Every Atsitsa Bay holiday provides unique shared accommodation only moments from the sea, three delicious meals per day, up to 5 hours of courses, including yoga, per weekday and from a choice of up to 15 different courses per week. There are a variety of evening activities, an Atsitsa bar and optional individual treatments are available, payable on site.
Below you will see the holiday dates, prices and a list of courses available. Select the course title and facilitator's name for more information.
Hazel Carey, an international voice and movement teacher and psychosynthesis counsellor, works with visualisation, African dance, Qi Gong and voicework.
Mathew Godebski has been teaching several styles of Yoga and mat-work Pilates in Manchester and the North West of England for several years. He has led numerous workshops and courses at various locations around the UK. Mathew is a trained Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Sivananda Yoga and YinYang Yoga teacher and also a qualified Pilates instructor.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Living Maps / Salsa Sat 29 May - Sat 5 Jun 2010 AT3
Living Maps This unique and liberating approach to revealing and working with the hidden dynamics that underlie personal issues has emerged from the philosophy of the German Family Systems therapist Bert Hellinger. It offers resolutions to the many and varied issues, presented by group members and often achieves this goal quicker than most conventional approaches. In a Living Maps or Constellations workshop, under the guidance of the facilitator, group members are carefully placed in a specifically relevant constellation to create a living map of the client's issue and the important elements that surround it. By looking at and working with the relational dynamics apparent in the client’s system blockages are brought to light and solutions are shown that bring about peace and healing for everyone involved.
Cuban Salsa
John has been teaching partner dances for 12 years and has a gift for teaching beginners how to Salsa and Tango. He has led numerous dance based holidays to Cuba and Argentina and has taught in Spain, Egypt, USA, UK, Ireland and New Zealand. His highly accessible instruction style and natural enthusiasm both inspires and empowers dancers and non-dancers alike.
John Harris, who has studied Systemic approaches since 2002, has furthered his studies at the CSISS in 2007-2009. He also teaches Argentine Tango and Cuban Salsa and is a Hatha Yoga teacher. John has a gift for teaching beginners how to Salsa and Tango thanks to his highly accessible instruction style and natural enthusiasm.
This course will largely be devoted to practical exercises and processes and related feedback, geared to developing freedom, mindfulness, passion and a sense of adventure in relation to the experience of drawing. This will be an exciting and very enjoyable process, whilst also inevitably touching on some of those feelings of self-doubt, inhibition and impossible standards that tend to get in the way for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Drawing as Freedom from ‘Getting it Right’
By the time we reach adulthood, and often well before, most of us have lost confidence in our natural birthright as artists. We have been convinced that draughtsmanship is to do with ‘getting it right’, and have had repeated demoralising experiences of ‘getting it wrong’. In fact, creativity, in drawing as in life, has little to do with this kind of superficial competence and much to do with getting comfortable with mess, play, exploration and process. During the first session, a series of exercises (variously involving brainstorming, sharing, writing and mark making) will allow participants to explore
• their beliefs about ‘making art’ and about themselves that stand in the way of a spontaneous engagement with materials and visual experience
• how to get comfortable with and enjoy making a mess
• how to see creative opportunities and the potential for beauty in creative chaos
• how to shift the emphasis from ‘product’ to ‘process’, and from ‘criticism’ to ‘curiosity’
Sarah Livingstone is an established painter, printmaker, psychotherapist and university lecturer with a passion for working with individuals to expand their creative freedom.
Susie leads an inspiring workshop to promote personal healing through the power of sound and voice.
The workshop is good for the beginner right through to the experienced singer. It includes: singing, bowl meditation, mantra singing, drumming, upbeat songs with group harmony and release of the voice through movement. Susie works on a Shamanic level using Soundscapes to connect with the inner voice of each participant, her music ranges from meditative calming, to cathartic symphonic. You will gain confidence in your singing voice with Susie's effective simple voice technique, which aims to improve richness of tone, get easy higher notes and always have plenty of breath!
AT3 Sat 29 May - Sat 5 Jun 2010 Susie Self is a singer/songwriter and performs at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and co-starred with Jasper Carrot in the West End. She leads voice and sound healing retreats in USA and Skyros. Her latest album is Seachanges.
There is often a struggle between our personal desires and our soul purpose, which leaves us confused and exhausted. Come to understand the nature of your soul, recognise the purpose of your life's path and find your inner truth and authentic power.
For more than 40 years Lisehanne has worked in Yoga as a teacher, tutor and psycho-spiritual counsellor. She is founder and course director of Satyamvidya Integral Yoga & Consciousness Studies.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
The practice of mindfulness is a simple path to our core self, the place of inner wisdom, well being and happiness. It also provides tools for recognising and reducing unhealthy stress and for becoming aware of our habits of thought and action, which keep us stuck. This course combines western psychology with the wisdom of the East.
Michael Eales, a group facilitator for 25 years, is one of the leading figures in Humanistic Psychology. He is the co-author of The Personal Management Handbook and The Coaching Cube.
Mathew Godebski has been teaching several styles of Yoga and mat-work Pilates in Manchester and the North West of England for several years. He has led numerous workshops and courses at various locations around the UK. Mathew is a trained Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Sivananda Yoga and YinYang Yoga teacher and also a qualified Pilates instructor.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Stoney's course is deisgned to be fun, creative and practical. You'll learn the basic techniques, unchanged since medieval times, combined with a modern glass perspective and lots of handy tips. You'll be taken through all the processes step by step so that you have a good grounding if you want to continue with stained glass in the future. This stained glass course combines the creative and the practical in a most satisfying way so that you can make something that you can take home and be proud of, having learnt a new skill and opened up new creative horizons for yourself.
Stoney Parsons is a professional stained glass artist of very long standing. She is also a painter. Her glass work and paintings are all about colour. She enjoys teaching and her courses are practical, creative and fun!
An exploration of the natural world to broaden the mind, lift the spirit and gladden the heart!
Einstein’s definition of education was the "growth of wonderment" and this course aims to bring a sense of awe and wonder through a ‘soft-focus’ study of the natural world around Atsitsa. This interface with nature invites us to reflect more deeply on our relationship to the land and gain new perceptions, new insights and new inspiration.
A series of dynamic, thoroughly enjoyable excursions will open up our senses to receive nature’s gifts, bringing us inevitably closer to our own, true nature. A combination of naturalist activity, arts interpretation, sensory awareness and poetry will feature in an enlivening week of discovery and delight. Walks in the countryside will never be the same again!
