Exclusive Therapeutic Wellness Retreat

With Clinical Hypnotherapist Fiona Brennan

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Join Fiona and Ciaran in this bespoke, totally unique, therapeutic retreat designed to lighten your mind and uplift your heart. 

Join a community of like-minded people in authentic Cretan surroundings.  

As you connect to the group you will reconnect to the parts of yourself that have remained in the shadows for far too long. 

It’s time to rediscover your unique voice, to laugh out loud, to cry, and to create an unforgettable experience that will guide you for many years to come. 

Your future self will be so happy you invested in Light Up 2024.   

Light Up 2024 will help sleep more peacefully and to feel calmer and more powerful in both your personal and professional life. 

Do you find it hard to make or even better take time for yourself? 

Have you been to therapy or considering it but are concerned it will be too hard and take too long? 

Do you feel that the responsibilities of life can become too much? 

Many of Fiona’s clients express similar concerns when they are struggling to stay positive in a world that is full of uncertainty.

When you are in the same routine day in and day out with the same people and the same challenges it is very hard to get a different perspective. 

In order to shift your mindset you need to change your circumstances. To step into the light and away from the noise. To step out of the familiar and into the beauty of the unknown. 

The range of guests that attended our inaugural Light Up 2022 retreat were people just like you. Many of them expressed excitement and nerves about embarking on such an adventure. Many felt guilty for prioritising themselves, taking time away from family and spending money on their own well-being. Some of our guests had families to look after with children and also parents getting older, some had their own businesses and/or demanding careers that left them with no free time.  Some of them had all of the above. Either way, each person came with courage and a determination to embrace the opportunity to really let go of what no longer serves them and to embrace a lighter, brighter, way of being in the world. We are so proud of the group and they continue to support one another. We also held a private follow on retreat in January 2023 entitled, ‘Keep the Light’ and another, ‘Keep the Light 2’ in September 2023 and we consider doing the same for you if the Group wants it.

More about the Retreat

Light Up 2024 is more than a week’s pampering or a retreat from life –  it’s a life-changing experience that provides you with life-long tools, a small supportive community, self-knowledge and above all self-belief.

We are alive for an average of 4,000 weeks. Can you take just one for yourself to make the most of your precious time on this planet? 

The small group therapy sessions are a highlight of the experience. You will be guided under Fiona’s supervision to explore what it is specifically that has been holding you back so far and then provided with the practical steps to help you start to move forward. 

The yoga, meditation and sound bath sessions will help you to release and to rejuvenate your energy. The downtime each afternoon is for you to connect to yourself, to reflect and to rest. The excursions and evening dinners are all about fun and connection. 

Like anything you have ever achieved in your life, your energy and work is required to make it happen. Positive mental health is a lifetime commitment and needs your devotion and attention. Fiona practises all that she preaches and will share with you her private insights into how to manage anxiety and fears when they arise. 

From a practical perspective you are in the very best hands with the  Retreat Manager, Ciaran, Fiona’s partner  in love, life and business. 

Ciaran’s attention to detail is second to none and he is always there with a bright smile to help you. As a graduate and lover of history, one evening, Ciaran will treat the group to a short seminar on the history of Crete.

Meet the Team

Dimitris Gkioulos – Meditation, Mindfulness & Yoga Coach

Dimitris is a highly experienced Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher who worked with us at the highly successful Light Up 2022 Retreat last June.

He is the owner of Re-Treat Yoga Studio (www.retreatyogastudio.gr) and organises and teaches at yoga retreats and workshops in Crete, Greece and  beyond. 

He is also a Thai Yoga Massage Therapist and a lecturer in “Yoga & Mental Wellness” in collaboration with psycotherapists, and the inspirer of the “Yamas ~ Food Project” a culinary project combining mindful eating and cooking in yoga retreats.

He has completed many yoga teacher trainings including 200h of Yin Yang Yoga, 200h of Vinyasa Flow Yoga and a 100h course on Mindfulness Meditation. He has also completed a 120h Thai Yoga Massage Training and has attended various workshops such as the three-day Yoga Workshop with Sean Phelps and Retreat with Ricardo Barbato.

Heidrun Kimm – Ayurvedic Massage Therapist, Sound Massage Practitioner and Aquasonus© Wellness Practitioner

Heidrun performs highly effective ‘sound bath’ meditations complete with singing bowls and gongs and will be doing one of these sessions during the Retreat.

“A truly magic lady – her massage was so intuitive and healing but the sound bath took healing and emotional release to a whole new level. I felt like I released years probably decades of suppressed emotional trauma during the placement of the bowls in the sound bath – it was so freeing and I felt so much lighter. Amazing experience – years of therapy didn’t scratch the surface of these repressed memories and emotions yet they were processed and released during the sound bath – amazing.”

Book with Confidence!

N.B. If for any reason the Retreat is cancelled by the organisers then a full refund including the booking deposit will be made as soon as is practicable.

Ryanair flies direct to Chania and we will notify you when they are available to book.

The Village

A unique peaceful village, viewing the White Mountains, surrounded by vineyards, carob trees and olive groves. With small narrow streets and most of the buildings dated back to the 1885. A place where you can still witness, the true rural way of Cretan life and be part of it. Douliana is well hidden from mainstream tourism, away from busy main roads yet only 3km from the nearest beach, Kera and 4km from the resort towns of Kalives &  Almyrida. Ideal for families, hikers and nature lovers with many countryside footpaths to explore. With a mixture of easy walks and challenging hikes, something to suit all tastes. Douliana has been awarded with protected Village status due to its historic stone buildings, and awarded the title of the national conservation area of beauty “NATURA”.

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