You have taken the time off before and come home just as tired. These two weeks are built the other way round: practice, walking and a long table first, and everything else arranged for you.
YogaSoul runs two small group yoga retreats in Greece in May 2027, hosted by Rachel Cieslewicz and Eric Martin: a hiking and meditation retreat in Meteora, May 18 to 24 (6 nights, 12 guests, from $3,179 per person, two sharing), and a week of yoga and rest on Koufonisia, May 29 to June 5 (7 nights, 15 guests, from $2,799). We have led retreats in Greece, Mexico and Utah for more than twenty years, and we still host every one ourselves.
Join one, or both. Either way, you will know the two people looking after you by name before you land.
Another year of the same holidays, and rest starts to feel like something other people get. You plan the trip, you manage the trip, and then you need a week to recover from it. Here, someone else holds the details.
Greece 2027
One week walks, one week rests. Both are small, and both are led by Rachel with Eric beside her.
May 18 to 24, 2027 · Meteora, Greece
Six nights beneath monasteries that have stood for centuries. Monastery trails at a conversational pace, meditation before the heat, and a long village dinner at night.
May 29 to June 5, 2027 · Koufonisia, Greece
Seven nights on one of the quietest islands in the Cyclades. Two practices a day with the sea in view, a private hillside estate, and meals from a chef who travels from Athens.
How our retreats work
Every retreat is different, but the way we run them is the same. Here is what you can count on.
Twelve guests in Meteora, fifteen on Koufonisia, never more. Small enough to feel like a group rather than a crowd, and for Rachel to know how each person is doing.
Rachel leads every practice and shapes the week. Eric helps you create ease with transfers, ferries and everything else you would otherwise be managing yourself.
Write to us first if you have questions. A $500 deposit holds your room, or you can pay in full. Rachel or Eric confirms personally within a day.
Each retreat page lists exactly what that week includes, so check the one you are considering before you book.
Your hosts
We have both had years where the calendar was full and none of it was ours. That is why we build retreats around practice, walking, silence and a long table, rather than a packed itinerary.
Rachel Cieslewicz is a C-IAYT certified yoga therapist and World Yoga Federation Grandmaster, and she leads the practices. Eric Martin co-founded YogaSoul with her in 2013 and takes care of the logistics.
Past retreats and private gatherings
Past retreats · May 30 to June 6, 2026
Seven nights, fifteen guests, a private estate above the Aegean. The record of the week, in photographs and in guests’ own words. We return in May 2027.
Plan a private gathering · from $2,000
For families, teams and close groups. From two hours at a home in Salt Lake City to a week somewhere far away, designed from scratch and led by Rachel, with Eric on the details.
How to join us
Tell us which week you are drawn to, or that you cannot decide yet. Rachel or Eric writes back.
Write to usPick Meteora, Koufonisia or both, and the kind of room you want. $500 holds it.
For Meteora, the ground transfer from Athens is included. For Koufonisia, the flights, ferry and taxis are yours to book. Eric helps you plan the ferry, and someone from the estate meets you at the dock.
Meteora and Koufonisia side by side, with a plain way to choose between them, or to do both.
From guests
“Retreats with Eric and Rachel have taught me so much about the importance of taking time out for me.”
“I’ve been on retreats before. This one was different. There was nowhere to hide from yourself, in the best possible way.”
“I am so grateful to Rachel and the safe, nurturing space she created for us all. Rachel embodies humility, grace, and immense strength.”
Who you become
You come home quieter, with a handful of people who feel like old friends, and with a practice that has room in your life again. The next time the calendar fills, you know what a week of real rest does, and you know how to make room for it.
Before you book
Yes. YogaSoul runs two small group retreats in Greece in May 2027, hosted by Rachel Cieslewicz and Eric Martin. The Hiking and Meditation Retreat in Meteora runs May 18 to 24, with 12 guests at most, from $3,179 per person, two sharing, or $3,999 in a private room. The Koufonisia yoga retreat runs May 29 to June 5, with 15 guests at most, from $2,799. A $500 deposit holds a room on either.
Yes. YogaSoul’s Hiking and Meditation Retreat in Meteora, Greece runs May 18 to 24, 2027: six nights in eco premium suites in Kastraki, 12 guests at most, from $3,179 per person, two sharing, or $3,999 in a private room. Guided hikes of three to nine miles a day on the monastery trails pair with meditation and gentle movement led by Rachel. For a week built around daily yoga, the Koufonisia retreat begins May 29.
People who are tired in a way an ordinary vacation has not fixed. Some come with a long yoga practice, some have never meditated. What they share is wanting a week that actually rests them, in a small group, with hosts who are there the whole time.
No. All levels are welcome on both retreats. On Koufonisia, mornings are vigorous and all-levels and evenings are gentle, and Rachel offers modifications. In Meteora no meditation experience is needed. If you can walk comfortably for three hours, you can do the hikes.
Yes, and most people do. The groups are small enough that nobody stays a stranger past the second evening. On Koufonisia, if you would like a shared room, we will match you with someone compatible.
Fly into Athens. For Meteora, arrive the day before and we collect you in Athens on May 18 for the drive north. For Koufonisia, fly into Athens, Naxos or Santorini, arrive in Greece the day before, and take a morning ferry on May 29. Someone meets you at the dock. Check current entry requirements for Greece before you book flights, and bring Euros for gratuities.
Yes. Meteora ends five days before Koufonisia begins, which leaves time to explore in between and makes one long Greek May easy to arrange. Write to us and we will help you plan it.
Yes. A $500 deposit holds your room and comes off your room price, and the balance is due 90 days before the retreat begins. The deposit is not refundable, because your room comes off the list the moment you book. After that, cancelling before January 15, 2027 refunds everything beyond the deposit; from January 15 until 60 days before the retreat the balance is refunded only if we fill your room; inside 60 days it is not refundable. Each retreat also runs with a minimum group size, and if it has not filled we will tell you by January 15, 2027 and refund everything. If we cancel the retreat, you get everything back. Checkout also offers Klarna if you would rather pay over time, and a $75 fee applies if you need to transfer your reservation. Each retreat page carries the exact dates.
Rest is not something you book. It is something you practice.
The week you keep meaning to take does not arrive on its own. Meteora runs May 18 to 24 with twelve guests. Koufonisia runs May 29 to June 5 with fifteen. If you are not sure which week is yours, write to us. We read every email ourselves.