{"id":1435,"date":"2024-12-29T21:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:19:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartland-Syd\u00e4nmaa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1435\" class=\"elementor elementor-1435 elementor-172\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb5f09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eeb5f09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b1e11 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60b1e11\" 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elementor-element-328c576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328c576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Teachings about and around the Core<\/strong><\/p><div>Bodhisattva School sessions consist of guided meditations and meditative exercises, as well as supportive teaching that draws on the core teachings of various yogic, meditative and contemplative spiritual traditions, including the deeper meaning and purpose of life and humanity, awakening awareness and compassion, serving the world and embodying spirituality in daily life.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cf652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68cf652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC2160_flower.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c4b3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c4b3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0598cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0598cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/tietoisuuden-psykologia-sydamen-alkemia-koulutus-2026-27\/\">Psychology of Consciousness 2026-27<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd5a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd5a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November 2024, we will start a new meditation training in Heartland, focusing on the holistic understanding and healing of the human psyche from a spiritual perspective and methods of consciousness. Our goal is to support participants through a diverse, comprehensive and experientially acquired knowledge and safe, guided practices on their journey towards a spiritually mature conscious humanity, where a person rests firmly within themselves as both a spiritual and psycho-physical being. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b12295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/psychology-of-consciousness-alchemy-of-the-heart-2026-27\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474508f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"474508f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9c1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e9c1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meditation course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a2c1b elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"45a2c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" alt=\"Weekly Meditation Course in 2025\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Wednesday-meditation_1280-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wednesday meditation, meditation, meditation course\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWeekly Meditation Course in 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>12 Wednesdays 12.3. - 28.5. 2025 in Syd\u00e4nmaa or online<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Meditation helps you to find the way back to the core of YOU and to become more centered and calm, also in your daily life. Through sitting and practicing peaceful being we practice to become more awake to our true nature.  The meditation course will give you useful tools to focus and concentrate, to rest more in yourself, to gain more inner peace and clarity, and to learn more about your spiritual and human nature.<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/viikoittainen-meditaatiokurssi-rovaniemella-tai-verkossa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e973559 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e973559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e543e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2e543e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retreats 2026-27<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4239cbf elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"4239cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/hiihtoloman-hiljaisuuden-retriitti-3-8-3-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20170705_DSC6025-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Silent meditation retreat, retreat\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSilent Meditation Retreat 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3.-8.3. 2026 in Syd\u00e4nmaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Silence in the meditative sense does not mean a lack of sound. It means a state of consciousness in which we are not carried away by external phenomena or by the stories and emotional experiences of the mind, but are able to remain aware in the midst of all experience and not to identify or \"drown\" in our experiences. Silence is our own essence, which we can experience when the perceptions of our minds do not capture our attention, but allow us to remain \"in the middle\" of ourselves in a state of awareness.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3.-8.3. 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffec7d4 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ffec7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/paasiaisretriitti-2-5-4-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Easter-flowers.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Easter Retreat of the Heart\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEaster Retreat of the Heart 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2.-5.4. 2026 in Syd\u00e4nmaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Easter comes at a time of year, when after the winter, the days are longer and the sun has risen again to nourish our bodies and minds. There is a lot of symbolism and archetypes associated with Easter. Its meaning involves an inner letting go and the birth of something new.  <\/div>\n\n<div>When we want to walk the path of love, to be open and honest with others and ourselves, we must and inevitably do let go of the many kinds of \"own limits\", self-centredness and self-interest that prevent us from experiencing our true Self as Spiritual Heart. Our natural state of consciousness is a flow of giving of ourselves. <\/div>\n\n \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon elementor-ribbon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2.-5.4. 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef8fdc elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"bef8fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/luonto-meditaatioretriitti-luostolla-27-6-3-7-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/luosto-2021_800.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Luosto\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLuosto Nature Meditation Retreat 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>27.6.-3.7. 