Summary

In this Yoga Power Retreat, you will expand your yoga asana skills, your endurance, and thus the impact and benefit of your practice! Prerequisite: At least one year of regular yoga practice. Let my many years of experience inspire you to surpass yourself!

But there's more to it than that: it's about your individual goals, about empowerment, about achieving your goals and, yes, having the courage to perceive them clearly and stand up for your perspectives. And all this in harmony with your environment. What does power mean?

🌞Spring energy in beautiful nature 🌞Healthy vegetarian food, freshly prepared, vegan options 🌞Strength lies in tranquility 🌞Longer daily yoga practice that replenishes your reserves 🌞Good community strengthens
🌞Mantra magic in the evening 🌞Art and culture as inspiration 🌞The beauty and history of a 17th-century villa 🌞Charming hosts All this and surprisingly much more has an uplifting, strengthening, calming effect and boosts your very own vitality. It lets you feel who you really are: a free, beautiful, lovable, and strong being who feels and fills their place in life with joy. We look forward to sharing this experience with you in a truly special country house villa with a beautifully designed, newly renovated yoga shala.

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Hatha Yoga, Power Yoga, Body & Mind, Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga Retreats
Date: Apr
Language(s): English, German
Level: Advanced
Place: San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy
Accommodation: Overnight stay included
Catering: No meals
Types of food: Dairy-free, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Services: Yoga classes up to 5 hours per day

Meditation

Breathing exercises

Yoga philosophy sessions on prana, chakra, dharma, and karma

Kirtan evenings, soul chanting

Vegan vegetarian soul food lovingly prepared by our chef Dhara

Beautiful historic villa in Tuscany

Excursion to a historic city of our choice (Siena, Assisi, San Gimignano, Florence, Volterra) Possibly a small surcharge here

Spacious double rooms with bathroom

Single occupancy possible

Use of the garden and deck chairs

Half

Accommodation

We live in a historic 17th-century villa that has always been owned by the same family: Tuscan wine and olive growers. A few years ago, it was renovated and a beautiful, refined, historically preserved retreat center was established with a spacious new yoga shala. The high ceilings, historic furniture, and views of the surrounding hills could indeed be breathtaking, but we take a deep breath, exhale, and are already in the mood to simply enjoy the atmosphere. Strength lies in tranquility: the spacious, park-like garden with herbs, old trees, and flowers (spring!) invites you to take mindful walks and meditate. For warm days, there is also a pool...

Catering

Dhara Heeb is a gifted chef who will spoil us with her creativity for a whole week. Three times a day, she calmly prepares delicious meals for us using lots of fresh, regional produce.
During the morning yoga session, the aroma of freshly baked bread rolls will waft into your nose, gluten-free if desired. Dhara has been cooking according to Ayurvedic standards for 20 years for small and large groups at national and international retreats and festivals! Enjoy yourself...

sequence

Sample daily schedule: 6:30 Meditation 7:00 Breathwork 7:30 Yoga Asana 8:30 Breakfast 10:30 -13:00 Philosophy & Self-Awareness & Yoga Asana 13:30 Lunch 18:00 Asana Lab (optional; e.g. arm balances) 7:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. Chanting/meditation (optional) Visit to a nearby ashram (optional) Excursion to a nearby medieval town (we will vote on site whether to go to Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, or Assisi)

The regularity of the daily routine helps you find your bearings; exceptions prove the rule. You will have time in the afternoon and late evening to integrate your impressions into your being, i.e., to process them... The beauty of nature allows you to breathe more freely, and you will have plenty of time to enjoy it—or just lie in your comfortable bed...

We also visit the nearby Villa Vrindavana, where people pray and sing every day, from early morning until evening. The shop there sells beautiful Indian clothing and scarves... as well as small pictures, singing bowls, and the finest scented oils from India.

The trip to a nearby medieval town offers culture above all, but also excellent shopping opportunities, as it has become quite touristy. Or you can simply sit in a church to meditate in silence and beauty.

Arrival

Please organize your own travel to the venue. We can arrange for you to be picked up from Florence train station (Santa Maria Novella) or Florence airport at a cost of approximately €60, to be shared between participants. I am happy to help with the arrangements.

You can travel by plane or train. Either directly to Florence or, for example, fly to Bologna, from there to the train station (8 min.) and from Bologna Centrale train station to Florence SMN. (38 min. travel time, cost approx. €20) From southern Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, traveling by car is also an option.

Via Scopeti 41, 50026 San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Toscana, Italy

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 20 days before arrival, you will receive a 50% refund of the booking price.
If you cancel up to 10 days before arrival, you will receive a 30% refund of the booking price.
If you cancel up to 7 days before arrival, you will receive a 20% refund of the booking price.
If you cancel up to 3 days before arrival, you will receive a 10% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

In the unlikely event that the retreat is canceled due to low enrollment (< 8), the entire amount transferred will of course be refunded. If you register after March 3, the full amount will be due immediately. I am also open to individual requests if you would prefer to pay in installments.