SOMATIC IMMERSION IN ITALY
Nature - Community - Embodiment
WITH LIINA TAEL & VALERIE HARTWICH
Saturday, October 7 until Saturday, October 14
held at
Angeli di Montefiore, by the Adriatic Sea on the East Coast of Italy
This retreat is an invitation to cultivate a sense of belonging and safety in the body.
In this complex and constantly shifting world, we all need self-care practices and tools that help us ground ourselves and support us to stay engaged with the world more fully from a place of clarity and balance.
Supported by the beautiful surrounding nature, we will explore somatic and therapeutic practices, and create spaces of mindful connection with the group. We will inquire what it’s like (and what it requires)
to connect with ourselves from a grounded place, gain clarity around our personal needs
and develop strategies for taking care of them.
In this complex and constantly shifting world, we all need self-care practices and tools that help us ground ourselves and support us to stay engaged with the world more fully from a place of clarity and balance.
Supported by the beautiful surrounding nature, we will explore somatic and therapeutic practices, and create spaces of mindful connection with the group. We will inquire what it’s like (and what it requires)
to connect with ourselves from a grounded place, gain clarity around our personal needs
and develop strategies for taking care of them.
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This gorgeous retreat center is located 12 km from the Adriatic Sea, closest town is Pedaso. It's a peaceful setting with amazing views, beautiful yoga spaces for both indoor and outdoor practices, a salt-water swimming pool, wood-heated sauna, plenty of space for contemplative solitude and cosy communal corners to gather with others.
The autumnal timing of this retreat is intentional. Let us be guided by the natural seasonal rhythms and witness the outer world transitioning towards the Yin half of the year - from summer’s expansion into autumn’s harvest and letting go. This can naturally help us along on an inward path as we reflect and learn from our experiences and begin to release and let go of what's no longer useful. This process distils and integrates the wisdom of our life's experiences - the ups and downs, successes and failures.
The morning and afternoon sessions will be a combination of movement inquiry, yoga asana, somatics, embodied anatomy, Qi Gong, breathwork and guided relaxation.
We listen, orient, align and learn with the body and through the body.
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.
The spaceholders and guides during this retreat are two senior yoga teachers and body-workers
Liina Tael and Valerie Hartwich.
The morning and afternoon sessions will be a combination of movement inquiry, yoga asana, somatics, embodied anatomy, Qi Gong, breathwork and guided relaxation.
We listen, orient, align and learn with the body and through the body.
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.
The spaceholders and guides during this retreat are two senior yoga teachers and body-workers
Liina Tael and Valerie Hartwich.
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Their approach to yoga is non-dogmatic, grounded in both extensive study of various movement and meditation modalities and in their own personal journeys. Their classes aim to empower and encourage exploration. They offer a safe space to connect more intimately with the visible and the invisible, the mundane and the mystical, body-mind and spirit.
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A TYPICAL RETREAT DAY WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
08:00 Meditation (optional, self-practice, not guided) 08:30 - 10:00 Morning practice (somatics, flow yoga, Qi Gong, breath practices, meditation) 10:30 brunch FREE TIME 16:30 - 18:00 Evening practice (somatics, yin yoga, restorative yoga, freeform movement) 18:30 Dinner Evening gatherings/free time/sauna night/yoga nidra |
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ACCOMMODATION & PRICING
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PRICING based on accommodation *EARLY BIRD OFFER until the end of June: SINGLE ROOM 1345*/1445€ TWIN or DOBLE ROOM 1145*/1245€ CARAVAN 1090*/1190€ YOUR OWN TENT 990*/1090€ All prices per person and include the VAT |
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The prices include 7 nights of accommodation (bedding, towels), 2 vegetarian meals/day (brunch and dinner), yoga classes taught by 2 senior teachers, the use of the pool, yoga mats and props, one sauna night.
If you want to come with a family member or a friend who is not participating in the yoga sessions, ask for a reduced price for them.
If you want to come with a family member or a friend who is not participating in the yoga sessions, ask for a reduced price for them.
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TRAVEL
Arrival/check in on Saturday 07.10 starting from 15:00
Departure/check out on Saturday 14.10 after breakfast, at 10am
The closest town and train/bus station is in Pedaso (on the coast, 12 km from the retreat center).
There will be a free transfer on the day of arrival and departure from/to Pedaso (twice each day).
Closest airports are:
Ancona (88km) and Pescara (100km), which have a train connection to Pedaso.
On request a paid transfer by minibus can be organised straight from Ancona or Pescara airport.
Other airports:
Rome Fiumicino (273km) and Rome Ciampino (250km), which have a bus connection to Pedaso.
Rimini (170km) and Bologna (293km), which have a train connection to Pedaso.
More details, travel options, links and information can be found HERE
Departure/check out on Saturday 14.10 after breakfast, at 10am
The closest town and train/bus station is in Pedaso (on the coast, 12 km from the retreat center).
There will be a free transfer on the day of arrival and departure from/to Pedaso (twice each day).
Closest airports are:
Ancona (88km) and Pescara (100km), which have a train connection to Pedaso.
On request a paid transfer by minibus can be organised straight from Ancona or Pescara airport.
Other airports:
Rome Fiumicino (273km) and Rome Ciampino (250km), which have a bus connection to Pedaso.
Rimini (170km) and Bologna (293km), which have a train connection to Pedaso.
More details, travel options, links and information can be found HERE