Join Indra (@tulsiyoga) and Ros (@tulsikitchen7) in South Corfu from 5th to 10th October 2025. This 5 night Yoga retreat will take place at Sirens Beach Houses on Santa Barbara Beach, Marathias Corfu.
Arriving during the day on Sunday 5th October and running through until the morning of Friday October 10th.
Enjoy twice daily Yoga Sessions on the beautiful sandy beach. You will experience Breathwork Practices that you will be able to continue, long after the retreat has finished.
Enjoy the benefits of a regular Meditation Practice (even if you haven’t done so before).
Alongside this Yoga focus, your retreat will include specially designed Trips around this beautiful Greek island. These 2 to 3 hour trips will give you an opportunity to widen your knowledge of the Corfiot diet and sample local food and delicacies.
We know you will need time whilst you are with us to simply relax, swim and sunbathe on the beach.
You can eat delicious food and chat to new friends. Part of each day will be unstructured and free for you to decide how you’d like to spend it. During your stay, the Sirens’ sun loungers will be free for you to use and bikes are available for the more energetic amongst you!
This retreat will enable you to relax, explore and recharge, whilst savouring the late Corfu summer sunshine too. October in Corfu tends to be warm during the day but you will need a layer or two during the evening. It has been known to rain during this month too!
Our retreat will cater for a maximum of 12 people, so we will all get to know each other well.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of your everyday life. It will enable you to continue your exploration of yoga, if you have been practising yoga for a few years, but if you have only just started practising, this retreat will give you the time and space to develop your practice, with the support of Indra, an experienced teacher of 30 years.
Do you?
Like to spend several hours a day perfecting advanced yoga postures, then this isn’t the retreat for you. You will be working on asana, however Indra will also be including breathwork and meditation in the daily classes.
Love spending time by the sea, in a beautiful location, then this retreat is for you. Want to find out more about Corfu and enjoy eating traditional Greek food, then this retreat is for you.
Enjoy discovering more about the customs and traditions of another country, then this retreat is for you.
If you like to meet new people with similar interests then this retreat is for you.
Set just a few steps from this golden, sandy beach, Sirens is run by a Corfiot family who have created an oasis of calming, air-conditioned rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms. Decorated simply, with neutral tones and exquisite wood work, all 7 rooms can accommodate a couple or provide twin beds for 2 people sharing.
There are also two superior rooms that each has its own private plunge pool.
All rooms are also available for one traveller who would prefer to be the sole occupant (see prices below).
Santa Barbara Beach lies on the south coast of this Ionian island. Around 30 minutes (37 kilometers) from Corfu Airport, transfer is available (£30 pp) or you can pick up a hire car at the airport. There is free parking at Sirens.
Each of the 7 rooms offers guests a kitchen area to prepare snacks and drinks, however this retreat will be half-board, with a breakfast buffet (fresh fruits, Greek yoghurt, local cheese and eggs) and an evening vegetarian/vegan meal served on the beach at the family’s own taverna FishEye.
Here is a sample menu for one of the Evening Meals:
Sourdough Bread, virgin olive oil, wild oregano and fleur de sel
Greek Salad
Local Feta Cheese
Corfiot Olives
Tzatziki
Lathiria (split peas)
Fried Potatoes
Gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatoes)
Assorted fresh fruits/Greek Yoghurt and honey/Greek pastries
Freshly made non-alcoholic lemonade to drink
Our retreat will offer both vegetarian and vegan food. Gluten free diets and people with food allergies will of course be catered for too – you will complete a Medical Form as part of your booking.
Our tulsi retreat will include:
5 Night Retreat
Half-Board Accomodation – choice of rooms available:
5 Standard Rooms (2 people sharing with ensuite bathroom) £1,700 per person – sole occupancy £2,500
2 Superior Rooms (2 people sharing with ensuite bathroom and private plunge pool) £2,000 per person – sole occupancy £3000
Vegan/Vegetarian breakfast buffet and evening meal each day, featuring homecooked food which focuses on traditional Greek recipes and ingredients (Gluten Free options available)
Breakfasts will be eaten at Sirens where we are staying and our evening meals will be taken at the family taverna FishEye, a few steps along the beach.
A twice daily Yoga Class with Indra of @tulsiyoga:
Yoga Asana class: Indra will guide you through a variety of postures, offering a balanced blend of foundational poses, breath awareness, Meditation and Yoga Nidra. The classes will leave you feeling alert and refreshed.
Sunset meditations: practising on the beautiful beach, (where we used to holiday with our children), you will savour the soothing sunsets, and enjoy daily meditation practices.
