Milopotas from directly above: boats at anchor, turquoise water over the shallow rock, the beach and the headland

Fifteen mats on a stone circle above Milopotas

A breath and yoga retreat on Ios, Greece. 20 to 25 May 2027.

The hotel is built into the slope above Milopotas beach, and near the top of it is a small open-air theatre: a circle of stone, cut into eight, with the bay below the wall. That is where we practise, morning and evening. Fifteen people, no more, and a room indoors for the morning it rains.

Katerina teaches the breath. Ryan teaches asana, meditation and japa. One morning we teach the Three-Part Breath together. We found we had both been teaching it when we met in Ticino in 2024, and we have wanted to teach it side by side ever since.

The Aegean in late May is around 19°C. Going in is optional.

The open-air stone theatre: a circle cut into eight, with Milopotas beach and the bay below the wall
Anassa Breath

ανάσαAnassa is Greek for breath.

The week

When
Thursday 20 to Tuesday 25 May 2027. Five nights.
Who
Fifteen people, with Katerina and Ryan.
Practice
Morning and evening, in the stone theatre. Indoors if it rains.
Food
Breakfast and dinner every day.
Rooms
A sea-view room, shared or your own.
Price
€1,021.50 a person sharing, €1,309 with a room of your own, all in. How it breaks down
Not included
Getting to Ios, lunch, wine, tips.

Getting there. Ios has no airport. The ferry from Piraeus takes about four hours on the fast boat and seven on the slow one, and there are crossings from Santorini, Naxos, Paros and Mykonos. We will send guidance long before you need to book anything.

Booking is open.

From €1,021.50 a person, sharing: your room, breakfast, dinner and the teaching. €1,309 with a room of your own. Fifteen places.

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