7 Day Slow Living Retreat at Samudra, Gozo Island
Ta Kemmuna, 5 Triq Il Fortin Sant Anton, Qala, Malta
Up to 12 in group
March 7 - 13, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Slow Down & Reconnect With Your Inner Voice and Body’s Wisdom
- Hold The Parts of You That Have Felt Too Much or Not Enough
- Daily Morning Embodiment Practices - Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation
- Daily Community Circles - For Integration, Sharing and Connection
- Sound Healing Journey
- Creative Flow Workshop
- Cacao Ceremony
- Ecstatic Dance Experience
- Yoga Philosophy Workshop
- Fire Ceremony
- Living By The Sea
- Practice in our Underground Healing Cave
- 1:1 Individual Therapies
- Holistic Massage
- Energy Healing
- Tarot & Astrology
- Home Cooked Plant Based Meals
- Community Lifestyle
- Living in Nature
- Sun, Sea & Stillness
About this Retreat
My love language is creating a safe and nurturing environment, for one to rest and feel comfortable in.
Connection to the elements and the rhythms of the seasons is the way I live my life and I am here to share that with you.
The Yogic lifestyle has been a best friend to me over the past decade, helping through illness and struggle. Before moving to Gozo I spent 4 years studying and teaching Yoga and Ayurveda between India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Portugal in various retreat centres.
I have now been living in Gozo since 2020, hosting my own retreats. Whilst I am still an avid Yogi, I have been led to work with Reiki and The Akashic Records since being on the island. I will be guiding you through a personal Energy Healing, Group Meditation and Fire Ceremony on the retreat.
My wish is for you to join our family and experience a safe space where you can adventure into your own heart and realise your highest potential.
Mila’s early life as an actress led her to explore the human body and its capacity through movement in theatre, where she spent 30 years as an artistic director and teacher of the arts.
This journey led her to realize that we are more than just a physical body, and this is how, why, and when she came across and then fell in love with Yoga.
For over 25 years Mila has been immersing herself in holistic health, self-healing, and eastern philosophy, and studying the vast lineages of ancient spiritual wisdom.
She has studied and practiced Tai Chi, Reiki, Ashtanga Yoga, Lucid Dreaming, Tarot, and Astrology, and is a qualified Vegan and Vegetarian Nutritionist.
Mila left the world of theatre to dedicate her time to spreading the light on Yoga. Holding a wealth of knowledge.
Mila wishes for everyone to discover the healing that occurs when we unite our minds with our hearts. To find a clear path where there is no hesitation but only truth.
From the Maltese Islands, Kevin and has spent most of his time living here in Gozo. From his time spent in South America learning from indigenous cultures, hosting and running medicine circles for many years, Kevin brings a unique perspective to the retreats.
Kevin brings his gifts of working with sound to the space, to take you on a deep heart awakening journey. Kevin’s ethos is that as humans we are here to simply feel, and so he provides a safe container in which you can truly connect with yourself behind the identity.
Have a conversation with Kevin and you’ll find yourself in a thought provoking soul enquiry. Kevin brings another realm to the retreats, a wild and enticing space to be in.
Hi, my name is Iris.
I see myself as somebody who moved from modern western science to work and live a more holistic style, understanding the combination of both as a way to lived the life in balance.
From Spain, a lover of travel, I have spent many years of my adult life travelling around different parts of the world.
I studied Pathological Anatomy and Cytology in Spain working in various hospitals as well as research work for six years in inmuno-neuroscience laboratories.
Spending one year in Australia, I worked as a massage therapist actively learning from experienced Chinese, Japanese, Korean professionals, an absolutely wonderful learning experience! One that marked the beginning of my passion.
Since then I haven’t stopped to get deep in bodywork techniques, doing Yoga courses and different styles of massage therapies trainings like Thai Massage, Dynamic Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Wuo Tai, Craniosacral and Lomi Lomi Nui, doing a combination of the different styles with the goal to offering the best of myself in each therapy.
I became a massage therapist because I believe that treating the physical body is a way to help people to bring their own healing to the non-physical body.
