About us
We invite you out in nature
Our intention is very simple. We are dedicated to live in connection with nature, both the nature around us, and also in deeper connection with our inner essence.
We believe some of the challenges we have in our world today is because many have lost their connection to the deeper essence of who we are, as well as the amazing nature that we all are part of.
For us this reconnection is to live close to nature, slow down the pace and take time for what truly matters.
Our space is for remembering, reconnection, nourishing and inspiration,
- and to simply be in nature together.
ABOUT US
Johanne grew up in Oldedalen, on the farm Melkevoll where Melkevoll Bretun is built in the inner end. Johanne family have deep roots and been guardians for this powerful nature area for many generations over 400 years.
For 20 years she lived in various cities in Norway as well as abroad during studies and later work. This whole time the deep connection to nature brought her back home to the valley again and again.
When Johanne was 19 she started to explore holistic practices like yoga nidra and classical yoga, as well as nature medicine. She had many years of deep explorations in her 20’s that continued in her 30’. In the later years the art of rooting and creating a family have been the most loving and deepest journey of them all.
Through various experiences and exploration it became more and more clear how important it is to live in alignment with nature, as well as our deeper essence as human beings.
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.
Frank had many years exploring watsu, yoga and cranio sacral therapy in Phillipines, India and Bali. We continued together 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 each other, as well as started the shared life path together. 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 homeplace Melkevoll when our daughter was born in 2018 - the same year as the Blue Mountain Hall was built. 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.
We are incredible grateful to live, to be guardians of this ancient landarea and powerful nature here, and all the possibilities to share and learn in this setting.
Warm welcome to visit us here!
