Episode 6

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26th Sep 2023

006. Embracing Slow Living in Greece with Katrina Paraskevopoulos

Is Greece on your bucketlist? Are you curious about wellness retreats in Greece?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to move across the world and live in a completely different culture?  

Are you ready to embrace slow living?

In today's episode, we talk with Katrina Paraskevopoulos - founder of Eyia Retreats. Katrina runs wellness retreats all over Greece and offers world-class travel planning services for people who are looking to make their trip to Greece a once in a lifetime experience. Katrina is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and is all about mindset, travel, wellness, personal growth & manifesting the life you want to live. She supports people by helping them connect to their true self, heal what's in their way of living a life of peace and happiness, and create their dream life!

In this conversation, we talk about:

  • How Katrina leaned into her Greek American Culture
  • Making the decision to move to Greece with her Greek husband
  • Running wellness retreats in Greece
  • The mindset it took to navigate the pandemic as a travel brand
  • How Katrina handled big transitions in her life
  • How travel helps you instill your family values 
  • Get ready to dive into an epic conversation!

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What We Discuss:

  • 00:50 - Intro to Katrina
  • 4:20 - How her passion for travel started
  • 5:30 - Her first solo trip to Greece 
  • 6:45 - How Eyia Retreats Started
  • 7:20 - How she met her Greek husband 
  • 10:45 - Greek vs America Culture Differences 
  • 14:20 - Embracing Slow Living
  • 20:30 - What Katrina’s learned as a retreat leader in Greece 
  • 22:30 - What Eyia Retreats means
  • 27:35 - Katrina’s Mindset during the Pandemic
  • 34:00 - Transitions & Big changes 
  • 37:40 - Leaning on friends during times of change
  • 43:00 - What she has learned through travel
  • 46:00 Rapid Fire Travel Questions

Thanks for tuning in!

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Transform With Travel
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Welcome to the Transform with Travel Podcast, where we share stories of personal transformation and life lessons through our experiences of traveling and exploring the world. We believe travel has the power to transform your life, one trip at a time. So we bring on every day adventurers to tell their stories of inspiration, as well as Industry Experts to enhance and optimize your travels. I’m your host - Kelly Tolliday, Founder of Transform With Travel - and it’s my mission to inspire you to live life to its fullest, travel with an open-mind & Heart, and let the world show you a new perspective.

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Kelly Tolliday

Kelly is the Founder of Transform With Travel, with over 11 years in the travel industry. She's a Wellness Travel Expert, Retreat Facilitator, Travel Advisor & Podcast Host.

She's also a 500-Hr Registered Yoga Teacher & an Accredited Continued Education Provider for the Yoga Industry.

She's traveled to over 45 countries and lived across 4 continents. Now, it's her mission to inspire and support you in stepping outside of your comfort zone and into the life of your dreams.

She's passionate about immersive and transformational travel. She believe when you travel with intention, by combining wellness, adventure & cultural enrichment, you can truly transform your life, one trip at a time.

She's now based in South Florida, and she's married to her husband Sam with 2 beautiful daughters & 2 crazy dogs.