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PRESS AND MEDIA
27
NOVEMBER 2009
PAXOS: THE ULTIMATE GREEK ISLAND FOR A YOGA HOLIDAY
Special interest holiday operator, Paxos Life
Activities, is pleased to announce that it has added
Kundalini Yoga to its programme of special interest
holidays and courses in Greece for Summer 2010.
The tiny Greek island of Paxos provides a true haven of
tranquillity for anyone wanting to take some time out of
the rat-race and simply relax. With its serene olive
groves, white-washed churches and deserted beaches, it
offers the perfect opportunity to tap into the peace and
beauty of an inspirational landscape and is the ultimate
Greek island for a yoga holiday.
Paxos is a really beautiful island, most of which is
covered in olive and cypress trees; it
is one of the greenest islands
in Greece, even in mid-summer. The island has for
the most part escaped the effects of mass tourism and is
still completely unspoilt: there are just three main
villages, all of which have retained their traditional
Greek charm; there are roads,
but not too many cars; there is just one bus and five
taxis. But the island has hardly changed in the
last 20 years.
But what is it that makes Paxos so special and such a
perfect destination for a yoga holiday? It’s the
fantastic clear light on the silver olive trees and the
crystal clear water. It’s the perfume of jasmine,
honeysuckle and the myriad of other wonderfully bright
flowers that are to be found across the island from
early spring to late autumn. It’s the wonderful silence
that is only interrupted by the occasional bird singing,
the buzzing of cicadas or the chip, chip, chipping of a
stone-mason. And it’s the chance to re-discover the
simplicity of the old Greece with its village life
revolving around churches and family-run tavernas, its
network of century-old donkey steps, disused olive
presses, ancient wells and cisterns, and abandoned old
stone houses so patiently awaiting restoration.
Special interest holiday operator, Paxos Life
Activities, is offering two Kundalini yoga holidays on
the island in Summer 2010. The
techniques of Kundalini yoga are profoundly
transformational and work more rapidly than any other
form of yoga. It is also more holistic than other forms
of yoga and consists of several elements, all of which
are brought into every session. It can be described as a
technology for spiritual growth or self-help for the
soul which gives you strength to change and to expand
your capacity for life. It carries its own legacy of
total integrity beyond the personality through its
historical lineage and it brings out your innate inner
radiance.
The holidays, which will be led by Barbara Lyndley,
founder of SimplyB Yoga and a qualified member of the
Kundalini Yoga Teachers’ Association, are
suitable for everyone from beginners to the more
experienced. They will be based around early morning and
evening group yoga sessions, supplemented by walking
meditations in the beautiful Paxos countryside.
One-to-one tuition will be available at additional cost
and there
will also be
plenty of time either to explore Paxos or simply relax.
Accommodation is in shared villas with their own pools
and spacious terraces set in the shade and tranquillity
of the olive groves above the village of Loggos, one of
the three main villages on the island. It is however
also possible for anyone who has their own accommodation
or who wishes to be more independent to just join the
group yoga sessions and walking meditations.
The ‘May Yoga Week’ takes place 24 – 31 May and the
‘Autumn Yoga Week’ 27 September – 4 October.
A range of Creative Writing, Self-Development, Painting
and Photography holidays, and skippered and bareboat
Yacht Charter are also available.
For full details of
Paxos Life Activities’ Yoga
Holidays in Greece or to book, visit
www.paxoslife.co.uk,
or contact Chris Griffiths
(email
chris@paxoslife.co.uk or tel
0030 26620 31207) or
Margaret Longes (email
margaret@paxoslife.co.uk or tel 01444 258048).
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