life https://www.thehappinessretreat.gr/ en ༄ Harmonize ༄ March 2020 Soul Words https://www.thehappinessretreat.gr/node/130 <span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden"> ༄ Harmonize ༄ March 2020 Soul Words</span> <div class="field field-node--field-image field-formatter-image field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden has-single"><figure class="field-type-image__figure image-count-1"><div class="field-type-image__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/thehappinessretreat.gr/files/styles/square_720x720/public/articles/IMG-4461.JPG?itok=sFbce1g5" width="720" height="720" alt="Apostolia teaching Spirit Contact Dance in Nature" class="image-style-square-720x720" /> </div> </figure></div> <span class="field field-name-uid field-formatter-author field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden"><span>Apostolia</span></span> <span class="field field-name-created field-formatter-timestamp field-type-created field-label-hidden">Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:36</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-default field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h4>༄   Soul Words ༄</h4> <p><br /> Do you feel it or it's just me, </p> <p>The call to leave behind</p> <p>Anger <br /> Conflict<br /> Frustration<br /> I am not enough<br /> I will do it next year</p> <p>Do you feel it or it's just me<br /> The call  to </p> <p>Calibrate<br /> Silence the monkey mind<br /> Express emotions freely<br /> Create Create Create<br /> Love love Love<br /> Harmonize</p> <p><br /> So you can </p> <p><br /> RISE</p> <p><br /> Do you feel it or it is just me <br /> that 2020 is seriously calling us to</p> <p>Shed off our skin</p> <p>And take the leap of faith into the<br /> unknown </p> <p>or better the leap of faith into<br /> remembrance of how to put in order<br /> our<br /> innermost chaos.</p> <p><br /> Chaos - Order <br /> two opposing poles longing for harmony</p> <p>inside us and outside us </p> <p><br /> It is a time that calls us to stop wanting to </p> <p>Become more<br /> Have more<br /> Say  more<br /> Feel more</p> <p><br /> A time of subtraction<br /> A time of less is more</p> <p><br /> The soul sings when the night falls</p> <p>The heart dances on a silent day</p> <h5><br /> Written on the 24/2/2020 at 22.20</h5> <p>༄༄༄༄༄༄༄༄</p> <p><br /> Beloved friends from planet Earth, here in Greece,<br /> is almost time to say good buy to the Wintertime<br /> and celebrate the beginning of Spring.</p> <p><br /> But this year I feel the mystery of life<br /> unfolds a bit differently than the previous years<br /> as there is a very strong call<br /> to devote time and energy</p> <p>in the most sacred connection of all,<br /> the connection to the self<br /> not in terms of Ego<br /> but in terms of existence. </p> <p><br /> Why I am here on this earth?<br /> How I can make the most out of the gift of life?<br /> How can I be in service and create a better world?</p> <p><br /> In this stage of my spiritual path, I answer:</p> <p>To Harmonise Body, Mind, and Spirit.</p> <p>Wishing you all a wonderful Spring and looking forward<br /> to meeting you in person physically or virtually in any of the upcoming events!</p> <p>Oceans and Rivers of  Love.</p> <p>༄ Apostolia ༄<br />  </p></div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-field-tags field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-field-tags field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--harmonize"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/98" hreflang="en">Harmonize</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--spirituality"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9" hreflang="en">spirituality</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--life"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/62" hreflang="en">life</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--healing"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/41" hreflang="en">healing</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--retreat"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14" hreflang="en">Retreat</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--greece"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">greece</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--yoga"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" hreflang="en">yoga</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--transformation"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20" hreflang="en">Transformation</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--cyclades"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17" hreflang="en">Cyclades</a></span> </div></div> </div> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:36:06 +0000 Apostolia 130 at https://www.thehappinessretreat.gr ༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄ https://www.thehappinessretreat.gr/articles/creativity-how-we-create-happiness <span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄</span> <div class="field field-node--field-image field-formatter-image field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden has-single"><figure class="field-type-image__figure image-count-1"><div class="field-type-image__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/thehappinessretreat.gr/files/styles/square_720x720/public/articles/Creativity%20and%20Obstacles%20The%20Happiness%20Retreat%20How%20we%20create%20happiness%20Apostolia%20Papadamaki%20copy_0.jpg?itok=lutfUpeO" width="720" height="720" alt="Stone Altar Creativity Obstacles How We Create Happiness " class="image-style-square-720x720" /> </div> </figure></div> <span class="field field-name-uid field-formatter-author field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden"><span>Apostolia</span></span> <span class="field field-name-created field-formatter-timestamp field-type-created field-label-hidden">Mon, 29/07/2019 - 21:07</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-default field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h4><br /><em>My dear beautiful friends, blessings for this exciting July 31st New Moon that also</em> marks the end of Mercury Retrograde!  