A week shaped by movement and stillness, sunrise and sunset by the sea, nourishing home-cooked meals, fire-pit ceremonies, laughter, tears, and connections that may last long after the journey ends.

Arrive in the golden light of early summer in Greece and begin the season feeling renewed. This retreat blends dynamic yoga, meditation, pranayama, and self-inquiry with the easy rhythm of island life, creating space to reconnect with yourself in a setting filled with warmth and positive energy.

Each morning begins with meditation and yogic breathwork to cleanse and awaken body and spirit, followed by energizing Vinyasa Yoga sequences designed to build strength, improve alignment, and support the free flow of energy. In the evenings, softer restorative classes and yin yoga offer deep release, helping you feel refreshed, balanced, and restored.

Throughout the retreat, Hagar will guide you through practices that invite you deeper into the heart. Creative workshops, meditative sessions, and fluid movement explorations add richness to the experience, while the joyful atmosphere of summer on the island brings a sense of ease and inspiration.

Morning Offering:

Morning practice opens with meditation and breathwork that cleanse the body on both physical and energetic levels and gently wake up the inner self. From there, you move into dynamic Vinyasa Yoga sequences that strengthen, energize, and bring balance. Step by step, the work explores alignment and the way it supports energy flow and healing potential within the body.

Evening Offering:

In the afternoon, the practice deepens through workshops focused on asana and their effects on the muscular and endocrine systems, as well as on emotions and mental wellbeing through meditative work. On select days, soothing yin yoga will be part of the program, supporting deep tissue release and a more restorative state.

Special offerings

Yoga Nidra: A guided meditation often called psychic sleep, Yoga Nidra invites profound relaxation. As the sense of identification with the body softens, old blockages can be released and positive intentions planted deep within the subconscious.

Rebirthing Breathwork: A simple yet powerful breathwork practice designed to release emotional blockages, calm the nervous system, restore sensuality, and renew life-force energy.

Self Inquiry Meditation: A meditative practice drawing from Zen Buddhism and Western psychology, helping loosen attachment to the narrative self and reconnect with intrinsic nature.

Guided Intuitive Movement: A playful movement exploration where the body becomes a vessel for expression. Through imaginative guidance, you are led into an embodied journey that awakens curiosity and presence through sensation.

Hagar Shachal

Your teacher

Hagar Shachal is a meditative movement facilitator whose work bridges physical and emotional movement. With a background as a professional contemporary dancer at leading companies around the world, she brings deep expertise in Ashtanga Yoga, guided intuitive movement, and dance.

Her understanding of movement and meditation supports people in connecting with their bodies as a channel for authentic self-expression.

WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

The energetic effects of asana, mudra, and pranayama
Different meditation techniques and guided ceremonies that support inner wisdom and intuition
Breathing exercises to manage energy and help energize or calm body and mind
A deeper understanding of yoga beyond a surface-level practice
Insight into the transformational and healing power of yoga and meditation
Knowledge of the body’s energy centers (chakras) and their connection to life and wellbeing
An understanding of asana and its effects on the muscular and endocrine systems, as well as emotions and mental wellbeing
Experience with soothing yin yoga for deep tissue release

Retreating with us

5 days/nights
Full board in an upscale traditionally designed cottage with private balcony
Two yoga classes per day
One meditation or celebration/ceremony per day
3 abundant and delicious meals each day, prepared with fresh farm and sea produce
Yoga equipment and accessories, including mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets
Pickup and drop off at ferry station
Swimming pool with in-water lounging section
Vegetable garden
Private bay
Spontaneous dancing every night

Additional Activities:

Kayaks for exploring the sea, caves, and more secluded beaches
Snorkeling with available snorkels and goggles for discovering local fish and shell diving
Illoulida: sunset walks to the ancient capital, Ioulida, for architecture and small shops with clothing, ceramics, and local produce
Island boat trip to uncover hidden corners only accessible by sea
Hikes along ancient trails through farmlands, forests, green hills, and secret shores with 12th-century BC ruins
Kastriani monastery on the northern cliffs, overlooking the Aegean Sea
Winery picnic among the grape leaves with locally grown wine
Arts and crafts with supplies available on the shelf
Music and instruments, including guitar and Tibetan bowls
Relaxation on beanbags, hammocks, or couches, or down by the beach in the sun

Fire ceremony in Greece

Fire ceremony in Greece