Life after Skyros

One of the lasting benefits of a Skyros holiday is the friendships - and often the new social circles - that are formed. Participants say that when they meet anyone anywhere who has been to Skyros, they feel an immediate connection.

Session reunions, organised by participants back in the UK after their holiday together, are an integral part of life after Skyros and have a long-standing tradition. They range from dinner in a restaurant to long weekends in the countryside. 40-50 participants attending are not uncommon. Many people also continue with their Œkos group when they get back home by way of bridging the gap between their holiday and their everyday life.


The Grange

Home from home

There is also the opportunity to make your reunion arrangements a lot simpler and hold them within a ready-made Skyros-style atmosphere. The Grange on the Isle of Wight is a residential centre specialising in short breaks, and being an offshoot of Skyros has certain weekends throughout the year tailored towards reunions from all our centres. Its weekend courses are run by Skyros facilitators and they are offered to ex-Skyros participants at a 20% discount.

The Isle of Wight, only two hours away from London's Waterloo station, is a gorgeous, unspoilt island. Half of it is nominated as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with lush green pastures, pristine streams and animal and bird sanctuaries. Its 500 miles of lovingly maintained footpaths along the coastline or through its colourful valleys are a walker's paradise. Facilities for cycling, yachting, horse riding and golfing are all within easy reach. The island is accessible through excellent rail and ferry links from Portsmouth and Southampton.

The Grange, a beautiful Georgian country house, is in the charming Old Village of Shanklin on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Nestled in greenery, it is very secluded. Yet it's only moments from the picturesque thatched pubs and cosy tea rooms, the local train station, shops and restaurants and, best of all, the long sandy beach.

Visitors can certainly take it easy here – relax, sleep deeply, enjoy a meandering walk down to the beach and breathe in the fresh sea air. To increase the feel-good factor, they can also book a massage and/or beauty treatments or opt for one-to-one tuition in a subject of their choice.

The Grange offers a wide variety of weekend courses with exceptional facilitators including award-winning authors, leading life coaches and outstanding singers and yoga teachers. Taking a short course at The Grange is a great way to try something different, meet interesting people and possibly return home with newly discovered talents and possibilities!

So close to London, The Grange can easily become a favourite destination for a short break or, even better, ‘home from home’ as one course participant was pleased to discover.

The Grange, which has been awarded the AA’s Four Star Guest Accommodation grading, has 17 newly refurbished bedrooms. Soothing and comfortable, each one of them is elegantly decorated in natural tones mirroring the surrounding environment. Newly fitted power showers and complementary luxury toiletries ensure a good start to each day.

A brief summary of the Grange 2008 Programme appears below.
For course descriptions and photos please check the Grange website www.thegrangebythesea.com For more information email info@thegrangebythesea.com or call Jenni on 01983 867 644

February
Friday 15 – Sunday 17 February (Valentine’s): Salsa with John Harris
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 February: Walk Tall, Feel Fabulous with Kate Daniels

March
Friday 29 February – Sunday 2 March : Pilates & Alexander T with Judy Hammond
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 March: Singing & Songwriting with Abbie Lathe
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 March: Writing with Crysse Morrison
Thursday 20 – Monday 24 March (Easter): Flirtshop with Alison Goldie
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 March: Yoga with Carol MacCartney

April
Friday 4 – Sunday 6 April: Painting with Kel Portman
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 April: Salsa with Sophie Ferris
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 April: Writing with Peter Guttridge

May
Friday 2 – Monday 5 May (Bank Holiday): Yoga with Ken Eyerman
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 May: Life Coaching with Andrew Risner
Friday 16 – Sunday 18 May: Writing & Publishing with Judith Kendra
Friday 23 – Monday 26 May (Bank Holiday): Music & Wine with Susie Self

June
Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June: Diet & Nutrition with Sarah Dobbyn
Friday 6 – Sunday 8 June: Writing with Julia Bell

September
Friday 19 – Sunday 21 September: Literotica with Mitzi Szereto
Friday 26 – Sunday 28 September: Free the Spirit with Hazel Carey

October
Friday 3 – Sunday 5 October: Singing with Sarah Warwick
Friday 10 – Sunday 12 October: Bodywork with Silke Ziehl
Friday 17 – Sunday 19 October: Passport to the Future with Janie Wilson
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 October: Living Passionately with Malcolm Stern

November
Friday 31 October – Sunday 2 November: Yoga with Ken Eyerman
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 November: Anything is Possible with Michael Eales
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 November: Writing with Alison Habens

December
Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27 December: Christmas with Hazel Carey & Alison Goldie
Tuesday 30 December – Friday 2 Jan ‘09: New Year with Julie McNamara & Andrew Risner