« Breathe, smile and enjoy the ride »
Originally from Brussels (Belgium), and after many years in Paris and Hong Kong, Beatrice landed in 2020 on the beautiful island of Gozo, a place that she now calls home.
During her years in Hong Kong, where she worked for a cinema tech company, she started her healing and spiritual journey. First with yoga, which soon became a daily practice when she realised the amazing benefits for the body, mind and soul. After a few years of having to deal with extreme stressful events in both personal and professional aspects of her life, she developed her interest in complementary natural holistic therapies such as energy healing, breath work, sound therapy…
In Hong Kong and also in Bali, which holds a special place in her heart and her healing journey, her path crossed healers, shamans, alchemists who taught her about their philosophy and practices and helped her develop her own natural healing abilities.
She currently holds a Level 3 Reiki certificate (Usui Reiki), a Therapeutic Support Certificate and is also a certified Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Meditation teacher (YACEP Yoga Alliance).
Beatrice’s healing sessions are a mix of different techniques, integrating breath, meditation, chakra work... Each session is unique and different, depending of the energy of the person and the present moment. She loves how they can help people feel better and deal with their physical, mental and emotional challenges in their every day life.
Sankara is a question maker, a seeker, a finder, a doubt destroyer, a creator of possibilities... Her passion is to dig very deep in the mind and flesh... into the unknown, into what anybody can see, dive under the waters of our emotional body and find the iceberg to fully understand the bigger and whole picture. Touch is her love language, She guesses it was a gift she was born with, but something she discovered after a lot of suffering... When her own awakening and healing journey started the gift of healing through touch came with it. She started learning with the Mayan tribe in Guatemala and Mexico, exploring different cultures and modalities, then she came back to Europe and continued researching and practicing other somatic techniques. Realizing that it doesn't matter which technique you use, there's no better or worse no right or wrong... There's only the connection through Mind and Body, what is going to lead your transformation. Now her purpose is to prevent disease, support realignment and hold others in their awakening and healing journey.
Details of this retreat
Held in the sacred landscape of Gozo, our signature “Slow Living” retreat journey weaves somatic practice, creative expression, deep rest, ritual, and the healing power of community.
Our week-long immersion is an invitation to draw back from the noise of life and gently return to the rhythm of your body, your breath, and your truth. At Samudra, we create safe and sacred space for the process of remembering. Who are you beneath the noise, the masks and the roles? Slow Living is where you come to feel again. To be seen again. To choose yourself, again.
Slow Living is a soul retreat for those ready to meet themselves—not as they should be, but as they are.
At Samudra, we gather in sacred space to pause, soften, and gently peel back the layers. Through somatic practice, ritual, creative expression, emotional inquiry, and community, this retreat guides you back to the wisdom of your body and the quiet clarity of your inner truth.
Each day on retreat is an invitation to:
≜ Reclaim the forgotten parts of the self
≜ Listen to what you’ve rushed past
≜ Hold the parts of you that have felt too much or not enough
≜ To unlearn, unmask, and reweave your wholeness
Samudra is located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea on the island of Gozo in the village of Qala. Gozo, which means 'joy', is a little spit of land sitting in the sea with a unique rocky coastal landscape, waters so crystal-clear and the sky so bright blue that you’ll have to rub your eyes to believe what you are seeing. We host you within our 400-year-old farmhouses that sit across the road from one another. Experience authentic Mediterranean living on your retreat with us.
Samudra is more than a wellness destination - it is a living sanctuary for sacred reconnection. Samudra is a place for self-study, inner work and personal growth where you are required to participate and open yourself to new perspectives, share with others and live in a community environment. You will be led an held by our community with six facilitators and cooked for daily by our in-house chef. Together we have created a nurturing, loving and safe environment to welcome you home.
This retreat accommodates up to 9 guests across our beautiful, 400-year-old traditional farmhouses each with their own private pools and serene views of the Mediterranean sea and surrounding nature.
Getting Here
Directions
Fly to Luqa International Airport (MLA) in Malta. Then take a short ferry ride from Malta to Gozo. There are two ferry's that cross from Malta to Gozo and these can be reached from the airport in by bus, Taxi, Uber or Bolt.
