I just want to thank both of you so much for everything! I am still processing the retreat and my trip to Crete. I am truly grateful for all of it and still wanting it not to be over. I feel you both went beyond and above to make this trip special for each one of us. For me it was a safe space to begin to unpack the loss of my mom, as well as enjoy the companionship of some pretty awesome people!

This is the longest yoga retreat I have been on, and the first that included a meditation session every day, also. I live in Switzerland and flew to Crete, to be a part of this very special and beautifully organized offering from Nura and Theo. It was obvious that many hours of ideas, inspections and thought had preceded this journey. The days were planned to include yoga practices in the mornings to the sound of the wind in the pines and the waves on the shore. The meditations in the evenings were inspired by sitting in the grounds at Knossos Palace, Roman built caves in Matalan, almost deserted beaches at sunset, and one evening at the mouth of a canyon we walked down to an extraordinary formed beach to the accompaniment of goats and their bells, the sun and a breeze moving over the thyme and through the franjipani trees. The days were beautifully paced and left time for talking to other people in the group or walking alone, reading, reviewing topics of yoga and meditation we had practiced alone or in groups. Theo was always on hand to explain and discuss both the legacy of the island and the tools of our meditation. Nura is just flat out the most exciting and encouraging yoga teacher on the face of the planet. She just carries you along.The expeditions were lively and we met and interacted with friendly, warm, hospitable people who love their island and their place in its history. The towns we visited were bright and unhurried and full of local craft and food, all beautifully displayed. I have to take a moment here to explain that the dinners we ate every night were mostly better and more tasty, more gorgeously prepared, than many world class restaurants I have been to. I would choose the dinners we all enjoyed every evening in Crete, their differences and similarities, the flavors, their energetic servers, to be honest highlights in a superbly created trip. Theo personally knew the restaurants and families where we ate, and nothing was a disappointment atmospherically, either! If you want to experience a new joy and a personal seek -to -find journey about yourself and others, take this journey, because you could not do it by yourself and discover as much about basically everything. It can give you as much as you want to take and as much as you want to leave behind…. both mentally and figuratively. I’m hopeful of future exploration with Team Nura and Theo.

Despite older age and limited mobility I thoroughly enjoyed the “retreat”. Our group was so small that there was plenty of opportunities to get to know , accommodate and support each other. Nura and Theo were constantly attentive to each one of us and did everything they could to provide us with an amazing experience. Crete was hot and windy but we were taken to amazing secluded beaches where they established sheltered spots. As Theo said, the water was liquid crystal. I am amazed by the depth of care and attention given to us by both of them down to the last detail of making sure I was safely on the plane back. The whole organisation was faultless. Huge thanks to both of them.