Moving Heart

Dance, Yoga, Mindfulness, Aguahara and Sea kayaking -
Education, tours and retreats in the heart of the Archipelago Sea

ElinMaria and Gabriel smiling in a contact improvisation practice

Being, Breathing, Nature

Moving Heart offers unique movement-based and outdoor experiences in the heart of the National Park of Archipelago. We offer sea kayaking tours and courses, dance and movement retreats and Yoga and mindfulness classes. Book an experience for yourself or for your group, join us for education or retreats.
Gabriel & ElinMaria Sydänvirta
Gabriel paddling in a yellow kayak on the blue sea

Being, Breathing, Nature

Moving Heart offers unique movement-based and outdoor experiences in the heart of the Archipelago Sea of Finland. We offer dance and movement retreats and education, Yoga and Mindfulness classes, Aguahara trainings and Sea kayaking tours. Book an unforgettable experience for yourself or for your group!
Gabriel & ElinMaria Sydänvirta

Testimonials

You are very professional, gentle and considerate in guiding and inspiring other people. Everything in the course was well organised in every detail. You created a safe atmosphere and helped in getting contact with myself, others and the nature.

Silja Maki
Dance in nature

On a night tour. Such an amazing experience. Gabriel is so charming as a person that he makes this experience completely his own.We could not have asked for anything more. (Well okay, more time to float in this bubble, so next year I reserve the whole weekend here) My heart has truly been moved. What a wonderful experience!

Tii-Anna Vanhanen
Sea Kayaking

I loved the way that ElinMaria seamlessly combines themes around consent, self-compassion and somatics by grounding them in nature and our environment. The beauty of it is that these can be really big and complex theories and ideas, but she makes it so simple and easy to understand and

Fen
Mindfulness and somatics

Inspiring material and beautiful way to teach it piece by piece, encouraging us to discover. I love your teaching and what you share: creating the space and the atmosphere, teaching complex things piece by piece and GENTLY putting them together into complicated moving patterns without the students even realizing the difficulty. I also appreciate your honesty of not always knowing and sharing how you feel, that’s admirable!

Pauliina Kettunen
CI Intensives

Featured events

  • Yoga Retreat - Recover, rewind and nourish

    retreat
    Yoga
    selfcompassion

    Forest, peace and vitamin sea! Recover, rewind and nourish in the peaceful archipelago by forest and sea-side location of Korppoo.

    25.1.2025

    Korpo

    More info and reservations
    Three people are lying on yoga mats in a sunlit room, relaxing in a restorative yoga pose with props and blankets around them.

  • Yoga Nidra & Selfcompassion - Online course (In Swedish)

    Yoga
    Selfcompassion
    mindfulness

    With gentle guidance, practically applied resources for:

    – Recovery, Stress management and inner resilience.

     

    Thursdays 14.11, 21.11, 28.11, 3.12

    Online

    More info and reservations

  • Momentum - Contact Improvisation Easter intensive

    Contact Improvisation
    Dance

    Contact Improvisation Easter intensive in Beautiful Archipelago, next to the bay of the sea.

    18-21.4 2025

    Houtskär

    More info and reservations
    Gabriel and Elinmaria dancing contact improvisation momentum

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Responsibility

Moving Heart's activities are based on ecological and social sustainability. We aim to create an environment where everybody is welcome to experience nature, art and wellness as empowering tools for the common good in people's lives, in the society and with the beautiful planet Earth. We are committed to the development of sustainable tourism and take responsibility of social and environmental values into account in everyday life and in all our activities. Since 2023 we have been participating in the Green Activities certificate program and the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) program. In addition we are a partner of the Archipelago National Park and the Archipelago Biosphere Reserve. Welcome to experience the beat of Moving Heart!

Read more about our values and responsibilities.
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