Pranayama (Breathing techniques). We will explore and practise the art of breath awareness and breath techniques, to enhance our wellbeing and to discover how they can lead to a meditative state.
Yoga Nidra (deep, relaxing, yoga sleep) – which is everybody’s favorite practice! You will experience a guided, deep relaxation, either sitting or lying down. Yoga Nidra is a powerful relaxation practice, that includes affirmation and visualization techniques, to enhance personal growth.
Our Yoga Retreat is suitable for all levels...beginners and experienced Yoga practitioners, you are all welcome. Indra will take you through 5 days of a varied and dynamic series of Yoga poses and exercises for all levels, coupled with a deep exploration of meditation and breathing techniques. He also offers private 1:1 sessions if you’d like extra practice.
The most important part of each class is that you smile!
Cultural Trips included in the Retreat:
A tour of The Governor’s Olive Mill and Museum – wander through the ancient olive groves and discover the history of this award-winning company run by the Dafnis family.
Then visit the Olive Museum and try your hand at some olive oil tasting.
Explore the countryside close to Sirens with a local forager. Gather Corfiot herbs and ‘horta’ (Greek word for greens) and then enjoy a Corfiot Cooking Workshop, culminating in a delicious lunch we will eat together in a secret location.
Spend time in the beautiful city of Corfu Town with its cobblestone streets and pastel-coloured buildings, built by the Venetians. Find out about the history of the Corfu capital with a walking tour, lead by Spiros who was born on the island.
An evening of traditional Greek music and dancing in the local taverna on our penultimate night.
Meet The Team:
Indra
Yoga has been the cornerstone of my life for the last 33 years. It has given me a mental stability and clarity, which is hard to maintain in this world.
Yoga gives you the tools for transformation on every level of your being.
I started practising Yoga in Kathmandu in Nepal, over 30 years ago, as I had been looking for a different way to feel better after a bout of depression and I continued to attend Iyengar Yoga classes back in London. During a spiritual journey to India in the early 90s, I discovered the Bihar School of Yoga and was immediately struck by the high standard of teaching and wide array of yoga techniques. I completed an intense 6-month yoga training course there in 1993 and experienced how practising yoga could have serious healing and therapeutic qualities.
After a year spent living a yogic lifestyle and a further year in India, Indra returned to London and completed a 2-year Teacher Training Course at the London Satyananda Yoga Centre. Teaching Yoga full time for six years, Indra could see a change in the people he was lucky enough to teach, whether it was improvement in their mental health or in physical symptoms.
In addition to being a Staff Nurse in a general hospital and Reiki Healer to Level 2, Indra has taught regularly for more than 30 years.
Meet The Team:
Ros
I trained as a classical musician in London and went on to work in education for over 30 years, teaching all ages of children in schools, conducting choirs and also playing the piano.
I met Indra in 1997, our first date was at a Yoga Centre and I’ve been mad on yoga ever since! In July 2023 I retired from teaching and I now run my own vegan and gluten free food business (@tulsikitchen7) from our home in North Devon. I am an advocate of a holistic lifestyle: eating healthy food, practising meditation and exercising, through yoga, walking and swimming.
Indra and I brought our 2 children to Corfu on holiday when they were quite young and we have returned for several family holidays since. We met Spiros 2 years ago when we stayed in his beautiful Airbnb apartment. Running Yoga Retreats in Corfu is a dream come true!
I will facilitate the retreat and be on hand to answer any questions/issues on a day to day basis.
Meet The Team:
Spiros
I was born in Corfu and lived here till the age of 17; I then moved to Athens for 3 years but then returned to Corfu.
Since I was very young, I have loved gardening and anything to do with nature; I think I got the bug from my mother, who was a keen gardener and my father, who was an olive grower. I still own a few fields of olive trees myself, here in Corfu, and for the last 4 years have produced my own olive oil, completely free of pesticides and fertilizers.
At the age of 27 I moved to the UK and studied horticulture at the Pershore Horticultural College. I also established my own gardening business, tending the gardens of clients such as Sue Barker, Susan Hill, Roy Axe, Brian Horton and Jeremy Houghton.
In 2019, I returned to Corfu to take over the family home and to run it as a successful Airbnb property. In the grounds of the house, I have also created an English garden, a rarity in Corfu.
I am passionate about Corfu and very knowledgeable about the history of the island. I will be guiding us round Corfu Town on our Walking Tour and I am happy to answer any questions you have about places to see on the island, local customs or indeed anything Greek!
