Reignite Your Light:

A Journey for NAVIGATING WHAT’s NEXT

 September Sep 16 - 23 | Nafplio, Greece

How would it feel to reignite your lost passions, remember your deepest inspirations, and reconnect to yourself like never before? In midlife and beyond, your mindset has shifted.

Who am I now, what do I really want, and how do I find purpose that feels good to me in this chapter of my life? 

If you’re ready to imagine new possibilities, get on track for joyful living and thrive in this next act of life, join Antonia Callas and Kate Culligan in enchanting Nafplio for an extraordinary mind, body and soul rejuvenation.

Antonia and Kate will be the yin and yang of your journey, and will gently help clear away beliefs on aging that don’t serve you. 

On this retreat, we’ll honor what you’ve accomplished in your life, then mine it for all the gold to create a new story that embraces everything you are now. You’ll receive expert insight and tools that help you embrace change and thrive in times of transition so you can rewrite your next chapter with purpose and meaning. By harnessing the power of imagination and myth, you’ll discover what ignites your heart and stirs your soul. It’s time to share your unique gifts with the world!

“No one steps into the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and you’re not the same person.” - Heraclitus

Your entire experience will be safe, comfortable, and worry-free, with time to relax on your own. By the end of our seven days together, you’ll be relaxed, reinspired and ready to bring your new insights back into the next chapter of your life with clarity and purpose.

Your days in Nafplio

We’ll indulge our senses in luxurious accommodations, walk paths through orange groves, explore idyllic beaches on the sparkling Mediterranean Sea, and nourish our bodies with delicious, fresh and healthy Greek food.

Plus, we’ll invoke our adventurous spirits with visits to mythical archeological sites, where we’ll find new connections to our mythic self, explore the countryside, visit wineries and even kayak to an ancient sunken city.

You will immediately be captivated by the picturesque charm of Nafplio, often called the Naples of the East. With every step you take, picture postcards come to life in front of your eyes. Dramatic Venetian castles stand sentry over red-roofed neoclassical homes. Narrow cobbled streets lined with colorful bougainvillea, shops and boutiques are yours to wander.

Accommodations

Your refuge is an elegant boutique hotel nestled in a hilly village just outside of Nafplio.

Surrounded by olive and orange groves you’ll find every bone in your body relax in the peaceful, zen-like atmosphere.

Cool off in the pool, enjoy a luxurious massage and sip your coffee or beverage on the patio enjoying panoramic views as your stress melts away. Your room is spacious and bright, with minimal decor and pale shades that accentuate wood floors and fireplace. Every room is equipped with luxurious amenities. Enjoy orthopedic and eco-friendly mattresses and eco-friendly cosmetics as well as plush bathrobes, slippers and pool towels.

 A retreat experience designed just for you

As a group, we’ll visit sacred locations that hold knowledge that has influenced western civilization for thousands of years. As you soak in the glorious past, you will be able to access the potency of these great sources of wisdom and use your insights to inspire your future.

Each day will kick-off with either yoga, gentle somatic movement or dance. After breakfast, we will have a workshop designed to identify possibilities for your “reinvention/third act.”

You'll learn self-care strategies that address the four key areas of health: emotional, physical, cognitive, and social. We will have simple worksheets and exercises designed to open new awareness, and will serve as discussion points for our group. Through guided journaling, you'll take time to explore your relationship to yourself, create new ideas and reframe your creation story. We’ll look at our lifetime and identity highlights that point to threads that we want to incorporate in our encores and process past traumas that might be holding back.

You will learn how to identify the threads of your life, unearth the wisdom within and lead with purpose. By the end of this retreat, you'll have everything you need to savor the present moment, be less fearful of the future, and embrace the world around you.

EXPLORATIONS

If you dream it, you can create it.

  • What is your legacy? Let myth and reality mingle at the ancient ruins of Mycenae, a powerful city immortalized in Greek mythology. In legend, King Agamemnon was pivotal in launching the Trojan War, which Homer recounted in his epic poem, The Iliad.

