Lightness Of Being: A Yoga & Meditation Retreat

This retreat is designed to restore vitality and bring a greater sense of lightness to body, mind, and spirit. Through yoga, ceremony, embodiment, ancestral crafts, plant medicine, and contemplative practices, guests are invited to reconnect with their personal path, the wisdom of nature, and the intelligence of the body.

Morning Offering:

Yoga, Tea Ceremony, Meditation, Journaling

Afternoon Offering:

Deep Rest, Breathwork, Intuitive Movement, Mantra

Special offerings

Tea Ceremony & Mindfulness Practice: A quiet, inward practice centered around tea in a ceremonial setting, encouraging slowness, mindfulness, and deeper states of being.

Embodiment & Creativity: A movement-based session that helps shift attention from the mind into the body’s sensations. It creates space to fully meet the present moment, understand emotions, and restore somatic aliveness and sensuality through creative expression and reflection.

Kirtan Practice: This offering explores the power of voice through mantra chanting, a devotional yogic practice that opens the heart and deepens connection with the sacred within.

WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

• A deeper connection to your sacred essence
• Ways to create seasonal rituals that support emotional well-being
• Practical self-care tools
• How to hold a personal tea ceremony
• Meditation practices
• Connection with like-minded people and community
• Greater reverence for nature
• Tools to navigate daily stress and soothe the nervous system
• Breathing tools for a more balanced life
• The ability to make decisions from clarity rather than confusion
• More sensual awareness and presence

Retreating with us

• 5 days/nights, from Sunday to Friday
• Full board in an upscale traditionally designed cottage with a private balcony
• Two yoga classes per day
• One meditation or celebration/ceremony each day
• 3 abundant and delicious meals daily, prepared by Uri, our Michelin trained chef
• Yoga equipment and accessories, including mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets
• Pickup and drop off at the ferry station
• Swimming pool with an 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 snorkels and goggles available for discovering local fish and shell diving
• Illoulida: a sunset walk to the ancient capital, Ioulida, to explore architecture and small shops with clothing, ceramics, and local produce
• Island boat trip to uncover hidden corners only accessible by boat
• Hikes along ancient trails through farmlands, forests, green hills, and secret shores with ruins from the 12th century BC
• Kastriani monastery, set high on the northern cliffs with sweeping views over the Aegean Sea
• Winery picnic among the grape leaves with locally grown wine
• Arts and crafts with supplies available to spark creativity
• Music and instruments, including guitar and Tibetan bowls
• Time to relax with a book, outdoor beanbags, hammocks, couches, or a stroll to the beach

TEACHER'S NOTE

This retreat centers on the understanding that we already hold the medicine needed to transform our lives. It offers a safe healing space where community, friendship, and celebration can emerge naturally. By slowing down and reconnecting with the rhythms of nature, participants are invited back into the beauty of the present moment. It is a week devoted to joy, reflection, rest, and abundant self-love.

EXTRA PRIVATE SERVICES:

For those who wish to deepen the practices shared during the week, private sessions are available: a private yoga session for 75 euros for 60 minutes, and a private tea ceremony and meditation session for 90 euros for 60 minutes.