Connect

Craving deeper connection in a world that moves too fast?
This is your invitation to pause, breathe, and come home to yourself.


This one-of-a-kind online experience is for those who long to feel more present, more alive, and more themselves—not by doing more, but by doing it differently.

Over 5 weeks, you’ll be guided through a gentle, down-to-earth journey that blends Finnish rituals, yogic wisdom, embodiment practices, and reflective tools—not just yoga asana, fitness routines, or surface-level fixes.

This is for you if you:

  • Want to slow down and live with intention

  • Desire to reconnect with your inner world and the joy of everyday pleasures

  • Are seeking a softer, more integrative approach to live happier, healthier and more aligned

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The Group Experience starts again on June 24th 2025.

Only 4 spots available.

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The Group Experience starts again on June 24th 2025. Only 4 spots available. (scroll down for more info)

Approach of this online program

  • Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether

    Throughout this online journey, you’ll connect with each of the elements, for a balanced and immersive experience that transforms your perspective both holistically and profoundly.

    As you work with the elements, you’ll deepen your understanding of yourself, cultivate inner peace, and learn to use the natural energies around you to enhance your well-being and resilience. This journey will help you align more closely with the different elements within your body and around you, bringing forth healing and growth on different levels.

  • Wisdom and traditions

    What makes Finns the happiest people on Earth for the eighth time in a row? One key element is the concept of sisu. Sisu is the inner strength, determination and endurance that Finns put to light to get through challenging times with a smile on their face.

    This concept can be seen as a muscle that needs to be trained. So that is exactly what this program is made for. To get comfortable with the uncomfortable. To learn to love the process and not the goal.

    But Finnish culture also emphasizes slowing down and living intentionally. Connecting to nature and the natural cycles, being patient and trusting life’s timing. Finns find happiness in the present moment, free from any physical or mental clutter.

  • Yoga, Breathwork, Sound, and what inspires

    Rika will provide her favorite practices in a way that she has found for herself to be supportive in her path to become the happiest version of herself yet.

    These practices include yoga asana (Hatha and Yin), meditation, conscious breathing practices, working with sound that being instruments like Tibetan singing bowls, Koshi, Sansula, but also her very own voice, intuitive movement and other activities like dancing and journaling.

    All practices invite you to take something with you into every day life, because Rika believes a practice is just that, if you don’t integrate and actually live it.

You can choose between these two experiences

Connect
Self-Paced

  • online program with deep dives to Finnish wisdom

  • guided digital journal with daily and weekly impulses and reflection

  • access to all practices on the video platform

  • sharing and feedback with Rika (optional)

Connect
Group Experience

  • first month free access to the connect online platform

  • 5x 120 minute live session (1 per week)

  • guided digital journal with additional impulses/practices on focus topics

  • intimate sharing circles and real connection (max. 4 people + Rika)

This program is exactly what you need when …

… you have a desire to reconnect with your inner world and the joy of everyday pleasures

… you tend to have full days but you rarely make time for yourself

… you are longing to slow down and live with more intention

… you want to feel fitter and stronger in both body and mind to uptake challenges in your every day life

… you keep pushing your boundaries, at the expense of your physical and mental well-being, just to please others

… you crave deep relaxation for body and mind not just crashing at the end of the day, but deep, nourishing peace

… you are curious about Finnish traditions and culture, especially how sisu can help you to allow softness

This awaits you inside the Group Experience

This intimate 5-week journey is designed especially for you—the one who’s longing to reconnect. To slow down. To soften. To feel held, without having to hold it all together.

Imagine …

  • A safe, nurturing group of just four people—where you don’t have to perform, fix, or take care of anyone.

  • Gentle, down-to-earth guidance that helps you tune back into your own inner rhythm, instead of working against yourself.

  • A space where sharing is welcome but never pressured—and your needs are finally centered.

  • Feeling safe enough to be soft. No striving. No performing. No productivity badge required.

Each week, we meet for 120 minutes of guided reflection, open-hearted conversation, and embodied practices, rooted in presence, not perfection.

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about coming back to yourself with less.

Here are some details of the focus sessions

Tuesday, June 24th – 5:30–7:30pm (CET)
Initiation Call (Live ceremony streamed from Finland)
Element Earth: How to create a calm center to find trust within

Tuesday, July 1st – 5:30–7:30pm (CET)
The Power of Doing Nothing
Element Water: How stillness and softness can be your superpower

Tuesday, July 15th – 5:30–7:30pm (CET)
Find Your Inner Sisu
Element Fire: How to embrace the dualities in life to feel joy

Tuesday, July 22nd – 5:30–7:30pm (CET)
Enjoy Simple Pleasures
Element Air: How to stay present and intentional in a fast world

Tuesday, July 29th – 5:30–7:30pm (CET)
Choose Your Words Wisely
Element Ether: How to use language to live a connected life

  • "Connect is perfect for anyone who wants to find deeper ways to connect with their own body and emotions, the nature and other beautiful souls. The practices were both grounding, emotional and inspiring for me. The content of the program is diverse, and I'm sure there's something for everyone. Rika is a beautiful soul and it's an honor to learn from her wisdom."

    Wilma

  • “For me Rika is the perfect combination of a grounded Yoga Teacher who knows exactly what she is offering the group but always adding an extra bit of sparkle to her teachings. Knowledge paired with lightness – Rika!”

    KIM

  • “The Connect program offers everyone who is searching in their life a lot of space for meaningful exchange, wonderfully thought-out and implemented methods and perspectives for reflection and dealing with themselves and their environment. It is a wonderfully structured program that Rika teaches with a great deal of empathy, joy, sensitivity and attention to detail. She gives the participants the space to share their experiences and thus creates a fine, small online space that is characterized by understanding togetherness and the opportunity to discover new things for themselves and their own practice.“

    JULIA

  • "The program gave me a new perspective on the topic of happiness and also made it tangible. Rika's joy and enthusiasm for the topics is very infectious and I felt very comfortable in her gentle yet powerful space. I was able to remember that even the little things bring me joy and that I find this especially in nature. Thank you for this wonderful experience."

    Catalina

  • "Connect Online war für mich eine tolle Möglichkeit, eine kurze Zeit dem Alltag zu entfliehen. Rika hat eine tolle Verbindung zwischen Natur, finnischer Kultur und Yogapraktiken geschaffen und damit zum Entspannen und Loslassen in einer ruhigen Atmosphäre eingeladen und mich immer wieder zum reflektieren angeregt."

    ANNA