About This Event
Let’s go on a mindful journey together, to the point where heaven meets Earth, where spiritual height is tangible, to Mount Olympus! 5 days of shared adventure on breathtaking trails, accompanied by mindful movement, grounding and connection practices, observation, listening, and sharing.
A retreat unlike any other in a place of unique symbolic power! Their retreats are true “inner journeys” and are truly transformative experiences on all levels!
They offer you a unique adventure to the world’s most famous peak! A most powerful wilderness journey that you will “feeling within.” Made of exploration and deep reconnection practices to guide you toward the discovery of your most intimate and hidden truths, yet revealing your true human and spiritual essence!
You will take home a toolbox full of options. And there is nothing more inspiring and motivating than walking away from an experience with so much “power” in your pocket, which will help you deal with pain constructively, restore energy, and open the doors to your possibilities.
A perfectly designed path to train your awareness through a challenging adventure, in the exploration of a very powerful nature, with the help of practices that will bring you closer to your most hidden resources and open your eyes in new ways.
You will find yourselves on one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographical relief. In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods. The mountain has exceptional biodiversity and rich flora. Since 1938 it has been a National Park, the first in Greece.
All practices, workouts, and meditations will be held in a place full of energy that will recharge, reconnect, and inspire you.
What you will gain from this experience:
– The tools to create healthier habits and make wiser choices
– A clearer vision of how to set better personal boundaries
– New and deeper connections
– A transformative experience
– A path that has been studied and designed to guide you through a truly profound experience
About the retreat leader
Evi Choutou: Graduated in Architecture and Urban Planning, she is a Bio-Architecture and Feng Shui consultant, naturopath, holistic nutritionist, kinesiologist, yoga & personal trainer, philosophical practitioner. Passionate about functional training and expressive art therapies. Author and editor for the wellbeing magazines Piubenessere and Consapevolezza dinamica, examines thoroughly everything that can raise the quality of life. Creator and founder at SATI Dynamic (Sensorial Awareness Training & Inspiration), a system of methods to train awareness on all levels, holds workshops and retreats worldwide.
Lefteris Paraskevas: Lefteris is a former swimming champion, a member of the Greek national swimming team, and has played water polo on a semi-professional basis, and he was also a mountain biking athlete. Since 2012, he participated in a number of mountaineering events and long distance trails. Amongst the most challenging were, the Pyrenees Crossing and the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, for which he holds the record of the fastest known time. In 2016 he founded The Extra Mile, a non-profit organization, responsible for organizing many charity sports events. Project manager at TEVACOM, Tihio race, founder at Love Van and Travel Bare.
About the hotel
You will sleep two nights at the Petrostrougas Refuge and two nights at the Giosos Apostolidis Refuge. All rooms and bathrooms in both refuges are shared.
Built in a beautiful forest of centuries-old beech and rhododendron trees, Petrostrougas Refuge on Mount Olympus is run by the Hellenic Rescue Team. At an altitude of 1,940 meters, visitors can enjoy not only the wonderful views, cooked food and drinks, the warmth of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves in all areas of the refuge, but also the hospitality of the managers. The shelter can accommodate up to 72 people and has been renovated through the volunteer work of Hellenic Rescue team members, making it more functional and warm for the winter months. In addition, a helipad for emergency cases has been created and maintained in the area surrounding the shelter.
The “Giosos Apostolidis” refuge was built in the summer of 1961 by the Association of Greek Mountaineers (S.E.O.) of Thessaloniki at an altitude of 2,697 meters, in the Prophet Elia-Epano Toumba cleft, on the Olympian Muses Plateau. It is the only building not only in Greece, but also in the Balkans at an altitude of 2,697 meters. In 1962 the second floor was added, thus increasing the number of guests up to 80.
Daily Schedule
Monday, July 3rd, 2023
- 08:00 Meeting at Irene station, Marousi, Athens from where you will move by organized vehicles to Mount Olympus
- 12:30 Meeting of the entire team at locality Gorgia, Olympus
- 13:00 - 14:30 Initial circle to share intentions. Cooking and eating before departure
- 14:30 - 18:30 4-hour walk to Petrostrougas refuge, with 3 - 4 stops
- 19:30 - 21:00 Restorative movement practice and sunset meditation
- 21:30 Dinner at the shelter
- 22:30 Rest
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
- 06:00 Waking up
- 06:20 - 07:30 Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at the shelter
- 09:30 - 13:00 You ascend to the plateau Mousson, with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground, and center yourselves
- 13:00 - 14:00 Arrival at Giosos Apostolidis shelter – free time
- 14:00 - 15:00 Lunch at the shelter
- 15:00 - 19:00 Free time / rest
- 19:00 - 20:30 Body exploration practice through guided and free movement
- 20:30 - 21:00 Sunset meditation
- 21:30 - 22:30 Dinner at the shelter
- 23:00 Rest
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
- 06:00 Waking up
- 06:20 - 07:30 Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and the 5 Tibetan rites
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at the shelter
- 09:30 - 13:00 Your climb to Skolio, elevation 2913, with 4 stops and moments to breathe, ground, and center yourselves
- 14:00 - 15:00 Lunch at Giosos Apostolidis shelter
- 15:00 - 18:00 Free time / rest
- 18:00 - 19:30 Guided movement practice with the elements of the mountains
- 19:30 - 20:00 Snack
- 20:00 - 21:00 Walk to Profitis Ilias church, elevation 2812, and sunset meditation
- 21:30 - 22:30 Dinner at the shelter
- 23:00 Rest
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
- 06:00 Waking up
- 06:20 - 07:30 Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and sun salutation
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at the shelter
- 09:30 - 12:30 You descend to Petrostrouga refuge, with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground, and center yourselves
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch at Petrostrouga
- 14:00 - 18:00 Free time / rest
- 18:00 - 20:30 Active meditation through restorative conscious movement in the cave of Ithaca
- 20:30 - 21:00 Sunset meditation
- 21:00 - 22:30 Dinner at the shelter
- 23:00 Rest
Friday, July 7th, 2023
- 06:00 Waking up
- 06:20 - 07:30 Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and energizing flow
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at the shelter
- 09:30 - 13:00 You descend to Gorgia with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground, and center yourselves
- 13:00 - 14:00 Final circle and experience sharing. Back with the minibuses to Litochoro
- 14:00 - 15:30 Lunch at Litochoro
- 18:00 - 20:00 Driving back to Athens
The schedule may vary depending on the challenges the mountains offer you! You will be ready to adapt!
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Event Highlights
Hiking and trekking on different trails each day (approximately 4 hours)
Sunrise and sunset meditations
Guided meditations to explore, observe, and find new expression
Practices of free and guided mindful movement
Special session to restore, to find grounding, and connection
Meals and snacks in the huts and on the trails
4-night accommodation
Transports from Athens (Irene train station) to Mount Olympus
Prices
1400 EUR
for 1 person in a shared dorm
Prices
2400 EUR
for 2 persons (friends, family, couple) in a shared dorm
what’s included
- Sunrise and sunset meditations
- Hiking and trekking on different trails each day
- Guided meditations to explore, observe, and find new expression
- Practices of free and guided mindful movement
- Special session to restore, to find grounding, and connection
- Free time to relax and explore the silence of the mountains
- All hiking and trekking
- All mindful movement sessions, yoga, meditations, and restorative practices
- Support and presence
- Transportation from Athens (roundtrip)
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and all energy snacks during the walk
- 3 assistant mountain guides
- 1 photographer
- 4 nights accommodation (shared rooms)
what’s not included
- Airfare to Athens
- Alcoholic beverages
more info
Language: English, Greek, Italian
Cancellation Policy:
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 3 days before arrival.
