Release and Renewal - Wellness and Qigong Retreat - December 7th - 14th, 2024
Renewing your Self Compassion and Personal Power!
December 7th - 14th, 2024
Seven Days - Six Nights
Crete, Greece
Olive Season
Greece holds a special place in our heart and we hope you will feel the same by the end of your retreat. For now, close your eyes and imagine yourself on the Island of Crete, feeling the breeze of the Aegean Sea and the smell of the most delicious olive trees.
Just below the retreat center, is a authentic Greek village with history of rich stories. One of the oldest churches, still protected by the locals. During your retreat you will discover the energy that comes across from Ada Mountain and continues down to the ocean.
The view from the retreat center will hypnotize you with it’s beauty. An amazing place where you can be re-energized by the energy all around us at the top of this amazing mountain.
Filled with Greek Mythology, the powerful energy from the ocean and the breath-taking mountain. An exotic and powerful experience for anyone in need of a recharge. A time to step away from your daily life to evaluate your life and change what is not working. A chance to learn we all have the power of our own transformation, healing, and happiness in our lives. You will leave empowered, with a plan for the changes you'd like to make, and the tools to make the changes in your life.
Imagine waking up to have fresh coffee or tea while admiring the beautiful sunrise. Or, closing your day to see the sunset. It is magical and healing.
AnnapurnaBlue's unique award-winning program incorporates wellness sessions, working with the five life poisons and how each life poison affects our health in one or all areas of our life.
We incorporate body movements, meditation, breath work, sound healing, excursions on the island, free time for your own contemplation. Time with likeminded people from all professions. Oh, and let's not forget the fun and experiences AnnapurnaBlue brings to each of our retreats.
Your rooms will face the ocean for a peaceful night’s sleep. Daily housekeeping and an incredible staff that will help you to truly have a wonderful life altering experience. Our excursions will include time at the beach, small villages, a private Greek boat trip to a private island for a special cooked meal. We can also help with hikes in the mountains, perhaps an afternoon of bike riding.
Included in your retreat are two dinners that will include special entertainment for our group.
As with our other group retreat in Crete, our students bonded with each other during their retreat and many have made incredible changes in their life.
Take a look below for more information.
What's Included
Retreat Includes:
- Welcome dinner -
- Daily healthy breakfast, Lunch and four dinners (we are on excursion for 3 nights and will eat in town.)
- Coffee, Tea, Fruit Juices and Water
- Multiple daily Guided Intuitive Qigong/Body Movement Sessions
- Daily Meditation sessions,
- Breath Work
- Wellness Sessions - Based on the Five Poisons
- Wellness Programs
- 2 private session for the week
- Healthy Nutrition
- Living a healthy daily life.
- Private Time - enjoy your surroundings
- Purification practices: Breathwork Therapy,
- Sound Bathing with Tibetan Singing Bowls
- Nature Bathing - Soak up what nature has to offer you - It's healing! Japanese call this Shinrin-Yoku - Soaking up the energy of nature.
- Evening Gatherings
- Free time to contemplate or visit the villages.
- 2 Follow up sessions post retreat
- Wireless Internet
- Community
- Day Excursion Greek Fishing Boat To a Private Beach and amazing meal.
- Evening At The Beach
- Day excursion to be announced
- a. Santorini Trip
- b. Mountain Biking
- c. Hiking Trip to Ida Mountain
- d. Olive Picking and Process
MEALS
Meals will be prepared to work with everyone's dietary needs. Fresh and organic with the flair and flavors of Greek cuisine, made with lovely vegetable and fruits, fish, meats, poultry, cheese.
Eating these beautiful meals with the view of the ocean and Olive Tree forest – What A Treat!
Throughout the day, you will enjoy unlimited water, tea, coffee, juices, smoothies and snacks.
Accommodations
Single Rooms with bathroom
Shared Room with Bathroom
Space is limited. Early registration is strongly suggested.
During your pre-retreat consultation, we will discuss your goals, dietary and other needs. We answers any questions you may have. Based on this, we will customize your retreat.
Always feel free to contact us with any questions you may have at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 952-405-0342
Check In and Check Out
Check-In December 6th, 2024 after 2:00 p.m.
Check-Out December 14th by 11:00 p.m.
If you need to arrive a day early or stay an additional night, please let us know.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is struggling with stressors in their life. The feeling of overwhelm, confusion, lack of focus. If you have medical issues and would like to receive tools to help them to manage and reduce some medical issues or to manage with a serious illness.
