Can I come on my own?
Most people do. The retreat is small enough that nobody stays a stranger past the second evening, and if you would like a shared room we will match you with someone compatible.
May 29 – June 5, 2027
Koufonisia, Greece
You have been putting yourself last for a long while, long enough that you have stopped noticing you are doing it. A typical week away will not fix that on its own. A week built around practice, and rest, and a table of fifteen people who are doing the same thing, is a different proposition entirely.
Most retreats bolt a yoga class onto a packed holiday and send you home as tired as you arrived. Another year of that is another year of mistaking a change of scenery for actual rest. Rest is not something you book. It is something you practice.
What the week is
Vigorous yoga and pranayama each morning with the sea in view. Restorative practice, yin, or nidra as the light softens in the late afternoon. Two meals a day at a long table, cooked by a chef from Athens. Everything between those hours belongs to you.
Fifteen guests, one private estate, seven nights. The island is small enough to cross on foot, and most people have never heard of it.
Koufonisia, Greece
These are from the estate we are returning to, and the beaches a short walk from its gate.
Your guides
We have both had years where the calendar was full and none of it was ours. This is the week we built to interrupt that, and we host it ourselves rather than hand it to a tour company.
You are not joining an itinerary. You are joining our table.
Rachel Cieslewicz · Co-FounderRachel holds the practices and the energy of the week. Eric helps you create ease with your ferries, other transfers, and everything else you would otherwise be managing yourself.
How to join us
Tell us where you are in your practice, or simply that you are curious. We read every one.
Checkout holds your perfect space within this special estate. If a payment plan would help, ask and we will arrange one.
Our beautiful staff meets you at the dock on May 29. From there your only task is to be there.
Seven nights, all in
Choose your room
Checkout holds your place, and Rachel or Eric will confirm personally within a day.
Your own bed, two or three to a room. Most solo travelers choose this, and it is how the friendships tend to start.
A private ensuite room for two. $6,158 for the pair. Both of you complete checkout, or write to us and we will coordinate it.
Single occupancy, your own ensuite space for the whole week. For those who know that solitude is part of how they rest.
Secure checkout through Stripe. Payment plans are available, please just ask. A $500 fee applies if you need to transfer your reservation.
Before you book
Most people do. The retreat is small enough that nobody stays a stranger past the second evening, and if you would like a shared room we will match you with someone compatible.
All levels are welcome. Mornings are vigorous and all-levels, and Rachel is skilled at offering modifications. The evening practice is gentle by design.
Fly into Athens, Naxos or Santorini, then take a ferry. Arrive in Greece the day before and plan for a morning ferry on May 29. Someone will meet you at the dock.
A private hillside estate with open terraces, a pool, a hot tub and a sauna. The yoga space looks over the water and the beaches are a short walk from the gate. Not a hotel, and not a resort.
Two family-style meals a day from our chef who travels from Athens. Vegetarian and vegan throughout, with locally caught fish several times in the week. Tell us about any dietary needs beforehand.
Many people do, and our Meteora retreat begins five days earlier, which makes one long Greek May quite easy to arrange. Ask us and we will help you plan it.
Who you become
You fly home quieter than you have been in a long time, with a handful of people who feel as though they have known you for years. The practice has room in your life again because you gifted it to yourself. And you know now, from the inside rather than in theory, what a week of actual rest does to a person.
From guests
“I am so grateful to Rachel and the safe, nurturing space she created for us all. Rachel embodies humility, grace, and immense strength.”
Lauren · Retreat Guest
“Retreats with Eric and Rachel have taught me so much about the importance of taking time out for me. My life changed for the better.”
Megan · Retreat Guest
“I’ve been on retreats before. This one was different. There was nowhere to hide from yourself, in the best possible way.”
Karen T. · Retreat Guest
“My wife and I almost didn’t book because it felt indulgent. By day two we were wondering why we’d waited so long.”
Mike · Retreat Guest
Rest is not something you book. It is something you practice.
May 29 to June 5, 2027. Fifteen places. You stop finding reasons to wait once you understand what the waiting has been costing.