Chris is an outdoor instructor, trainer and storyteller with a background in the theatre, training in therapy and a career in environmental education with the Devon Wildlife Trust and WildWise. He uses every creative means at his disposal to encourage people to enjoy and value the natural world on training courses for education professionals, corporate and community groups, and personal development holidays around the world. He is the founder and director of WildWise, the founder and artistic director for the Westcountry Storytelling Festival, and co-founder and conspirator on the Westcountry School of Myth and Story.
Discover what can make the difference in your communication and in your enjoyment of life. Move, dance, write, paint, sing, improvise, speak….. surprise yourself! Dare and share; be inspired by and trust in your innate abilities and gifts. Step out of your comfort zone...............and like it there!
We will train the artist’s right brain which is longing to be called into play and given a larger arena in which to expand. Remember Rumi, "Beyond the ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field.... I’ll meet you there."
Ilene Sawka facilitates creativity workshops for top Swedish managers and politicians using an array of original forms and techniques. She is also a Qi Gong teacher.
Helen brings a wealth of songs to her workshops – songs from all around the world, gospel, chants, her own
award-winning compositions. She teaches by ear, ensuring everyone is included regardless of experience, and prides herself on getting everyone to sing! Her infectious enthusiasm leaves no one doubting their own voice or ability, and spreads the joy of singing in harmony together.
Helen Yeomans has been directing and composing for Glorious Chorus, a 60-strong a-capella choir from Devon, England. She also runs other choirs where she teaches an eclectic mix of songs.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Your body is worth a journey of exploration - because it could tell you so much of interest to you, if only you would allow yourself to pay attention and listen to it! Your body’s many signals can tell you reliably what really interests you, delights you, bores you, turns you on - and off - and frightens you. All you need is just a little help to learn the signals, to recognize the energetic markers, to allow the movements to lead you to the information readily available in you and to you. And in so doing, to truly befriend yourself!
Silke Ziehl is a body psychotherapist specialising in training professionals. She is the founder of the Entelia Institute for Creative Bodywork in Munich and London, and a member of the Open Centre, London.
Digital cameras are great! ..But what do all those symbols mean on the knobs and buttons, and why can't I take a decent close-up shot? ..And what do all those numbers on the lens mean? And why don't distant things come out properly, even with the flash? ..And how do I take sunsets? ..they don't look anything like the real thing! And the instruction book is utterly incomprehensible!
Ring any bells? I'll be de-mystifying it all!
We'll cover how to choose a camera if you're aiming to buy one - and also how to get the very best out of a camera you've already bought! We'll do pictures outdoors, and pictures indoors, at parties or in dim light. How to take better pictures without flash. Taking portraits, and holiday snaps, and movie-making with an ordinary camera. And we'll look at cameras which still take film ..so it's a course for everyone. If you've ever been dissatisfied with your photos, this is where to come to shoot masterpieces!
Last year's course in Atsitsa (Skyros, Greece) was so popular that I had to do it all over again! ..so book now to be sure of a place. It's for beginners, and advanced photographers, too. But if you just can't get the hang of your camera ..here's where it all comes clear..
Bring your own, or use one of ours, and discover how creative you actually are!
David Babsky, formerly Technical Editor of Practical Photography magazine, has taught photography and movie-making. Bring your own camera and a head full of creative ideas, and watch them come to life!
Most of us spend a great deal of time, energy and money on our appearance. Those who don't have often given up on what seems like an impossible task. The secret of successful dressing and wardrobe management lies in wearing and buying clothes that reflect YOU, your personality, body shape and your colouring. In my workshop we will look at "what is image" "what makes up image" and "why is image significant". We take a look at Body Language & Communication styles and the key factors in selecting clothes for your life style.
We then get down to the nitty gritty of body shapes (not a tape measure in sight). This part of the course will involve you looking at your overall shape and how clothes sit on your frame.... there is no right or wrong frame - we are all unique. This work is done as part of the group and may require some wearing of swimsuits for a very short time. Tights and thin leggings with a swimsuit would also work. Men you will ideally have some shorts with you. We then look at your style type and how you project your personalities through the clothes you wear. We then look at garments, the cut that best suits your shape and accessories ie: glasses, jewellery. Men if you wear suits for work, please bring one and ladies please bring a typical outfit that you wear for work and both men and ladies do bring an item of clothing that you find difficult to wear so it sits at the back of your wardobe. If we have time we will also look at wardrobe management/planning and of course shopping effectively.
We have lots of fun, learn how to save tons of money and enjoy shopping again. When you get home you will be able to analyze your clothing and plan a workable and wearable wardrobe. No more time-wasting shopping trips and you will also feel good about your appearance.
Andrea Gates has over 12 years experience in the image business. She will advise on colour and style, enabling participants to highlight their individual personalities through what they wear.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
This course is designed for the faint hearted, the self critic the “I can’t sing” brigade, as well as the budding (or actual) pop star, opera singer and just about anyone who wants to make sound, have fun and learn about themselves in a safe supportive environment.
You will be given some interesting exercises that will not only help your voice but will also help your general well being and health. We will sing some lovely close harmony songs from around the world as well as some standards nearer to home. We will touch on some of the soothing and nurturing aspects of toning and look at our relationships with what we hear.................... In Norway there is a fishing community who’s average age exceeds that of any other in Europe and, (you’ve guessed it) practically all belong to the choir – Proof positive that singing makes you live longer!!
Phill Haiselden is a singer, songwriter and an experienced ‘singing for the scared’ group leader, who has trained as a community musician and ‘first nature’ voice coach. His second album is due to be released this year.
Ken has developed a fluid technique that taps into your individual needs, releases energy and works to heal injuries or chronic discomfort. Known as the Eyerman Technique, the workshop will introduce you to Ken’s unique take on movement based bodywork. Classes are suitable for all levels, including those who have injuries or are restricted in their movement. Experience how Ken integrates Yoga with Feldenkrais. His intuitive and spontaneous hands-on approach emphasises the benefits of using your breath and developing an awareness of your inner process. Participants will learn to use their bodies with intelligence, awareness and efficiency. The Eyerman Technique will ease you into new postures while encouraging you to explore movement in a way that is both developmental and restorative. Ken seeks to work with you, by developing core movement, and helping you tune into the constant flow of life energy essential to maintaining health and clarity of mind.
