Contain & Surrender: A 2.5-Hour November Sanctuary

This 2.5-hour sanctuary explores two yoga yamas (ethical principles): Brahmacharya (energy management) and Aparigraha (letting go). Through mindful yoga and focused journaling, you will learn to plug your energy leaks, let go of what no longer serves you, and create an internal foundation to protect your peace this winter.

What the Experience Includes:

• Thematic Practice: A dynamic, boundary-building flow and a deeply relaxing restorative yoga practice.

  
  

• Breathing & Meditation: Guided breathing practices and meditation to soothe the nervous system and connect with your vital energy.  

  
  

• Reflective Journaling: Focused writing prompts to cultivate self-reflection, self-compassion, and clarity around what no longer serves you.

  
  

• Deep Relaxation: A dreamy Savasana, featuring an optional head and neck rub with calming lavender oil and a personal mantra reading.

  
  

• No prior writing experience is necessary. Simply bring a journal or notebook and a pen. Your writing is your own personal space and is for your eyes only, unless you choose to share.

  
  

• Please eat a hearty breakfast a couple of hours before the workshop starts, so you can move comfortably. During our closing, you will be served warm herbal tea and a small snack to anchor your energy before you head out for a late lunch.

  
  

Investment: 500 NOK

About Caroline:

Caroline Young Kyllingstad is a registered yoga teacher, healthcare journalist, and nutrition therapist. She brings together her expertise in nutrition, body image, mental health, and yoga to help people develop more peaceful relationships with themselves. She is the owner and founder of Whole Self Nutrition, a virtual business offering nutrition, yoga, and media services.

Caroline has completed a 200-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher training, along with additional yoga training, such as yin yoga, restorative yoga, gentle yoga, trauma-informed yoga, yoga for eating disorders, and yoga philosophy. For more than 15 years, she has taught yoga in various settings in the eastern U.S. and Bergen, including traditional studios, addiction recovery centers, yoga retreats, and the great outdoors.

Her work is rooted in the belief that health and wellness involve the whole person, and that yoga can be a meaningful tool for supporting physical, emotional, and mental well-being.