  • If you dream it, you can create it. Experience the ancient healing ritual known as dream incubation at the Sanctuary of Asclepius in Epidaurus, considered to be the birthplace of modern medicine. The vast cult site, with its exceptional architecture, was a major source of pilgrimage and worship.

  • Write your new story. Bring out your inner thespian at the magnificent outdoor theater of Epidaurus, still in use today.

  • Indulge your inner epicure. Olive oil tastings and wine tastings in beautiful Nemea, a premier wine-growing region. Occupied since neolithic times, Nemea is known in Greek mythology as the home of the Nemean Lion that was killed by the hero Heracles. The temple of Zeus is open for exploration.

LET’s TALK ABOUT FOOD.

Welcome the new day with a traditional breakfast with homemade delicacies in the farm-to table restaurant in the hotel made from pure, local ingredients perfectly adapted to your preferences and eating habits. Lunch will be provided, either at the hotel or during our adventures.

Nafplio’s dining scene is the most varied in the Peloponnese, full of tempting restaurants and traditional tavernas. You’ll visit specially selected local restaurants to dine on extraordinary Greek cuisine. We’ll also dine at the hotel’s farm-to-table restaurant.

Your Journey

This is a general overview of the itinerary, leaving some details to be experienced as the journey unfolds. Depending on the group’s energy, an opportunity or even the weather, the itinerary may shift, much like life itself. Please trust that the magic will happen, and we will have a wonderful time together!

  • As your private luxury minibus pulls up to the doorway of this country retreat, you’ll immediately feel tension melt away.

    After being warmly welcomed by the caring staff, you’ll have time to settle in and get ready for the adventure that awaits you.

    We’ll hold our first meeting, open sacred space and set our intentions. In the evening, we’ll get to know each other better over a delicious Greek dinner at the retreat.

  • You’ll enjoy your first breakfast in the hotel and then we will meet up for our morning movement class and workshop. You’ll step boldly into myth using the stories of the once powerful city of Mycenae. We’ll learn how these mythic archetypes have shaped the way we think and feel today.

    After a short drive, we’ll take a guided tour of the ruins of ancient Mycenae, once the foundation for the “Heroic Age.” As you survey this great sweep of land, you will begin to understand how much you have truly accomplished and give yourself gratitude for the successes of your past.

    After integrating and resting at the hotel pool, we’ll head into Nafplio for a stroll through town and a delicious dinner.

  • Today the focus is on accessing and trusting our own inner guidance system to navigate our life on our terms. After a delicious breakfast, we will learn how to ask the right questions that allow us to chart a path to a life we love. Kate will lead us on reinvention transition: How to create your story and how to identify the “non-negotiable” in your life. You will create a timeline, a graphic summary of the ups and downs in your life.

    Then, a luxury minibus transports us to Ancient Epidaurus where we board kayaks for a day of adventure. The tour follows the coastline, an untouched and sublime landscape only two meters underwater, which makes it a terrific location for sightseeing. After admiring the ruins of the Sunken City, we’ll visit the stall of Athina Eco-farm where we’ll partake in local, traditional delicacies. We’ll paddle to a pristine, isolated beach to have our lunch. After some snorkeling and sunbathing, we will journey back, with all our senses satisfied and fulfilled.

  • There can be different ways to heal, just as there can be different dreams in your life. We begin this day with gentle yoga and a guided meditation to transcend old patterns of limitations and tap into a deeper communion with divine power.

    After lunch, we’ll board our chariot (luxury minibus), to visit the Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus and walk a healing path that has been followed for thousands of years. The sanctuary is famous for having been a renowned medicine center, where believers went to achieve greater wellbeing. An important part of this ritual was dreaming within this sacred space to receive messages on healing.

    At the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, take the opportunity to stand in the spotlight and feel the hairs on your neck rise as you speak your own truth, the present moment of your third act.

    On our way back, we’ll stop at a village restaurant for traditional Greek food.

  • Our morning begins with another delicious breakfast and then we’ll reset our bodies with Nia movement. The workshop is on creativity as a powerful transformer. So many people don’t think they are creative, yet all of us use the power of imagination to shape our lives.

