A creative retreat infused with tantric rituals and the art of play as a pathway to access your most authentic storytelling
During this creative retreat, we will invite your inner muse and childlike sense of awe to come out and play. This five-night, six-day experience is built to challenge you to look more deeply at how you channel your creativity. We won’t learn grammar or structure, but we will learn how to become a clear channel for divine inspiration to enter. We will look at the stories you have collected about who you are and the unique creative medicine you are meant to share with the world. We will do this through writing workshops and daily spiritual and artistic practices.
This retreat is specially tailored to creatives, writers, and mystics. Michaela Trimble, who has a background in journalism, fiction writing, and tantra-based creative practices, will lead the writing workshops. She has her bachelor's and master's in communications and journalism, a tantra and yoga certification, and is a certified Ayurvedic wellness coach.
Guest facilitators will also be present and announced prior to the retreat.
Are you ready to meet your new creative community? We’ll embrace you with open arms! ☽
Welcome to the idyllic seaside oasis of
Kea Island,
a Greek island accessible by ferry from Athens
and located along the Aegean Sea.
Less than an hour's ferry ride from Lavrio Port, Kea Island has long been a beloved Cycladic haven for Athenians. With its sandy beaches, hidden coves, and oak forests dotted with almond and olive trees, the island offers a tranquil, refreshing respite in October. This time of year is known as Greek summer when the olive harvest and warm breezes beckon.
Drift into an easeful pace by the Aegean Sea, arriving during Kea’s olive harvest
How We Will Spend Our Days
Each day is planned to invoke your ultimate creative awakening. Though the schedule may change depending on how best we can soak up the beauty of the island of Kea, we will likely begin most days with a light breakfast of coffee, tea, fruit, and yogurt before a healthy activity like a morning yoga flow or a breathwork session to get us out of our thinking minds and into our bodies.
We will then have a family-style lunch before enjoying some free time to write or relax poolside with your new writing community. We will meet again in the evening for a writing workshop led by your retreat host, Michaela Trimble. Each session is designed to guide you on the path of discovering your most authentic artistry.
Our evenings will be spent enjoying the serene sunsets of Kea. We always end our day in community and reflection by savoring a family-style meal together.
Our Immersive Writing Workshops
All writing and creativity-based workshops are designed to get you writing and in your creative flow, to make you feel more connected and centered in your most authentic creative expression. You will be challenged and encouraged to expand and leave with new practices and tools to continue your creative exploration well after the retreat ends.
Though all workshops may change and are based on the interest of participants, here’s a snapshot of what to expect:
An intention-setting ceremony with guided writing prompts to unlock your most authentic storytelling
Exploring the narrative lines of your life and how this can uncover a euphoric, highly-detailed path to tell your own stories
A creative release ceremony to remove any blocks or barriers hindering you and your most profound works
A creative resurrection and embodiment practice to develop the building blocks of the work you desire to produce both now and in the future
And even more artistic methods and rituals to expand your creativity!
Our Tantric Creativity Rituals
While Tantra embraces the totality of the human experience, tantric creativity rituals allow you to safely experience the full range of your emotional landscape. There is no labeling or judging certain emotions or feelings as good or bad — what a relief! When you become the witness of yourself and embrace the totality of who you are, the wild ride of your unique human experience gets a whole lot sweeter.
Most practices are deeply cathartic and illuminating; none of them involve nudity or intimacy. The closest we get to that is perhaps an eye gaze or a handhold. When embraced completely, these rituals can show you — maybe for the first time in your life — what it means to get out of your thinking mind and into your body. Beyond the layers of societal conditioning, a surge of energy breaks forth to unveil your most authentic nature.
When you create from this liberated place, new levels of joy, freedom, and bliss are yours — forever.
What’s Included
Accommodations for five nights and six days at a private residence steps from the beach
Daily workshops led by Michaela Trimble
Farm-to-table meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner by a Michelin-trained team
Guided breathwork practices and tantric rituals
An afternoon speedboat tour of the Greek island to explore white-sand beaches and tucked-away coves
Complimentary use of paddleboards and kayaks
Airport transfer to and from the Kea Port
Access to book in-room spa experiences like massages and relaxing treatments
*Airfare, alcohol, surf lessons, and spa services are not included.
From morning breathwork and journaling sessions to afternoon writing workshops, get a behind-the-scenes look at what awaits you during our retreat experience!
Here are some of our favorite past retreat moments.
Watch the recaps from the Baja Sur Writing Retreat, the Menorca Writing Retreat, and the Nosara Creative Retreat.
Are you curious what the experience is like?
Meet Your Retreat Team
Michaela Trimble is a freelance journalist for some of the world’s top publications, including T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue, Travel + Leisure, and more. Read her work here.