Ken Eyerman, author of Massage, has taught yoga and bodywork for 30 years and directs his own training programme. He was named as one of London’s Evening Standard’s top 3 masseurs.
Social Dance - Ballroom/Latin
Practical and easy-to-understand structure of dances such as Foxtrot, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Swing, and other popular social dances. Fun and constructive experience where the choreography is for both solo and partners. Creative footwork and styling for both men and women.
"Worldbeat workout - fusion fitness"
Tina's creation, using elements of Salsa, Latin, jazz, and smooth dances with music from around the world - from French to Afro-Cuban. A creative mix of stretching, ballet, and floor work with "freestyle” dance choreography for your brain and body. Includes information on cooking and lifestyle for optimal health.
Tina Mangos, originally from Greece, is an educator whose talents span both visual and performing arts. She teaches and choreographs Ballroom, Latin, French cabaret, and "fusion fitness"; along with programs in positive living.
For over 30 years, Tina has served thousands of happy students with her "cross- training the brain" method, in public schools, universities, and businesses.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Flirtshop
Do you want to want to find your inner Casanova or submerged Mae West? Or just have more fun and less fear in your communications with others? Flirtshop is a crash-course in self-awareness, a guide to coming out of your shell, suspending self-censorship, selling your assets, and relating to others with ease and cheerfulness.
Games, exercises, role-play, coaching and discussion encourage you to make the first move and keep the confidence flowing. We’ll look at eye-contact, body language, opening gambits, knowing what you want, and how men and women differ in approach and response.
It won’t hurt a bit, you’ll meet new people and we’ll really enjoy the process. Then you can go out and test your new risk-taking self.
‘I haven’t laughed so much in ages….people were raring to get back into the real world and start flirting for England’. Sally Shalam, Sunday Express
Comedy
An introduction to improvisation by an expert practitioner. Using a wide range of games and exercises it covers: brainstorming, storytelling, character-building, status-play, comedy-business, how to fail happily and devising skills.
The class gives participants confidence and the ability to think on their feet (useful for all sorts of situations!). It stimulates creativity and helps unlock the huge range of characters and stories within that can be used to delight an audience, professionally or in everyday life. It aims to broaden comic and performance skills, motivate mind and body, and release lots of laughter in the process.
This is one of the best impro classes you’ll ever do. And it’ll make you look younger, give you a six-pack and attract the person of your dreams.*
Alison Goldie is a professional actor, theatre director, broadcaster and facilitator. She has a wealth of experience performing comedy and drama in London, the UK and all over the world. Alison has taught comedy, drama, flirting and creativity to professionals and non-professionals for over 20 years.
She has worked as a stand-up comic, TV presenter and corporate trainer. She is currently touring her one-woman autobiographical show, Lady, in Bed, to great acclaim.
Music
We will be playing songs, forming a band, having a laugh, bonding, performing, and then splitting up due to musical differences. All in 4 days. No previous experience necessary, all levels of musicians and singers welcome.
Creativity (bring instruments, cameras, anything with which you would like to express yourself)
The courses could take any form but they are essentially about self-expression through creativity. We might play or sing together, or use writing, drawing, photography, or film or any other creative form to show something of who we are and what we want to say in a safe environment. We allow ourselves the luxury of low expectations, and are learning to listen to and go with our instincts, attempting to silence the critical voices, and overcome old blocks, which may be reducing our contentment.
Richard Lewis is a musician, film maker and writer who has worked for many companies including Microsoft, Skype and Oxford University Press. He believes everyone is creative through music, words and images.
Ken has developed a fluid technique that taps into your individual needs, releases energy and works to heal injuries or chronic discomfort. Known as the Eyerman Technique, the workshop will introduce you to Ken’s unique take on movement based bodywork. Classes are suitable for all levels, including those who have injuries or are restricted in their movement. Experience how Ken integrates Yoga with Feldenkrais. His intuitive and spontaneous hands-on approach emphasises the benefits of using your breath and developing an awareness of your inner process. Participants will learn to use their bodies with intelligence, awareness and efficiency. The Eyerman Technique will ease you into new postures while encouraging you to explore movement in a way that is both developmental and restorative. Ken seeks to work with you, by developing core movement, and helping you tune into the constant flow of life energy essential to maintaining health and clarity of mind.
Ken Eyerman, author of Massage, has taught yoga and bodywork for 30 years and directs his own training programme. He was named as one of London’s Evening Standard’s top 3 masseurs.
Afro-Brazilian This class will include stretch and meditation at its beginning gently moving into a variety of hot and spicy moves as we explore Samba & more in a fun and light hearted manner. It will encourage participants to take part in the creative process with the enthusiasm of a child, via uninhibited play, shedding the baggage we’ve picked up in our adult lives.
Belly Dance Learn the fine art of Middle Eastern dance while exploring the natural grace we all possess. This class will begin with breath work , kundalini yoga and meditation to assure a fulfilling journey through movement and emotion as we move from within to a variety of rich Middle Eastern rhythms.
The goal of this class is quite simple: to make you feel good when you move and to explore untapped resources from within.
Cathy Skora is founder and director of the US Folkloric Productions Dance Company and has been teaching and performing dance internationally for over 15 years.
We are living in extraordinary times. All around us are signs of breakdown and decay -the old ways of being no longer work for us. Yet there are also signs of rebirth and beauty which we can align ourselves with and realise our potential to change outmoded habits and destructive behaviour. We need to transform ourselves in order to begin the process of transformation in the world around us. In these times we need the support of others of like mind to share the journey into the unknown; to be fellow pilgrims in the search for authenticity and radical aliveness.
We lose our aliveness when we reject the unworthy, shameful, “dangerous” parts of ourselves, when we suppress anger, grief, sexuality, and fear. Once we dare to be our authentic selves, when we honor and accept our shadow, we literally lighten up. From this place of lightness we can see our world with a renewed sensitivity. This renewal represents the possibility for a radical shift in our entire perception. In seizing the courage to change, we can transform ourselves and liberate our potential.
This workshop will use psychotherapy, dance and bodywork, sharing, ritual and healing to authenticate our own needs and desires. We will explore the parameters of our individual maps and create a vision of hope for the future within the supportive framework of a group committed to the nurturing process of reflective honesty, compassionate attention and trust.
Malcolm Stern is a group and individual psychotherapist, co-founder of Alternatives at St James Church, London. He has recently co-presented Channel 4’s relationships series.
