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7 Day Spring, Summer, Yoga and Natural Wellness Retreat in Ischia Island, Naples, Italy
Eremo di Montevergine Via Tommaso Cigliano, 144, 80075 Forio, Ischia, Naples, Italy
Yoga and Wellness Retreat in Italy
Francesca Marchi Scuola Yoga Shivapuri Satyananda yoga is pleased to invite you to spend wonderful days welcoming spring to the atmosphere of the rebirth of Easter and the arrival of the first rays of summer, which in these places is pure wonder. Days are fully dedicated to yoga and your natural well-being on this island where nature offers an abundance of gifts between wonderful gardens and the sources of natural hot waters that abound as in an Eden. The hermitage of Santa Maria di Montevergine overlooking the splendid bay of San Francesco will leave you speechless.
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Francesca
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Highlights
- Yoga and meditation
- Stunningly beautiful retreat location
- Historic home and wonderful old garden
- CSEN membership card 2024
- Delicious vegetarian meals
- 6 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French, Italian
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Café
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Baby sitting
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Child care
- Conference room
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Library
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
- Pet care / grooming
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
Eremo Di Montevergine is an ancient hermitage disputed for centuries between monastic orders. In the 1900s, it was the holiday villa of a noble English family whose white walls resonate with art, music, writing, and life in the wonderful garden with plants brought from India and the Mediterranean coasts.
Today, the place has been renovated with wisdom and elegance by a famous architect thanks to the love and care of the current owners.
In a very panoramic position, the Montevergine Hermitage, dating back to the early 1700s, dominates the Bay of San Francesco which is about 100 meters from the entrance to the Hermitage adjacent to the Church of San Francesco.
The unique location, in the Lacco Ameno area, is nestled between Forio and the suggestive San Montano Bay, an exclusive location that has always been considered a residential area with prestigious villas and hotels.
Nearby is the mystical Bosco di Zaro with the villa "la Colombaia" which once belonged to the director Luchino Visconti. In the same forest, there is a place of worship dedicated to the Madonna di Zaro, while a few steps from the Hermitage you can visit the famous "Gardens of Mortella", considered among the top ten most beautiful gardens in Europe.
A short distance away, you reach the wonderful and lush Negombo Thermal Garden in the suggestive and splendid Bay of San Montano.
From the small square in front of the Church of San Francesco di Paola, you enter the Hermitage through a wrong iron gate. A long covered patio, bordered by large and beautiful arches and stairs, leads to the large and bright entrance which leads into the main part of the Hermitage.
Here is the Petrea apartment, the former manor house of an English noblewoman from the early 1900s it is located in the center of the apartments like the pistil of a flower in the center of the petals. The main protagonist of Petrea's immense "sometimes" very white hall, surrounded by large windows and clear light, the large grand piano inlaid in wood with the carved initiatives of the great writer and pianist Alfred Stead founder of the noble family.
Each apartment is named after a Greek nymph: Calypso, Galatea, Actea, Teti, and Nesea. The western exposure of the Hermitage allows you to admire breathtaking sunsets from almost all views and on the horizon the profile of the island of Ventotene.
Program
Yoga and meditation
The importance of yoga today. Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most precious heritage of the present. It is the essential need of today and the culture of tomorrow (Swami Satyananda Saraswati).
Today, a spiritual heritage is being reclaimed of which yoga is an important part. While the central theme of yoga remains the supreme goal of a spiritual path, yoga practices provide tangible and direct benefits to everyone, regardless of spiritual goals.
Physical and mental purification and strengthening are the most important outcomes of yoga. What makes it so powerful is that yoga works on holistic principles of harmony and union. According to medical researchers, yoga therapy is successful because of the balance created in the nervous and endocrine systems that directly influence all other systems and organs of the body.
For most modern people, yoga is simply a means of maintaining health and well-being in an increasingly stressful society. Asanas eliminate the physical discomfort created during a day in the office sitting in a chair, hunched over a desk. Relaxation techniques help one get the most out of increasingly limited free time. In an age of ringing cell phones and 24-hour shopping, yogic practices have great significance on both a personal and business level.
Waters and wellbeing
The Island of Ischia, already rich in thermal water sources with countless therapeutic virtues, renowned throughout the world for the Terme di Ischia, also enjoys a fortunate geographical location that ensures ideal climatic and environmental conditions to restore body and spirit.
