Reach for your dream life on a life coaching holiday

Whether you're looking for personal or professional breakthroughs, or you're curious about new ways to live life to the full – then a Life Choices course at the Skyros Centre is for you ... an irresistible blend of courses, Greek island relaxation, like-minded new friends and true inspiration. 

The Life Choices holidays are run by Skyros, the leading holistic holiday, who are renowned for their outstanding courses, beautiful surroundings, expert coaching, friendly community environment, plus yoga, treatments, and great food too! The holidays take place in picturesque Skyros Village on the unspoilt island of Skyros, Greece.

Here you'll find the encouragement and support to reach new insights and move forward. Perhaps you feel stuck in one or other aspect of life (such as relationships, career, work, time pressures, health, self perceptions or uncertainty and stress). There may be many reasons for this, but the end result is that difficulties can prevent you from moving towards a dream or goal that would ultimately bring greater satisfaction to your life.

These courses offer a place in which to open up, identify the obstacles you face daily or the things that hold you back, so you can return home and commit fully to a happier, healthier future. Plus you'll have fun doing it, and you'll meet many new and interesting people too!

See below for the variety of courses on offer. There's something for everyone ...


Successful Relationships with Juliette Smith ...
Saturday 8 – Saturday 15 June (LC1)

Develop your relationship and communication skills both at home and at work. Interactive and fun, this course helps you to develop self-awareness and discover how your attitude and beliefs affect your relationships. Learn to handle emotions; practice new communication skills; discover keys to connection and develop more confidence in your interactions.

The price, £595.00, includes 7 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>

The Path of Happiness with Michael Eales ...
Saturday 15 – Friday 28 June (LC2)

Feeling good, but could feel better? The Path of Happiness, incorporates positive psychology and focuses on what makes you happier and healthier, rather than what makes you depressed or ill. You'll explore personal strengths, develop emotional intelligence, mindful awareness and much more. In doing so, you'll learn to enjoy the 'here and now' and reflect positively on your relationships and life path. Don't hesitate – step onto your path of happiness now.

The price, £995.00, includes 13 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Self-Coaching with Andry Anastasiou ...
Saturday 29 June – Saturday 6 July (LC3)

Life coaching doesn't end with your holiday, and with this course you'll learn how to keep up the good work. Practice inspiring, energising and reflective coaching techniques that you can use with peers or by yourself – ones which will really make a difference to your daily life, helping you to identify and gently tackle the obstacles that confront you. And you don't have to be an expert either. Featuring an introduction to life coaching, this course is for everyone!

The price, £625.00, includes 7 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Choose Life at Any Risk with Ari Badaines ...
Saturday 6 – Friday 19 July (LC4)

Ari Badaines has been a Skyros facilitator since 1982 and he runs therapeutic personal and professional development courses worldwide. Within a safe, group setting of like-minded participants, Ari will guide you to face whatever blocks you in any area of life, and take the risk of creating a new way of living and being. In doing so, you'll learn to share at a more personal level about your concerns and difficulties.

The price, £1,095.00, includes 13 nights' half board twin share accommodation, consultations and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Choose Life at Any Risk with Ari Badaines ...
Saturday 20 – Saturday 27 July (LC5)

Use a variety of therapeutic approaches to gain new awareness and experience more satisfying ways of being. In addition to a powerful emotional release, other possible outcomes from attending this workshop are: a change in perception and a richer connection to yourself and others, greater clarity and direction about situations where ambivalence predominates, increased self-esteem that leads to feeling more alive by being more genuinely in touch with yourself and others.

The price, £645.00, includes seven nights' half board twin share accommodation, consultations and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Life Choices with Dina Glouberman ...
Saturday 27 July – Friday 9 August (LC6)

Dina Glouberman, co-founder of Skyros and author of the classics The Joy of Burnout and Life Choices, Life Changes, is a pioneer of Imagework. On this course, you'll explore the things that hold you back in life with a focus on how you can improve your relationships with others and with yourself, and how you can make life choices that will improve your future. This course proves very popular and is often fully booked – so get in touch sooner rather than later to secure your place.

