June 20-27 | 2026
Water moon, Ancient Dreams
Bathing in beauty. Immersing in water as teacher.
A seven-night gathering on the Cycladic Aegean. Water. Beauty. Ritual. Direct encounter. Led by Patricia Garcia-Gomez. Limited to seven participants.
Join us in the luminous days of early summer on a wild stretch of the Cycladic Aegean.
Water Moon, Ancient Dreams is an invitation into beauty, ancient stirrings, and a deeper relationship with water. A week shaped by sea, ritual, and the elemental rhythms of the Cyclades.
Each morning we greet the day with a swim and water ritual. Over the course of the week, I will share elements of a practice shaped through more than a decade of apprenticeship with the sea.
My morning swim has become a ritual of joy, attention, and renewal. A way of meeting myself anew each day and making space for what wants to emerge. I look forward to introducing you to it.
RewildRestore is for those drawn to water as a practice of listening, sensing, and direct encounter. We are not interested in returning to who we once were, but in meeting ourselves anew.
Retreating into the world, not away from it.
Through immersion, beauty, and attention, we remember what the body already knows.
My hope is that you leave with a practice that is truly your own.
And that we all meet in the water.
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Water as teacher
We meet on a wild edge of Naxos, one of the most myth-saturated islands in the Cyclades, Greece,
We meet on a wild edge of Naxos, one of the most myth-saturated islands in the Cyclades.
While all seas can nourish and enchant, the Aegean may be my favorite water on the planet. She is alive, memory-rich, and endlessly generous.
I invite you into my practice of water as a way of listening, sensing, connecting, and knowing. A way of noticing what might otherwise go unseen.
This island sits in conversation with the sacred islands of Delos and Keros, among the oldest ceremonial centers in Greece. It is a landscape of caves, temples, artisans, sacred waters, and stories carried forward through generations.
This expanse of the Aegean is a coming home for me. It is where I dissolved one way of being and sensed my way into another. Where my relationship with the sea became a practice of attention, receptivity, creativity, and trust in what is quietly emerging.
I chose Naxos for its wild beauty and ancient rhythms.
Together we will move among hidden swims, ancient olive groves, temple ruins, stories, stillness, rhythm, and the untamed beauty of the Aegean.
My approach weaves together movement, meditation, immersion, ceremony, creativity, and expanding the senses.
You do not need to be a strong swimmer to participate.
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What you will experience (included)
Seven nights in wild beauty, surrounded by sea and ancient dreams
Our homes for the week (two twin beach houses) are tucked into a wild landscape on the southern edge of Naxos, surrounded by a lush green garden and protected by shady pergolas. You will have the option for a private suite or shared suite. Our homes are spacious and graceful, with generous outdoor space for gathering or luxuriating in solo time. Transfers included.
Daily immersion in water as a practice
We will greet each day with a morning water ritual and swim. Each day I will reveal a new element of my water practice, integrating meditation, movement and other elements to move us into our senses, strength, inner stirrings. Followed by guided creative tending. You will leave with your own powerful practice gently placed in your body.
Beautifully made and shared meals
Our houses will be stocked with locally sourced ingredients for informal breakfasts the entire retreat experience. Dinners take place around a single convivial table. Four evenings will be hosted under the stars at home, by a private local chef. All other meals will be take place in and around the island in the course of our days at an individual expense.
An invitation to bring something you’d like to work on or create
Practicing beauty. You are invited to bring something you’d like to nurture/develop, or simply be in this magical space. perhaps you want to reconnect to your writing, or rekindle creative juices. We will gather informally to share and support. We will also have the grace in our day’s plan to adjust to weather, inspiration, spontaneous discoveries.
Adventures into the land, water and local culture
We will adventure around and about the island, exploring its wild swims, ethereal landscape, and culture. Rather than set itinerary we will move with the rhythm of discovery and what calls.
Spacious time to rest, dream, swim, be
Sleep, swim, create, wander, float, make a friend, rest, listen to the sound of the Aegean. There is free time each afternoon for following what calls you, All planned activities are optional. RewildRestore is about filling up, not about exhausting.
Not included
Flights and travel to/from Naxos
Personal expenses, additional meals, alcoholic beverages
Travel insurance (highly recommended)
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Program + Shared accommodation from €3800
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Program + Private accommodation from €4750
Reserve your space
Whether we are new friends or reunion-ing friends, we always begin with a hello conversation. It’s fun, we get to answer any questions you might have, and it helps us design the best experience for you.
Meet your host
Patricia Garcia-Gomez
Creative, Narrative, Water
Hi, I’m Patricia. Lovely to meet you here. The Aegean Sea is my muse, my ally, and my spirit home. I cannot wait to introduce you to her. I invite you into the water as a practice of listening, sensing, and connecting. The one thing I love more than my morning swim, is introducing people to water in a new way. The inspiration began when I was in creative residency on the island of Naxos, immersing myself in the soul and culture of the land. While creating site-specific multi-sensory installations, I began swimming in the Aegean Sea every day. What started out as a refreshing break in the day turned into a life-changing water practice. My approach is both ancient and modern, physical and meditative, bringing together meditation, movement, sensory immersion, creativity and ceremony. Outside of the water, I practice flow in the form of directing Creative Strategy for some of the world’s most beloved brands and people. My artwork features in the Tate Modern (Uk), PACE Gallery (NYC), Harwood Museum of Art (New Mexico), Museum of Art and Design (NYC), among others. I am a bathe-ing enthusiast and am currently traveling the world to meet and write about bathe-ing cultures and traditions that reach back in time.
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Payments and Cancellation policy
Payment: A 50% deposit will reserve your space. The remaining payment is due prior to travel (timing provided upon registration). We accept Venmo and Zelle as well as most credit cards. Deposits are not refundable, and non-transferable. Refunds for the balance payments vary depending on timing. If you need to cancel: If replacement person can be found to take your place, payments made (less the deposit) will be refunded. For last minute cancellations (less than 45 days days prior to start date of your retreat) I will bot be able to offer a refund. Due to the non-recoverable payments that we make in advance to various parties to plan these programs, exceptions to our policy cannot be made for any reason, including but not limited to natural disasters, inclement weather, acts of terrorism, illness, health conditions, covid 19, medical or personal or family or work emergencies, or change of mind.
Travel insurance Nobody books an experience with the intention of canceling it, but unexpected events do happen, some of which are beyond our control. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance cover any possible loss.
Cancelled or postponed programs If we cancel or postpone the program for any reason, we will refund your full payment immediately. RewildRestore is not responsible for your expenses incurred in preparation for any cancelled or postponed retreat or training, such as airline tickets, loss of work, visas fees and any/all other costs associated with preparation for your trip. Minimum group size 8 participants.
Currency Participants are responsible for bank currency conversion charges as well as individual credit card charges. Special rates are not combinable,