"Harmony Within" Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat 2025

Our 5-days/4-nights retreat will take place in a stunning recently restored large 9-bedroom rustic Tuscan villa with a pool overlooking the beautiful Chianti hills just about 35 minutes from Florence, Italy. In your spare time, take advantage of the serene nature and the olive groves. Relax in the Tuscan Hills and enjoy the breathtaking views.

This retreat is all about your needs -- even the organized activities are optional. Take time to enjoy doing what your soul needs most.

Relax in the pool or try a reflective journaling session. Explore nature, or go for a silent walk in the olive groves.

The villa property offers plenty of indoor and outdoor seating options for socializing or enjoying time alone.

You will:

    • Deepen Mind-Body Understanding

    • Daily Immersive Experiences on Creating Harmony Within

    • Daily Yoga & Pranayama Meditation

    • Daily Ayurveda Sessions 

    • Vegan/Vegetarian Anti-Inflammatory Diet included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

    • Please note that this is a No Alcohol event (we will be serving Ayurveda Elixirs/Non-Alcoholic Mocktails)

Benefits:

    • The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch with nature

    • A place where you can care for yourself without distractions

    • Become stronger mentally and find inner peace

    • A chance to get away and step aside from all the hustle and bustle of city life.

The path to perfect health parallels (ayurveda) the path to enlightenment (yoga). Ayurveda and yoga are two ancient system of healing originated in Indian practices that have been used for centuries to promote health and well-being. Together, ayurveda and yoga can transform our existence from the physical to the deepest spiritual levels of our being with extraordinary vitality and creativity on all levels. If you practice yoga, your energy will be more in balance according to the science of Ayurveda. If you practice other areas of Ayurveda, like well-balanced nutrition and regular meditation, it will improve your yoga practice.

Together, ayurveda and yoga form a common system of self-improvement, self-control and self-rejuvenation. This 5-days/4-nights special retreat is based on the understanding the ancient science of Ayurveda and learning how to use benefit from the integration of Ayurveda and Yoga to modify your physical and mental limitations and to improve your overall health and find the "Harmony Within".

06:00-06:30 Agnihotra (Sunrise fire ceremony)

06:30-07:30 Nature & Self-Meditation & Walks guided by Tess on the first day

08:00-08:30 Ayurveda Herbal detox teas 

08:30-10:00 Morning pranayama and yoga with Yoga Garage Teacher

10:15-10:45 Mantra Chanting

11:00 Brunch 

14:00-15:30 Ayurveda Lecture (we will have a cooking demo on the last full day)

15:30-18:30 Option to get a massage, Ayurvedic assessment, vedic astrology,

Osteopath Assessment and Treatment, Reiki or sound therapy

treatment

18:30 Early Dinner (there will also be an excursion and farm tour) 

19:30 Group Reflection, Self-Reflection, Movie night, Journaling

Included in the price:

• 5 Days & 4 nights in retreat venue at Via Volterrana (rooms at the villa vary in price, depending on room type: $1,950-$2,250)
• Daily Agnihotra (Sunrise fire ceremony)
• Daily Nature and Self-Meditation Walks in Silence
• Daily yoga and Pranayama classes
• Daily Ayurveda Lecture
• Daily Mantra Chanting
• Group Reflection, Self-Reflection, Movie night, Journaling
• 8 x organic meals - freshly prepared onsite, herbal teas, ayurveda mocktails  
• Ayurvedic Cooking Demonstration
• Continuing education credits for Yoga Alliance

Not included:

• Travel fare
• Transportation to and from Florence Airport (please let us know if you want us to arrange this for you)
• Option to get a massage, Ayurvedic Assessment, Vedic Astrology, Osteopath Assessment and Treatment, Reiki or sound therapy treatment.