Life coaching holiday in Greece
| country: | Greece |
| location: | Sporades Islands |
| departures: | 2008: 20 Sep |
| price: | From £575 (8 days) and from £825 - £1075 (14 days) excluding flights, depending on session. |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Our centre nestles on the hillside at the edge of the island village. Built high up long ago to evade the clutches of the Mediterranean pirates, the village is accessible only by foot through narrow, cobblestoned streets. The beach is a pleasant ten minute walk away. The centre’s courtyard, shaded by fig and pomegranate trees, has a panoramic view of the valley and the Aegean. Its white walls are covered by bouganvilleas and grapevines.
Life at the centre is bursting with energy. A typical day starts with yoga on the terrace followed by the late morning Life Coaching workshop, the day‘s centrepiece. One can then laze around on a long sandy beach, delight in a massage, or just like the Greeks, take an afternoon nap! This year the centre is also offering 'a taste of Greece' with events ranging from Greek music, dance and mythology to moussaka cooking or Greek wine-tasting. Such events are a regular feature of a typical day just before dinner.
Optional single supplement £140 per week. Price includes shared accommodation (half board) and all courses.
Life coaching programme
We live in a world in which many old taken-for-granted realities are disappearing. We have choices which go far beyond those of previous generations and open up new possibilities. But we are also, potentially, faced with new forms of stress, illness and burnout.
The programmes are designed for people who face change or transition and for anyone who is open to new beginnings in any aspect of their lives. People may want to explore particular areas – perhaps improved relationships, more fulfilling work or greater confidence to take a path involving risks. Others may just want to take a look into their lives and see what can happen when choice is given a chance.
The programmes' facilitators are known for their warmth and integrity as much as for their expertise. They are there to help participants listen to their own souls' whispers and find their own path.
31 May - 13 June 2008 with Michael Eales £825
Week 1: The Path of Happiness Based on the latest research in what makes people happy, this course will focus on living in the here and now and finding your sense of meaning and purpose.
Week 2: Awaken Your Creativity This course will help you develop your right brain, rediscover the joy of self-expression, tap into your own incredible creativity and enhance your belief in your creative self. Michael Eales, a leading figure in Humanistic Psychology for over 25 years, is the co-author of The Personal Management Handbook and The Coaching Cube. He coaches writers and film makers to expand their ideas and to overcome their personal blocks. He is the screenplay writing partner of Anna Campion, and their last film Bipolar premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006.
14 - 27 June 2008 with Hazel Carey £875
Week 1: Free the Spirit Leave your stress and pressure behind, get in touch with the joyful inner ‘you’ and let your sense of well-being flourish.
Week 2: Sparkling from Within Cultivate your inner beauty and you’ll look more beautiful than ever. Hazel Carey, an international voice and movement teacher and psychosynthesis counsellor, works with visualisation, African dance, Qi Gong and singing, the traditional element used through history to bond communities.
28 June - 11 July 2008 with Sally Jones £925
Week 1: Your Best Possible Self This course will combine emotional exploration with yoga, breathwork and visualisation to help you clear the blocks that are keeping you from flourishing and take home an increased self-awareness, stability, energy and a sense of optimal well being.
Week 2: The Journey of Transformation Free yourself from the restrictions of the material world and release your life force energy to transcend your perceived limitations enabling you to feel free and whole. Sally Jones, a clinical psychologist at the Tavistock Clinic, London, is also a qualified yoga and meditation teacher.
12 - 25 July 2008 with Paul Barber £975
Week 1: Being More, Doing Less Honour your unique needs and vision. Work with Paul Barber to slow your awareness down into a moment to moment focus, find out what really matters to you and understand your relationships with others. Learn how you can do less and be more.
Week 2: Becoming Whole Explore your hidden potential, cast light upon your blind-spots, expand your awareness of yourself and the relationships you co-create with others. This workshop is designed to stimulate reflection on the nature of your inner essence and to illuminate practical lessons of how you may draw from your inner well of being to enrich your contact with life. Paul Barber is fellow of Roffey Park and visiting Professor at Middlesex University.
26 July - 8 August 2008 with Dina Glouberman or Ari Badaines £1,075
Week 1 & 2: Life Choices, Life Changes This course will guide you so that you can listen to your soul’s whispers, find your natural brilliance, overcome fears, solve problems, make wise choices - and go for it. Dina Glouberman is author of the classic Life Choices, Life Changes and also The Joy of Burnout.
Week 1 & 2: Choose Life at Whatever Risk Within a safe group setting, Ari will guide you to face whatever blocks you in any area of life, and take a leap of faith into a new way of living. Ari Badaines, a facilitator since 1982, runs personal and professional development courses worldwide.
9 - 22 August 2008 with Ari Badaines £1,075
Week 1: How Do I See Myself? How Do Others See Me? This workshop focuses on this difference between our perception of ourselves and those others have of us. Many are astonished at the discrepancy between the self and others' perceptions. Over the life of the course, through individual, pair, small group, and whole group exercises, you will learn more about your own perceptions of yourself, how others formed their view of you, and how, you in turn, assess others and with what degree of accuracy. There will be some opportunity to explore how these perceptions affect your life choices.
