By Alexander Holm

What is biodiversity? What are the reasons why we have a biodiversity crisis and how do we stop one? Why is it important and beneficial for humanity that we do something to look after biodiversity? These are some of the questions Alexander Holm touches on in this talk.

Alexander Holm is a biologist, radio host, debater, and expert in nature conservation. He is behind Denmark's most popular podcast, ‘Den Dyriske Time’, about biodiversity, climate, and green transition. In addition, he is the head of Arternes Forening, which collects money to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots. He conveys his material with humour, and closeness and at the same time directly and without filter. It is academically complicated material, but he conveys it in a way so that everyone can participate.

By Anna Taws

Anna Taws, a self-leadership coach and regenerative design practitioner, created the Inner Sustainability Game to help transform people, communities, and organizations. Combining her background in creative digital design, coaching, and permaculture farming, Anna promotes a new holistic leadership model focused on inner growth.

In this interactive talk, Anna shares her journey from a traditional, rigid view of organizations to embracing the wisdom of living systems. This shift requires a profound inner transformation.

Anna will explore the phases of the regenerative journey and discuss the personal skills needed in this new era. She emphasizes the importance of holistic sustainability for resilient leadership.

Through meditative storytelling and reflective dialogue, Anna aims to deepen your engagement with sustainability and personal growth. This session invites you to participate in a transformative experience, blending personal development with ecological and social healing.

Join Anna Taws to learn how to become a regenerative leader and contribute to a sustainable, connected future.

By Jonas Schmidt Hansen

What is wild forest nature, and why is it important for the climate and biodiversity?

Jonas Schmidt Hansen from Verdens Skove explains why wild forest nature is crucial for biodiversity, the climate, and ultimately humans, and how we can increase it.

Jonas Schmidt Hansen works for Verdens Skove, focusing on forest conservation in Central and South America, East Africa, and Denmark. He edits the member magazine Skov & Folk and handles press relations. With over 10 years of experience, Jonas is a journalist with a master's in African Studies, specializing in natural resource conservation and political communication for biodiversity in Denmark.

By Marie Boesen

Marie, along with a small team, runs Høsteriet in Hjortshøj, a regenerative farm covering about 6,000 m². Established in 2022, Høsteriet grows a wide range of vegetables, herbs, and flowers for local sale. The farm aims to provide fresh produce, build healthy soil, support biodiversity, and bridge the gap between food and people.

In this workshop Marie will discuss regenerative farming techniques, the challenges of operating a small farm, the philosophy behind Høsteriet, and her visions for the future of food production.

By Birthe Holt

Get a practical and simple intro to get started with growing your own life-giving vegetables and an introduction to the biodynamic, which is food grown in harmony with nature and the universe. Bring some soil from your garden if you're already growing and bring your burning questions.

Birthe Holt is a biodynamic gardener at Hertha Levefællesskab and provides vegetables to the community from the CSA model with the social-economic protected workshop. She has 40 years of experience as a gardener and teacher from the USA, Australia, and Denmark. Sits on the board of the Biodynamic Association.

By Søren Hermansen

Samsø is a world-renowned island in the middle of the Kattegat, perhaps more famous abroad than at home. Why?

Søren Hermansen, a local islander, has a mission to make Samsø a place where community is the driving force in society. To enable a community to make decisions and transition to a more sustainable structure, the entire society and all citizens must be involved in some way.

This is a modern version of a "commons," where those living around it are also responsible for and active in its care. Sustainability is not just about eating less meat or becoming 100% plant-based but about making collective decisions for significant changes.

By Thomas Stampe

Embark on a longer hike (4 hours) with a broad focus on the nature management carried out in Mols Bjerge, including by the ‘Naturstyrelsen’, ‘Den Danske Naturfond’, and ‘Molslaboratoriet’, as some of the key players.

During the hike, we will discuss perspectives on nature and challenges associated with using versus conservation techniques, as well as current topics such as "what constitutes good animal welfare in nature projects," challenges with "illegal or reckless outdoor activities," and combating invasive and problematic species.

Leading the tour is Thomas Stampe, who works as a project manager in the Mols Bjerge National Park with biodiversity projects on a daily basis

By Laura Barnkob

Do you have to be a garden enthusiast to do permaculture? What does permaculture really mean? In this workshop you will be introduced "all-round" to the concept and to the permaculture movement. You will get inspiration for how you can start incorporating permaculture into your own life and where you can turn, both for more theoretical understanding and to experience permaculture in practice.