The price, £1,245.00, includes 13 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Transform Your Life with Kate Daniels ...
Saturday 10 – Friday 23 August (LC7)

Kate has been a registered psychotherapist for over 30 years, a profession she runs in parallel with her love of music and theatre – she has a sitcom in development for BBC Radio 4 and is launching her second CD as a jazz singer. Building on your strengths, Kate’s course will help you to identify and enable the kinds of changes you want to introduce into your life and to create a map for a contented and successful future. It will be practical and informative as well as experiential and enjoyable.

The price, £1,245.00, includes 13 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>


Love Your Body, Love Your Life with Katrina Senn ...
Saturday 24 – Saturday 31 August (LC8)

On this course you will experience the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of incorporating a gentle healing yoga practice to expand your mental and emotional tool-kit.  Whether you want to lose weight, or to learn to love your body as it is, Katrina Senn, yogini, healer, and author of the groundbreaking 'Losing Weight is a Healing Journey', will guide you (with inspiration, love and encouragement) to reach your goals.

Just £695.00 includes 7 nights' half board twin share accommodation, life coaching tuition and early morning yoga. Single upgrades available. Find out more >>>

For more information visit www.skyros.com, call us at the Skyros office on +44 (0)1983 865566, or email us at office@skyros.com and our friendly staff will be happy to talk you through any questions. Ready to book? Use the online booking form or call Skyros on +44 (0)1983 865566.

Skyros is the leading provider of learning holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cuba, Cambodia and the UK. With a wide range of courses including yoga, windsurfing, sailing, life coaching, creative writing, music, salsa and so much more, there’s plenty of options. Ideal for solo travellers, with good food and great company – it’s a winning combination! www.skyros.com

Online Shop with a Charitable Heart is now open . . .

. . . with over 50% discount on Skyros related goodies! 

SKYROS, the leading holistic holiday, have had some truly wonderful responses to their appeal to raise funds for the Skyros Island Support Fund. One response read: ‘Skyros island is my spiritual home and charity begins at home!’ And so, from the whole Skyros team: a HUGE thank you to everyone for their support! 

As you may know, Skyros Holidays are aiming to raise €20.000 to heat Skyros island’s three schools, the clinic and nursing home during the winter 2013/14 now that government funds have dried up for the purpose. Skyros island's difficulties are, of course, mostly hidden from view and holidays there this summer will continue unaffected by the country's economic difficulties. The islanders are as welcoming as ever. However, it is great to give back wherever possible.

A new and fun way to do it, is through the brand new online shop hosted on the Friends of Skyros social network. See www.friendsofskyros.com and spread the word!

The shop offers the unique opportunity to purchase discounted goodies courtesy of generous donations from the extremely talented Skyros facilitators, who are known for their expertise and warm personalities. This could be in the form of discounted one-to-one coaching sessions, creative writing mentoring, a yoga class, a piece of art or an author's books. All proceeds go directly to The Skyros Island Support Fund.

Click here to browse our online shop. Treat yourself whilst helping a charitable cause! 

Check out current special offers below . . .

One-to-one coaching with Dina Glouberman:
Take advantage of this special opportunity and enjoy a unique one-to-one coaching session with Skyros co-founder Dina Glouberman while on holiday in Atsitsa Bay, Skyros Island, this summer. Dina is author of the classics The Joy of Burnout and Life Choices, Life Changes and a pioneer in imagework. Only £50.00 (Save 50%)

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Full body aromatherapy massage in Atsitsa:
Treat yourself to a blissfully relaxing hour of head-to-toe massage with Virginia Evangelou on holiday in Atsitsa Bay, Greece this summer. This treatment incorporates essential oils and a variety of techniques in an expertly applied sequence of movements. Only £30.00 (Save 33%)

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'Find your man' coaching with Beverley Drumm:
Join Beverley Drumm for the Find Your Man coaching programme (via Skype or telephone) which takes you on a step-by-step process of inner enquiry, so as to cultivate the sense of wholeness and clarity necessary to a) feel complete and b) align with the relationship you seek. Only £55.00 (Save 27%) 