In this course you’ll learn how to make a mosaic that you can take home with you. It’s fun, creative, absorbing, and very sociable: an ideal activity for those hot summer days! Although we’ll cover classic mosaic techniques (and a little history), the emphasis is on individual creativity. Both beginners and experienced mosaicists are welcome on the course.
Roz Wates is an artist who specialises in mosaic working in a variety of styles, materials and techniques. She works mainly on commission for private clients, public bodies, arts organisations and schools.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
A Skyros windsurfing instructor since 1994, John Wigham went on to introduce music, street theatre and general silliness into his repertoire. While not doing this, he is a landscape architect based in Dubai.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
The Courage to Change Sun 18 - Sat 31 Jul 2010 AT7
We are living in extraordinary times. All around us are signs of breakdown and decay -the old ways of being no longer work for us. Yet there are also signs of rebirth and beauty which we can align ourselves with and realise our potential to change outmoded habits and destructive behaviour. We need to transform ourselves in order to begin the process of transformation in the world around us. In these times we need the support of others of like mind to share the journey into the unknown; to be fellow pilgrims in the search for authenticity and radical aliveness.
We lose our aliveness when we reject the unworthy, shameful, “dangerous” parts of ourselves, when we suppress anger, grief, sexuality, and fear. Once we dare to be our authentic selves, when we honor and accept our shadow, we literally lighten up. From this place of lightness we can see our world with a renewed sensitivity. This renewal represents the possibility for a radical shift in our entire perception. In seizing the courage to change, we can transform ourselves and liberate our potential.
This workshop will use psychotherapy, dance and bodywork, sharing, ritual and healing to authenticate our own needs and desires. We will explore the parameters of our individual maps and create a vision of hope for the future within the supportive framework of a group committed to the nurturing process of reflective honesty, compassionate attention and trust.
Malcolm Stern is a group and individual psychotherapist, co-founder of Alternatives at St James Church, London. He has recently co-presented Channel 4’s relationships series.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Afro-Brazilian This class will include stretch and meditation at its beginning gently moving into a variety of hot and spicy moves as we explore Samba & more in a fun and light hearted manner. It will encourage participants to take part in the creative process with the enthusiasm of a child, via uninhibited play, shedding the baggage we’ve picked up in our adult lives.
Belly Dance Learn the fine art of Middle Eastern dance while exploring the natural grace we all possess. This class will begin with breath work , kundalini yoga and meditation to assure a fulfilling journey through movement and emotion as we move from within to a variety of rich Middle Eastern rhythms.
The goal of this class is quite simple: to make you feel good when you move and to explore untapped resources from within.
Cathy Skora is founder and director of the US Folkloric Productions Dance Company and has been teaching and performing dance internationally for over 15 years.
Michael will offer Beginners Hatha Yoga in the mornings. This practice will be primarily a gentle approach for the day. Included will be a variety of practices to open the hips, shoulders and heart. This practice will also include a few different Sun Salutations. He will also offer a second Hatha Flow course. This will be for more experienced practitioners. Here the focus will be on a dynamic flowing practice. Included in this class will be a variety of Pranayamas and Mantras to open and centre each student.
Michael Stewart has many years experience as a yoga, drumming and movement teacher and runs workshops internationally. He is also trained in Thai Massage.
Like the islands summer’s breeze, colour will take you on a vibrant journey through the rainbow. Colour harmony, colour psychology, the healing qualities of colour as well as your birthday colours that shape you and your relationships, are explored step by step. A great source of inspiration for art, movement and sound, colour will arouse the artist within.
Theresa Sundt is a professional artist and art teacher focusing her work on the therapeutic qualities of colour. She gives colour workshops all over the world that vibrate with enthusiasm and life changing creativity.Her newly published book The Art of Colour Therapy, has been translated in four languages.
If you can talk, you can sing! Join this course, run by an exceptional singer with three number one dance hits in the UK, and experience the power of sound and song. Whether you are new to singing, or have some experience, this course will be an exciting journey of vocal discoveries. Using breath, movement, dance, song, improvisation, harmony, toning and more, you will be given the opportunity to sing and create. Free your voice, increase your confidence, enjoy self-expression, ignite your creativity and stimulate healing on all levels.
Sarah Warwick is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, performer and recording artist with 3 number one dance hits in the UK and the US. She also runs voice workshops.
In this course you’ll learn how to make a mosaic that you can take home with you. It’s fun, creative, absorbing, and very sociable: an ideal activity for those hot summer days! Although we’ll cover classic mosaic techniques (and a little history), the emphasis is on individual creativity. Both beginners and experienced mosaicists are welcome on the course.
Roz Wates is an artist who specialises in mosaic working in a variety of styles, materials and techniques. She works mainly on commission for private clients, public bodies, arts organisations and schools.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Richard Layzell is an award-winning artist, writer and teacher. His current exhibition, The Manifestation, (with Tania Koswycz) is touring the UK, and their dialogues, Cream Pages, is due to be published this year.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
We are all born with the freedom to dance. This freedom is innate but can go underground, obscured by the ‘stuff’ of life. During this course we will learn to listen to our body, and to surrender bit by bit to its unique dance. We will dance to gently wake up to our creativity, to love power, ecstasy, acceptance, playfulness and sensuality. We will discover our body loves to dance and find ourselves making moves we never knew we could make.
There will also be space to share our experiences and stories in words so that we can both learn from, and be touched by each other. No previous dance experience is required, just a courage and willingness to practice stepping onto the dance floor and moving with who we are, and how we are, moment to moment.
Jo is an accredited 5 Rhythms teacher, psychotherapist and supervisor with 18 years experience. She has been a trainer at the Karuna Institute for many years in Contemplative Psychotherapy, a psycho-spiritual, body orientated approach. She is known to teach with a grounded and gentle clarity, with good humour and great music.
This work explores the freedom in remembering and being as you are right now in this moment. You will explore the powerful creative energy charge that emerges from the wild natural dance of deep masculine and deep feminine. This simple yet profound approach is about being at home in your innate juicy self. Awareness of your body, sexuality, creativity, heart and spirit allows you the luxury and deep pleasure of participating fully in your own existence. Through art, massage, movement, tantric exercises and inquiry you will explore becoming a space through which your presence, sexuality and passion for life can flow.
You will:
• deepen your understanding of sexuality and relationships
• expand your ease and understanding of the deep masculine and deep feminine
• increase your energy and body awareness and more effortlessly engage in being alive
• refine your clarity about what is real and valuable to you
• explore your innate creative sexual power
It is simple.