Ischia and its waters, thermal springs, the wonderful thermal gardens, the wellness centers, in an environment composed of the rocky cliffs of Epomeo, the relaxing pine forests, the fresh sea breeze, the beaches, and the many, suggestive, panoramas make the ancient land of "Inarime", a sort of sweet enchanted garden where you can enjoy the beneficial effects of the sources of eternal youth.
Rough outline of the program
Day 1
- 14:00 Arrival and accommodation in the rooms/apartments from 2 p.m.
- 16:00 Herbal teas and welcome tea in the garden
- Relaxation / free time
- 18:00 - 20:00 Presentation of the yoga program and sunset meditation in the Hermitage Belvedere or the bay
- 20:30 Vegetarian Mediterranean-style dinner on the splendid Petrea terrace (or in case of bad weather in the fascinating piano room)
- After dinner: Chatting and soft music in the moonlight on the sea / Ischia by night / rest
Days 2 - 6
- 07:00 - 08:30 Morning yoga in front of the sea: Sun salutation, energizing asanas and pranayama at San Francesco Bay
- 09:00 - 10:00 Buffet breakfast on the splendid Petrea terrace
- 10:00 - 17:00 Relax / free time (S. Angelo and the Fumaroles / Mortella Gardens / Zara Forest / Poseidon Thermal Gardens and Parks / Negombo / relax in the bay)
- 18:00 - 20:00 Evening yoga and meditation at sunset in the Hermitage Belvedere or the bay
- 20:30 Vegetarian Mediterranean-style dinner on the splendid Petrea terrace
- After dinner: Chatting and soft music in the moonlight on the sea / Ischia by night / rest
Day 7
- 07:00 - 08:30 Morning yoga in front of the sea: Sun salutation, energizing asanas and pranayama at San Francesco Bay
- 09:00 - 10:00 Buffet breakfast on the splendid Petrea terrace
- Conclusion of the program - farewells and departures
Instructors
Francesca Marchi
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Francesca Marchi (sn.Shivapuri) has been studying and practicing yoga since 1977. Having met and recognized her as Guru Sw. Satyananda Saraswati in 1985, she follows the Satyananda yoga tradition. She made numerous trips to India from 1981 to 2009 with long residential periods at Bihar School of Yoga. During these periods, she studied and collaborated with the BSY in the still-living presence of Sw. Satyananda. She has been teaching yoga since '93 and in 2001 she founded her own yoga school. From 2001 to today, she has taught various levels and holds numerous yoga retreats.
Retreat location
Ischia, the island of beauty and well-being
Splendid beaches, thermal springs, history, art, and nature: there are a thousand reasons to visit the island of Ischia!
An island of peace conceived by man and forged by nature: there are a thousand reasons to dedicate yourself to a holiday or even just a weekend of break and relaxation on the island of Ischia.
Archaeological sites that you cannot miss like the Roman settlements of Ischia. The suggestive Aragonese Castle, its village of Ischia Ponte Antico, the port, and the ancient Villa de' Bagni are absolutely worth a visit. But Ischia is above all sea, beaches and beautiful bays.
Only in Ischia will you find ancient thermal springs and natural pools that flow directly from the beach where marine waters mix with the thermal ones. Only in Ischia can you go trekking on the island's mountains and come across jets of sulfurous vapor that must be breathed in with your mouth half open as if you were in front of a large inhalation device! The volcanic island offers hot springs in every corner; you can dedicate yourself to baths, mud treatments, inhalations, and massacres that will make your stay in Ischia truly unforgettable.
Unique features
Activities
- Hot tub / Jacuzzi
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Café
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
Services
- Baby sitting
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Conference room
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Library
- Pet care / grooming
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Breakfasts sweet and sour, snacks and typical dinners are included in the package.
At the table with "Om Ajni" a Vegan vegetarian home restaurant!
The villa and the kitchen are managed exclusively by the staff and the Yogalifestyle Home Restaurant. This will offer you the feeling of truly being in your own private villa and having many little attention from the staff who will prepare you wonderful and superabundant breakfasts and dinners, with great care, always full of new proposals.
