Our Vision
It all started with a dream of opening a unique retreat for women to come and experience the Ayurvedic lifestyle combined with yoga. In 2015 we started Sukha Texel in the Netherlands with hundreds of satisfied guests in the coming years.
Now we are starting Sukha Nordic Retreats in Sweden and our driving force is the same – to create a beautiful place in nature to help women come into more balance. Many people today have a hectic life with a lot of stress, which negatively affects hormone balance but also their relationship with food. Through Ayurveda we teach you which diet and lifestyle suits you best. With mindfulness you gain insight into the patterns that prevent you from making wise decisions.
Welcome to an inner adventure.
“Awareness is everything when it comes to behavior change”
– Dr Judson Brewer
About us
We are Jacco & Mariëlle, the proud owners of Sukha Nordic Retreats. In the Netherlands, we had a retreat center where we received hundreds of guests who lived the Ayurvedic life with us. In 2022, we sold our retreat in Texel and moved to Sweden with our daughter and youngest son. Here we bought an older Pippi Longstocking house in the countryside, just outside Arvika. Then the thoughts began again: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to receive people here? People, each with their own story, who want to spend a week here and find ways to increase their well-being.
Mariëlle is our yoga and mindfulness teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and MB-EAT qualified instructor. It is Mariëlle that you meet during yoga, mindfulness, conversations and treatments. She is down-to-earth and safe but also has a passion for joy and laughter.
Jacco is the contact person for practical questions before, during and after your retreat. He stands for fantastic cooking and a lot of knowledge in vegetarian Ayurvedic cuisine that he wants to share, but also a listening fellow human being who creates peace and stability on the farm.
Now we’re opening the doors – come and live the Ayurvedic life with us!
FAQ
After each retreat week there is at least one week without retreat. This means that a longer stay is possible, but without a planned program. We are happy to listen to your wishes and see what is possible.
Our native language is Dutch. We also speak fluent English and increasingly Swedish.
No, unfortunately pets are not allowed.
No, the cabins are for 1-2 people.
We accept a maximum of 4 guests during a retreat.
If you are unexpectedly unable to attend, our cancellation policy applies. You also have the option of taking out cancellation insurance or travel insurance. We accept that you give your place to someone else in consultation with us.
This is possible in consultation with us, but your stay will then be more of a vacation than a retreat.
This depends on the total occupancy and we cannot promise this in advance, but we can of course review it on site.
Still got questions?