suncokret reflections

In Loving Gratitude to Our Guests...

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of you, our wonderful new friends and fellow warriors of light, for your trust & faith in us, for becoming a part of our dream and carrying the vision back home with you to your various corners of the globe.

This page is a memorial to the wonderful moments shared with you, which continue to live on in our hearts and memory. Thank you again for all the love and enthusiasm you shared with us, for the beautiful pictures you donated to us, and for all the lovely comments you wrote in our guestbook which keep us filled with joy and purpose.

We hope to cross paths with you again one day, perhaps next time in your own paradise, where you are surely manifesting your dreams & goals to their fullest potential, or again on magical Hvar where the celebration of life has just begun. With love and light, Evening & Stipe

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Summer 05 - Reviews - Guestbook

Reservations

Reflections from Hvar

guest reflections

Photo by Lana

Reflections from our Guest Book:

June, 2006 Amy & Kelly (Singapore, New York) USAThe website looks great. I can still taste the wine and smell the lavendar when I think about our visit. Thanks for sharing, wishing you the best. - Amy

Thanks for a great week in Hvar. I love unique and unexpected experiences, and so enjoyed taking time to focus on me. The memories of gorgeous Hvar will stay with me. Thank you! - Kelly Lilan, (Australia) China
Thank you so much for making my stay here on Hvar so wonderful, for organizing everything to cater to my needs. I have fully enjoyed discovering Dol and all the other wonderful sights and towns. The swimming and yoga have been amazing and nothing will compare to the experience here. Evening, thank you for your time and patience, for your ears and wise advice and for helping me to re-discover my true self through the Life Path workshop. I have so many things to be grateful for, so many things to look forward to. So many dreams I can manifest! Thank you ! Thank you for showing me all the new things I've learnt (so many things, I can't list them all). Stipe, you have shown me how to prepare mussels, fish and risotto! Thanks, Evening, for preparing the vegetarian meals & letting me watch over your shoulder while you prepared all your healthy soups and salads, and of course all the natural teas... yummy! I hope you both realize you are extremely special. Love.

Liz, (Moscow) USA
I had the most amazing time ever. I think you and Stipe have a really good thing going on Hvar, and what you do touches people in many important ways. I'll miss you guys and your octopus salad!!!!!

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Amy & Kelly in Hvar Town suncokret safari
Nature Safari with Liz & Lilan

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Stari Grad Outing with Ingegerd & Malin

Meditation in Zorace

Preparing Muscles

July 2006

Malin & Ingegerd, Sweden
This week has been one of the best for a very long time. I came to you with a troubled mind and heart, but thanks to the two of you, I'm leaving very relaxed and clear. The yoga has been amazing. I never thought I could do alf of those poses, but you, Evening, helped me with my self-confidence, and with my knee, with the Reiki sessions. Your positive spirit has made me see things in another way. Stipe, your amazingly calm and gentle personality is impressive. You have been very helpful for my mind, too. I don't want to leave but I will come home with a big smile in my eyes. And I hope to come back to Dol very soon. Love.

Martina & Marcus, Germany
My holidays in the most beautiful part of the world were great!! The landscape, the sea, the beaches and coves are amazing. All these beautiful things are topped by the love with which you present your Suncokret Center. It's a very warm and personal atmosphere, the rooms are very pretty, the fridge is filled with home grown vegetables, wine and oil. There is always a helping hand when guests are not able to bring necessities with them - shoes, towels,a yoga mat... their head :) The yoga sessions were very strait-forward with clear instructions at unbelievably beautiful places. I will miss my yoga with you!! I am happy that you also give the opportunity to take part in the Ki-Art course. I found more than a teacher there. All this, and the fact that you and Stipe are personally interested in the well-being of your guests, made it possible for me to relax on the very first day. Thank you for everything!

Pam, London, UK
Thank you for sharing your island and your home in such a generous, kind and nurturing way. It has been a truly wonderful holiday, one which will stay with me forever, I leave feeling I have met two very special people and have learnt a deeper feeling of spirituality. I have also enjoyed the great beauty of this island and the special places you selected for our outings and yoga. I hope to be able to transport myself back here in mind and spirit and to one day (soon, I hope) visit you again. I wish you both happiness and success in the future. Much love.

