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8 Day Pilates, Yoga and Dance Retreat on Lesbos Island, Greece
Hotel Pasiphae, Skala Kalloni, Central Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
Greece Pilates, Yoga, and Dance Holiday
Enjoy a Pilates, yoga, and dance vacation at the beach in Lesbos. Give yourself the opportunity to feel completely nurtured and relaxed. The dance classes will improve your technique and expression. Several dance styles are available. If you are not experienced, no problem. The teacher will support you.
Meet the instructors
Mirjam
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Highlights
- 6 days of activities
- 2 yoga and Pilates classes per day
- Excellent teachers and passionate hosts
- Massage
- 3 dance classes
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Dutch, French, German
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
13:00
Check-out Time:
13:00
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Concierge desk
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Multilingual staff
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Bicycle rental
- Conference room
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Library
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
Pasiphae Hotel has a beautiful big swimming pool with sunbeds and umbrellas. It is surrounded by a garden where you will have your evening Yin yoga practice. The rooms have a balcony overlooking the garden with palm trees. Every room has a private bathroom, a fridge, an air conditioner, Wi-Fi, a locker, a hairdryer, and a television. The hotel lobby has a small library and computer. The breakfast area is a buffet with free coffee, tea, and lemonade.
Program
The yoga and Pilates classes, as well as the serene and warm surroundings, will help to renew your energy and make you feel reborn. Each session will support your physical and spiritual well-being with mindfulness at the core of each practice. You will be staying at the Pasiphae Hotel, surrounded by palm trees. Organic Yoga Greece offers different dance forms, including pop, show or musical, classical ballet, Greek folk dance, and modern dance.
Mirjam Couvreur will be the main instructor of this superb Pilates and yoga week. She is a specialist and trained in the Netherlands. She has 30 years of experience as a teacher. She will support every student and give them personal advice on how to use their bodies. If you are not flexible at all, make a start here with Organic Yoga Greece. In the morning, there will be a Pilates class to strengthen the body. It is not a boot camp but easy and steady-going.
After the buffet breakfast, you can relax on a sunbed at the swimming pool. Each time of the year, you can make hikes and circular walks. The hikes are wonderful. Special are the national park beaches with beautiful shells and flamingos. You can make short or long tracks, guided by them or on your own. During the day, you can join a trip or take a massage.
In the early evening, you will have a Yin yoga stretch and relaxing class in the garden. You go out for dinner in the village. This whole retreat is healthy for your body and mind; it is in perfect balance. In combination with authentic Greek food, you have the best of both worlds. There are six days with classes and three dance classes. There will be no classes on the arrival and departure dates.
Sample daily schedule
- 08:00 - 09:15 Pilates class
- 09:30 - 10:00 Breakfast
- Free time
- 17.00 - 18.00 Yin yoga
- 19.30 Dinner (optional and not included in the price)
- Drinks and relax
Included excursions
A one-day trip is included. There are several options to choose from:
- Molyvos the pearl of the island with lunch at the harbor and relaxing at a beach nearby
- The mountain village Agiassos with a visit to the hot spring where you can relax for a few hours
- Mytilini, the capital city of Lesbos, is great for shopping and going out
- A hiking trip from the women's monastery to the men's monastery
- The petrified forest museum and park in combination with Scala Eressos (gay) beach
- Greek music and dance event on the island
- The national park with salt lakes and flamingos is on walking distance of the hotel
- All walks and trips around the island
Instructors
Mirjam Couvreur
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Mirjam studied dance at the Dance Academia in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. She got her master's degree in dance teaching and danced in several productions as a modern and show dancer. After 35 years of teaching and burnout, it was time for a change. She did her teacher training at Yoga Garden in Amsterdam. The Pilates teacher training with Debbie Jenner. Her Shiatsu massage therapy at the Institute for Shiatsu, Academia Qing-Bai.
Retreat location
The holiday will take place in Skala Kalloni, Lesbos, Greece. The accommodation is surrounded by nature. It has no traffic sounds, only birds. It is within walking distance from the beach where you will have your morning classes and during the day, you can enjoy the breathtaking views on a sunbed in the shade. The more lively beach is in the village, Skala Kalloni.
There are many tavernas and restaurants. From the hotel, you can walk along the coast, from empty beaches to salt lakes with flamingos. The whole area is not touristic.
Distances
- Beach - 1 minute
Unique features
Activities
- Massage
- Mountain walking
- Pilates
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Balcony
- Bar
- Beach
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- In-room safe
- Lobby
- Luggage room / storage
- Poolside bar
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Patio
Services
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Free parking
- Free toiletries
- Free Wi-Fi / computer
- Hair dryer
- In-room dining
- Library
- Medical assistance
- Room cleaning
- Tour assistance
- Wedding
Food
The Pasiphae Hotel is serving a daily breakfast buffet included in the price. Free coffee, tea, lemonade, and water are available during breakfast. Lunch and dinner are not included. However, in the village, there are 10 restaurants. The prices are very low, and there's enough variety.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
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)
Lesbos has a lot to offer. Picturesque villages and towns like Molyvos, the pearl of the island with a castle on top. You wander through the small streets all the way down to the harbor. Lots of shops, taverns, and restaurants. One of the longest and most beautiful beaches on the island, Vatera is the best place to be if you are traveling with your family. Vatera is seven kilometers from an uninterrupted sandy beach. It has some nice tavernas, a pizza place, and several small bars.
Lesvos (Lesbos) is also known for the unique petrified forest covering the Sigri-Eressos-Antissa area. It is a forest ecosystem that has been fossilized 15 to 20 million years ago due to the intense volcanic area. It is one of the rarest natural monuments in the world. Lesvos is an ideal place for scooter driving, but you need to bring a driving license. Many hikes and circular walks are well described and marked.
The magic of the landscape will reward you. The hotel can provide you with all the information about routes you can take depending on the degree of difficulty you desire. The hot springs should be very healthy for your skin. There are several sober and luxuries. You can easily spend a few hours there. Organic Yoga Greece offers extra excursions for 20 to 30 EUR a day.
What's included
- 2 daily yoga and Pilates sessions (75 minutes each)
- 3 dance classes
- 1 foot massage
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast including drinks
- Yoga mats, blocks, and beach towel
- Use of swimming pool, sunbeds, and umbrellas
- Wi-Fi
What's not included
- Transfers
- Airfare
- Lunches and dinners
- Personal expenses
- Insurance for healthcare or calamities in or outside the classes
How to get there
Recommended Airports
MJT
Mytilene International Airport
37 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Mytilene International Airport (MJT).
Travel advice:
- From the UK: Jet2Holidays.
- The Netherlands and Belgium: Corendon, Tui.
- Incl.Pasiphae Hotel, flights and transfers. Please contact Organic Yoga Greece, because you receive a 50% discount .
Arrival by ferry / boat
Your destination is Mytilini on Lesbos. You can also take a ferry from Athens. Please bear in mind that it is ten hours by ship and you have to make a reservation in advance.
Arrival by taxi
The taxi will be safe and will cost you around 50 EUR.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% 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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