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Journey to Wholeness: Greek Island Yoga Retreat.

Retreat date

Lily Dwyer Begg

What's included
  • Arrival and departure transfers on Amorgos (port-hotel-port)
  • Use of Spa facilities (sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, indoor seawater swimming pool, fitness center)
  • Use of Yoga shalas and yoga equipment (mats, blocks, stripes, bolsters, blankets)
  • Use of outdoor pool
  • 10% discount on Face and Body treatments
  • Unlimited Internet access
  • One 30-minute relaxing massage
Food included in the package

Breakfast, Dinner

Food

Enjoy delicious fresh food at award-winning Ambrosia Gallery Restaurant. You will be served an abundant breakfast buffet daily, as well as a tasty lunch and dinner. They use fresh food and locally grown vegetables and a variety of spices grown on the island. The meals are all vegetarian and vegan. Please let the retreat leader know at the time of your booking if you have any specific dietary requirements.

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

  • All kind of meals
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Other dietary requirements on request
Activities included in the package

Private Yacht Tour

Accommodation & venue

Welcome to an oasis of luxury and peace where you will experience comfort, elegance and plenty of inspiration. Famous for being a top yoga destination worldwide, at Aegialis Hotel and Spa we offer 5 beautiful yoga shalas and an outdoor rooftop, with direct views to the crystal clear Aegean sea and the Amorgian mountainous landscape.

Each shala comes with high end complimentary props and a unique energy of tranquility and bliss. We have welcomed over 700 yoga groups from all over the world to experience the magic of Amorgos island with Aegialis. Every year, more than 2000 yoga enthusiasts come to Aegialis to explore their yoga, meditation and wellness practices. Your experience here will be one of tranquillity, transformation and joy. We are happy to welcome you to our beautiful island.

Experience 5-star luxury in an island famous for having one of the highest magnetic fields in the world. Located on a slight hill overseeing the entire Aegiali Bay, Aegialis Hotel & Spa offers you a front-row seat to sea views and the majestic mountainous landscape of the island. This is a prime location, with only a short walk to the beach and the Aegiali shops.

Lily Dwyer Begg

About organizer

Lily Dwyer Begg has practiced for over two decades and taught yoga full time since 2006. A former professional modern dancer, she teaches vinyasa, prenatal, postnatal, yoga for scoliosis, and Somatic Practice. She has taught yoga for international yoga studios from Germany to Japan; shared practice with YogaWorks in their studios, PYTT teacher trainings, and with their online platform for students all around the world; shared yoga for athletes with the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team an an NCAA diving team at UC Berkeley; and worked therapeutically with private clients across the globe.
Lily runs a global online practice group with potent weekly livestream classes, works with private clients in person and online, and shares international retreats for deep yoga immersion and profound inner reset.
Class with Lily drops you into a creative and flowing vinyasa sequence grounded by precise anatomical cues. The emphasis on breath guided movement allows you to turn inward, deepen your awareness of embodied physical sensations, and find a meditative state of awareness that transforms your perception of what is possible. Lily’s teaching motto, "feel don't force" inspires a quality of playful presence, curiosity, non-dogmatic thinking, and compassion that is at the heart of mindfully navigating the technical and athletic approach to asana practice she shares.
Lily is profoundly grateful for the yoga tradition and for all her teachers, past and present, who inspire her life’s path both on and off the mat.
https://www.lilydwyerbeggyoga.com

Introduction

Join Lily Dwyer Begg for a transformative yoga retreat on a remote Greek Island. Unplug from your routine and immerse yourself in the beauty of mystical Amorgos. Nourish mind, body, and spirit, shift your perspective through yoga immersion, and create lifelong healing memories.
Awaken each day with a strong and fluid 2-hour energizing vinyasa flow.
A former professional dancer, Lily brings over 20 years of experience teaching in various locations. She has led yoga retreats across the world and worked with students ranging from an NBA Basketball Team to professional dancers to expecting mothers and private clients around the world and yoga teachers in training. Lily runs a thriving virtual yoga studio, allowing students to experience her classes before signing up for a retreat. lilydwyerbeggyoga.com

This is Lily's third return to lead a sold-out retreat at Aegialis. For her, the island of Amorgos is a perfect environement for retreat: here life slows to a spacious, sun-washed rhythm and feeling, not forcing, becomes your guide.

At the heart of this retreat is the practice of slow travel. We linger longer in the shala for spacious practices that include meditation and extra-long savasana, alternating days of restorative afternoon practices with open afternoons for rest, wandering, or adventure. 

This is not a retreat with a packed itinerary. It is an invitation to be. To unwind. To let the location do its quiet magic. Bathing in the salty sea, savoring nourishing Greek meals, practicing yoga, and waking each morning to a view fit for a queen, you will leave feeling deeply relaxed, restored, and reconnected to your wholeness.

Program

THE NOT-SO-AVERAGE DAY AT A GLANCE

(subject to change)

8-10 am: Vinyasa Yoga

10 am: Hearty Brunch

Midday/Afternoon: Afternoons are wide open and open to your design! A few options: spa treatments, pool time, hiking, stand up paddle boarding, exploring the nearby villages by foot, napping, silent time on your private balcony overlooking the sea, or lounging in a hammock chair with a green smoothie.

After a day of outdoor play and adventuring, refresh your (aching) muscles with a soak in the sea or a hot sauna and emerge relaxed and ready for your second practice of the day.

One group excursion is included in your package, and will take place in the afternoon.

5-7 pm: Restorative Yoga and Meditation

7 pm: Dinner

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    Health & Hygiene
    • Uses cleaning chemicals that are effective against coronavirus.
    • Linens, towels and laundry washed in line with local authority guidelines.
    • Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays.
    • The accommodation partner we work with follows the guidelines of local authorities.
    • Equipment for activities is disinfected before and/or after use.

    Physical distancing

    • Cashless payment available.
    • Physical distancing is maintained.
    • Instructors maintain a distance from the client at all times possible.
    • Activities take place outside where possible.

    Safety features

    • Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by the local government.
    • Hand sanitizer available in guest rooms and key areas.
    • Process in place to check the health of guests.
    • First aid kit available.
    • A room is available to isolate suspected or infected COVID-19 patients.
    • Protective masks are available for all staff.
    • Protective masks available for clients.

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