Women's Yoga and Pilates Week on Naxos, Greece

The villa sits in one of the most beautiful spots on Naxos, a ten-minute walk from the beach and a ten-minute drive from both the port and the airport. Gwen picks guests up on arrival day and drives everyone to each included activity during the week; a local bus stops close by if you want to explore on your own. Around the villa are sandy beaches, mountain trails, whitewashed villages and the waterfront tavernas of Naxos Town with its Portara gate.

A typical day: 8:00 AM Vinyasa yoga on the terrace, breakfast at the villa, then a free afternoon or an optional hike from 3:00 PM. At 6:30 PM everyone meets again for Pilates, and dinner is at 8:00 PM. The two free afternoons are when you book your included private reformer session or join an optional mat Pilates class. Lunch is not included, which leaves you free to eat in a village taverna or stay by the pool.

The reformer session is the thing most yoga weeks in Greece cannot offer. Gwen also runs a gua sha self-massage workshop, so you leave with a technique you can keep using at home rather than a one-off treatment. The hikes are led by someone who lives on the island: Gwen works as a guide alongside teaching, and knows the trails, the villages and the tavernas she takes you to.

This is not a programme assembled from a distance. Gwen moved to Naxos four years ago and runs her own outdoor studio in the garden at Kambones. The musician who plays on the last evening is part of her life on the island, not an agency booking.

Late May is a good window: days around 25°C, a sea breeze, and beaches and villages still quiet before the summer crowds. The sea is warming up, good for a first swim of the season.

All activities are optional. You can join everything or skip a class and read by the pool. The only fixed points are breakfast, dinner and the group's rhythm.

What's included

- Airport and port pick-up and drop-off - 5 nights in private villa accommodation - Breakfast and dinner every day, made with local Greek produce - Water, tea and coffee served throughout the day - Daily yoga class - Daily Pilates class - A gua sha self-massage workshop - One Pilates reformer session - Private live music concert - All equipment: mats, props and small equipment - Nature hikes with a trusted guide - Excursions and activities - Transportation during the retreat - Pre and post retreat support - Wifi connection

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Visa fee - Lunches - Drinks outside of included meals - Additional activities not in the itinerary - Optional private Pilates or yoga session with Gwen