Retreats

I am organising various retreats: a residential week away at Zen Rocks in Greece, and a one-day mini retreat of yoga and ceramics in the hills above Assos.

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Relax and Restore Yoga Retreat, 3–7 October 2026, at Zen Rocks — with Burcin Ozyurek

Relax and Restore Yoga Retreat

Zen Rocks, Greece · 3–7 October 2026 · four nights

Relieve your stress and restore your energy

This retreat is planned to reduce stress, support healing, decrease anxiety and facilitate recovery from depression and burn-out, guiding you towards a life of vibrant balance.

Join me for two daily yoga classes rooted in yoga therapy, adapted for individual needs. Each session is designed to harmonise yin and yang elements to help balance your energy: breathing exercises, mindful postures, gentle movements and deep relaxation techniques. You also learn daily rituals to carry home with you.

After registration I reach out to schedule a private online meeting, so the practice can be built around what you personally need.

A day at the retreat

  • 08:30 – 10:00Yoga session
  • 10:00 – 11:30Breakfast
  • 11:30 – 16:30Free time — swimming, trekking, excursions
  • 16:30 – 18:00Yoga session
  • 18:30 – 20:30Dinner
  • 21:00 – 21:30Optional session — walking meditation or sleep preparation practice

Disconnect to reconnect

Zen Rocks is a wellness retreat centre in Greece, set among endless olive groves, with views of mountains, sky and sea. There is a spacious outdoor yoga deck overlooking the water, a quiet indoor meditation hall, a swimming pool and generous rooms, with vegetarian meals made from local, organic produce. Coastal beaches are close by, and cultural and mountain excursions can be arranged.

Morning practice beside the pool at sunrise Sunset over the sea from the yoga deck The swimming pool under the olive trees A room with doors opening to the hills A stone walled room at the retreat centre Vegetarian dishes laid out for a meal A quiet cove near the retreat centre The coastal village nearby

Mini Yoga Camp & Ceramics Atelier

Ahmetçe village, Ayvacık, Çanakkale — in the hills above Assos on the Aegean coast, with the ceramics atelier hosted by Idaflora Art House.

One day to slow down, reconnect with yourself and meet your own creativity again — the transformative effect of yoga practice alongside the healing power of making something by hand. A space for yourself: for your body, your mind and your spirit.

A group practising under a canopy on the terrace, with the hills behind

How the day runs

  • 10:00 · Morning yogaWe start the day gently. Breath work, flowing movement and awareness open the body and quiet the mind.
  • 11:30 · BrunchA good break after practice — a healthy, generous brunch, and time to sit together.
  • 13:30 · Ceramics atelierSlowing down through contact with clay. Working by hand, you shape your own ceramic plate and press leaves and flowers into it. No experience is needed — the process guides you.
  • 16:00 · TeaTea and something light to eat.
  • 17:00 · Late afternoon yogaWe close the day in balance, with a deeper, slower practice that lets the nervous system settle.

What you take home

  • A day back in your own body.
  • Less stress, and the lightening effect of the breath.
  • A quieter mind, and contact with your own creativity.
  • A ceramic plate you made yourself.
Practising in a circle on the terrace under a canopy Pressing leaves into a clay slab The finished ceramic plates, glazed with pressed lavender, leaves and flowers The group with the ceramics they made The table laid with the handmade ceramic plates Seated practice facing the teacher Working the clay at the long table Standing practice on the terrace

The next one

Dates for the coming retreat are announced by email and on Instagram. Write to me if you would like to hear first, or if you are thinking of a private retreat for your own small group.

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