In 2015, Laura Barnkob took part in a Permaculture Design Course and since then has been busy putting it into practice. She is, among other things, trained organic farmer from Kalø Landbrugsskole, has lived in a number of permaculture sites and is passionate about creating well-being for us humans and our surroundings. She started the forest garden last year at Rødegaard and has been active during the monthly workdays.

By Karl Henning

Would you like to learn more about how the Earth is cultivated in harmony with nature/natural forces, humanity, and all life? How real human food is grown with qualities that are nourishing for both the physical and astral body? Drawing on his own experiences, Karl Henning will share his knowledge about biodynamic cultivation principles, discussing the professional, holistic, and spiritual elements that biodynamic cultivation and soil enhancement are based on.

Karl Henning Mikkelsen er født og opvokset i det midtjyske på en gård. Han har drevet Højbo, økologisk landbrug siden 1997 og lagde om til biodynamisk landbrug i 2006. For ham har det at dyrke efter de biodynamiske metoder været en rejse gennem iagttagelser og indføling i erkendelser og indsigt omkring dyrkning af jorden som det primære. Derudover er han også med i bestyrelsen i foreningen for Biodynamisk Landbrug.

By Martin Holt from VedvarendeEnergi

Energy communities are a new player in the Danish electricity market, allowing citizens to collaborate in producing, sharing, and using local renewable energy. This initiative has the potential to make our energy consumption smarter, reduce costs, and keep money within the local area, reinvesting profits locally.

Come and hear about experiences from specific projects.

Martin Holt is the project leader on Energy Communities for VedvarendeEnergy. With an unusual combination of a background as an electrician and anthropologist, he brings an unique view and inputs on a the pioneer project.

By Lasse Dümke from Vildnis

In this workshop we will explore the landscape around Rødegaard and look for some of the stories hidden in nature. We will be diving in to the deep evolutionary history pertained to the species and the cultural story told through some of the myths of Europe. During the workshop we will jump from the past and the stories back to the presence and go through short guided meditations with focus on sensations, sounds and the visual field around us.

Lasse is a biologist from Aarhus University, specializing in botany, rewilding, and ecology. He worked as a guide at the Botanical Garden for five years and volunteered with urban biodiversity organizations. Since graduating, Lasse has monitored protected nature in Denmark and led workshops on Danish biodiversity. He is also the co-founder of Vildnis

By Doughnut Economy Aarhus

Have you heard about Doughnut Economics but don't quite understand what it is? Or have you never heard of it but are curious about how we can create well-being within the planet's boundaries?

Many call Doughnut Economics the economy of the future. It is a model that provides a new compass for success, prioritizing well-being within the planet's boundaries over economic profit. This workshop is for anyone interested in or curious about how we can create a more sustainable world.

Doughnut Economy Aarhus is a citizen group that inspires politicians and citizens in the Aarhus Municipality to work with the doughnut model. The group consists of citizens of all ages and diverse backgrounds. It is well-grounded professionally and has a wide range of skills to draw upon.

By Thomas Stampe

In almost all nature projects focusing on biodiversity in open land and forests, grazing animals are involved, often including multiple species.

This presentation will enlighten you on why large herbivores are crucial in natural areas if we aim to secure and enhance biodiversity. Topics covered will include evolutionary interactions, overgrowth and nutrient balance, ecosystem functions, and animal welfare in nature projects.

During the presentation, we will visit the field where Rødegaard's upcoming grazing animals will reside.

Leading the workshop is Thomas Stampe, who works as a project manager in the Mols Bjerge National Park with biodiversity projects on a daily basis

By Elisabeth Holt

This is the story of 4 rowing boats, 12 nationalities, the biggest river in the world, circus, music, theatre, cultural exchanges, sustainability mission, storms, mud, mosquitos and pirates. This is a story of making the impossible possible.

Elisabeth Holt is the founder of Navus Events, Kaospilot, biodiversity consultant and forever adventure. She will tell the story abut how she and 24 others rowed down the Amazon River in Brazil, their sustainability mission and what they learned from the many indigenous cultures along the river. Bring your life jacket, the waves go high!

By Pernille Krogh

Learn how to make prints with various plants on paper using a special technique called Ecoprint, where the paper is wrapped and boiled together with the plants. You will try two different techniques on both simple copy paper and slightly better quality paper. At the same time, we will extract ink from plants that are durable when exposed to sunlight.

If you're interested in trying drawing and painting with the ink I bring, there should also be time for that.

By Ulmus Craft Cocktails

Learn to make delicious cocktails, how to incorporate unique, wild & homemade ingredients and about building bridges between modern man and wild nature.

We begin by igniting the senses with a tasting of the different ingredients that we will use, to truly understand the blocks with which we will build.