2026 in Luosto<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>\"Steps towards recognising Buddha Nature\"<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div>Syd\u00e4nmaa is organising a nature meditation retreat at Luosto for almost a week, which will allow us to take an inner and outer step towards our inner self, as well as to listen to and caress our bodies in nature and with the elements of nature. Many of us experience a deep connection with nature, but do not realise that nature reflects back to us the Buddha nature of our own self, the part of us that is always natural, serene and in harmony with all life. At the same time, our inner being also bubbles with joy, creativity and unconditional love. To be able to descend into being natural requires accepting our humanity and becoming aware of anything \"stuck on\", such as conditions or beliefs imposed by the environment or ourselves.<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t27.6.-3.7. 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98035f0 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"98035f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/meditation-retreat-in-crete-20-26-9-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/crete_2011-800.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"meditation retreat in Crete\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeditation retreat in Crete 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>20.-26.9. 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div>The retreat consists of meditations, thematic teaching and discussion, silent periods, body opening, personal time, sunbathing, swimming and walking in beautiful landscapes. The nature of the retreat requires full participation, and people who are not participating in the retreat cannot be admitted to the retreat site. <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t20.-26.9. 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d402093 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above dato elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d402093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/joulun-meditaatioretriitti-joulukuu-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Christmas_DSC0001_1320-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Christmas\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristmas Meditation Retreat 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 2026 in Syd\u00e4nmaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>The Christmas season sensitises our hearts to the unique atmosphere that accompanies it. In countries of the Christian tradition, even where Christmas is not associated with religion, more than any other celebration, it has as its theme love and its various aspects. Love can be expressed in giving of oneself, in sharing, in generosity or in bringing light where it is especially needed. Genuine presence and resting in oneself are also important aspects of love.   <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b2783 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88b2783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7fb3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conscious Presence with horses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa09aea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa09aea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2735408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2735408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a211865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a211865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=p3wZBRilRe4&amp;list=PLBGOQA7egDKKiE07qVEq--dsQs5fsW0_m&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a91b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29a91b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1657b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb1657b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>There are two wonderful horses, West and Matti, living in Heartland. Part of the spiritual trainings is also to combine heart and body awareness with conscious presence with the horses. Horses are sensitive to sensing our spiritual presence. With them we can practice strengthening our own concentration and ability to be aware and mentally present, and in doing so also help horses to rest more deeply within themselves. Heartland has also organised courses related to horses and body awareness in collaboration with in-depth horse communication trainer Noora Ehnqvist. With Noora&#8217;s help we have found a warm and gentle way to communicate and live with horses.     <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c5e66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30c5e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86da35a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86da35a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fab3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13fab3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/forest_walk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1994\" alt=\"forest_walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/forest_walk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/forest_walk-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f5d66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72f5d66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eff627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p>In Heartland, there is also the opportunity to practice being present on horseback in the forest trails with nature riding. In Syd\u00e4nmaa, horses are not seen as recreational tools, but are worked with with the aim of improving the well-being of both human and horse. <\/p>\n<p>For more information, write to <span id=\"cloakfc9c2e814dd1dbfbdcfd0402e92549b9\"><a href=\"mailto:leena@sydanmaa.org\">leena@sydanmaa.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4afe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de4afe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/horse-communication-and-nature-riding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heartland was founded in 2010 to serve the purpose of making people aware of their own \u201cheart\u201d, the ultimate core essence that can be found through practice. Meditation is a practice in which, gradually, as our thoughts calm down and do not constantly draw our attention to different objects, we begin to recognize the silent conscious being within us that always rests within itself \u2013 in contentment, fullness and love \u2013 in its own nature. Meditation is also about getting to know our minds and ourselves more deeply and discovering our resources and creativity \u2013 our inner happiness.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1362,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1435","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1435"}],"version-history":[{"count":92,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3714,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1435\/revisions\/3714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sydanmaa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}