The Regenerate Retreat
A 6 night regenerative retreat on an organic farm in Tuscany in the company of other wonderful women passionate about creating sustainable change.
Dates:
16 - 22 June 2024
Location:
Podere Ebbio, Monteriggioni, Siena, Italy
Booking:
Scroll down to the booking form at the bottom of the page.
Price:
Double Room: 1’200 Euro (Members The Great Full Community) / 1’350 Euro (Non-Members)
Single Room: 1’450 Euro (Members The Great Full Community) / 1’600 Euro (Non-Members)
A small number of reduced price places are available for those with limited resources.
Your Tuscan Farm Home
The retreat will be hosted at the beautiful Podere Ebbio - an organic farm and agriturismo nestled in the forest behind Monteriggioni in Tuscany. You will be accommodated in a historic farm house dating back to 1200 AD, renovated to maintain its rustic beauty. The farm is surrounded by natural woodland and natural springs, offering plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself in nature.
We will share delicious vegetarian meals together outdoors, eating at a communal table under the shade of the leafy pergola. The home made meals are all created from produce fresh from the farm.
Your Retreat Program
The program has been carefully curated so you leave feeling nourished, restored, and equipped with new tools to take this into your everyday life. By exploring being in our usual doing world, you will have the chance to rest, restore and regenerate. Most importantly, we will do this in a way that is light and playful to explore the idea that it may not matter what we do but how we do it!
Example Day:
Tea and fresh fruit
8.30 - 10.00 Yoga, Mindful Movement, Meditation
10.30 - 11.30 Brunch
11.30 - 17.00 Free Time
17.00 - 18.30 Yin Yoga, Myofascial Release and Accupressure
19.00 Dinner
Arrival Day:
16.00 Check In
17.00 Welcome circle and practice
19.00 Dinner
Departure Day:
8.00 Farewell practice
9.30 Breakfast
10.30 Check Out
Optional Group Sessions:
Group coaching and discussion sessions, guided reflection activities and group experiences. Participants are also welcome to co-create sessions according to what they feel inspired to do.
Optional activities:
Outside of the retreat program, Ebbio offers a range of additional activities you are welcome to explore, including:
Harvest and Cooking Class, Herbalism and Foraging Workshop, Hike to Natural Springs, Massage Treatments, Horseback Riding, Bike Riding, Volunteering on the Farm.
Retreat Structure
Each day of the retreat we will explore a theme relevant for your life and work, investigating how we can take the lessons off the mat and into our lives. The retreat will be structured around the 5 elements from Traditional Chinese Medicine, with each element offering an overarching theme that will be woven into all the practices.
In the morning, we will awaken for a guided meditation session followed by a gentle vinyasa flow yoga class, incorporating breath work and a physical practice accessible to all levels of yoga experience. Throughout the week we will work through the body, establishing a solid foundation in all the poses that you can build on to evolve your practice. We will work on strength, flexibility, balance and integration giving you a well-rounded physical practice and leaving you feeling energized and joyful.
In the evening we will slow down with a yin yoga, accupressure and myofascial release practice. This time will be dedicated to creating space to find physical, mental and emotional calm and bring your awareness back to the present moment.
There will be optional reflection activities and discussion circles on themes of interest to the community members.
Getting There
Ebbio is located close to Monteriggioni, Siena and is accessible by train and car.
By train: Travel to Castellina Scalo Monteriggioni train station (5km away) and from there we can arrange a transfer for you by car (around 15 euros per ride).
By car: Ebbio is searchable on google maps and the have parking spaces available.
The most convenient method is to travel by train to Florence and then coordinate a transfer or care hire with other participants. You will be connected with the other participants before the retreat begins so you can coordinate this easily.