Afterward, we will use these ingredients to make some delicious wild cocktails with accompanying tasting, exploring how the different flavors meld together to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts

By Vilde Krydderier

Learn about nature’s pantry by Johannes from Wild Spices and will learn about the habitat, identification, cooking, and other uses of the wild plants and we else can find in the area.

vilde Krydderier is a wild food company with a mission to educate children, young people, and adults about the original food found wherever nature is allowed to spread and grow.

By Maja Ingemann Nielsen from Minhåndkraft

Learn how to transform sticks into bread baskets or bird feeder hangers.

We'll be using the ‘ninsen’ weaving technique. It's a method that can be used to weave various items, and you get to choose how your product will end up - as a bread basket, fruit basket, bird feeder hanger, door wreath, or something else?

Everyone can participate - regardless of experience! You'll be guided through the different steps and can personalize the color and function of your product.

By Mahajas Escape Rooms

Try the Escape Room: “Nature is calling on you” and explore the festival area. Through this “room” you will get the chance to explore the question “What is nature?”. Nature itself will guide you through the game and you will be motivated to cooperate with caring for nature in the future. Who knows, you might even discover new sides of yourself that you didn't know before.

By Mahajas Escape Rooms

In this mini escape room your skills of puzzle-solving, waste sorting and team building will be put to a test.

Together you will have to fix the city’s trash sorting machines that have been hit by lightning, together with the man who built them. For this reason you have been hired - the famous engineering company - to come and reset the machines in time, before the machines start sorting plants and people.

By Daniel Nilsson

Learn how to build birdhouses for different birds. Every bird require different types of houses, so it is important to know what to build for which species you want to attract.

By GenForvild

"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home" Gary Snyder. Rewild Yoga is a concept that combines yoga and its principles and practices with nature and biodiversity education. It is a workshop aimed at fostering rewilding, both of nature and of ourselves. It seeks to create a better connection and awareness of nature. The workshop will primarily be practical, with various yoga practices and techniques. There will also be a theoretical part, including reflective discussions and exercises.

Bianca Brahmer Svendsen is an independent yoga teacher behind her company, GenForvild where she combines yoga with nature education. Additionally, she is a board member of the association of ‘De Unge Biodiversitesambasadøre’.

By Søren Hammerlund from Virelai

Get ready to experience the world of Nordic and Scandinavian medieval summer dances.

In this workshop you can experience following instruments: Hurdy Gurdy, shawn, mandola, davul bassdrum, flutes and jaws harp.

It is an epic and energetic up tempo dance workshop - bring water!

Søren Hammerlund has been touring as a solo artist, workshop holder and as a member in the bands Virelai, Asynje, Valravn and the Performence groups Mute Comp. and LandDans in more than 25 countries. He is an experienced musician and medieval dance facilitator.

By Karsten Munk

The meditation is a silent meditation guided by a brief introduction by Karsten to connect our hearts to the earth and the sky through visualization. Please join if you want to sit in a peaceful and deep collective space with an opportunity to tune in to the morning and beginning of a new day at the festival - fully present through the heart.

Karsten Munk is a spaceholder and educator with over 40 years of experience in therapy and counseling. He teaches therapists from all over Denmark in the topics of Holistic Anatomy and Physiology, Pathology and Biological Psychology. He is a co-founder of Jordens Sang (Song of the Earth) at Rødegaard and one of this year’s hosts of the Positive Trace Festival.

By Mika Thorsgaard

Start the morning with Hatha Yoga where you can let go of worries and busyness.

The essence of Hatha Yoga is a combination of calmness and strength. The calmness of mind that provides clarity in daily life. Physically rooted strength that brings vitality and well-being.

Mika teaches at a pace that alternates between active, strengthening poses and restful, flexibility-enhancing poses. We begin the session with a body scan and end with a short mindfulness exercise.

Mika Thorsgaard has taught yoga since 2011 and is a certified yoga teacher from Senses Yogastudie Vesterbro, København

By Maja Kristine Christensen

Council of Things is one of a series of new conversation formats created by the Dutch group Building Conversation, which develops conversation formats in response to major ecological crises. They are inspired by philosophies, techniques, ceremonies, and rituals from around the world.

This format is playful and performative, challenging the worldview that places humans at the center when we create projects and respond to contemporary challenges. Council of Things explores what happens if we let objects and phenomena speak for themselves and allow new structures and connections to emerge. The conversation technique is inspired by the French philosopher Bruno Latour, who advocates that objects have their own rights, value, and agency.