There is nothing to change.
It is not about what "would be", "could be", "should be", but what is real.
It is not about self-improvement.
It is about freedom.
Katheryn is American born living in the UK and has worked with individuals and groups for over 20 years. She holds two BA hons in Psychology & Art, as well as extensive training in movement, massage, Qi Gong and yoga. She is a long term student and practitioner of Tantra and traditions worldwide, and draws upon her 25 years of practice. Her work is edgy and juicy, dynamic and transformative. She is a strong believer in making life an art and living until we die.
During this course, you’ll learn that when you start seeing life as a game, it suddenly becomes easier and you’re more likely to win the prizes you’re after.
Andrew will help you determine what you want out of life. Then, layer upon layer, he’ll work together with you to literally transform you into the person who can confidently create, pursue, and maximise those dreams. You’ll learn to let go of any limiting beliefs that are keeping you from creating the life you want. He’ll help you erase misconceptions you may have that dictate your current life experiences. He’ll help you understand the rules you currently live by, and encourage you to challenge them.
By seeing life as a game, you’ll start taking failure and challenges less seriously – you’ll begin to embrace failure rather than avoid it at all costs. You’ll discover how to ask for what you want and say no to what you don't. You’ll begin to laugh at what holds you back and move forward with a new found zest for life.
Andrew will use fun games, processes and exercises (some based on NLP practices) which allow you to discover how you can participate more and feel like the game of life is something that you can fully involve yourself in (and play to such a degree that you get exactly what you want).
Andrew Risner has been described as ‘The Big Man with Huge Solutions’. He left a successful career as M.D. of a finance company to help people release their untapped potential. An NLP Master Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, Andrew was also stress consultant on BBC1’s Heaven & Earth programme.
His use of humour and straight talking has made him a sought after speaker and trainer. Spending several years performing stand up comedy taught him that most challenges in life are not difficult but merely uncomfortable and it is a willingness to feel uncomfortable that separates the players from the spectators in life.
Michael will offer Beginners Hatha Yoga in the mornings. This practice will be primarily a gentle approach for the day. Included will be a variety of practices to open the hips, shoulders and heart. This practice will also include a few different Sun Salutations. He will also offer a second Hatha Flow course. This will be for more experienced practitioners. Here the focus will be on a dynamic flowing practice. Included in this class will be a variety of Pranayamas and Mantras to open and centre each student.
Michael Stewart has many years experience as a yoga, drumming and movement teacher and runs workshops internationally. He is also trained in Thai Massage.
If you can talk, you can sing! Join this course, run by an exceptional singer with three number one dance hits in the UK, and experience the power of sound and song. Whether you are new to singing, or have some experience, this course will be an exciting journey of vocal discoveries. Using breath, movement, dance, song, improvisation, harmony, toning and more, you will be given the opportunity to sing and create. Free your voice, increase your confidence, enjoy self-expression, ignite your creativity and stimulate healing on all levels.
Sarah Warwick is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, performer and recording artist with 3 number one dance hits in the UK and the US. She also runs voice workshops.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
During this course, you’ll learn that when you start seeing life as a game, it suddenly becomes easier and you’re more likely to win the prizes you’re after.
Andrew will help you determine what you want out of life. Then, layer upon layer, he’ll work together with you to literally transform you into the person who can confidently create, pursue, and maximise those dreams. You’ll learn to let go of any limiting beliefs that are keeping you from creating the life you want. He’ll help you erase misconceptions you may have that dictate your current life experiences. He’ll help you understand the rules you currently live by, and encourage you to challenge them.
By seeing life as a game, you’ll start taking failure and challenges less seriously – you’ll begin to embrace failure rather than avoid it at all costs. You’ll discover how to ask for what you want and say no to what you don't. You’ll begin to laugh at what holds you back and move forward with a new found zest for life.
Andrew will use fun games, processes and exercises (some based on NLP practices) which allow you to discover how you can participate more and feel like the game of life is something that you can fully involve yourself in (and play to such a degree that you get exactly what you want).
Andrew Risner has been described as ‘The Big Man with Huge Solutions’. He left a successful career as M.D. of a finance company to help people release their untapped potential. An NLP Master Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, Andrew was also stress consultant on BBC1’s Heaven & Earth programme.
His use of humour and straight talking has made him a sought after speaker and trainer. Spending several years performing stand up comedy taught him that most challenges in life are not difficult but merely uncomfortable and it is a willingness to feel uncomfortable that separates the players from the spectators in life.
Most of us spend a great deal of time, energy and money on our appearance. Those who don't have often given up on what seems like an impossible task. The secret of successful dressing and wardrobe management lies in wearing and buying clothes that reflect YOU, your personality, body shape and your colouring. In my workshop we will look at "what is image" "what makes up image" and "why is image significant". We take a look at Body Language & Communication styles and the key factors in selecting clothes for your life style.
We then get down to the nitty gritty of body shapes (not a tape measure in sight). This part of the course will involve you looking at your overall shape and how clothes sit on your frame.... there is no right or wrong frame - we are all unique. This work is done as part of the group and may require some wearing of swimsuits for a very short time. Tights and thin leggings with a swimsuit would also work. Men you will ideally have some shorts with you. We then look at your style type and how you project your personalities through the clothes you wear. We then look at garments, the cut that best suits your shape and accessories ie: glasses, jewellery. Men if you wear suits for work, please bring one and ladies please bring a typical outfit that you wear for work and both men and ladies do bring an item of clothing that you find difficult to wear so it sits at the back of your wardobe. If we have time we will also look at wardrobe management/planning and of course shopping effectively.
We have lots of fun, learn how to save tons of money and enjoy shopping again. When you get home you will be able to analyze your clothing and plan a workable and wearable wardrobe. No more time-wasting shopping trips and you will also feel good about your appearance.
Andrea Gates has over 12 years experience in the image business. She will advise on colour and style, enabling participants to highlight their individual personalities through what they wear.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
We are all born with the freedom to dance. This freedom is innate but can go underground, obscured by the ‘stuff’ of life. During this course we will learn to listen to our body, and to surrender bit by bit to its unique dance. We will dance to gently wake up to our creativity, to love power, ecstasy, acceptance, playfulness and sensuality. We will discover our body loves to dance and find ourselves making moves we never knew we could make.
