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In the heart of the Aegean Sea, where turquoise waters meet sunlit hills, we gather for a transformative and memorable week of voice, movement, and joyful release on the hidden haven of Kea, Greece!
AIs Marmarei is a group of elegant villas with sea views and pools. Kea is located one hour by ferry from Athens/Lavrio. A dreamed, serene, and welcoming space to reset.Imagine yourself in a place of quiet beauty, where the heart expands, the voice is free, and meaningful connection arises through collective creativity.
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Guided by Silvia Nakkach and Katie Down, this retreat opens the field of play and sound through the voice and body. Throughout our week together we will engage in music, movement, group improvisation, vocal play and Deep Listening® practices.
You are invited to restore, reawaken, and reconnect with your natural rhythm and pace while opening the heart and mind for communing in music in a beautiful setting!
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You can register directly HERE
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Drawing on decades of pioneering work in music therapy, sound work, free improvisation, and contemplative, embodied listening, Silvia and Katie open a space where the voice becomes medicine, and the body remembers its own wisdom.
Together, we sing, move consciously, and rejoice in spontaneous creation, awakening the deep intelligence of sound and music that unites us beyond words.Each day unfolds as an invitation to breathe, release, and reimagine yourself through 7 portals of transformational practice:
Release • Relaxation • Awakening • Embodiment • Engagement • Expansion • Enchanting Silence
The week flows between group resonance sessions, Mediterranean meals, ocean swims, and the gentle rhythm of island life.At a time when the world calls for renewal and peaceful connection, this retreat offers a playful sanctuary: a place to restore, reflect, and rejoice through the healing power of music and creative listening. All voices are welcome. No experience in singing or improvisation is needed, only curiosity and the willingness to let your voice and intuition lead you home.
What you will experience
During the retreat, we will:
Activate the voice through ancient chant, medicine melodies, icaros, and Indian ragas
Explore embodied improvisation with extended vocal techniques and vocal play
Learn the language of Sound PaintingTM and embodied improvisational approaches
Engage in contemplative listening practices that deepen our sound presence
Unleash improvisational strategies that support joyful co-creation and songwriting
Here, the voice is not trained - it is remembered.
Freed from personal, social, and musical hierarchies, the voice becomes a conduit for neural coherence and creative intelligence, deepening our capacity for healing, performance, and authentic communication.
The 7 portals
With the 7 vital transformational portals, we will focus on the following:
Shedding emotional and cultural conditioning. Enjoying the spontaneous intelligence of improvisation. Embodying our voices as a spiritual practice. Collecting an original repertoire of healing chants. Reimagining our voices and inner music beyond limits.
Reawakening dormant parts of the creative self through the healing power of the voice and sonic resonance in the body.
Tentative Daily Flow
8:00 – Sound-Aakar: Tone-Centering, Mantra, Deep Listening® practices
9:00 – Light breakfast
10:00 – Workshops
12:30 – Lunch
2:00 – Free time – optional excursions
5:00 – Workshops
7:00 – Dinner
8:30 – Evening sound healing, voice play, and spontaneous offerings
Setting
Play, Release, Enchant takes place at Als Marmarei on Kea, a Cycladic island near Attica, accessible from Lavrio and within reach of Athens airport. The venue features expansive Aegean views, a serene hillside setting, and amenities such as pools, sundecks, shaded areas for relaxation, olive groves and walking trails making it well-suited to a sacred and joyful retreat atmosphere.
Retreat Investment
Register early to select the accommodation option that best supports your retreat experience.
Here is a link to the rooms we are offering. When you register, indicate the type of room you would like to reserve. Below are photos and price breakdowns.
Deposit to reserve your place: $800
Double Shared Room: US$ 1800 before May 30, $2,000 after May 30
Private Room: US$ 2,300 before May 30, $2,500 after May 3
Photos and link to retreat center HERE
To preserve the intimacy and depth of the retreat, spaces are limited.
We encourage early registration, as places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Open this link to look at pictures of the accommodation options.
What’s included
Full retreat program
Daily workshops and group sessions
Sound healing, deep listening, and voice practices
Accommodation at Als Marmarei
Daily meals: Breakfast and Lunch with coffee and tea available daily
Help with transportation arrangements
Not included
Airfare to Greece
Ferry and ground transportation to and in Kea
Travel insurance
Personal treatments, private sessions
Ubers to the village town
A deposit of US$800 secures your place. The remaining balance is due by August 1st, and payment plans may be available upon request.
We offer a small number of places for this intimate week of music, deep listening, and renewal on Kea. Below you’ll find accommodation options and retreat pricing details.
Reserve your Place
Registration Form is HERE to reserve and secure payment.
Indicate preferred type of accommodation when you fill out the form.
Send us an email for any questions.
voxmundi@yahoo.com or katie@soundwellcenter.com
Payment Options
VENMO:
Silvia: @Silvia-NakkachKnapp
Katie: @katiedown
ZELLE:
Silvia: 415-608-1535 to Silvia Monica Knapp
Katie: katie@soundwellcenter.com
PAYPAL
Silvia: www.paypal.compaypalme/VoxMundi (requires extra fee)
WISE:
@silviak244
for international students, please inquire
Cancellation policy
If you need to cancel, please notify us in writing. Deposits are non-refundable after July 1st, and any refunds on payments made beyond this date will depend on the date of cancellation and whether your place can be filled.
“This Kea’s Journey has been my dream for many years!"
- Silvia
Retreat Facilitators
Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT
Silvia is a Grammy-nominated musician, interdisciplinary artist, and internationally recognized expert in the therapeutic application of music, with a focus on integral yoga and shamanic psychotherapies. She is the founder and artistic director of the international Vox Mundi School of Sound and the Voice. She is on the Faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Department of East-West Psychology. She has spent more than 40 years studying and teaching Classical North Indian Music and raga singing. Silvia has released sixteen albums and contributed to several scholarly publications, including her book Free Your Voice, translated into five languages.
Katie Down, LCAT, MMT, MT-BC
Katie is a licensed creative arts therapist, music psychotherapist, and multi-instrumentalist working in the disciplines of sound art, experimental music, improvisation, Deep Listening, walking arts, and sound-based healing practices. For over 20 years, she has taught internationally in voice, movement, clown, music improvisation, Sound PaintingTM, and Deep ListeningTM. She is the director of SoundWell Center where she sees individual clients and groups. Katie is a specialist in somatic psychotherapy and EMDR for trauma and has been in practice for over 18 years, board certified in Music Therapy, Deep Listening, MBSR and EMDR. She hosts workshops, concerts, retreats, healing arts offerings, and trainings offering CE credits for licensed clinicians in New York at her space, The SoundWell Barn in the Hudson Valle and internationally.
Katie co-directs the Arts & Wellbeing Gathering, a collective of artists and healing arts practitioners and is a regular guest lecturer at NYU, Manhattan University, and Vassar College.
