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Nourish your Soul with the Beauty of Greece: Yoga and Nature

Retreat date

Wendy Swanson and Kathleen McIntyre

What's included
  • Arrival and departure transfers on Amorgos (port-hotel-port)
  • Use of Spa facilities (sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, indoor seawater swimming pool, fitness center)
  • Use of Yoga shalas and yoga equipment (mats, blocks, stripes, bolsters, blankets)
  • Use of outdoor pool
  • 10% discount on Face and Body treatments
  • Unlimited Internet access
  • One 30-minute relaxing massage
Food included in the package

Breakfast, Dinner

Food

Enjoy delicious fresh food at award-winning Ambrosia Gallery Restaurant. You will be served an abundant breakfast buffet daily, as well as a tasty lunch and dinner. They use fresh food and locally grown vegetables and a variety of spices grown on the island. The meals are all vegetarian and vegan. Please let the retreat leader know at the time of your booking if you have any specific dietary requirements.

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • All kind of meals
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Other dietary requirements on request
Activities included in the package

Guided Hiking Tour

Accommodation & venue

Welcome to an oasis of luxury and peace where you will experience comfort, elegance and plenty of inspiration. Famous for being a top yoga destination worldwide, at Aegialis Hotel and Spa we offer 5 beautiful yoga shalas and an outdoor rooftop, with direct views to the crystal clear Aegean sea and the Amorgian mountainous landscape.

Each shala comes with high end complimentary props and a unique energy of tranquility and bliss. We have welcomed over 700 yoga groups from all over the world to experience the magic of Amorgos island with Aegialis. Every year, more than 2000 yoga enthusiasts come to Aegialis to explore their yoga, meditation and wellness practices. Your experience here will be one of tranquillity, transformation and joy. We are happy to welcome you to our beautiful island.

Experience 5-star luxury in an island famous for having one of the highest magnetic fields in the world. Located on a slight hill overseeing the entire Aegiali Bay, Aegialis Hotel & Spa offers you a front-row seat to sea views and the majestic mountainous landscape of the island. This is a prime location, with only a short walk to the beach and the Aegiali shops.

Wendy Swanson and Kathleen McIntyre

About organizer

Join Wendy Swanson, yoga teacher, acupuncturist, nature lover and travel enthusiast, and Kathleen McIntyre, nature-based somatic therapist, forest ecologist, adventure guide, and author of The Nature Reset on this transformational journey of a lifetime.

"Kathleen and Wendy communicated with such clarity and openness, and the blend of nature, meditation, and yoga was truly transformative. I still carry with me the lightness and healing they radiate so effortlessly—these two are the very embodiment of goddess energy."
- past retreat attendee

Introduction

Escape to the pristine, tranquil beauty of Amorgos, Greece—an island steeped in history, myth, and breathtaking natural landscapes. Our adventure will include visits to ancient sacred sites, immersion in the beauty and vitality of the land, and yoga practices—all offering deep nourishment, healing, and rejuvenation for the body, mind, and soul. On this journey, we support you in connecting with the healing medicine of this landscape where Hippocrates declared, “Nature Heals.”

Program

Living in community on a small island, untouched by the modern world, supports a lightness of being rarely experienced in the hurriedness of daily life. Together, we will savor the Mediterranean food, the brilliant blue water, sacred sites, the joy of being in community, the restoration of flow to the body and mind through yoga, an awakening of presence and embodiment through profoundly connecting with Nature, and the vibrational medicine of the land.

Programming
+ Daily yoga: flow, restorative, yoga nidra
+ Meditation
+ Transformational breathwork
+ Embodiment practices
+ Sacred therapeutic Nature practices & forest bathing
+ Energy medicine practices
+ Ceremony for releasing and reclamation
+ Soul writing
+ Hiking and explorations:
~The Byzantine Monastery of Saint George
~The sacred cliffside Monastery of Virgin Mary Hozoviotissa
~The ancient archeological site of Arkesini
+ Mediterranean cuisine at its finest!
+ 7 nights luxury accommodation

Interested? Get in touch

    Health & Hygiene
    • Uses cleaning chemicals that are effective against coronavirus.
    • Linens, towels and laundry washed in line with local authority guidelines.
    • Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays.
    • The accommodation partner we work with follows the guidelines of local authorities.
    • Equipment for activities is disinfected before and/or after use.

    Physical distancing

    • Cashless payment available.
    • Physical distancing is maintained.
    • Instructors maintain a distance from the client at all times possible.
    • Activities take place outside where possible.

    Safety features

    • Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by the local government.
    • Hand sanitizer available in guest rooms and key areas.
    • Process in place to check the health of guests.
    • First aid kit available.
    • A room is available to isolate suspected or infected COVID-19 patients.
    • Protective masks are available for all staff.
    • Protective masks available for clients.

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