skill to flow

pilates retreat

Chios, Greece

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7 day pilates retreat 2024 & 2025

Skill to Flow is a week-long retreat that invites you to fully immerse yourself in the somatic practice of Pilates. Our carefully designed curriculum, tailored exclusively for this retreat and its participants, focuses on enhancing your body awareness and refining your movement skills within the Pilates framework.

Pilates, a lifelong and holistic mind-body practice, serves as the foundation for cultivating strength and resilience. Through this practice, you will discover the harmony of graceful, agile, and precise movements that connect your physical and inner self. Skill to Flow is our way of sharing the love for body knowledge and Pilates with the world, and nurturing a community of like-minded people embarking on this transformative journey.

The Pilates retreat is hosted in Mestá, a beautifully preserved medieval village on the Greek island of Chios. Beyond our classes, you will have the opportunity to explore the island’s rich history, local traditions and cuisine, as well as enjoy nature walks and swimming in the Aegean sea.

Mesta, Chios, Greece

Mesta is a beautifully preserved medieval village on the island of Chios, Greece. With its labyrinthine stone alleys, fortified architecture, and timeless charm, it feels like stepping into another era. Surrounded by mastic trees and Aegean light, Mesta offers peace, tradition, and authenticity at every turn. The Pilates sessions took place at the village’s old school—an atmospheric space that added a unique sense of history and grounding to our practice.

Skill to Flow 2024 — where pilates meets place, people, and peace

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Skill to Flow 2025 — deeper pilates practice, lasting memories

pilates retreat in chios, greece for all levels leading to advanced pilates repertoire
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