Elevate Retreat
Visit Greece with a local as your tour guide & mentor!
Top up in Vitamin Sun and Vitamin Sea
Enjoy some Rest & the much loved Mediterranean Diet
Elevate Your Wellbeing Retreat 2025
Stretch your tired body & discover natural ways to take care of you, your energy & your wellbeing, while taking in the tastes, the views, the sea and everything to love about Greece.
Kourouta beach
Testimonials from past Wellness Holidays
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Best get away for the experienced, independent, wellness seeking traveller. Unspoilt natural beauty, engaging all senses, great company with likeminded by choice. Lead by two delightful sisters who share their love for Greece, envelops you into their circle of Greek family and friends. The sisters also share a passion to help you on your health journey and have unique expertise in Pilates and Nutrition to guide you.
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GO BOOK. Its beautiful Greece in its raw state, with the insight of Emily and Alex, as local girls, inviting us all into their special unique world. That alone is enough to go....... but added in to Pilates instruction and health education - it becomes an exceptional experience
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This is a very special, unique experience provided by Alex and Emily. Their knowledge of the local area and their care, attention, and expertise elevates the week into a truly amazing holiday
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Well worth going if you are serious about changing how you eat and live
This trip is for you, if…
… you wish to take a relaxing break from work, family, neighbours, everyday life.
… you’re interested in taking action to improve your daily health but don’t know where to start
… you like the idea of going on a holiday, that is also an investment in your current and future health!
Emily ready to ferment!
Escape to Kourouta with Health & Nutrition Coach Emily. Emily grew up in this beautiful place playing on Kourouta beach, a little-known area of Greece located near the birthplace of the Olympic Games.
Join us and explore this land’s rich and fulsome culture whilst comfortable in the enjoyable company (if we do say so ourselves!) of a local, who’ll share her deep love for her home with you plus her knowledge on natural ways you can follow to improve your energy, your wellbeing & your control over your health outcomes.
Food & drink will play a huge role in your visit.
The food in the Peloponnese is amongst the best in Greece, nothing to do with what you find in the touristy areas of our country. You’ll enjoy a culinary odyssey that includes the ripest, most seasonal fruits and vegetables and fresh local meats and fish, all cooked with herbs from the local mountains and award-winning olive oil, for which the region is well known.
Descending from a long line of oil producers, Emily will allow you to try only the very best during your stay.
Dinner is served!
Will you join us?
4 days & 5 nights on a long sandy beach in the Peloponnese.
Escape normality & awaken your senses under the Mediterranean sun.
Excite your palate with new tastes and smells.
We keep our groups small & we avoid crowds!
What’s included.
5 nights’ accommodation in the beautiful & serene architectural achievement Dexamenes Seaside Hotel
Pre-holiday Meet Up & Wellness Review with your Health Coach
Group transfer via minibus to and from Kalamata or Araxos Airport in Greece (additional costs may apply for other airports)
Itinerary (subject to change closer to the time). Afternoon/ Evening arrivals - transfer from the airport * - check in - welcome light snack
DAY 1: morning Yoga - Breakfast - ‘Retreat Goal Setting’ Circle - Free time to explore your surroundings, relax on the beach or get a massage – ‘Improve Digestion’ Session & sunset Yoga – Welcome group dinner
DAY 2: morning Yoga – Breakfast - Natural Detox Excursion to the local Ancient Roman mud baths including lunch in a traditional fish taverna on a hidden pristine beach – Free time - ‘Better Energy’ Session & sunset Yoga
DAY 3: morning Yoga - Breakfast - Natural Face Cream Workshop in Ancient Olympia including lunch at a beautiful view point - Free time – ‘Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure Management’ Session & sunset Yoga
DAY 4: morning Yoga - Breakfast - Fermenting Workshop - Free time to relax on the beach or get a massage – ‘What the Heck should I eat’ Session & sunset Yoga - Farewell dinner
Departure day: morning Yoga - Breakfast - Closing Retreat Circle – transfer to the airport*
*transfer included in price refers to group transfer, additional cost may apply if you arrive elsewhere
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel - A postwar winery that has been transformed into a conscious - luxury resort on one of the most unspoiled stretches of coastline in the western Peloponnese in Greece. Here is the view from the sky
What’s not included in the price
Ancient Olympia Visit in 2022
Alcohol
Flights
Travel Insurance
Airport transfers outside of the group Kalamata/ Araxos airport one - we are happy to help arrange these for you.
Booking Information
Our lovely 2023 group enjoying a fish lunch after our mud bath experience!
Dates: 5-10 October 2025
Prices:
Beachfront Wine Tank Suite (ground floor), Double occupancy - €4,980 for two people (€2,490 pp)
Single occupancy - € 3,615 per person
Beachfront Terrace Suite (1st floor), Double occupancy - €5,560 for two people (€2,780 pp)
Single occupancy - €4,155 per person
We keep our groups small, between 8-16 people.
Rooms subject to availability on a first come - first serve basis.
A deposit of €1,000 is required to secure your place, flexible payment options available
Directions & Travel Information
Kourouta Beach is on the dot. On the map you can also see Athens, Patras & Kalamata. Zante is the smaller island of the two opposite Kourouta.
There are frequent flights to Athens airport from all international airports, but you may also find flights to the following airports that are closer to your final destination in Kourouta, Amalias.
These are: Araxos-Patras (90-minute drive) - Kalamata (two hours’ drive) - Zante (one hour by ferry + 30-minute drive). Athens airport is a three-hour drive away.
Direct flights to Araxos from : Nantes, Lille (FR), Bruxelles (BE), Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Hanover (DE), Prague (CZ), Vienna (AU), Milan, Bari (IT)
Direct flights to Kalamata from: Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, London (UK), Paris (FR), Amsterdam (NL), Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich (DE), Geneva, Zurich (CH), Milan (IT), Prague (CZ), Vienna (AU), Copenhagen, Stockholm (SE), Helsinki (FI), Thessaloniki, Crete (GR), Tel Aviv (IL)
Please talk to us before booking your flights in case we have an easier solution for you.
We travel at the start and end of the Greek summer season in order to avoid the crowds, the queues and the scorching sun!
Cancellation Policy
Full refund of your deposit (minus any transaction fees), if you cancel up to 2 weeks after booking. See T&Cs when booking, for more details.
Meet Emily - Your Wellness Guide:
As a Health & Nutrition Coach and Root Cause Protocol Practitioner, I’m passionate about empowering people to take control of their health naturally. While medication has its place, I believe in exploring lifestyle and nutrition first to support long-term well-being.
Through my work—private consultations, online programs, and free monthly fermenting workshops—I share simple, effective ways to improve health every day.
I created these retreats to bring together like-minded people who want to make lasting changes while experiencing the beauty of my local area—long sandy beaches, delicious cuisine, and warm hospitality. It’s an authentic, off-the-beaten-path wellness escape where you’ll recharge, learn, and connect.
Introducing people to this lesser known part of Greece has been a lifelong ambition of Emily . Get ready to be welcomed to our native grounds & being introduced to the Real Greece, the Real Mediterranean Diet & an authentic Greek Lifestyle Experience.
Awaken all your senses in this little known corner of Greece & make lifelong connections to this historic place that you will want to visit again & again!
Our fab group from 2022 enjoying a little liquor after our lovely meal at Hotel Europa, in Olympia!