JOIN OUR 7 DAY ITALIAN ADVENTURE YOGA, CYCLING, CULTURE!
Join Alchemy Tours to Tuscany Italy! Explore the dimensions of your yoga practice while exploring the rich Italian culture by biking, hiking and walking tours. Jointly led by Vinyasa Flow Yoga teacher Silvia Mordini and International Travel Guide Jacob Young, this spiritual and cultural gem is found in the heart of the Tuscan food and wine country, traveling to many local and famous wineries from there. Stay at a 10th century restored stone home peacefully nestled into the hills and experience a retreat like no other!
EXPLORE MIND/BODY BALANCE!
Two vinyasa classes and/or hiking and biking offered daily along with meditation and pranayama (breathing techniques) to bring you back to your center.
EXPLORE RICH ITALIAN CULTURE!
Daily excursions to experience the history going to museums of medieval art, cathedrals, shops, fortress, 13th century walled city, Etruscan ruins and more.
EXPLORE THE PEACEFUL NATURE OF TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE!
Experience amazing hilltop panoramas and the beauty of sunlight that has inspired painters throughout time, stand and cheer at the rising of the moon.
DETAILS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
We will be guests at an 800 year old classic Tuscan farmhouse converted into a stylish yoga retreat. Looking out one of the many windows of the different accommodations in Ebbio, you will be captivated by the undulating hills swept with thriving vineyards, olive trees and enchanting evergreen forests. The amazing part of Ebbio is that it is still a working organic Tuscan Farm with its own Chianti wine production and uses only garden-fresh produce or goods from open aired markets to create exquisite fine food in Ebbio’s Vegetarian Restaurant loving prepared by our private host Franz. Located in the breathtaking countryside of Tuscany, Ebbio is only 42 kms from Florence, 11 kms from Siena, 9 km from Castellina in Chianti and 1km from Monteriggioni, a little medieval jewel. Activities include yoga, cycling, hiking, and of course visiting art cities like Volterra, Montalcino, and Siena along with a trip to the natural hot springs of Rapolano, private wine tasting's and Tuscan cooking class.
- Day 1, Arrivals, Deplane Yoga, Farm Hike, Welcome Dinner
Day 2, Monteriggioni castle morning, Siena afternoon
Day 3, Cycling Morning, Radda in Chianti Wine Tasting and private walking tour afternoon
Day 4, Morning drive to the Mediterranean relax on the beach, afternoon lunch and visit to Petriolo Natural Hot Springs, Tuscan Cooking evening
Day 5, Morning free time or bike trip, San Gimignano and Volterra afternoon and evening
Day 6, Morning free time or bike trip, Montalcino afternoon Wine Tasting's and tour, evening closing dinner party
Day 7, Final Yoga, Breakfast and Departures
TO REGISTER AND SAVE YOUR SPOT:
You can pay with check, direct bank deposit, or credit card or Paypal on line but we most prefer checks. Please send checks to Total Body Yoga Retreats, 210 Terrace Drive, Mundelein, IL 60061. Contact us at retreats@totalbodyyoga.com or call if we can answer any questions. Click to pay by credit card.
PAYMENT POLICIES
Deposit: A $500 dollar deposit will reserve your space. Balance must be received 60 days prior to retreat. You can pay with check, direct bank deposit, or credit card or Paypal on line but we most prefer checks. Please send checks to Total Body Yoga Retreats, 210 Terrace Drive, Mundelein, IL 60061. Contact retreats@totalbodyyoga.com or call us.
INVESTMENT: $2050
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR INVESTMENT:
- 6 nights of accommodation
- Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner and all snacks and drinks for each day’s activities
- Social hours on select evenings
- All transportation during the trip, including private coaches
- 10 Yoga classes with Silvia Mordini
- Private evening Dharma talks facilitated by your Guides
- Entrance fees to all group events
- Informational cycling and safety clinic with Jacob Young
- All gratuities for special events, transfers, lodging and group meals.
- A special goodie bag with trip-specific comfort items and accessories
NOT INCLUDED?
Airfare to and from the trip, lodging before and/or after the trip if you are coming early or staying later, gratuities for your guides.
TIPS AND GRATUITIES
Gratuities for your guides may be given at your discretion in response to their leadership and professionalism throughout the trip. We suggest 5-10% of the trip price per individual to be divided between the guiding team as an industry standard. Gratuities for all restaurants, hotels, transportation and local events are paid for by the retreat organizers.
WHAT WILL MY DAY LOOK LIKE?
Day 1 – Sunday
Afternoon:
10:30am Meet in the lobby of the Hotel Palazzo Vecchio (via Cennini 4, 50123, Florence, Italy).
12:30pm Arrive at Ebbio for Lunch & Brief Logistics Talk
1:30pm Deplane Yoga Practice
2:30pm Farm Hike
10:30am Meet in the lobby of the Hotel Palazzo Vecchio (via Cennini 4, 50123, Florence, Italy).
