Retreats
Yoga & Culture Retreat Italy
With Deidra Demens
Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Saturday, October 25, 2025
Retreat to a private villa in Umbria, Italy for a week of yoga, sightseeing, wine tasting, and delicious Italian Mediterranean cuisine. Immerse in nature on this getaway to unplug, rest and release, explore the local culture, and take in the inspiration.
Culture & Experience
Treat yourself to a 7 night stay at Locanda del Gallo, a hillside villa in Umbria, Italy. Built at the beginning of the 12th century on the border between Gubbio and Perugia, the villa was beautifully restored almost 30 years ago into the luxury boutique hotel that it is today. Immerse in nature on this retreat. Enjoy the green hills, gardens, and extreme relaxation in the wellness center with a salt water swimming pool, jacuzzi spa, massage facilities, and healthy and organic cuisine. Explore the town, local wine, and stunning architecture. Included in our stay is a visit to the Gubbio Market, Guided tour to Assisi, castle visit, and regional wine tasting with antipasto lunch.
Yoga
Tucked into the gardens that overlook the peaceful hills that surround the property you’ll find the villa’s beautiful yoga room. This is where we will meet for our daily yoga classes. The morning practice will consist of an hour long practice that is energizing and invigorating, to help gain strength and flexibility to prepare for the day. In the evening we will meet again for an hour and a half long restorative class that will focus on therapeutic practices to help relieve backache, tension in the neck and shoulders, joint pain, stress relief and more.
What’s Included
Round- trip group transportation from FCO Rome Airport
7 night stay in a beautiful 11th century country villa
Yoga twice daily
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner- all natural, homemade meals prepared on the property
Visit to Gubbio Market Day
Day tour to Perugia
Castle Visit & Regional Wine Tasting with Antipasto Lunch
Use of all facilities including the wellness center with Jacuzzi spa, and steam bath
Pricing
A $500 non- refundable deposit will reserve your spot.
Single Private
Enjoy a private room with a private bath all to yourself.
$3300
Double Private
A shared room for two people with a private bath, rooms can be arranged with either 1 King bed or 2 single beds.
$2700
Double Deluxe
A shared room with a shared bathroom in a two bedroom suite.
$2100
All pricing is per person.
All pricing includes the $500 deposit.
International airfare is not included.
Payment plans are available. Please inquire directly with Deidra to setup.
Travel Information
Arrival
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Group transportation to our villa will be provided from FCO (Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport) at 12pm. Our meeting point is in Terminal 3, n.1 near baggage claim. There will be a “meeting point” sign on the pillar, and our driver will be holding a sign for Locanda del Gallo.
Departure
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Check out at the villa is 10am after breakfast. Group transportation back to the Rome Airport will be provided then. We can expect to be back in Rome around 1:30pm- 2pm.
For more information and to sign up for the retreat email deidrademensyoga@gmail.com
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