This was easily one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. I cannot recommend this trip enough, especially if you are a stressed-out, overworked woman who just wants to forget the world for a week.
Mend planned everything very well, yet the itinerary was loose enough for total relaxation. The yoga and Pilates practices were great, and in a beautiful location overlooking the Zakynthos lush greenery and the Ionian Sea. The food was incredible, prepared by chefs with a huge spread of traditional Greek dishes every morning/evening that changed throughout the week.
Throughout the week, you can make this what you want it to be. You can attend all of the practices, or choose to spend time on your own. You can do active daytime activities during free time like horseback riding, go to a pottery class, or just lounge on the beach all afternoon with an Aperol spritz in hand until restorative evening practice.
The other women on this trip were also what made it so great. Everyone was kind, inclusive, and just there to get away and have a relaxing time. I went into this trip as someone who has never been to the studio once (I live out of state), and never once felt like that mattered at all.
By the end of the trip, I felt the most restored, nourished, and balanced I had been in years. I would absolutely go back on this trip.