Circles on Crete

Come and experience the magic of an in person circle on the wild and enchanting Mediterranean island of Crete!

Its grounded, slow moving energy and vast, enthralling landscapes – from azure & turquoise waters, past lush olive & orange groves to snow covered peaks and explosions of wild flowers in spring – are nurturing our soul back to its wild source.

This summer we gather for Wild & Sacred Cyclical Nature Circles at YogaOnCrete in Chora Sfakion on Crete’s wild and sensuous South West coast. I will soon announce more details about a very special ritual pilgrimage offering here.

Circles on Crete

Come and experience the magic of an in person circle on the wild and enchanting Mediterranean island of Crete!

Its grounded, slow moving energy and vast, enthralling landscapes – from azure & turquoise waters, past lush olive & orange groves to snow covered peaks and explosions of wild flowers in spring – are nurturing our soul back to its wild source.

This summer we gather for Wild & Sacred Cyclical Nature Circles at YogaOnCrete in Chora Sfakion on Crete’s wild and sensuous South West coast. I will soon announce more details about a very special ritual pilgrimage offering here.

Wild and Sacred Cyclical Nature Circles

🌺 Join us in raw & sensuous Sfakia in the safe haven of YogaOnCrete, to explore your wild side!

🏔️ Three lunar and one harvest celebration circles (join for one or more!) to experience the ancient magic of this land, where the powerful White Mountain cliffs plunge into the vast Libyan sea.

🐍 I’ll guide you through ritual and ecstatic voice & movement practice inspired by the ways of the Minoan snake goddess.

🌿 As we explore our wild & sacred cyclical nature, we’ll be held under the stars and the olive trees at the outdoor shaded shala oasis of YogaOnCrete.

🌀 I welcome each woman who hears the call of her Wild Woman, whether you’re perimenopausal, postmenopausal or cycling regularly!

💃🏽 You’ll come away feeling deeply grounded and connected to your wild self, the land and our community of women.

🌊 My work is informed by 13 years of post-patriarchal spaceholding for women’s groups and 1:1 as a trauma, embodiment & menstrual therapist, in Europe, India and online, as well as by preparing a PhD on Minoan menstrual medicine.

🌹 You’re welcome to join for one circle or more – each will have a different feel inspired by the energy of the moon, the land and the women joining the circle.

💞 To create a personalised mini-retreat you’re very welcome to add one or more 1:1 Wild & Sacred Cyclical Nature sessions with me the day(s) of or after the circle.

Dates:

🌕 Mon 29th June Full Moon eve

🌑 Wed 15th July New Moon

🍇 Sat 1st August Lammas Harvest Season

🌑 Wed 12th August New Moon

🕔 All from 17.00 until 20.30

Contribution: 50-130 euro per circle depending on what’s affordable for you

For more info & to register

Cyclical Living

A Women’s Circle Retreat

Summer 2024 | Crete
Come join us for a week of deep relaxation, self discovery and joy!

This retreat is an introduction to living in tune with the cycles of the sun, the moon and our womb through women’s circles and intuitive movement sessions.

Every day at the retreat includes a morning meditation & women’s intuitive movement practice, and a late afternoon women’s circle, both designed to explore the energy of each phase of your menstrual cycle.

You will have the chance to swim daily in the cool, turquoise Mediterranean waters at quiet beaches, explore the idyllic surroundings of Apokoronas, and be nourished by wholesome local food cooked with love.

The retreat will awaken your deep knowing and intuition, so that you will find your path and walk it, supported by like-hearted women from across the world.

You’ll experience a deep sense of relaxation and alignment with your body, your womb, your calling, your past, your future, your lineage, your pleasure.

See more info about the Cyclical Femininity Retreats at the bottom of this page.

Cyclical Living

Level 2

 Summer 2024 | Crete

Come experience all that you are, Woman, on magical and wild Crete.

Being intimate with your menstrual cycle, you feel the power of each of the inner seasons and you have a longing to embody them even more fully.

In this retreat, you’ll learn to express the whole spectrum of womanhood, beyond the limitations of patriarchy.

You’ll give our Inner Girl of spring full permission to play, discover, and feel vulnerable.

You’ll truly access the Abundant Woman of summer’s self love and fertile creativity.

