Pilates in Paradise

•The RI.Perspective
Pilates in Paradise takes place in Thinadhoo, in the Vaavu Atoll of the Maldives, where Eliza shapes an experience with a more dynamic rhythm, tied to the ocean, compared with her usual yoga retreats, which are more meditative and contemplative. Years of living in the Maldives have changed the way she thinks about practice: less focused on performance, more attuned to the simplicity of island life, to days shaped by light, weather and tides.
The days are built around morning Pilates, free time to experience the island without rushing, open-water excursions in the afternoon, and sunset yoga before dinner. Snorkelling, boat trips, cocktails and a sunset cruise, a bonfire on an uninhabited island and local music form the lighter side: the one where movement meets the open sea and a barefoot way of life.
The intention is to spend a few days fully inside another way of living more spontaneous, more convivial, in a more direct relationship with nature, with the ocean as a measure of time.

A retreat by @elizacikoyoga