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Yoga and sound immersion session with Marina Sossi and Susie Self:
For the yoga and music lovers out there, this is a fantastic opportunity to try something new! Join Marina (yoga) and Susie (sound) in London to work on your physical flexibility and tailor a sound immersion to relax and enliven you in this two hour session. Plus, you can take a friend too at no extra charge. Only £90.00  

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Skyros series artwork by Michael Gahagan:
Treat yourself to one of artist Michael Gahagan's beautiful Skyros series! His signed 'Atsitsa Sunset' painting is being offered at a discounted rate to encourage donations to the Skyros Island Support Fund, of which all proceeds will go direct to the Fund. Only £60.00 (Save 50%)

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Bespoke coaching with Tiana Harper:
Are you working on a pitch, poem, monologue or anecdote? Would you like to improve your confidence and charisma while speaking publicly? Then join Tiana Harper (actor, musician and now a TV and film writer, director and producer), in Central London for a one hour coaching session, tailored to suit your personal needs. Only £20.00 (Save 33%)

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Creative writing mentoring with Crysse Morrison:
Calling all writers – don't miss this great opportunity. Skyros facilitator and published author Crysse Morrison is offering creative writing mentoring for up to 5,000 words of fiction (short story or novel). With email feedback the mentoring is flexible in timescale and purpose, and is extremely beneficial for aspiring authors! Only £40.00 (Save 20%)

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Life coaching with Michael Eales:
In search of a happier you, personally and/or professionally? Then try this generous offer of two 75- minute Life Coaching sessions to be held in either Petersfield or Central London. At a 50% discount it's a great taster for Michael's course 'The Path of Happiness' this summer at the Skyros Centre.  Only £100.00 (Save 50%)

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'The Joker': a novel by Shelley Weiner:
'The Joker', written and signed by author Shelley Weiner, is a great way to get the creative juices flowing before your Writers' Lab holiday. Simply curl up on the sofa and enjoy a good read. This is a brand new first edition hardback published by Constable, originally £14.99, now only £7.00 (Save 53%)

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Contact us

Skyros is the leading provider of course-based holidays and offers inspirational holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cambodia, Cuba and the UK. With a wide range of activities including yoga, windsurfing, life coaching, creative writing, music, salsa and so much more, there is plenty of choice for everyone! 

If you would like more information about any of our holidays or the Skyros Island Support Fund we would be happy to answer any questions you may have:
Phone: +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 Email: office@skyros.com
Chat online at: www.skyros.com

The forthcoming season for Skyros, the leading holistic holiday, commences in just under a couple of months offering inspiring and stimulating course-based breaks on the beautiful Greek island of Skyros. To give you more of a feel for these unique and uplifting holidays, Yannis Andricopoulos, one of Skyros' co-founders, talks here about the big difference a Skyros holiday can make in your life.
Can it? Yes, it can!

A Skyros holiday can make a big difference in your life 

Skyros’ informal, friendly, relaxed and yet vibrant community brings people together in a way daily life back home rarely does. In it, you can drop the burden of the usual pretensions associated with perceived professional or social requirements and just be yourself. The result is an exhilarating sense of freedom and meaningful connections with people that go far beyond the usual superficialities. 

But Skyros is more than that as people bring forward not just their real selves, but also their very best selves. This reminds us all that being human goes far beyond our basic needs or the requirements of our job, bureaucracies or the all-consuming consumer culture. It brings up the noble part of, and reinforces belief in, ourselves and our future. 

In such a safe environment, you can confidently and fearlessly explore a wide range of fascinating activities through courses offered by some of the world’s best facilitators. You do not, by the way, need to be good at them – nobody expects you to. Still you can go for them as they all give you the opportunity to explore your creative side and go for some things things you always fancied but never tried. 

