A journey of awareness to Mount Olympus

A journey of awareness to Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods

Let’s go on a mindful journey together, to the point where heaven meets earth, where spiritual height is tangible, to Mount Olympus! Five days of shared adventure, on breathtaking trails, accompanied by mindful movement, grounding and connection practices, observation, listening and sharing. A retreat unlike any other in a place of unique symbolic power!
Our retreats are true “inner journeys” and are truly transformative experiences on all levels!

When: 1-5 july, 2024

Where: Mount Olympus, Greece

Why: We offer you a unique adventure to the world’s most famous peak! A most powerful wilderness journey that you will “feeling within”, made of exploration and deep reconnection practices to guide you toward the discovery of your most intimate and hidden truths, yet revealing your true human and spiritual essence! You will take home a “toolbox” full of options. And there is nothing more inspiring and motivating than walking away from an experience with so much “power” in your pocket, which will help you deal with pain constructively, restore energy and open the doors to your possibilities.

An ascent of Awareness and transformation to find your “highest” connection!

SATI Dynamic and Travel Bare offers you a unique 5-day experience on Mount Olympus, Greece. A perfectly designed path to train your awareness through a challenging adventure, in the exploration of a very powerful nature, with the help of practices that will bring us closer to our most hidden resources and open our eyes in new ways. We will find ourselves on one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographical relief. In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods. The mountain has exceptional biodiversity and rich flora. Since 1938 it has been a National Park, the first in Greece.

All Practices/workouts/meditations will be held in a place full of energy that will recharge, reconnect and inspire us.

What you will gain from this experience:

The tools to create healthier habits and make wiser choices. A clearer vision of how to set better personal boundaries. New and deeper connections. A transformative experience!

An adventure that will reveal your most hidden truths!

A path that has been studied and designed to guide you through a truly profound experience. Here is what is included:

5 days of activities and practices

Spoken languages: English, Italian and Greek

SATI Dynamic is:

• Sensory Awareness training
• Mindful movement
• Yoga
• Active observation
  
• Functional training
• Bioenergetics
• Music therapy
• Active, sitting and dancing meditation
  
• Mindfulness in motion that flows so as to guide us in a journey of…

exploration, ricognition, acceptance and evolution of what we really are!

Allow this land to captivate you and give yourself the thrill of an adventure to the legendary Mount Olympus!

Mount Olympus – 2917 meters altitude – is the highest mountain in Greece and is a place with a truly unique and fascinating history.
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, Mount Olympus was considered the “sacred mountain of the gods” and was a territory not accessible to humans.
This mountain, however, is linked not only to ancient Greece but also to the figure of Alexander the Great, who often visited the city of Dion at the foot of Olympus.
Over the centuries this place has inspired myths and legends and bewitched writers, poets, rulers and soldiers.

The Mount lies in an area north of Greece, between Thessaly and Macedonia, and is part of Mount Olympus National Park, which was established in 1938. Due to its great natural and cultural importance, Mount Olympus was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1981.

This area represents a place of outstanding excellence where the protection of the natural environment takes place in complete harmony with the social and economic development of local communities. There are numerous villages with an ancient history that have developed at the feet of Mount Olympus and have been able to preserve the appearance of yesteryear by carrying on traditions with a history dating back thousands of years.

The park covers an area of about 120 square kilometers and holds within it a truly unique floral and faunal heritage. More than 1,500 different types of plants can be found here, on a first zone of evergreen broadleaf trees (between 300 and 500 meters) to which beech, fir and coniferous forests are added, and ascending we find the unforested high mountain grasslands. In terms of wildlife, however, more than 30 species of mammals and hundreds of species of birds, reptiles, insects and butterflies can be found.

accommodation

Petrostrougas Refuge

Built in a beautiful forest of centuries-old beech and rhododendron trees, Petrostrougas Refuge on Mount Olympus is run by the Hellenic Rescue Team.

Built in a beautiful forest, at an altitude of 1,940 meters, visitors can enjoy not only the wonderful views, cooked food and drinks, the warmth of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves in all areas of the refuge, but also the hospitality of the managers. The shelter can accommodate up to 72 people and has been renovated through the volunteer work of Hellenic Rescue Team members, making it more functional and warm for the winter months. In addition, a helipad for emergency cases has been created and maintained in the area surrounding the shelter.

Giosos Apostolidis Refuge

The “Giosos Apostolidis” refuge was built in the summer of 1961 by the Association of Greek Mountaineers (S.E.O.) of Thessaloniki at an altitude of 2,697 meters, in the Prophet Elia-Epano Toumba cleft, on the Olympian Muses Plateau. It is the only building not only in Greece but also in the Balkans at an altitude of 2,697 meters.

In 1962 the second floor was added, thus increasing the number of guests up to 80.

I accept the challenge!

