Edward Pike

Crete, Photography & Adventure 🏕️ Co-founder: Find Your Magic Retreats in Crete 🏝️

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Your body usually knows when something feels good.
Start listening to that.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Most people don’t avoid what they love because they’re lazy.
They avoid it because they’re afraid to get it wrong.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

If you’re avoiding what matters, ask:
What story am I believing that’s keeping me stuck?

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Some days you go deep.
Some days you just open the file.
Both count.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

“Magic, I saw for the first time, was a choice. And it had to be created” - RuPaul. His latest book has some incredible quotes about purpose, magic, finding our place in the world and tapping into our genius. Have you read it? #rupaul #magic #findyourmagic

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Our retreats are rooted in the premise that it becomes far easier to listen to ourselves and find our own answers when we are outside of our “loops” (our repeating thoughts and behaviours) and of the “soup” of cultures that we operate/life/work in our day-to-day. #findyourmagic

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While I was in my spiritual phase, I judged my love for fitness and bodybuilding as ‘unspiritual’. For 6 years, I focused on ‘spiritual’ activities like yoga, meditation & dance. When I began to re-listen to my body I rediscovered my passion for it and it felt like coming home.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Photography is storytelling, like telling a tale with as much as wisdom, depth and beauty as possible within a single frame. A story that exists on some intangible form yet evokes very real feelings. #photographers #photography

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Finding your magic is a continuous journey of recognising old ways of thinking and behaving, and letting a deeper love and intelligence within you show you the way.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Travel and adventure is part of my DNA: my maternal ancestors sailed to the Falklands in the 1830s, my grandfather was in the Navy and travelled the world, and my mother travelled solo around South America at age 18.

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Some of the challenges about living on Crete: animal abuse, pollution, high tax rates, low salaries and crowded summers! #cretelife

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What’s the one thing about your purpose that you’ve always wondered about but have been too shy / afraid to voice or ask? #findyourmagic

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Current training: 3-4 weight training sessions a week, 1 extended cardio session, 2 shorter morning spin bike sessions. I also throw in daily walks, dancing at home and a weekly Soul Yoga class at home by friend/mentor Kim Hutchison. #training

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One of my favourite shoots from last year was with Arianna Isabella in London and Crete. We had 2 fun days in Brick Lane then Elafonissi. Here are some of my faves. #findyourmagic #photography

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Our Find Your Magic retreat business is based on the premise that to find yourself, you must leave the world of your usual thoughts and behaviours for a while and embark on a journey of self-discovery and exploration. #findyourmagic

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Our vision for Find Your Magic is to create travel and retreat experiences that help people slow down and reconnect with their innate wisdom and power, while enjoying immersive, exhilarating and playful adventures. Find out more:
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[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

When you operate from your mind and emotions, you create chaos while trying to control everything. When you let your body and energy guide you, you tap into a genius that brings order to that chaos.

[Edward Pike @iamedwardpike]

Crete’s magic lies in it multifaceted nature; it feels more like a continent within an island, like a giant playground. People can have totally different experiences: from wild camping on remote beaches to 5-star all-inclusive, and everything in between. #magicalcrete

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4 steps to get back into exercising:
1. Create the habit first without overdoing it
2. Slow down, find pleasure and enjoy the feeling of moving
3. Re-learn to listen to your body’s subtle signals
4. Once these are in place, ramp up the challenge bit by bit
#exercisehabits

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Rob is a real magician not just with sound and music, but also in creating immersive, sensorial, beautiful spaces during our retreats. Like an artist he elevates the experience. This is something I love about our #collaboration: how we bounce of each other and co-create.