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September 12-18, 2027Arctic Circle Wellness Adventure
YOGA BLOOM × UP NORWAY
Naustholmen + Manshausen Island, Norway
September 12-18, 2027
Very Limited Spaces
$6,295 per person based on double occupancy
$7,195 per person based on single occupancy
Six nights on two private islands above the Arctic Circle.
One is an old fishing trading post turned adventure retreat; the other,
a home for storytelling built by the first Norwegian woman to summit Everest.
Cave hikes, a historic walk to Grøttøya, sea eagles, saunas by the sea,
and a friendship of 18 years that made it all possible.
Limited spots. A special spot most will never find on a map.
3 nights at Naustholmen & 3 nights at Manshausen in sea-view accommodations.
Full Board: All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) at both locations, featuring hyper-local, sustainable Nordic cuisine.
Yoga & Wellness: Daily yoga, meditation, and integration.
Curated Experiences: Historic walk to Grøttøya, cave hike, storytelling evening, and fishing trip.
Premium Amenities: Access to private yoga room, saunas, hot tub (at Manshausen).
Seamless Logistics: Return passenger ferry Bodø-Nordskot and the Up Norway digital travel guide.
The Up Norway Touch: Expert curation, 24/7 support, and a deeply authentic connection to place.
Not included: flights to and from Bodø, travel insurance, extra activity and gratuities
North of Everything
Steigen. Sixty-two miles inside the Arctic Circle — further north than Iceland, further north than most of Alaska. The road out here didn't exist until the 1990s; before that, the only way in was by boat, the way it's been since the 1600s. You'll fly into Bodø, then a fast boat to Nordskot, then a smaller boat still, threading between islands most maps don’t name. In September the nights return, dark enough for the northern lights. Here the wilderness comes right up to the door.
Two Explorers, One Strait
Across a narrow channel from each other sit two islands, each bought and rebuilt by Norwegian explorers who chose this as their home. Randi Skaug, the first Norwegian woman to summit Everest, bought Naustholmen and built a place for storytelling and adventure. Just across the water, Børge Ousland, the first person to walk to the North Pole alone and unsupported, and the first to cross Antarctica the same way, turned an old fishing trading post into Manshausen. Randi told me it was seeing what Børge did that showed her what this place could become.
Two explorers, one strait, decades of stories between them. In September 2027, we hear those stories at their own tables.
IS THIS RETREAT FOR ME?
The days are active and unhurried. You’ll step in and out of boats between the islands, walk coastal paths that can be uneven and wet, and take a cave hike. If you have questions about the pace, write to me and we’ll talk it through.
YOGA BLOOM × UP NORWAY
Naustholmen + Manshausen Island, Norway
September 12-18, 2027
A 25% deposit holds your place. Write to me at corayoga@me.com for more information.
I Had to Bring People Back
Last time, we didn’t meet Børge because he was away on the ice. Angus at Manshausen told me, “That’s another reason you have to come back.” Adrien, our adventure guide, took me on a sea eagle expedition. I’ve never seen so many, wingspan after wingspan, soaring and fishing right in the water. It was that day I knew I would come back. Randi and I asked each other: why not bring yogis this far north? All you need to bring is your yoga mat. Everything else is here, waiting.
And the reason we can go to dinner at Randi’s table, the cave, the fishing boat, the whole trip, comes from a friendship that started on a bridge in Bhutan 18 years ago with my friend Torunn.
Join us for this magical experience!