You can, for example, stretch further the body in a yoga class, try some windsurfing, abseil, dance to the rhythms of salsa, create your artistic masterpiece, start the novel you always wanted to write, lead a comedy-improvisation event, sing your favourite songs or take a look at what you really need in life. 

In doing so, you learn new skills and enjoy new pursuits. But more than that you discover that if you can do what you always thought of as impossible – learn to swim, for example, or sing – you can also do other things in life. If anything, Skyros tells you that nothing is impossible. 

In the process, you also reconnect with the playfulness, spontaneity and innocence of the child within, re-discover your youthful self and laugh as you have never done since childhood, Life is not a struggle, which is what it often becomes, but a gift, a joy to be relished. 

The benefits of such an ‘experience’ are incalculable: new often life-long friendships and relationships, renewed self-confidence and faith in the goodness of the human race, strengthened optimism, new interests and skills, a fresh outlook or even a whole new way forward. Given all this, poet Hugo Williams described Skyros as ‘the holiday you can take home with you’.

Can Skyros make a big difference in your life? Yes, it can. Try it and expect nothing less than the joy of creating a new and happy world for yourself!

Yannis Andricopoulos

Holidays on Skyros island, Greece, will run from 8 June - 21 September. Grab one quick! With courses ranging from writing, art, life coaching, music, dance, abseiling, windsurfing, yoga and much more, there's something for everyone. 

See www.skyros.com for more information, or call Gemma, Michelle or Laura on +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 or email office@skyros.com.

The Skyros Island Support Fund: Winter fuel for 3 schools, the clinic and the nursing home

Skyros Holidays, the leading holistic holiday, has just set up the Skyros Island Support Fund with the specific aim to raise €20.000 for heating the Greek island's schools, clinic and nursing home during the winter of 2013/14. This became necessary due to lack of funds as Greek government subsidies for the purpose have all but dried up. Find out more below . . .

Skyros Holidays has, for decades, enjoyed a somewhat symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship with its host island. The local community has always benefited from the company's policy to 'buy local' in the form of goods, services and in the provision of employment. 

In addition, Skyros Holidays has often contributed directly towards various projects that have benefited the island. They include the purchase of computers for Skyros' local school, new medical equipment for its Health Centre, the refurbishment of its school theatre, the protection of its magnificent pine forest or the care for the island's cats and dogs.

However, as the current situation in Greece creates new problems for the locals, Skyros Holidays will be taking this approach one step further. The organisation intends to raise sufficient funds by the end of the summer to buy fuel for the island's three schools, its clinic and its nursing home for this winter, which in Skyros can be as chilly as in Scotland.

Charity, it is often said, begins at home, but for Skyros Holidays and the thousands who have joined a Skyros holiday over the years, Skyros island, Greece, is so much more than a pleasant holiday destination.

An innovative way to raise money

Skyros Holidays has an open invitation for others to get involved in helping them achieve their aim. People are invited to use the skills they honed on their Skyros holiday and hold a cabaret, raffle their artwork or run a dance class. It doesn't have to be grandiose or fantastical, simple is plenty and direct donations are always welcome. Any amount will help the local Skyrian community this winter. It may not be possible to change the general picture but we can definitely make a bit of a difference in the lives of hundreds of people this winter, mostly children.

People who would like to contribute, whether through raising funds through group activities or making direct contributions can contact the Skyros Island Support Fund at Skyros, 9 Eastcliff Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6AA. 

 

With thanks & best wishes,

The Skyros Team
Isle of Wight
e: office@skyros.com

Skyros is the leading provider of learning holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cuba, Cambodia and the UK. With a wide range of courses including yoga, windsurfing, sailing, life coaching, creative writing, music, salsa and so much more, there are options for everyone. Ideal for solo travellers, with good food and great company, it’s a winning combination! www.skyros.com 

New for 2013: Skyros Art & Painting Holidays

Does trying your hand at photography, painting, printmaking or textiles tickle your fancy? Then join the brand new programme for the Skyros Centre, Greece – the Art Studio – an ideal opportunity to explore your creativity under the guidance of some very fine artists. Please note: moustaches and berets are not compulsory, although welcome!

