YOGA – retreat in nature (1 or 2 Weeks)
Happiness is a choice!
La felicità è una scelta!
(all levels welcome)
The total cost of the Yoga Holiday will be waived in part or in whole for yoga teachers who bring 10+ students with them.
Deepen your yoga 
practice and explore the inner you while staying in the Italian countryside. Each room has a private bath. And there is a swimming pool as well as hiking trails.
This is a full yoga retreat, that is: a very physical class in the morning, optional nature adventures or quiet time in nature in the afternoon, followed by a quieter evening class to include mental exercises, diverse pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditation.
While I would like to provide a very tranquil and peaceful environment and ask all guests to be respectful of one another, this retreat should also be a fun and enriching experience where talking and indulging in the 5 senses is encouraged (not prohibited).
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Included:
All meals
2 yoga classes daily
Theme meditations
Guided hike
Cooking class
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.Extras:
Horse-back riding
Rafting
Guided tours of nearby towns (see Umbria Daytrips)
Daytrip to the Marmore Waterfalls and Lake Piediluco
Festival outings
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STRUCTURE
8 AM – 9AM – Breakfast
10 AM – 12.30 AM – Active morning class, breathing techniques and light meditation.
1pm – 6pm – lunch and free time / nature adventures
6pm – 8pm – quieter evening class, mental exercises, respiration techniques, and longer meditation (see meditation themes below).
8pm – light dinner
Day 1 – Evening theme:
According to the Dalai Lama, the goal of life is to search for happiness. But what is happiness? And what is the difference between happiness and pleasure?
Day 2 Evening theme:
Light attracts light. But how does one eliminate the darkness?
Day 3 Evening theme:
Defend your convictions: What does Krishna say?
Day 4 Evening theme:
What determines happiness? Who has more power: the mind or the situations?
Day 5 Evening theme:
Gratitude, Positivity, and Creation of a ‘Mantra’ for your life.
Day 6 Evening theme:
The candle ritual: letting go of worry and creating light.
Day 7 Early morning class followed by breakfast and departure. Arrivederci!
Meals: Vegetarian meals available upon request; if you have any food allergies, please let me know in advance of your arrival. You should indicate your food requirements under Comments on your Travel Form when you register.
How to arrive:
If you prefer airport pickup in Rome, please let me know (and if we can arrange for the whole group to be picked up, the cost will be less). Private pick-up service will obviously cost more. Buses and trains are also available from the airport. Let me know your flight arrival time and I will help you to arrange for the best possible option.
Time to arrive at the retreat location:
preferably between 11:30am and 5 pm on the first day of the retreat. The first yoga class and retreat introduction begins at 6pm.
About Yoga Instructor: Marena Lobosco
Marena is a teacher of yoga, pilates, qigong, and meditation and she also practices reiki and ayurveda. She was a university instructor in New York. She was also a dancer and choreographer in the Equinox Dance Troupe in California as well as in Notes in Motion in New York. She studied oriental disciplines in diverse Ashrams in New York and India.
Her principle philosophies:
• Krishnamurti
• Patanjali
• Dalai Lama
The type of Hatha Yoga she teaches: Vinyassa, Iyengar, and ISHTA
• Vinyassa: every movement goes with a breath
• Iyengar: very precise movements for maximum benefits and to protect the body
• ISHTA: to open the meridan canals of the body and the balance the chakras
Certifications:
• for yoga: Yoga Works (NY) and Yoga Alliance (USA)
• for reiki: The International Center for Reiki Training