There will also be space to share our experiences and stories in words so that we can both learn from, and be touched by each other. No previous dance experience is required, just a courage and willingness to practice stepping onto the dance floor and moving with who we are, and how we are, moment to moment.
Jo is an accredited 5 Rhythms teacher, psychotherapist and supervisor with 18 years experience. She has been a trainer at the Karuna Institute for many years in Contemplative Psychotherapy, a psycho-spiritual, body orientated approach. She is known to teach with a grounded and gentle clarity, with good humour and great music.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the classical way of teaching Yoga. The emphasis in Andreas’ Hatha Yoga class lies in learning the poses (Asanas), holding them properly and becoming aware of proper alignment that is quite crucial to getting the benefits of a Yoga practice in the long run. This teaching is mostly inspired by Iyengar and Anusara Yoga. The classes usually begin with Pranayama (breathing exercises) and chanting of Mantras.
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga is a more dynamic form of Hatha Yoga, (Vinyasa means breath movement synchronization). The emphasis in Andreas’ Vinyasa Yoga classes lie on a challenging, flowing and precise Asana practice interwoven with spiritual insights, selected music, and meditation and chanting. This teaching is mostly inspired by Jivamukti Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
Andreas is a practising Yogi. He trained with masters in India and the US. He runs his own Yoga Centre on the shores of Lake Konstanz in Switzerland and leads workshops and retreats all over Europe. - A former film-and TV director he combines worldly and spiritual experiences in his very unique way of teaching. Presently he is involved with theatre work as producer/actor and is interested in exploring the opportunities both theatre and yoga provide for being completely present in the here and now.
Explore the 'Art of Jamming' and develop your sense of groove. Colin and Carly are experienced musicians who will share and explore in a simple and fun way some of the basic principles of building interesting rhythms, melody and lyric writing. Working as a group this course will give participants the opportunity to perform together through creation of an original piece. (No previous music making experience is required, and participants may bring their own instrument).
Colin has long experience in the field of creative digital music-making and currently runs a recording studio in Bristol. In Skyros he will give participants the opportunity to create original pieces of music.
T'ai Chi, Theatre & Mime Sun 15 - Sat 28 Aug 2010 AT9
T'ai Chi
Take away more than memories and photos of your holiday. Take away and play a complete, self-contained T’ai Chi form that David developed specifically for Skyros. This gentle, flowing, circular, healing and meditative exercise follows all of the basic principles of longer T’ai Chi forms but takes only five minutes to perform. T’ai Chi exercise is the four thousand year old Chinese art and science of meditation in motion. It is unique among exercises in that you get better at it as you get older. The common question practitioners ask each other is not, “Do you do T’ai chi?” It is, “Do you play T’ai Chi?”
Theatre & Mime
Exploring the power of improvisation to develop flexibility and adaptability in dealing with the unexpected and expanding your comfort zone. Develop your skills in using voice and body to deliver an effective message, experiment with breath, listening, and eye contact as powerful tools in communication. Mime illusion technique revealed and made easy! Return from your holiday knowing how to do the wall, mime walk, moon walk and climb an invisible ladder. Memorize, rehearse and perform your very own Shakespearean monologue.
David Zucker is a professional actor, mime artist, playwright, director, author and teacher of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong. He facilitates workshops for managers with The Ariel Group.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Richard Layzell is an award-winning artist, writer and teacher. His current exhibition, The Manifestation, (with Tania Koswycz) is touring the UK, and their dialogues, Cream Pages, is due to be published this year.
The Nia Technique is a transformative movement practice that synthesizes dance, yoga, martial arts and somatic awareness methods into an energizing barefoot workout for body, mind and soul. Incorporating sound and inspiring music, Nia puts you back in touch with the joy of being you in your own body with benefits including improved posture, fitness, flexibility and zest for life! In this course, open to all ages and levels, we will explore the foundational form and principles of the technique.
A passionate dancer with a background in marketing and social science, Beverley discovered the Nia Technique in 2001, embarking on her journey of healing, transformation and awakening. She has taught Nia at retreats, health clubs and colleges in the US and UK adapting it for therapeutic applications.
Beverley has advanced through three levels of intensive training in Nia to Brown Belt status, is initiated into Reiki Level II and is completing certification as a holistic massage therapist and Kundalini yoga instructor in 2010. She is also a student of Tantra.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Alex. T, Raqs Sharqi Sun 29 Aug - Sat 11 Sep 2010 AT10
Introduction to Alexander Technique
A fun, sociable, very experiential introduction to the concepts and basic practices of AT including the ideal position of rest for the back, safe bending, easy walking, easier use of arms and shoulders, freer breathing, greater freedom for mind and body.
Although the full depth and complexity of the technique can only be conveyed over a long series of private lessons, group work can be a very effective, enjoyable way to begin to apply AT principles in everyday life.
Introduction to Raqs Sharqi (traditional Egyptian dance)
Raqs Sharqi (just means eastern dance) must be one of the most joyful, colourful, life-affirming dance forms ever! We will dance mostly the folk or sha'abi form - strong rhythmical movements, some percussive, some fluid, with graceful natural arms and easy upright stance. Each class begins with gentle safe warmups and enjoyable partner work on alignment.
No dance experience necessary, just an everyday level of mobility.
Judy Hammond has many years’ experience teaching Alexander Technique, Raqs Sharqi (Egyptian dance) and Moving Mindfully. She has a theatre background as dancer, choreographer & director.
Explore the 'Art of Jamming' and develop your sense of groove. Colin and Carly are experienced musicians who will share and explore in a simple and fun way some of the basic principles of building interesting rhythms, melody and lyric writing. Working as a group this course will give participants the opportunity to perform together through creation of an original piece. (No previous music making experience is required, and participants may bring their own instrument).
Carly Marie Head is a professional Saxophonist, Flautist and Clarinetist, playing Latin/Jazz, Funk and African music. She is also a composer of Latin Style music and musical director of a 30-piece Latin/Funk band.
A Heart-Centred Life Sun 29 Aug - Sat 11 Sep 2010 AT10
Using art, dance and drama Cate will teach participants to recognise what they truly want and need in life. Come along and have fun whilst you find out what really matters to you and how you can take the next steps to shape the life you want.
