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Yoga & Sound Healing
in Tuscany
Ignite Your Creativity, Unblock, Heal, Find Peace,
and Spark Joy through Yoga and Sound


Yogi/Dancer/Energy Practitioner/Master Teacher
Charee Janelle

Cortona, Italy
New dates coming soon!

Limited to six participants, enroll now!
Charee Janelle
Charee Janelle
 

 

Join Charee for a week of Yoga while immersed in the beauty of Tuscany!

At our core, we are all infinite creative beings and we all have a story to tell, yet often we allow our minds to get in the way of clearly channeling our truth.

Come to beautiful Italy and spend a week under the Tuscan sun with Yogi/Dancer/Energy Practitioner/ Master Teacher Charee Janelle. 

This is your invitation to explore the deep connection of yoga and movement as the means to tap into your innate creativity. Deepen your engagement with life in this very moment, tune inward, and give yourself permission to release any blocks, energy, and stress, and ignite your creativity to step into your authentic powerful self.

Charee guides the group through Yoga practices that are suitable for all levels of experience.  You will notice that by moving your body, stilling your mind, and letting go of the inner critic, and your creative spirit is unleashed. 


Picture Yourself...

among the sights and sounds of beautiful and romantic Tuscany: olive groves, vineyards, centuries-old buildings, winding streets, texture and vibrant sunlight.

Feel Yourself...

in the warm ambiance of Cortona, overlooking Lake Trasimeno and the Val di Chiana, originally fortified by the Umbrians, claimed by the Etruscans, touched by the Renaissance, almost unchanged for centuries, one of Tuscany's jewels.

Experience...

the joy of painting en plein air in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere with the camaraderie of a small group of enthusiastic learners.

Enjoy...

great Italian food, delightful wines, new friends, breath-taking vistas, history and the hospitality of the people of Cortona.


Through the power of Yoga practice you will:

-Practice yoga postures to quiet the mind and ignite creativity and passion.

-Find more peace and purpose.

-Go inward to release long-held memories and emotions.

-Heal trauma and grief.

-Use fear as an ally.

-Use mindful activities and focused breathing to increase your mind-body-spirit connection.

-Learn effective tools for self-care, daily practice, and ritual.

-Learn tools & techniques to manage anxiety, free your mind, and increase your joy.

•    Silly laughter and free-spirited dancing is a must to release a bit your inner wild child.

 

Soak up the lovely sun of Tuscany, tour the interesting architecture and nature of Italy, eat some of the most delectable meals this side of the moon. Return home renewed and refreshed, ready to write and stretch your body and soul into a newfound place of peace and purpose.
 
 

All-inclusive* workshop includes:
Escorted group travel Florence
to Cortona ****
Instruction in the studio and on location
Seven nights accommodations
in historic Cortona** (Private room & bath)
Local Etruscan Museum & Museo Diocesano
All meals***
(Italian breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Daily wine tasting opportunities
Day trip to Pienza & Montepulciano

Day trip to Siena
A farewell wine tasting dinner
Escorted group travel Cortona
to Florence ****

**Included with "Hotel" private room plans only. See details.
***Included with "Group Meal Plan" only. Italian breakfsat simply includes coffees, brioche, toast, milk, juices, cheese.  
****Specific departure time from Florence airport only at 12:00noon
****Specific departure time from Cortona to Florence airport  only at 8:00am
*All-inclusive plans are "Hotel" only.
Air travel and ground transportation to/from Cortona is not included and is the responsibility of each participant
 
Special Hotel Plans...
All-inclusive w/ private room/bath &
Group Meal Plan...$4190.00 per person!
$4050.00 per person double occupancyw/Group Meal Plan!
 

Special Non-participant rates!
 
 

Go to Enrollment Form...
Meet Charee Janelle...


