This striking view of a hillside, topped with a castle that appeared to be hailed by the houses dotted below it, was the back drop to my stay. Milelja doesn't have a conventional swimming pool but instead boasts a fresh mineral pool both chlorine and salt free. When in the pool there is nothing between you and this extraordinary landscape. And the same is true when eating breakfast or, more importantly when practising yoga.

Abhijeeta taught two classes per day (my favourite was the morning class). At 7.30am there was a stillness that focuses the mind and settles the spirit. Admittedly a lot of the class is practised with the eyes shut but on those occasions when eyes were open in order to fix the gaze on a specific point there was no doubt where my eyes were drawn to.

After yoga the day was our own. Walks to Molyvos took only ten minutes; a very pretty town with many shops and quaint tavernas. The cobbled back streets took you all the way to the castle where the view invited a whole new perspective of the island.

In the opposite direction was Eftalou. A lovely hours walk (or a ten minute taxi ride!) that took me to yet another 'sanctuary': the hot springs. Stepping down into a humid cavernous room containing one large hot spring bath I immediately felt the incredible energy that had built over the years.

At 42 degrees there was no jumping in but instead very careful foot placement allowing very gradual submersion of eventually the whole body. At first I didn't think there was going to be any way I could get my whole body into water so hot but with patience it became easier and easier and before I knew it I was up to my neck and absolutely loving it!

Time in the hot springs was complemented by dips into the crystal clear sea just outside. After taking a few minutes to get into water that hot I was guessing it might take a few hours to get into water that was going to feel that cold! I surprised myself. The sea was cool and refreshing and with every submersion into the hot and the cold I actually felt as if on some level I was being healed. This experience was more profound to me than any other western medication I have had to date. I returned four times. 

I am so grateful for my time in Lesbos. The week provided an opportunity for us all to nurture ourselves on all levels and gain a little perspective on how are lives are forming back in the UK.

I was not alone in being touched by Lesbos. I have no doubt that I will return with Abhijeeta year after year and I hope you will too.

If you don't want to wait another year, Abhijeeta is running another trip in September (20-27th), to Samos. Trust me...you don't want to miss it!

I just want to bring the possibilities of Homeopathy and Craniosacral Therapy to as many people as possible so they can experience the benefits first hand. Even if someone is not "ill" both therapies can provide the foundations for long term good health. It would be wonderful to spread that around!