A residential practice on the south slope of Crete.

YogaSanctum has run 5, 7 and 10-day retreats from a restored Asterousia farmhouse since 2014. One shala. One bell. One rhythm, kept together.

Five forty-five. The bell is gentle.

Five forty-five. The bell is gentle.

Recent writing from the shala.

Practice Notes

Practice Notes

"On the third inhale of the morning" — May 2026 — Maro on what changes when the breath actually slows.
Kitchen

Kitchen

"Eleni's spring kitchari, written down for the first time" — April 2026 — A recipe and a small history.
Land & Season

Land & Season

"What the wild greens are doing in March" — March 2026 — A walking note from the lower slopes.
Guest Stories

Guest Stories

"Marcus, six months after teacher training" — February 2026 — A returning student writes in.

What Our Clients Say

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Sofia Karali
Patra
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Thessaloniki
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Athens
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Kalamaria

Six hectares. Four thousand trees.

Six hectares. Four thousand trees.

Sattvic, seasonal, mostly from the garden.

Sattvic, seasonal, mostly from the garden.

The people who hold the room.

Maro Pateraki

co-founder, Iyengar

Shanti Iyer

co-founder, Ashtanga

Dimitris Kallergis

yin & restorative

Anjali Rao

visiting Vipassana teacher, autumn only

What grows on the slopes around us.

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Students hosted

A letter from the shala, once a month.

Practice notes, a recipe, the next open dates. No marketing.