Dreaming Wide Awake

Program.

      Monday 13 May                                                                                                                                      

Arrivals until 16.00

17.00 / Retreat Orientation, Breathwork, Meditation, Sharing Circle.

19.30 / Dinner, Dream Storytelling and Chanting                                                 

Tuesday  - Friday /14-17 May

08.00 / Yoga, BreathWork, Meditation in the pool area or at the beach
10.00 / Breakfast / Brunch
11.30 / Boat excursion to Delos Island or to a secluded beach where we will practice Spirit Contact Dance embodying our dreams amidst the sacred ruins
16.00 / Free time / Integration
18.30 / Sunset Dinner
20.00 / Drum Journey / Dream Journaling

Saturday 18 May

Sunrise Meditation

Full Moon Cacao Ceremony

Dream Incubation Ceremony

Sunday 19 May

A free day after breakfast
19.00 / Dinner
20.00 / Sharing Circle

Monday 20 May

Retreat Closing Circle at 09.00 am

Departure after 12.00pm

Teachings / Practices

Yoga and active breath-work /Guided meditation /Drum Journey
Spirit Contact Dance /Contact Improvisation
Myths & Dream Journaling  /Sharing Circle

Full Moon Cacao Ceremony

The key to Happiness is maintaining a healthy body while you honor your soul calling. All of our daily sessions are carefully designed to cleanse your body, restore your nervous system and elevate your energy flow with pleasure and joy while creative experiences and heartfelt group gatherings will open the space for a deep connection with your Dreamer self.

Yoga

Our Hatha Vinyasa Yoga practice, in conjunction with the principles of Biomatic Anatomy, is linking movement with breath and awakens your body/spirit awareness. You will learn how to develop a daily practice of graceful movement sequences, details of physical and esoteric physiology and therapeutic relaxation techniques.

Guided meditations and drum journeys will lead you into the deepest self-insights and most powerful dream states at the end of our morning Yoga class.

Spirit Contact Dance

We begin by grounding ourselves, shaking and pulsing to release tension, increase blood circulation and connect with the cosmic energy of the Earth. Our breath expands into sound and our voice can be liberated. We enter a state of profound soul connection establishing a deep level of freedom - we reach our euphoric state of being.

Water Spirit Contact Dance

An aquatic bodywork that will enable you to embody the art of true belonging and trust oneness in the fluidity of the sea. Water is conductive so it can help us remember our true nature, it can facilitate a rebirth experience. While floating in the water, the absence of gravity releases our vertebrae and allows our spine to move in ways that are not possible on the land.

Myths and Dream Journalling

For the Ancient Greeks, dreaming was an opportunity to understand existence beyond the “awake” state and connect with higher divine energies capable of inspiring miraculous healing.

You will learn how to explore the untapped potential of your mind and spirit through the art of dream journaling and the power of Myth. Dive deep into the well of your inner being, and bring it into the light. You can write your world into being, too!

Sharing Circle

Our Sharing Circle, a sacred inclusive space that will support you to feel free to express your deepest longings, release old patterns and fears, shift perspective and activate new decisions, while simple yet profound Rituals will teach you how to fully enjoy your experience and be grateful to yourself, your community and the earth.

Apostolia Papadamaki

Apostolia Papadamaki is an internationally acclaimed choreographer, a traveler, performer, and teacher. An ongoing life learner, Apostolia studied Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation, Yoga and Alexander Technique in New York. A lover of movement, arts, and spirituality, she also studied Shamanic practices, Music, Voice, Scuba Diving, Craniosacral Therapy and Rei-Ki collaborating with inspiring artists, musicians, and teachers in many lands. Endowed with profound spiritual insight and being thankful to life, Apostolia founded The Happiness Retreat to share her knowledge, experience, and joy with other beautiful souls.

Toby Israel

Toby Israel is is a vagabondess and storyteller with a metaphorical closet full of hats. She currently works as a creative facilitator, editor, and writer, and as Content Manager at NuMundo, the digital platform for the global regenerative movement. In addition, Toby is a trained Empowerment Self-Defense Instructor and Yoga Teacher, and regularly facilitates workshops and retreats to empower, inspire, and transform. She is a full-time lover of movement, food, and words, expressing light and dark through many forms of dance, poetry, songwriting, and more. For the moment, Toby lives in Costa Rica. (She came for a masters degree in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the UN-mandated University for Peace—and stayed for the papaya, sunshine, and conscious community).