Retreats
Our villa and studio can accommodate “Boutique Retreats” - intimate gatherings focused on learning. We are a Home, rather than a Retreat ‘Center. This year we open the villa to host outside teachers. Those who are looking for an intimate sanctuary to go deeper with their students, dance companies or musical ensembles will find a scenic paradise in the serenity of nature.
Villa Shakti is a fully vegetarian home with incredible views and fresh air - an ideal location for yoga studies! Our villa has many beautiful common areas for gathering, including the garden, terrace, near the fireplace or in our big bright studio. While the studio can fit up to 20 people, Boutique Retreats are best kept at a 10 - 15 person capacity living on-site (villa and village apartments). Our home can host up to 6 guests in 3 shared double rooms and up to 4 persons in budget dorm style accommodation.
A lovely, fully equipped village apartment with dorm-style shared accommodation (up to 5) is available just a short walk from the house. For guests who require more private accommodation we can suggest a wide selection of beautiful villas and hotels to choose from in the area.
your
boutique Retreat
Retreat Hosted by Villa Shakti (“Collaboration”)
•Access to all of the villa (except master bedroom where your hosts will be staying)
•Access to Saraswati Studios
•Hosts available 24 hours a day to assist you
•Includes private chef/catering by Villa Shakti. All meals (or option for just 2 meals)
•Guided tours of local hiking trails, beaches and sites
•Cleaning service
•Optional transportation included
•Optional yoga classes
Studio Rental / Day Use (“Space Rental”)
•Access to Saraswati Studios from 7 am to 7 pm each day.
•Optional 1-3 catered meals provided by us
•Optional on site accommodation - first come first serve basis, booked through Airbnb
•Driveway parking included
Shakti summer school
a gurukul of classical Indian dance
Our main event of the Summer!
In 2018 launched an extension program of my dance school in Rajasthan, India (Shakti School of
Dance), and began conducting ‘Shakti Summer School’.
Our summer school program offers
courses June through July in Odissi classical Indian dance, Indian Fusion Dance and Yoga.
The set up of the home environment is ideal for
traditional learning, specifically in holistic art forms and spiritual/healthy living practices.
In India, this style of learning is called Gurukul
(literally meaning “at the house of the Guru” or teacher).
By living closely with the teacher, it
allows students to pick up the nuances and lifestyle of the ‘Path of Art’, rather than just collecting new moves and techniques.
CATERING
Villa Shakti In House Catering:
Our in-house catering team are mainly Greek women with a passion for cooking!
We enjoy offering a healthy Vegetarian take on local Cretan recipes.
Cretan and Greek cuisine is full of roasted vegetables, rices dishes, cucumber salads and of course, a
decadent selection of home made local cheeses!
Occasionally we change up the menu by preparing mild Ayurvedic Indian food or Italian pasta, etc.
All meals are served buffet style
- all you can eat!
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free, and allergies
can be catered to.
*Our villa is strictly Vegetarian in celebration of life!
Yet we can offer you local goat and cow cheese and a range of farm to table dairy products as well as eggs.
Off site guests joining meals:
If you let us know at least one day before, we can also prepare meals for your off-site retreat participants,
family members or visitors. Contact us for prices per Buffet meal /per person.