    On this day you are free to explore Nafplio, shop for that perfect gift, or head to a gorgeous beach in Tolo. We will meet for dinner in Nafplio.

  • After breakfast, we’ll commit to actions we’ll take to incorporate our new visions of ourselves when we return home. Then, we take our final journey to the sacred and ancient land of Nemea. There, at the temple of Zeus, you’ll be invited to tap into the power of this great mythological god, and more importantly, your own.

    As you stand in a temple thousands of years old, you let go of limiting self-beliefs, connect to your desires and savor the freedom that self-knowledge can impart.

    We’ll board our bus for a guided tour of authentic olive groves and a tasting of local olive oil, then explore the wine culture of Nemea, one of the largest vineyards in Greece. We’ll visit two wineries where we’ll learn local history, visit the production facilities and taste at least six wines. To celebrate our day, we’ll toast to the gods and enjoy meze (appetizers) before we head back to our final, fabulous dinner together.

  • You’ll enjoy our final beautiful morning with new friends who now feel like family. We will come together for one last meal and a closing ceremony, with a deep appreciation for what has been, and confident readiness of how to move forward into what is to become. You’ll say goodbye to Nafplio as we head back to the city of Athens.

WHY JOIN US?

Join us if you want to open your mind about what is possible for you. This is a unique and positive opportunity to achieve clarity about yourself and how you want to live. You will leave with this life-enhancing retreat with new-found confidence, at peace with yourself and filled with excitement about your future.

This retreat is a good fit if you:

  • Want to develop a positive perspective and reframe any fears on aging, reinvention, and the future.

  • Are looking for an actionable plan to incorporate beneficial, self-care practices into your daily life.

  • Are curious to understand how to remain stable through change, and lay a foundation that feels normal, authentic, and within your control.

  • know you need to let go of your past/or current career in order to welcome in the vision of your future.

  • Are ready to hear your own inner voice and not the noise of everyone else’s opinions.

  • You long to follow your heart and intuition while honoring everything you have worked to create in your life.

  • You believe that accepting things as they are doesn’t mean you can’t have something better.

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

– Socrates

Meet Antonia

Antonia Callas is a Greek American from Chicago, now living in Denver. She traveled to Greece as an adult, reconnecting with her heritage, her family and the astonishing healing ability of this magical country. She firmly believes in the Greek ideal of a healthy mind, body, and spirit as the key to living a rich life. A lifelong learner, she has studied Greek mythology extensively and is fascinated with how it relates to the human experience.

She is incredibly excited to bring this retreat to life with Kate Culligan – a journey into reimagining what it means to age and how we can create a lifestyle that fits everything we are now. While her life change was precipitated by a dramatic crisis, she knows that personal change is inevitable and believes that vibrant opportunities still await at every age. Having reinvented herself several times during her life, she understands the process of venturing into a new arena takes internal fortitude, a sense of play and a willingness to deeply connect to your inner compass.

Antonia has over 30 years of experience in dance, movement, performance art and yoga. She has a deep spiritual practice that guides her work. As a facilitator, she has created Full Moon ceremonies and guided meditations, and co-facilitated cacao and breathwork journeys. She is the founder of a women's group dedicated to recovering the wild instinct through the book, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarrissa Pinkola Estes, PhD.

Antonia is a published writer and has performed, written, and directed film and performance art pieces. She has studied with healers and shamans across the U.S., accruing over 100 hours of certified professional training with Dr. Estes. She is a certified Nia Dance instructor and has completed a 20-hour yoga nidra teacher training. She has been a student and instructor of yoga for over 20 years. Antonia has a BA in Communications and has several decades of experience as a marketing communications and PR professional in art administration and healthcare. She is incredibly excited to invite you to this beautiful exploration of yourself.

It is infinitely more rewarding to find the courage to change and begin the inward journey than to stay stuck in outmoded ways of living.