Fiona, UK
Thank you for a wonderful time. Sunrise yoga was a challenge but extra rewarding! I've really felt relaxed and the whole experience has been great. Reiki has really opened my eyes to many things & I hope it will go on that way. Lots of love.

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Angles on Hvar


Yoga Safari at Abandoned Village

Sunset Yoga with Tania, Bianca, Daniela & Rob

Bianca (London) Sydney
Thank you for such a magical experience in Dol and around your beautiful Island. Finishing a day of taxi, bus, plane, bus and ferry with sunset yoga in the canyon with sea-spray was one of the most memorable experiences of my travels thus far. It was such a brilliant experience to see the island with you both and explore the secret beaches. All the meals were superb, and, of course, the octopus salad was incredible. I will try to create it for my family in Australia. Good luck with your retreat. I will spread the word of yoga in Hvar.

Daniela, (London) Italy
My fondest memories of the 3 days: octopus salad (by the octopus hunter), yoga in the abandoned village, swimming in Paradise Beach in the afternoon. I truly feel lucky & special to have experienced the magic of the island. Thank you ever so much!

Tania & Rob (Calgary, Alberta) Canada
It is very hard to leave this little sunny paradise. Thank you for going above and beyond to show us such a wonderful time, for showing us such beautiful hidden treasures; the magic of the history, culture and cuisine, of Hvar life, and for helping me find the strength to carry myself through a daily yoga practice in such inspiring surroundings. I will truly miss this healing sanctuary. You have done a beautiful job with it and I know it will continue to flourish. Very best wishes, P. S. I don't know how I'll go back to eating anything but Stipe's seafood again!

August 06 Jure & Alenka, Slovenia
Life is made up of energies, either they go apart or attract and find each other. That's how you two are; full of energy, enthusiasm, in love with life, each other, and, very important, what you do. There's so much energy and life in your eyes... keep it that way forever! Thanks for all, it was a pleasure and honor to be here.Lana, (Barcelona) Slovenia
This summer I have been on a spiritual journey, revisiting places where gentle and caring energies abide. I end it here - a cherry on top. I have been blessed with many teachers and I am extremely grateful for the one I found in you, Evening. You gave me Reiki and as a woman you taught me the importance of personal choice. Your grace and strength and Stipe;s mildness and calm, all with a healthy dose of humor make you guys one of my favorite couples. Thank you for the love and the magic.

Masha & Lera (London) Ukraine, Russia
Thank you very much for this place. Without your website, we would not have come. I hope that everything works out for you. We have discovered Croatia and it has been an incredible opening to another world.

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Jure	Alenka


Evening & Lana	Lera	Masha

Yoga at Goddess Cove with Jodie & Sophy

Jodie, UK
This has been a very relaxing week for me - a time to get away from the stresses & strains of my everyday life in a busy metropolis. Your calm & fluid yoga practice helped to put me back in touch with my inner & outer body - attuned to take the world on again. You have a beautiful island, a beautiful home and are genuinely beautiful people. Thank you for sharing a little part of your paradise with me, I am grateful for your gift. Peace & love. Sophy, UK
I have had a fantastic week of relaxing and getting in touch with all that matters in life. Thank you for allowing me to share your home, your food and your beautiful lifestyle. Good luck with all you want to achieve. You deserve every success!

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September 06

Sonja, (London) Germany
From the depth of my heart do I wish to thank you for the very special time with you. I am thanking you for welcoming and looking after my body, soul and spirit with love and compassion. I feel nurtured! Thank you, Stipe, for your presence, big smiles and understanding the unspoken, and the food of course! Evening, thank you for your compassion and sharing your spiritual wisdom with me and for not letting me run away when it got difficult, for holding me there. Our life-path awakening work will and has already had life-changing effects. With love and lightness.

Sonja at St. Nick

Robert, USA Thank you for an experience! You've helped me with some important issues through the Life-Path coaching and helped me to learn more about my heritage than I ever expected. I wish you good luck with Suncokret and hope to return one day.

