About Us

From Vanessa`s very first encounter with yoga, she was hooked. Well and truly head over heels in love with yoga. She fell in love with everything to do with the practice of yoga. The beautiful contrast between strength and power is compared to grace and surrender. She enjoys the beautiful dance between the two extremes that happens on (and off!) her mat every single day. Vanessa has been a passionate, dedicated practitioner since she took that very first class on a rooftop with the full moon rising in Ft, Lauderdale Florida. It was 1998, and it was the start of something very transformational.



Always a grateful student of her vastly knowledgeable teachers, and fortunate to have practiced with some of the best teachers in the West, from Shiva Rea, Sean Corne, and Richard Freeman, Danii Ibarra to name a few, Vanessa now teaches a fusion of the styles that she has studied with a strong emphasis on breath, anatomy, awareness, and the sacred balance between effort and ease in the practice. Her classes find equal emphasis on strength building the mind, body, and soul.

When Vanessa is not teaching, she can be at home in Cyprus with her hubby and teenage son, swimming in the Meditteranean Sea, hanging out in local coffee shops daydreaming and journaling, riding on the back of her husband's motorcycle, or traveling to far ends of the globe with her mat in hand.

Meet Vicky. Vicky, 50 years young, a wife, mother, grandmother and business owner of Harmony and Balance.
Vicky is a fully qualified complementary holistic, reiki therapist, sound healer plus much more. Vicky is also in charge of booking, admin, and there for all your questions regarding the retreat. Having run her own villa management company since 2006, you will be in the safest of hands.

At 38 years old Vicky decided she want a complete change of career, and decided to follow her passion of becoming a therapist and healer. Her interest and journey in the Healing Arts began when she received her first Reiki treatment to help her recover from what she now calls a “Life Quake”. After this she readily started to educate herself by receiving & training in different healing modalities. “I would spend any spare money I had on training & receiving Traditional Medicine, I was hungry for knowledge and deeply curious about the relationship between mind and body”.



Vicky`s passion is to help women from the inside out.
Holding a safe space for women by providing a restorative, or therapeutic treatment that aids in the body`s natural healing process and reconnecting the person as a whole. Within this safe space, Vicky will intuitively listen, and find out what you need to help find yourself again. Vicky uses her extensive knowledge of advanced bodywork techniques during each tailor-made session, including slow deep tissue massage, acupressure, sound therapy, trigger points, breath work and myofascial release. At the heart of her work is her ability to listen and connect with her clients inviting them to let go of self-judgement, attachments, expectations and dive deep into their bodies. There is a lightness and sensitive nature to her approach enriched with appropriate boundaries, laughter, kindness, deep compassion and respect for the receiver’s journey.