Yoga and Hiking Retreat in Zagori, May 21-26, 2021

Yoga and Hiking Retreat in Zagori, May 21-26, 2021

Yoga and Hiking Retreat in Zagori, May 21-26, 2021‘A walk in nature walks the soul back home ’,
Mary Davis
Are you willing to walk the way?
Are you willing to walk with us?
Join us in a 6- day (optional 3-day- 21/5/2021-26/5/2021) retreat by the deepest gorge in the world, Vikos gorge! Welcome to Zagori with a six-day yoga retret in the heart of Vikos gorge !! What’s most dreamy from a landscape with gorges, forests and rivers just 30 minutes from Ioannina. The program includes hikes, yoga practices meditation and cooking lessons in nature. We will be hosted at the traditional guest house En Chora Vesitsa in Vitsa (www.vezitsa-zagori.com). Our goal is to feel the power of nature and the unique environment of Zagori, through the guidance of our instructor Coralia Batista.

We offer:
• Yoga classes in the morning to open up the body and prepare the mind.
• Yoga classes in the evening to heal the body and relax the mind.
• Two to four hours daily hiking to indulge in pure nature balancing body and mind .
• Three meals per day(optional vegetarian, vegan and gluten free). • Accommodation in our guest house.
• Cooking lesson

Extras:
• Sound healing with handmade Balinese singing bowls for chakra balancing, clearing and enhancing.
• Rafting
• Horse-riding
• E-bikes

Schedule day by day

Day 1
17.30-19.30: Welcoming circle, Silent walk, AUM meditation or/and Yoga Nidra
20:00 Dinner in our restaurant with fresh salads and local dishes prepared with love and kindness – rest.

Day 2
7.15-8.30: Chanting-Tune- in, Pranayama-building up the yogic breath, Asanas-Flow for healthy joints and spine
9:00-10:00: Enjoy our homemade breakfast
10:30: Trekking-Bridges & Villages: Vitsa-Vitsa Steps-Koukouli-Missios Bridge-Kokoros bridge–Vitsa (Duration: 4hrs) Picnic prepared from the hotel.
18.00-19.30: Meditation for prosperity, Yin flow for legs
20:00: Dinner in our restaurant with fresh salads and local dishes prepared with love and kindness – rest.

Day 3
7:15-8.30: Chanting-Raising vibration, Pranayama (energizing) breath work, Meditation for transformation
9:00-10:00: Enjoy our home made breakfast
10:30; Trekking: Vitsa – Monodentri – Agia Paraskevi Monastery – Vikos Gorge (Duration: 3 hrs) Picnic prepared from the hotel.
(Departure for people who signed up for 3 days)
18.00-19.30: Yin flow for kidneys
20:00: Dinner in our restaurant with fresh salads and local dishes prepared with love and kindness and rest.

Day 4
7.15-8.30: Chanting, Pranayama (balancing ) breath work, Meditation on 5 senses, Asanas Hatha vinyasa (arms, core and inversions)
9:00-10:00: Enjoy our home made breakfast
10.30 Trekking: Vradeto steps-Beloi point of view
Picnic prepared from the hotel. (Duration: 4 hrs)
18.00-19.30: Yin for whole body
20:00: Dinner in our restaurant with fresh salads and local dishes prepared with love and kindness – rest.

Day 5
7:15-8:30: Chanting, Pranayama(balancing) breath work, Meditation on the breath, Partner yoga
9:00-10:00: Enjoy our home made breakfast
Free day !
You can relax with sound healing, do rafting and/or e-bike
18.00-19.30: Asanas : Games of trust and responsibility, Team work
7:30-8:00: Gastronomy lesson
20:00: Dinner in our restaurant with fresh salads and local dishes prepared with love and kindness and rest.

Day 6
7.15-8.30: Chanting, Pranayama, Meditation, Asanas-Sun Salutations –Gentle flow
9.00-10:00: Enjoy our home made breakfast
Feedback and goodbyes!!

Bio: Coralia Batista has enjoyed the benefits of Yoga for twenty years, both as a student and as a teacher. She is influenced by traditional and modern practices. Her love for nature and the constant self-study calibrate her meditation techniques. She will ever be grateful for the bright teachers she encountered in schools and ashrams she has visited so far. She has a 15- year of international experience. Her teaching gets influenced by philosophy and the circles of nature. The meetings get modified according to the groups of the participants. She states, “What I love most about life is the countless possibilities they exist in every moment.

* participation cost: 500 euros for the 6 days (21 / 5-26 / 5)
*For more information and booking Maria Vasdeki: info@vezitsa-zagori.com
mobile : +306949447448