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Epidaurus, CHASE ADVENTURE RETREAT SEPTEMBER 12-19, 2020 Have you ever meditated at the feet of a sleeping volcano? Relaxed against a backdrop of crystalline blue water and drifting sailboats? How about stretching deeper into your body and mind with Yoga on the sands of an fishing village? If any of this sounds like a dream come true, then our Chase Adventure Retreat, in , Greece, is definitely for you.

Join Chase Adventure and Mindfulness Bar from September 12-19,2020 , as we take in the sun, sand, local cuisine, healing energy, and atmospheric history of this ancient land. Tucked quietly away from mainstream tourism, overlooking the , and dotted with Greek temples, Epidaurus is sur- rounded by stunning mountains on one side and crystalline, healing waters on the other. Enjoy simple and bright accommodations at Hotel George, where you’ll always be steps away from a fresh authentic meal, a stunning historical site, the irresistible beach, or your yoga mat.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:PRICE INCLUDES: EpidaurusWWW.COLUMBUSFOODWINE.COM is surrounded by stunning 7 nights stay, 3 vegetarian meals per day mountains on once side and dazzling waters (along with acks), 2 yoga & mediation classes on the other. It’s in this space of history and serenity per day, 2 workshops on health and well-being that we invite you to relax, disconnect from your and stress management, round trip grand busy life, and connect with your mindfulness transportation from airport to hotel practice while you form new healthy habits and PLUS ALL THE FOLLOWING EXCURSIONS: friendships. With natural and bright accommodations Day trip to at Hotel George, you’ll be steps away from a fresh Day trip to ocean breeze from an irresistible beach, healthy Visit to The Ancient Theater of Epidavros meals and experience and relaxation options to Island/ beach day to Spetses Island start and end your beautiful days in Greece. This Island / beach day to Island is the ideal setting for blending introspection with Island/beach day to Hydra community, and stillness with adventure. (804) 716-5673 • mindfulness-bar.com (EPIDAURUS): TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, About Epidavros: LITERALLY MEANS CENTER OF THE AURA.

Our retreat here is a journey in the land of Asklepieion. (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκληπιεῖον Asklepieion; Ἀσκλαπιεῖον in Doric dialect; Latin aesculapīum) were healing temples located in (and in the wider Hellenistic and Roman world), dedicated to , the first doctor-demigod in . Asclepius was said to have been such a skilled doctor that he could even raise people from the dead. So stemming from the myth of his great healing powers, pilgrims would flock to temples built in his honor in order to seek spiritual and physical healing.

Epidaurus is one of the most important archaeological findings reflecting the splendour of Greek culture through its imposing beauty. Its ancient town stands on Argolian land, overlooking the Saronic Gulf. The mountain heights of Arachnaio, Koryfaio and Tithio form a natural perimeter which embraces the town, protecting from the winds and giving it an exceptionally mild climate. Clear running waters, beautiful “At Epidaurus, in the stillness, in the natural landscapes and beneficial climatic conditions served to create the ideal place for healing of man with the power great peace that came over me, I of the gods. The Asklepieion at Epidaurus gained fame heard the heart of the world beat. I throughout the world for its unique healing practices as it was know what the cure is: it is to give undoubtedly the greatest of the theurgical sites in antiquity. up, to relinquish, to surrender, so that our little hearts may beat It is said that more than 200 healing centres worked in unison with the great heart of under Asklepieion’s authorization throughout the Eastern the world. The road to Epidaurus Mediterranean area. Today its monuments apart from being is like the road to creation. One recognized as masterpieces of they are also stops searching. One grows silent, standing proof of the practice of medicine in antiquity. They stilled by the hush of mysterious illustrate the medical evolution from the time where it was beginnings…. I never knew the believed that healing depended on God to the time where it developed into science based on a systematic knowledge meaning of peace until I arrived at through accumulative experience. Epidaurus.” HENRY MILLER

RETREAT RATE: SHARED/DOUBLE ROOM: $2,100

SINGLE ROOM: $2,450

*Non-refundable deposit of $350,

Payment plans available, full payment must received by September 01, 2020

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