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- Start dateMay 19, 2025 at 4:00 pm
- End dateMay 30, 2025 at 5:00 pm
- Maximum guests8
Are you interested in 12 days of unwinding and recharging, while getting to know the genuine Cretan beauty, culture and history, and the genuine beauty and essence of you and other amazing women?
Then there is a spot waiting for you!
We will be staying in our off-grid fairy-forest on the mountains of Crete, sleeping in comfortable glamping tents, where we will have the chance to slow down, reconnect with Mother Earth, remember how it is to be part of a safe circle that can hold you exactly as you are and use Somatic practices to take care of our Nervous System and stored stress,…
while every other day we will be taking day trips to mesmerising beaches, gorges, picturesque villages and world known monuments, reach untouched nature on a jeep safari, spend time with locals and of course.. tasting the utterly delicious Cretan cuisine!
If you feel that your life is kept back by burnout, stress, lack of meaning,
if you feel that you need a shift, that your sparkle has faded along the way,
this retreat is how the universe is giving you a hand!
Join us to remember that you are also wired for pleasure.
Join us to remember that the universe loves you exactly as you are.
Join us to rediscover what truly matters.
Join us to know how your nervous system is key.
Join us to be amazed by the feminine power you hold within.
Join us to know how to integrate all that into your everyday life.
The venue:
We are blessed to have a wonderful piece of land of 12,000 sqm in the heart of Crete, near the village Margarites, situated among fields, ancient city ruins, open sky, with the sea on one side and mount Psiloritis on the other. We could describe it as a perfect little private fairy forest of oaks, carob trees, centenarian olive trees, beech trees where we experience genuine luxury without modern facilities, living in harmony with Mother Earth.
You will be hosted in a spacious bell tent with comfortable beds. Tents are not placed on decks because we want to make the best of the Earth’s healing frequency. Each tent has a private composting toilet – don’t worry, we’ll show you how it works… it’s super simple and clean – and shower.
Our practice space is placed on the feet of the wise centenarian olive tree, under the open sky and in front of a breathtaking view. No decks here either.
Meals are prepared in the outdoor and sufficiently equipped kitchen.
In our land, you will have the chance to commune with beautiful souls, but you will also find the perfect spot to withdraw in silence inside the hug of your hammock (yes, you will have a hammock for yourself!)
What we cannot describe is the energy of this piece of land… being untouched by humans for hundreds of years, stepping in our fairy forest feels like returning in Mother Earth’s arms. And let’s not forget the vast sky and amazing universe above, day and night.. oh my, especially in the night!
The practices:
Somatics describes any practice that uses the mind-body connection to help us access the internal self and listen to signals the body sends, allowing us to process more information about the ways we hold on to our experiences in our body. .
Ecosomatics is a new movement that recognizes how the experience we have of our own bodies is tied to the environment around us.
Experts believe that this knowledge, combined with natural movement and touch, can help work toward healing and wellness by creating safety in body and mind through the Nervous System.
Some of the Somatic practices we will be exploring during our retreat are:
- Body – mind centering
- Dance
- Micromovement
- Tapping
- Vagus Nerve focused Yoga
- Breathing techniques
- Play
- Touch
- Somatic IFS
- Connecting with ancestors ceremony
This year we’ll also have ice baths!!
Imagine experiencing this process under the open sky and feeling the vibration of the planet, in deep connection with the energy of Mother Earth.
Definitely worth it for you…
All practices are Trauma/Nervous System/Polyvagal – Informed, aiming to create safety within the body and collectively. All shapes, colours and ages are welcome. Our community is inclusive, so if you feel uncomfortable with diversity please choose another retreat for everyone’s convenience.
What’s included:
- 11 nights accommodation in a single tipi tent or shared bell-tent (all tents have comfortable beds and a separate composting toilet)
- 4 day-trips with private minivan, including entrance tickets and lunches in local taverns*
(Kourna’s lake, Rethimno city, Chania city, Elafonisi beach, Knossos site and museum, olive mill visit, Samaria gorge hike) - 1 Jeep safari to mesmerizing beaches of the Libyan sea
- All meals in the retreat venue (coffee, tea, brunch and dinner*)
- 2 Cretan cooking classes
- All Somatic and therapeutic practices (gentle Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Nervous System regulation, natural movement, trauma-informed meditation, visualization, breathing, emotional group support)
- Gift box
- Professional photos
- Transportation from and to the airport
*vegan and vegetarian food options available
What is not included:
- Flight tickets
- Purchases of goods
- Travel insurance
Investment:
- In a single tipi tent €2900
- In a shared bell tent €2600
- In order to book your spot a deposit of €1000 is required.
- The remaining amount is due until April 3rd 2025.
You want this right? Yeah.. I feel you..
It will indeed be amazing!!
This is an intimate retreat and only 8 spots are available
So, you’d better hurry if you care to join us!
I believe that, when you are deciding about joining a retreat it is important to know and like the facilitator.. And as the balance and harmony of the circle is important, a get to know each other meeting is required before booking your spot.
SO LET’S MEET!
Click HERE to schedule a zoom chat when it’s best for you! Feel free to send a message here with any questions.
Love ❤
Iliana
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Added by Iliana Adamopoulou
I'm Iliana, a certified Somatics Trauma Therapist (taught by Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Arielle Schwartz, Pat Ogden, Nkem Ndefo, Staci Haines, Deb Dana), Trauma-Informed and Accessible Yoga teacher, Pain Management practitioner, End-of-life doula and Reiki master.
I apply the Polyvagal Theory, the science of safety, in all aspects of my work together with my vision for equity and acceptance in the therapeutic relationship. I believe that Love is the antidote to Trauma.
In my retreats, I'm happily sharing valuable practices and my connection with the powerful land of Crete and Mother Earth.
My life juggles between Athens and Crete, family and my private practice, personal inner work and continuous trainings in order to stand by you on your healing path in the best possible way. I was born as a mother in 2011.