Welcome to Yoga Solari; treat yourself to a restorative week of yoga in Puglia, Southern Italy. Imagine two hours of yoga a day, to energise you for exploring the local towns or beaches, an appetite for the fantastic Puglian food, or a total chill by the pool.
Your accomodation will be in our trullo , the traditional and unique architecture of the area. There are four bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. Trullo Solari has been fully modernised to provide luxurious spacious and eco-friendly living, and is surrounded by five acres of olive groves and fruit trees. There is a five by ten metre swimming pool for your use, and plenty of sun terraces and other areas to escape with a book or your thoughts.
The weekly package includes a two hour yoga session for six days; breakfast, lunch and evening meal each day (delicious vegetarian food, organic and home grown where possible) and two half day excursions. On the final evening you are invited to enjoy dinner at a local trattoria.
We enjoy yoga and celebrating the bounty of our Puglian landscape, cuisine and wine. Come and join us for the perfect combination of fun and relaxation.
Every day (except Saturday) there will be a two hour yoga session held on the yoga deck or by the side of the pool. Surrounded by countryside and fresh air, your relaxing and restorative yoga will be taught by experienced Sivananda teacher Paul Fountain.
Sivananda yoga is similar to Hatha yoga and suitable for all levels. You will be led through breathing exercises, sun salutations and asanas that will leave you calm yet energised, and ready to enjoy the rest of your day. Paul has been practising yoga since 1994 and qualified to teach in India in 1996. He has taught yoga full time in London, and spent six months as staff at an ashram in France. He has lived in Puglia for four years, teaching yoga and bringing up his two young bimbi with wife Annacarin.
We are also delighted to host guest teacher Sara Hauber - an empowerment coach and healthy lifestyle specialist - the week of March 31st 2012. Sara works in the US, specialising in helping people with back pain and other challenges through yoga.
Most days yoga will be held in the morning from 8.00 to 10.00, but one or two days in the week the sessions will be in the late afternoon, to allow us to experience the different light and energy of the day. There are no more than eight people in any yoga session, to ensure that you have all the space that you need, and to allow Paul to suit the class to the experience levels within the group.
Puglia offers a wealth of diversions; two coast lines, a vast number of hill towns each with their own characteristics and always beautiful, rugged scenery with knarled olive trees, spring flowers, red soil and acres of vineyards. With blue skies and a fantastic light, it is certain to restore your spirit.
Yoga Solari is three kilometres from Ceglie Messapica, a small town which will provide everything you need, including a magical historic town centre for you to wander. There is also a train station which will take you to the local towns of Martina Franca or, the "Florence of the South", beautiful Lecce.
During the week you are invited to join two half day excursions with us. We will confirm the itinerary with you, depending on the group's interests, but may include visits to local marine reservation Torre Guaceto, ceramic centre Grottaglie, olive oil or wine tastings or hiking around the gorges of Massafra.
Arrive by train to Ostuni, or fly to Brindisi or Bari airports with British Airways, Alitalia or Ryanair.
Your yoga holiday at Yoga Solari includes:
- two hours of yoga, six days a week
- all delicious veggie meals and lots of local wine
- one dinner at a local trattoria
- luxury accommodation at Trullo Solari , including use of the pool
- two half day excursions to local towns and beaches
- wifi, linen, towels, beach towels and yoga mats
Come with some friends, or on your own and meet new friends here.
The cost per week per person sharing a room is 895 euro.
Single room supplement is 200 euro.
Massages, one to one relaxation sessions and airport transfers are also available at cost.
- March 31 - April 7 (nb, cost is 995 euro plus 200 single supplement)
- April 28 - May 5
- May 12 - 19
- June 2 - 9
- June 23 - 30 (nb, cost is 995 euro plus 200 single supplement)
- September 8 - 15
- September 22 - 29
For more information or to reserve your place at Yoga Solari, please contact Cathy on
0039 0831 342153
or email
cathy_trullosolari.com
