Two purpose-built yoga shalas
Okreblue practices happen in sustainably designed shalas with sprung floors made from locally recycled car tires. Guest reviews on BookRetreats note both shalas are fully stocked with props.
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Destination retreat · Paros, Cyclades, Greece
Best Greece Yoga Retreat from Los Angeles
Greece Yoga Retreat on Paros: A Verified Pick for LA Yogis
Aegean water, an organic garden, and two open-air shalas on a quiet stretch of Paros.
About the retreat
There is no nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Athens. Athens International Airport's nonstop North American service covers cities such as New York-JFK, Newark, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington-Dulles, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Montreal and Toronto, but not LAX, so an LA-based trip means one connection through a US East Coast or European hub.
From Athens, Paros is close. Sky Express flies Athens to Paros in about 40 minutes, and high-speed ferries from Piraeus reach the island in roughly 3 to 4 hours (about 5 hours on a conventional ferry).
Okreblue sits at Filizi, Santa Maria, near Naoussa on the north coast of Paros. Its published Solo Self-Care Retreat is 7 days / 6 nights, priced per person at 990€ to 1300€ in a double or twin room and 1390€ to 1690€ in a single room depending on the month, with the lowest rates in April, May, October and November. Those figures come from Okreblue's own Solo Retreat page.
Retreat highlights
What This Greece Yoga Retreat Actually Offers
Steps from the Aegean at Santa Maria
The center is a short walk from the beach on a quiet, largely undeveloped stretch of coast, and within walking distance of the town of Naoussa.
Ayurvedic-Greek kitchen with an on-site organic garden
Meals are prepared in the Caretta kitchen using plants harvested from Okreblue's own organic garden. The Solo Retreat includes a daily buffet brunch and dinner, plus an all-day tea buffet.
Eco-built rooms
Accommodation is split into Eco Rooms, Beach Rooms and Apartments, built primarily from locally sourced materials with an emphasis on minimal waste.
Start any day, April through November
Unlike fixed-date group retreats, the Solo Self-Care Retreat checks in at 15:00 on any day that suits you across the open season, which makes it easier to build around a long-haul flight from LAX.
Daily group practice with resident teachers
Solo Retreat guests get one guided group yoga class per day, led by on-site teacher Sasy or one of her selected teachers. The published sample day runs light breakfast at 9:00, yoga at 10:00, brunch at 11:30, free time, and dinner at 19:30.
Massage and bodywork on site
One 75-minute massage is included in the Solo Retreat at non-discounted rates, with further treatments available from resident practitioners.
A real guest-teacher calendar
Okreblue's published schedule includes an Ashtanga retreat with Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann (21-27 September 2026), a Fascia Reset Retreat with Enzo Ventimiglia (2-9 August 2026), an Aerial and Yin retreat (11-16 October 2026), and a 200-hour yoga teacher training (23 October to 6 November 2026).
Open year-round by its owners
The center is run by owners Angelo and Sasy Malamatenios-Chasomeri, and Okreblue states that 80% of its staff have worked there for many years.
Independently reviewed
Okreblue holds a 4.24 rating from 17 reviews on BookRetreats and 4 of 5 from 44 traveler reviews on Tripadvisor, where it is ranked #89 of 241 specialty lodging properties in the Paros area.
Cost & what's included
Included
- Welcome drink on arrival
- Accommodation in a single or double room
- Daily buffet brunch and dinner in the Caretta kitchen
- Coffee, tea and fruit before the morning practice
- One daily group yoga practice with an on-site teacher
- One 75-minute massage (included on non-discounted rates only)
- Tea buffet available all day
- Closing morning practice and brunch on the final day before 11:00 checkout
Not included
- Air, ferry or taxi transfer to Okreblue
- Alcohol and extras from the Caretta Cafe
- Gratuities
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