Yoga Rocks
The #1 yoga destination in Crete
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Waking up with stunning views over the idyllic, pristine Agios Pavlos bay. Gently wandering down for a morning swim and a coffee or fresh juice. Easing into your body and investigating your mind with a highly-experienced and uniquelygifted yoga teacher. Proper beach days punctuated with delicious food creations and possibly a massage. Peaceful evenings and early nights or mind-blowing star gazing.
At Yoga Rocks you can expect this and much more.
Running retreats for 15 years in Crete means Yoga Rocks has the experience and the local knowledge to help you settle straight in and make the most of your holiday. It’s a refreshingly honest, friendly and authentic yoga centre, lucky enough to be located in the perfect spot for retreating!
Some yoga teachers believe the food is more important than the yoga on a retreat! At Yoga Rocks it’s simply an extension of the yoga practice. Almost everything is locally sourced and homemade. The endless fruit selection for your breakfast and all-day snacking is varied and tasty. Crete’s fantastic, varied climate zones mean even kiwis and bananas grow on the island. Well-crafted veggie buffets are laden with all sorts of delicious vegetable dishes and any cheese is from Cretan sheep and goats.
Accomplished teachers, with between 15 and 50 years yoga experience, make all the difference. Here, there’s a focus on inviting mature, reliable and trusted teachers who teach from a space of love.
Enjoy new names from the ashtanga world; Kia Naddermier and Basia Lipska-Larsen.
Uma Dinsmore Tuli, also heading to Yoga Rocks for the first time, hosts a unique retreat of deep rest, helping you reconnect with your intuition. The usual favourites, Danny Paradise, Melanie Cooper and Sandra Howling, are also available with different ways to support you in your yoga journey.
The growing organic community means you are welcomed on any retreat by returning and like-minded fellow guests. The vibe is friendly yet relaxed. You can take your space exploring miles of stunning coastline or enjoy socialising in some funky hang-out spots. The surroundings are extraordinary, yet for many visitors, the easy one minute trip to the beach is enough journeying as they rest and recuperate; lounging, wallowing, taking full advantage of doing absolutely nothing. The sea is clean and clear with satisfying underwater rock architecture and cute sea life; lucky snorkelers might spot octopus or lionfish.
The team is perky and approachable, many of them caring for Yoga Rocks guests for years. Everything is taken care of seamlessly. The chefs are passionate and talented while the massages can be transformative. Yoga Rocks is a special place where they aim to have everything just right so you can get what you need from your holiday. Feel supported from the first email through to your travel, stay and departure…guests leave this magical retreat visibly different, calm, healthy and inspired.
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Om Magazine
First published in November 2009, OM Yoga magazine has become the most popular yoga title in the UK. Available from all major supermarkets, independents and newsstands across the UK. Also available on all digital platforms.
