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25-30 October 2023

Early bird discount 15% until September 5,

Join us  in a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a ”6 Day Wellness Retreat with Yin Yoga, Sound Baths, and Breath work” in the natural paradise of Santorini, Greece. Experience the healing power of nature, and give yourself time to reflect, rest, and reset, dive into the blissful atmosphere of Santorini, get in touch with nature, and discover ancient sound healing with planetary Gongs, Himalayan singing bowls, Breath work meditation, and Yin Yoga practices to purify all your senses. Located in a stunning Element Suites private villas, a true hidden gem in the traditional architecture of Megalochori Village.

This retreat consists of regular morning and evening Sound Baths, Breath work, and Yin Yoga sessions, with optional activities and therapies available throughout the day.

Laoura will guide you through these ancient healing practices to be connect with all the qualities that nature can offer to your body, mind, and soul.
This retreat includes one therapeutic  Ayurvedic massage or a Face lift treatment, a walking tour and a visit to famous Oia village. 

Teacher : Laoura Gini

Price List

Shared apartment with private bathroom
1 person /1300 euro

Private apartment double room
1 person  2170 euro

Shared  apartment  double room
2 persons 2500 euro

Private apartment double room
2 persons 3.000 euro

DATES  14/09 – 18/09/2022

 Imagine 5 days in the magical island of Serifos in Greece amongst nature, exploring and purifying your inner self through ancient Greek Therapy techniques. The private access to the beach with the blue-green water of the sea and the ”wild” side of the island will make you feel that you are in a eco- living secret paradise.

The ”Contact with your Inner Sound” retreat is a journey through different techniques of Physical Somatic Theater, Drama Therapy, Yoga of the Voice and Sound Therapies with planetary Gong and Tibetan Singing Bowls, which will allow you to cultivate your own power and to incorporate the sound as your therapist.

You are going to be connected with all healing qualities that nature can offer to your body, mind and soul .

DESCRIPTION

During this retreat we will discover and connect with our inner sound through a personal awakening journey that begins with :

. * Physical theater techniques help us to begin an active dialogue with our bodies. The first step is to connect with our body through free movement, following the body’s impulse. As we follow the impulse, we seek to recognize the emotion.

 * Drama therapy tools and techniques we will aim at connecting and accepting our inner reality which very often is quite far from the outer. Recognition and acceptance will help us get rid of the internal conflict that is the cause of stress. Our authentic self will meet us when we first cleanse our house to receive it.

  * The yoga of the voice through ancient breath and sound practices, guides us into the experience of devotional chants and sounds that clear, tune, and stimulate the brain and the energy of the chakras. As a result, the mind expands into luminous states of consciousness and an ecstatic sense of well-being, while we reveal and connect with our personal sound.

 * Gong Bath immersion / Tibetan Singing Bowls. The sound vibrations, frequencies, and harmonic sacred sounds of planetary Gong transfer our brain activity to Alpha and Theta brain waves of deep relaxation. Here begins the experiential journey of awakening, coordination, purification, and self-healing.

It is a unique experience of rhythms, movements, and sound frequencies, a sound journey through the Pythagorean music of the Spheres.

 * You can spend your free time in the lush garden of pine trees, eucalyptus, and olive trees, where breakfast, beverages, and dinner are served, enjoying moments of relaxation and rejuvenation.

 * Explore Lia beach, a step away, so you can swim into the bleu-green water of aegean sea.

 * Choose 5-kilometers running or cycling routes to find the best way to explore the island.

WHAT IS SPECIAL IN THIS RETREAT

Contact with your Inner Sound Retreat offers 5 days of experience based on ancient Greek Healing Arts, perfect for those who are seeking purification, tranquillity, rejuvenation, and inspiration.

The retreat is for a maximum of 14 guests, where each one receives our special attention to all their individual needs and requirements, while at the same time we are creating the perfect balance of relaxation and recreation in the ultimate destination of an eco-living paradise.

The transformative magic in this retreat happens due to the combination of Physical Somatic Theater techniques, Drama Therapy, Breathing and Voice Yoga techniques, and a journey into the sacred sounds of Gong Bath Therapy and Tibetan Singing Bowls. In this retreat we use these ancient Greek Healing Arts as a tool for better understanding, expressing, and finally contact with our inner sound and inner self.