Malta - Gozo Taxi Options
If you would like to book a transfer with us we can either book you a taxi or we provide a private, door-to-door service.
Taxi: €28 Airport pick-up to the ferry terminal in the north of Malta, to take the Gozo Channel ferry and/or return.
Private Service: €75 Airport pick-up to take you all the way to the retreat center (one way).
Malta - Gozo Ferry Options
Gozo Channel Ferry - It takes 25 minutes to cross to from Malta. It takes 45 minutes by taxi and 80 minutes by bus from the airport to reach the ferry terminal. You only pay for the ferry when you leave the island.
Gozo Fast Ferry - The fast ferry departs from Valetta, which is a 15 minute taxi and 30 minute bus ride from the airport. The ferry journey to Gozo takes 45 minutes.
Once you confirm you’re booking with us, we will send you detailed information about travel, itinerary, and all required details for your retreat.
Accommodation
Across the road from each other, your stay in our sanctuary is offered in a choice of our rustic 400+ year old farmhouses in the lazy south-coast village of il-Qala. With options of sea views, ensuite bathrooms and private balconies, all our rooms come equipped with AC, and each house has a private pool and a living room to relax in. We have Double rooms for one or two persons and Twin rooms that are for shared occupancy. The Twin rooms can also be booked for two friends coming together on retreat.
Akasha - Private Deluxe with Sea View Terrace
Akasha is our largest deluxe double room, located on the top floor of Ta Kemmuna Farmhouse. With an extra large private sun terrace you will enjoy vast breathtaking views of the Blue Lagoon, Comino Island and the surrounding wild nature. Designed with a rustic traditional farmhouse feel, providing plenty of space for your own comfort and relaxation. You can watch the sunrise directly from the East over the Mediterranean Sea from this room each morning.
To reach the Akasha Room, you are led up an outdoor traditional farmhouse staircase at the back of the house, that is detached from the common area. This room is ideal for those who enjoy early mornings, connecting to nature and silence.
You will stay in Ta Kemmuna Farmhouse where you can enjoy the common areas that include a living room, kitchen, underground meditation cave and a small pool with a terrace. This room is available all year round.
Sundara - Private Deluxe with Sea View Terrace
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Sundara is a deluxe double room, located on the top floor of Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse. Its sea view terrace has stunning, unobstructed views of Comino Island, the Blue Lagoon and the surrounding countryside. As the only room on this floor, you will enjoy peace and comfort in your own sanctuary.
This is a private room for one person with an en-suite bathroom. The room has a double bed, an indoor lounge area, and an outdoor sofa on the private terrace overlooking the breathtaking countryside and sea views. This room is the most private in the house, situated on its own private floor.
You will be staying in Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse, our largest Samudra farmhouse. The farmhouse has four double bedroom and one twin bedroom set across three floors. With stunning south-facing, sea and island views, a pool with a backdrop of farmers fields, a dedicated dining room, an indoor and two outdoor relaxing lounge areas for socialising.
Pomo Bianco has been recently renovated in Feb 2025 with the intention to create a space for community. The house has a large kitchen where the chefs prepare our Mediterranean inspired menu, served over our large dining tables where we gather together morning and evening for meal times. With the house providing so much space, guests can find many areas to lounge and relax in either by the pool, on the rooftop terrace or in the cosy living area. Pomo Bianco is so much more than a retreat accommodation, it is a family home designed to make you feel nurtured where you can truly slow down and relax.
Amrita - Private Superior with Sea View Balcony
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Amrita is a deluxe double room, located on the first floor of Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse. With its own sea view balcony, you will enjoy unobstructed views of Comino Island, the Blue Lagoon and the surrounding countryside.
This is a private room for one person with an en-suite bathroom. The room has a double bed with a private balcony overlooking breathtaking views of the countryside and surrounding sea.
You will be staying in Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse, our largest Samudra farmhouse. The farmhouse has four double bedroom and one twin bedroom set across three floors. With stunning south-facing, sea and island views, a pool with a backdrop of farmers fields, a dedicated dining room, an indoor and two outdoor relaxing lounge areas for socialising.