She’s finalizing her debut novel, a fiction thriller exploring the intersection of art and mysticism in Mexico City.
She credits the success in her writing career to her deep sense of spirituality, which she continues to cultivate through her many practices, from breathwork to tantric meditations. She finds immense joy in seeking the beauty of the world and sharing it with others through her stories.
YOUR RETREAT HOST
As part of the retreat, you will also have access to editorial images captured by our talented retreat photographer!
Michelle is an editorial photographer and writer who is inspired by a sense of wonder for the world and an urge to explore the various corners of our vast planet.
She has a deep love for the outdoors, which began when she was a little girl, spending summers along the Hudson River in Upstate New York. Thanks to this, her imagery evokes a feeling of calm, harmony, and appreciation for the natural world.
Michelle has worked with boutique brands, non-profit organizations, farm-to-table restaurants, and luxury hotels from New York to Italy to Kenya and beyond.
YOUR RETREAT PHOTOGRAPHER
Optional Add-Ons
Optional Add-Ons
Available for pre-booking only
PORTRAIT SESSION WITH MICHELLE OSPINO
Michelle has a special way of guiding portrait sessions that make you feel comfortable, relaxed, and completely yourself. During a private session with Michelle, she’ll take your photos in an editorial style, which you can later use to update your website, perfect your social media, or simply have as a special memory of your transformative retreat. All portrait sessions are private to you. Following the retreat, you will receive your edited imaged directly from Michelle via email or WhatsApp.
Located in Psathi Bay on the Greek island of Kea, our retreat home for the week is tucked within a stoney mountain range set before a pristine cerulean bay. We have the entire property to ourselves and will have many spaces at our disposal, including a secluded beachfront, plenty of cozy lounge seating, and an outdoor pool and yoga platform.
Our Seaside Island Retreat
Select Your Stay
This is quintessential Greek farm living at its finest, replete with spaces filled with bespoke furnishings and artworks by Greek creatives. Whether you choose a shared or private option, each room comes with towels, robes, and locally-made bath amenities that will equip you for the entirety of your stay.
Private Room, Double Bed
$4850
Private room with a double bed
2 spots available
You will enjoy a private bedroom in a larger shared suite. You will share a bathroom with another retreat guest.
Shared Room, Twin Bed
$3850
Shared room with a twin bed
10 spots available
You will enjoy a private twin bed in a shared suite with another retreat guest. You will also share a bathroom with your fellow retreat guest.
Let’s go on a journey together!
Know Before You Go
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
Included in the price are five nights and six days at our private retreat center, as well as all meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All experiences listed in the itinerary are included.
DO I NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE?
Yes. In order to participate in the retreat, you are required to purchase travel insurance. This will protect you from any unexpected situations that may arise, including travel delays, unexpected health experiences, and more. We suggest booking through a provider like World Nomads.
WHAT IS THE CANCELATION POLICY?
All bookings are final. No refunds are accepted. We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance as we are not able to make exceptions to this policy in cases of any unforeseen family or medical emergencies that may result in you needing to cancel your trip.
WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE WRITING EXPERIENCE?
Come one, come all! There’s no need to have prior writing experience. We crafted the itinerary to be inclusive and welcoming to all levels of writers. Our main goal is that you discover your writer within and build your own dialogue regarding your unique creative process.
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH COVID-19?
Greece does not require you to have a COVID-19 vaccine to enter the country. By participating in the retreat, you assume full responsibility for your health. In the event you select to be tested and your results are positive, you assume the responsibility to find secondary lodging at your own expense. This is why we require travel insurance.
WHAT AIRPORT DO I FLY INTO?
You can arrive to Athens International Aiport, where you can take a 30-minute taxi ride to the Lavrio Port. From the port, it’s a one-hour ferry ride to the island of Kea. Once you arrive on Kea, we will pick you up from the port and deliver you to our retreat home.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
Your roundtrip airfare, ferry tickets to and from Athens, travel insurance, and activities and meals not listed in the itinerary are not included in the trip price. Other expenses not included are any damages that occur to the retreat facility, hotel bar tabs, and spa services.
WHAT SHOULD I PACK?
We’ll be visiting Kea in October, what’s known as Greek summer. The water is still warmed by the sun and perfect for swimming. We’ll be staying steps from the sea, so bring your beach essentials and layers: hats, sunscreen, bathing suits, linens, kaftans, sundresses, yoga clothes, sweaters, and light jackets for evenings. Though we do expect plenty of sunshine, Kea could have a rain shower in October. We suggest checking the temperatures before you arrive.
WHAT IF I WANT TO STAY LONGER?
You can and should! Your transfer back to the Kea port is included (your ferry ride is not), so you’re free to go there or continue on your journey to another beautiful part of Europe.
