8 days of Yoga Somatic Dance Holiday in Mystical Samothraki, Greece ~ Vol. 3

This year we have prepared our third SAMOTHRAKI MOVE IT HOLIDAY. Third one is a charm!

We were observing and listening your needs and came up with the special edition. This time we will offer a new format including more time for research and improvisation in nature and outdoor locations for movement exploration. In the evening, you will enjoy bodywork, gentle stretching and relaxing. We will also stay in renovated rooms! Sounds good? Keep reading ;)


This island is truly magical and offers so many possibilities.

Discover the wild beauty of intact nature which Samothraki has been hiding mysteriously for so many centuries. You can enjoy healing water of natural hot springs on the top of the hill while watching stars, walk through oak forest hundreds of years old, smell wild oregano and watch the goats jumping around, climb the waterfalls or hike up the mount Fengari, take a boat ride or go diving, rent a motorcycle and explore the island, visit ancient ruins of Great Gods Sanctuary, or just sit in a taverna sipping famous Greek Frappé.

Retreat Highlights

• 8 days of somatic exploration

• Yoga, dance, improvisation classes

• Yoga nidra and meditation instructions

• Daily Tuning and Monkey mornings

• Daily evening Lush classes

• 7 nights of accommodation in cozy rooms

• Delicious breakfast and dinner with fresh local ingredients

• Enjoying natural hot spring while star gazing

• Drinking therapy, steam inhalation

• Swimming in breath taking natural waterfall pools

• Access to the beautiful and peaceful beaches

• Exploring authentic villages

• Visit ancient ruins of Great Gods

• Discover mysterious energy of the island

• Hiking in pristine nature, goats watching, oregano picking

• Kids are welcomed

• Pet friendly

• Possibility of having private yoga class (on request)

• Aguahara, special water treatment (on request, special discount for the retreat participants)


Our program: MOVE IT HOLIDAY

We believe that the best holiday you can offer to yourself is the one where you can truly relax, enjoy and learn at the same time.

During this retreat, you are invited to specially designed program combining many different approaches and techniques. We will start the day with gentle tuning trough breathing exercises, waking up the body and aligning. Some mornings we will spend researching in nature, on the beach or nearby waterfall. Our Monkey mornings will differ from day to day and will combine somatic research, contemporary dance elements, authentic movement, improvisation and other tools. Evenings are reserved for introspection, calming down and gentle practice. Lush finishing of the day will combine Yin yoga, massage, bodywork and Yoga nidra.

We will practice in a gorgeous fully laminated studio overlooking sea. This place is quiet, private and safe for our exploration.

We encourage you to reconnect yourself in our specifically tailored classes, as well as to take brake and enjoy free time whenever you feel like. You can always join us in guided hikes or just lose yourself walking alone in incredible nature.

We also offer individual classes of yoga, meditation and Aguahara, special water treatments on request.

Our practice is suitable for all levels.


Sample Daily Schedule *


• 8.15– 8.45 : Gentle tuning

• 8:45 - 10:00 : Monkey mornings

• 10:00 - 11:00: Happy tummies

• 11:30 - 17:30 : Waterfall trekking and swimming

Beach/ Village visit/ Ruins excursion/ Whatever you like

• 18:30 - 20:00 : Lush evenings

• 20:00 - 21:00 : Happy tummies (Greek buffet)

• Thermal bath, star watching, socializing

*** Schedule is subject to change

Accommodation

The accommodation is offered in a traditional Greek stone house, surrounded by aged plane trees and in flourish natural environment. All rooms are separate bungalow style and have one large double bed and one single sofa bed. All rooms have separate bathroom, AC and WiFi. Each room also has private balcony or terrace with sea or garden view. You can dive in the waterfall at just 100 m from the door, enjoy Thermal bath with healing water at 800m, or go the beach in 1km distance.

Food

During the retreat, there is a delicious breakfast, buffet style: freshly baked bread, different kind of cheese from the island, eggs, ham, musli, yogurt, seasonal fruits, juice, tahini, penaut butter ecc. Dinner is prepared on-site by a Greek cook. Everything is fresh with as many local products as possible.

*If you have dietary requirements, please inform the organizer before booking.

About the teachers

Maja Kalafatić is a choreographer, dancer and yoga teacher. In 2006 she graduated at SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and she gained her master's degree in 2015 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. She began to practice yoga already in high school and later at the academy she studied Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Iyenger Yoga. In 2008 she completed the 2-year program (400 hours) for a yoga teacher in Devi Yoga Centre Ljubljana under supervision of Blaž Bertoncelj (Hatha Yoga). In addition to yoga she studied psychosomatic techniques such as Pilates, BMC (Body Mind Centering), Feldenkrais, Rolfing and the Alexander technique. In her practice, she is combining the principles of various techniques, such as working in pairs and improvisation. She is teaching yoga for more than 10 years and her lessons adapt to different groups (children, the elderly, dancers etc.).

