SPRING YOGA RETREAT IN ITALY
SOMATIC IMMERSION FOR DEEP NOURISHMENT
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APRIL 20 - 26, 2025
In Sabina, Rieti, Italy
(1,5h from Rome)
This retreat is held in collaboration with Yoga Spirit Circle
who will handle all the booking, venue, travel related questions.
With practice related questions come to Liina
who will handle all the booking, venue, travel related questions.
With practice related questions come to Liina
While taking delight in warmer days and the blossoming nature,
you will be guided with a somatic approach to movement, meditation and nervous system regulation,
to be able to listen and follow your inner compass and aliveness as a source of direction, clarity and wisdom.
As nature around us awakens into a new cycle,
let us explore the power of rest, pausing, spaciousness and reflection
as the birthplace of your imagination and a catalyst of aligned action.
“May what I do flow from me like a river,
no forcing and no holding back…”
Rilke
The way we live inside ourselves has been trained into us and that shapes how we imagine, connect, and what we create in the world. Somatic viewpoint considers the body as wise, adaptive, fluid, self-adjusting and self-regulating and therefore a potent gateway to possibility and change. Instead of relying on productivity and busyness as a measure of self-worth and success, let us discover the potency of grounding in our bodies as a way to nurture a sense of aliveness, connection, growth and expansion.
It doesn’t seem possible that In Sabina is less than an hour’s drive from the crowded streets of Rome. With lush, abundant grounds of its own, along with a natural spring and a magnificent wooden yoga platform which overlooks the valley below, this is a truly magical place that’s ideal for contemplative practice, slowing down, and plunging oneself into nature.
The practices during the week will be a mix of slow and flow. All the ways of moving will be an invitation to deepen self-inquiry, as being in the movement and in the moment with heightened awareness is the key to somatic practices. Rather than pushing or forcing the body into postures, the somatic approach encourages listening to your body’s natural cues, allowing you to move in a way that feels nurturing and restorative.
In the morning sessions of Somatic Flow we discover how soft and slow can facilitate strength and resilience. The practices combine the therapeutic somatics with mobility building exercises for the main joints of the body into a creative flow.
The evening sessions of Somatic Yin combine the fluid, soft, explorative somatic movements on the ground with the longer held Yin and Restorative poses leaving you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated from inside out.
All sessions include elements of QiGong, breathwork, meditation, self-inquiry, journaling and poetry.
No previous experience of any kind is needed but it is helpful if you are curious about the intersection of body, mind and spirit and the connection between our inner and outer lives.
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ABOUT LIINA
Liina is originally from Estonia, after several nomadic years in her 30s, she landed in Berlin where she lived and taught yoga for 10 years. As a nature lover she finally followed her heart and is currently living in rural Italy and is building an off-grid homestead based on permaculture principles together with her husband and 2 dogs.
Liina has practiced yoga for over 25 years and has been teaching for 18 years. Liina’s approach to yoga is non-dogmatic, grounded in both extensive study of various movement and meditation modalities and in her own personal journey. Her classes aim to empower, encourage exploration and offer a safe space to connect more intimately with both – the visible and the invisible, the mundane and the mystical, body-mind and spirit. Liina’s focus and teaching style has become increasingly slower, more nuanced and inclusive. Today the corner-stones of her teaching style are:
If you haven't practiced with LIINA before, please check out her BIO and try some of her free online practices. |
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This retreat is held in collaboration with Yoga Spirit Circle who will handle all the booking, venue, travel related questions.
With practice related questions come to Liina
With practice related questions come to Liina
A TYPICAL RETREAT DAY WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
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07.30 tea, coffee, fruit
08.30 somatic flow, QiGong, pranayama & meditation 10.30 breakfast reading ceramics pool massage 15.00 lunch or snack 17.30 somatic yin flow, restorative yoga, yoga nidra 19.30 dinner arrival day (Sunday): check in from 16:00 afternoon snack dinner at 19:30 welcome circle at 21:00 departure day (Saturday): no yoga class, 9.30 breakfast, check out until 10.00 |
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ACCOMMODATION & PRICING
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RETREAT FEE: depending on accommodation type 1330€ - 1440€ |
retreat offerings
○ 6 nights in a countryside house in Torri InSabina ○ 9 yoga sessions ○ somatic flow in the morning ○ meditation, pranayama ○ somatic yin in the afternoons ○ inspiring vegan food 3 times/day ○ hike with local guide ○ water, tea & coffee not included ○ flight or train to Rome ○ airport transfer to In Sabina ○ ceramics workshop & massages ○ dinner on Friday at the local pizzeria ○ travel insurance (recommended) |
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This retreat is held in collaboration with Yoga Spirit Circle who will handle all the booking, venue, travel related questions.
With practice related questions come to Liina
With practice related questions come to Liina