Elizabeth & Andrew, UK
Your special retreat found us and delivered a rich and colorful experience. Hvar is a beautiful place and you showed us the best of everything. The memories will stay with us forever. As yoga beginners, your teaching was excellent in helping us to embrace the spiritual element and the physical challenge. The Ki Art was a profound release of creativity - a very special experience.

Lunch at SunC.with Andrew, Elizabeth & Robert

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Brigita at SunC. Center


Great Friends Bean & Alysha	Val & Ivan Tasting Maniga

Brigita, Slovenia
Thank you for such a great experience of yoga and Reiki enlightenment. I learned so many new things about Reiki, life in general and with your help, I was able to relax again during yoga practice. I would love to continue with Reiki II when I feel ready. Keep on spreading those nice vibrations and teaching people about self-healing. With love and light.

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Bettine, Canada
Kindness, generosity of spirit and thoughtfulness. These are the qualities I admire most in people and you two have them by the bucket-load! The island of Hvar is beautiful but, let's face it, the people make the holiday and this was one of my best. Thank you so much for giving me all - and more - that I needed during a difficult time in my life. See you again soon! Love.Alysha, (London) Canada
Thank you so much for opening this incredible yoga retreat. This has been such a relaxing week ! Your warm and generous spirit made not only the yoga but the entire week utter bliss.November 06 Valerie & Ivan (New York) USA-Russia
A lovely time... too bad it couldn't have been longer. You two seem to be drawing forth the very best the island has to offer. Many thanks.

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Testimonials, Summer 05

My sojourn at Suncokret was the highlight of my trip in Croatia.

Evening drove me to her little haven called Suncokret. It was right in the middle of Hvar in a village called Dol. The drive around the island through fields of lavender and olive trees felt like I was on the last few laps of my journey. The air was infused with the sweet smell of lavender and the salty presence of the sea. I did yoga with Evening every morning at 7.30am on a rocky beach facing the sea, then a healthy breakfast and a dip in the sea to finish off the session. The sound of the waves was like symphony to the soul. There were no emails, no telephones, no outside influence of any sort, the soul was cleansed and then nourished. Organic is the word for Suncokret: vegetables picked from the garden, seafood fresh from the sea, even the stone houses in the village seemed organic, where you will enter one room, and then go up to another and then down again to another room. The village people used to add to the main house a room here and a room there when the mood suited them. Karen Wu, London, UK

My wife and I enjoyed two days of yoga with Evening. The choice of locations was superb. The first was against the backdrop of the sea on a deserted cove. The second was in an ancient village in a mountain canyon. Her attentive approach to yoga technique was superb and made us feel relaxed, composed and well restored". Leon and Soriya Labovitch, Canterbury, UK

Nadja Bogme, Artist & Energy Worker, Slovenia

My best reiki experience is definitely the one I share with Evening. Years before I met her, I got a reiki I initiation and the whole thing was a pretty weird experience. I was practicing then, but somehow I wouldn't get the results.Then I met Evening, and we began talking a lot about our experiences with reiki. We both loved the idea of it, but somehow I had given up on practicing the technique. I'd still was having spontaneous transmissions of energy, but didn't practice it at all. One day, I noticed a mark on my skin. After checking it, the oncologist said that my mark had to be removed and the tissue analyzed because it could possibility be skin cancer. I saw it as a sign, a wake-up call, but couldn't believe this was really happening. I called Eve and she offered me a reiki II initiation and treatment for free. At first I hesitated. I was too busy and couldn't be bothered with the commitment. Before we hung up, Eve reminded me of how much I am worth to myself. A minute later I called her back and said, "Thank You!" The initiation was done perfectly! We prepared for a few hours, relaxing, reading about Reiki. Eve explained some things to me, I asked her questions and she gave answers. During the initiation itself, I felt like a hole was being drilled into my skull at the top of my head, and was joking later on that they had to drill a hole into me because I was so blocked! Later I remembered the reading about drilling process in tibetan literature. When I went back to check the results with my doctor, the results were negative, everything was ok. But surely, I had got the message. Since then I'm having a great experience with Reiki, which is enabling me to help myself and others. Evening is still a great friend that I can really trust. I admire her for doing a great job and thank her!

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