Minos Palace Resort, Crete, Debuts a New Era of Wellness

As the final days of summer approach, Minos Palace Resort, Crete invites guests to immerse themselves in five days dedicated to movement, recovery, and longevity with a new Yoga Retreat, taking place between 24th – 28th September 2026. Led by yoga expert Christina Exarchou in collaboration with the resort’s Nao Longevity Hub, which opened in 2025, the retreat blends yoga, personalised longevity assessments, restorative therapies, and nourishing gastronomy to encourage guests to reset the body, restore energy and embrace lasting wellbeing.

Each experience is tailored to individual needs whilst supporting sustainable habits that continue long after the retreat ends. Limited to just 10 guests, the retreat offers a highly personalised and intimate setting, enabling meaningful one-to-one guidance, deeper connection and a truly immersive wellness experience. 

Christina Exarchou
Christina Exarchou’s approach to movement has been shaped by a lifelong background in dance, rhythmic gymnastics, and extensive Ashtanga Yoga training. Having studied in both India and London, she combines traditional yoga with mobility and contemporary dance to create her signature free-flow style. Her classes focus on intuitive movement, helping to build strength, restore balance, and cultivate lasting wellbeing.

The Retreat
Guests can look forward to a fully inclusive dining experience throughout the retreat, with daily breakfast and dinner buffets served at Mom Restaurant, alongside a nutritious daily lunch. Expertly crafted, using fresh, seasonal ingredients from the resort’s very own organic herb and vegetable gardens, each meal is designed to nourish the body and complement the retreat.  The programme includes:

Day 1, 24th September:
Opening circle with Christina Exarchou

Day 2, 25th September:
Morning yoga session
Longevity workshop
Personalised Nao treatment (including Cryotherapy, Photobiomodulation, Vibroacoustic Therapy, 60-minute Rebalancing Massage or Heart Rate Variability Analysis)
Flow and restore yoga session
Day 3, 26th September:
Sunrise, sea view yoga
Fermentation and cooking class with lunch
Inversions workshop
Sound bath
Day 4, 27th September:
Morning yoga with sea views
Hydrotherapy thermal circuit at Nao Longevity Hub
Mobility and stretch yoga at the resorts Botanic Garden
Community Dinner
Day 5, 28th September:
Morning yoga with sea views
Closing circle

Minos Palace Resort and Nao Longevity Hub
Minos Palace Resort is a modern-day sanctuary, located on a private peninsula that resembles an island within an island, where innovative wellbeing experiences, bespoke design, and the distinctive Cretan landscape create a truly transformative escape. For Summer 2026, the luxury adults-only destination unveils new Infinity Lagoon Suites, complete with private freshwater pools, refined amenities and unparalleled 180-degree views of the Aegean Sea. Following a multi-million-euro investment and extensive redevelopment, Minos Palace Resort unveiled Nao Longevity Hub in May 2025. The state-of-the-art wellbeing destination combines advanced diagnostics and evidence-based treatments with personalised programmes centred on nutrition, sleep, movement and self-mastery, supporting healthy longevity by addressing the biological hallmarks of ageing. The resort’s wider 2026 wellness programme includes a diverse calendar of visiting practitioners and a specialised winter Longevity Retreat, with more information to be announced.

Nightly rates at Minos Palace Resort from £189. Retreat from £644 per person.
*The five-day retreat package includes all scheduled yoga sessions, workshops, dining experiences and selected Nao treatments. Accommodation and transfers are not included. For more information, please visit https://www.minospalace.com/yoga-retreat-with-christina-exarchou/.