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Cook and Learn with George and Eleni Karamalis of Ikaria, Greece. George and Eleni were recently featured in Netflix Blue Zone documentary - Live to 100 - Secrets of the Blue Zones.

I am so excited to cook and eat together again!

Due to the quick selling classes we already booked, George and I decided to shift the three day retreat to offer an optional day long experience, thus allowing more people to participate this experience. George and Eleni love celebrating community and love feeding everyone, a blue zone ideal.

Ikarian Cooking Workshop & Dinner

George and Eleni Karimalis, owners of acclaimed Karamalis Winery in Ikaria, Greece are a nutritionist and a chef. They travel around the world sharing the food and lifestyle from their home of Ikaria. I am honored that George and Eleni reached out to me to collaborate and to bring an Ikarian Cooking Workshop and Dinner in Highlands, Denver. 

George and Eleni have gathered data and insight over the last 30 years on the cooking, diet, and lifestyle of their family home in Ikaria. During the workshops, the instructors give tips that connect cooking with longevity, proper diet, lifestyle, and wellbeing.

Their work has been published in several books, articles, documentaries, and TV shows. Most recently, they were featured in the Netflix Documentary with Dan Buettner called Live to 100 - Secrets of the Blue Zones.

The diet of Ikaria is a very genuine version of the Mediterranean diet, considered both delicious and incredibly healthy. It is a plant-focused diet, consisting of nearly 90% plants and 10% animal products.

The main concept of Ikarian cooking is, "How to cook tasty food without killing the nutrients".

I teamed up with George and Eleni to host a three day Immersive Ikarian Lifestyle Experience in Denver, Highlands.

Relax and learn from them at this three day retreat. Designed to benefit anyone interested in learning more about the bout the culture, food, movement and lifestyle that is lived by those living past 100 years on the blue zone island of Ikaria, Greece. Ikaria is one of the world’s blue zones which is considered a place of exceptional longevity, with remarkably high percentages of centenarians.

This type of Anti-stress Anti-inflammatory Day-Retreat is ideal for anyone seeking to take a break from the intensity and anxiety that fill day-to-day life. It’s a chance to reset and start living with more balance and well-being.

During this culturally immersive experience, participants will get a glimpse of what life will be like, when they are using the principles of a lifestyle like in a blue zone in their daily lives, here in the US. Participants will have the unique opportunity of spending quality time with the instructors George and Eleni by joining their cooking classes and workshops, anti-stress and anti-inflammatory exercises, nature walks, lectures, as well as their lifestyle tips on well-being and longevity.

In addition to learning about a refreshing way of life and culture that’s typical of Ikaria, there is the chance to build meaningful connections with other like-minded individuals from around the world. George and Eleni focus on how to create a network of like minded people, who will keep meeting and upgrading their lifestyles such that they will live an extra long life with comfort, without chronic disease and a deep sense of purpose.

The Setting: A gorgeous “mini’mansion” in the heart of the Highlands neighborhood of Denver to accommodate our guests coming from all over the Colorado region.

Booking & Pricing Information:

Friday, October 27: Half Day Cooking Class & Workshop and dinner ($160)

Saturday, October 28, Full afternoon and evening includes: Movement, Eduction, Cooking Class , Workshop and Dinner($250)

Sunday, October 29: Full afternoon and evening includes: Movement, Eduction, Cooking Class , Workshop and Dinner($250)

Overnight options: from $125/night double occupancy. Inquire when booking tickets for availability.