FORESTRY RETREAT
JUNE 18-21, 2026
Hidden deep in the lush highlands of Sri Lanka lies The Forestry Camp, a sanctuary cradled by rivers, forest, and mountain air — a perfect setting to come home to nature and yourself.
This retreat is an elemental journey — a full-body, full-soul immersion into the essence of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether. These five great elements — known in yogic philosophy as Pṛthvī, Āpas, Agni, Vāyu, and Ākāśa — are the sacred building blocks of both nature and our being. They shape our bodies, emotions, and consciousness, and through understanding them, we learn to live in harmony with the world within and around us.
Through yogic practices, rituals, and elemental ceremonies, we will explore how these forces move through our lives:
🌍 Earth — grounding, rooting, and reconnecting with stillness.
💧 Water — fluidity, creativity, and emotional flow.
🔥 Fire — transformation, courage, and purpose.
🌬️ Air — lightness, clarity, and expansion.
✨ Ether — spaciousness, awareness, and connection to spirit.
Each day unfolds as a living dialogue between body and nature — sunrise meditations, vinyasa practices, waterfall bathing, bonfire rituals, and moments of deep stillness. This retreat is an invitation to return to simplicity, to awaken your senses, and to remember your natural rhythm.
Come as you are — and leave renewed, rooted, and alive.
With love,
Marie-Lou
GRATITUDE OFFER UNTIL DEC.24, 2025 - RECEIVE 20% OFF
TWIN ROOM: Regular Price: 600 USD /per person 🎁 Gratitude Offer: 480 USD
SINGLE ROOM: Regular Price: 800 USD - 🎁 Gratitude Offer: 640 USD
VERY LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
The Retreat Space — The Forestry Camp, Belihuloya
Nestled between misty mountains and the tranquil Belihuloya River, The Forestry Camp is a hidden eco-retreat surrounded by untouched forest, waterfalls, and birdsong. Wooden cabins blend seamlessly with the landscape, powered by solar energy and built with deep respect for the land.
Days here unfold to the rhythm of nature; morning light streaming through the trees, the sound of the river flowing nearby. The air is fresh, cool, and alive with the scent of earth and rain.
Belihuloya is one of Sri Lanka’s most biodiverse regions - a meeting point between the wet and dry zones - making it a place of rare natural beauty. The camp’s remote setting encourages stillness and reflection, while offering direct access to hikes, natural pools, and lush rice fields.
It’s really a space to remember your belonging to the Earth.
Daily Rhythm
7.00–7.30 am: Sunrise tea & quiet contemplation
7.30 am: Morning meditation
8:00–10:00 am: elemental vinyasa yoga
10:00 am: Nourishing brunch
11:00 am–4:00 pm: Midday free time / rest / ayurvedic treatments / hike
3.30–5:30 pm: Afternoon Practices / Ceremony / Sauna Ritual + Cold Plunge
6:30–7:30 pm: Farm-to-table dinner
7.45–8.00 pm: Evening meditation + Closing
Accomodation
TWIN BEDRROM: 600 USD
SINGLE ROOM: 800 USD
What’s included:
✔️ 3 nights / 4 days accommodation at The Forestry Camp
✔️ All meals – wholesome, delicious, plant-based, farm-to-plate Sri Lankan food
✔️ Daily yoga elemental vinyasa yoga practices, meditations, ceremonies & sound bath + sauna ritual
✔️ Waterfall bathing + chilling on the rocks
✔️ Afternoon ceremonies & elemental workshops
✔️ Use of natural river pools & camp facilities
✔️ All teaching, guidance & materials
✔️ Transfer car or mini-bus from the south coast (Dewata beach) to Forestry camp.
✔️ Lunch on arrival day
What’s not included:
❖ Flights to Sri Lanka
❖ Airport transfers
❖ Ayurvedic & Massage Treatments
❖ Lunch and dinner on leaving day
❖ Excursions outside of the retreat schedule
❖Travel insurance
Practical info
Arrival: 18 June. Check-in: 12 pm
Departure 21 June check-out: 12 am
Food
Following the principles of Ahimsa (non harming) all meals will be vegetarian with vegan options. There are two major meals - breakfast & dinner. There will be coffee & tea available all day along with mid day snacks.
PRICES
Seasonal gratitude offer valid until 24 dec. 2026
TWIN ROOM: Regular Price: 600 USD /per person 🎁 Gratitude Offer: 480 USD
SINGLE ROOM: Regular Price: 800 USD - 🎁 Gratitude Offer: 640 USD
CANCELLATION POLICY:
100% deposit refund ex. deposit: five months before the retreat start date
50% deposit refund ex deposit: three months before the retreat start date
0% deposit refund: 60 days before the retreat start date
MARIE-LOUISE STRØYBERG
Marie-Louise is a certified E-RYT 500+ yoga & meditation teacher with more than 13+ years of teaching experience and 20+ of practicing. Marie-Louise is mostly known for her unique Awakened Flow Method - creative, alignment-based and intelligently sequenced vinyasa flows. She also teaches meditative slow flows, Pranic flows to nourishing restorative yoga. She is a prenatal and postpartum yoga teacher and a trained BabyOm teacher (yoga with baby). Besides teaching yoga she offers Thai Yoga Massage and 1:1 yoga sessions. She is also the owner of Mind-Your Business - a corporate moving mindfulness concept that brings yoga and breath techniques, meditation and mindfulness to companies in Europe.
She teaches internationally and holds yoga trainings, retreats, workshops and events around the world. Originally from Denmark, she now lives and works in Sri Lanka where she teaches through her online yoga platform and at studios on the south coast.
Marie-Louise sees yoga as a deep spiritual practice and is through her teachings is dedicated to creating profound eye-opening, mind-body experiences to her students whilst sharing and conveying yogic knowledge and concepts in a concrete and tangible way for people to live authentic and meaningful lives.
IG: @mariestroybergyoga + @awaken__retreats + @awaken__collective