Holiday Facilitators: Jo Hardy
skill, experience, warmth
Biography
Jo is a conscious dance teacher and facilitator accredited in Movement Medicine, 5 Rhythms and Open Floor. She is passionate about dance as a natural, deep and playful pathway to deeper embodiment, self awareness and self empowerment. Having trained in 3 forms of psychotherapy, she practiced as a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer from 1992 - 2007 in an embodied, mindfulness based approach and was a faculty teacher and staff member of the School of Movement Medicine for many years.
Since 2005 she has focused on integrating conscious dance and psychotherapy work and has worked with numerous people through 1:1 Transformational Life Coaching, conscious dance classes, and in-depth intensive workshops for those who wish to take a deep dive. Pre-pandemic she taught intensively in China and Taiwan and many countries in Europe.
Jo is known to teach with a grounded gentle clarity, good down to earth humour, heart inspiring music and an ability to invite a fine balance of safety and permissive freedom.
What people say about Jo and her courses:
Dance - I discovered my body can express emotions without getting tangled up by words.
5 Rhythms dance - utterly wonderful.
Highlight of the fortnight.
I found rhythms wonderful, the music and facilitating were excellent. Fabulous, held the space beautiful, made me feel safe.
I didn’t have any expectations or idea of what was involved but I really got a lot out of the course and fully intend to pursue when home.
I really appreciated the sensitivity of Jo's 5-Rhythms when the whole group was overcome by emotion at a particular session. It felt safe.
Jo Hardy is one of my favourite 5R teachers (having danced for 15 years) amazing.
Jo Hardy's disco evening activity offering and general ‘hold’ of things were exemplary.
Jo was an incredible teacher for the five rhythms and made every session amazing.
Jo - 5R - beautiful space.
Jo in particular, was incredibly skilled and I learnt so much more than I imagined I would.
5-Rhythms with Jo was a new experience for me was very rewarding.
5-Rhythms excellent, beautifully held by Jo Hardy.
Where does Jo Hardy facilitate?
Sun 28 Jul - Sat 10 Aug 2024 (13 nights)
At a glance
Atsitsa Bay is a holistic holiday centre set in a stunning, natural location, right on the bay and surrounded by pine forest. With a wide range of courses and activities and an outstanding team of facilitators, it's the perfect place to be inspired and try something new. Skyros co-founder Dina Glouberman is directing this fortnight in Atsitsa.
Find out more about the courses and activities during this week below in What's On.
About
Skyros attracts mostly solo travellers from all over the world. Although all ages are represented approximately 70% are between 35-65. A huge majority - over 80 percent - report that the Skyros holiday experience had a lasting positive effect on their lives. Nearly a third of guests come back again and again - even after they have said that Skyros was the 'holiday of a lifetime'.
Accommodation
Most people choose to live simply and comfortably in twin-shared rustic huts in the gardens. Or stay in Atsitsa's main house, subject to availability. See more about accommodation in Atsitsa here >>
Inspiring Courses
Courses and activities are introduced to you at the beginning of each week. Choose your favourites from a wide range including yoga, writing, art, kayaking, windsurfing, personal development, singing, comedy and more.
Food & Drink
All meals are included and served as a buffet. Special diets are always catered for. Teas and coffees are available throughout the day. Other drinks and snacks can be purchased at Atsitsa's bar.
Guide Itinerary
07.15: Morning drop-in classes
08.30: Breakfast
09.00: Demos (news of the day)
10.30: Oekos (home groups)
11.15: Mid-morning courses
13.30: Lunch
15.00: Siesta/beach time
17.00: Afternoon courses
19.00: Sunset classes
20.00: Dinner & evening activities
Average Temperature
July and August are the hottest months in Skyros with temperatures averaging around 30 degrees Celcius. Light showers are possible but rare.
Location
Summary
What's included?
- More than three courses per day over four to five days each week
- An unrivalled and vibrant community atmosphere
- Fun evening activities and events
- Three delicious Mediterranean meals each day
- Twin shared rustic accommodation in Atsitsa's gardens
What's On
Travel
To travel to Skyros Island you must go to Athens. We have organised transfers from Athens (detailed below) to take the stress out of your journey. We recommend organising your domestic travel first before securing your international flight and organised transfer with Skyros. This is peak season in Greece and flights often sell out. For this session we are offering organised transfers to meet the domestic flight and overland ferry.
Domestic Travel (Athens – Skyros, Flight or Overland)
Flight
OUTBOUND: Departing Athens on the 28th July at 2.35pm, arriving to Skyros at 3.15pm
RETURN: Departing Skyros on 11th August at 3.35pm, arriving to Athens at 4.20pm
Overland Ferry
OUTBOUND: Coach departing The Dorian Inn (Central Athens) at 12pm to meet the 4pm ferry.
RETURN: Coach departing Atsitsa at 6am to meet the 7am ferry.
*Please note if booking the return domestic flight you will need an additional night B&B in Atsitsa.
International Travel (to/from Athens)
OUTBOUND (if travelling on the domestic flight): Arrive to Athens on or before 12.35pm on the 28th July in time to catch the connecting flight to Skyros.
OUTBOUND (if travelling overland): Arrive in Central Athens on or before 11am to allow yourself time to meet the coach departing central Athens at 12pm.
Many choose to arrive the day before for a more relaxed journey (on the 27th July).
For those arriving in Athens on the 27th July we have an organised transfer including an overnight stay in Central Athens. If many arrive into Athens at a similar time we will arrange a courtesy coach (minimum numbers required) departing Athens Airport to the hotel where you can relax and meet others joining the session.
The following day we have the onward journey organised. If travelling to Skyros on the domestic flight there will be a bus departing to Athens airport in time for the flight to Skyros. To join this transfer, select Single/Twin Share at the Dorian, Transfer to Athens Airport & Transfer to Atsitsa when booking. For those travelling overland please select Overland with Single/Twin Share at The Dorian Inn.
If arriving into Athens on the 28th July and travelling on the flight to Skyros you will only require a transfer from Skyros Airport to Atsitsa. To secure this please select Transfer from Skyros Airport to Atsitsa only when booking.
If arriving into Athens on the 28th July or before and not requiring a hotel stay before travelling overland please select the Overland Transfer No Hotel option when booking.
RETURN (if travelling on domestic flight) We have an organised transfer from Atsitsa to Skyros Airport in time for the flight to Athens. To join this organised transfer, select Transfer to Skyros Airport when booking. We recommend allowing at least two hours in Athens Airport by booking an international return flight after 6.20pm on 11th August.
RETURN (if travelling overland by ferry) We have organised the journey to take you straight from Atsitsa to Athens airport via the ferry to Kymi. To join this transfer please select Overland to Athens Airport. The estimated arrival time to Athens airport is 12.40pm so we advised international flights after 2.40pm on the 10th August.