As many of you will know, Skyros Holidays have run art courses very often in the past but always as part of a much broader programme of activities. These courses, if judged by the passion and commitment demonstrated by all people involved, have been hugely successful. This year, however, the art courses will sail under their very own flag!
                                                                                                                               
You will embark on an inspirational journey through picturesque Skyros village, its beaches, its ancient sites, the colourful countryside and also your own inner landscapes. And all this in the company of friendly people ready to share experiences, views and ideas aided by our highly qualified and professional artists who will offer support both within the group and individually.

Skyros co-founder Yannis Andricopolous says "Skyros island is very seductive from the artist's point of view: picturesque and easy going."

The renowned Writer's Lab and Life Choices programmes are held alongside the Art Studio at the Skyros Centre. This means that the two week holidays offer the opportunity to book one course per week from any of the three programmes that run alongside each other. Life coaching first week, painting the next perhaps?


Find out what's on this summer 2013 below. Join any of these courses with no experience or plenty and know that you will return home with the skills and encouragement necessary to pursue your creative vision with renewed vigour . . .

The Skyros Team
office@skyros.com, www.skyros.com.

Landscape Abstraction with Linda Norris
8 - 15 June (AS1)

Explore landscape-based abstraction while taking inspiration from the island and use a variety of media like wax, sand and plaster to free your technique and get to grips with texture. The emphasis is on relaxed enjoyment.

The price, £595.00, includes 7 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Drawing and Painting with Kel Portman
15 - 28 June (AS2)

Whatever your level of skill, from 'non-artist' and absolute beginner to expert, you'll find that helpful advice and feedback will enable you to discover new techniques and processes in drawing and painting.

The price, £995.00, includes 13 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Photography with Kel Portman
29 June - 6 July (AS3)

This is a course for those who have never been taught the art of photography. It won’t confuse you with technical jargon, rather you will be encouraged to look at ideas and approaches to help you take better photographs.

The price, £625.00, includes 7 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Painting & Collage with Angela Findlay
6 - 19 July (AS4)

Get to know colours and express yourself freely using a variety of materials and techniques. Explore life through colour and creativity. Learn to look at life and the world around you through the eyes of an artist.

The price, £1095.00, includes 13 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Textile Art with Annie Sherburne
20 - 27 July (AS5)

Using and understanding sustainable principles of creating textiles, design and make your own rug, draw, chose colour palettes, do creative samples using different yarns and techniques to create your own unique palette of textures and patterns.

The price, £645.00, includes seven nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Sketching & Painting with Michael Gahagan
27 July - 9 August (AS6)

This friendly and fun course takes the fear out of painting and drawing, and encourages to to enjoy art, have fun and develop. 

The price, £1245.00, includes 13 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Drawing & Painting with Sarah Livingstone
10 - 23 August (AS7)

This course will help you to explore drawing as a form of creative play, to awaken your inner artists and to increase your appreciation of your surroundings. In addition it will equip you with the skills necessary to practise and progress independently.

The price, £1245.00, includes 13 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

Art & The Island with Richard Layzell
24 - 31 August (AS8)

Design and make sculptural assemblages, develop an experiential visual journal, draw, photography and video, explore the miniature and the monumental. Visit local cultural highlights, enjoy one to one mentoring and a concluding exhibition.

Just £695.00 includes 7 nights half board twin share accommodation, art tuition and early morning yoga.

For more information visit http://www.skyros.com/art_studio.htm, call us at the Skyros office on +44 (0)1983 865566 or email us at office@skyros.com and our friendly staff will be happy to talk you through any questions. Ready to book? Use the online booking form or call Skyros on +44 (0)1983 865566.

Skyros is the leading provider of learning holidays in Greece, Thailand, Cuba, Cambodia and the UK. With a wide range of courses including yoga, windsurfing, sailing, life coaching, creative writing, music, salsa and so much, there’s plenty of options. Ideal for solo travellers, with good food and great company, it’s a winning combination! www.skyros.com