The lush garden of pine trees, eucalyptus, and olive trees, the private access in Lia beach one step away with the blue-green water of the sea, our Cycladic hospitality with breakfast and meals made from the best local produce, consist a primitive experience, but without the lack of modern comforts, far away from unnatural sounds which are distracting us from the physical state of our health.

In addition to the Drama therapy, Meditation, Sound Healing, and Yoga Voice activities we can offer a range of massage and Reiki therapies upon request.

  WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

• Daily  pranayama and meditation classes
• Daily Drama Therapy and Physical Somatic Theater techniques.
• Daily Yoga Voice, Tibetan Singing Bowls and Gong Bath.
• Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day
• 4 nights accommodation
• Breakfast
• cold snacks
• Dinner
• Group excursions/activities
• Transportation from the port to the hotel

   Levels of experience on this retreat

  Beginner / intermediate / Advance

LOCATION

Nature Eco Living, nestled in a small valley which protects one from the worst of the Meltemi winds, next to Lia beach ,one of the nicest famous sand beaches situated on the north-eastern coast of the Greek island of Serifos .

Lia beach consists of sand especially at the seabed , some pebbles too and crystal clear waters. It is surrounded by a wild beauty backdrop , quite secluded , one of the naturists favorite spot.

ACCOMMODATION – NATURE SERIFOS

Shared Nature Garden Room  / 1347 euro

This type of shared room ( two persons) is available in 20-30 square meters.
Decorated in natural tones, some with marble clam-shaped washbowls and they offer a comfortable terrace.The Nature Garden room accommodates 2 guests in a double bed. The price is per person

Private Nature Garden Room  / 1789 euro

This type of private room ( for one person) is available in 20-30 square meters.Decorated in natural tones, some with marble clam-shaped washbowls and they offer a comfortable terrace and a double bed.

Shared Nature Sea View Room  / 1439 euro

This type of shared room ( two persons) is available in 35 square meters. Decorated in natural tones, some with marble clam-shaped washbowls, they offer a balcony with a sea view.

The Nature Sea View room accommodates 2 guests in a double bed. Price is per person.

Private Nature Sea View Room  / 1972 euro

This type of private room ( one person) is available in 35 square meters. Decorated in natural tones, some with marble clam-shaped washbowls, they offer balcony with sea view. The Nature Sea View room has a double bed.

Shared Nature Premium Sea View Room  1360 euro

This type of room is available in 45 square meters and it is for 3 guests .
Dec- orated in natural tones, with marble clam-shaped washbowls, and it offers a large comfortable terrace with unobstructed sea view.

The Nature Premium Sea View room . The bedroom has a large double bed while a third person can be accommodated on an extra bed. The price is per person.

Shared Nature Premium Sea View Room  / 1531 euro

This type of shared room (two persons) is available in 45 square meters.
Dec- orated in natural tones, with marble clam-shaped washbowls, and it offers a large comfortable terrace with unobstructed sea view.

The Nature Premium Sea View room accommodates 2 guests. The bedroom has a large double bed. the price is per person.

TEACHERS

LAOURA GINI

Laoura is Sound therapist, musician ,composer  and  alternative therapist.

For many years she was performed classical piano concerts in Greece and abroad. Her post – degrees studies include Music Therapy, Music composition, Electronic music, Music Psychotherapy, Sound Healing, Kriya Yoga philosophy, Pranic Healing techniques, and therapeutic massage modalities.

She has spent many years in India, exploring the Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound) and studied sitar in Dhrupad style in Benares of India. That experience allowed and drove her in an immersion mastering of therapeutic properties of Sacred Sound instruments, the Planetary Gongs, (based on the theory of Pythagoras for the Harmony of the Spheres and the Healing Power of Sound),  Tibetan singing bowls and Yoga Voice .

She also has a Master’s degree in Traditional Thai Massage from the well-known ITM in Thailand, Ayurvedic treatments from IIA center of Ancient Ayurveda Medicine of Kerala, and Pranic Healing certification from IMCKS, Bangalore, in India. With great zeal and sensitive inclination for Natural and Holistic Therapies, she soon pursued further training in Shiatsu, and Rejuvenation Face Lift. She is a  Reiki master.

