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welcome välkommen retreats retreats meetings möten ongoing just nu vacations semester calendar kalender gallery galleri contact kontakt en -- < welcome here in tofvehult we want you to get a chance to relax and just enjoy life. we want you to experience what it might feel like to live life closer to nature and get inspired by it. maybe you will discover the pleasures of waking up from birds singing or from the sounds of silence… can you imagine yourself waking up in the morning, putting on a bathrobe, stepping outside on your little porch, taking a deep breath and then bravely, putting your bare foot on the grey rock and gently, gently, on feet unused to being connected to the ground, walk down to the rocky beach and slide yourself into the cool, silky smooth water of the still lake… or maybe you will pack a little basket with some hot coffee, juice, some nice sandwiches, some yogurt and fruit, bring a blanket and ask your family to join you outside for some beautiful sunrise breakfast in the still dewy morning air… tofvehult is a beautiful destination no matter what season, come summer and sun or autumn and rain. spring will bring freshness and new beginnings, summer will bring swimming and “al fresco” dining, fall will bring mushroom picking and rich colors, winter will bring indoor reading and warm fires… come stay with us in one of our four idyllic wooden cottages overlooking the lakes, or choose one of the two spacious apartments in the historic main house with its 3 foot deep solid walls. let us guide you on recharging walks through the surrounding forest during one of our retreats. or you can choose a leisurely stay and spend your vacation in our lovely place , with the lakes and forest ready and waiting to be enjoyed by children and grownups alike. hike through the woods, dip in the lake, paddle the canoe into the sunset, or have a refreshing morning fishing experience slowly drifting in the summer breeze. kids love to bounce on our trampoline, become happy ‘popcorn”as we like to call them. we honor sustainability, local, seasonal, eco and fair-trade products, and during our retreats we serve a mostly vegetarian menu. lena, peter and korinne please use the scroll arrows to the right to discover more about the team … our bio’s and the fascinating history of tofvehult >>>> about us meet the creators @ a way of life in tofvehult after 18 successful years as proprietors of this renowned gem in the forest of south sweden, husband and wife peter and lena goransson are transitioning into a new adventure. korinne may, lena’s best friend since their twenties joined forces to extend their award winning establishment tofvehult cafe and b&b into a habitat of inspiration and awareness. a way of life in tofvehult was born in 2016 and has been blossoming under their loving care ever since. scroll to the right for personal bios korinne may - spiritual nomad spiritual nomad, korinne may embarked on her quest for the truth of life, in 2000 when she made the crucial and life changing choice to end the 24 year relationship with the father of her son and 2 heart-daughters, as a final attempt to save her soul from dying. a challenging, inspiring and unpredictable journey began, leading her on a nomadic track, back and forth between miami , hawaii, amsterdam, costa rica, italy, sweden, thailand and onwards. since then, all outward travels and life experiences are continuously leading to deeper levels inside herself, constantly illuminating the consciousness she is seeking. ‘ten day silent meditations’ at various vipassana centers around the world, and a one year solitary sabbatical, when she ended up house sitting in costa rica with her dog super, high up on a cliff overlooking the pacific ocean, all became a study of self. facing her fears, past traumas and the challenges of her life, and relationships resulted in an infinite wealth of personal insights, discoveries and healing and it has become her aspiration to share these found treasures in the form of several books, as well as a series of seminars and workshops hosted here at beautiful www.awayoflife.se lena and korinne met in lanzarote, one of the canary islands of the coast of morocco, during their international modelling careers 30 years ago. they instantly recognized a deep connection and forged a life-long friendship. throughout the years both korinne and lena successfully managed their modelling careers, motherhood and various entrepreneurial ventures, each dealing with the challenges and obstacles in their own unique way while living far apart in different continents. only recently they merged their individual desire to share their experiences and their own way of life with others, inspiring awareness on all levels of existence at their “spiritual sanctuary where people can come home to themselves” korinne’s latest book “inner world guardianship, the job of a lifetime “, is available on www.amazon.com, and creates the curriculum for a series of workshop/retreats embarking on the mysterious and rewarding path of inward travel, in search of the obstacles preventing us to live that inspiring and satisfactory life available to all of us. lena lindberg göransson- seeker of beauty and balance in life when i was five i sat on a tree stump in the woods behind my grandparents summerhouse and something spoke to me, through me…i became aware of a wisdom, ancient and timeless, residing inside of me. it changed me forever… my life’s journey has taken me through many adventures, i´ve met many inspiring, curious travelers on my road to finding out more about life’s mysteries and i find life to be a very rewarding experience. i met my soulmate, the father of my children when i was 17. it took a year for him to understand that he was meant for me and i for him, but since then we´ve shared our lives and now we are parents to three amazing young people, evelina, william and simone. i met korinne in lanzarote, while i was working as an international model, something i did for twelve years. there was an instant recognition, i knew we were meant to be in each others lives, there was a reason for our meeting and even though our lives has given us different roads to travel, we have kept in touch and now we are setting out on this new adventure together, like we were always meant to do. i believe in seeing opportunities in life, being aware of the beauty that exists in everything. to me nature is a religion and i speak to the trees and vibrate with mother earth. i believe strongly in natures power of healing our stressed souls and i think that we need to reconnect with the simple pleasures in life to find and regain our balance… simple things like eating good and healthy food, together, sitting down with a good book and a nice cup of tea, enjoying the beautiful flowers in the garden, counting all the shades of green you can see when you are out walking in the woods. i believe in speaking softly and in caring for each other, looking for the best in another person and in forgiving, forgive yourself and forgive others… i believe that what we all need is love, the unconditional love that asks for nothing back, but the simple joy of feeling that giving it can make the world a better place…for all of us… oh, and by the way, besides being an international model, traveling the world for 12 successful years, i have also been running my own business “tofvehult kafé, konferens and boende” , (café, conference and lodging) for 18 rewarding years, receiving prizes for entrepreneurial skills, had numerous articles written about our success story, started a book company with my husband peter and two friends, given out 6 titles, won international awards for some of them, held seminars on being a woman in business, talked about how it is being a countryside entrepreneur and what that could entail. i have been part of several different business networks, sat on a number of boards, started a school for children the age of 3-12