“Bring me all of your dreams, you dreamer. Bring me all of your heart melodies that I may wrap them in a blue cloud cloth away from the too rough fingers of the world.”
— Langston Hughes
TUSCANY
Dream a New Dream: A Tuscan Retreat
June 17 - 24, 2024
Imagine waking up to the glowing light of a Tuscan morning in June, stepping out onto the stone terrace of a restored medieval monastery, beckoned by the spirit of inner transformation and exuberant adventure.
It is here, in this bucolic countryside with its vineyards and undulating Tuscan hills, one that has captivated the imagination of artists, writers, poets, and dreamers over the centuries, that we will gather for this very special retreat, one designed to support you in navigating your life with a sense of ease and fearless grace, especially during this challenging time in our world.
Perhaps the story you live in today no longer nourishes or sustains you. Perhaps you have lost a sense of what your longings and dreams are or are unclear as to how to step confidently into the next chapter of your life. Perhaps you are simply looking for an adventure that takes you out of the familiar and gives you a revitalized, joyful experience of Life.
ITINERARY OVERVIEW
This 7-day visionary retreat offers you a time for spacious, relaxed self-reflection, away from the busy rhythms of your life, here in one of the loveliest places in the world. Each morning, we will meet after breakfast, as I offer you potent tools and practices to support you in living an enlivened life with imagination, intention and wise inquiry. Woven into these wisdom teachings will be time for reflective journaling, guided meditations on meeting your new story, storytelling as an evocative tool, and creative practices that can include sketching and photography. There will also be time for meditative strolls into the Tuscan hills as we meet the traveler’s gaze and reflect more deeply on our unfolding lives.
We arrive as travelers with hearts open, ready to experience the unique beauty of this area whilst enjoying lively excursions to nearby vineyards for some wine tasting (for this is Chianti after all), visits to nearby hill towns and villages, artisanal markets and shops, with a day trip to the medieval city of Siena nearby.
ACCOMMODATIONS
We will be staying in a beautifully restored 1000-year old medieval monastery complete with olive groves and ancient terraces, organic gardens and rose gardens, a swimming pool and sprawling views of the rolling Tuscan hills.
Here, we will enjoy breakfasts on the terrace and evenings savoring authentic Tuscan cuisine and regional wines, prepared by our private chef, as we engage in lively conversation and share reflections and stories from our day.
I am delighted to partner with Il Chiostro, a travel adventure group in Italy, to bring you this special retreat. Join me and your fellow travelers as we bask in the light of self-reflection and adventure, connect with each other through sparkling conversation, discover new visionary tools and insights, and experience the alchemy that happens when we fully embrace our dreams and longings – held here in the golden glow of the Tuscan hills.