THE SEASONAL PAUSES
Not a retreat. Not a programme. A pause.
A few days to step away from the pace of your life and meet yourself exactly where you are not where you think you should be, not where others expect you to be.
Just where you are.
At home and at work, we are often known through our roles, our responsibilities, our
expectations. At HJEM, those can be set down for a while. There is nothing to achieve here,
nothing to prove, nothing to perform.
HJEM welcomes individuals, couples and small groups.
The Seasonal Pauses are for anyone who wants to step briefly out of the pace of their life.
What happens here ?
Each Seasonal Pause follows the rhythm of its season. You arrive and you settle. The days have
a gentle structure — the sauna is lit early, a morning swim, then movement and breath to
wake the body.
The two shared meals of the day are around the table, everyone together — brunch at eleven,
dinner at seven, both made from what the season offers. In the evening, a quiet meditation at
ten o'clock — not to force stillness, but to invite it.
The people you share this with arrive as strangers. By the third day, something has usually
shifted. Not because you are the same, but because you recognise something of yourself in one another.
Nothing is rushed. Nothing is mandatory. The rhythm is an invitation, not a schedule.
The four seasons
How we open and close.
Opening — Community Dinner
The evening before each pause begins, HJEM opens its doors. Local people, friends of HJEM and arriving guests gather around the table together. This is how the house opens.
Closing — Mindful Brunch
Every pause closes on its final Sunday with a shared mindful brunch. A gentle, unhurried send-off back into everyday life.
What do you leave with
More trust in your own rhythm. A renewed relationship with your breath and with nature.
Permission to slow down. A gentler, quieter way of moving through the days that follow.
The pause does not end when you leave HJEM. That is the intention.
Seasonal Pauses
Reserve your place
The Seasonal Pauses are offered in 3-night stays. Everything is included — morning spread, shared brunch and dinner, bedding and linen, sauna, morning movement and breath, and the evening meditation.
From €440 for 3 nights, all inclusive.
Weekday and weekend rates available.
Places are limited. We recommend enquiring early.