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Relaxing Yoga Holiday on a Greek island

Come and join Oona for a one week yoga holiday on the beautiful Greek Island of Paros. Oona has been teaching yoga and doing these retreats since 1989, for about 35 years now, in the same village. Aliki fishing village and yoga with Oona is the perfect combination to really unwind from your daily life and enjoy a relaxed holiday. No nonsense yoga sessions to relax the mind, boost the immune system, find more balance, flexibility and space for the spine, the neck and the nervous system. Yoga classes for all levels, yoga for 'every-body'. Daily classes are from 10:00 - 12:30. Enough time left to enjoy the sea, the sun, and the relaxed Greek lifestyle.

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Oona
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Highlights

  • Basic Hatha yoga for all levels
  • Small groups and teacher with 50 plus years of yoga experience, teaching over 35 years
  • International recognized and awarded as best European yoga retreat for 2018
  • Suitable for solo travelers: here it's easy to make new friends
  • No restrictions, you can drink and eat whatever you want
  • Enough free time to enjoy this beautiful island
  • 7 nights accommodation with daily breakfast
  • Welcome and goodbye dinner with group

Skill level

  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Yoga styles


6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Dutch, German, Greek
Group size: Maximum of 15 participants
Airport transfer available:
Paros National Airport (US$ 27 per person)
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Accommodation

During this holiday you will stay at the Aliki Panorama Hotel. Aliki Panorama Hotel is a small family hotel with 13 rooms and 31 single beds.

Half of the rooms have a balcony with a sea view, the other half have no balcony but a beautiful view of the mountain. The hotel also has a big terrace with a bar open for the evenings and a (small) swimming pool with sunbeds.

Room options include single rooms, double rooms, one triple room, and two rooms with four beds. Shared rooms are only for friends/couples who come together to the retreat, so not sharing with strangers/just anyone from the group.

The rooms in the front have a balcony overlooking the village towards the sea. The rooms in the back have a view of the swimming pool and the mountains. The swimming pool with sunbeds is on one side, and on the other side, there's a huge terrace with a bar and lounge area from which you can see a beautiful sunset and enjoy a nice drink.

The hotel is located in Aliki, a small authentic fishing village on the south coast of the beautiful Greek island Paros. The hotel is located only 3 minutes walk from the center of the village and the beach. A bit more to the left and the right, you can find more nice beaches within walking distance.

This is the perfect destination for travelers and holidaymakers who have an interest in yoga and meeting new people.

Program

Yoga classes:

  • 10:00 - 12:30 daily (Sunday - Friday); so enough time left to enjoy the island, sea, the sun, the relaxed Greek lifestyle
  • Classes will start and end with 10 minutes of breathing
  • Classes will be given in English
  • Authentic down-to-earth yoga classes with a focus on the alignment of the spine, and the connection between the three pillars of yoga: the mind, breath, and body
  • No chanting, no mystification; but down-to-earth practice
  • Props will be used (pillows, blankets, and belts) to adapt the exercises to your own level
  • Small groups, a maximum of 14 people ensure enough personal attention and correction
  • Everybody works at his/her own level
  • The atmosphere is friendly and non-competitive

The stunning and intimate island location brings a whole new level of calmness and tranquility to your yoga practice, with basic, down-to-earth yoga practices. Piso Aliki and Oona's yoga, the perfect combination to really unwind from your daily stress, to relax and to enjoy your holiday.

Yoga to reduce stress and strengthen the immune system. Yoga for every-body, all levels.

This is basic, no-nonsense, traditional Hatha yoga, Iyengar inspired, but with a soft approach and suitable for everybody. No chanting, no chakras, and no mystification. Practicing asanas (postures) in combination with breathing/meditation to get the best result. A practical course to prepare you (hopefully) to start practicing on your own as well.

This yoga retreat is taught by a highly qualified and internationally recognized instructor with 30 plus years of teaching experience and 50 plus years of practicing yoga herself (started at the age of 7). This yoga week is perfect for all levels; it does not matter what level of experience with yoga you have. You are also welcome if you've never done yoga before. Yoga for people of all ages and all bodies, yoga is for 'every-body'.

