Meet Kat Paraskevopoulos who encompasses both energy and direction. She began Kat Health Fittness and Eyiar Retreats, which curates remarkable retreats in Greece that leave you in an unforgettable state of bliss.Though she says she’s a bit on a rollercoaster as she has stepped out on her own, life is meant to be enjoyed and you can find and maintain that in how you treat your body holistically. She practices what she preaches to cope with stress and getting control of the various aspects of life. We talk of the missteps and the good and the bad in identifying the counter balance of negative and positive—letting the negative emotions flow through and not get stuck. Whether you are looking at a physical, soul or medical journey, all start within. In this episode we dive into conversation to explore the idea that we believe we are capable to find the answers.Professionally Kat recently entered the world of entrepreneurs with her company and no longer does the 9 to 5. Holistic wellness and ditch the mindset that food controls everything, she leads her clients to live life in the here and now. She’s always been a science girl and interested in health and nutrition and helping people. Her wellness journey led her to create the retreats in Greece and foster work life balance and wellness in the work place.As a water baby, she loves the sea and is connected to the ocean air. She can conjure up a vision of that pure, clean ocean breeze. Kat can be summed up as one of the most authentic people you will meet. Her direction for her company is to be connected to what she wants to do and be for herself. She dreamed of becoming a business owner and yet she kept putting it off and then the pandemic hit. That time created moments where she felt lonely and yet experienced reflective time and so she decided to take control of how to do her work and when that work would happen. Being in wellness was in line with how people needed to be supported. She’s experienced the fears and self doubt and her moment came to be decisive. We talk about the coping of change and how to balance kids, home life, commuting and all the multi layers to find coping tools and the ability to build in how to encourage self care. We talk about childhood and what elements we bring from that stage right into adulthood and see what serves us. Ever think about perfectionism not being the best practice? We dive into how you find grace for yourself and Kat says that having a therapist or coach is a great way to start and have someone hold the space for you to work on yourself and mindset. Also she subscribes to routine that allows her to connect with nature and realize that there is a lot that is bigger than her and to work for the internal voice that connects mind, body and spirit.Kat’s clients are varied in their needs, for example she may work two to three months to help with accountability and setting goals and habits to get mental freedom around food and exercise or she may work in a professional setting with mindset tools. You can expect to feel somewhat side by side to establish the foundation to identify the pillars that set life and the behaviors that are lived out. Get ready to pack your bags to go to Greece with Kat to retreat on location in community for different experiences like yoga, journaling, adventure, play— all for a cultural authentic and immersive experience. She is about pulling you from the go, go, go mentality and help you truly relax and focus on self.Find Kat at eyiaretreats.comMusic "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