The intense pressure of the past month will be lifted and the rest of the summer will be more peaceful and enjoyable! Time for celebration and new intentions!  <br /><br /><em>I am writing these words as I am on vacation on the beautiful Greek island of Kythera, Greece, enjoying quality time with my family and friends. Yesterday we visited a beautiful beach full of umbrellas and a beach bar  (full of people) on the sandy part and stunning caves and stones on the other side. (nobody was there)<br /><br /> As we wanted to find a natural shade and some peaceful time to swim in the emerald waters we headed for the caves.  We found this stunning large cave with a small private beach in front, the perfect home to spend our day by the sea! <br /><br /> But, there was a big problem! We couldn't really lie down as under our spine there were these big stones ....so many of them, what an "obstacle" we faced in this perfect place! Everybody was irritated, started complaining that they couldn't stay, some wanted to go to the sandy beach bar and some wanted to go find another beach.<br /><br /> I looked at the stones and I saw so much beauty, I saw how many years it took them to be polished by the seawater, I saw some incredible shapes and forms. Very silently I started excavating the stones and putting them as statues around a little sea rock.<br /><br /> I didn't do it on purpose, it is just my "inner child" coming forth. When I see "obstacles" I play and create, create and play. In a few minutes, my son (16 years old) started putting stones on a line and my best friend followed ...to make the long story short, everybody engaged passionately in excavating the stones SILENTLY without any call or instructions, creating an amazing "zen " garden, a stone altar, a tiny museum, a proof that human beings can create their reality. It is a matter of choice of how we see and fe</em>el <em>when obstacles appear.</em><br /><br /><em>In 30minutes our little beach was clean of stones and we stayed until the sunset enjoying our beautiful nature "home". Most important is the way we felt. Happy, Fulfilled, Connected, United.</em></h4> <h3><br /><em>“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”<br />  Pablo Picasso</em><br /><em><strong>༄</strong></em><br /><em>"The creative adult is the child who survived." <br /> Ursula LeGuin</em></h3> <p> </p> <h4><em>This story is a metaphor for our every day lives. In my teachings, I always say that there is no point to meditate, to practice yoga, to dance, to sing if you can not apply the principles of your practice in real life. </em><br /><br /><em>Creativity is an amazing tool to find happiness. It involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way. The way we "see" obstacles creates our reality - can be stagnant or playful and creative. Sometimes, what appears to be an obstacle is an opportunity to build something beautiful and new. </em><br />  </h4> <h4><em><em>July Blessings </em></em></h4> <h4><em>Remember you are born a creative being.<br /> Remember that you have infinite possibilities. <br /> Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family. <br /> Remember you are not alone. </em><br /><br /><em><em>Oceans and Rivers of  Love.<br /> ༄ Apostolia ༄</em><br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%23howwecreatehappiness+instagram&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwipgtH-3NrjAhWDKVAKHR3mBn4QsAR6BAgHEAE&amp;biw=1152&amp;bih=531">#howwecreatehappiness</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehappinessretreatgreece/">#thehappinessretreatgreece</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/apostoliapapadamaki/">#apostoliapapadamaki</a></em></h4></div></div> </div> <div class="field field-node-field-tags field-entity-reference-type-taxonomy-term field-formatter-entity-reference-label field-name-field-tags field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item field__item--creativity"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/60" hreflang="en">creativity</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--apostolia"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/10" hreflang="en">Apostolia</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--papadamaki"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11" hreflang="en">Papadamaki</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--happiness"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">Happiness</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--obstacles"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/61" hreflang="en">obstacles</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--life"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/62" hreflang="en">life</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--coaching"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">coaching</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--teacher"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/64" hreflang="en">teacher</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--master"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/65" hreflang="en">master</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--retreat"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14" hreflang="en">Retreat</a></span> </div><div class="field__item field__item--journey"> <span class="field__item-wrapper"><a href="/taxonomy/term/21" hreflang="en">Journey</a></span> </div></div> </div> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:07:21 +0000 Apostolia 101 at https://www.thehappinessretreat.gr