7 Day Awareness Training Retreat in Aegina
Oikia Karapanou Perivola 18010 Aegina Greece
Summer Yoga & Awareness Training Retreat in Greece
This summer, SATI Dynamic Yoga Retreat offers you a five days yoga retreat (July 6th - August 1st or August 8th to August 14th, 2021) on the beautiful island of Aegina, in Greece. Much more than a yoga retreat to energize, regenerate and take you closer to your forgotten nature! This Awareness Training retreat will take place at the Oikia Karapanou, a beautiful mansion from the 19th century, surrounded by a huge garden close to the sea.
The residence has been restored to provide an atmosphere of peace and inspiration, an oasis on the soul's journeys. The practices and workouts (awakenings meditations, yoga practices, or workouts at sunrise and sunset time) will be held in a site full of energy that will recharge, reconnect, and inspire you.
Meet the instructors
Evi
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Highlights
- Daily sunrise meditation
- Daily morning 5 Tibetan Rites
- Sati dynamic yoga and awareness practices and workouts
- Sitting, dancing and dynamic meditations
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 6 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
7 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Greek, Italian
Group size: Maximum of 18 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Garden
- Terrace
Oikia, comes from the Greek word which means both "house" and "home". It is above all, a house with a soul. It is somehow the 'essence' of a house, surrounded by an enchanted garden. Nothing in it is formal, nothing is standardised. Oikia Karapanou is not an hotel, neither is it a seminar 'factory'. It is a real house. Simple, spacious, poetic, refined. A place where guests often tell us that they feel as if they have, finally, come home.
Bedrooms
The house can host up to 20 people. There are 7 twin bed rooms (one with a double bed), one three-bed room, and one single. If there is a need for extra beds, 2 camp beds can be added. For larger groups, there is space for tents in the garden, and the possibility to rent additional rooms at a nearby guesthouse.
Bathrooms
There are 5 bathrooms in the house. One of them is ensuite to one of the bedrooms. The other 4 are shared. There are also 2 outdoor showers in the garden.
For activities
The upper floor of the house contains a bright and spacious 40 square-meter hall, surrounded by windows facing in all directions, which leads out onto two big terraces facing east and west. If a larger space is needed, there is a flat outdoor area of 300 square meters in front of the house, shady and totally private. There is also the old 13 meterwide threshing floor, with its beautiful views of the sea and islands.
For free time
The living-room (with great-grandmother's piano!); various balconies and terraces; and, of course the spacious and magical garden. The nearest beach is very close, around 300 meters away on foot.
Program
SATI dynamic is a system of methods and practices to train your awareness in all levels: Is meant to help you explore, recognize, accept, and evolve into what you really are. The components are:
- Yoga
- Active observation
- Functional and core training
- Bioenergetics
- Music therapy
- Sitting and dynamic meditation that flows to help you expand your potential
You have the possibility to extend your stay for two more days after the end of the retreat (at an extra cost) to explore the island, receive philosophical counseling, initiate life coaching, treat yourself with massage and holistic therapies (upon request) and have two more sunrise and sunset practices in outdoor locations!
DAY 1
- Arrival at the Oikia Karapanou within 4 p.m.