For the last 20 years, she lives in Santorini island, where she offers private and group Sound Healing sessions, therapeutic body treatments and she organizes Sound Healing Retreats all over Greece, engaging the cosmic vibration with her unique therapeutic way.

  

IRINI TSATOVA

Irini  was born in Athens. She studied acting at the Higher Drama School of the Municipality of Agia Varvara Iakovos Kampanelis. She has starred and directed theatrical

performances for children and adults.She is trained in physical theater techniques and attended a number of theoretical and experiential seminars (workshops) of acting and improvisation.

She participated in the acting group ‘Theater of Research’ led by actor’s coach and drama teacher Fanis Katechos. She researched and studied in depth the acting methods of Stanislavski, Grotowski, Eugenio Barba, Peter Brook and Suzuki, while she also trained in acrobatic and street theater techniques, She is a graduate student of Drama Therapy Institute AION in Athens.

Since 2021 she has been collaborating with the psychiatrist – psychotherapist Ioannis Augustatos in leading Self- Cognitive Psychotherapy groups.

Further more, since 2018, she voluntarily coordinates the theatrical group ‘Wake Up Theater’, part of the Spiritual Activism Movement, LIGHT IN ACTION, and she presents the radio show ‘Art As It Is’ on Wake Up Radio (the web radio of Light in Action Movement)

ABOUT FOOD

Each morning, breakfast made by the best local fresh ingredients and offers all necessary treats for you to start your day full of energy. Later on, the light snack menu will add smell and taste to your day.

A refreshing and invigorating beverage menu will served until 22:00, including cocktails, tea varieties and freshly squeezed juice. At Nature Eco Living, we make a conscious effort to reduce sugar and preservatives in all drinks served at our hotel.

HOW TO GET THERE  (flights, airport transfers,)

Please book your flight to arrive at Athens International Airport (ATH).

Please note Serifos does not have an airport but is easily reached with daily ferries from Piraeus port in Athens.

Serifos is just a two-hour speedboat ride away from the port of Piraeus.

  Deposit percentage

  30%

  Cancellation policy

100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before retreat start date.

50% deposit refund for cancellation 15-29 days before retreat start date.

0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-14 days before retreat start date.

The remaining balance is due upon arrival.

 **If you need more information and to make your booking for this retreat, please email me **

24 -29 September 2022 |

Summary
Join us in the once in a lifetime experience for a 6 Day ”Sound Healing & Hatha Yoga Retreat” in the natural paradise of Santorini, Greece.
Experience the healing power of nature, and give to yourself time to reflect, rest and reset, dive into the blissful atmosphere of Santorini, get in touch with nature and discover ancient Sound Healing and Yoga practices to purify all your senses.
During this immersive retreat, Laoura will guide you through the healing vibrations os the sacred sounds of Gong. Tibetan Singing Bowls and Toning Circles, to cultivate your own power allowing the vibrational sound energies of healing to be transferred through you.
Helena through Hatha Yoga will guide you to strength and improve your flexibility through postures, stretches and movements which are a core part of Hatha Vinyasa style. While there is a degree of intensity to this style of yoga, in this retreat she will respect the limits and capacities of every participant and you will be encouraged to push yourself safely and within your own parameters.
Located in a stunning nature location, the excavation site of Akrotiri which demonstrates the lost city of the island which was destroyed and buried by volcanic eruption.
Delicious home-cooked organic breakfast and dinner that are nutritionally balanced will be served.
This retreat consists of regular morning and evening Sound and Yoga meditation sessions, with optional activities and therapies available throughout the day.
You are going to be connected with all healing qualities that nature can offer to our body, mind and soul .

