Join us for our Third Annual Pilgrimage
to the Sacred Waters Within and Without
Inner Wellspring: A Transformative Training & Healing Retreat in Greece
“I have taken many craniosacral classes in my life, but Koa's was the most divine of all. If you want to experience craniosacral as a direct expression of the Breath of Life, go study with Koa. She will guide you with beauty and grace in the magical waters of Greece.”
— Miri, California
about the land
We will be held on the stunning Greek island of Lesvos, known for its 11 million olive trees, wild honeybees, medicinal plants, and healing waters. Located near the Turkish coast, Lesvos is rich in history, poetry, and beauty. It’s where the famous poet Sappho wrote her love poems and where many temples dedicated to the feminine were built.
The island is quite large, with many gems to explore if you have extra time. The retreat will be held near the town of Molyvos, a charming place filled with tradition, song, delicious food, and breathtaking views.
“This immersion and Greece were life-changing for me in the most beautiful ways.”
— Stephanie, Miami
our retreat center
Our retreat center is a 3-acre, family-owned sanctuary nestled among olive, fig, and oak trees. The Mandala Temple, a hand-built circular space, serves as our classroom and is ideal for meditation, movement, and deep practice. The peaceful, intimate atmosphere allows for the work that we will be exploring together to be deeply held.
The property features beautiful gardens, places for quiet reflection, and an octagonal, spring-fed swimming pool. We also have a long dining table under wisteria trees for shared meals. The center is just 15-20 minutes walk from the local town and beach.
“The temple space, location, food and presence was profound.”
— Meeray, Tasmania
our CURRICULUM
This immersion invites you to develop and refine your essential skills for grounding and centering in yourself, creating and maintaining safety and trust with your partner, increasing healing potency in your touch and sensitivity in your awareness. With dynamic stillness as the guide, we cultivate our capacity to support the body’s innate wisdom of healing – in ourselves, in each other, and in the world.
We delve into the art and science of the gentle and profound healing modality known as biodynamic craniosacral. With presence, stillness and wholeness as primary orientations, we explore practices such as embodied felt-sense, resonant touch, resting in midline, and abiding in neutral. We learn how to listen to Primary Respiration and the Breath of Life, sensing tides, fulcrums, stillpoints, subtle rhythms, states of consciousness, and more.
Lightly guided somatic movement sessions grace our mornings, connecting us deeper into our embodiment and bridge seamlessly into our stillness practices.
*This immersion offers a Certificate of Completion for 28 CEU’s through NCBTMB. It does not, however, certify you to become a craniosacral practitioner. Consider this a beautiful beginning, a jumpstart into a lifelong path of cultivation, embodied presence and resonant attunement.
“Inner Wellspring deepened my ability to resource from the inside out. Being surrounded by the Aegean Sea alongside other women held the essence of biodynamics with a potency that still ripples to my bones. Koa’s course is a reminder and guidance to receive with integrity.”
— Hannah, New Mexico
our Flow
The first days are dedicated to landing and grounding — arriving on the land and also in your body, in your heart, and in your intention. It is a space to meet and greet the earth and waters and to build a safe container with each other for our deep dive.
We have time to sit in circle, to explore the surroundings, to slow down and to begin to open to the inner wellspring of our being.
On day three we officially begin the four-day craniosacral training curriculum. In this time we fully dedicate ourselves to craniosacral biodynamics and how to awaken our awareness, sensitivity, touch and presence for healing.
Three-hour lunch breaks give us enough free time to nourish, rest, swim, and explore town. Special excursions will include dips in the sea and pilgrimages to the medicinal hot springs.
Our final full day is in dedication to integrating and harvesting all the wisdom received, ritualizing our closure, and preparing ourselves for the journey home.
“Every cell of my body was given the space to express what it hadn't been able to in so long. I was able to tap into a space of deep peace and power during my time at Inner Wellspring with the facilitators’ guidance. I am forever grateful for the experience.”
— Stephanie, Miami
our Schedule
Days 3 — 6
8-9am: Breakfast
9-10am: Movement Practice + Stillness Sit
10am-1pm: Craniosacral Biodynamics
1-4pm: Lunch & Free Time
4-7pm: Craniosacral Biodynamics
7:30pm: Dinner
Day 2
8-9am: Breakfast
9-10am: Movement Practice + Stillness Sit
10am-12pm: Opening Water
Ritual Land & Sea Explorations
7:30pm: Dinner
Day 1
Arrival Day
2-3pm Retreat Center Check-in
7:30pm Opening Dinner
Day 7
Integration Day
Land & Sea Explorations
Closing Circle & Dinner
Day 8
Final Breakfast
Farewells
our Food
We are so fortunate to have our resident chef, Tatjana, preparing delicious and nutritious home-cooked breakfasts and dinners, which we will eat all together outside at the long table under the wisteria trees. For lunches, we’ll enjoy a three-hour break to swim and explore the local Greek eateries serving fresh, healthy, and affordable traditional dishes. Town is just a short walk away, offering a variety of wonderful restaurants and cafés. We also have personal connections with a few restaurants where the owners take great care in creating exceptional meals. A list of recommendations will be shared upon arrival.
“It truly was an embodiment opportunity of deep transformation and transmutation — and that's what I hoped for.”
