The Skyros Village Centre, home of the Life Coaching programme and the Writers’ Lab, nestles on the hillside at the edge of Skyros village. Built high up long ago to evade the clutches of the Mediterranean pirates, the village is accessible only by foot through narrow, cobblestoned streets. The beach is a pleasant ten minute walk away.

The Centre’s courtyard, shaded by fig and pomegranate trees, has a panoramic view of the valley and the Aegean. Its white walls are covered by bouganvilleas and grapevines.

In this delightful environment people can enjoy the unalloyed beauty of Greece, engage in joyful Greek island holiday activities and relish the company of new and often life-long connections. Stepping back from the stress of everyday life, they can also reach new insights, reconnect with the source of their creativity and experience a wonderful sense of liberation. As one participant wrote, ‘Skyros is sunshine for the soul’.

Life at the Centre is bursting with energy. A typical day starts with yoga on the terrace followed by the late morning workshop, the day‘s centrepiece. One can then laze around on a long sandy beach, delight in a massage, or just like the Greeks, take an afternoon nap which even Churchill recommended in his memoirs!

This year the Centre is also embarking on ‘A Taste of Greece’ programme with events ranging from Greek music, dance and mythology to moussaka cooking or Greek wine-tasting. Such events are a regular feature of the programme just before dinner.

Whether one goes for the island speciality, lobster with spaghetti, or for fresh fish grilled with lemon or perhaps stuffed tomatoes, with feta salad and Kalamata olives, dinner is almost a spiritual experience. With the night ever young, there may well be dancing until late or magical moonlit walks.