2026 Guru Purnima Celebration – Jivamukti Yoga Retreat with Petros Haffenrichter
with Petros Haffenrichter
in Mani, Greece
Petros & the Zen Rocks team invite all to join us for a Thriving week of practice and joyful wholesome activities, in a friendly community of like-minded people, in the embrace of the sacred land of Mani.
Join us for a program with daily practice of Jivamukti Yoga for all levels.
There are moments in the year that ask us to slow down and remember. Guru Purnima, the full moon dedicated to honoring the teacher, is one of those moments. It is a time to acknowledge the wisdom that guides us, both the teachers who have shaped our path and the quiet inner voice that continues to lead us forward.
For five days we gather in the raw and beautiful landscape of the Mani Peninsula in Greece. Surrounded by olive trees, open sky, and the vast presence of the sea, daily life begins to soften. The nervous system settles. Attention sharpens. Something essential becomes more accessible.
This retreat is not about escaping the world. It is about returning to what is real.
Under the guidance of Petros, the practice unfolds as a living experience of Jivamukti Yoga. Asana becomes more than movement. Breath becomes more than technique. Chanting becomes more than sound. Each element of the method supports the same inquiry: how do we live with greater awareness, compassion, and freedom.
Each day holds a steady rhythm. Morning practice awakens strength and clarity. Meditation and breathing practices cultivate steadiness of mind. Chanting opens the heart and connects us in shared vibration. There is time to reflect, to rest, to swim in the sea, to walk through the landscape, to sit quietly and let what has been stirred begin to settle.
The atmosphere is one of sincerity and warmth. Community forms naturally through shared meals, shared effort, shared silence. The practice room becomes a place where discipline and devotion meet, where challenge and joy exist side by side.
Guru Purnima reminds us that the role of the teacher is not to give something we do not already possess, but to illuminate what has always been there. This retreat is an invitation to step closer to that light. To practice with intention. To listen more carefully. To leave not only restored, but reoriented.
You are welcome exactly as you are.
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about the place
Zen Rocks is a place of beauty, community, and dedication to a deep practice for personal healing and global transformation, located on the coast of Mani in Greece.
Set against the dramatic expanse of the Mediterranean sea, this heavenly corner of the earth is beckoning us on a unique journey of personal growth.
Through mindfulness meditation and somatic practices such as yoga, Pilates, walking, trekking, swimming, sea diving, and working with the earth, we are invited to re-connect with our essential nature, rest, restore, and meet the most positive creative version of ourselves again.
Schedule
| 7:00 | Morning Meditation |
| 8.15 | Silent Morning Tea, or Coffee, Light fruit |
| 9.00 | Jivamukti Yoga Practice & Chanting |
| 11.15 | Delicious Vegetarian Brunch |
| 12.30-17.30 | Free time for journaling, introspection, swim, rest, explore |
| 17.30 | Restorative Yoga & Satsang |
| 19.30 | Dinner & enjoying the sunset |
| 21.00 | Evening Meditation / Chanting |
about petros
Growing up in different cultures I came to appreciate life as a union of polarities at a young age. Life is thrilling but demanding, beautiful but challenging, graceful but incomprehensible through mere logic. Through yoga, arts,music and acts of compassion, it is possible to learn to accept all parts this play as equally significant and as opportunities for learning and insight.
The key for developing an open mind and a thoughtful openness toward life is to keep ones curiousity and focus alive. Through yoga we develop finer levels of awareness, eventually to find that we hold the key to joy in our very hands as we learn to distinguish between conditioned behavior and freedom. Ultimately but inevitably, we shift our perception of reality, opening a path to liberation.
booking details
Date:
August 4, 2025