What’s included in this package

• Daily yoga classes
• Daily Sound Healing & Gong Bath classes
• Sonic Meditation
• Daily meditation classes
• Daily pranayama classes
• Breakfast & Dinner
• Airport pick-up and drop-off
• Transportation during the retreat
• Welcome drink
• Free excursions to sites of interest
• 5 nights accommodation

What’s special about this retreat

The aim of this retreat is to offer 6 days of experience, perfect fothose seeking tranquillity, rejuvenation, and inspiration.
This is a ”Sound & Hatha Yoga Healing retreat” for a maximum of 10 guests, each receiving our special attention to all their individual needs and requirements.
The transformative magic in this retreat happens due to a combination of elements such as Sound Healing meditation, yoga, breathing exercises in-depth personal support and coaching, deep rest, remote nature location, silence, organic delicious meals, and one transfer to visit the famous town of Oia. In addition to the yoga, meditation, and sound healing activities we can offer a range of massage and Reiki therapies upon request.

What can you expect during this retreat?

• Start the day with a gentle flowing yoga session where you can let go of any stress, limitations, and blocks. Increase your body’s flexibility and core strength. Feel refreshed and rejuvenated as a result.
• Chakra chanting experience an interactive sacred sonic exercise method that allows you to balance, activate and align each of your chakra—the etheric energies centers of the body.
• Gong Bath immersion.The sound vibrations, frequencies, and harmonic sacred sounds of planetary
• Gong transfer our brain activity to Alpha and Theta brain waves of deep relaxation. Here begins the experiential journey of awakening, coordination, purification, and self-healing.
• It is a unique experience of rhythms, movements, and sound frequencies, a sound journey through the Pythagorean music of the Spheres.
• If you are on holiday together with your beloved ones we offer private double rooms. If you are looking for a shared experience and a single traveler, we provide a beautiful shared bedroom and single private rooms.
• Enjoy this stunning beautiful refuge in pure and unspoiled nature. Nature can be a powerful agent to further deep relaxation, spontaneous contemplation, and effortless letting go.
• Our strong point is to focus on couples or single visitors to build up small groups of max 10 practitioners, in order to concentrate on their practice and to let them enjoy more easily the natural quiet of this place. Away from tourist crowds and with authentic people. Of course, we will share our favorite gems with you.

Location

Hotel Akrotiri is enjoying a prime waterfront location in Akrotiri beach, near Santorini’s famous Red Beach. The excavation site of Akrotiri demonstrates the lost city of the island which was destroyed and buried by the volcanic eruption.In this location, you can expect a peaceful, relaxing, and quiet experience, while you have a nice swim in the Aegean sea or have a sunbathing or to visit by walking the Red beach one of the most famous and beautiful beaches of Santorini.
The terraced complex consists of rooms built in accordance with the traditional local architecture. All rooms feature sea view balcony and beautiful sunset. It is located only some steps from the hotel.

Levels of experience on this retreat
Beginner / intermediate / Advance

Accommodation

Shared Twin Room ( two persons). 1090 Euros

With this accommodation, you book a shared room with two single beds or one double bed.
It has it’s own bathroom and a beautiful terrace with an amazing view of Aegean sea. This price is for one person.

Private Room ( one person) 1299 Euros

If you want your privacy, this bedroom has a spacious and comfortable double bed, it has its own bathroom and a porch overlooking the magic blue of Aegean sea.

Teachers

Laoura Gini

Laoura is an alternative therapist, Sound therapist, musician and composer,
For many years she was performed classical piano concerts in Greece and abroad. Her post – degrees studies include Music Therapy, Music composition, Electronic music, Music Psychotherapy, Sound Healing, Kriya Yoga philosophy, Pranic Healing techniques, and therapeutic massage modalities.
She has spent many years in India, exploring the Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound) and studied sitar in Dhrupad style.
That experience allowed and drove her in an immersion mastering of therapeutic properties of Sacred Sound instruments, the Planetary Gongs, (based on the theory of Pythagoras for the Harmony of the Spheres and the Healing Power of Sound), Tibetan singing bowls and Vocal toning,
She also has a Master’s degree in Traditional Thai Massage from the well-known ITM in Thailand, Ayurvedic treatments from IIA center of Ancient Ayurveda Medicine of Kerala, and Pranic Healing certification from IMCKS, Bangalore, in India. With great zeal and sensitive inclination for Natural and Holistic Therapies, she soon pursued further training in Shiatsu, and Rejuvenation Face Lift. She is a Reiki master.
For the last 20 years, she lives in Santorini island, where she offers private and group Sound Healing sessions, therapeutic body treatments and she organizes Sound Healing Retreats all over Greece, engaging the cosmic vibration with her unique therapeutic way.

