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Two Practitioners. One Direction.

Rihards and Lina founded FORESTUM with a simple belief — that genuine care, the right environment, and enough time can return a person to themselves. Between them they bring together the Latvian Pirts tradition, therapeutic bodywork, and forest bathing into a single, coherent experience. Everything offered here reflects that combination.

Rihards is a Pirts guide and massage practitioner rooted in the Latvian sauna tradition. Certified through the Latvian Sauna School, with over a decade of bodywork experience. His work moves through heat, breath, contrast, and skilled touch — a guided return to the body, held from beginning to end.

Lina is a forest bathing guide. Her work begins before the fire is lit — in the landscape, slowly, with no destination and no performance. She leads people into presence, into the kind of quiet the nervous system has been waiting for.

We are two practitioners with one shared direction.

Together the sequence moves through nature, fire, and touch in a way that requires both practitioners, both skills, and a setting that holds all of it naturally. Very few places offer this combination. We do not say that lightly.

We work with a small number of guests intentionally. This is not a limitation — it is the point. Genuine care cannot be scaled without becoming something else entirely. We would rather serve fewer people well than many people adequately.

If you are looking for something real — not a performance of wellness, but an actual reset — you are in the right place.

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Ikšķile, Latvia

40 minutes from Riga by car. Beside the Daugava river, surrounded by open meadow and private grounds. Easy to reach, far enough to feel like a genuine escape.

Coordinates

56.8197° N, 24.5073° E

Access

By car: 40 minutes from Riga via A6.

By train: Ikšķile station is on the Riga–Krustpils line. Journey from Riga Central is approximately 35 minutes. We recommend contacting us in advance — door-to-door transfer from Riga is available.

Before You Arrive

Please let us know in advance if you have any health conditions, injuries, or areas of the body that need attention or should be avoided. This allows Rihards to prepare the ritual and massage specifically for you.

 

Arrive hydrated. Avoid heavy meals at least two hours before your session.

 

Towels, robes, and everything you need are provided. Bring comfortable clothing for before and after. No special preparation is required — just yourself.

 

Transfer from Riga city centre or Riga Airport is included with retreat bookings. For ritual guests, transfer can be arranged — contact us when booking and we will confirm details. We will confirm your pickup time in advance.

For any questions before your visit, reach us at info@forestum.net or +371 26539611.

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