Your Host
Hi, I am Michelle and I am passionate about create spaces for aspiring women leaders to explore how they want to lead sustainable change from the inside out. Yoga offers many tools and insights that support this work both on and off the mat. I have experienced first-hand how yoga can support us to create the mental, physical and emotional space to get perspective on life, live and work in line with our values and find inner strength and contentment. I discovered yoga 20+ years ago while studying at university and since then it has been a constant support during my professional life. I did my first teacher training (200hr) in Bali in 2011 with the intention of deepening my own practice and in the process discovered a love for teaching, which I have been doing ever since. In 2017 I completed my advanced teacher training (500hr) in India with my teacher Vidya Heisel from Frog Lotus Yoga. Over the last 10 years I have also completed several trainings in yin yoga, combining that with meridian theory, five element theory and acupressure. I feel honored to be able to share this knowledge with you while on retreat. I have also completed my ACC and PCC training as an Integral Coach (certified by the International Coaching Federation) and weave coaching practices into the retreat experience to support your personal, professional and leadership development. You can learn more about my background here: www.thegreatfull.com/about
Impressions from Past Retreats
Here is what past participants shared about their retreat experience:
Participants from 2023:
"This week was like a moment out of time, where I could completely relax into the experience of the present moment. Deeply fostering this connection with myself and with the amazing women from our community, I’m coming back home feeling ready and energized - whatever the world throws at me, I have a place to rest within myself and within this group!"
"The Regenerate Retreat offers a very special space to calm down, connect to yourself and other wonderful women, to recharge, restore and rest. It nourished me, brought me delight and filled my heart with joy! The venue is a mystical beauty amidst beautiful forest and tuscanian hills. And last but definitely not least: Michelle is the best teacher and host for this get away you could possibly imagine - understanding, caring, supportive and with a wonderful sense for nourishing yoga and meditation practices. Thank you so much!!"
"I needed to find my long-awaited inner peace and since the first day thanks to Michelle and her amazing, well thought, and respectful guidance through a beautiful body and mind journey and thanks to such a nice group of like-minded women, I felt so much at ease and could connect deeply with myself, the others and nature. What a blessing! It has been such an inspiring, good, positive week. Thank you so much! Looking forward to next year :-)"
"After this one week on the beautiful farm Ebbio in the middle of nowhere in Tuscany, I felt completely calm and relaxed. It was everything you could hope for: the best making-you-feel-wrapped-in-a-cosy-blanket community, spending the days practicing mindful yoga and meditation, eating delicious organic plant-based foods and spending time in the beautiful nature surrounded by animals - I couldn't ask for a better retreat."
Participants from 2022:
"Even though one week is short, I felt immediately disconnected from daily life challenges. Its a magical place where it was so easy to have meaningful conversation, relax and emerge into regenerating yoga poses. The wonderful women and the delicious food made the week just perfect!"
"The retreat was everything I hoped it would be and more - a heart filling week with the perfect balance of turning inward (yoga, journaling, time for yourself) & turning outward (connecting with likeminded, inspiring women, doing cool activities, singing together around the campfire..)."
"The retreat was a wonderful and soothing time to regenerate and connect with ourselves, while being surrounded by lovely women ;) I would highly recommend it as a 1 week resource space"
"I loved everything!! :) the yoga classes (yin&yang, good balance, for all levels), Ebbio, the surroundings, the food, the people, the welcoming atmosphere, the safe space created by Michelle and the group, the poems read by Michelle during the yoga classes"
"I felt immediately disconnected from daily life challenges. Its a magical place where it was so easy to have meaningful conversation, relax and emerge into regenerating yoga poses. The wonderful women and the delicious food made the week just perfect!"
Book Your Place
The retreat is open to members of The Great Full community and other aspiring women leaders working in sustainability or food systems.
Prices for the 6 night retreat:
1’200 CHF for The Great Full Community Members
1’350 CHF for Non-Members
Non-refundable deposit of 250 Euro paid at the time of booking. the remaining balance is due on 01 April 2024.
What’s included:
· 6 nights of accommodation in a double room with shared bathroom
· Morning tea and snacks
· 2 home cooked organic and local meals a day (brunch and dinner)
· All yoga and meditation classes and activities
· Yoga mat and props
· Access to all the facilities at Ebbio
Not Included:
· Travel, insurance, visa and any other travel related expenses
· Any extra meals
· Day trips
· Massages or treatments
· Extra activities
Retreat Registration
Thanks for your interest in the Regenerate Retreat! You can book your place and come join us in Tuscany by filling out and submitting the form below. Please note that priority for the limited places on the retreat is given to members of The Great Full community.
Within 3 days of submitting your booking request you should receive an email from us with further details. If you do not receive this please get in contact here.
Please note that your registration is subject to the following Terms and Conditions.