Anyone dealing with negativities and obstacles in their life. This retreat will give everyone the tools to realize what is holding them back, causing many stressors and who are unable and need a safe place to contemplate, see what the problems are and to create a plan that will work for their life.
What Are The Benefits For You Attending This Retreat?
Space - Space to think on your current life, the problems and concerns you may be managing in your daily life.
Inspiration and Empowerment
You will be inspired to truly look within, with an open mind, to see:
- What you are unhappy with, in all areas in your life.
- Evaluate the status of your mind, body and spirit.
- What you would like within your life.
- A plan inspired by your desires to make the changes to change what you are not happy with and to make a plan for your desires.
- An amazing support system to help you achieve your goals.
- You will leave the retreat empowered to be the you, you would like to be. Finding Yourself!
- Tools to help you focus, creating balance and better health.
- Two post retreat support sessions.
Healing Sessions
During this retreat, we will have healing sessions of Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing, Breath Work, Body Movement and Meditation
Excursions
We have excurions planned, to visit the Islnd of Crete. Final destination options will be discussed as a group.
Private Sightseeing
You will have free time to take a walk or to drive and see the Island.
Retreat Itinerary
Final itinerary will be completed after we have been able to have a pre-retreat consultation with everyone attending.
Wellness, Qigong and Healing!
Wellness Sessions
The most dangerous enemies for our mind, body and spirits are own Five Life Poisons. If we do not free ourselves from these poisons, our mind, body and spirit will always be fighting obstacles that create problems with our self, health, family, work and financial relationships.
AnnapurnaBlue's Unique wellness sessions introduce students to The Five Life Poisons of our daily lives.
These Five Poisons, Ignorance, Anger, Attachment, Ego and Jealousy, are a central cause of suffering in our daily lives. They are our negative emotional reactions to a particular situation. We may react to a situation with aversion, attachment, envy, pride, or other negative emotions, directing these negative emotions at the people we believe are responsible for the problem. The arising of the Five Poisons is always harmful to us.
When we are able to look inside ourselves, we realize that the Five Life Poisons are our own emotions. The other person, the one who we think “causes” us to have the negative emotion, may be unaware or unconcerned by our emotions.
AnnapurnaBlue’s team of professionals and world wide studies have proven, in order to have our lives function properly, we need to learn how to acknowledge and manage the Five Life Poisons and to replace the poisons with wisdom.
Modern science has shown how our mental and physical health improves drastically when we recognize, reduce, or eliminate our Five Life Poisons, promoting mental and physical healing and balance.
During this retreat, you will learn the damage of any or all of the Five Life Poisons have upon our mental and physical body. By the end of the retreat, you will understand, and learn the tools to minimize the damage The Five Poisons has done to us, and how to counteract them and turn them into positive energy to improve our lives.
Qigong - Studies have shown, practicing qigong can improve fitness, reduce anxiety and depression, lower blood pressure, relieve chronic pain, strengthen the immune and respiratory systems, and improve overall well-being.
We feel fortunate to have Bo Blichfeldt as the Qigong Instructor.
Qigong uses simple poses and breathing patterns to promote a healthy flow and reduce stagnation of qi. Proper flow of "qi" can help the body engage its own healing processes.
Self Investment Fee
This retreat is perfect for a single person, couples and groups of friends.
$ 3200.00 Single Person
$ 2800.00 Shared Room
$ 750.00 Commuter Fee
$ 700.00 Zoom - Sessions Only
For a group rate, please contact us.
Optional
- Massages
- Additional Private Sessions
Not Included
- Air Fees and transfers to the Resort on the Island of Crete, Greece
REGISTRATION:
You can secure your place on registration with either a 50% deposit or breaking down the fees in 1/3.
50% deposit on Registration.
Final Payment in Full is required by March 1st, 2024.
If you would like to make your payments in 1/3 increments:
1/3 payment when you register, 1/3 payment by February 1st, 2024 and final payment in full by March 1st, 2024.
Cancellation Policy:
- Full refund less $200.00 administration fee if cancelled by September 1st, 2024
- 50% refund if cancelled between September 1 to October 31st, 2024 .
- No refund if cancelled after October 31, 2024
How To Get To The Resort in Crete:
Airport: Heraklion International Airport
Taxi: You can take a taxi to the resort 20 minute
Zorbas Car Rental: If you would like to rent a car
CONTACT US
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. 952-405-0342
COVID PRE-CAUTIONS:
We practice Covid Safety at all of our retreats.
