RewildRestore
Hello from us!
Patricia Garcia-Gomez
Creator, RewildRestore™
Patricia is a renowned water practitioner, sensory immersion artist. and strategist behind some of the world’s most beloved people and brands. As the visionary behind RewildRestore, she invites people into the water as a daily practice of listening, sensing, connecting, and befriending, not just the elements, but all the beautiful, untamed aspects of our selves. The inspiration began when she was in creative residency on the island of Naxos, immersing herself in the soul and culture of the land. While living in a monastery and creating site-specific multi-sensory installations, she 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. She is now a year-round swimmer, including freezing winter water temperatures as low as 33 degrees. Her Befriending Water approach is both physical and meditative, ancient and progressive , and transformative. She blends physical movement, sensory immersion, and healing practices from diverse cultures. Her work is ranked Top 30 in intelligent wellness and has been featured in YOLO Journal Wellness Black Book, Country & Townhouse UK, Places of Healing, AGEIST, East Hampton Star, North Forker Magazine, Creative Mornings NY, and the Discovery Channel.
MEET PATRICIA
Travel Well with Patricia Garcia-Gomez, YOLO Journal
An Apprenticeship with Water, National Arts Club, NYC
Cold water swimming & the power of ritual, AGEIST
Pivoting to a life more creative, MNDALT
Earth is a she, InsightsGreece
Artist website
Collaborations
Born of a shared love for beauty, nature, thoughtful experiences, and a good laugh under the stars
Anita Papantoniou
Creator, Eros Keros
A dear friend and local co-host of RewildRestore Cyclades, Anita is the exuberant spirit behind Eros Keros, the spirit home of RewildRestore. She has been in love with the island of Koufonisia since she first visited here, almost 30 years ago. She was (and still is) completely enchanted by its natural beauty and authentic, easy spirit. You might say that the years since her very first visit have all been in preparation for the creation of Eros Keros. She has traveled the world as a student of hospitality to better understand what she likes, and what guests will love. She’s an artist of making people feel luxuriously at home.
MEET ANITA
The Aficionados
Shou Sugi Ban House
Healing power of water
So happy to bring my water practice to Shou Sugi Ban House, one of my most favorite healing sanctuaries, and one of the top in the world. Our collaboration is born of a mutual belief in the transformative power of water and bringing together ancient and modern modalities. Shou Sugi refers to an ancient Japanese technique that preserves wood by charring it. The time intensive process ends in a final product that is not only beautiful, but also resilient. Similarly with us as people. In the meeting of water and fire, one can stoke the fires of transformation.
MEET SHOU SUGI BAN HOUSE
Departures Magazine
Centurian Magazine
Vogue
Magical things happen when we meet here.
