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Tai Chi in the footsteps of the ancient Greeks

Retreat in Messinia

Tai Chi is something that can be done anywhere. In your own home, your local village hall, or community centre. For those with an adventurous spirit and the love of exploring however, there is another option. A Tai Chi retreat in beautiful Greece. It’s the perfect option. One that will take your breath away, leaving you so relaxed, you’ll never want to leave.

 

Welcome to Messina!

The benefits of Tai Chi

Mountain sunrise

What is Tai Chi?

Tai chi is an ancient technique for health and relaxation. Tai chi, literally, ‘supreme ultimate fist’ or ‘meditation in motion’ is, as the name suggests, used for meditation and physical and emotional strength and relaxation. It is one of the internal Chinese martial arts and has a variety of training techniques. Tai chi can utilize both hard and soft technical components and martial skills.

Increase Your Happiness: Add Some Zest to Your Life

Zest for life

No matter how badly the day was going, the energy in the room picked up whenever Jack walked through the door. Jack was a big and boisterous man, whose face easily broke into a smile.  “How’s it going, Jack?” someone would ask him.  And, without fail, Jack would boom out, “Beautiful!” Jack’s zest for life made us all smile.  Zest is like that; it’s highly contagious.