Dear creative soul, meaning seeker, and fierce learner.
We are so very happy to welcome you to our universe of highly curated travel-based workshops, masterclasses, and learning retreats, tailormade for creatives, adventurers, and makers from all walks of life. We offer courses around food, photography, styling, storytelling, SoMe, book production, cooking, business development, and marketing, taught by yours truly, Sif Orellana, Danish publisher, 7-time award-winning cookbook author & photographer, publisher, educator, and creative business strategist.
A heartfelt welcome to our creative Sisterhood!
Xo
Did you miss the chance to attend our first Christmas retreat in Denmark in 2023? Now you get a second chance—we still have 2-3 spots left for our 2024 Christmas edition.
KAERBY MILL, GJERLEV, DENMARK
’SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS AT THE OLD MILL’
November 14th-18th, 2024
🇩🇰 THE ULTIMATE 4-DAY CHRISTMAS RETREAT DEVOTED TO DANISH CHRISTMAS HYGGE, FOOD, LIFESTYLE, CHRISTMAS MARKETS, CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION, EXPLORATION, STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY & CONTENT CREATION
3 nights spent in the countryside and 1 night spent in the heart of Aarhus (The cultural capital of Europe in 2017)
SOLD OUT!
FRance in August 2025
how does spending 4 magical spring days at a French castle in Pays de la Loire in august 2025 learning all the ins & outs of high-quality content creation sound to you?
SPRING RETREAT AT FRENCH CASTLE
PAYS DE LA LOIRE, FRANCE
’FROM LENS TO PAGE’
- THE ULTIMATEE 4-DAY FOOD, STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY & MAGAZINE CONTENT CREATION RETREAT AT A FRENCH CHATEAU IN NORTH-WESTERN FRANCE.
August 2025
🇫🇷 Become a part of our editorial team and make your mark in the world of lifestyle, food, and interior photography. Led by renowned experts, it's your chance to learn the secrets of crafting stellar features for an international food, interior, and lifestyle magazine.
Review from a previous gust:
“My dearest Sif. I can’t thank you enough for your generosity, kindness, and beautiful spirit. You are a true fairy. YOu taught me a lot and have encouraged me on my path of putting my photos out there. I love you with all my heart.”
-Tala Hajjar, Beirut
Aarhus in spring 2025
3-day IMMERSIVE masterclass in Aarhus:
‘Learn how to Style, Shoot & edit photos like a pro’
(classroom-based)
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4-DAY WORKSHOP in Aarhus:
’Danish HYGGE, food & lifestyle, culture,
exploration of hidden gems, food & TRAVEL photography’
(EXPERIENCE-BASED)
ENROLL IN BOTH AND LIFT 20% OFF YOUR COMBO PASS.
AARHUS (DK)
’STYLE, SHOOT & EDIT PHOTOS LIKE A PRO’
3-DAY IMMERSIVE MASTERCLASS
SPRING 2025
🇩🇰 IMPROVE YOUR STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING SKILLS DRAMATICALLY AND REACH YOUR GOALS MORE RAPIDLY in this immersive 3-day masterclass. LEARN FROM A 7-TIME AWARD-WINNING COOKBOOK AUTHOR, stylist, AND PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE 2ND HAPPIEST CITY IN THE WORLD, AARHUS.
intensive classroom-based teaching - TAKING PLACE in sif’s private scandi home in AArhus.
AARHUS/DENMARK
'’DANISH HYGGE, FOOD & LIFESTYLE, CULTURE, EXPLORATION OF HIDDEN GEMS, FOOD& TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY’’
SPRING 2025
4-DAY WORKSHOP IN ONE OF THE HAPPIEST COUNTRIES (+ CITIES) IN THE WORLD DEVOTED TO FOOD & TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY, HYGGE, CULINARY TOURS, VISITS TO HIDDEN GEMS, TASTINGS + TALKS ABOUT THE SECRETS TO DANISH HAPPINESS.
experience-based learning adventure in AArhus.
TUSCANY
’A TUSCAN SPRING FAIRYTALE’
- FOOD, COOKING CLASSES, FEASTS, HIDDEN TREASURES EXCURSIONS + MARKET STROLLING
2025
5-DAY RETREAT
🇮🇹 DEVOTED TO FOOD, MARKET STROLLING, SPRING FEAST IN THE LOCAL OLIVE GROVE, FRESH PASTA COOKING class, visits to local producers and makers & excursions to hidden, authentic treasures
Review from a previous gust:
"I went on a Sisterhood Retreat in Tuscany in 2023. Not only was there delicious organic vegetarian food served at a fantastic FARMHOUSE, but it was also a journey of self-development, clarity, energy, new photography skills, exciting trips, surprises, and adventures. I went with Sif Orellana, who is a cookbook author, has won several awards, and is a woman I'm almost starstruck by. In addition to being a fantastic photographer, author, stylist, PUBLISHER, AND content creator for several magazines, she's an amazing person who sees your potential, uplifts and encourages you, and shares her best tricks and ideas. I can definitely recommend taking a closer look at her work. The highest recommendations from me!"
