**This retreat has been cancelled**
June 27 - July 4, 2020
with Miriam Parker and Rachel Webb
in Umbria, Italy
Reconnect and nourish your body with yoga and meditation in the beautiful Italian country side. Lounge in the dipping pool, walk the rolling hills, and enjoy time with others who are connecting with their inner wisdom, and natural bliss.
Included:
7 nights at the farmhouse
3 meals per day (dinner on arrival day, breakfast on departure day)
3 guided meditations per day
2 yoga asana sessions per day
1 dharma talk every evening
Yoga mats and equipment
1 excursion into town
Not Included:
Flights to/from retreat
Transportation to and from airport (we’ll help you coordinate this!)
Extra activities like massage and dinners out in Umbria
Eco-Chic Farmhouse
We have an entire gorgeous restored farmhouse from the 1800s, and retreatants will share rooms. You’ll be surrounded by ancient trees, fruit trees, olive trees, thousands of plants, veggie gardens, raised bed gardens, aloe vera green houses, and smooth rolling hills.
Silence:
The majority of the week will be in silence to allow the mind to settle and go deeper into meditation. If it’s your first time in silence, don’t worry! We will support and guide you in, and out, of silence. We will be silent for a total of 4 days, with no cellphone or internet.
Food:
Seasonal vegan menu that is specially designed with retreat in mind. Relaxing and nourishing foods will make it comfortable for those not used to a vegan diet.
Accommodations:
Shared Rooms: $2200 Early Bird (ends April 1, 2020) | $2400 standard
You can choose to pay in full or pay a $500 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot. All balances must be paid in full by June 13, 2020. All deposits are non- refundable. Cancellations with at least 30 days notice or more will be refunded (minus the deposit). All other cancellation requests or failure to attend the retreat will not be refunded, no exceptions.
Rachel Webb has trained simultaneously in yoga and mental health for the past decade, and in Tibetan Buddhism for the past 5 years with the Asian Classics Institute. She has completed a meditation teacher training and private yoga teacher training in 2017 and is en route to complete a 6 year Buddhist philosophy training in 2019. She is a peer coach for social workers using the Motivational Interviewing counseling technique. She has over 6 years of experience working with people diagnosed with serious mental illness assisting them in achieving wellness goals. Rachel has hosted several therapeutic groups on relationship health over the past year and is currently working on relationship wellness workbooks that combine modern psychological approaches with Buddhist techniques. Rachel is currently teaching yoga and meditation classes in Manhattan, and takes clients for coaching sessions.
Miriam Parker is a visual and performance artist, and has been working professionally in the New York City dance and visual art world for the past 25 years. Miriam’s deep and steady Buddhist spiritual practice is seamlessly intertwined with her creative identity. Over the last 4 years, her personal practice has led her to complete over 30 weeks of solitary spiritual retreat. In 2019, Miriam completed a rigorous study of the 15 Foundational Buddhist Courses as offered through the Asian Classic Institute, which parallels the basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Miriam has been teaching meditation in NYC studios, non-profit organizations, and corporate settings for nearly 10 years. She has been imparting yogic techniques and physical training, both individually and in group settings, for nearly 5 years. In sharing the gifts that her practice as offered her, Miriam has realized that each of us are the architects of your own worlds, and that the inner landscape is the soil that needs tending in order to bear fruit. Miriam is beloved by her students for her authenticity, wisdom, and embodiment of joyful effort. In 2020, Miriam plans to continue regularly teaching meditation and yoga, co-lead 2 spiritual retreats, and further explore her artistic expression. Miriam has completed 200 hours of Meditation teacher training through Three Jewels NYC, and 300 hours of Yoga teacher training through Jivamukti.