Yoga & Massage Autumn Retreat

4 days/3 nights, 13-16 October

5 days/4 nights, 9-13 October

8 days/7 nights, 9-16 October

Or select the dates that suit you best, within the 8 days of the retreat, and contact Elli to plan your individual package.

October is the best month to be in Lefkada! The sun is hot but not too hot and the seawaters still keep their summertime temperature. The island is getting into its silent mode after the crowded summer.

Rejuvenate your body and mind by joining the Yoga & Massage Autumn Retreat in Kastro Maistro, nearby the beach of Agios Ioannis. Each morning begins with pranayama and meditation to help cleanse our mind and connect with our inner self. A variety of yoga classes and massage workshops twice a day create the perfect opportunity to work on your flexibility and strength but also provide you with simple massage techniques to take care of yourself and others in your daily life. Throughout the group sessions you receive regularly the touch of Thai massage by your instructor while an individual 30’ Thai massage treatment makes also part of your retreat experience.

Elli Kamilali is an experienced yoga instructor (E-RYT 200 Yoga Alliance) and a highly trained Thai massage professional (Old Medicine Hospital, Chiang Mai - Lotus Palm, Montreal - Thai Hand, Amsterdam). She offers yoga classes accessible to all, with modifications and props, and massage treatments tailored to individual needs. She is the author of the book Thai Massage Handy Techniques.

Special guest: Elli’s colleague, friend and “Thai massage soul mate” Julia Planicka from Vienna. Julia will give a Detox workshop. She will also be available for Thai massage treatments bringing along her special Tok Sen tools and skills! 

Classes are instructed in English. Elli speaks also Greek and Italian. Julia speaks also German. 

Full Retreat Schedule & Cost of Individual Packages  

Sunday 9.10.22

Arrival at your own time (check-in after 15:00[1])

20:00 Welcome dinner, getting to know each other                                     

Monday 10.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

Classes based on the YogaWorks style with specific alignment instruction, props (blocks and straps) and hands-on adjustments. The practice is supplemented with Thai massage, offered by the instructor, to aid practitioners in the relaxation process.    

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

Time for chilling out (pool, beach, countryside walk, visit to the town) and own personal activities.

17:45-19:00 Yin Yoga with Thai Massage (1)

Yin yoga is a slow practice that requires staying still in each pose for a few minutes, so that poses deliver their deepest possible effect. Practitioners are guided through a sequence properly designed for Thai massage applications.  

19:30-21:30 Dinner

Tuesday 11.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

Time for chilling out and own personal activities

17:45-19:00 Thai Massage workshop: Handy Techniques, let’s massage each other! (1)

Half the participants (givers) are guided to apply simple but effective Thai massage techniques to the other half (receivers). Then they change roles. In this workshop you get the chance to acquire some basic massage skills and enjoy receiving a massage at the same time.   

19:30-21:30 Dinner

Wednesday 12.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai 

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

Time for chilling out and own personal activities

17:45-19:00 Detox workshop: Abdominal self-massage

In this workshop, we use special massage and breathing techniques to relax our own abdominal organs as well as the heart and lungs. The detox techniques presented improve the function of the digestive system while at the same time help release emotional tension accumulated in the stomach area. 

Dinner out

Thursday 13.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

Time for chilling out and own personal activities

17:45-19:00 Yin Yoga with Thai Massage (2)

19:30-21:30 Dinner

Friday 14.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

 Time for chilling out and own personal activities

17:45-19:00 Thai Massage workshop: Handy Techniques, let’s massage each other! (2)

19:30-21:30 Dinner

Saturday 15.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

10:00-11:00 Breakfast

Time for chilling out and own personal activities

17:45-19:00 Yin Yoga with Massage Balls

In this slow yin-style practice we use massage balls to pass over certain body areas with a simple back and forth movement or pause on top of painful tissue to release blockages. This special practice raises body awareness while providing self-care tools for use in daily life.   

Dinner out

Sunday 16.10.22

8:30-9:00 Pranayama and Meditation

9:00-10:00 YogaThai

10:00-11:00 Farewell breakfast (check out by 12:00)

1st PACKAGE: 4 days/3 nights, 13-16 October

Single Room 390€

Double Room 330€/person

Triple Room 300€/person

Price includes 3 nights accommodation with breakfast in Maistro Hotels, 2 dinners in Maistro Hotels restaurant (vegan, vegetarian, fish and meat options), 3 morning group sessions (90’ each), 3 evening group sessions (75’ each), 1 individual Thai massage treatment (30’)

2nd PACKAGE: 5 days/4 nights, 9-13 October

Single Room 450€

Double Room 380€/person

Triple Room 350€/person

Price includes 4 nights accommodation with breakfast in Maistro Hotels, 3 dinners in Maistro Hotels restaurant (vegan, vegetarian, fish and meat options), 4 morning group sessions (90’ each), 3 evening group sessions (75’ each), 1 individual Thai massage treatment (30’)

3rd PACKAGE: 8 days/7 nights, 9-16 October

Single Room 690€

Double Room 560€/person

Triple Room 520€/person

Price includes 7 nights accommodation with breakfast in Maistro Hotels, 5 dinners in Maistro Hotels restaurant (vegan, vegetarian, fish and meat options), 7 morning group sessions (90’ each), 6 evening group sessions (75’ each), 1 individual Thai massage treatment (30’)

Thai massage treatments by Elli or Julia.

Julia also offers 15’ Tok Sen sessions at an extra cost of 15€.

[1] Does your flight arrive early? Contact Hotel Maistro reception for an earlier check-in!