Concept

Take part in a sensory-stimulating yoga experience that offers a deep-dive into the holistic nature of Hvar Island customs, culture, and cuisine. 

 

Enjoy a daily yoga sadhana with co-host Evening Marie as the basis for connecting to yourself and each of your senses consciously, followed by a daily deep-dive into our local way of life, led by your co-host Stipe, a Hvar Island native, who is a farmer, wine and olive oil producer, certified chef, and agro-tourism manager.

 

Under the expert guidance of Stipe, you will learn about and experience first-hand the local harvesting traditions, as well as how to create delicious Dalmatian cuisine using fresh, local ingredients. Your hands-on work will be rewarded with a visit to the local production facilities, where you will sample a variety of the event theme's products. To top off the experience, we'll visit cultural venues and happenings related to the harvesting theme.

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Come experience a Taste of Hvar with us!

Approach

After the beautifully-balancing daily Yoga Sadhana sessions have concluded, we'll sit down for a delightful brunch before setting out to enjoy:​

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Local Customs

According to the weekly theme, we'll set off on a 2-hour harvesting adventure, where you will enjoy the meditative and mindful experience of picking either lavender, grapes, or olives, according to the week you are joining. 

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Local Culture

You will also learn about our product-making traditions and how they have evolved over time. 

 

Enjoy a delightful and informative visit to the local production facilities, where you will learn about how lavender oil, wine, or olive oil is made and where you will also enjoy a tasting/sampling of the local products. ​During the Lavender and Wild-Flowers week in June, now adapted into the Radiant You event, we'll whip up organic products using fresh flowers and herbs from the island and apply them in an "organic spa" experience shared in our garden.

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According to our guests' interests, we can also visit a local museum, boutique galleries, and/or product stands, and learn more about how our theme product has been an integral part of Hvar Island's cultural heritage throughout the ages.

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Local Cuisine

As in every Suncokret retreat, each day you'll be offered two delicious and nourishing Dalma-Veg meals at the retreat.

 

Complimentary to the meals, there will also be two cooking workshops, where you will learn to prepare local dishes, in both traditional and non-traditional ways, using freshly-sourced island- ingredients.

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And finally, you will have the opportunity to dine out in two of the island's finest restaurants: a seafood restaurant and in a Konoba - a traditional Dalmatian restaurant, so you can sample authentic dishes in a classic Hvar Island setting. (The restaurant meals are not included in the package price - we offer a cooking workshop as the second daily meal on those days - expect to pay between 25-45 euro for a 3-course meal and a glass of local table wine, depending on what you order.)

Program Schedule

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Sunday 

16.45 Check-in, Welcome Circle, Dinner, Karma Yoga, Dol Walking Tour

 

Monday - Friday

8.30: Yoga Sadhana  

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10.00: Brunch & Karma Yoga  

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11.30: Daily Deep Dive with Conceptualized Outings & Free Time to relax and rejuvenate your way (during the Lavender week, we will follow the Deep-Dives as listed in the Radiant You program)

 

Deep-Dive Sessions include:

• Monday: Visit Museum, Boutiques, and Galleries to learn about product traditions throughout the ages
  & Satsang on yoga, the senses & the symbolic meaning of Lavender (June), Grapes (September), or Olives (October)

• Tuesday: 2-hour Harvesting experience

• Wednesday: Cooking Workshop 

• Thursday: Visit a Lavender Oil, Wine, or Olive Oil Production Facility/Product Sampling

• Friday: Sunset Meditation in nature & Dinner in a local "Konoba" (at own expense)

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Sunday 

8.30 Closing Circle, Brunch, Check-out & 10.45 Transfer to Ferry Port