Schedule

monday, july 1st, 2024

• 8.00: Meeting at Eirinis station, Marousi, Athens from where we will move by organized vehicles to Mount Olympus.
• 12.30: Meeting of the entire team at locality Gorgia, Olympus
• 13.00 – 14.30: Initial circle to share our intentions. Cooking and eating before departure
• 14.30 – 18.30: 4-hour walk to Petrostrougas refuge, with 3-4 stops
• 19.30 – 21.00: Restorative movement practice and sunset meditation
• 21.30: Dinner at the shelter
• 22.30: Rest

tuesday, july 2nd, 2024

• 6.00: waking up
• 6.20 – 7.30: Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement
• 8.00 – 9.00: Breakfast at the shelter
• 9.30 – 13.00: We ascend to the plateau Mousson, with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground and center ourselves
• 13.00 – 14.00: Arrival at Giosos Apostolidis shelter – free time
• 14.00 – 15.00: Lunch at the shelter
• 15.00 – 19.00: Free time / rest
• 19.00 – 20.30: Body exploration practice through guided and free movement
• 20.30 – 21.00: Sunset meditation
• 21.30 – 22.30: Dinner at the shelter
• 23.00: Rest

wednesday, july 3rd, 2024

• 6.00: waking up
• 6.20 – 7.30: Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and the 5 tibetan rites
• 8.00 – 9.00: Breakfast at the shelter
• 9.30 – 13.00: We climb to Skolio, elevation 2913, with 4 stops and moments to breathe, ground and center ourselves
• 14.00 – 15.00: Lunch at Yiosos Apostolidis shelter
• 15.00 – 18.00: Free time / rest
• 18.00 – 19.30: Guided movement practice with the elements of the mountains
• 19.30 – 20.00: Snack
• 20.00 – 21.00: Walk to Profitis Ilias church, elevation 2812 and sunset meditation
• 21.30 – 22.30: Dinner at the shelter
• 23.00: Rest

thursday, july 4th, 2024

• 6.00: waking up
• 6.20 – 7.30: Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and sun salutation
• 8.00 – 9.00: Breakfast at the shelter
• 9.30 – 12.30: We descend to Petrostrouga refuge, with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground and center ourselves
• 13.00 – 14.00: Lunch at Petrostrouga
• 14.00 – 18.00: Free time / rest
• 18.00 – 20.30: Active Meditation through restorative conscious movement in the cave of Ithaca
• 20.30 – 21.00: Sunset meditation
• 21.00 – 22.30: Dinner at the shelter
• 23.00: Rest

friday, july 5th, 2024

• 6.00: waking up
• 6.20 – 7.30: Sunrise meditation, awakening and mobility with mindful movement and energizing flow
• 8.00 – 9.00: Breakfast at the shelter
• 9.30 – 13.00: We descend to Gorgia with 3 stops and moments to breathe, ground and center ourselves
• 13.00 – 14.00: Final circle and experience sharing. Back with the minibuses to Litochoro
• 14.00 – 15.30: Lunch to Litochoro
• 18.00 – 20.00: Driving back to Athens

(The schedule may vary depending on the challenges the mountains offers us! We will be ready to adapt!!)

what is included

• • Transportation from Athens (roundtrip)
  • All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and all energy snacks during the walk
  • 3 assistant mountain guides
  • 1 photographer
  • Accommodations in the shelters (shared rooms)
  • All mindful movement sessions, yoga, meditations and restorative practices
  • Support and presence

What is NOT included:

• • Airfare to Athens
  • Alcoholic beverages

Evi Choutou
For the last 25 years has oriented her studies and experiences in identifying all those disciplines that can serve in improving life quality and raise awareness.

Graduated in Architecture and Urban Planning, she is a Bio-Architecture and Feng Shui consultant. Naturopath with specialization in natural nutrition, kinesiologist, yoga instructor and personal trainer. She is passionate about functional training and expressive art therapies. She is the founder and creator of SATI Dynamic (Sensory Awareness Training & Inspiration) author and editor for the wellbeing magazine Consapevolezza dinamica, and examines thoroughly everything that can raise the quality of life.

She creates retreats and transformative experiences for the last 10 years, bringing together people from all over the world, with the intention to expand the awareness and unity circle.

Lefteris Paraskevas
Former swimming champion and member of the Greek national swimming team, Lefteris has since participated in a number of sports and activities. From playing water polo on a semi-professional basis to mountain biking, he has always remained active and passionate about sports. He has participated in a number of mountaineering events and completed a number of long distance trails. Amongst the most challenging of his endeavours were, the PyreneesCrossing and the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, a route for which he holds the record of the fastest known time. In 2016 and after having organized a number of charity sports events, he founded The Extra Mile, a non-profit organization, responsible for organizing charity sports events. He worked as a project manager at ‘TEVACOM’ and was responsible for putting together mountain trail races and more (TIHIO races).
In 2020 he founded a non-profit organisation The Love Van that is responsible for feeding over 200 homeless people in Athens, while at the same time responds to any emergency needed providing support, warm meals, clothing etc.
In 2021 and after having completed a mountain guide course, he started Travel Bare.