  
About Cortona

Cortona is one of the true jewels of the Tuscan “hill towns.”    Cortona, which is often called the “City of Art,” has its origin as an Etruscan city that pre-dates Roman times with sections of its walls dating back some 2500 years.  As is typical of Tuscan hill-towns, Cortona is a walled city that, for purposes of defense, was built atop a prominent geographical point. The stone buildings and streets not only have the romance, style, and charm that are particular to Tuscany, but also speak of the lives and times Cortona has witnessed. An encounter with Cortona is an encounter with music & art, with history and with spirituality. Getting to know this timeless city is a real rediscovery of our past. Cortona offers testimony to its history as well as an enchanting view of the landscape enclosed by Lake Trasimeno and the Apennine mountains.

Itinerary

Saturday  June 8  – Arrival in Cortona

-12:00 noon – Escorted group travel Florence airport to Cortona

-Arrival and Check-in in Cortona

-Free afternoon to shop, rest, explore! Museums are open and tickets provided.
-6:30p Welcome to Cortona wine and chocolate tasting at La Saletta.

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

   

Sunday  June 9 - Cortona

-9:00a-12:30p Morning Session

-12:30-2:00p Lite Lunch TBA

-2:00-5:00p Afternoon Session

-6:30p Wine/aperitifs

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

 

Monday  June 10  - Siena

-9:00am Morning stretch

-10:00a Day trip to trip to Siena

-12:30 Lite Lunch
-4:30p Depart to Cortona

-6:30p Wine/aperitifs

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

  

Tuesday  June 11 - Cortona

-9:00a-12:30p Morning Session

-12:30-2:00p Lite Lunch TBA

-2:00-5:00p Afternoon Session

-6:30p Wine/aperitifs

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

 

  Wednesday June 12  - Cortona

-9:00a-12:30p Morning Session

-12:30-2:00p Lite Lunch TBA

-2:00-5:00p Afternoon Session

-6:30p Wine/aperitifs

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

 

Thursday  June 13 -  Pienza and Montepulciano

-9:00am Morning stretch

-10:00a Day trip to Pienza and Montepulciano

-1:0-2:00p Lite Lunch 

-4:30p Depart to Cortona

-6:30p Wine/aperitifs

-7:30p Evening dinner in Cortona

 

Friday  June 14 - Cortona

-9:00a-12:30p Morning Session

-12:30-2:00p  Lite Lunch
-FREE AFTERNOON to explore, shop, relax, or pack!
-7:30p Farewell Wine Tasting Dinner in Cortona 

 

Saturday  June 15 – Departure   

-Morning Check-out

-8:00a departure from Cortona with escorted return to Florence airport.

 

Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate.
Note: Transfers are provided only for programmed meals and activities away from the hotel.
Note: All guests are responsible for handling their own luggage/baggage....we suggest to pack light.
Note: No refunds are given for any unused aspects of the itinerary or for any activities outside the above itinerary.

Note: Airfares not included

Note: Guests are responsible for all personal hotel service charges

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Meet your host in Tuscany...Patrick Mahoney
Patrick Mahoney has called Cortona, Italy home since 2001! Patrick shares his very personal and intimate knowledge of Cortona's people, history, art, culture and food & wine to Toscana Americana Workshops experience. With his love of travel and after studying and working for many years in the Art & Entertainment industry Patrick's sensativity creates and shapes, along with a stable of wonderfully talented instructors, meaaningful, creative and memorale experiences in the Arts. A testament to the quality of the Toscana Americana Workshops experience is the large number of participants who return to enrich their lives while participating in creative programs...not only in Cortona, but also the Amalfi Coast, the Cinque Terre, Venice, Portofino, as well as Santorini, Greece and Austria, and the American Southwest!!

 
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To respect our local host communities/countries and to ensure the safety and health of our guests and participants we follow the safety measures and protocols in place by out host communities/countries at the time of any given workshop or program or tour. These measures and protocols may vary and or change from time to time as well as during the course of and given workshop or program or tour and we will adapt to and abide by official safety measures and protocols. All of our guests and participants, without exception, are expected to adapt to and abide by official safety measures and protocols during any given workshop or program or tour in which they are participating. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as face masks are the responsibility of each guest or participant. Health documents such as proof of vaccination or inoculation or other required by a host country, such as Italy for example, are the sole responsibility of each guest or participant. We strongly suggest all such documents are carried on-person at all times during any given workshop or program or tour in which they are participating.
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