Puglia Retreat: Embody Your Body

October 6-12, 2024

Join us in Puglia for prana and piacere

Piacere, an Italian word meaning pleasure or delight is of the utmost importance in Italy and we want you to come live la dolce vita. This retreat is designed to bring you into relationship with your body, mind, and spirit.

On this transformative retreat, we’ll combine ancient yoga teachings alongside the latest research and techniques from modern studies on Somatics and nervous system regulation.

Allow us to guide you. Embody Your Body.

What’s Included:

  • 2x/day yoga, meditation, & movement classes led by Katherine Girling & Rachel Zitin

  • 7 days/6 nights stay in the luxurious trulli at La Rosa Dei Quattro Venti, a retreat center located in the heart of Puglia.

  • 2 delicious and nourishing Italian meals lovingly prepared by a local chef.

  • Daily (optional) journal prompts to deepen your experience.

  • Wine tasting and vineyard dinner

  • Coffee, tea and herbal infusions throughout the day

  • Free time for exploring Puglia, lounging poolside, hiking, connecting, relaxing, and optional massage.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:

  • Transportation and/or airfare to Puglia (we will help arrange shuttles)

  • Off-site beach trips and/or group excursions

  • Optional massage/body treatments
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Accomodations + Investment

  • double room retreat

    Shared Double Room

    Our most affordable and coziest option! Come with a friend or we’ll match you with a roommate. Enjoy all the luxuries of Puglia at this great rate.

    €1,950

  • Private Trullo

    Gardenia is the single trullo on the property. This cozy trullo has a double bed and is intended for single occupancy, sleep in this version of the traditional Puglian home, with all the modern luxuries.

    €2,750

  • Superior Private Room

    Enjoy a room all to yourself with this luxurious option! This premium room will give you all the comfort you could desire to truly sink into your retreat in Puglia.

    €2,950

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Who We Are:

  • Master Yoga and Meditation Teacher

    ERYT500 / YACEP

    Katherine is an educator with a passion for science, movement and human potential. Her spiritual journey began as a teenager, with an intensive practice in martial arts. After years of dedicated training in yoga and meditation, Katherine left the corporate world and co-founded a professional yoga school in Bali. As Director and Master Trainer, she has guided thousands of students through immersive yoga and meditation teacher trainings (200 and 300 hours) over the past decade. Her teaching is influenced by an intensive study of Tantric Hatha, Yin and Restorative Yoga styles, Yoga Nidra, Integral Anatomy, Yoga Tune Up®, Anatomy Trains®, Embodiment and Thai Yoga Massage.

  • Somatic Coach and Yoga Teacher

    Rachel is a retreat leader, yoga instructor, and somatic coach based in Rome. She has been living in Italy for over 15 years, working between tourism and the world of wellness. She brings a passion for Italian culture to any retreat she leads. She has completed over 350 hours of yoga teaching education including Hatha, Yin and Restorative, and Myofascial Release. Her obsession with somatics and the mind/body connection propels her in everything she does, from working with clients 1-on-1 as a somatic coach to leading women’s circles internationally. In her free time, she writes and reflects extensively on the long-standing connection between Italy and the global wellness movement.