Pomo Bianco has been recently renovated in Feb 2025 with the intention to create a space for community. The house has a large kitchen where the chefs prepare our Mediterranean inspired menu, served over our large dining tables where we gather together morning and evening for meal times. With the house providing so much space, guests can find many areas to lounge and relax in either by the pool, on the rooftop terrace or in the cosy living area. Pomo Bianco is so much more than a retreat accomodation, it is a family home designed to make you feel nurtured where you can truly slow down and relax.
Lila - Private Double with Balcony
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Lila is a private double room, located on the first floor of Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse.
This is a private room for one person, with a double bed, en-suite bathroom and a small balcony facing the village street. There is a communal south facing balcony outside the room with sea views.
You will be staying in Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse, our largest Samudra farmhouse. The farmhouse has four double bedroom and one twin bedroom set across three floors. With stunning south-facing, sea and island views, a pool with a backdrop of farmers fields, a dedicated dining room, an indoor and two outdoor relaxing lounge areas for socialising.
Pomo Bianco has been recently renovated in Feb 2025 with the intention to create a space for community. The house has a large kitchen where the chefs prepare our Mediterranean inspired menu, served over our large dining tables where we gather together morning and evening for meal times. With the house providing so much space, guests can find many areas to lounge and relax in either by the pool, on the rooftop terrace or in the cosy living area. Pomo Bianco is so much more than a retreat accomodation, it is a family home designed to make you feel nurtured where you can truly slow down and relax.
Satya - Private Standard Room
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Satya is a private double room, located on the middle floor of Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse.
This is a private room for one person, with a double bed, en-suite bathroom and a small balcony facing the village street. There is a communal south facing balcony outside the room with sea views.
You will be staying in Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse, our largest Samudra farmhouse. The farmhouse has four double bedroom and one twin bedroom set across three floors. With stunning south-facing, sea and island views, a pool with a backdrop of farmers fields, a dedicated dining room, an indoor and two outdoor relaxing lounge areas for socialising.
Pomo Bianco has been recently renovated in Feb 2025 with the intention to create a space for community. The house has a large kitchen where the chefs prepare our Mediterranean inspired menu, served over our large dining tables where we gather together morning and evening for meal times. With the house providing so much space, guests can find many areas to lounge and relax in either by the pool, on the rooftop terrace or in the cosy living area. Pomo Bianco is so much more than a retreat accomodation, it is a family home designed to make you feel nurtured where you can truly slow down and relax.
Venus - Shared Twin with Pool Terrace
Venus is one of our twin rooms, located on the ground floor of Ta Kemmuna Farmhouse. The room is situated right next to the pool area, with a door that opens out to the communal terrace. The terrace leads directly onto nature with fields full of wild plants. You can watch the sunrise from the terrace every morning, overlooking the Blue Lagoon and Comino Island.
This is the oldest room in the house, displaying traditional Maltese tiles and high ceilings. Designed with a rustic farmhouse feel, providing comfort and tranquility.
You will stay in a shared bedroom with two single bed’s and an en-suite bathroom, sharing with one other person.
You will stay in Ta Kemmuna Farmhouse where you can enjoy the common areas that include a living room, kitchen, underground meditation cave and a small pool with a terrace. This room is available all year round.
Karuna - Shared Twin Room
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Karuna is a twin room, located on the middle floor of Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse. You will stay in a shared bedroom with two single bed’s and an en-suite bathroom, sharing with one other person. There is a communal south facing balcony outside the room with sea views.
You will be staying in Il Pomo Bianco Farmhouse, our largest Samudra farmhouse. The farmhouse has four double bedroom and one twin bedroom set across three floors. With stunning south-facing, sea and island views, a pool with a backdrop of farmers fields, a dedicated dining room, an indoor and two outdoor relaxing lounge areas for socialising.
Pomo Bianco has been recently renovated in Feb 2025 with the intention to create a space for community. The house has a large kitchen where the chefs prepare our Mediterranean inspired menu, served over our large dining tables where we gather together morning and evening for meal times. With the house providing so much space, guests can find many areas to lounge and relax in either by the pool, on the rooftop terrace or in the cosy living area. Pomo Bianco is so much more than a retreat accomodation, it is a family home designed to make you feel nurtured where you can truly slow down and relax.
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