Summary

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Wellness, Personal Development, Self-discovery, Clean Eating, Meditation, Yoga Retreats, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Detox Retreats
Date: 2025-05-03 - 2025-05-10
Language(s): Italian, English, Spanish
Level: Beginner, Expert, Advanced
Group Size: 12
Place: Vasilika, Greece
Accommodation: Overnight stay included
Catering: Full board
Types of food: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Gluten-free
Services: Three meals per day plus snacks

Transportation and free guided tours of the island

Pick up and drop off from and to the airport

Access to walking paths

Holistic therapies available on request

Accommodation

The centre provides five rooms with bathrooms, air conditioning and balconing overlooking the sea. Another six rooms with bathrooms, air conditioning and balcony with sea view are available 800 metres away. We offer accommodation in double rooms with single beds and in single rooms (for an additional charge).

Catering

All meals are carefully prepared by our staff directly in the centre's spacious kitchen. The raw materials and ingredients, all locally produced, are of the highest quality because they are grown in healthy, unpolluted environment on lava soil that is rich in nutrients. Meals include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plenty of fruit from our garden, herbal teas, water and various drinks are available throughout the day. Meals are vegetarian/ vegan based with a strong Greek/Middle Eastern influence.

sequence

Programme
- Introduction, The Five Elements in Yoga.
- The philosophy of Samkya, the five elements and the importance of the quest for balance
- The various balancing practices in yoga: asanas, deep relaxation and Sankalpa, the mantras, pranayama, mudras
- The Earth: perception of the earth element, mantras for the earth, asanas, relaxation, pranayama and mudras for the earth element
- The Water: perception of the water element, asana sequence, water relaxation, pranayama and mudras for the water element, mantras for the water element
- The Fire: perception of the fire element, asana sequence, relaxation of fire, pranayama and mudra for the fire element, mantras for the fire element.
- The Air: perception of the air element, mantras for air, relaxation of air, pranayama and mudras for air element.
The Ether: perception of the ether element, mantras for the ether, asana sequence, relaxation of the ether, pranayama and mudra for the ether element.
DAILY PROGRAMME
08.00 - 9.30 asana practice, pranayama for each element
9.30 - 10.30 breakfast
10.30 - 12.30 Mahabhuta theory ( theory of the 5 elements)
12.30 - 13.00 mantra, kirtan
14.30 visiting the most characteristic places on the island (fossil forest, beaches, characteristic villages, castles, monasteries and hot springs)
During the week two afternoons will be dedicated to practising the elements shown and learnt during the morning lessons.

Arrival

HOW TO GET THERE
Lesvos is located in the archipelago of the north-eastern Aegean islands and is the largest of the group in size. Due to its importance, it has very easy connections with Athens, where there are several internal flights every day throughout the year. If you want to save money, there are good connections by ship every day of the year. Ships also stop in Chios and often go as far north as Thessaloniki.
From some European countries you can fly directly to Lesvos, which has a small but modern international airport. If you cannot find a direct flight to Mytilene, fly to Athens and from there take another flight to the island.

Skala Vasilikon 13, 81300 Vasilika, Northern Aegean, Greece

Cancellation policy

Full refund up to 30 days before arrival.
If you cancel up to 29 days before arrival, you will receive a 50% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

WHAT TO SEE
In Lesvos, needless to say, there is much to see and do. To see everything, one must stay on the island for a long time, at least ten days or return several times, and we are sure that the island will tempt anyone with this desire. Some of the best attractions are the hot spring of Polichnitos, the petrified forest. Other things to see on Lesvos are the monasteries of Limonos and Taxiarchis, the Roman aqueduct and the castle of Mytilini.
TEACHERS
Massimo Cantara: He graduated as a Yoga teacher (500h) with the international school SYM, where he was also a teacher for many years, and also holds a diploma in Yoga Therapy (300h) with Vasistha Yoga Fundation in Kerala, India. Since 2010 he has been teaching at his own centre in Italy and is a founding member of "Three Treasures Yoga", an international yoga teacher training school. In addition to his professional activities as Therapist and Shiatsu practitioner and teacher, in 1999 he founded “Holismos yoga and wellness” Health Centre, of which he is the director. In 2016, together with Sara Della Torre, he founded Holismos Yoga and Wellness in Varese near the Swiss border. Diploma in Cranio Sacral therapy Kinesiologist, Shiatsu practitioner, Yoga Teacher. In 2020 he debuts with his music CD "Elemental World", a sound journey through the 5 elements. In 2021 he published his book "Hospital without pain" Bio-natural disciplines in the hospital setting, Ed. Epigraphia, Salus series, soon available on Amazon in the english translation.