Oona was chosen by 2 million members of the Luxury Travel Guide to be the best yoga holiday in Europe for 2018. She started the first yoga school on the island Paros in Greece. Although she has a softer approach, you can feel the influences of B.K.S. Iyengar strongly in her classes. She broke her spine in a very bad car accident in 1998 and since then recovered herself extremely well with her yoga. In this process, she became an expert by experience in managing back pain with yoga.

Instructors

Oona Giesen

Retreat location

The yoga courses will be held on Paros, one of Greece's most beautiful islands of the Cyclades. The yoga school is located in a charming small family-run hotel, Aliki Panorama Rooms. It's only a 3-minute walk from the sea and is located in Aliki, a small authentic fishing village. Very safe, also for women alone: everyone in the village will know you within 48 hours and they know the yoga groups for 30 plus years.

The school is open all year round and offers specialized, intensive one-week yoga courses throughout the summer months (April - October).

There are several lovely beaches close by, a few tavernas/restaurants directly at the seafront, and beautiful sunsets to enjoy in the afternoon. No nightlife, no discotheques, just calmness, and tranquility, (except for an occasional traditional village party or a wedding).

The stunning and intimate island location brings a whole new level of calmness and tranquility to your yoga practice with basic, down-to-earth yoga practice. Aliki and yoga with Oona are the perfect combinations to unwind from your daily stress, relax, and enjoy a fantastic holiday.

Distances

  • The sea, 300 meters
  • The center of the village - 3 minutes on foot
  • Airport - 5 minutes by car
  • Port/ main town Parikia - 20 minutes by car, 30 minutes by bus

Unique features

Activities

  • Boating
  • Diving
  • Hiking
  • Horse riding
  • Kitesurfing
  • Massage
  • Shopping
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing

General

  • Beach
  • Garden
  • Restaurant
  • Special menu request
  • Yoga shala
  • Patio

Food

Welcome- and goodbye- dinner with the group are included. The other days, you are free to eat anywhere you want. Aliki has several nice restaurants located at the seafront where you can enjoy lunch/dinner. Most of the time, people go out to eat together; a great way to meet like-minded people and make new friends.

The hotel also has a bar where you can order fresh juices of the season (orange/watermelon/melon/banana/carrot/beetroot) and all kind of other drinks, with and without alcohol.

Daily breakfast is included in the package. All rooms are equipped with a refrigerator and kettle, and some teabags, coffee and sugar.

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast

Things to do (optional)

Other things to do are:

  • Boat trip
  • Scuba diving
  • Hiking along the coast or over old Byzantine path
  • Wind and kite surfing
  • Horse riding
  • Greek cooking class

Spa treatments

Yoga Holidays and Retreats has a very good masseuse, Elida, who will come to the hotel with her massage bed. She won 2nd place in the national Greek massage competition in 2022 and is highly qualified. You will feel so much better after a treatment by her. Price is 70 EUR for an hour, including towels to be used.

What's included

  • 6 morning yoga classes (Sunday - Friday)
  • 7 nights accommodation
  • 2 dinners (welcome and goodbye)
  • Daily breakfast

What's not included

  • Boat and airplane tickets to Paros
  • Insurance
  • Optional hikes
  • Transfer to and from the hotel (taxi can be arranged for 30 EUR one way)
  • Optional boat trip on the Rofos boat with snorkeling in turquoise waters (40 EUR)
  • Hike along the Old Byzantine route

How to get there

Recommended Airports

Arrival by airplane

You can fly to Athens, Mykonos or Santorini and from there take the boat to Paros. From Athens, you can also fly to Paros new airport in about 30 minutes. Both Aegean Air and Sky Express offer flights between Athens and Paros. Once a week Astra Airlines offers a direct charter flight from Vienna to Paros.

Transfers are no longer included, but a taxi can be organized, if required, at the additional price of 25 EUR one way (same price for port / airport).

Airport: Paros National Airport Airport transfer available: Paros National Airport (US$ 27 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

  • A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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