Cate Mackenzie is a Life Coach, workshop leader and artist and her heart paintings are in IKEA for the next three years worldwide. She has her own radio show and a private coaching practice in London. Cate is passionate about supporting people to open their hearts to their creative selves and to live the life of their dreams.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the classical way of teaching Yoga. The emphasis in Andreas’ Hatha Yoga class lies in learning the poses (Asanas), holding them properly and becoming aware of proper alignment that is quite crucial to getting the benefits of a Yoga practice in the long run. This teaching is mostly inspired by Iyengar and Anusara Yoga. The classes usually begin with Pranayama (breathing exercises) and chanting of Mantras.
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga is a more dynamic form of Hatha Yoga, (Vinyasa means breath movement synchronization). The emphasis in Andreas’ Vinyasa Yoga classes lie on a challenging, flowing and precise Asana practice interwoven with spiritual insights, selected music, and meditation and chanting. This teaching is mostly inspired by Jivamukti Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
Andreas is a practising Yogi. He trained with masters in India and the US. He runs his own Yoga Centre on the shores of Lake Konstanz in Switzerland and leads workshops and retreats all over Europe. - A former film-and TV director he combines worldly and spiritual experiences in his very unique way of teaching. Presently he is involved with theatre work as producer/actor and is interested in exploring the opportunities both theatre and yoga provide for being completely present in the here and now.
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
“Skyros Wind
My body is shaped by the wind
Twist of tendon
Red and gold icon
One particular wave”
We will go on a creative and colourful journey through the elemental landscape of the body inspired by the landscape of the Island and its art. We will use a combination of creative, improvised movement, voice, music, creative writing and art work so you can work from your own strengths and try new things. Any fears or anxieties can be used as part of this creative, holistic process. The course is suitable for all levels of experience.
Dancing the Rainbow
This tried and tested holistic-creative movement practice uses the chakra system and a variety of tools (movement, voice, toning, sound, colour, writing and artwork) To bring you on a creative and healing journey through the colours of your soul. In a safe and gentle space you are encouraged to try new ways of moving and being, replenish your energy and re-connect with the playful, spontaneous you. Any anxieties and fears are included as part of the process and Lani will support you to find new and creative ways to work with these issues.
Voice
Discover the power, resonance, healing and creative potential in your voice. We will use toning, breath, energy work and movement to explore your creative voice and the ways you can use your voice as a healing instrument working alone or with a group. Any fears and anxieties are used as part of the process and if you were ever told that you couldn’t sing now is the time to prove them wrong!
Lani O’Hanlon, co-creator and author of Dancing the Rainbow, is a voice and movement artist, writer and hoistic therapist with over 15 years experience as a director, teacher/trainer and creative mentor.
The practice of mindfulness is a simple path to our core self, the place of inner wisdom, well being and happiness. It also provides tools for recognising and reducing unhealthy stress and for becoming aware of our habits of thought and action, which keep us stuck. This course combines western psychology with the wisdom of the East.
Michael Eales, a group facilitator for 25 years, is one of the leading figures in Humanistic Psychology. He is the co-author of The Personal Management Handbook and The Coaching Cube.
This class is adapted from Josh Fox and international WOW Company's ensemble building and autobiographical writing techniques for the stage. The class will teach it's participants to create the epic and symbolic in their lives and bring them to the stage in innovative ways. Participants will surprise themselves with how easy, eye opening and fun it is to find and cultivate the dramatic sensibility within their everyday experiences and turn those into riveting and profound stage pieces.
Working with music to create dance and visual images, the class will assemble the basic building blocks of theatre technique, the 'Viewpoints' a physical improvisation and movement technique which trains the body and the mind towards a heightened state of awareness and 'Composition', an ensemble based theatre creation method, participants will learn a new body awareness that can be used for art and life and will learn how to create their own powerful stories from an innovative and fun angle. Participants can be actors, directors, designers and writers who have previous theatre training or anyone who is interested in exploring storytelling, theatre creation and a new perspective on life.
Josh Fox, 'one of the most adventurous impresarios of the New York avant-garde' according to the NY Times, is the Artistic Director of International WOW Company and has worked in 30 countries.
You Can Draw!
As an artist and professionally qualified coach Michael aims to combine his artistic and coaching skills to help participants enjoy art and develop at a pace that suits their own level of skills and experience. He doesn’t believe that people can’t draw! He passionately believes that we can all draw and all participants from those with no art experience to more accomplished artists are able to explore their artistic interest in a supportive environment with like-minded individuals.
Michael Gahagan's art and his artwork are exhibited in a number of galleries, books and magazines. As a qualified coach he encourages individuals to enjoy and develop art at their own pace.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Singing, Songwriting Sun 12 - Sat 25 Sep 2010 AT11
Tsivi creates a very warm and supportive environment, encouraging even the shyest of people to participate.
This will be a unique and inspiring experience, developing your understanding of the creative process and combining thorough warm up exercises, and musical theory with fun practical exercises to foster learning and creativity.
Tsivi Sharett, a London jazz musician whose classical training echoes through her work, composes, performs with her band the TS Ensemble, and leads workshops.
Although the structure of the class will ultimately stay the same - starting with a gentle warm-up to raise your core temperature, progress to the asanas & vinyasa flowing movement sequences - and then cool down and a brief meditation/affirmations to finish - no two classes will be identical as Kym will take into consideration who is in the class and what participants needs are on that day.
Classes are usually physically challenging the ethos is that if you work hard during the class it ensures that you have to relax during the meditation at the end! Laughter is encouraged during the class, as the experience should be a fun one.
Kym works largely with breath and depending on the desires of the group there may be some chanting, a variety of forms of meditation (including a chakra and a moving/walking meditation) and partner-work where possible. Classes also involve the use of blocks and straps. Depending on the level of expertise their may be inversions and more challenging poses. If you are an experienced yogi you may be challenged to try things in new ways to ensure you're not operating on 'auto-pilot' rather than being present and in the 'now'.
Since yoga is intended to unite body and mind Kym will also challenge your brain so that you can become aware of what you're thinking and when you're thinking it - and hopefully even why you're thinking it.
Kym Suttle has been teaching yoga since 1996 and his style is influenced by his years as a dance teacher (he has an MA in Dance Studies & Choreography).
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Life Choices & Changes Sat 25 Sep - Sat 2 Oct 2010 AT12
Dina Glouberman, author of the classic Life Choices, Life Changes and The Joy of Burnout, will show you how to listen to your soul's whispers, find your natural brilliance, overcome fears, solve problems, make wise choices - and go for it.
Dina Glouberman, author of the classics The Joy of Burnout and Life Choices, Life Changes, has pioneered Imagework. Formerly a university lecturer and psychotherapist, she co-founded Skyros.
