“Detoxify your body and mind through yoga”
6 Day Detox, Meditation, Yoga and Cacao Ceremony Retreat in South Crete, Greece
Om Shanti Yoga & Healing Crete, Amiras, Ano Viannos, Heraklion, South Crete, Crete, Greece
Meditation, Yoga, and Detox Retreat Greece
In this time when detoxing is so important to stay healthy, and due to demand Om Shanti offers more detox retreats this year. You will not detox only the body but also your mind from fear and unhealthy thoughts. In this retreat, you will undergo cleansing through yoga practice and organic liquids that will surely leave your body cleaner inside and more energetic outside. You will detox your mind with a cacao ceremony and singing of sacred songs one evening Keeping the body free of toxins, free radicals, and other nasty things that can end up in our insides is essential to maintaining a healthy life. Come and join Anja Hettich on a yoga and detoxification retreat on the breathtaking island of Crete, Greece.
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Anja
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Highlights
- 2 yoga classes per day
- Pranayama and meditation sessions
- Daily detox smoothies and veggie soups
- 1 detoxifying massage with special flowers and herbs
- Group-sharing and inspiration-evoking activities
- Healthy local herbs and plant tea infusions
- 5 nights accommodation
- 2 vegetarian meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: German, Greek
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Airport transfer available:
Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) (US$ 63 per person)
Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) (US$ 63 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
10:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Kitchen
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Yoga shala
- Internet access
- Parking lot
- Outdoor shower
You will be accommodated in a double room in Om Shanti Yoga & Healing Crete, which are all cleansed for a safe stay at this time. The house is an old stone house with a garden and a view of the Libyan Sea from all the rooms. There is space in the garden for relaxation in many private places. They have restored all rooms to the original style of the house with natural stone, giving a refreshing feeling for the summer.
There are three double rooms that will be shared during the program, all with mosquito nets and natural Coco-mat mattresses. Apart from the retreat, you can also use the yoga shala for private practice. Bathrooms are one closed shower with an old olive tree inside and one outside shower under the fig tree as well various toilets and sinks. There is a space for having breakfast and dinner and also a fridge you can use and prepare cold plates.
Program
In this program, you will undergo cleansing through yoga practice and organic liquids that will surely leave your body cleaner inside and more energetic outside. Keeping the body free of toxins, free radicals, and other nasty things that can end up in your insides is essential to maintaining a healthy life. Most importantly, consider this wellness retreat as a loving gift to yourself. Om Shanti Yoga and Holidays is the first yoga center that has offered detox for some years and has a lot of experience now.
Detoxifying the body through yoga brings additional benefits which cannot be achieved through other means of detoxification or diet alone. Also, detoxification through yoga improves the function of internal organs and removes impurities from them. In this six-day seminar, three and a half days will be a cleansing process with smoothies, soups, green smoothies, juices, herbal teas, and water. On the first and last day, you will have some light vegetarian meals, salad and smoothies, and fruits to begin and end the detoxification.
There are asana classes with meditation and pranayama every morning and afternoon to detox the body and mind. The days will start with drinking warm lemon water to give a kick to the lever. Next will be one and a half hours of morning Hatha yoga practice, with asanas, pranayama, and meditation sessions. You will then get to enjoy a morning smoothie, followed by group sharing and inspiration-evoking activities. After this, a mid-day smoothie will be served, and participants will be given their daily free time to enjoy relaxing leisure activities in the retreat center or explore the gorgeous beach nearby.
For one of the days, you will be able to enjoy an oil massage featuring special flowers and herb essences to detoxify the skin. During the evenings, you will come back to the center for another set of an hour and a half of Hatha yoga practice. Soup will be the evening meal. A cacao ceremony with mantra and kirtan is offered one evening . You also have the option to spend your free time basking in the silence of the mountain village surrounding the center.
Sample schedule
- Tongue cleaning and Jala Neti (nose cleaning)
- Warm water with lemon to give a kick to the lever
- Daily morning and evening yoga (one-and-a-half-hour of asanas, pranayama, and meditation)
- Yoga Nidra
- Morning smoothie
- Group sharing and inspiration
- 1 oil massage (with special flowers and herbs essences to detoxify from the skin)
- Midday smoothie
- Free time to go to the beach or just relax in the center
- Evening yoga session
- Evening veggie soup
- Cacao cermony Mantras, kirtan, free time
Instructors
Anja Hettich
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Anja, also known as Apinaya, is an alternative healer, teacher of the new consciousness, and qualified Shivananda yoga teacher. She also teaches Yin Yoga, yoga flow and playing harmonium and singing mantras. She has also been studying with Iyengar yoga teachers for quite some time. Originally born in South Germany, she came to Crete, the island of light. Realizing that life is much more than what the eyes can see, her inner journey began and yoga and meditation came into her life, as well as different energy healing methods and massages. She has also been a Reiki master for more than 20 years.
Retreat location
This detox yoga retreat will take place in Om Shanti's retreat center in Amiras, a mountain village on the south side of Crete island in Greece. The area has the quietness of the mountains in the back and the vastness of the Libyan Sea in front. The energy is very special and calming. You can go trekking in the woods and mountains or visit some of the most beautiful beaches in Crete.
Distances
- Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) (HER), 60 kilometers
Unique features
Activities
- Cooking classes
- Massage
- Reiki
General
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Kitchen
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Yoga shala
Services
- Parking lot
- Wireless internet
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
During this retreat, five days will be dedicated to a cleansing process where participants will be consuming soups, green, and other Ayurvedic smoothies, juices, herbal teas, and water. For the first, second, and final days, you will be served a light vegetarian meal (Kitcheri or some other Ayurveda food), and salads and fruits will be offered. All plants and herbs are collected locally in Crete.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Raw food
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
During your free time, you can choose to venture into discovering the natural wonders of Crete, like the beaches and mountains. You can take a swim or go walking around the vicinity and trails. On Mondays or by appointment, cooking lessons are available after the seminars, and these are on a donation basis. You can book Reiki treatments and initiations and other massages available in the retreat center at additional costs.
Spa treatments
You have an oil massage included in the price.
What's included
- Daily detox smoothies, veggie soups, and herbal infusions
- Cacao ceremony with singing of sacred songs
- Daily morning and evening Hatha yoga classes
- Daily pranayama and meditation sessions
- Mantra chanting and kirtan sessions
- 1 oil massage
- 5 nights accommodation
- 2 vegetarian meals at the beginning and end of the program
What's not included
- Any additional activities, services, or trips
- Airfare
- Transfer to and from the airport
How to get there
Recommended Airports
HER
Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
41 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 63 per person
Airport: Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
Airport transfer available:
Heraklion International Airport (Nikos Kazantzakis Airport) (US$ 63 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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