Rich Diversity of Talents
Every Saturday morning after breakfast we meet as a group in a circle for a full community meeting. Like the Quakers, each meeting begins with a brief moment of silence after which we pass the talking...
View ArticleThe American Talking Stick
The talking stick was used in Native North American tribes at council meetings. the main purpose was so no one would interrupt a chief when he was speaking. The talking stick was then passed to the...
View ArticleThe Ducks And Chickens
About a month ago Jock bought 2 ducklings and 2 chicks to KaliKalos as a new fun experience for everyone, its quite different than looking after the garden for instance, these adorable creatures need a...
View ArticleDancing With Life
Coaches Liz Foster and Tracy Seed Our intention was to lead a transformational personal development week through a blend of mind, heart and body processes and this is exactly what we did with 14...
View ArticleCreative Family Week I led by Dorota Owen (Scotland) Emile van Dantzig...
Three facilitators, two separate campuses (Kalikalos and Anilio-STK), four 4 year olds and their mothers, and a mixed group of Greek and English speaking teenagers with a shared history and a clearly...
View ArticleFrom Xania to Kissos walk
One Monday in July a small brave group, Jeroen from Amsterdam, Ray from London and me from Inverness Scotland head out into the unknown. We get a lift from our sister centre Anilio who are going...
View ArticleCreative Family Experience Week II
Last night at our fireside sharing, reflecting on our last week together I realized that Pelion and Kalikalos have truly become my summer home. My three children feel the same way, and this year--my...
View ArticleHolistic Holidays in Greece: Kalikalos—Good, Good!
htSo did you know that kali and kalos are two words for 'good' in Greek? I have to find out what 'bliss' is in Greek ... I guess we could say kalikalos for 'bliss'! This is the beginning of my second...
View Articleshadows and light
Its 6.45am. I rise from where I feel is the best sleeping space in this beautiful place - a tent which could easily sleep two more people, high on the top terrace overlooking the ocean and front seat...
View ArticleMy six weeks at Kalikalos
The keys to Liberation are universal and essentially simple: disengage from all the stories you’ve been telling yourself about life and who you are or should be as you negotiate your way through, and...
View ArticleDamouhari beach, of the many gorgeous beaches near Kalikalos.... on Twitpic
Damouhari beach, of the many gorgeous beaches near Kalikalos.... on Twitpic
View ArticleTo Euro or not to Euro, a Greek Tragedy or leading solution?
Sunday before last the Greeks went to the polls, with the deeply unpopular and largely counterproductive austerity measures having a dramatic effect on the country's economy and social infrastructure....
View ArticleKalikalos Spring workcamp Day 2
Here we are 11 folk from 7 countries, gathered together to get the Kalikalos Centre ready for its 9th season of workshops, retreats and seminars. We’ve all come here for different reasons; or perhaps...
View ArticleA Follow up on Sacred Economics
We have all ages here and many cultures represented, various viewpoints and life experiences. Before starting the spring work camp a newsletter titled Sacred Economics was sent out from Kalikalos....
View ArticleMaking Decisions the Community Way
The majority of the decisions made here at Kalikalos are decided by the community, which is always changing. There is conflict, processing and resolution on a weekly basis. So, what happens when the...
View ArticleLiberating the Writer Within
Well, the summer sun has well and truly arrived at Kalikalos, and the beautiful mount Pelion, and so did a group of aspiring writers. Our workshop leader, Steve Nobel, guided us through a set of...
View ArticleThe Season's Growth at Kalikalos
It seems the theme for the week here at Kalikalos has been growth, in the form of both external space and internal reflections. Our garden beds, which include a variety of vegetables like lettuce,...
View ArticleZen Coaching and Yoga
Tine Vendeløv and I just finished a week of Zen coaching and yoga here at Kalikalos Centre. We met about two years ago when I attended one of Tine's workshops in Stockholm and we immediately felt a...
View ArticleGenerosity
The first Dharma talk of this week's Vipassana meditation workshop was held tonight. A theme of the talk was about de-conditioning our need to acquire material things or mental ideas and concepts....
View ArticleDancing with Life - Liz Foster and Tracy Seed
On the 3rd of August, we completed the second “Dancing with Life” event at Kalikalos. We have led our programme in this small holistic education centre on Pelion Mountain for two summers now and...
View ArticleThoughts of Kalikalos, My Holistic Retreat from a Scottish Winter
Winter Reflection from long time volunteer Johanna Aro-Louis The snow is falling gently and it is mid January in Scotland. Although I love the crisp, cold days of the winter, sitting by the fire my...
View ArticleThe Ancient Kaldarini (Donkey Paths) on Mt Pelion
The beauty of Kalikalos at the base of Mt Pelion is our unique environment, we are beach and forest resort, this is a walker's paradise. The mountain is crossed with ancient donkey tracks...
View ArticleA Family Experience Living-in-community
Published in Juno Magazine recently Dorota Owen a long term leader of Kalikalos Family weeks talks about holistic holidays and living in community with a family. I first heard the term “Holistic...
View Article2013 Summer Season starts!
Tomorrow we welcome Jonathan Dawson from Schumacher College, and family, for the first workshop of the season at Kalikalos, on Sacred Economics. It is bound to be a lively week, with people from...
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