Thursday, February 5, 2026 – Sunday, February 8, 2026 15:00
With pianist and Listeners’ Pilot Annabel Guaita and yoga and meditation teacher Piotr Marcinów.
We explore how music, breath, and movement affect the nervous system, and how a supportive mindset can influence both body and mind. The retreat is structured with gentle yoga sessions, music listening, meditation, and conversations – all in a safe and warm community where you can be yourself, regardless of experience or background. This is suitable for everyone – both beginners and the experienced.
You do not need any prior experience with classical music, yoga, or meditation. All you need is an open mind and a willingness to listen – not only with your ears, but also with your body, senses, and your whole life experience. This program is suitable for anyone who wants to support their own health and vitality. It is also adapted for people with neurological challenges that affect movement, balance, or energy.
The days at Nøsen alternate between activity and rest. There will be time for silence, nature, reflection, and community – and you will experience how sound, breath, and thoughts can work together to give the body better flow and the mind more peace. Nøsen Yoga and Mountain Hotel has recently added new buildings, a spa, and a sauna – a place that truly invites restoration. Here you can feel the mountain quiet and let your body find its way back to balance and hope.
We would like to get you up out of your chairs and onto the floor during the Friday and Saturday afternoon session, and we have prepared some exercises focused on ways of finding rhythm, stability, balance, and flow in the body. We hope you will enjoy it.
Breathing will also be a recurring theme throughout these days. Breath is the key to calming a stressed nervous system, but it is also a source of energy when we need it. Each day, Piotr will guide us through various breathing exercises that you can take home and continue using in everyday life.
Program
Thursday
15:00 – Arrival and check-in
18:00–19:00 – Dinner
19:00–20:30 – The Listening Body: Introduction. The mysteries of the brain and the effects of music. Beethoven in moonlight and 15 degrees below zero.
Friday
08:00–09:00 – Gentle morning yoga + breathing exercises with Piotr
09:00–10:00 – Breakfast
10:00–11:15 – The Listening Body: Music’s own breath – J.S. Bach
13:00–14:00 – Lunch buffet
17:00–18:00 – The Listening Body: The body’s rhythm and flow. Exercises inspired by Argentine tango
18:00–19:00 – Dinner
20:00–20:30 – Evening meditation
Saturday
08:00–09:00 – Gentle morning yoga + breathing exercises with Piotr
09:00–10:00 – Breakfast
10:00–11:15 – The Listening Body: Beethoven revisited
13:00–14:00 – Lunch buffet
17:00–18:00 – The Listening Body*: The body’s rhythm and flow. Exercises inspired by Argentine tango
18:00–19:00 – Dinner
20:00–20:30 – Evening meditation
Sunday
08:00–09:00 – Gentle morning yoga + breathing exercises with Piotr
09:00–10:00 – Breakfast
10:00–11:15 – The Listening Body: Arvo Pärt and a treat from Vienna, 1919
13:00–14:00 – Lunch
Departure