Week 2: Choose Life at Whatever Risk Within a safe group setting, Ari will guide you to face whatever blocks you in any area of life, and take a leap of faith into a new way of living. Ari Badaines, a facilitator since 1982, runs personal and professional development courses worldwide.
23 August - 5 September 2008 with Kate Daniels £1,025
Week 1: Finding a Voice Using improvisation, story-telling, singing and ideas from the world of theatre and therapy, participants will be invited to explore and develop their creative and expressive selves.
Week 2: Look Good, Walk Tall, Feel Fabulous! Let go of outdated patterns, old fears and self-consciousness and gain a greater sense of authority and presence. The course will help you find your authentic self and walk tall. Kate Daniels combines a background in theatre and jazz singing with being a family therapist, consultant and teacher at The Tavistock Clinic.
6 - 19 September 2008 with Janie Wilson £925
Week 1: Passport to the Future This course will assist you in reviewing your ‘life map’, look at what’s working, what needs to change, and help you develop ideas, options and a vision to improve the quality of the ‘ride’ and maybe even to change direction.
Week 2: Never Too late to Be Happy You will explore what happiness means to you and create your visions for greater abundance. Drawing on the work of the Happiness Project, and using creative and powerful tools, you will be encouraged to make commitments to yourself and choose the best life for you. Janie Wilson, a facilitator, consultant, business mentor and coach, is director of Passport, a development consultancy in London.
20 - 27 September 2008 with Viyog Gilbert £575
Week 1: Love Wins Out We all hope to find love and be loved in return, but sadly we can be disappointed. In this workshop we’ll look for better choices, a new belief system in ourselves and others so that love can eventually win out. Viyog Gilbert is an individual, couples and family therapist of several decades’ standing
Life at the centre is bursting with energy. A typical day starts with yoga on the terrace followed by the late morning Life Coaching workshop, the day‘s centrepiece. One can then laze around on a long sandy beach, delight in a massage, or just like the Greeks, take an afternoon nap! This year the centre is also offering 'a taste of Greece' with events ranging from Greek music, dance and mythology to moussaka cooking or Greek wine-tasting. Such events are a regular feature of a typical day just before dinner.
Optional single supplement £140 per week. Price includes shared accommodation (half board) and all courses.
Life coaching programme
We live in a world in which many old taken-for-granted realities are disappearing. We have choices which go far beyond those of previous generations and open up new possibilities. But we are also, potentially, faced with new forms of stress, illness and burnout.
The programmes are designed for people who face change or transition and for anyone who is open to new beginnings in any aspect of their lives. People may want to explore particular areas – perhaps improved relationships, more fulfilling work or greater confidence to take a path involving risks. Others may just want to take a look into their lives and see what can happen when choice is given a chance.
The programmes' facilitators are known for their warmth and integrity as much as for their expertise. They are there to help participants listen to their own souls' whispers and find their own path.
courses
In addition to the Life Coaching programme listed below, all sessions include morning yoga and ‘A Taste of Greece’ activities (e.g. Greek wine-tasting, cooking, dancing and much more), plus a selection of one-off events from our holistic programme 31 May - 13 June 2008 with Michael Eales £825
Week 1: The Path of Happiness Based on the latest research in what makes people happy, this course will focus on living in the here and now and finding your sense of meaning and purpose.
Week 2: Awaken Your Creativity This course will help you develop your right brain, rediscover the joy of self-expression, tap into your own incredible creativity and enhance your belief in your creative self. Michael Eales, a leading figure in Humanistic Psychology for over 25 years, is the co-author of The Personal Management Handbook and The Coaching Cube. He coaches writers and film makers to expand their ideas and to overcome their personal blocks. He is the screenplay writing partner of Anna Campion, and their last film Bipolar premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006.
14 - 27 June 2008 with Hazel Carey £875
Week 1: Free the Spirit Leave your stress and pressure behind, get in touch with the joyful inner ‘you’ and let your sense of well-being flourish.
Week 2: Sparkling from Within Cultivate your inner beauty and you’ll look more beautiful than ever. Hazel Carey, an international voice and movement teacher and psychosynthesis counsellor, works with visualisation, African dance, Qi Gong and singing, the traditional element used through history to bond communities.
28 June - 11 July 2008 with Sally Jones £925
Week 1: Your Best Possible Self This course will combine emotional exploration with yoga, breathwork and visualisation to help you clear the blocks that are keeping you from flourishing and take home an increased self-awareness, stability, energy and a sense of optimal well being.
Week 2: The Journey of Transformation Free yourself from the restrictions of the material world and release your life force energy to transcend your perceived limitations enabling you to feel free and whole. Sally Jones, a clinical psychologist at the Tavistock Clinic, London, is also a qualified yoga and meditation teacher.
12 - 25 July 2008 with Paul Barber £975
Week 1: Being More, Doing Less Honour your unique needs and vision. Work with Paul Barber to slow your awareness down into a moment to moment focus, find out what really matters to you and understand your relationships with others. Learn how you can do less and be more.
