The Aegean Blue Experience
Simplify • Amplify • Thrive
A 6-Day Transformational Retreat in Serifos, Greece
May 19-24, 2026
What if you could spend six days learning the one language your body has been speaking all along…
and you just never knew how to hear it?
The Aegean Blue Experience is where ancient somatic practices meet an island untouched by time. Six days of QiGong, Acupressure, Breathwork, Kundalini Yoga, and Sound Healing in a place so quiet that you can finally hear what your body has been trying to tell you.
This isn't a wellness vacation. It's not another yoga retreat with better views.Â
It's an immersion in practices that have been unlocking stuck energy, releasing trapped emotions, and rewiring overwhelmed nervous systems for thousands of years — taught in a way that's so simple and powerful, it works whether you're 25 or 75, flexible or stiff, spiritual or skeptical.
You'll leave speaking fluent “body, mind and soul”. And everything changes when you can finally understand what you're feeling.
This is Serifos
Tucked away in the Cyclades, Serifos is what the Greek islands used to be before the world found them. No cruise ships dock here. No crowds for stunning sunset photos. Just stone villages clinging to hillsides, fishing boats swaying in turquoise coves, and an Aegean blue so vivid it feels like the sea is holding its breath.
This is where ancient Greeks mined precious metals from the earth. Where fishermen still mend their nets by hand at dawn. Where narrow pathways wind through hilltop towns that have looked the same for centuries, completely unbothered by time.
The island moves at the speed of breath. And that's exactly the rhythm you need.
Through simple, powerful practices that work with your body – not against it – you'll release what you've been carrying and reclaim the energy that's been buried under burnout.
What You'll Experience
Daily Practices
Morning Kundalini Yoga
Start each day awakening your energy and setting intentions that actually stick. No yoga experience needed, just a willingness to move and breathe.
Evening Somatic Movement Sessions
Wind down with 5-Element QiGong, Acupressure, and Breathwork. These gentle, beginner-friendly practices help you release tension stored deep in your body and nervous system.
Sound Healing Journey
One immersive sound bath to dissolve stress at a cellular level and guide you into deep restoration.
The Island Encounter
Serifos isn't just a backdrop, it's part of your healing. Between our sessions, you're free to:
- Wander the whitewashed streets of Chora, the island's stunning hilltop capital
- Join a traditional pottery class and create something with your hands
- Learn the ancient art of Greek bread making
- Taste local wines overlooking vineyard valleys
- Hike coastal paths where the only sound is wind and sea
These aren't scheduled obligations, they're invitations. Take what calls to you. Rest when you need it. This is your retreat.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I’m Des—The Meridian Healer, aka Your Holistic Bestie.
I’m 53 years young, and have lived through every symptom you’re feeling now—and come out the other side feeling whole and like myself again!
I’m a certified Shiatsu therapist, Chi Nei Tsang practitioner & 5-Element QiGong Teacher, andI've been supporting men & women for the past 15 years.
What I’ve learned? Healing doesn’t have to be hard. Or time-consuming. Or overwhelming.
Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, grounded in real-life experience, and designed to help you regulate your nervous system, my routines and structures ease your symptoms, and feel light and alive again. It’s a soul-soothing blend of ancient bodywork, movement, breath, and acupressure. Just one minute of consistent practice can absolutely transform how you feel. No fluff. No overwhelm. Just peace, energy, and your spark back!
You’ve got this and I’ve got you!
The Retreat Details
Dates: May 19-24, 2026
Location: Serifos, Greece
Who It's For: Anyone feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves. All ages and experience levels are welcome.
This retreat is intentionally kept small and simple. No performative wellness and no pressure to be anywhere other than exactly where you are.
Just you, the Aegean blue, and practices that actually work.
What's Included
✸ 5 nights accommodation at Hotel Rizes
✸ Daily Kundalini Yoga sessions
✸ Daily Somatic Movement sessions
(QiGong, Acupressure, Breathwork)
✸ Sound Healing sessions
✸ Breakfast and Dinner served at the Hotel Rizes restaurant
✸ Optional cultural activities
(pottery, bread making, winery visit, guided hike)
✸ All of the space and silence you need to remember who you are
 €1,700 per person
Shared twin accommodation - for private rooms or shared villas, please reach out
Secure your spot today with a €300 deposit!
Fully refundable until 30 days before the retreat
(April 19th, 2026)
Fancy a Little Extra Pampering?
Add some deeper bodywork to your retreat experience:
Massage sessions with Cinzia
Choose from up to 12 different modalities
Oil & Sound Healing Massage with Nikola
Our resident sound healer
Shiatsu Session with Des
Pressure point therapy to release what you've been holding
All add-on sessions available at an additional cost. Book when you reserve your spot.
Questions about the retreat? Send me an email!
Ready to Reset?
Your body is asking for this. Your nervous system is begging for it.
Let Serifos and these ancient practices give you what burnout has stolen: your calm, your clarity, your sense of aliveness.
Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate, nourishing experience.
REGISTER FOR THE RETREAT