- Puk Damgaard, Denmark
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BIG NEWS!!!
An all-new inspiration-packed workshop in Paris 2025 is in the making
Review from a previous gust:
"I can't recommend Sif’s retreats enough. I will definitely be back!"
- Gill Murray , Scotland
"If you WANT TO LIVE life on your own terms and go after the big goals that feel meaningful to you, then first you need to find the source of your passion, and next, you need to protect it! Let it breathe, let it flow, nourish it, and let it grow."
- SIF ORELLANA
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FUTURE WORKSHOPS & RETREATS - DATES WILL SOON BE RELEASED!
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VENICE
'VENICE STORYTELLING & FIVE SENSES RETREAT’
2025
We truly can't wait to open up registration for this very special retreat in mesmerizing Venice around the art of storytelling and how to use your five senses as a powerful tool to strengthen your work as an artist or creative, become a better communicator, and catch the attention from a bigger audience. The retreat is packed with visits to hidden treasures of the city, to places rich in authenticity and beauty that blow you away, fuel your imagination and let you develop deeper awareness and presence within all five of your senses.
AARHUS (DK)
’3-DAY IMMERSIVE MASTERCLASS: ’LEARN TO STYLE, SHOOT & EDIT PHOTOS LIKE A PRO’
Spring 2025
immersive 3-DAY STYLING, PHOTOGRAPHY & POSTPRODUCTION masterclass
LEARN TO STYLE, SHOOT & EDIT MAGAZINE-WORTHY FOOD PHOTOS like a pro.
AARHUS (DK) - for my Danish audience
’4 INDIVIDUELLE DAGSWORKSHOPS I IG, FOOD STYLING, FOTOGRAFERING & LIGHTROOM’.
2025
1-DAGS WORKSHOPs i Instagram, styling, mad- og livsstilsfotografering + Lightroom PÅ DANSK (IN DANISH)
LÆR OM KAMERA-INDSTILLINGER, MANIPULATION AF LYS, STYLING, billedbehandling, den strategiske brug af instagram og meget mere på disse fire individuelle dags-workshops
Covid-19 precautions
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The world is opening up!
Covid-19 precautions
To our great joy the world has opened up again, and so has Sisterhood Retreats. We truly can’t wait to welcome you to our creative sisterhood and look immensely forward to teaching and hosting you. Take a look at our program and see if there are any of our journeys that speak to your heart, adventurous soul, and creative mind. And, needless to say, we will of course continue to take every precaution necessary to ensure all the events we deliver comply with the latest government guidelines.
BREAKING NEWS!
SOON YOU CAN LEARN & GROW ON THE GO!
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Exciting news!
An online academy is in the making!
I have exciting news for you, ladies! For the most recent months, I have immersed myself in bringing an absolutely amazing and wonderfully inspiring project to life - the creation of a digital academy packed with skill-boosting masterclasses, online camps, workshops & other enlightening, perspective-expanding products designed to re-awaken the creator inside of you, ignite you into action and help you bridge the gap between vision and reality. It is not a project that comes to life overnight, but I have to say - I love every step of the creative journey, and can’t wait to show you, what I have in store for you very soon!
Sif
Xoxo
“Behind Every Successful Woman is Her Tribe of Sisters.”
- Anonymous
Sisterhood Retreats
- an introduction
SO WHAT IS SISTERHOOD RETREATS?
Sisterhood Retreats is a haven for dreamers, creatives, adventurers. foodies, entrepreneurs, and makers from all walks of life. The idea for Sisterhood Retreats was fostered back in 2017 by Sif Orellana, a Danish publisher, educator, award-winning author, and photographer. Each year Sisterhood Retreats presents a selection of highly curated travel-based workshops, masterclasses, and retreats centered around creativity, entrepreneurship, photography, storytelling, writing, cooking, mindfulness, and personal leadership.
It is our mission to create the most inspiring, invigorating, and skill-boosting programs designed to kindle the fire in you, enhance your creativity, fast track your way to your dream life and, at the same time, allow you to mentally reset, slow down, nourish yourself with the loveliest home-cooked food and leave with newfound friendships. It would be an incredible honor to welcome you in the Sisterhood and contribute to your creative and entrepreneurial journey.
So, all I need to do now is to ask you a question…
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ARE YOU READY?
... to embark on a journey brimming with opportunities to learn, explore and broaden your perspective - a journey with time to nourish your tastebuds, nurture your desire for adventure, boost your skill sets, and dream your ideas into existence?