By Anna Toft

Join a sensory and playful journey into nature, where wonder unfolds and leads the way. Through playful exercises; Raw as delicate, silent as loud, in the community as alone, tiny as grand, creating as observing. We will tune into a way of connecting with our whole being, where a sense of belonging, awe and inspiration can arise. It will be sparkled with light, fun, magic, and togetherness.

Anna Toft is facilitator a curious playfull facilitator, that deeply loves to create meaningful experiences. It can be in dance classes as well as facilitated workshops in nature. She has studied at De Frie lærerskole, RUC and taken creative nature facilitation courses in England and Italy as well.

By Belinda Neuhauser

Start the Douriig with gentle waking up the body with yoga - encouraging us to connect deeply with our bodies and explore movements that are both rejuvenating and enjoyable.

She starts her classes with gentle breathing exercises, continues with simple asanas & ends with extensive guided meditation or yoga nidra exercises.

Belinda is a Social Worker, Yoga Teacher (with extensive training in the newly emerging field of Yoga Therapy), Writer & Djane. What motivates all her projects is to offer the people she works with a taste of this deep kind of belonging. In Yoga this is especially accessible: Feeling beloved in one's own body.

By Cecilie Lanken

This meditation begins with your breath and invites you to couple your breath with intention so as to cleanse your energy system. Cecilie guides this meditation and she uses a drum to help the meditation attune to that deep void within where there is silence, vastness and pure potential. An opportunity to go very deep just at the beginning of a beautiful day at the festival.

Cecilie Lanken is an Integral Hypnotherapist and spaceholder for therapies, energy work and cleansing ceremonies. She teaches flow states and trance for different purposes and she is one of the co-founders of Jordens Sang (Song of the Earth) at Rødegaard.

By Ea Auria Skou

Movement Flow invites you deeply into your inner sensations, your bodily impulses, and the present moment. With a playful and curious approach, we will explore how to bring movement to your bodily expression and inner universe. You can expect a morning of deep connection to your inner self.

When we create contact with our innermost self, we have a better foundation to connect with nature and the nature within ourselves.

Ea Auria Skou is training to become a psychomotor therapist and, with influences from the world of juggling, yoga, and free movement, she explores the expression of movement through the body's many impulses and inner sensations.

By Pil og Sarah

Join us for a unique workshop that brings you closer to plants in ways you've never experienced before. Through guided exercises, you'll deepen your connection with nature and learn how to communicate with plants on a new level. Our consciousness exercises will help you access plant consciousness, allowing you to see plants as individuals and wise teachers with profound knowledge.

In many parts of the world, indigenous peoples live by principles of plant consciousness. Especially in the Amazon, tribes have relied on plants as advisors and guides for thousands of years. This workshop offers you a glimpse into this rich tradition, helping you understand and appreciate the deep wisdom plants hold.

By Pil & Sarah

In many ancient traditions, seeking counsel from nature is a vital part of growth, rites of passage, and gaining strength and insight. Evidence of these practices can be found in ancient Nordic writings, highlighting activities such as solitary vigils, omen-taking, and nature consultation. These practices all involve venturing alone into nature with a clear intention.

We invite you to join us in the beautiful landscape around Rødegaard for an immersive workshop. Discover the transformative power of intentional alone time in nature. This introductory session will equip you with the tools to continue your practice at home.

By Maria Tauber Wiese

Maria Tauber Wiese, takes you on a deep journey into the Amazon Basin by vividly sharing her own transformation and horizons.

Without a plan, but with plenty of gut feeling, it started with a call from the mountains in Patagonia, which then led Maria into the Amazon rainforest. To a beauty and purpose. A one-way ticket turned into 9 years +.

Imagine traveling on the rivers; the brown and the green, leading you into a mirror of black lakes in the Amazon Basin. It leads you to communities and traditional and indigenous peoples, traditions, realities, and mysticism that turn your beliefs upside down—or complement them?

Maria Wiese was a senior consultant with stress in Denmark to a self-taught artist and nature and culture communicator in the Amazon and Denmark with the art and education project RUNAPA KAWSANA ALLPAN, which she created.

By Anna Toft

Let’s start the day with some grooving! A dance session of freedom to dance YOUR way. The way it just feels delicious, fun, authentic, silly, GREAT. No dance experience is needed, no right and wrong. I will guide very simple steps that we will express them in our unique way. Let's raise the energy and get ready for the day. We will start slow by connecting to ourselves as we warm up the body, increase the heat and land together in delicate and connecting ways.

Anna Toft is a certified Groove facilitator since 2023, and has been facilitating Groove-dance at weekly classes in Copenhagen. She is focusing on creative expression, play and creating a safe space to look silly and real, held in a very positive and colorful way.