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Yoga Retreat to Santa Venerina, Sicily
This retreat is currently sold out please email maureen@yogashanti.com to pjoin the waiting list. We are returning in 2025 to the stunning Rocca Delle Tre Contrade villa in Santa Venerina, Sicily! You will fly into Catania airport. There are only 15 rooms in Rocca Delle Tre Contrade, which means it will be very intimate. A heated pool and tennis courts available for use and bodywork available upon request can be prearranged by the villa. Below are a selection of photos of this gorgeous destination venue and you can see more at the Rocca Delle Tre Contrade website. Maureen Brennan is back to help coordinate again this year! Maureen can be reached at maureen@yogashanti.com. We ask that you please contact her directly rather than inundating the villa with questions. Maureen will be in contact with the villa on a regular basis and will be able to provide you with answers.
Daily Schedule (subject to change)
- 7:00-10:00am: Breakfast
- 10:00am-1:30pm: Yoga
- 1:30-2-30pm: Lunch
- 2:30-6:30pm: Time to explore to wonders of Sicily
- 6:30-9:00pm: Dinner
Rejuvenate & Revitalize on Maui: Hawaii Yoga Retreat!
Escape to the island of Maui, where nature’s beauty sets the stage for a transformative journey. Surrounded by lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, and pristine beaches, Maui offers the perfect blend of adventure and serenity. Whether you’re surfing the world’s best waves, deep-sea fishing, watching marine life, swimming, or hiking, the island serves as your playground for exploration.
Indulge in the island’s tropical fruits, Kona coffee, and, of course, the Aloha spirit. However, the true essence of this retreat lies in the 3.5 hours of soul-nourishing yoga with renowned instructors Colleen and Rodney. Together, they guide you through a practice that invites you to embrace abundance, joy, and deep healing.
This retreat is designed for all levels, with personalized attention to each individual’s needs. Come ready to experience a yoga retreat that will bring balance, joy, and a renewed sense of vitality to your life.
Lumeria Maui
Lumeria Maui is a luxury educational retreat center and stunning oasis of tranquility that connects people with the sacred ‘aina and mystery of Maui through its experiential classes and programs. Lumeria is located on six magnificently landscaped ocean view acres, just outside of the seaside village of Paia on Maui’s North Shore. The 1909 historic building was completely restored and features 24 luxurious guest accommodations.
Daily Schedules
Imagine a perfect day, repeated five times: waking up to the serene beauty of a Maui sunrise, sipping your morning tea or coffee, and flowing into a yoga session that sets your intention for the day. After savoring wholesome, divine meals, you’ll embark on an exciting adventure. The immersion deepens as you join Colleen and Rodney in the classroom, where their combined wisdom offers a practice as expansive and profound as the Hawaiian seas. Below are example daily schedules. The exact schedule for each day will be provided upon commencement of retreat.
Example Day 1
- Breakfast
- Morning yoga (9:30 – 11:30)
- Lunch
- Individual activity
- Afternoon yoga (5:00 – 6:30)
- Group Dinner
Example Day 2
- Breakfast
- Extended morning yoga (9:30 – 1:00)
- Lunch
- Individual activity
- Dinner on your own
Planning Your Travel
Arrival on October 30: Plan to fly into Kahului Airport. Taxis from the airport to Lumeria Maui are approximately $35.00. Check-in at Lumeria Maui is available after 3pm. There will be a welcome yoga class early evening with our first retreat dinner afterwards.
Departure on November 4: Check-out from Lumeria Maui is before 11am. Breakfast will be available after which you will depart off to your next adventure!
Yoga For Life: Asana, Meditation & Pranayama Retreat
Immerse yourself in a weekend of yoga with Colleen and Rodney, and learn how your everyday practice can help you listen, pause, and act with wisdom.
Whether it is an ordinary day or a day that dips and rises dramatically, you can use your everyday practice to return closer to center, say Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee. Join two of the most respected yoga teachers of our time, as they guide you to stop, look, and listen, and then act with wisdom and sincerity.
Immerse yourself in a weekend of asana, meditation, and pranayama, where you come to find that the better you know the tools of yoga, the more skillfully you can apply them.
As we use our quiet time to listen to our breath, we find out how the weathervane of our body will point us to the yoga practices that work for today. Come and find out what sequences we have chosen to address all the different weather that arises.
Joy of the Yogini: Annual Women’s Yoga Retreat
For our 2026 women’s retreat along the Caribbean coast of Tulum, Mexico, we return to the absolutely gorgeous Lula: Seaside Boutique Hotel! Our retreat group will take over the entire hotel, which has 18 rooms. Hotel Lula is a high-end boutique hotel right on the beach, and each of us will have a reserved beach bed for the week! The restaurant is rated as one of the best, and the yoga shala is exquisite. Spa treatments are also plentiful – here is a sampling.
The all-inclusive rates cover accommodation, yoga, and food (except for one night), as well as the 23% tax fee. All service charges and gratuities are also included in this price. The only exception is if you order a-la-carte food or drinks that are not on our meal plan, they will cost extra. Spa treatments, flights to Tulum, Mexico, and airport transfers are not included in the rate. Most of the rooms are suitable for 2 people, and there are some that can be shared among 3 women. We can’t wait to meet again on the beach in Tulum this coming winter!