This class is adapted from Josh Fox and international WOW Company's ensemble building and autobiographical writing techniques for the stage. The class will teach it's participants to create the epic and symbolic in their lives and bring them to the stage in innovative ways. Participants will surprise themselves with how easy, eye opening and fun it is to find and cultivate the dramatic sensibility within their everyday experiences and turn those into riveting and profound stage pieces.
Working with music to create dance and visual images, the class will assemble the basic building blocks of theatre technique, the 'Viewpoints' a physical improvisation and movement technique which trains the body and the mind towards a heightened state of awareness and 'Composition', an ensemble based theatre creation method, participants will learn a new body awareness that can be used for art and life and will learn how to create their own powerful stories from an innovative and fun angle. Participants can be actors, directors, designers and writers who have previous theatre training or anyone who is interested in exploring storytelling, theatre creation and a new perspective on life.
Josh Fox, 'one of the most adventurous impresarios of the New York avant-garde' according to the NY Times, is the Artistic Director of International WOW Company and has worked in 30 countries.
Windsurfing is one of the most exhilarating sports in the world. Atsitsa is one of the few places where you can learn windsurfing at your own pace in a friendly, social and supportive environment.
The course will cover the basic skills required to be able to sail away from the beach, turn around and return safely in light winds.
Fundamental skills will be reinforced so that learning is integrated. The idea being that you will be able to remember and re-use what you have learnt at a later date. Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and safety. There will be some partner work in the beginning to reinforce understanding. The classes will be interactive, and challenging in an enjoyable way.
Learning to windsurf does take energy and input but is also incredibly rewarding as your results will have been 'earned'.
Wetsuits are supplied for the early and late season sessions. Some wetsuit shoes are available, though if you have your own it would be a good idea to bring them with you. Beginners classes will run every session. On 2 week sessions whenever possible there will also be an improver’s class in the 2nd week. A small degree of water confidence is an advantage (i.e. being able to swim 25 yards).
Mark Gunston has been teaching skiing and watersports for 29 years in Europe and the US. He has been teaching in Atsitsa since 1996. He is also a qualified Life Coach.
Dancing the Rainbow Sat 25 Sep - Sat 2 Oct 2010 AT12
Elemental Dance
“Skyros Wind
My body is shaped by the wind
Twist of tendon
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One particular wave”
We will go on a creative and colourful journey through the elemental landscape of the body inspired by the landscape of the Island and its art. We will use a combination of creative, improvised movement, voice, music, creative writing and art work so you can work from your own strengths and try new things. Any fears or anxieties can be used as part of this creative, holistic process. The course is suitable for all levels of experience.
Dancing the Rainbow
This tried and tested holistic-creative movement practice uses the chakra system and a variety of tools (movement, voice, toning, sound, colour, writing and artwork) To bring you on a creative and healing journey through the colours of your soul. In a safe and gentle space you are encouraged to try new ways of moving and being, replenish your energy and re-connect with the playful, spontaneous you. Any anxieties and fears are included as part of the process and Lani will support you to find new and creative ways to work with these issues.
Voice
Discover the power, resonance, healing and creative potential in your voice. We will use toning, breath, energy work and movement to explore your creative voice and the ways you can use your voice as a healing instrument working alone or with a group. Any fears and anxieties are used as part of the process and if you were ever told that you couldn’t sing now is the time to prove them wrong!
Lani O’Hanlon, co-creator and author of Dancing the Rainbow, is a voice and movement artist, writer and hoistic therapist with over 15 years experience as a director, teacher/trainer and creative mentor.
Being ‘creative’ is as much about approach as it is technique and is coupled with an awareness of selection, lighting and composition. After a short time, you’ll find yourself out in the countryside, on the beach or walking through Skyros village, looking at your surroundings through different eyes; the eyes of an artist.
We’ll investigate aspects of Ideas Generation, Composition and Materials Control, embracing an itinerary that is a mix of looking, painting, drawing, poetry and easy strolls - aiming to arrive at outstanding scenic locations where you’ll be guided through a range of techniques using media such as watercolour, charcoal, pastel and ink.
Kel will provide individual guidance and group advice, feedback and analysis of your progress and work which will help you to gain confidence and experience, building on your ability to establish a personal style and way of working creatively.
The course is designed for those who may have been put off drawing and painting years ago or for anyone who would like to extend their own creative ability. No previous experience is expected but those who have a good level of understanding will also find the course of value.
Singing, Songwriting Sat 25 Sep - Sat 2 Oct 2010 AT12
Tsivi creates a very warm and supportive environment, encouraging even the shyest of people to participate.
This will be a unique and inspiring experience, developing your understanding of the creative process and combining thorough warm up exercises, and musical theory with fun practical exercises to foster learning and creativity.
Tsivi Sharett, a London jazz musician whose classical training echoes through her work, composes, performs with her band the TS Ensemble, and leads workshops.
Although the structure of the class will ultimately stay the same - starting with a gentle warm-up to raise your core temperature, progress to the asanas & vinyasa flowing movement sequences - and then cool down and a brief meditation/affirmations to finish - no two classes will be identical as Kym will take into consideration who is in the class and what participants needs are on that day.
Classes are usually physically challenging the ethos is that if you work hard during the class it ensures that you have to relax during the meditation at the end! Laughter is encouraged during the class, as the experience should be a fun one.
Kym works largely with breath and depending on the desires of the group there may be some chanting, a variety of forms of meditation (including a chakra and a moving/walking meditation) and partner-work where possible. Classes also involve the use of blocks and straps. Depending on the level of expertise their may be inversions and more challenging poses. If you are an experienced yogi you may be challenged to try things in new ways to ensure you're not operating on 'auto-pilot' rather than being present and in the 'now'.
Since yoga is intended to unite body and mind Kym will also challenge your brain so that you can become aware of what you're thinking and when you're thinking it - and hopefully even why you're thinking it.
Kym Suttle has been teaching yoga since 1996 and his style is influenced by his years as a dance teacher (he has an MA in Dance Studies & Choreography).
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn how to sail our 27-foot sloop which can take up to 6 people. You will learn how to turn her around and there will be time to learn close handling with the boat under power. We will also learn about how the weather affects sailing conditions. This course is suitable for complete beginners. For those who want to ‘have a go’ without participating in the full course, one off siesta sails will be offered in the afternoons.
Atsitsa Bay
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