Book a Workshop or a Retreat

At Aegina Retreats we offer a series of workshops you can choose from.

There are three ways to book workshops:

1. Workshop without accommodation.

2. Workshop with accommodation at The Grapevine House.

3. Workshop with accommodation plus Breakfast & Lunch at The Grapevine house, which means you are booking a Retreat.

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Workshops, unless otherwise stated, run for 7 days from Saturday to Saturday at The Cool Projects Studio.

Main Language is English, additional languages are Greek and French. Some of our workshops are also available in French, Dutch & Swedish.

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Painting Workshops with Yzagor

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 1. Beyond the intellect into flowing creativity through painting. Also available as a Retreat.

“One way ticket to flowing creativity”

Come join Yanis on the island of Aegina, Greece, in this unique opportunity to explore your creative potential through painting.

This 6 day workshop is open to everyone above 18 years old. No previous experience, knowledge or skill is necessary except the desire to be creative and paint.

The workshop is limited to a small group of 1-6 participants at a time. It takes place in a bubble of safety and security within which we are free to express, learn and make all the mistakes we want. The bubble serves as an invisible protective layer keeping all kinds of judgement out while creating the necessary conditions for creativity to flow freely and unperturbed.

During the week, you will be guided through theory sessions and practice on painting and how to access your creativity, keep it flowing and expand it. Theory sessions usually take place between 10:00 to 14:00. The rest of the time you are free to use as you like. The studio is available for practice 24/7.

One day will be dedicated to exploring the island: we will take a road trip to draw inspiration and connect with nature.

This workshop will take you through the creative process and how to access it with your painting. We will explore our basic tools for painting, different techniques and materials.

This workshop is open to everyone who likes painting, weather beginner or artist, to those who maybe used to paint or want to try but for various reasons they don’t, to artists who want to work on their own projects with another approach or at a new place,

To all of you who paint regularly for pleasure but feel stuck or blocked or curious or looking for something more.

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 2. Vedic Art Workshop. Also available as a Retreat

Vedic Art is a method created by Swedish artist Curt Kallman in 1988 and it has been taught since then in Oland Sweden by Johannes Kallman. It is a method that combines principles of art with the secret Vedic scriptures as they were passed to Curt Kallman by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It offers an immersive experience with deep connection to art and life, and can be carried out only by certified teachers.

If this is your first time with Vedic Art you must take the basic level Foundation before you can take any of the other workshops. 

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3.The Fluid  Method of creating through water

• Magic of water, painting freely

• Formats: 7-day retreat / 3-day weekend / Online (5 sessions)

This workshop explores the creative process through the lens of painting, using water as both metaphor and medium. While the focus is on visual art, the principles we explore apply to all creative practices.

We’re often told to “get into the flow” — to create from a place of openness and movement — but what does that really mean? Over the past 35 years, as a craftsman, artist, and scientist, I’ve explored this question deeply. What I offer here is not a fixed method, but a personal synthesis: insights drawn from the works and theories of many creative minds, combined with my own lived experience.

Together, we’ll enter a kind of alternative reality shaped by the nature of water. We’ll use it as a metaphor and a guide to understand how creativity works, how we relate to our tools, and how we engage with the world around us.

This workshop is not about mastering techniques. It’s more about letting go, unlearning, or even pretending — stepping into a playful, imaginative state where creativity can move freely and naturally.

This workshop is open to everyone who likes painting, wether a beginner or an artist; to those who may be used to painting or want to try but haven't done so yet for various reasons; to artists who want to work on their own projects with another approach or in a different setting. It is for all of you who paint regularly for pleasure but feel stuck or blocked or curious or looking for something more.

 

Clay Workshops with Marina 

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 1. Creative flow with clay. Also available as a Retreat

In our creative flow workshops we give more emphasis and importance to the process of creativitry than the result. We provide a space-time bubble for a week, offering each participant a dedicated space in our fully equipped studio, so that you can both work and relax. We explore clay as well as the creative process, working on creating and establishing a constructive dialogue. We also examine some basic techniques to help you in the process. Each workshop is different as it is interactive to a certain extent and is aimed to reconnect us with our creativity through

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 2. Shape & Decorate Ceramics workshop. Also available as a Retreat

You will be taken step by step through the process of creating black pinch pot cups & bowls, guided by marina, in the fully equipped ceramics studio of The Cool Projects.

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Combined Workshops

 1. Writing & Ceramics 

Enjoy a creative writing workshop combined with ceramics. Endless possibilities to explore and be creative while enjoying expert advice and walks around the island. In collaboration with Maud Vidal-Naquet's l'étincelle.

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2. Voice and Ceramics

Enter the wonderful world of overtone singing combined with ceramics, explore the possible ways you can combine the two or use them on their own to create your own experience.

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Crafts

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1. Fabric Natural Dyeing

Guided by talented crafters you will be introduced to all the secrete of natural dyeing fabrics, best practices, materials and processes. Working with natural dyes although fantastic can be very challenging. Get access to all the secrets of this wonderful process.

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2. Olive oil Soap Making. Also available as a Retreat

Olive oil soap making has been a passion of ours since for the last 10years we have created and distributed through out Europe our favourite brands Cool Soap & Mood of the day.

Learn from the experienced soap makers all the secrets of this beautiful method which is very similar to cooking. You will learn all the basics of soap making both bars and liquid soap. You will also be producing your own soaps both bars and liquid to take home with you. It is a really enjoyable process, easy to learn and fun to carry out. Imagine how much less packaging we would use,  if all of us made our own natural soap in our kitchen.

This is not a soap making workshop only: it is a way of promoting a more sustainable way of living while at the same time saying NO to all the chemicals of the cosmetics industry.