- Athens Eleftheros Venizelos airport is approximately a 4 hour drive from the retreat centre;

- Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” is 3 h 30 mins drive;

-Volos Airport “Nea Anchialos National Airport” is one hour drive;

-Larissa train station is 1 h 30 mins drive.

Option 1: We are organising a shared shuttle from Athens, departing from the city centre on 30 October at 11:00 local time and returning to town on 6 November at an extra fee of 80 EUR pp/one way (160 EUR return).

Option 2: Car rental allows you to have the freedom to move around. The roads in Greece are generally of good quality - speaking from a perspective of an inexperienced driver who has managed to navigate the Greek mountains :) Both Thessaloniki and Athens airports offer a wide range of car rental companies. Each villa at Pelion has its own parking spot.

Option 3: Flying to Volos and getting a taxi from there. There are buses from the airport into Volos city centre. Getting a taxi from the Volos City Centre should be around 30 EUR. Volos Airport to Pelion Homes is around €85 with a four seater taxi.

Option 4: You can get a train to Larissa either from Athens or Thessaloniki. In Athens, the train departs from the Larissa Station (Athens Central Railway Station), located in Kolonos and easily accessible via Metro Line 2 (Red Line, connected to the airport line). The cost of a taxi to Pelion Homes from Larissa train station is 100 EUR. The train schedule will be announced on the Hellenic Trains website.

Option 5: Pelion Homes can help arrange a taxi to pick you up from Thessaloniki or Athens, or you can do it directly through a transfer service of your choice.

The cost of a shared transfer from Thessaloniki (fits 4 people) is 200-210 EUR;

The cost of a shared taxi from Athens (fits 4 people) is around 270 - 300 EUR;

Pelion Homes can also arrange a minibus to pick everyone up from Athens, min. 10 people - 70 EUR per person;

From Thessaloniki with a minibus it is €65 per person, min. 10 people.

Option 6: There are buses from Athens, Larissa and Thessaloniki (and more) to Volos. The timetable is here with KTEL.

Autumn in Pelion is cooler than the peak summer months, but still mild (daytime around 20 degrees Celsius). It is a quiet time for tourism, offering an opportunity for a calmer holiday experience. You should pack layers for variable weather conditions (including a rain coat in case the gods grace us with some tears), your hiking shoes and clothes and something warmer/cosier for the colder evenings.

Yes, the retreat is facilitated by Joanna Nahorska and Ananda Tinio, a movement practitioner, teacher, and student. Ananda began her yoga practice in NYC in 2002 and have been teaching and exploring diverse movement disciplines since 2008. Her classes combine athleticism with intelligence, lyricism with methodology, the sensual with the cerebral. Yoga, philosophy, dance, internal martial arts, Feldenkrais, and Fighting Monkey practice all serve as deep inspiration. Over the years, she's come to believe that universal principles underlie every system and that integration, as opposed to compartmentalization, enhances quality of life.

While yoga has been a part of Joanna's life since university, it wasn’t until 2018 - when she lived and worked in Nepal - that she truly connected with it. Through yin practice, she discovered that my own body could be a safe space, too; to date, it is the magic of yin that she loves sharing most with her students. Joanna has completed almost 400 hours of yoga education, including a hatha-vinyasa and mobility an anatomy training. As a yin girl at heart, she keeps on expanding her yin education with Jo Phee, Paul Grilley, Joe Barnett, Gabrielle Harris and others.

We're here to help! If you have any additional questions or need more details about the retreat, please email us at retreats@insighttimer.com, and we'll be happy to provide you with all the information you need.