Springrise Awakening
Springrise is for emerging. Estonia's rare fifth season, that brief, fleeting window when winter softens and the earth quietly stirs, holding an energy unlike any other time of year. This five night retreat is designed to meet that moment, blending gentle renewal practices with grounding treatments and mindful nature immersion. Guided by the season's spirit of tentative becoming, guests are invited to plant new intentions and step gently into the light.
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Attune to the earth's awakening. Move from darkness into the quiet promise of spring.
Springrise exists for only a few precious weeks each year, a liminal season of soft light, snowmelt and the first green stirrings beneath the surface. The Springrise Retreat honours this delicate transition with practices that gently cleanse, reawaken and re-energise. This is a time to release the heaviness of winter, to attune to the body's natural impulse toward renewal and to arrive at spring with clarity and quiet readiness.
Renewal Through Nature
Immersive outdoor experiences, from lighthouse trail walks to birch and maple tree sap collection connect you to the island's earliest seasonal stirrings. Each experience is an invitation to attune to what is waking up, both in the landscape and within.
Gentle, Purposeful Movement
Morning sessions of yoga flow, lymphatic and fascia work, and Qi Gong are designed to move stagnation and restore ease and flow through the body. Each practice mirrors the season; deliberate, unhurried and oriented toward emergence.
Therapeutic Treatments
Springrise therapies focus on cleansing and reawakening. An aromatherapy massage paired with the Dune Experience, a grounding mud body wrap and a mineral reset facial work together to release winter's residue and restore the skin and body's natural vitality. Rejuvenate with sauna rituals, cold-water immersion, and hydrotherapies that stimulate circulation, strengthen immunity, and enhance the body’s natural ability to reset and replenish.
Seasonal Nourishment
Enjoy locally sourced, plant-forward meals inspired by the awakening landscape, featuring wild-foraged ingredients, fresh greens, and nutrient-rich broths to nourish and revitalize from within.
Sensory Awareness & Intention
Breathwork, somatic movement and heart-opening evening sessions create space for reflection and inner clarity. Guests are guided to identify what they wish to carry forward ensuring renewal extends beyond the retreat into daily life.
Springrise Awakening invites you to witness nature’s quiet transformation—an ephemeral moment of renewal that mirrors your own journey toward balance and vitality.
Amber Gauci-Ward
General Manager & Wellness Director
Our General Manager is Amber Gauci Ward, who is also Wellness Director at Eha Retreat. Her work bridges holistic wellbeing, regenerative design and leadership, guiding experiences that support nervous system recalibration and integrated health. With an international background across luxury hospitality and wellness ventures, she brings both strategic clarity and depth of practice. At Eha, she stewards the guest experience and team culture, creating a space where people can reconnect, restore balance and return to a more present and aligned way of living.
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Marika Tamm
Wellness Practitioner
Our Wellness Practitioner is Marika Tamm, whose path into mindful movement began through personal injury and a profound recovery. With over a decade of experience, she integrates yoga, nervous system regulation and a deep understanding of the body’s intelligence. Her approach is calm, precise and grounded in lived experience. At Eha Retreat, she guides guests to slow down, reconnect and restore balance, creating space for clarity, presence and a quiet return to one’s natural state.
Wellbeing treatments
Our wellness activities included in your retreat focus on gentle movement, sauna rituals, breathwork, and hydrotherapies. Designed to awaken the body and align you with nature’s quiet renewal.
Mineral Reset Facial
A restorative facial treatment using mineral-rich formulations to rebalance and revitalise the skin after the long winter months, restoring radiance and preparing the complexion for the season ahead.
Aromatherapy Massage
A deeply sensory aromatherapy massage followed by a guided Dune Experience.
Mud Body Wrap
A grounding and deeply cleansing body treatment using Estonian mud, drawing out impurities and restoring the skin's natural vitality in preparation for the active months ahead.
Weightless Awakening Guided Float Session
A profound session of sensory stillness — floating in complete weightlessness to allow the nervous system to fully integrate the week's renewal and arrive at a deep, embodied sense of calm.
Daily Schedule
Each day follows a natural rhythm, blending movement, nourishment, and rest for balance and renewal.
3 Night Retreat
Eha is founded on the belief that wellbeing is personal, not prescriptive. Join the sessions that inspire you, indulge in additional treatments or one-to-one consultations, or simply wander, rest, and move at your own pace.
Your personalised schedule for private daily treatment and wellness sessions will be provided following your arrival-day wellness consultation.
Morning Movement
Begin the day with energising movement to awaken the body and elevate vitality designed to support circadian rhythm, nervous system calibration and lymphatic flow. Daily sessions include yoga, mobility & core strength, morning walk or run club, qi gong and lymphatic & fascia flow.
Breakfast
Workshops | Mid Morning
Each day features a seasonal experience inspired by the energy of growth. Activities include an Art of Awakening & Prescence workshop, and a herb & tea blending workshop.
Private Wellness Session or Free Time
Throughout the retreat you will receive one Eha signature treatment or private wellness consultation per day, personalised for you. These include: Old Estonian massage, forest energy & birch body wrap, vitamin boost facial, and an EFT session to support emotional freedom and energetic balance.
Lunch
Private Wellness Session or Free Time
When not in a personalised private session, you are welcome to join a range of onsite experiences.
Relax in our thermal suite and outdoor pool surrounded by Hiiumaa's revitalising coastal landscape. Sign-up for a self-led Dune or float room experience, or join guided activities including beach exploration and traditional sauna rituals led by our Ranger and Sauna Master.
Dinner
Evening Gatherings
Group evening sessions invite joy and awaken the senses, embracing the energy of summer. These include sound journeys, lightness of being and sensory reflection sessions, and fireside storytelling.
In Room | Olo guided sleep meditation
Included in the retreat
Not included
stay at EHA
Choose between an Eha Suite or a Forest Suite each offering the characteristic light and the necessary elements for your well being and rest.
Suite
71 sqm | Separate lounge | Balcony | Baltic Sea views | Walk-in wardrobe | Dual sinks | Olo Sound system
A separate lounge, a private balcony with sweeping views of the Baltic Sea while a generous walk-in wardrobe and dual bathroom sinks add a quiet sense of luxury. A super king or twin single bed configuration allows flexibility and comfort. The calming palette and considered layout are complemented by natural materials; oak, linen, limestone and wool, softly finished and sustainably sourced from Estonia and the Nordic region.
Junior Suite
47 sqm | Forest view | Olo Sound system
Nestled among the trees, the Rahu Junior Suite offers a tranquil connection to Hiiumaa’s wooded landscape. Every element — from the sustainable Nordic furnishings to the soft linen and oak textures — is chosen for calming presence. A super king or twin single bed, freestanding bath and rainfall shower and integrated seating provide quiet comfort.
Kodas Forest Suite
Wooden cabin | Baltic Sea view | Living room | Balcony | Outside hot tub
The Forest Suite is a standalone wooden cabin at the edge of the forest, offering calming views through the trees to the Baltic Sea. Just a short walk from the main house, it is designed for quiet reconnection with nature. Bathed in light and framed by a vaulted ceiling, the split-level layout includes a peaceful living space, a mezzanine bedroom and a bathroom with a freestanding roll-top bath, rainfall shower and Eha-exclusive products.
FAQ
Your guide to a seamless journey
Beginning a new adventure often comes with curiosity and questions, and we understand if you have inquiries about making this investment in yourself. Our FAQs are here to provide you with all the insights you need about our program. From the details of signing up to what to expect during your experience, we've covered the most commonly asked queries to help you prepare and make the most of your journey with us.
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