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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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. Travel is the ultimate accelerator for personal growth and can be the root catalyst for the pivots and plot twists we make in our lives. I’m your host - Kelly Tolliday from Rising Nature Retreats - 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 a Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Lifelong Student & Experience Enthusiast. Kelly fell head over heels in love with the practice of yoga & meditation when she was 15 years old, and the love affair with holistic wellness hasn't stopped since! She's passionate, purpose-driven and committed to serving her community, both on & off the mat.

Kelly has lived in Australia, Europe, Central America, South East Asia, and now back in her hometown in Florida. She's traveled to over 40 countries, and loves to swap stories of adventure with fellow travelers.

Kelly is the co-founder of Rising Nature Retreats - a group travel & wellness retreat company, offering world-class travel experiences around the world. She's passionate about travel, nature, holistic wellness & community building. She believes when these are combined - magic can happen.

Kelly is married to her husband Sam, and a mom to 2 beautiful girls & 2 crazy dogs.