Vibrant Living - A Women’s Retreat in Italy
Vibrant Living Italy
A Women’s Retreat in Tuscany
with Julie Jeske and Nikki Weaver
April 20-27, 2024
Are you ready to feel good? Really, really good?
Are you ready for sensual living?
Are you ready to move your body in ways that feels enlivening?
Are you ready for delicious food?
Are you ready to honor what you want?
Are you ready to feel in love with life and lit up from the inside?
Are you ready for travel, adventure and transformative experiences?
Are you ready to gather in Italy with a group of wonderful women and embrace pleasure, presence and luscious living?
Why Vibrant Living?
Life is hard. It can be exhausting. As women we are often pulled in many directions and trying to do it all (and do it perfectly). Often your wants and needs and desire are not only put on the back burner, they are buried. There are too many other things competing for your time and attention.
Julie loves helping people experience more pleasure and sensuality and Nikki loves helping people be more present and embodied. And all of those qualities feel so important right now. It’s so easy to feel disconnected, overwhelmed or even a little blah these day. We are going to explore daily tools and practices to help you experience more pleasure and presence. Pleasure is "a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment." When you connect to that satisfaction and enjoyment, the rest of life is easier. When you engage with pleasure you bring richness, vibrancy and joy into your life. Pleasure fills your bucket and gives you energy. Pleasure feels good. It lights us up. And when you are lit up, life is more vibrant and so are you!
Imagine a full week devoted to your own wants and needs! A full week focused on your pleasure, your enjoyment, your self-care, YOURSELF!
And imagine all of that while connecting with other women and drinking in the Italian countryside!
We’ll be gathering at the gorgeous VILLA TRAMONTE.
Enjoy daily yoga, pool time, outdoor adventures, visits to local towns, wine and olive oil tasting and deep connection. Our time together will be both inwardly and outwardly nourishing.
This retreat is for women who -
Are ready to focus on their own pleasure and enjoyment
Are looking to be inspired
Want to move their bodies in a way that feels good and be fully embodied
Want to connect with other delightful women in a meaningful way
Are committed to honoring themselves
Are ready to let their light shine, feel great and live a life they truly love!
What you will experience:
Daily yoga lead by Nikki – Each morning we will gather together in a gorgeous airy room as we open our hearts, connect to our breath, and nourish our spirits. We will offer space to move and breath at your own level and comfort, all bodies welcome. We will share a theme for the day to center us, and end with a meditation, poetry, essential oils, and a moment to pause to journal before moving into breakfast.
Daily workshops with Julie - We will explore pleasure, sensuality, honoring our want and needs, passion, turned on living, and more. Workshops will include: education, inspiration and space for sharing and dialogue with the group. Magic happens when you get a group of women together. It's in the space of a group that we learn we are not alone. It's in the space of a group that you can really be seen and understood.
Excursions to attractions in Tuscany (wine tasting, a trip to Cinque Terre, an afternoon/evening in Lucca, cooking lessons, and more)
Free time to relax at our private villa (enjoy the pool the many indoor and outdoor sitting areas or explore the countryside)
Time with an intimate group of women where you can talk about your experience and what you want in your life (this retreat is limited to 18 women)
Tentative Schedule for the Week
Your Retreat Package Includes:
All lodging at our private villa – There is a group shuttled offered from the Lucca train station at 3:45pm on the 20th and then a shuttle offered back to the Lucca train station on the morning of the 27th.
3 vegetarian meals each day + wine at dinner (except for one lunch out and one dinner out)
Access to the pool and yoga facilities
Daily yoga and movement sessions with Nikki
Daily classes/explorations lead by Julie (some topics include: pleasure, sensuality, living a turned on life, and more)
A day trip to Cinque Terre
A Wine Tasting Excursion
An afternoon/evening in Lucca, exploring the medieval town (dinner and any additional purchases are not included)
A cooking class
A group phone call or zoom call before we gather
Your Retreat Package Does NOT Include:
Airfare
Lunch when we visit Cinque Terre, plus train travel between the cities
One dinner out in Lucca
Additional expenses like souvenirs, massage, etc.
Travel insurance (which is strongly encouraged)
Gathering on retreat isn't about escaping your life. We gather in this beautiful location as a way to pause, center, fill up and then bring that lusious energy back to our lives. Our goal is that you will leave this retreat feeling nourished, engaged, inspired and Vibrant!
Pricing is as follows:
$3300 per person for a shared room with a private bath (these rooms have 2 twin beds and a bathroom)
If you would prefer a private room let us know and there may be availalbity for an additional fee.
A $300 nonrefundable deposit reserves your spot today
(after your deposit you can pay in full or we will set up a payment plan with you every month or every other month, with your final which is due February 20, 2024.
A few more details…
The closest airport is Pisa. We will provide a shuttle from the Lucca train station to the villa on April 20thand then a shuttle back to the train station in Lucca on April 27th.
Check in begins at 4pm on Saturday, April 20th and check out is at 9:30am on April 27th.
Cancelation/Refund Policy – Before December 1st, 2023 If you need to cancel for any reason, we will refund the amount paid minus a $300 administration fee.
From December 2nd, 2023 – March 24th, 2024: There are no refunds, but if the retreat is sold-out, we will invite someone from our waitlist. If we are able to find a replacement, we will refund the amount paid minus a $300 administration fee.
After March 25th, 2024: There are no refunds or transfers. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover any changes you can’t foresee.
About Your Facilitators
Julie and Nikki have been friends for over 10 years. The first time they spent an afternoon together they were both pregnant. They ate ice cream, went for a long walk and talked about life and love and birth and death and joy and grief. Since that afternoon they have shared a deep friendship and many more conversations (and playdates and ice cream cones). Their first Vibrant Living Italy Retreat was in 2019. They are so excited to blend their love of travel and their love of gathering with women to bring you Vibrant Living in Italy!