- 18:30 IN - CON - TRA - RSI: Welcoming SATI Dynamic, celebrate the meeting
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 2
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 SATI Dynamic intro to a morning flow
- 08:30 Breakfast and free time
- 12:30 Before lunch meeting - cultivate awareness
- 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 18:30 SATI Dynamic Chakra Meditation
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 3
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 Functional SATI Dynamic - insights and practice
- 08:30 Breakfast and free time
- 12:30 Before lunch meeting - define your values and goals
- 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 18:30 SATI Dynamic Partner practice
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 4
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 SATI Dynamic Balance - insights and practice
- 08:30 Breakfast and free time
- 12:30 Before lunch meeting - set up your next life goal
- 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 18.30 SATI Dynamic Bioenergy - flow into your natural rhythms
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 5
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 SATI Dynamic explore mindful movement - insights and practice
- 08:30 Breakfast and free time
- 12:30 Before lunch meeting - set up your next life goal
- 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 18.30 SATI Dynamic Bioenergy - outdoor sunset practice
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 6
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 SATI Dynamic morning flow - release and expand
- 08:30 Breakfast and free time
- 12:30 Before lunch meeting - set up your next life goal
- 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 18.30 SATI Dynamic Bioenergy - connection
- 21:00 Dinner
DAY 7
- 06:00 30’ Sunrise Meditation and the 5 Tibetan Rites
- 07:00 SATI Dynamic morning flow - letting go
- 08:30 Breakfast and departures
Instructors
Evi Choutou
Graduated in Architecture and Urban Planning, she is a Bio-Architecture and Feng Shui consultant, naturopath, holistic nutritionist, kinesiologist, yoga & personal trainer, philosophical practitioner. Passionate about functional training and expressive art therapies. Author and editor for the wellbeing magazines Piubenessere and Consapevolezza dinamica, examines thoroughly everything that can raise the quality of life. Creator and founder at SATI Dynamic (Sensorial Awareness Training & Inspiration), a system of methods to train awareness on all levels, holds workshops and retreats worldwide.
Retreat location
Our venue, Oikia Karapanou, is only an hour by boat from Athens. Oikia Karapanou is a beautiful mansion from the 19th century, surrounded by a huge garden close to the sea and it is situated in Perivola, 18010 Aegina, Greece
The island of Aegina is truly charming, its wide horizons are suffused with Attic light, where sunshine-filled days are passed in the sea, on the beaches, and enjoying the atmosphere of the lively tavernas, cafés, and nightlife.
The port, just four kilometers from the Oikia, is fronted by beautiful neoclassical houses whose balconies overlook the harbor and its vibrant social life. Zorba the Greek was written here by the famous author Kazantzakis who chose Aegina as his home from 1931 to 1946 – contributing to the aura of its intellectual, artistic and cultural life. He wrote, in 1933: "Divine are the days here…".
As well as the attraction of the beaches, there are many beautiful walks and interesting places to visit during our times off practice, such as:
- The temple of Aphaia built at the time of the Parthenon, and some would say, its rival, with its own attractive museum.
- The charming museum at the ancient site of Colonna.
- The Greek Orthodox monastery of "Chrissoleontissa" perched high in the center of the island.
- The valley at the foot of Aegina's highest mountain topped with the remains of a sanctuary to Hellanios Zeus and a tiny chapel - with 1,000-year-old olive trees.
- Agios Nektarios church, the second largest church in the Balkans.
Food
Vegetarian menu will be served based on greek traditions, organic ingredients and unique tastes. Coffee, tea and water is always available during the meals.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Other dietary requirements on request
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)
- Massage and holistic therapies are available upon request
- Philosophical counseling and life coaching is available upon request
- You can extend your accommodation for two more days at the end of the retreat, at an extra price, in order to explore the island, "elaborate" the gifts you've recieved during the retreat, and enjoy some outdoor practices and sunset meditations in different island locations!
What's included
- 6 nights accommodation in shared room (2 or 3 persons per room)
- 6 dinners, 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches
- 6 sunrise meditations
- 6 different yoga practices and workouts
- 6 different dancing and dynamic meditations
- 5 introspective sessions and communication "games"
What's not included
- Airfare and transfers are NOT included in the price
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ATH
Athens International Airport
49 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions once you get to Aegina Port
- If you are driving, turn right at the harbour exit, pass in front of all the shops and cafes and continue straight ahead, with the sea on your right hand, for about 3 km.
- You will see a small chapel by the sea. Across the chapel is a main road, at a right angle to the one you are on.
- Turn left into this road and drive on for about 500 meters, pass in front of a small garage on your right and 50 meters further up, just before an old gate opening on a pine tree wood, turn left into a tiny road.
- Drive to the end of this road and pass in between two stone pillars: you have arrived.
- Beware of the cats and dogs, they are friendly but easy to run over!
For more information please contact SATI Dynamic Yoga Retreat.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% 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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