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 The Arts of Awareness
A recreational vacation
plan based on Taiji Quan and Qi Gong
For a group of minimum 6 people
During
our ten-day long vacation on Naxos island, we will have the chance to practice about 14
hours of Yang style Taiji Quan and 4 hours of basic
Qi Gong.
We will not focus so much
on the details of the external movement, trying to perfect
it, but we will mainly deepen into ourselves, observing our
breath, look, tensions, attitude, emotions, intention and
thoughts while performing the soft and elegant moves of
Taiji and Qi Gong.
Discreet
hints on the Yin-Yang principle, the 5 Elements
qualities and the "secret" practicing points of Yang style (as
written in the Chinese Classics) will help you relax your
body and breath, clear your intention, soften your attitude,
strengthen your focus, enhance and subtle your observation while
practicing.
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Itinerary |
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1st day
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Arrival day on Naxos, free of guided
activities.
Just rest, get to know the new
environment,
walk around on your own, swim,
sunbathe and relax.
During dinner we will brief you in
all the details
you might need during your vacation
time on Naxos.
Hints on how you could maximize
sustainability during your vacation.
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2nd day
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We will meet after breakfast for our
first Taiji Quan session.
After that, you will have plenty of
free time to explore further the area
on your own or simply enjoy our
unique beach, the finest on the island.
Late afternoon we will meet again for
our second Taiji
Quan session.
After dinner we will get together for
a Greek pronunciation lesson,
so that next day you may be able to
read the shops' signs on your own!
(optional*)
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3rd day
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We will meet before breakfast for our
third Taiji Quan &
Qi Gong session.
After breakfast we will escort you to
Chora, the
capital city of the island,
where we will guide you inside the
archaeological museum.
We will also walk you up to the
Venetian castle,
where amongst others you may also
choose to have a guided tour
(optional*)
inside a very beautifully preserved
old Venetian house,
being open today to the public as a
museum.
Enough free time for swimming in the
afternoon.
After dinner we
will present to you the basic elements of the Greek
Mythology, History
and Culture, focusing on the myths about
Naxos island and the
Aegean sea, the modern history
and the contemporary
culture.
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4th day
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First excursion day: Cultural
walking around Naxos island!
What a
day this will be!
This day
we have arranged for you a very interesting
mountain
walking and cultural expedition.
We will walk through
4 traditional mountain villages of the island,
visiting
a picturesque
Byzantine church, a pottery workshop,
a traditional
distillery, an authentic olive press and much more.
And guess what: we
won’t even miss our Qi Gong exercises
or Greek language
lesson, as we will practice them
under the shadow of
very old Eucalyptus trees.
We will come back in
time for you to enjoy a swim.
In the evening we will introduce you to the Greek
circular dances,
where you will have the time of your
life dancing and laughing!
(optional*)
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5th day
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Today we will meet before breakfast
for our fourth Taiji
Quan & Qi Gong session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
fifth Taiji Quan session.
For dinner we will escort you to
Chora, guiding you around
and proposing to you the best places
to eat and drink.
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6th day
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Second
excursion day: Boat trip to Delos & Mykonos
islands
Today we will visit the famous Delos
island.
The worldwide known antiquities of
the sacred island will intrigue our imagination
and
a local guide will illuminate for us the life, the
culture
and the religious beliefs of the
ancient Greeks.
And what a contrast: After Delos we
will visit Mykonos island,
the number one travel destination in
Greece, known for
its picturesque Chora, its wonderful
sandy beaches,
its elegant market, but mostly known
for its exquisite nightlife!
There will be time for swimming on
Mykonos.
We won’t be able to stay that late to experience
Mykonos by night,
but back in our Hotel a Greek movie
will play later to entertain us.
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7th day
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Today we will meet before breakfast
for our sixth Taiji
Quan & Qi Gong session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Late afternoon we will meet for our
seventh Taiji Quan session.
And in the evening we will dance the
Greek way again!
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8th day
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Sunset
trekking on Naxos island
This day we have arranged for you
another very interesting trekking tour.
In the afternoon we will visit the
ancient temple of Demeter
on the mountain.
Walking
on beautiful paths and dirt roads
we will come all
the way down
to our Hotel at Plaka beach to enjoy a swim.
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9th day |
For our eighth
Taiji Quan &
Qi Gong session we will meet on the beach very
early
in the morning to experience the sunrise and the
calmness of the environment.
Then we will continue with our ninth
and last Taiji
Quan session.
Enough free time for swimming through
out the day.
Being sad to have to bring this vacation program to
an end, we will have prepared
for you an
unforgettable farewell dinner with many surprises.
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10th day
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We will escort you to the port or the
island’s airport
for your departure to Piraeus -
Athens
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*not in price included
The above vacation program
is subject
to last minute minor changes without notice
DAILY SCHEDULE
(except on the excursion days)
 07:15-08:45
Taiji Quan & Qi Gong workshop
/ Instructor: Yannis
08:45-10:00
Breakfast buffet
10:00-15:00 Free time; swimming and
sunbathing
15:00-17:30
Taiji Quan & Qi Gong workshop
/ Instructor: Yannis
17:30-21:30
Free time for relaxation and dinner
21:30-23:00
Evening events, e.g. multimedia presentation/lecture about
the "Mythology and Culture of the Aegean Sea and Greece",
Greek movies, Greek dancing
There is a
public bus connection between your Hotel and the city every
hour, thus you can arrange your own tours around the
island too. Car, motorbike or bike renting is
available.
The vacation plan on Naxos includes:
 Transfer from/to the local port or airport of
Naxos to/from our
location
Accommodation for 9 nights with breakfast buffet in a hotel near the beach
in a spacious double room with bathroom, WC, refrigerator, air
conditioning, TV, safe, hair dryer, DSL Internet access outlet, balcony or veranda and sea-view
(if you book early)
2 times a dinner
9 times = 18 hours of Taiji Quan
and Qi Gong workshop ( 1,5h
long sessions before breakfast and 2,5h long sessions during the rest of the day,
the workshop is physically demanding)
1 time a Greek dance evening
1 time a Greek movie
1
time a lecture evening about the "History, Mythology and Culture of
Greece"
1 time an one-day walking excursion on Naxos,
including guided activities and all transfers
1 time an one-day boat excursion to Delos/Mykonos,
including guided activities and all transfers
1 time escorted transfer
to/from Hora, the capital city of the Island, and short
guiding around the market, the museums, the castle, the
antiquities and much
more
Additional
optional services (which
are to be booked and paid for
on site):
Half pension: € 15,-
per person per day
1 time a short course on everyday
Greek expressions: € 10,-
1 time an one-day boat excursion to Santorini. Price per person per
excursion: € 60,- including activities and all transfers
Different half day long activities, like: sea sports, horse
riding, cycling, off-road driving, Greek cooking and much more
Greek dinner /music/ concert evenings: € 15,- to 25,-
Personal sessions with various kinds of treatments such as
Chinese or Thai massage, starting from € 45,- per hour.
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Tel: +30 6944 555 696
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