Holiday Facilitators: Julia Hollenbery
skill, experience, warmth
Biography
Julia Paulette Hollenbery is a fun and engaging teacher and author of the highly recommended book, 'The Healing Power of Pleasure: Seven Medicines for Rediscovering the Innate Joy of Being'. She's currently writing her second book, 'Trust Yourself' and teaches for Alternatives, MindBodySpirit, ConsciousCafe, The Sexuality Festival, and other wellbeing organisations. She loves to share her love of the mystery, real sensual relationships and the life of the body.
Julia is passionate about helping people embrace the joy of life, by tuning into the wisdom of their own body. As a healer, she draws on her formal qualifications, personal journey, and knowledge gained working with clients. She blends Grinberg Bodywork, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and Constellations with her expertise in a wide range of spiritual traditions including Sufism, Shamanism, Tantra, Kabbalah, Gurdjieff work and Inquiry.
Julia’s unique capacity is to see people in a way they have probably never been seen before, profoundly with acceptance and love. She brings to every interaction an extraordinary quality of attunement and a deep, innate wisdom for practical healing and wholeness. She guides people to envision and embody their own unique potential.
She lives in London with her boyfriend and her teenage daughter. She loves to dance wildly, kickbox and spend time on the beach.
What people say about Julia and her courses:
- "A rare opportunity to more fully explore how I put limits upon my ability to explore giving and receiving pleasure. A very worthwhile experiential course".
- "I’ve gained pleasureable intimacy and relationship with myself. De-stressed my relationship with others".
- "I’ve enjoyed the range of embodied practices, and working with others in the group. It’s been at the right pace to allow the exercises to begin to integrate. I’m feeling more embodied and look forward to taking away what I’ve learnt into my life - with a focus on more embodied joy and pleasure. Thank you".
- "From the start I felt a sense of complete safety and calmness in the space - that stayed with me through out the entire session. I feel grateful to have connected with myself through the sensation/meditative/communication/movement exercises. I feel empowered to continue practicing with these new tools. Thank you Julia!"
Where does Julia Hollenbery facilitate?
Sun 9 Jun - Sun 16 Jun 2024 (7 nights)
At a glance
The Skyros Centre is the original home of Skyros holidays, the perfect creative, wellness adult-only retreat. Meet like-minded new friends and explore your potential with inspirational, skilled facilitators who will support you. Enjoy laid-back Greek island life. As with every Skyros holiday, do as much or as little as you choose. Lisa Harding is directing this week at the Skyros Centre.
Find out more about the choice of Masterclasses below in What's On.
About
Skyros attracts mostly solo travelling guests from all over the world. Although all ages are represented, approximately 70% are between 35 and 65. The Skyros Centre is set in the stunning hillside village, with panoramic views of the hills and the sea.
Accommodation
Stay in traditional Skyrian rooms or by the sea. Twin shared occupancy is including in the price or book single occupancy.
Inspiring Courses
Choose your Writers' Lab course in advance. Your course will run mid-morning for three hours per day, five days per week. Morning Yoga drop-in classes are open to all.
Food & Drink
Meals are half board - usually breakfast and lunch but sometimes dinner instead - and served as a buffet. All diets are catered for. Tell us your preference when you book. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day.
Guide Itinerary
07.15: Morning drop-in classes
08.30: Breakfast
09.00: Demos (news of the day)
10.15: Your Masterclass
13.30: Lunch
15.00: Siesta/beach time
18.00: Ad-hoc drop-in classes
20.00: Dinner & evening activities
Average Temperature
Temperatures in June range between 20 degrees and 28 degrees Celcius.
Location
Summary
What's included?
- 15 hours of your chosen Writers' Lab course per week
- Five mornings of drop-in Morning Yoga per week
- Community structures unique to Skyros that bring people together in a fun and authentic way
- Twin shared accommodation in the traditional Skyrian village or by the sea (upgrades available)
- Breakfast and lunch, although sometimes dinner in place of lunch
- Local walks and talks as well as organised excursions including a boat trip
- Plenty of time out for relaxing on long, sandy beaches
What's On
Travel
To travel to Skyros Island you must go to Athens. We have organised transfers from Athens (detailed below) to take the stress out of your journey.
Domestic Travel (Athens – Skyros, return)
Flights to Skyros island are limited so we recommend booking as soon as possible with Aegean Airlines. For this session we recommend –
- OUT: Departing Athens on the 9th June at 2.35pm, arriving to Skyros at 3.15pm
- RETURN: Departing Skyros on 16th June at 3.35pm, arriving to Athens at 4.20pm
If the flight to Skyros sells out for these dates we will organise an overland transfer.
International Travel (to/from Athens)
- OUT: Arrive to Athens Airport on or before 12.35pm on the 9th June in time to catch the connecting flight to Skyros. Many choose to arrive the day before (on the 8th June) for a more relaxed journey.
For those arriving in Athens on the 8th June we have an organised transfer including an overnight stay in Central Athens. If many arrive into Athens at a similar time we will arrange a courtesy coach (minimum numbers required) departing Athens Airport to the hotel where you can relax and meet others joining the session. The following day the bus will return to Athens Airport in time for the flight to Skyros. To join this transfer, select Single/Twin Share at the Dorian, Transfer to Athens Airport & Transfer to Skyros Centre when booking.
For those arriving in Athens on the 9th June you will only require a transfer from Skyros Airport to the Skyros Centre. To secure this please select Transfer from Skyros Airport to Skyros Centre only when booking.
- RETURN: We have an organised transfer from the Skyros Centre to Skyros Airport in time for the flight to Athens. To join this organised transfer, select Transfer to Skyros Airport when booking.
We recommend allowing at least two hours in Athens Airport by booking an international return flight after 6.20pm on 16th June.
