Featuring Local Greek Eats, Yoga on the Beach & Volunteering with Dirty Girls to assist in the Refugee Crisis. Fall in love with Lesvos!
Please join us for an all-inclusive 5 night/ 6 day Yoga Tour! The dates are May 11-16th, 2018.
Please note that each tour is customized and tailored to the desires and needs of the group, so the itinerary will be slightly altered to accommodate! We are collaborating with Erika and our team of yoga instructors to create the best experience for everyone! This yoga tour will feature daily yoga by various instructors and yoga styles, but will not be entirely the main focus. We will also taste lots of local flavors, you will have an opportunity to volunteer in the refugee efforts, and we will engage in some local activities within the community, alongside new friends! This will be a total body, mind and heart experience.
Tara & Angel will meet you at the Mytilene Airport in Lesvos, where transportation will be arranged for you. You will enjoy the lovely coastal drive to Molivos. Situated on the magical north-western coastline of the majestic Aegean island of Lesvos, Aphrodite Hotel, rated the #1 hotel in Molyvos, has a private beach, amidst splendid palm trees, olive groves and flower gardens. We will enjoy many sunsets at the hotel taverna!
We will explore the Aegean on a boating adventure and enjoy BBQ on-board (weather permitting), stopping to snorkel and swim! We will discover the Traditional Market of Molivos! Enjoy the afternoon shopping or sipping a café on a veranda overlooking the harbor. Our Greek language lesson will teach you the proper greetings and courtesies to use with the local community (although they do speak English). An excursion to the natural Healing Springs and relaxing beaches of Petra are included, where we will practice yoga and mindfulness. A traditional family meal will be shared together at the famous Taverna Vafios, an open-air restaurant with great ambiance, views of the ocean and amazing local dishes! Also, there’s an opportunity for karma practice when we volunteer with Dirty Girls (last year, we salvaged pieces of life jackets to be recycled- See the video here). You don’t want to miss our traditional Greek family style dinner at The Women’s Co-Operative, Petra’s #1 Restaurant! Finally, we’ll visit the famous castle that overlooks the Aegean ocean! We invite you to read more about our June 2016 trip at Tara’s blog, Our Big Fat Greek Adventure!
NOTE that ALL costs for this tour are included, except airfare!
We’ve partnered with Dirty Girls of Lesvos and The Other Aegean (Lesvos Tourism Board) to promote tourism on the island. Lesvos is an incredible island full of kind people and amazing hospitality. The refugee waves diminished by mid-2016 and the island returned to normal. Except, tourism has declined by 58% (see a video that explains the situation here). Your trip supports the local economy that helped those refugees and who are now struggling- through enjoying our time in Lesvos, we will make a difference in their lives.
We are looking to share the experience of this beautiful island we refer to as The Other Aegean. The less-traveled, the more authentic, the more welcoming Aegean. The natural beauty, the history and culture, the gastronomy, and the hospitality. This island also possesses a certain unique energy that helps meditation and allows one to achieve a level of harmony and relaxation unlike anywhere else. Lesvos is the hidden gem of the Aegean Sea. It is the sunniest island in the Aegean. A place where you discover something new each time you visit.
Last updated Nov. 5, 2017, 1:54 a.m. UTC
Erika Carlson is a Yoga Alliance RYT 200 yoga instructor currently teaching in New Milford and Kent, CT. Erika encompasses a lifelong relationship with physical movement and breath. While receiving ballet and modern dance training from New York City Ballet principal dancers, as well as Momix and Pilobolus headliners, she began performing throughout New England with the modern dance company, BluDance Theater. Her mentor and inspiration for dance, Kelly Holcombe, was the first person to introduce yoga to Erika as a form of finding a place of calm in the midst of balancing life as a teen dancer. Although she loved working and training as a modern dancer, Erika had difficulty finding peace amongst the pressures of physical appearance in the dance world and chose to pursue a career in education, finding herself working with middle school students who were often in need of self-love and healing. By mindfully utilizing her past professional training and putting them to work in yoga, Erika provides a unique experience that invites all yogis, both new and experienced to move and live freely in the rays of their shining lights.