Coming Home to Your Feminine Shakti Wisdom

Your body is your greatest gift! Yet in today's society, we often find ourselves disconnected from the wisdom of our feminine essence. We possess an innate ability to heal ourselves and those around us. Harnessing your Shakti - feminine energy - Wisdom while staying aligned with Divine Shakti is key to navigating harmoniously through what seems like a masculine world.

Surrounded by a breathtaking landscape of sea and rock, Gopi and Braja, two yoga teachers, spiritual sisters and dear friends, will create a safe container where "wounded warriors" may share, be held and find a path to the heart of Divinity.  We all hold traumas from the masculine imbalances woven into society and cultural conditioning. As we embrace our true nature as women and the many gifts born from our challenges, we uncover joy and a love supreme.

Healing may be revealed through understanding the Divine Feminine and how Goddess Shakti prevails throughout the universe. In the divine realm, as personified by the Goddess Sri Radha, Love is a union of the lover (Divine Feminine) and the beloved (Divine Masculine). They coexist in ultimate reality as two, though they are one. This mystery can only be revealed through Grace, the Divine Feminine. 

Join Gopi and Braja on this journey. Explore your untapped feminine wisdom, reclaim your gifts and allow them to guide you to the ultimate reality of the Dance of Love.

Yoga, breathwork, movement, meditation, mantra and interactive discussion are all tools we will use to understand and embrace our sacred female bodies and their inner wisdom as we access the greater Divine Shakti power.

Our schedule will also include excursions to nearby sites to experience the beautiful gorges and archeology of Crete.

Join Gopi and Braja in Crete, the most evocative of all the Greek islands, at Yoga Rocks Retreat, located on a small cliff overlooking the picturesque sandy beach. Enjoy the peace of never-ending beaches with translucent velvety seas and deserted rocky coves and caves that provide the ultimate opportunity for total peace... or the excitement of rock jumping and snorkeling. 

The nutritious, delicious food draws inspiration from the Cretan diet, which is reputedly the healthiest in the world. Detoxify with fresh, high-quality local produce. We mainly source fruit and vegetables directly from farmers – organic where possible. Fertile mountain slopes and bountiful sunshine produce some of the tastiest fruit and vegetables, which, when prepared with love (and local olive oil), result in mouthwatering, wholesome cuisine. Enjoy your buffet feasts as an integral part of your yoga holiday.

The retreat is non-smoking, alcohol free and vegetarian. Meat eaters consistently return overjoyed with the variety and tastes on the buffet. There is a taverna very close, and two friendly cafes on the bay for those with any extra needs.

The rooms are compact, clean and practical with stunning views over the sea! Each upstairs room has a massive bathroom as well as its own balcony and hammock, while others feature verandas and hammocks overlooking the bay. The retreat center provides hand towels and a bath towel for the room, but asks you to bring your own beach towel

Crete, steeped in history, is the most evocative of all the Greek islands. Yoga Rocks is lucky to be situated within an incredible stretch of breathtakingly serene coastline. The dramatic bay of Agios Pavlos, with its dragon-like rock formation looking onto the endless ocean, offers an incredible atmosphere at this beautiful and energetically charged location. Stone steps out of Agios Pavlos bay lead to a sand dune that descends onto magnificent and untouched beaches. The perfect place to renew. Wild sands and craggy inlets lead to the Triopetra rocks, from which Yoga Rocks originally took its name. It will provide you the insight you are looking for,  It is a mystical place that will guide you on an inward soul journey.

The retreat center is around a 2 hr drive from CHQ, Chania airport. We request everyone to fly into this airport for group pick up and drop off. If you decide to fly into Heraklion (HER) then you will have to take a taxi from the airport to the retreat center (an estimated 120 Euros). Chania is a great port town for shopping, wandering and eating great food.  It is worth staying an extra day or two if you can!