockholm is about 20 minutes.

    For those of you who come by car, the hotel has free parking. They also have 6 charging stations for 12 electric cars.

    The address is hamndalsvägen 6, saltsjö-Boo.

    More details and a map can be found here.

  • Several buses depart from Slussen depending on when you want to go. Take a specified bus to Orminge Centre where you will need to change to bus 417 towards Hasseludden. Get off at the stop Hamndalsvägen. The bus trip takes about 35 minutes. The hotel is about a 5-10 minute walk from the bus stop.

    More details can be found here.

  • From any European location, take the train to Central Station Stockholm. You can Uber to Yasuragi or for a little extra you can take a shuttle from the station to Yasuragi.

Cuisine

All guest packages include a continental breakfast bar as well as two gourmet group meals for brunch and dinner.

The chefs at Yasuragi can accommodate various dietary needs. While the chefs focus on Japanese-inspired Swedish cuisine, each meal will offer various options for every nutritional nuance: paleo to vegan, pescatarian to breatharian, and everything in between. Brunch will be served buffet-style allowing you to choose whatever you’d like. For protein-focused eaters, brunch offers eggs, meats, fish, and other options. For vegans, there are various delicious plant-based dishes as well. For dinner, the meals will vary.

Special dietary needs can be accommodated. Please let us know ahead of time.

Although not included in the price of the retreat, Yasuragi’s private restaurants will be open for dinner for those looking for a more personal and formal experience.

Wine and beer are available but not included in the cost of the retreat.

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Very limited space

Please contact Yasuragi Hotel and Spa with any questions: info@yasuragi.se

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