You’ll embody the Wild Woman of autumn’s alchemical sexuality and fierceness.

You’ll honour the Wise Woman of winter’s deep liminal knowing.

So you can embody all the diversity of your feminine being. Whole. Empowered. Cycling.

Our sisterhood is waiting for you to arrive on these blessed ancient matrilineal lands!

You’ll give your Inner Girl of spring full permission to play, discover, and feel vulnerable.

You’ll truly access the Abundant Woman of summer’s self love and fertile creativity.

You’ll embody the Wild Woman of autumn’s alchemical sexuality and fierceness.

You’ll honour the Wise Woman of winter’s deep liminal knowing.

So you can embody all the diversity of your feminine being. Whole. Empowered. Cycling.

Our sisterhood is waiting for you to arrive on these blessed ancient matrilineal lands!

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More about the Cyclical Living Retreats

In the Cyclical Femininity Retreats, we will experience the rites of passage we lack in our patriarchal society, so that we can live each archetype in its full potential.

  • The rite of passage of menarche, celebrating our arrival into womanhood with our first bleed .
  • The rite of passage of mothering our inner girl.
  • The rite of passage of knowing our wild pleasure intimately.
  • The rite of passage of menopause, stepping into our wise woman powers with our last bleed.

So that we learn to be sovereign in our womanhood and:

  • Heal the wounds of our inner girl
  • Tap into abundance and creativity
  • Be sexual and sensual on our own terms
  • Embrace the beauty and freedom of old age

We learn to love ourselves and be open to love.

We learn to hold ourselves and be held by others.

Together in circle we will share our stories and learn with each other how to:

  • Offer safety as women to our inner girls
  • Access our feminine intuition
  • Be in our wildness and set boundaries
  • Rest, replenish and vision

We learn we are all Maiden + Mother + Magic + Medicine Woman.

In the Cyclical Living Retreats, we will experience the rites of passage we lack in our patriarchal society, so that we can live each archetype in its full potential.

  • The rite of passage of menarche, celebrating our arrival into womanhood with our first bleed .
  • The rite of passage of mothering our inner girl.
  • The rite of passage of knowing our wild pleasure intimately.
  • The rite of passage of menopause, stepping into our wise woman powers with our last bleed.

So that we learn to be sovereign in our womanhood and:

  • Heal the wounds of our inner girl
  • Tap into abundance and creativity
  • Be sexual and sensual on our own terms
  • Embrace the beauty and freedom of old age

We learn to love ourselves and be open to love.

We learn to hold ourselves and be held by others.

Together in circle we will share our stories and learn with each other how to:

  • Offer safety as women to our inner girls
  • Access our feminine intuition
  • Be in our wildness and set boundaries
  • Rest, replenish and vision

We learn we are all Maiden + Mother + Magic + Medicine Woman.

Testimonials

“The Cyclical Femininity Retreat helped me reconnect to my menstrual cycles, to my body & my emotions. Julie guided us through the different phases of our cycle and helped us to connect to the different archetypes of our menstrual cycle, using many profound tools, such as movement, talking, drawing, meditation.

I really liked Julie’s softness and professionalism, leading me to reconnect to certain parts of myself that I usually don’t get in contact with. The balance between Julie and Eugenia’s work was perfect to both feel the alignment within ourselves and glowing outside.

Exchanging with other wonderful women of different ages felt very empowering and I loved the amazing vegan mediterranean food! Thanks to all the team for creating this sacred space. 🙏💓”

“The YogaOnCrete retreat with Julie is probably one of the best things I have ever done for myself. It was a week of relaxation, introspection and reconnection with my deeper self, set in a beautiful village at the edge of a wonderful island. The food prepared was delicious, the friendships made were special and the memories will be cherished for a long time. 

The accommodation was so charming, the retreat house is beautiful and the meals were delicious prepared with fresh local produce. I never thought I would like vegan food so much!  I loved the village of Chora Sfakion because it was quiet enough yet had nice restaurants and boat access to wonderful beaches nearby. Perfect for a retreat.

The week turned out to be exactly what I needed. In fact I learned a lot about myself and enjoyed the deep connection with the other women of the group, Julie and frankly with myself. I am a fan and will keep an amazing memory of the whole experience.”

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