Top Ionian Islands Classes & Workshops

From Awaken Inner Buddha Yoga - an award-winning Indian organization that conducts Transformation Meditation and Yoga retreats comes their most powerful program The Alchemist Retreat.  A 50-hour luxury retreat that expands over 8 days and 7 nights, it an amazing opportunity to take a break, pause and transform with the classical practice of yoga and Zen meditation. Lead by a Zen master, Vidhi Chhariya this is a great chance to experience and understand our blockages, learn the subject of Zen meditation and heal through the classical practice of Yoga. Held in the divine backdrop of Lefkada Islands, Greece at worlds one of the top 25 luxury villas, the place, and program make this whole retreat nothing less than a divine experience to treat heal and transform yourself. Most attendees have expressed the wish to participate in even longer programs in future to continue to experience the Buddha within.

Experience the unique cuisine of Kefalonia—influenced by France, Italy, and other parts of Greece—and learn how to prepare local dishes during this small-group cooking experience. Follow along with your host to learn tips, tricks, and get your hands dirty while you prepare a delicious 3-course meal. After all your hard work, enjoy the fruits of your labor paired with local wine, beer, or a soft drink.

Local produce combined with traditional cooking practices is the ultimate Greek experience. For Greeks, food means love. Eating around a table is a ritual based on respect and appreciation for the land and its people. Cooking Greek food is not as complicated as you may think. It’s a process which requires time and devotion. Learning from a local is the best way to learn about the dish. Greek food is not only about the source, it is also about the love that is poured into preparing it. You will enjoy a fun lesson accompanied by delicious food and a stunning panoramic view to the sea. You finally have the opportunity to savor your creation under a beautiful sunset.

Corfu old town is Unesco world heritage site that we will walk and photograph. The old town has hundreds hidden unique places, small alleys and hidden spots to shoot that most of the tourists never discover, we will visit the moat in front of the old fortress the very old port of Corfu And many other spots in the old town that no map includes them, we will also shoot landmarks of the old town. i will teach you how to take unique Travel photographs, what settings to use and i will try to answer any questions you will ask me about photography i will also take your memorable portraits in Corfu. At the end of the workshop we will try local traditional refreshments.

Join us for 2 DAYS PAINTING WORKSHOP! Are you travelling to Cephalonia? Grab the opportunity to bring out the artist in you, and book One or Two Days Painting Workshop! Live the experience of the pure light and let your imagination be motivated by the endless hues of the landscape when you are visiting Cephalonia! Artist Natasha Metaxa welcomes art lovers in MetaxArt Studio, located by the seaside in the picturesque Poros village in Cephalonia island. This painting class is open to all artistic levels. Don’t worry MetaxArt provides all the art supplies and equipment! MetaxArt workshops are organised according to the needs of the students. We can arrange 2 days painting workshops, on special dates under your request which could be held either at Poros or at a place indicated by you. The duration of the One Day Workshops is 5 hours and they begin at 9.00 in the morning.

MetaxArt offers the unique experience of outdoors painting workshops. Under the coolness of the foliages at MetaxArt garden or a nearby location, artists discover the millions of hues which are revealed by the clarity of Cephalonian light. MetaxArt provides all the art supplies and materials for your painting experience while you are enjoying the unique greek weather. This inspirational workshop helps to enrich painting abilities in a variety of ways, such as: – organizing the composition of the painting space – how to transfer the vast and chaotic surroundings on the canvas – understanding perspective and painting depth – grasping the extensive scales of the Kefalonian light – discover the dynamic range of warm-cool hues and bright-dark values – enhance your visual memory The art workshops are designed by the artist Natasha Metaxa, an experienced and successful tutor of Visual Arts to all ages, abilities and levels. She is an active artist and has given many solo and group exhibitions

Rent a Board from us and enjoy a SUP ride at your own pace and route.All our boards are of the best quality and suitable for all styles of paddling and all sizes of paddlers..What to bring: Sunscreen, Hat, Sunglasses. Rental includes: Board, Paddle, Life Jacket, Leash & Paddle briefing. If you are a beginner we recommend the SUP Lessons

With the help of local experts and a professional chef get to create dishes that you'll want to make again and again. There will be plenty of hands on experience and the opportunity to ask questions during the morning We'll share with you stories about the history of the Island and explain how this has impacted on the Mediterranean diet over the years. Finally we hope that we will inspire you to experiment with the recipes we give you and that you get to see a side to the island that few visitors get to experience..

I believe very strongly that a tennis player who will come to our beautiful island for vacations should play at least one time at the oldest Tennis Club of Greece. Me as a tennis coach, will definitely find a way to make this player live an unforgettable tennis experience

During this cooking class, I will teach you how to cook delicious traditional sourdough bread. The same recipe was used by many generations of housewives here in Karia village of Lefkada. The process of making bread is adapted to the appliances of the modern kitchen and is very easy to include in your daily life. Making home-made fresh bread is an unforgettable experience and a healthy habit, as the bread has no yeast at all.

Take home a cool souvenir from Greece during this ceramics class for kids and adults in Zakynthos. Learn how to make Greek pottery from an expert potter in a studio surrounded by olive trees and vineyards. Make a turtle or a vase or anything you like and then take it home as a souvenir.

Counselling is not about telling you what to do, it is about helping you to understand what is going on in your body, head and life, about helping you make your own decisions and offering a safe place to experience your emotions and be yourself. It is about understanding what is or has happened and how you survive or survived it and the coping mechanism’s used to facilitate this.