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In this episode, host Amy talks with Icelandic tour guide Inga Guðjónsdóttir about mindfulness-centered wellness retreats for women in Iceland.
In this episode of GynoCurious, host Amy welcomes Inga Guðjónsdóttir, an Icelandic tour guide with decades of experience leading groups through her homeland. Born and raised in a fishing village in the Westfjords, Inga shares her path from working in a fish factory as a child to studying fashion design to stumbling into a career as a guide. Now based between Reykjavik and her countryside home in northwest Iceland, she has partnered with Tara Short of Green Edventures to create mindfulness-centered wellness retreats for women. Amy and Inga talk through a women's trip to Iceland planned for 2027, which Amy will co-lead with a focus on perimenopause and menopause education. They explore how the trip pairs Iceland's hot springs, cold sea plunges, and mountain landscapes with grounding practices, sound bathing, sauna sessions, and one-on-one wellness conversations. Inga also describes the sense of community that forms when women travel together, even as strangers, and how past participants have built lasting friendships. Both encourage listeners at any stage to consider gifting themselves the experience, with no need to bring a companion to feel welcomed. Listeners interested in the…
People in this episode
Host: Amy
Guest: Inga Guðjónsdóttir
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- wellness retreats
- women's travel
- perimenopause
- community
- Iceland
Keywords
- mindfulness
- wellness retreats
- Iceland
- women's travel
- perimenopause
- community
- hot springs
- sauna sessions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Green Edventures, Radio Free Rhinecliff
Places: Iceland, Reykjavik, Westfjords
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