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YES?
Then you have come to the right place. In 'Sisterhood Retreats' you enter an empowering, motivating, and supportive learning environment in authentic, and breathtaking surroundings, where passionate foodies, travelers, and dream chasers from all over the world meet up to nourish their senses, seize the initiative, and achieve the inspirational boost and the knowledge they need to live life to the fullest, make things happen and create the life that they want. And even though the title of our retreat enterprise is 'Sisterhood Retreats, it doesn't mean that the workshops and retreats are not open to men. Men are absolutely welcome - as long as the company of visionary, creative & adventurous heroines!
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SISTERHOOD RETREATS IS BASED ON A HEARTFELT VISION…
… of creating an empowering, motivating, and experience-based learning environment, where heart-driven creative souls from all over the world could meet up with an inspiring circle of like-minded people to fuel, recharge, develop their potential, and take their skill sets to the next level. In Sisterhood Retreats Sif and her dedicated team bring together the inspiration, resources, and networks, that travel-lovers, creatives, and knowledge seekers need to nurture their adventurous spirit, enhance their creative skill sets and transform their ideas into business reality.
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Testimonials
Through our Sisterhood workshops and retreats, my team and I have been fortunate to meet, teach and inspire the most amazing creatives, and entrepreneurial souls from all over the world. Many of them have been kind to share their experiences with us afterward, and we appreciate deeply all the feedback we receive so that we can learn from it and continuously improve and optimize our events and learning journeys. We invest all our energy and passion in creating the most educational, eye-opening, and game-changing programs and events, and like to think that we offer exemplary quality. However, in order to help you get a feel for the quality that we offer, we here present a selection of the comments, we have had from previous attendees.
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“AFTER SPENDING JUST A FEW DAYS TOGETHER AT A SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS TALE RETREAT, A VERY SPECIAL BOND WAS CREATED BETWEEN EVERYONE IN OUR LOVELY GROUP."
It was such an honor to be a part of this creative bunch, made extra special by our lovely leader and teacher Sif. Her passion and ability to inspire, her big heart and kind words, her empathy and unlimited generosity are so precious and inspiring that we were all in awe. I came back home with a full heart and lots of new friends. It was unforgettable! Thank you Sif for bringing us all together and sharing your hearts and wisdom!”
KARMEN KODA, PARIS
“A few years back I was lucky enough to find myself in Paris with sif orellana at a Sisterhood retreat. We trotted around this spellbinding city for days and met so many beautiful people. The very talented eleonora galasso cooked Italian ricotta and spinach balls and dessert for us at her home and sandra mahut showed us how to take amazing photos and capture the moment. It was so grounded and sincere. And there was hugging.”
RANDI WALLEM, NORWAY
“I strongly recommend joining Sif Orellana in any upcoming retreat. She shares her talent, but, more importantly, her wisdom! "
You might not know but you cannot really live happily without it!
KAJSA JEPPSON, SWEDEN
“I have been full of peace and happiness ever since."
Thank you for an amazing retreat and learning experience.
LOUISE GRANHOF JUHL, DENMARK
”After my trip to Tuscany with Sisterhood Retreats, the fire in my belly has been relit, my energy refueled and the many encouraging words and a few tips on making this task easier for myself from my dear mentor Sif Orellana have motivated me to push through the forthcoming tasks.”
LOTTE BOJE, DENMARK
"I SIGNED UP FOR SIF'S WORKSHOP HOPING TO HONE MY VISUAL STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES...BUT I LEFT WITH SO MUCH MORE."
For me, the main benefits came when Sif shared the inside secrets of her incredible personal success story and from receiving invaluable individual feedback which she happily provided beyond workshop hours and even upon my return home! Importantly, she makes you feel comfortable instantly, no matter your photographic experience. Her down-to-earth approach helped participants to immediately gel well together which made the workshop fun.
Sif's style of communicating her visual storytelling knowledge is unique and made me feel truly connected and inspired. I returned home equipped with more tools and fully motivated to take action on my dreams.
I can’t speak highly enough of Sif's workshops.
IVAN EBEJER, MALTA
“I am still in some kind of euphoria after my retreat with Sif Orellana."
Thank you so much for being the most inspiring, caring and warm person I have met in a long time, Sif. I will always be grateful for this retreat.
NETTAN DAHLQUIST, NORWAY
“These days have been just magical! Thank you so much."
MARIA HÄRDNER, SWEDEN
"Joyful heart and soul! Boundless creativity and inspiration! Feeling so fortunate for crossing paths."
ANNETTE SHAFER, NAPA VALLEY (PRIVATE 1-ON-1)
"YOU WERE THE SPARK THAT HAS TAKEN ME ON THIS NEW JOURNEY. SO HAPPY I GET TO LEARN MORE"
MARISA CURATOLO, CANADA