NERVOUS SYSTEM & NATURE RETREAT

Name: Nervous System & Nature Retreat The Wood & Fight/Flight Weekend — Louise Tjernqvist
Start: 2027-03-19T13:00:00+0100
End: 2027-03-21T13:00:00+0100
Location: Molnbyggen Strand

THE WOOD & FIGHT/FLIGHT WEEKEND

WHEN YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO REST — BUT YOUR BODY WON’T SWITCH OFF.

You can be strong, driven and highly capable — and still feel stuck in go.
You know you need to slow down. You may even create the time to rest.

But sitting still feels uncomfortable. Your mind keeps moving. Your body stays tense. There is always something else to do, solve, organise or think about.

You’re tired — but you can’t quite come down.

Your drive isn't something we want to take away. It has helped you achieve, create, lead and become who you are.
This weekend is about becoming curious about what happens when that same mobilisation doesn't switch off when you want it to.

Not learning to push less.
Learning why your body may still be pushing even when you have stopped.

“A flower can’t be opened with a hammer.”

You cannot force a mobilised nervous system into rest either.
We create the conditions for the body to begin experiencing something different.

FIGHT/FLIGHT, WOOD & YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

For three days, we explore Fight & Flight — the nervous system's natural mobilisation for action, protection and movement.

What happens when this energy gets stuck in the on position?

It can look like tension, restlessness, irritability, a racing mind, difficulty doing nothing, always anticipating what's next — or feeling exhausted while something inside you is still pressing the accelerator.

Alongside the biology of Fight/Flight, we explore the Wood element — movement, direction, benevolence, anger and expression.

Through nervous-system education, somatic practices, TRE®, movement, Heart Coherence, nature, rest and connection, we become curious about your own system:

What happens in me when I stop?
Why can rest feel uncomfortable?
Can I notice mobilisation before it becomes exhaustion?
What would it feel like for my body to know when enough is enough?

We are not diminishing your drive.
We are expanding your capacity to move between mobilisation and rest.
Because knowing that you need to rest and having a body that can actually experience rest are two very different things.

That last sentence is probably the core of the whole March retreat. It speaks directly to your wired-but-tired / vidbrändperson without making ambition or drive the villain.

YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO BE STRONG.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE SUPPORTED?

DURING THE WEEKEND, WE'LL EXPLORE

— The biology of Fight & Flight and mobilisation
— How chronic mobilisation can show up in body and everyday life
— Tension, bracing, restlessness and difficulty switching off
— Anger, frustration, boundaries and healthy mobilisation
— Somatic awareness, TRE®, movement and Heart Coherence
— The Wood element: direction, movement and expression
— How to access your power without constantly running on stress

You'll leave with:

— A deeper understanding of your own Fight/Flight patterns
— Greater awareness of how mobilisation feels in your body
— Practical ways to work with activation rather than simply suppressing it
— More awareness around boundaries, energy and recovery
— Embodied practices you can continue at home
— A different relationship with your own drive and power

THE SCHEDULE

Friday 5 February

Saturday 6 February

Sunday 7 February

07:30–08:30 | Morning light & gentle movement
08:30–10:00 | Breakfast
10:00–12:00 | Workshop
12:00–13:00 | Lunch & goodbyes

A WEEKEND SHAPED BY NATURE

Held at Molnbyggen Strand in Dalarna, surrounded by forest and water.
There is space to learn, move, eat, rest, sauna, connect — and simply let things land.
This isn't a weekend where you need to be “on.”

Come as you are.
Especially if you're a bit of the black sheep in your usual crowd. 🖤
You may find a few more of us here. A weekend shaped by nature

DETAILS & INVESTMENT

— Maximum 9 participants
— 3 days / 2 nights at Molnbyggen Strand
— Accommodation and all meals included
— Workshops and nervous-system education
— Somatic practices and TRE®
— Nature, sauna and integration time
— One complimentary month in The Nervous System Circle
— 9,000 SEK

Travel to Dalarna is not included. Pickup from the local train station can be arranged.

WANT TO EXPERIENCE BOTH?

This weekend is followed by:

WATER & FREEZE — 5–7 FEBRUARY

One invites you into stillness and what happens when the system holds back.
The other explores mobilisation and what happens when the system pushes forward.

Two different states. One finely tuned nervous system — yours.
Join both retreats and receive 15% off your two weekends.

MEET YOUR HOST

Louise Tjernqvist is a functional medicine and nervous-system practitioner, TRE® Provider and former Swedish National Team swimmer and Olympic medallist.

With more than 18 years in integrative health, nutrition and functional medicine, her work today brings together nervous-system biology, somatic experience, functional health and nature.

Having lived the high-performance world herself, Louise has a particular understanding of the person who is very good at pushing through, figuring things out and carrying a lot — and what can happen when the body eventually has something to say about the pace.

Her work isn't about making people less driven. It's about building the awareness and capacity to work with the body rather than against it.

JOIN THE WOOD & FIGHT/FLIGHT WEEKEND

If this weekend makes something in you curious, fill in the form below to register your interest.
No previous experience with nervous-system work, TRE® or the Five Elements is required.

Come as you are.
Please read the terms & conditions and cancellation policy before registering.

Please ensure you read the terms & conditions and cancellation policy HERE before registering.

Please do not share personal health details or medical history in this form.

Nervous System & Nature Retreat The Wood & Fight/Flight Weekend