STILLEBEN DEEP DIVES
Only by turning inside and slowing down, you will be able to see clear.
A journey for yourself, your dreams and deep connection
The Stilleben Deep Dive concept is a logical continuation of the way we want people to slow down in our care.
It is for all people who deliberately are in search of a few days of focused peace, to go through the process of relaxing, recharging and finding new inspiration.
“A Stilleben Deep Dive stands for a slow and intense experience of what we find important as people and as hosts in our home. Your stay becomes an exercise in slowing down, taking time, the enjoyment of simplicity, peace and warmth. An exercise in “Just Being”.
— Marieke
Stilleben Deep Dives are our vision on a retreat, usually a 5-night stay with us for you - alone or with a friend or your partner. We have 5 double rooms available each time, so we welcome 5 to 10 people in total.
Deep Dives are focused on slowing down, reflection and inspiration, but in a warm and positive atmosphere. We want you to take ample time for yourself and your choices, without creating an over-scheduled week or rigid expectations of outcome.
All Deep Dives are organised with a partner*, who has expertise in a certain discipline that we feel extends from our values. During the Deep Dive, they will share their discipline or expertise with you to enrich your stay with us in a meaningful way.
Winter for us, means time for rest, reflection, self development. It is a time of silence, which is a perfect setting to quiet down as well and listen to your inner self. The winter landscape here is not only a perfect backdrop for a Deep Dive as such, but also a great opportunity for activities in the crisp snow, enjoying the comforting warmth inside and recharging for a new year and a new you.
* Are you somebody who would like to organise a Deep Dive with us?
Read more about our partners here!
The concept around our Deep Dives
Our goal with the Deep Dives
The focus is on your own journey within and your goals, whether that is: total relaxation, seeking inspiration for your next steps or starting with a new discipline the particular Deep Dive is about.
Everybody is welcome on every Deep Dive, whether you come alone or with a partner or friend. No experience or knowledge about the theme of the Deep Dive is necessary and usually, the Deep Dives are offered in English and/or Dutch.
During your stay, we plan activities you can join, such as snowshoe hiking, a husky sleigh tour, sauna sessions in our spa, cross-country ski tours, campfires… All the activities are optional, so you can choose whether or not to join and thus give room for your own needs and wants.
During this unique experience, you and your fellow travellers can enter into unbound dialogues about slowing down and how cultivating it can be, giving you new insights into the steps you want to take yourself.
Inspire and be inspired
One of the core ideas for this journey is to have a very warm and easy atmosphere for sharing: we share stories, dreams and experiences and focus on striving for peace and positivity. But you are also here for the pleasure, the time, nature, our hospitality.
Marieke and Robin offer you a stay where we stimulate you: guided walks, pure and nutritious food, wonderful moments of rest, campfires, cups of hot coffee/tea/cocoa and many warm moments together.
Both Robin and Marieke have made great strides in recent years towards a slower and more conscious life. We would like to be the first to share those experiences without concrete advice or methods, only to broaden and enrich your own view.
All fellow travellers - us included - can learn from each other.
The practical side: what is included?
Usually a 5 night stay at Stilleben Sweden in single or double (shared) rooms
Full board stay - all meals and snacks lovingly made by Marieke
Inspiring input for your personal journey provided in free-to-join sessions with the partner. These can be sessions, talks or private coaching.
Including activities such as guided snowshoe hikes, a husky sleigh tour, strolls in the village, cross-country skiing, campfires, yoga-sessions, reiki healing…*
The full Stilleben experience, meaning a warm welcome and care by the host couple Marieke and Robin.
Not included: your flight and travel to Stilleben, extra drinks in the restaurant and any extra/private sessions.
* selection of activities can vary per Deep Dive, depending on overall theme
Take the time to imagine your stay
If you have not yet stayed at Stilleben, try to imagine how you are warmly welcomed after your trip, how we listen to you, how we take time for you. A welcome like with old friends. You step into our house, like a real guest.
Experience how the building absorbs you, in the cozy warmth, the calm atmosphere, the quiet music, the textures, the smells. Open the door of your room and take in the view through the window. This is your private view for the coming days.
Rediscover food and flavors through the way Marieke serves her dishes, made with love, pure and uncomplicated. How she tells where everything comes from and who produces the ingredients. Why she wants to make this dish for you and why it is so nutritious.
Make a walk in the village in a moment of real mindfulness and take in the winter setting in a different, slower way. Dare to stand still and look around you, to listen. Feel the cosy warmth when you enter the hotel again and meet your fellow travellers for an unforgettable week.
About Robin and Marieke
Robin and Marieke and their - then 2-year-old son Luka moved to Åmot, a sleepy little village in central Sweden, in 2019 and took over a small hotel there.
Their values around eating real food, taking more time for yourself, simpler and slower travel and life shaped their unique stay at the hotel, which – five years later – evolved from a warm and personal stay to a unique total experience that immerses you in their world.
A few years before that, they started a deep “is this it?” thought-exercise that made them search for their own “Iki-gai”, their life purpose. They reached the point where they realized that you are in control of your own life and that you can make your dreams come true, only by pursuing them and daring to let go of your old life. It became a very interesting and intense journey for them and they are very happy to share their experiences in Stilleben to wake people up and help them realize that they are in control of their own lives.
Planned Deep Dives
9 to 14 February 2026
Deep Dive with Sylvie Beeuwsaert (EN/NL)
Themes: Fascia and sensory Movement, Nature experiences and Nourishment. Everybody is welcome!
More info coming soon!
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