Know your feelings – live more 7/2026

09.07.2026 00:00 - 12.07.2026 00:00

Registration ends: 25.06.2026 00:00 - If registration has already closed, please inquire about course places by calling 017 570 1810.

myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi, p. 017 5701 810

, 340€/Guesthouse 1 room, incl. accommodation, tuition, meals

Course description

After a few years of hiatus, the popular course is back in a new form!

Emotions shape our lives. They are present in everyday life as well as in life's big decisions. In the course, we will explore together and individually how emotions affect our thinking and actions, our bodies and our communication. We will learn emotional regulation skills and how to best use emotional energy. You will find more joy in everyday life and strengthen your positive emotions. We will also look at how negative emotions can narrow our lives and how to gain more vitality through emotional balance. The course is suitable for those who want to develop their presence and interaction skills, increase their self-awareness and courage. Valamo is the perfect place to start a journey of discovery into listening to their own, authentic voice and the lifestyle that best suits them.

Bring note-taking tools. The course is taught by Heli Väisänen, M.A., LCAF Certified Coach®, well-being and change coach. For more information about the teacher, visit www.visiosi.fi.

Course program

Thursday 9.7.

Arrival, registration and accommodation

16.00–16.16 Course opening

16.15–18.00 Introduction to the theoretical framework of the course

18.00 Small post-vespers service and evening prayers.

19.30 Evening meal

20.00–20.45 Laughter from long joy

Creating a positive emotional state.

Friday 10.7.

06.00 Midnight and morning service. I moment.

07.30 Breakfast

09.00 Creating a positive emotional statecontinues

Conscious presence – find inner peace

12.00 Lunch/ 12.00 Prayer service

13.30–15.00 All out of envy

15.00–15.30 Break

15.30–17.45 Don't be fussy, don't suppress

When emotions narrow life

18.00 IX moment. Vespers. Small post-vespers service and three canons.

19.30 Evening

Saturday 11.7.

06.00 Midnight and morning services. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

07.30 Breakfast

9.00 Don't Worry, Don't Suppresscontinued

How I Deal with My Difficult Feelings

The Power of Forgiveness

On Boundaries and Conscious Choices

12.00 Lunch/ 12.00 Prayer Service

13.30–15.00 Emotions and the Body wisdom

15.00–15.30 Break

15.30–17.45 Bolder than yesterday

Possibility of emotional expression

18.00 Vigil

20.00 Evening meal

Sunday 12.7.

07.30- Breakfast

09.00 III moment. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

10:00–12:00 My balanced, unique life

Room handover no later than 12:00.

Rights to changes reserved

Teacher

Väisänen Heli

I am Heli Väisänen, a wellbeing and change coach. I have been a tutor at Valamo College since the summer of 2017 and currently have five different courses a year. Each of my courses has the same core: How to find not so much the best, but the most authentic version of ourselves. Valamo is a great place for this in every season. A place where it is easy to be present for yourself and others, to gain a new kind of vitality and inner peace. To start the change you need the most - with small, easy, but effective means. I am a Master of Arts in Education, a classroom and music teacher and a certified coach. Nowadays I mainly work as an entrepreneur, but I sometimes substitute as a resource teacher and early childhood education teacher in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The words serial enthusiast and eternal student describe me. People of all ages are my greatest interest. I often wonder what kind of mark we leave on each other and what we could do differently to have more joy, beauty and hope. I have met wonderful people in my life who have meaningful things to say to all of us. For these reasons, I make a podcast called Kuusi kehää. You can find it on YouTube. Some of the guests on my podcast have come into my life right here in Valamo. You can read more about my courses and coaching, as well as the coaching programs I have developed, on my website https://visiosi.fi