– Antonia

Meet Kate

Kate Culligan is one of Denver’s most well-known career coaches. A dedicated coach and speaker for more than 20 years, she has worked with thousands of professionals, from baby boomers to millennials and Gen Z’s, helping them create successful career strategies for surviving change and developing personal roadmaps that leverage their talents.

Her current focus is on guiding people to create their “encore” or third act. Boomers and Gen Xers are currently transforming their work and life from one focused on climbing the ladder to a life filled with purpose, meaning and balance. Having come from a 20+ year career supporting mid-career professionals to navigate the complicated waters of today’s marketplace, Kate is passionate about helping people navigate life’s changes by helping them see what they already have to offer and what they may be resisting or blocked about. She is able to hold space with ambivalence, and she is a good listener.

Kate is all about connection, connection, connection! She loves to facilitate groups and believes that the power of a group is to hear what other people are thinking and doing, which can be a great inspiration in moving forward. She understands change is inevitable when there is loss forced upon us, and it can be painful and frightening. But she knows that small steps – any steps - move us forward. Any action creates more action and clarity.

Kate has moved through four careers and she doesn’t know if she’s done yet! She believes in creating an “encore” plan while you’re still working. As an entrepreneur, Kate loves to renovate homes and has restored historic properties in Denver and Taos as her side gig for 30 years.

After more than 14 years in marketing/media, she earned her master’s degree in organizational performance from Colorado State University and has certifications in coaching, training, and critical assessment vehicles. She is honored to partner with Antonia and each of you to discover the next chapter in your life.

What will you do with your one wild and precious life?

– Mary Oliver

Investment and Payment Details

  • Single occupancy: $4,980

    Double occupancy: $4,480

  • $1,000 deposit due at booking

    May 29: 1st payment

    Single occupancy: $1,300

    Double occupancy; $1,200

    June 29: 2nd payment

    Single occupancy:$1,295

    Double occupancy; $1,195

    July 31: Final payment

    Single occupancy:$1,295

    Double occupancy; $1,195

  • The registration deposit of $1,000 is non-refundable for any reason.

    Please note that all payments made are fully nonrefundable and earned when paid. What this means is that if you decide after you make one or more payments that you have changed your mind about participating and want to cancel, funds paid to that date are non-refundable. In our sole and unfettered discretion, we can allow you to reschedule your retreat date and to attend a future retreat.

    All attendees must obtain travel insurance to protect them should unforeseen events occur requiring you to cancel or make it not possible for you to attend.

    We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum. (If we do so, you will be refunded in full.)

    If we find that the trip is not a good fit for you, we reserve the right to cancel your reservation, in which case your payments will be fully refunded.

  • 7 nights/6 days stay in a luxurious hotel. Single or double occupancy available.

    Transfer from Athens to Nafplio

    Daily sessions with Antonia and Kate

    Daily breakfast with locally sourced ingredients at the hotel.

    Lunch and authentic Mediterranean dinner daily.

    1 visit to a beach

    Day of kayaking

    Guided tour of Mycenae

    Tour of the Sanctuary of Asclepius/Ancient Theater of Epidaurus

    2 wine tastings in Nemea

    A personal one-on-one session with Kate and with Antonia

  • Airfare to Greece, transfer to Athens

    Alcoholic beverages (except for wine tastings)

  • Bring an open heart and mind and a willingness to communicate.

    A spirit of curiosity.

    Hat to protect you from the sun.

    Lightweight or quick dry shorts/t-shirts for hiking, kayaking and movement-based activities.

    Casual vacation clothes for sightseeing. Layers are recommended.

    Evening dinner clothes/dresses.

    Light sweater or jacket for evening.

    Swimming suit.

    Sandals, walking shoes or gym shoes

  • Ask us! We are happy to help you plan extra time in Athens or guide you on an island adventure.

  • Travel Insurance – you must purchase travel insurance. Find Yourself in Greece is happy to recommend a reputable travel insurance company.

    Greek Travel information (including the latest updates on Covid) by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

I’d love to hear from you! Please contact me with any questions or to book your reimagining journey.

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