Week 2: Becoming Whole Explore your hidden potential, cast light upon your blind-spots, expand your awareness of yourself and the relationships you co-create with others. This workshop is designed to stimulate reflection on the nature of your inner essence and to illuminate practical lessons of how you may draw from your inner well of being to enrich your contact with life. Paul Barber is fellow of Roffey Park and visiting Professor at Middlesex University.
26 July - 8 August 2008 with Dina Glouberman or Ari Badaines £1,075
Week 1 & 2: Life Choices, Life Changes This course will guide you so that you can listen to your soul’s whispers, find your natural brilliance, overcome fears, solve problems, make wise choices - and go for it. Dina Glouberman is author of the classic Life Choices, Life Changes and also The Joy of Burnout.
Week 1 & 2: Choose Life at Whatever Risk Within a safe group setting, Ari will guide you to face whatever blocks you in any area of life, and take a leap of faith into a new way of living. Ari Badaines, a facilitator since 1982, runs personal and professional development courses worldwide.
9 - 22 August 2008 with Ari Badaines £1,075
Week 1: How Do I See Myself? How Do Others See Me? This workshop focuses on this difference between our perception of ourselves and those others have of us. Many are astonished at the discrepancy between the self and others' perceptions. Over the life of the course, through individual, pair, small group, and whole group exercises, you will learn more about your own perceptions of yourself, how others formed their view of you, and how, you in turn, assess others and with what degree of accuracy. There will be some opportunity to explore how these perceptions affect your life choices.
Week 2: Choose Life at Whatever Risk Within a safe group setting, Ari will guide you to face whatever blocks you in any area of life, and take a leap of faith into a new way of living. Ari Badaines, a facilitator since 1982, runs personal and professional development courses worldwide.
23 August - 5 September 2008 with Kate Daniels £1,025
Week 1: Finding a Voice Using improvisation, story-telling, singing and ideas from the world of theatre and therapy, participants will be invited to explore and develop their creative and expressive selves.
Week 2: Look Good, Walk Tall, Feel Fabulous! Let go of outdated patterns, old fears and self-consciousness and gain a greater sense of authority and presence. The course will help you find your authentic self and walk tall. Kate Daniels combines a background in theatre and jazz singing with being a family therapist, consultant and teacher at The Tavistock Clinic.
6 - 19 September 2008 with Janie Wilson £925
Week 1: Passport to the Future This course will assist you in reviewing your ‘life map’, look at what’s working, what needs to change, and help you develop ideas, options and a vision to improve the quality of the ‘ride’ and maybe even to change direction.
Week 2: Never Too late to Be Happy You will explore what happiness means to you and create your visions for greater abundance. Drawing on the work of the Happiness Project, and using creative and powerful tools, you will be encouraged to make commitments to yourself and choose the best life for you. Janie Wilson, a facilitator, consultant, business mentor and coach, is director of Passport, a development consultancy in London.
20 - 27 September 2008 with Viyog Gilbert £575
Week 1: Love Wins Out We all hope to find love and be loved in return, but sadly we can be disappointed. In this workshop we’ll look for better choices, a new belief system in ourselves and others so that love can eventually win out. Viyog Gilbert is an individual, couples and family therapist of several decades’ standing
how this holiday makes a difference
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When you book a holiday with us you are joining a 30-year tradition of supporting the local community and working together to maintain a responsible lifestyle. We aim to create a total living experience which can lead to changes beneficial both to the individual and to the world we live in.
As part of your booking, you will be provided with a copy of the company philosophy and pre-trip information on the host community to raise cultural awareness and help you to make decisions on how to integrate responsibly. During your holiday you will have opportunities to learn some local language, and will be fed on locally-sourced national cuisine. Many holiday sessions include courses on local history and culture, language or art forms, visits to the woodcarvers, potters, cheesemaker etc. (depending on the time of year some visitors can even tread the grapes to help with local wine production!). On some sessions there are other opportunities to further integrate with the host community in various ways e.g. volunteering to enter the mini-marathon which brings visitors and locals together. At our location: The village is protected by the Greek government because of its architectural heritage. We limit sessions at the centre to a total of 30 participants and staff to minimize impact on the local community and environment. Guests visiting the bars, tavernas, shops and small businesses of this vibrant community can be sure that they are directly benefiting the local economy as internationals are virtually unheard of on the Island. Visitors are also requested to help with a few chores to assist with the running of the community, from sweeping the yard and chopping vegetables to fruit picking from the garden. The objective is the creation of an ethical mini-society in which decent human behaviour counts more than money. We also have a long-standing history of supporting the local community financially– e.g. the company has contributed £18,000 toward the purchase of medical equipment for the local health centre and £3000 towards the refurbishment of the island’s school theatre. However our commitment to positive action is not restricted to this island alone. At our administrative offices various environmental policies are in place, including: Staff, guests and suppliers are also actively encouraged to suggest further ways in which we can increase our environmental responsibility. |
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