Helena Pranjic

Helena is a Slovenian living for the last 20 years in Greece and spending her winter time in Asia, mostly in India.
She has been practicing yoga and meditation for over a decade and soon she realized how yoga is transforming, how it brings people back to their center and allows them a universal view of life.
Throughout the years she has deepened her study with ongoing education and certifications and finds there to be truth in what Sri K. Pattabhi Jois stated: “Practice, and all is coming.
She is trained in various disciplines from Ashtanga vinyasa, Hatha, yoga therapy, core power yoga and also incorporates practices from the yin, restorative and yoga Nidra styles as well.
She is certified in yoga meditation, breathing techniques and arm balances and inversions, and in yoga mudras too.
Helena is a third-degree Usui Reiki master and certified golden reiki practitioner.
Her goal is to have her students leave each class feeling refreshed and renewed. Her classes are always challenging physically and mentally, motivating her students to find true inner peace and healthiest self

Daily program

Day 1
 12:00 Check-in
 Get settled in the rooms
 Walk on the beach, rest end enjoy the view from your terrace, book a massage or a Reiki treatment
 18.00 Come together, introduction
 19.30 Dinner at ”Captain Nicolas” taverna
 22.00 Relaxation

Day 2
 07:30 Pranayama – Meditation
 08:00 Hatha Yoga
 09:00 Tea Break
 09:30 Chakra Balancing with Sound
 10:15 Healthy breakfast in our restaurant with local and seasonal products
 12:00 free time to explore the beach, enjoy the sun, discover cultural treasures in our surroundings, book a massage.
 18:15 Gong Bath Immersion
 19:30 Dinner
 22:00 Relaxation

Day 3
 07:30 Pranayama – Meditaion
 08:00 Hatha yoga
 09:00 Tea break
 09:30 -Tuning your chakra
 10:00 Healthy breakfast
 12:00 Relax and free time
 13:00 We will visit and explore Red Beach.
18:15 Tibetan singing bowls session
 19:30 Dinner
 22:00 Relaxation

Day 4
 07:30 Pranayama – Meditation
 08:00 Hatha Yoga
 09:00 Tea Break
 09:30 Open your Voice
 10:00 Healthy Breakfast
 12:00 Relax and free time for swimming, sunbathing or walking around the area ,visit the archeological site (optional)
18:15 Gong Bath Immersion
 19:30 Dinner
 22:00 Relaxation

Day 5
 07:30 Pranayama – Meditation
 08:00 Hatha Yoga
 09:00 Tea Break
 09:30 Chakra Balancing with Sound
 10:00 Healthy Breakfast
 12:00 Free Day
 13.:30 Transfer to visit and explore the majestic Oia
 18:00 Nidra & Nada Yoga
 19:30 Dinner
 22:00 Relaxation

Day 6
 08:00 Pranayama – Meditation
 08:30 Hatha Yoga
 09:30 Tea Break
 10:00 Healthy Breakfast
 12:00 Check out and goodbye
 Please note check-in is available from 12PM on your arrival day and on the last day check-out from the room is 12 PM.

About Food

Our breakfast is served in our café hall which has large indoor and outdoor gathering area that overlooks the sea for journaling, or just resting in the comfort of the cool breeze.
Each day will be provided a rich breakfast with mediterranean buffet with fresh Santorini’s products.
Our dinner will be served in the local famous taverna ”Captain Nicolas” just one step from our hotel , where you
can taste traditional vegetarian Greek recipes prepared with unique local products .

Travel Help

Please book your flight to arrive at Athens International Airport (ATH).
Santorini is an international airport, so check if there is from your country a direct flight or charter flight direct to Santorini airport.
From Athens airport, you can take a flight to Santorini airport ( 25min. flight), or if you want to come to Santorini by boat, from Piraeus port the Blue Star Ferry (8h journey ) departs every morning at 7.30 am
When you arrive at Santorini airport we will provide a free pick up at no extra cost!

Deposit percentage

15%

Cancellation policy

100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before retreat start date.
50% deposit refund for cancellation 15-29 days before retreat start date.
0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-14 days before retreat start date.
The remaining balance is due upon arrival.