Joy of the Heart – Weekend Festival

Concert with Satyaa and Pari, meditations, yoga, and much more! Bring your friends and family and experience a magical summer weekend at Dharma Mountain.

Festival program and activities
• Active and silent meditations • Forest bathing • Vipassana • Yoga • Activities for children • Canoeing • Painting • Permaculture • Vegetarian food • Let go of tensions and open your heart!

At the weekend festival, you will experience a rich program filled with group sessions, meditations, and both indoor and outdoor activities that will give you a taste of what Dharma Mountain has to offer. In the meditations and group sessions, you will be supported in letting go of tension, awakening your life energy, opening your heart, and connecting with joy and inner peace. You’ll get to take part in forest bathing, yoga, Tai Chi, and Vipassana meditation – and with the support of the quiet nature and peaceful atmosphere, you may discover how relaxation and meditation can arise naturally. Come stay in a cabin or a tent, enjoy meals from our kitchen, and experience the summer magic in the beautiful nature surrounding Dharma Mountain!

Satyaa and Pari – Music for the Heart

Satyaa and Pari will perform a live concert on Saturday evening, and on Sunday morning, they will invite us to mantra singing in our Forest Temple.

Through their music, Satyaa and Pari invite us to open our hearts and connect with the universal source of love. Their concerts are a unique experience of deep presence, singing, and dancing – a celebration of life in its purest form.

If you are not able to join us for the whole weekend, you are still very welcome to attend just the concert on Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 PM.

For children

For children, there will be activities both out in nature and indoors, together with their parents — such as canoeing, rock painting, and other creative activities.

Permaculture

Dharma Mountain is a LAND-spire, which means it’s a place that demonstrates permaculture in practice. In our garden, you can explore many projects based on permaculture principles. Join a small workshop where you'll learn more about what permaculture is, how meditation can help you develop a deeper connection with nature, and how to create something meaningful in collaboration with both nature and each other.

Food

Our wonderful kitchen serves delicious vegetarian food. There will also be a café offering sweet and savory treats.

Transport

Take the bus Valdresekspressen from Oslo Bus Terminal on Saturday at 08:30, arriving at Pålsodden at 10:31. From there, we can arrange a shared taxi with others arriving at the same time. Return on Sunday at 16:39 (arrival in Oslo at 18:35). You can also check bus options at: vy.no. If you're arriving by car, turn off towards Hedalen at Nes in Ådal (on the E16, north of Hønefoss).

Prices

Choose between joining the entire weekend (all-inclusive) or just attending the concert on Saturday evening. We offer shared rooms in cabins or pre-set up tents with beds (glamping) – or you can bring your own hammock/tent.

Program*

Saturday
10:00 Check-in
11:15 Joy of the Heart
13:15 Lunch
15:00 Joy of the Heart
17:30 Dinner
19:00 Concert with Satyaa & Pari

Sunday
07:30 Morning meditation
08:30 Breakfast
10:00 Joy of the Heart
12:00 Mantra Singing with Satyaa & Pari
13:15 Lunch
16:00 Thanks for now!

* changes might happen

Presence and Love for 25 Years

This year, Dharma Mountain celebrates its 25th anniversary, and we’re excited to mark this special occasion with you during the festival weekend. Since its beginning in 2000, Dharma Mountain has hosted countless groups and retreats focused on meditation, mindfulness, self-discovery, and creativity. It is a center where anyone wishing to get to know themselves better can come to find peace, presence, and acceptance. Everyone who works here has meditation as a part of their daily life, and both meditation and love are deeply woven into the atmosphere.

Welcome to Dharma Mountain!