ABOUT US

MEET JOHANNE
I, Johanne, grew up in Oldedalen, on the farm Melkevoll where Melkevoll Bretun is built. My family has deep roots and been the guardians for this powerful nature area for many generations, and over a period of 400 years.
For 20 years I lived in various cities in Norway as well as abroad during studies and later work. I am educated as a school teahcer and have worked in both primary and high schools. I felt like living in “two worlds” as I used all my free time to studie, practice and travel to learn and explore yoga and the like.
This whole time the deep connection to nature also brought me back home to the Oldedalen and the nature here, again and again.

When I was 19, in 1999, I started practices like yoga nidra and classical yoga, as well as learning about nature medicine. I had many years of deep explorations in my 20’s that continued in my 30’s. In the later years, now in my 40´s, - the art of rooting down and having a family and children have been the most loving, grounding and wonderful journey.

Through various experiences and explorations, it became more and more clear to me how important it is to live in alignment with nature, as well as our deeper nature as human beings. In essence to live and be in connection with the deeper heart.

Picture: Heart mountain in Bolivia, 2016

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In 2012 Frank and Johanne met while practicing yoga in South India, Mysore. We had both left our steady jobs in Oslo and Stockholm, to explore the world as well as our hearts calling.

MEET FRANK

I, Frank, is from Skellefteå in Sweden. I lived most of my adult life here and in Stockholm, until the world started calling me in the late 30´s. In this time I worked as a consultant and travelled to kitesurf in various destinations in the world.
I had many years exploring watsu, yoga and cranio sacral therapy in the Phillippines, India and Bali. I continued to explore together with Johanne, where we dived into the traditions from the Q’ueros in Peru, as well as other modalities that embrace life, love and living in alignment with our hearts and nature.

On this journey we met, as well as started the shared life path, as well as our little family.

After years of exploring and living in India, Thailand and Bali, - we came back to our nordic roots in Sweden in 2016. We settled in Oldedalen, Norway and Johanne’s home place Melkevoll when our daughter was born in 2018.
The same year, 2018, the Blue Mountain Hall was built by Johanne´s father. Since then we have taken over Melkevoll farm and Melkevoll Bretun, and live and share here together with our two kids.

We have shared the tools of yoga as well as other modalities for more than 20 years now. And we are the hosts and owners at Melkevoll, Melkevoll Bretun and Blue Mountain, as well as teachers at classes and gatherings in the Blue Mountain hall.

Warm welcome to visit us here!

Frank & Johanne / & family