8 days / 7 nights ...

Join Rachel Hull and Jessie Chapman in beautiful Tuscany for a yoga holiday extraordinaire.

Based 15 minutes out of Sienna - one of Italy’s best preserved medieval towns - we enjoy twice daily yoga and explore Sienna, San Gimignano & Volterra, museums and cathedrals, swim in the Mediterranean, take long beach walks, dip into Roman hot springs and savour delicious home-cooked Italian meals.

We stay at ‘Ebbio’, a 14th Century farmhouse that has been converted into a charming yoga retreat. The view is classic Tuscan beauty with undulating hills covered in vineyards, olive trees and enchanting evergreen forests. Ebbio is also a working family farm with an annual harvest of grapes used to make authentic Chianti Wine – for which Tuscany is so well known. There’s a delightfully renovated yoga room with polished wooden floors - formerly the stables - and lots of walking trails to explore on the property.

Rachel Hull will be joined by Radiance Retreats Yoga Teacher Jessie Chapman. Together they offer years of experience, and a creative and inspiring retreat with lots of one-to-one adjustments and personal assistance. Both teachers will be present in each Yoga class, which means lots of extra attention for you.

COST:
1386 Euro per person twin share
If travelling alone, we will be sure to put you in a room with a same sex person.
Bathrooms are separate to the bedrooms, with between 2-4 people sharing a bathroom.

INCLUSIONS: 7 nights accommodation; healthy vegetarian family-style Italian meals, using daily fresh pickings from the organic garden, Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil from fruits grown on the property; twice daily yoga, evening yoga nidra, chanting & meditation; day trips to Sienna, San Gimignano & Volterra, where we get to explore the famous museums, gardens and galleries; a visit to the nearby hot springs; a picnic at the National Park of Alberese, where we stroll the beach and swim in the Mediterranean. Two day lunches are not included. These are the days we are in Sienna and other towns and this is an opportunity for us to try out some great cafes. Airfares and Transfers are not included, however, transfers can be booked from the nearby airports and train stations at an extra cost.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: At Ebbio, you can include horseback riding, mountain biking, guided hiking on a donkey and hot tub soaking. Florence is an hour’s drive away and transport can be arranged if you wish to visit Florence on a free day.

ABOUT THE YOGA & TEACHERS: During the retreat there will be morning Vinyasa flow yoga for beginner to general levels, afternoon restorative yoga as well as yoga classes to build core strength, meditation, yoga nidra and discussions. Rachel Hull has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and today travels between Asia and Italy running retreats and yoga teacher training courses. She runs the annual Shakti Spirit Teacher Training in conjunction with Brahmani Yoga Centre (formerly Purple Valley Drop in Centre), in Goa, India. An experienced Ayurvedic Consultant, she incorporates many of the principles of Ayurveda in her teachings. Jessie Chapman has been teaching in Australia and Asia since 1996. She’s Australia's bestselling yoga author of 4 yoga books (HarperCollins Australia & Ulysses Press USA) and has released the Radiance Yoga DVD series.

GETTING THERE: Ebbio (www.ebbio.com) is located in the province of Sienna, ‘the heart of Tuscany’.

Airport pickup can be arranged with the retreat centre, and is available from Florence airport, for a cost of 50 euro per person each way. Siena and Castellina in Chianti are the closest train stations to Ebbio. Pisa, Florence and Rome airports are all connected with the Italian railway system to Siena train station where guests can be picked up for 15 euro per person.

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Booking Policy
It helps us run great retreats, keeps venues happy, and helps you get great airfare deals, if you book early. The retreat will go ahead based on a minimum number of bookings. In the highly unlikely event that we cancel the retreat for any reason, a full refund of the retreat fee will be made to you.

Cancellation Policy:
For cancellations of 21 days or more before the start of the retreat – we will refund your money minus a €150 administration fee, which is non-refundable for any reason. * For cancellations of 7-21 days before the start of the retreat – we will refund 50%. * For cancellations of 7 days or less before the start of the retreat – no refund will be available.