RETREAT AFFAIRS
RETREAT AFFAIRS
Sascha Kaus
005 VIVI LETSOU & ERAJ SHAKIB - BUILDING THE DREAM
1 hour 34 minutes Posted Sep 7, 2020 at 10:00 am.
Welcome to Retreat Affairs
Intro Music
Episode Intro
Welcome Vivi & Eraj
Everything started back in the US
Working in Film and dreaming about creating a Zen Center
Making the move from the US back to Greece
Vivis time in the film industry and first steps into yoga
Iraj's journey from Iran to the US
Persistence paid of...
The first steps in Greece
Building a Yoga studio in Athens
Opening the first vegetarian restaurant in Athens
The intention and the why behind all the efforts
Supporting a community
Offering retreats and looking for a place for a center
Coming to Mani and finding the right place
A pile of rocks on top of a hill
About the struggles of making the land accessible
Inviting the first guests on a retreat
Seeing the dream come alive
What are the plans for Zen Rocks
The power of a place
The beauty and importance of retreat
The practice at work
An expression of love
Final words
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Vivi Letsou and Eraj Shakib are the owners and hosts at Zen Rocks Mani a stunning retreat center in the Mani area in the western Peloponnese in Greece. They both have been living in the US for more than 20 years and It has been Vivi's long time dream to return to her home country Greece and build a retreat center. It took them many years and a lot of effort and dedication to get closer to their dream. Along the way, they have opened the leading Yoga and Pilates center in Greece and they are running Avocado a vegetarian restaurant that is famous for its great food far beyond Athens.
In this episode, they share their journey with us and how they have always believed in their dream. It's inspiring to listen to the two and feel how their love for each other and the practice helped them to go through all the different challenges and follow their hearts.
Kalimera Vivi & Eraj