Wild Ivy Retreat
with Breakaway Greece
9th - 16th September 2023 - Epidavros, Greece
Rosie & Caroline are so excited to announce that we are offering a weeks retreat in Epidavros Greece with our friends Chris and Helen at www.breakawaygreece.com . The week is designed to relax, unwind, and destress you in a magical coastal setting with views, sounds, smells, and authentic Greek flavours that will elevate your spirit. Wild Ivy is all about connecting back to nature, ceremony, ancient wisdom, taking time amongst spring flowers, secret picnics, early sunrising swims, late night star gazing, foraging and re-aligning our bodies to break through creative blocks. Through storytelling, music, poetry, art we will do some self- discovery and see the bigger picture of our lives, meeting our most creative selves and taming our inner critics through play, art and creative exploration.
Wild Ivy's Creative Flow Retreat
It will be a week of surprises - sprinkled with Wild Ivy magic. We will be offering daily group sessions, trips, nature walks, morning swims, creative nature making, meditation and picnics.
We are inspired by being at the site of the world’s first-ever health sanctuary. Through connections with nature, storytelling and relaxation meditation, we will daily connect to the physical and emotional aspects of a different element each day. We explore what happens when we are out of balance as we devote our days to different nature themes,
With amazing scenery and weather, we offer plenty of time to relax, on your own or with other. We hope this playful week will leave you physically refreshed, and mentally inspired.
Themes & Locations
Water (I Dream) Explore
Wood ( I think) Rest
Fire ( I know) Rewriting Your Story
Metal - ( I feel) Play
Earth ( I do ) Adventure Confidence
Honour ( I love) Let go
Cost & Booking
If this sounds like your cup of tea and you'd like to be whisked away to join us for a week in the sunshine, outdoors paradise of the Peloponnese. It’s like the Greek island of your youth – beautiful, quiet and a place where simply life itself feels rich - rich with history, culture and the taste and smells of local cuisine. Only ninety minutes from Athens, we are at the centre of Ancient Greece and the home of worlds first health sanctuary.
All-in daily cost - not including flights, transfers or evening meals
Staying at Chris and Helen's Villa Rosa or hotel partner. excl: evening dinner & drinks.
https://breakawaygreece.com/villarosa
£125 per day, £875 for seven-day retreat
£35 per day single room supplement.
We suggest arriving the day before (8th September) due to timings of flights and to allow yourself to settle into this tranquil island before we open the space for the week ahead! We can accommodate 8 guests in twin or double rooms at Villa Rosa, further guests will be accommodated within 200m at our partner hotel - a lovely beachfront boutique hotel.
What's Included:
B&B Accommodation, locally sourced breakfast, post activity refreshments, day time snacks and drinks, activities run by Wild Ivy Retreats, pre-trip support, on-trip guidance, advice and support. On retreat transport to activities.
Not included
Flights from London to Athens. We suggest arriving the day before (8th September) due to timings of flights and to allow yourself to settle into this tranquil island before we open the space for the week ahead! Transfers to Epidavros (see below), island hopping ferries, entrance cost for site visits. (around 12 euro max each). We recommend evening meals are taken in various of the many local, excellent, and cheap tavernas. We will be arranging meals out. And you are welcome to join us or do your own thing. Meals and drinks cost around 20 euros.
Transport from airport
To/From airport to Epidavros in an 8-seat minibus. 90 minutes from Athens.
£50 per guest each way.
NB
These are guide prices, final confirmation will be made when group size, travel and requirements are confirmed.
Your Hosts
At Wild Ivy Retreats together we, (Caroline and Rosie) share a deep love for nature, art and creative mindfulness. In designing each event, we as always allow nature to lead the way so we can be present in the moment. When we are fully present, our senses expand, we see more, we hear more, we feel more, time slows down, we remember who we are, we remember what is important.
Our hosts Chris & Helen makes sure each guest enjoys their very best trip but being from a Greek family, and with a lifetime living it, Helen oversees all hospitality! We were so thrilled to see them last week on Channel 4's A New Life In The Sun which documents Chris and Helen's journey of setting up their villa to receive guests, focusing on cycling holiday's which is Chris' passion. But also creating a home from home for other types of holidays such as ours!
We look forward to welcoming you to our first Wild Ivy on tour great adventure and Greek Odyssey.
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PS. Do check out www.breakawaygreece.com