12:30pm Arrive at Ebbio for Lunch & Brief Logistics Talk
1:30pm Deplane Yoga Practice
2:30pm Farm Hike
Evening:
5:30pm Yoga Practice
7:00pm Dinner
5:30pm Yoga Practice
7:00pm Dinner
Day 2 – Monday
Morning:
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Walk to Monteriggioni Castle (2 kms)
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Walk to Monteriggioni Castle (2 kms)
Afternoon:
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Depart for Sienna (15 minute drive, 11 kms)
Snacks on own in Siena
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Depart for Sienna (15 minute drive, 11 kms)
Snacks on own in Siena
Evening:
8:00pm Dinner
9:00pm Meditation Restorative Yoga Practice
8:00pm Dinner
9:00pm Meditation Restorative Yoga Practice
Day 3 – Tuesday
Morning:
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Cycling
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Cycling
Afternoon:
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Depart for Radda in Chianti
3:00pm Radda in Chianti walking tour and wine tasting
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Depart for Radda in Chianti
3:00pm Radda in Chianti walking tour and wine tasting
Evening:
7:00pm Yoga Practice
8:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Yoga Practice
8:00pm Dinner
Day 4 – Wednesday
Morning:7:00am Breakfast
7:45am Depart for Beach Day!
Afternoon:
12:30pm Picnic lunch at beach
1:30pm Depart for Petriolo Hot Springs
12:30pm Picnic lunch at beach
1:30pm Depart for Petriolo Hot Springs
Evening:
6:00pm Yoga Practice
7:30pm Dinner and Tuscan Cooking Class
6:00pm Yoga Practice
7:30pm Dinner and Tuscan Cooking Class
Day 5 – Thursday
Morning:
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Cycling
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Cycling
Afternoon/Evening:
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Depart for Volterra (one hour drive)
4:00pm Walking Tour of Volterra (one hour)
7:00pm Aperitivo and Dinner in Volterra
11:00pm Depart for Ebbio
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Depart for Volterra (one hour drive)
4:00pm Walking Tour of Volterra (one hour)
7:00pm Aperitivo and Dinner in Volterra
11:00pm Depart for Ebbio
Day 6 – Friday
Morning:
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am Yoga or Cycling
10:30am Free Time
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am Yoga or Cycling
10:30am Free Time
Afternoon:
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Depart for Montalcino wine tour
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Depart for Montalcino wine tour
Evening:
5:30pm Yoga Practice
7:00pm Closing Dinner Party
5:30pm Yoga Practice
7:00pm Closing Dinner Party
Day 7 – Saturday
Morning:
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Departures
11:30am Arrive Florence (First plane departures 1:30pm)
8:00am Yoga Practice
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Departures
11:30am Arrive Florence (First plane departures 1:30pm)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
(530) 408-6877
Your Yoga will be taught by Silvia Mordini whose loving Anusara-inspired Vinyasa Flow teaching style is influenced by more than 10 years of Hatha yoga study. She studies primarily under Shiva Rea. With over 7,500 hours of yoga teaching experience, as a nationally recognized Experienced Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT) she owns and teaches at Total Body Yoga, a 3,900 square foot Chicagoland yoga center with over 200 monthly classes and countless weekly workshops as well as for a fifth year teaching a Nationally accredited 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Silvia also enjoys working privately with athletes of all ages applying her knowledge of therapeutic yoga to aid healing old injuries or preventing new ones. Silvia’s dedication to her students makes her classes upbeat and fun, serious and informative, supportive and authentic.. When her students leave class, they have been inspired to be good to themselves and thereby kinder to others. Silvia finds healing in the beauty and stillness of Moab and considers nature and the relationship of human spirit her greatest teachers!!
Jacob is an avid cyclist, runner, and lover of all things outdoors, involving people. With over 10 years of guiding experience, beginning on Mt. Rainier, he has broadened his horizons by transitioning to guiding cycling trips around the world. He has been living in, and exploring the Olympic & Cascade mountain ranges of the Pacific Northwest for the past 11 years, and can often be found cycling, trail running, hiking and skiing in the greater Seattle area when not practicing yoga indoors. Jacob is a Certified Carmichael Training Systems coach and is CPR/First Aid certified, but his real experience comes from his passion for showing people new places and exploring along with them.
Kendra is a soul rider. She adores nature, yoga, snowboarding, rock climbing, surfing, people with adventurous spirits and playing in the mountains, desert and beautiful bodies of water. Kendra has studied yoga with Silvia Mordini in Anusara-inspired Vinyasa flow as part of the 200 hr Nationally accredited Yoga Teacher Training program and teaches at Total Body Yoga in Mundelein, IL. She has been snowboarding over 12 years with humble beginnings at Wilmot Mountain, WI to living the ski bum lifestyle in Aspen, CO. Kendra is Avalanche I certified, and has her CPR/First Aid and Outdoor Emergency Care certifications. Her love for snowboarding, powder and mountains has led her to the mountains of the West and South America. You’ll find her passion for the mountains and her wonder for nature contagious.