— Meeray, Tasmania
how to get here
The best way to reach Lesvos Island is a flight from Athens to Mytiline, the capital of Lesvos. Once arrived in Mytiline, a taxi will bring you one hour north to the retreat center. For in-depth travel directions, click here or download our informational PDF.
Inner Wellspring is:
— a creative cauldron for anyone looking to deepen their embodied observation in service to transformation, transmutation and liberation.
— a restoration and amplification of our inherent connection to the Breath of Life that informs all of nature and the Health that is never lost.
— an immersion within the well of your being and its watery landscape as well as an intimate experience with the medicine and wisdom of water itself.
— a time to grow your skillsets and sensitivity, as well as an opportunity to receive, release and expand.
— a container to connect with ancient stories and lands that hold powerful healing traditions and that have maintained a deep connection to its own history, stories, songs and roots.
— an opportunity to be held by the deep, potent, gentle and profound essence and medicine of the feminine.
what participants are saying:
“Every cell of my body was given the space to express what it hadn't been able to in so long. I was able to tap into a space of deep peace and power during my time at Inner Wellspring with their guidance. I am forever grateful for the experience.”
“This retreat transformed my life in ways I couldn’t have imagined. The healing practices are deeply rooted in presence and connection."
"A truly sacred and nourishing experience. I left feeling more connected to myself than I ever have."
"The most powerful and peaceful retreat I’ve attended. The setting, the practices, and the community were all beyond words."
“The temple space, location, food and presence was profound... It truly was an embodiment opportunity of deep transformation and transmutation, and that's what I hoped for.”
“I have taken many craniosacral classes in my life, but Koa's was the most divine of all. If you want to experience craniosacral as a direct expression of the Breath of Life, go study with Koa. She will guide you with beauty and grace in the magical waters of Greece.”
“Inner Wellspring deepened my ability to resource from the inside out. Being surrounded by the Aegean Sea alongside other women held the essence of biodynamics with a potency that still ripples to my bones. Koa’s course is a reminder and guidance to receive with integrity.”
“This immersion and Greece were life-changing for me in the most beautiful ways. It is one of my most favorite cultivations.”
What to Expect:
• Transformative Healing Practices: Learn biodynamic craniosacral techniques, somatic practices, and deep listening for transformational healing.
• Embodied Stillness: Experience dynamic stillness, embodied felt sense, midline, neutral, and full-body breathing to access your center, intuition, and inner wisdom.
• Sacred Space & Connection: Share in a supportive community of like-hearted souls, allowing for deep healing and transformation.
• Breath of Life: Work with Primary Respiration and the powerful energy of the Breath of Life to restore balance and vitality.
• Greece’s Healing Energy: Immerse yourself in the natural beauty and healing energy of the Greek landscape, offering a rich backdrop for spiritual and personal growth.
• True Rest and Rejuvenation: Swim daily in the sea, dip in the hot springs and receive spacious time for reflection.
frequently asked question:
Q: Do I need prior experience with biodynamic craniosacral therapy?
A: No prior experience is necessary. This retreat is suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
a longer testimonial:
“Inner Wellspring was a gorgeous, restful journey that went so deep and released profoundly in a titrated way. The teachings were clear, very well considered and I loved the way Koa taught in a 'flow state', from presence and intuition, not from mind.
In previous courses, when there is an attempt to do too much, I have often gone into my head and this was so very different, it was like the teaching pace allowed us to remain embodied and present. This was so skillful and appreciated. I loved the chance to practice everything we were being taught. To live it through and through.
So much so that by the last partner sessions, my body dipped into the deepest 'sleep' - more than sleep - parasympathetic in a new way - the most profound letting go and metabolizing of inertia in system. This was all because of the care and presence in the field and how much deep exhale was facilitated.
I can feel the reverberation of this echoing almost a week on and across time zones. Wild animals are coming closer and staying still with me. Everything feels different. In the best possible way. It truly is an embodiment opportunity of deep transformation and transmutation - and that's what I hoped for.
I loved the sharing of stories and metaphor, teachings of the history of craniosacral, as well as the practical, hands-on and technical aspects. Flowed seamlessly. From mystical to anatomical.
Opening and Closing ceremonies were just beautiful. So much presence in the group held by humble leaders, coming deeply from the heart. The temple space, the location, food and presence was profound.
So thoughtfully and carefully considered, also totally light and easeful. Everything was imbued with the spirit of biodynamic craniosacral (sacred) so it felt like a true immersion.”
— Meeray, Tasmania
join us
To register, a non-refundable deposit of $500 reserves your space.
You may pay the either Once in Full, or in Three Payments.
Early Bird Rate is available until February 28, 2025 for a discount of €100.
This immersion has always sold out and spaces are very limited.
What’s Included
Rituals & Ceremonies
Delicious Home-Cooked Meals
8 days / 7 nights Retreat Center Accommodations
24-hour access to Spring-fed Pool & Mandala Temple
Excursions to the Medicinal Hot Springs & Local Town Tour
The Breath of Life Course Craniosacral Biodynamics Training
28 C.E.U. Certification through NCBTMB
Daily Swimming in Mediterranean Beaches
what’s not Included
Flight to Lesvos
Taxi from Airport to Retreat Center
Add-on activities such as massage
Lunches and items purchased in town
get the details
Download our Inner Wellspring PDF for pricing, itinerary, accommodation options, what to expect and more: