Fluid Body - Kea Retreat

INNER RHYTHM

With YEVA DON

23–28.6

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MY RETREAT

What does it mean to attune to your inner rhythm? To actually listen to the needs of your body, your heart, and your spirit? In the busyness of our modern world we are often forced into a rhythm that is disconnected from our true needs, from the needs of our nervous systems and, ultimately, disconnected from the pace of the earth and her cycles. We rush through our lives and often lose contact with ourselves, with the world around us, and our capacity to feel intimate with life is dimished.

As we step more and more away from the rhythms of the earth we deplete ourselves, we feel more lost and seperated with our true nature. To restore our natural rhythm is a way to restore connection.

Through yoga, contemplative practices, embodiment explorations and meditations, nature reconnection experiences and simple rituals you will be guided through a deep journey within to reconnect to your own unique unique rhythm, to embrace the fullness of you and actually take time to be and reconnect to the spacious stillness within.

Emilia will guide you in expanding your capacity to feel and to center back in your embodied presence.

Morning Offering:

We start the mornings with a blend of comtemplative practices, guided meditations, breathwork, and then continue with movement explorations that combine Yoga, somatic explorations and Qigoing.
In the mornings we clear our systems, activate our vital flow and increase awareness.

Afternoon Offering:

In the afternoon we cultivate more yin practices of comtemplation, restoration & reflection through deep restorative movement practices (yin yoga, yoga nidra, restorative yoga, qigong, etc), journaling, nature reconnection journeys, rituals and sharing circles.

Special offerings

Embodiment & Breathwork Practice:

A breath and movement practice designed to get us out of our head and into the currents of sensation in our body. This practice opens the doorway to fully experiencing the present moment, to reclaiming our sensuality over our bodies while regulating and soothing our nervous system responses through breathwork.

Moon Centers:

Moon Centers, Archetypes within, Feminine & Masculine, and the 3 Psyches

Yeva Don

Your teacher

Meet Yeva Don—a soulful traveler and guide on the journey of self-discovery. Born in Russia in 1984, Yeva's destiny led her across the globe, living in diverse places from Israel to Tulum. Along this winding road, she successfully developed an ethical clothing brand in Tulum, cultivating deep relationships and learning the true art of enjoying life.

Yeva's journey has been a labyrinth of changing professions and relationships, battling self-judgment and the pursuit of external validation. Struggling with self-hatred and destructive behaviors, she embarked on a quest for self-love and growth, abandoning the notion of becoming a "Perfect Self" and focusing on alignment with her soul.

Immersing herself in various ideologies, therapies, and practices—from conventional psychology, Chinese medecine, Ayurveda and sacred plant medicines, shamanism, Kabbalah, Sufism, Qi-Gong, Zen, Vedic, Buddhist, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, Tantra, Astrology, I-Ching, Human Design, Psych-K, Biohacking— Yeva discovered that everything she needed was already within. Reconnecting with her soul and finding joy in the mundane, Yeva mastered tools for each situation. Her path is a continuous journey of experimentation, practice, and sharing, with an endless array of gifts to offer those navigating their own experience. Yeva is here to guide, inspire, and share the gifts of self-discovery on this unending path.

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WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

Remember how to live in harmony with yourself and the natural world
Rediscover the true rhythm of your body and soul
Slow down and create space finding practices that support you to listen more deeply
Remove blocks that don’t allow you to let life flow through you
Find more ease in your life

Replenish and restore your nervous system
Learn simple practices and rituals you can implement in your daily life
Reconnect to the wisdom of the earth, of the seasons and of your inner cyclicality
Connect with a beautiful community of human beings

Retreating with us

5 days/nights long, from Sunday to Friday
Full board in an upscale traditionally designed cottage with private balcony
Two yoga classes per day
One meditation or celebration/ceremony per day
3 abundant and delicious meals each day (cooked using our fresh farm and sea produce)
One group dinner at Kea Retreat’s family’s taverna

Yoga equipment and accessories (mats, blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets)
Pickup and drop off at ferry station
Swimming pool with in water lounging section
Vegetable garden
A private bay
Spontaneous dancing every night

Additional Activities:

Kayaks – venture into the sea with our kayaks, double or single, to discover caves and more isolated beaches.

Snorkeling – for those looking to discover what’s lurking under the surface and meet our local fish, or do some shell diving, snorkels and goggles are available.

Illoulida – walk down to the ancient capital, Ioulida, during sunset hours to explore the beautiful architecture and small shops (clothing, ceramics, local produce).

Island boat trip – set sail around the island on a calm ocean bed to uncover hidden corners of the island that can only be experienced by boat.

Hikes – the island is full of ancient trails that cross through farmlands and forests, up greeny hills, or down to secret shores with ruins from the 12th century BC.

Kastriani monastery – drive up the windy cliffs of the northern peak of the island to the breathtakingly beautiful blue and white Greek orthodox monastery that overlooks the Aegean sea.

Winery – have a picnic between the grape leaves of Kea Retreat’s vineyard while sipping on their locally grown wine.

Arts and crafts – feel free to use the art supplies situated on the shelf and let your creativity flow.

Music and Instruments – strum away at the guitar or play the tibetan bowls to the intoxicating sounds of nature.

Relax – unwind by picking a book off of the shelf and laying down on one of the outdoor beanbags, hammocks, or couches, or take a few more steps down to the beach and soak up some sun.

TEACHER’S NOTE

Everything on earth holds a rhythm, a unique vibration and frequency as well as a cyclicality. As humans we seem to have stepped more and more away from these cycles both within ourselves and the natural world and, thus, we have walked away from living harmoniously.

However, harmony is at the basis of health and wellbeing. To restore and recover our inner rhythm is a way to weave ourselves back into connection, to find more ease and joy in our lives as well as create a deeper sense of intimacy and belonging to the natural world.

Rhythmic Harmony