Radiant Tuscany Retreat 2022

Under the Tuscan Sun and Moon Yoga Adventure Retreat

A Tantra Vinyasa Yoga Retreat Vacation w/Nancy Goodfellow

Tuscany, Italy

May 23-30th, 2020

Renew, reconnect and recalibrate your body, mind and spirit. Feel radiantly alive and deeply connected while increasing your knowledge of what brings the greatest joy and wellbeing into your life through the embodied practices of Tantra and Vinyasa Yoga. This is your chance to spend an entire week practicing Yoga, eating amazing food grown at the retreat center, going on fun daily explorations of the surrounding beaches, ancient villages and beautiful vineyards.

This isn't some ordinary 'luxury 'yoga retreat where you do some basic daily yoga with the instructor who disappears the rest of the day while you lay around the pool wondering what to do next. Basically, we will be spending our days together, practicing yoga twice a day (I have been teaching for over 20years), enjoying an amazing home-cooked Italian brunch in the garden (Nonna 'Italian for grandmother' will be preparing our meal), then mid-day will be an optional hike or bike ride or playtime on the beach. Each afternoon will be something different...Yin Yoga, Tantra workshops, handstand practices, partner Thai massage and more. Some evenings we will BBQ together in the outdoor common area of the property (handsome property owner Lorenzo will help prepare the grill) or walk together to the beautiful beachfront restaurant that will prepare us an authentic Tuscan meal. Other nights we will each hang out in our own apartments where we all have our own kitchens and can prepare our favorite foods with the produce grown on the property. This is a TRUE TUSCAN EXPERIENCE...staying with an Italian family and living on their beautiful property next to a gorgeous beach and amazing mountains.

The goal of this extraordinary Tantra Exploration Retreat is to offer students an opportunity to step out of their usual daily routine, immersed in a beautiful, peaceful environment that provides a sacred space for physical, mental and spiritual awakening. Springtime represents an awakening of the senses and Tantra is a FULLY EMBODIED PRACTICE AND LIFESTYLE that is accessible for everyone. We will explore the ancient and modern techniques and tools of non-dualistic Tantra and Yoga. Our daily morning practices will be inspired by the Sun and the fire element as we flow through a dynamic Vinyasa Flow practice in our open-to-nature yoga studio set amongst the olive trees and green surroundings. The afternoon practice will be more lunar, inspired by the water element, and will include Yin yoga, meditation and breathing exercises.

Besides twice daily yoga practices we will be going together on daily explorations of this amazing region in Italy. All our activities will be optional...so if you just feel like relaxing on the beach (just a 10 minute walk away), riding a bike through the countryside (all students will have a bicycle to use during the retreat), or hike the nearby mountains (trails directly from the retreat center)...you always have a choice. But I'm fairly certain that we will all be wanting to spend as much time together, and as usually happens on my retreats, by the end we will have built beautiful friendships and sacred bonds.

We´ll be offering healthy, delicious meals in a beautiful outdoor setting and ambiance. This is going to nourish your senses as & your body. The food is prepared with love and most of the produce is grown directly on the retreat grounds. If you have been to Italy before then you KNOW how incredibly delicious and tantalizing the traditional Mediterranean cuisine is. Each apartment also has its own kitchen so you will be able to prepare meals in your place and buy farm fresh produce grown right on the farm!! There are also a few very nice restaurants on the beach just a short walk from Serignano.

Life can get busy, stressful and underwhelming...and often we forget to take the time to slow down and be more present with the immediate moment. Tantra Yoga offers us so many ways to bring in more vitality, more lightness and less fear. We will practice dynamic vinyasa yoga balanced with meditation and breathwork that will help us to bring more attention and concentration into our lives. This is a transformational path that embraces ALL of different aspects in a holistic and every expanding way.

HELL YES I AM IN!!!

7 nights accommodations at the Serignano Alle Rochette Farmhouse property in apartments (single, double, triple or quadruple occupancy)
7 x extensive breakfast brunches lovingly prepared by Italian 'Nonna' (grandma)
2 evening outdoor BBQ's on the property
Special dinner at the Enchanted White beach front restaurant
Daily morning Tantra Vinyasa Yoga with Nancy (Sun-inspired dynamic flows)
daily afternoon practices: Yin yoga, creative movement, workshops & connection-time
daily morning meditations and Pranayama breathing practices
beach bicycles to use whenever you want
daily hiking, biking and exploring beaches and ancient Tuscany villages
Tantra Yoga playshops to learn more about Embodied living and practices
Excursion to Mortelle Wine vineyard for meditation, lunch & wine tour
guidance from Nancy & her 20 years teaching experience in an intimate & personal setting
Surf and Standup Paddle boarding (optional)
Excursion to famous Thermal Springs 'Terme di Saturnia'
Daily 'free time' to relax or walk to the beach just 5 minutes from the retreat center
Day trip to Florence or Rome by train (optional)

What to expect from this Yoga Retreat

-An amazingly fun, educational and unforgettable time!!

-A true Italian experience on a family-run Tuscan farm property

-Some of the best Yoga of your life...soulful, creative, educational, challenging and holistic with lots of personal attention in our intimate setting (max 14 students)

-Independency and time for yourself...lots of choices of activities and adventures

-All apartments have their own kitchens and patios so students can prepare some of their own meals if desired

-Springtime means less crowds, less tourists and less expensive!!

-Sweet & humble accommodations that are perfect for friends or couples (there will be one single occupancy offered)

-Beautiful nature, Italian wine and of course some of the best food in the world!!

About Nancy

Nancy is Yoga director and co-owner of Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica, she is extremely well known for her inspiring and creative daily classes, workshops,and retreats, with students both locally and internationally. Her twenty years of committed practice, thousands of hours of trainings, and continual curiosity towards life’s most mysterious aspects are all part of why she has so many devoted students. She has over 1000 hours of Yoga Alliance certified trainings and a head full of inspiration and wisdom.

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS:

Private Single occupancy apartment: €1500

Private room in shared apartment:

€1250 (double bed)

***share your bed €1000 each

Sofa bed in shared apartment:

€1050

Yoga friend SPECIAL: €980 EACH

-3-4 friends in shared apartment

(Double bedroom + double couch bed in living room, full kitchen, garden patio & bathroom)

Time schedule (may vary depending on weather)

Saturday, May 23rd arrival day. Check in: 3 pm

Retreat starts at 5 pm. Welcome / Get together tour of the retreat center
5.30 pm: Afternoon Yoga Session
8 pm: Group dinner on the property

Sunday/Monday/Wednesday/Friday: (daily example / subject to change)

8am guided and/or silent meditation (optional)
8:30am Dynamic Tantra Vinyasa Yoga session
10am big breakfast buffet
free time / beach, bike ride, hiking or optional group outing
5 pm: Afternoon sessions or workshop (this time will be flexible depending on daily activity)
7.30/8.00 pm: Tuesday/Thursday/Friday group dinner at outside restaurant