Yoga Retreat in Italy
With Melissa Spamer & Sara Easterson-Bond
September 24th – October 1st , 2022
InSabina Yoga Retreat Center
Sabine Hills, Italy
Enjoy 7 nights and 8 days at one of the most sought after Yoga Retreat centers in all of Italy. Each day you will have a 2 hour active Yoga class in the morning, and a two hour Yin/Restorative class in the afternoon. In between classes there are a myriad of walking trails and small villages to explore. You can also relax on the spacious grounds of InSabina retreat center, lounge by the pool (weather permitting), or receive an in house massage.
Your lodging is double occupancy in the quaint eight room InSabina villa. Each room is stylishly decorated by color theme. The villa is quiet, with rolling hills and forest surrounding the retreat center. The group size is approximately 16 people, and have exclusive use of the villa and grounds. The rooms have shared and ensuite bathrooms. The rooms are assigned by order of enrollment, and at the discretion of the facilitators. Couples are most often assigned rooms with private baths when available.
*Note: Vaccination is required to travel to Italy.
Retreat Package Cost:
Total price for the retreat is $2500 per person.
A non-refundable $350 deposit is needed to hold your space in the retreat. The balance of $2150 is due July 1st, 2022. Payment plans can be made available between now and July 1st.
Your retreat includes:
7 nights/8 days lodging at InSabina in a double room (room cleaning mid-week)
All Meals – Including a final dinner out at a lovely, local restaurant
2 Daily Yoga Classes with Sara and Melissa. They will be alternating class times each day, morning and afternoon.
All Yoga Props in the beautiful Yoga Studios – indoor studio and outdoor platform
Airport Transfer on arrival day and departure day
2 Day Trips - One to Orvieto and One to Roma (lunch is on your own)
Not included in your retreat:
Roundtrip Airfare from your City of Origin to Rome
Travel Insurance
Personal Laundry
Massage
*Please note as of now there is no wifi service at InSabina. There is wifi in the closest village 3km away. You may wish to get an international phone plan, or buy a sim card upon arrival in Italy to access the internet by your smartphone.
Cancellation Policy:
If you must cancel your retreat, the required deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable, unless we can fill your spot with another participant, given sufficient time.
Full refund, less deposit, will be given before 90 days notice of retreat start date.
Cancellations made within 90 days of your retreat: 50% of the total amount (less deposit) will be refunded.
Cancellations made within 60 days of your retreat: We apologize, but absolutely no refunds can be given, no exceptions.
About Melissa & Sara
Melissa has been teaching Yoga for 20 years, on five continents. She has led advanced teacher trainings, retreats, special workshops, and weekly classes. She has completed over six teacher trainings herself, and has specialized training in Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, Vinyasa, and Alignment based asana practices. She has also studied extensively with Angela Farmer, Victor Van Kooten, and Rama Vernon - some of the first Western Yoga teachers, all of whom have inspired a rich tapestry of creative, highly energetic, and in depth knowledge of Yoga which she weaves throughout her classes. Aside from teaching Yoga regularly, she is also a licensed counselor and Ayurvedic practitioner, living happily in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Sara began studying yoga at Yoga Source-Santa Fe in 2005 and was hooked after one class. Now a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor at the Intermediate Jr. I level, Sara’s teaching focuses on bringing stability, balance, strength, grace and humor to the practice of yoga, both on and off the mat. In addition to her Yoga Source mentors, Sara has studied extensively with Senior Iyengar Teacher Patricia Walden; completing Patricia’s 2-year Teacher Training program in 2015. Sara has also studied with Geeta Iyengar in Pune, India.
Travel to and from InSabina:
At this time, you will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter Italy and will need that proof with your passport.
Once you book your flight please forward your travel information to: info@melissaspamer.com
Airport Pick-up:
A minibus will be arranged to pick the group up at 3:30pm (15:30) on Saturday, September 24th & October 1st at the airport (Fumicino or Ciampino). We may arrange one bus from one airport or if there are enough people at each airport we will arrange 2 minibuses – one at each airport.
Even if you arrive to Italy hours or days early, you will need to either wait at the airport or make your way back to the airport by 3:30pm on Saturday, the 24th & October 1st.
The closest train station is Stimigliano. If you would rather come by train, you will need to let us know far in advance so we can arrange taxi service from the train station. Although, your arrival time according to the train schedule puts you arriving to InSabina after the first Yoga Class, later in the evening.
Airport Drop-Off:
The shuttle bus will depart InSabina on Saturday, October 1st and October 8th at 10am. The bus will take you to either of the two airports in Rome. If you are booking your flight out the same day, please make sure it is later in the evening, as the airport is approximately 90 minutes from InSabina.
Please write to info@melissaspamer.com with any further questions.