Nina Radovanovic is a yoga teacher, dancer and somatic therapist from Belgrade. Shortly after completing her formal studies in Languages here, she ventured out into the world in search of new knowledge. Her transformational journey through bodily and spiritual awareness began 12 years ago in India, where she was first introduced to the ancient wisdom of Yoga and meditation.

Nina completed her first 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in a tantric ashram in India, and continued to explore Yoga’s various forms, including Ashtanga in Mysore and different styles of Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and Acro Yoga. Nina has studied with world-renowned teachers at workshops and trainings in India and Bali, and has integrated awareness meditation techniques learned in Vipassana meditation courses. In 2020 she completed another 300 hour YTT within My Vinyasa Practice, Texas, USA.

Nina’s interest in bodywork brought her to study Ayurveda and Thai massage, before eventually leading her to Aguahara. She fell in love with this water treatment, as she recognized it as the most inclusive being work. Nina teaches yoga and contact improvisation classes and workshops in Belgrade, and organizes yoga dance retreats worldwide.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

· Monkey mornings

· Lush evening practice

· Yoga, dance, improvisation, bodywork practice

· Accommodation for 7 nights in share double room bungalow

· Breakfast and dinner

· Hike to different Waterfalls

· Visit Thermal bath

· Wi Fi facilities

· Yoga blocks, straps, cushions

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

· Transportation to, from and around the island

· Aguahara treatments (special discount for participants)

· Additional excursions

· Individual yoga/meditation/dance class

· Insurance

· Yoga mats

Aguahara Sessions

Aguahara is a unique water treatment. Being in water allow a person to relax completely on physical, mental and spiritual level equally. In a dance like journey, a body is being moved on the surface of water and under the water. People can feel releasing of body pain, loosening of spine, muscles and joints, stress relief, detox and purification and deep mental relaxation. In no gravity space you can feel entering in a meditative like state. As each person is different, each session of Aguahara is unique. It can be done in sea, fresh waters or pools and each of them will bring different quality to a process. Special discount for this retreat participants available.

You can see a video on the link bellow:

Aguahara session with Nina

Location

The retreat will be held in a beautiful village of Therma in a family homestay. Oregano and flowers grow outside the door and a peaceful atmosphere relaxes the senses. Yoga shala is a private, newly built space overlooking sea.

How to get there

ARRIVAL BY AIRPLANE/TRAIN/BUS

You can to take a flight/ train/ bus to Thessaloniki. From Thessaloniki you can take a train or a bus to Alexandroupoliss.

You can take a flight to Athens. From Athens you can take a flight to Alexandroupolis (AXD). There are cheap flights with Aegean airlines.

Once you reach Alexandroupolis, go to the port and take a 2-3 hour ride ferry to Samothraki. You should book your ferry ticket in advance at Zante ferries

ARRIVAL BY CAR your arrangement/car rental ecc.

Getting around the island

You can rent a motorcycle or go around with your own/rented car.

*Check the time zone in Greece, especially if you are travelling by car and need to reach the ferry on time!

Know before you go

This island may be a little bit complicate to reach, but once you come here, you will find out that every mile was worth it!

After all, if you are looking for an intact nature, you need to step out from the city!

This is a little paradise and we hope it will stay this way. It is not for ordinary tourist, but for nature lovers and adventurers.

Please respect the nature of this wild island. Do not litter and make sure to use natural skin products (sun screen and lotions) to not pollute natural waters of waterfalls and sea.

Even though there are no designated areas for nudist beach, many people choose not to ware bathing suits. You are free to choose your own style however you like, unless in Therma pools where taking off clothes when using baths is necessary.

If you are a passionate hiker, do take your hiking shoes and gear to be ready for all the challenges of the island.

It's perfect for both, hiking and climbing.

It can be really hot in the sun, so bring your hats, sun glasses and light clothes.

Water on the island is fresh and drinkable, so please bring your own water bottles to reduce plastic pollution.

Price and Registration


Accommodation in single room 575 EUR

Accommodation in double room 470 EUR

Registration is necessary at move2collective@gmail.com. You can consider yourself registered only after transferring your deposit on the account provided. The deposit is fixed amount of 200 EUR. The rest should be paid on arrival in cash.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for all the other inquiries, requests, doubts, ecc.

This retreat operates on First comes, first served bases. The number of participants are limited. You can secure your spot only after contacting us and paying the deposit.


A reservation requires a deposit of 200 EUR.

The deposit is not refundable, but you can find someone else to replace you with our approval.