The prolonged confinement and fear of uncertainty due to the pandemic crisis have created stressful moments for people. There are many who think of ways out of escape and relaxation, with Greece being an ideal destination providing security, and the deep blue of the sea being a guarantee of relaxation and tranquility. 5+1 Greek islands are top destinations for holidays with yoga. Thematic and alternative excursions of renewal and relaxation (yoga retreat) are gaining more and more ground worldwide with people wanting to feel the experience of the alternative destinations, the light, the sea, the local food and the union of a group through daily yoga practices. After all, the Greek summer is an experience, an idea, a state of mind that fits and is indissolubly linked to the philosophy of yoga.
1. Ikaria
Ikaria could be considered one of the world’s yoga retreat destinations. Life moves in other rhythms, with time having stopped. It is no coincidence that it is included in the 5 parts of the world with the highest percentages of longevity (blue zone). The fests are part of the island’s culture where locals and visitors create a ritual that takes the community to another level of importance. Unique beaches and special food compose a unique landscape and people
2. Lemnos
Lemnos is a mysterious and unexplored island with history, unique flora and fauna, gastronomy, beaches and an alternating landscape that you will hardly find in Greece. Sand, Salt, Sea, Sky, elements of nature that cover a large area of the island. It is no coincidence that 30% of the island’s surface is protected and belongs to Natura 2000. Keros beach is one of the 10 best in the world for Kite surf lovers. The island of Hephaestus with many ancient sights has a special energy with impressive landscapes such as Ammothines, Faraklo and Alykes.
3. Kythira
Kythira is an island where white dominates and the intense blue color of the sea in combination with wonderful scents of lavender, sempreviva (famous plant of Kythira) and wild beauties, which create an incredible setting.
An island that strongly combines the element of water, where you have the opportunity to go hiking in the waterfalls of Fonissa and Neraida, and in the watermills in a landscape full of plane trees. Chora with the nice shops, the archeological museum and the incomparable view from the castle is one of the most beautiful on a Greek island. Avlemonas is a bay that looks like it came out of a movie.
Alternative Kythira in the southern part of the Peloponnese is an island with many landscape alternations, an ideal place for moments of relaxation and reconstruction.
4. Astypalea
Have you ever considered doing yoga in one of the most beautiful Choras of the Aegean, under an imposing castle and gazing at the endless blue?
Have you ever thought of a place where you can combine your daily practice with the beauties of an island with amazing beaches, unique food, tradition, a special peace and simplicity?
This hidden treasure is located somewhere between the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, which when you see it from above you think that a butterfly is forming. That is why it was named the Butterfly of the Aegean. Astypalea was still an unexplored place for many of us and invited us to explore it.
The island, the people are so simple that made you feel like you were walking in the neighborhood around your house.
The revelation will be made on the day trip to Kounoupi and Koutsomytis islands. Incomparable beauty of the turquoise waters with a beach bar in Kounoupi, truly untouched by time.
5. Andros
Andros is a Cycladic island, which has the privilege of being within a close distance from Athens, and has also a beautiful beach with clear blue waters, which is considered one of the best beaches in Greece. At 100 meters you can find running, crystal clear waters in a small waterfall. If you are lucky you can swim with a swan on the beach.
A place full of messages and people who treat you like a family. A place with tremendous biodiversity, part of Natura 2000.
Mommy’s food by the wonderful hands of the wise lady Zeta with the incredible moussaka and its stuffed vegetables to create a tasteful feast in the hospitable space of the restaurant, under the plane trees.
This is Achla and especially Onar, which despite being widely advertised, has kept his secrecy. An earthly paradise, the ultimate place to isolate yourself, do your introspection and calm your soul.
Here the word retreat fully justifies its meaning.
6. Aegina
The last bonus option is Aegina, an easy destination suitable for a short yoga retreat. The island has a special energy with its Light having inspired several artists who lived and created. Its history and the many alternations of the landscape guarantee a carefree break from your daily life.
There are three places where you can organize a unique Yoga Retreat next to Athens: Irides studios, LaLibay Resort & Spa and Villa Vithania.
Yoga Retreat 2021 with Fotini click HERE…
Previous Yoga Retreats with Fotini
- Yoga Retreat in Mythical Mystras – Euphoria Retreat 5* 2020 click
- Full of Light Yoga Retreat in Aegina, LaLiBay Resort & Spa 5* 2020 click
- 5th Consecutive Year of Yoga Retreat in Ikaria, 2020 click
- Trip to Kythira in a Unique Yoga Retreat, Porto Delfino 2020 click
- Yoga Retreat in Lemnos, a Surprise Island, Keros Blue 2020 click
- A special Yoga Retreat in Pylos W.Peloponnese at The Westin Costa Navarino 5*, 2020 click
- A yoga retreat straight out of a fairytale, Monemvasia January 2020, Kinsterna 5* click
- Impressive pictures from the Yoga Retreat in Sri Lanka, December 2019, click
- Yoga Retreat next to the Sea in Aegina October 2019, Irides click
- Yoga Retreat in the Nature of Agrafa, October 2019, Montanema click
- Yoga Retreat to ONAR’s Paradise, Achla beach, Andros 2019 click
- One of the Most Popular Yoga Retreats in Greece in 2019, on the unique island of Ikaria for the 4th consecutive Year click
- A Unique Yoga Retreat Destination in Kythera 2019 click
- Yoga Retreat at one of the Best Spas in the World, Therma Sylla 2019 click
- An Unforgettable Yoga Retreat in Mani in Feb 2019 click
- An Impressive Yoga Retreat in Snowy Greece. Agrafa-Lake Plastiras in 2018 click
- Yoga overlooking the big blue on the Aegean’s Butterfly, Astypalaia in 2018 click
- The First Yoga Retreat Onboard a Cruiseship in Greece 2018 click
- One of the most popular Yoga Retreats in Greece, Ikaria in 2018 click
- Yoga Retreat in a Yurt at Abelionas Retreat Messinia in 2018 click
- Columbia Beach Resort Hosted the Biggest Yoga Retreat in Cyprus in 2017 click
- Relaxation with Yoga on the Island of Tranquility, Ikaria 2017 click
- Yoga Retreat in Antiparos 2017 click
- Yoga retreat on an island full of Greece, Paros 2017 click
- Costa Navarino Hosted the Greatest Yoga Retreat in Greece in 2017 click
- Yoga Retreat in Arachova 2-5 January 2017 click
- An Unforgettable Yoga Retreat in Ikaria 24-29 June 2016 click
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