The cuisine will be vegetarian including dairy products and eggs and vegan based only on vegetable products, refined and in great style in the tradition of Mediterranean and Neapolitan cuisine with some notes of exotic cuisine, drinks included, keeping an eye not to lose your figure too much! Those who already know them always come back with their mouths watering!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Excursions (at extra cost and optional)
Proposals every week:
- Sant' Angelo: After dinner in the small square: drinks and atmosphere
- Capri: Aperitif in the Piazzetta and Capri atmosphere (maximum hours 11-17)
- Procida: The colorful houses, little streets, and the famous “postman’s beach” (maximum hours 11-17)
Free and recommended excursions:
- Mortella Gardens (and musical events)
- Negombo and Poseidon Thermal Gardens
- Sant' Angelo
- Aragonese Castle (and events)
- Beaches of your choice!
- Trekking on Mount Epomeo to the fountain of eternal youth
The costs of thermal parks and all the treatments can be consulted directly on the websites of Giardini Poseidon, Negombo, etc.
What's included
- Yoga program
- Room cleaning and change of linen every 2 days
- CSEN membership card 2024
- Breakfast and dinners
- 6 nights accommodation
- Transfer to / from port / hermitage at a common time and on official dates
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfer
- Taxi at different times / days / boat trips / entrances to thermal parks etc.
- Paid excursions
- Extra cleaning and linen change (optional - cost 15 EUR each time) (must be booked when settling the booking)
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NAP
Naples International Airport
38 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions from Naples motorway exit for Pozzuoli
- After the Naples toll booth, follow the signs for the Naples ring road
- Once there, follow the signs for the Via Campana junction
- Then follow the signs for the port of Pozzuoli (boarding Gestur, Medmar, and Caremar journey time approximately 1 hour)
Driving direction from Naples motorway exit for Naples
- After the Naples toll booth, follow signs for the Naples port area, ferry embarkation port, Calata Porta di Massa, island embarkation with departures from Medmar and Caremar (approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes)
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Naples International Airport (NAP). Transfer from and to the airport is not included. After your arrival there are two options:
- Recommended (about 50 minutes for the journey) is Molo Beverello, which can be reached by taxi or with the Alibus service right outside the airport. The route is served by Caremar, Snav, and Alilauro only with hydrofoils and takes about 50 minutes
- Not recommended (for the duration of the route, but ideal for those who want to save money) is Calata Porta di Massa by taxi or always with the Alibus service. It's not recommended to depart for the island from this port, connections only leave from ferries (Caremar and Medmar) which take about 1 hour and 45 minutes
Arrival by bus
Alibus: fast connection line between the airport and the city center. The bus has a frequency of 15 minutes starting from 5.30 and up to 24 and the ticket costs 4 EUR and can be purchased on board (without surcharge) and at authorized retailers.
Arrival by ferry
The island can be reached by hydrofoils or ferries, embarking from Naples, at the port of Molo Beverello (hydrofoils), Calata Porta di Massa (ferries), or from Pozzuoli (motorboats and ferries). The departure points of the maritime connections are easily reachable by car, by train, or from Capodichino airport, if you travel by plane.
Sea connections are also activated between Ischia and the other islands in the area (Capri and Procida) and between the island and the main towns on the Amalfi coast. Today maritime communications are up to the times and needs of travelers, with the hydrofoils that depart from Naples, from the port of Molo Beverello, the journey takes about 35 minutes.
Almost the same time takes the fast ferry which leaves only from Molo Beverello.
Arrival by train
Please arrive at the Central Station located in Piazza Garibaldi, there are two options:
- Recommended (about 50 minutes for the journey): Molo Beverello can be reached by taxi (outside the station) or underground (inside the station) and get off at the Piazza Municipio stop located opposite the port. The route is served by Caremar, Snav, and Alilauro only with hydrofoils and takes about 50 minutes
- Not recommended (for the duration of the journey, but ideal for those who want to save money): Reach Calata Porta di Massa by taxi. It's not recommend leaving for the island from this port, the connections only leave from ferries (Caremar and Medmar) which take about 1 hour and 45 minutes
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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Early bird Discount
This listing has a early bird discount of 10%. You must pay the deposit before 2025-Jan-31 to qualify for this discount.
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