Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well, While the Yippies were away on their internships, we had a little more winter here in Sweden. Throughout the month, the ice on the fjord started melting little by little whilst nature hesitated whether it was the right moment to shift to Spring: relatively warm days were alternated with …
News from YIP: December 2023
Wrapping up the Inner Awareness Block Dear friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well. Over the last few weeks, the daylight decreased to a minimum, but luckily, the snow brought brightness, joy and amazement amongst us and gave us the energy to continue our learning and work. As we closed the first term with the Storytelling Feast …
Inner Awareness
News from YIP – November 2023 Dear Friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well. After some rainy gray weeks, the winter and coldness have fully found us here on campus, and the earth is covered in a thick layer of snow. Sunset comes already around 3pm bringing a cold and bright night full of stars. When we’re …
Community & Collaboration
News from YIP – October 2023 Dear friends of YIP We hope this newsletter finds you well. The weather is changing and the ground is covered with colorful leaves. With the darkness came rain and wind, but inside the buildings the light and the warmth has been held by the Yippies. Working together on the Light festival, deciding on their …
Beginning of the YIP16 Journey
News from YIP – September 2023 Dear friends of YIP… Opening Ceremony Walking here on this path full of yellow birch leaved brings me back to the beginningThe opening of this new YIP year where seeds of inspiration came together as puzzle piecesTo grow together into sunflowersSomewhere over the rainbowA rainbow is what we will createA piece of art full …
Reconnecting the YIP Network
It is time for celebration and initiation! For fjord dips and theatre skits! For inspiration and co-creation! For reminiscing, laughing, kissing, story-telling, dancing, singing. For old memories and new. What world do we want to move towards to? by May Wyss Welcome to the Harvest Newsletter of the 15 years of YIP Gathering! The YIP 15 Years Gathering was a …
Community and Collaboration
Dear Friends of YIP, Welcome to this first newsletter of 2023! We wish you a happy and mindful year ahead <3 During the winter break, some Yippies enjoyed the peace and quiet of an empty Tallevana, while others traveled with buses, planes and trains to visit friends and family. Luckily, the Yippies safely arrived back on Campus, ready for the …
Moving Inwards
Dear Friends of YIP, As November comes to an end and the days are getting even shorter, it feels like winter is finally here. Last week the first snow fell and within just one day the green Ytterjärna landscape was transformed into a white winter wonderland. Luckily the snow fell on a Saturday and we could spend the rest of …
Wrapping up the year
Dear Friends of YIP, It is that time of year again. Ten dynamic months have flown by, and the people who arrived at the end of August as strangers are leaving each other as family. Hugs were given, tears were shed, stories were told, and laughter was spread. Experiences of all kinds took place throughout the year, and the transformation …
Self-Organised Time
Dear Friends of YIP, Greetings from Ytterjärna in full bloom! As midsummer approaches, we at YIP are entering our final week of YIP14. So much has happened since the yippies returned from their learning placements, including six days of canoeing through Swedish nature together before we wrap up the year (more on this in the upcoming newsletter). This newsletter will …