We recently did an IG Live recording hosted by our founder Erin Lewis, with our collaborators TARA STILES (Iceland) and DR. AVANTI KUMAR-SINGH (Bordeaux) about the upcoming retreats we will be doing together. We wanted to answer questions and sit down to get a sense of the general vibe and itineraries for these exciting retreats. If you want to watch the conversation you can head over to our instagram HERE.

We just got back from our first Ritual & Renewal retreat with Michèle Anne Barocchi and what an incredible time of transformation and growth it was for each on of us! This was a new invitation to focus on true renewal with yoga, breathwork, daily ceremony (cacao, water, fire, altar-making), and some nature and element-focused outings. It is hard to put into words how wonderful the week was!

We always look forward to our retreats in Japan, the ‘land of the rising sun.’ We have been able to visit in both the spring for cherry blossom season as well as the current autumn retreat we are on as we speak! Over the years we have quite a collection of souvenirs that we cherish. For those of you that have been on retreat or look forward to going with us one day we would love to hear your comments on what we should look out for. Here are the top 5 things we keep an eye out for to bring home with us…

One of the highlights of our Italian retreats is getting to stop off and visit wineries in the Tuscany region. We thought we would give you a brief intro to our favorite four, in no particular order of course;)

Marrakesh, Morocco is one of our favorite locations we visit on retreat every year. No matter what the season, one thing we always make sure we pack are comfortable, stylish pieces that we can use no matter how the weather changes. We thought we would share with you the top 5 things that are in our travel bag and some places we love to shop for these versatile pieces!

We wanted to introduce our newest retreat location… Bath, United Kingdom! We are so excited to get to visit this UNESCO world heritage site. We will give you an overview of our home base for the week, THE ROYAL CRESCENT HOTEL, a five star hotel and spa, as well as a more in-depth look at what we have planned for the week.

We are continually inspired by vintage travel posters, postcards and photographs. When we were rebranding last year, these tokens were our main inspiration. Not only for the color and type, but for the memory they provoke. We wanted to share with you a collection of a few from some of the locations we are visiting this year. Hope you enjoy and tha it inspires you to travel somewhere with us in the future!

Our EPM team are avid readers and we wanted to share with you what we are currently into. We would love to hear back from you any suggestions. We want to make this a place we can share and exchange ideas, so comment away!

A highlight of our Marrakesh retreats is enjoying a guided day in the Medina. Our guide leads guests through an introduction to the souks, artisans and we have the afternoon to shop and discover truly one of a kind pieces to bring back home with us. Discover our top five favorites!

We always love catching up on their journal for recipes, informative articles, city guides and so much more. On the blog this week we wanted to share a super simple face mask you can make at home with ingredients you probably already have on hand. Enjoy and take some time to pamper yourself naturally with ease.

We are looking forward to several retreats in Tuscany this year and thought we would highlight some of the charming Italian towns we visit while there. (Our Itinerary changes depending on the retreat and time of year but this will give you some insight into the region.)

We are so excited to introduce to those of you who don’t already know her, our newest collaborator for our yoga + self care + cuisine retreat in Tuscany, Amy Commander! Amy has been friends with our founder Erin for many years and after last years Puglia retreat (Amy is also half of Boxerina) they have finally found the perfect collaboration in Tuscany.

At EPM we absolutely love animals! We find their spirits to be both calming and loving while at the same time curious and adventurous. On retreat we get to encounter a variety of different animals from around the world, interacting with some and just marveling at the beauty of others.

As we transition from 2023 to 2024, we are taking stock of the last year, seeking out the truths we have learned and setting intentions for our 2024. In taking a little break this holiday season and letting our bodies and minds rest a bit, we have cleared some space to see what choices we can make in the new year that reflect what is most important to us.

Happy Holidays from EPM! We are so thankful for each and every one of you in our EPM community. Hoping this holiday season provides rest and time to enjoy family and friends. We started discussing in one of our staff meetings what we would like to share as gift ideas as the holiday approaches.

We are excited to share some insight into a new retreat location, the Dolomite region of Italy! We will be collaborating with TARA STILES of STRALA yoga this APRIL and wanted our EPM community to know more about this gorgeous mountain region in northern Italy.

Our awesome collaborator, AMY COMMANDER is sharing with us her recipe for rose almond butter bars. These are the perfect treat to bring to your holiday parties. The rose really makes these something special!

We are so excited to announce a new retreat to our line up next year in Tuscany, YOGA + CREATIVITY + CUISINE! This retreat will be lead by our amazing guide Mindy Johnstone, you can read more about her HERE. Mindy sat down with us to tell us a little bit more about how this retreat came to be and what you can expect on this week of wellness, cuisine and travel journal creation.

We are super excited to get to share with our EPM family a little bit more about one of our collaborators that is near and dear to our hearts, TARA STILES. Tara is the co-founder of STRALA YOGA, best-selling author and wellness expert.

We wanted to do this post to update you on the recovery efforts in the wake of the recent earthquake in Morocco and how you might be able to help out.

We are featuring Champagne, France as our location temptation this week! We are looking forward to our second annual New Years retreat this January. A few highlights of the region include the famous Champagne village of Epernay, the capital city of Reims and of course the vineyards and various producers of Champagne both small and large. We also spend the day in Paris soaking up the culture and cruising down the Seine.

If you aren’t familiar, we would love to introduce Ravello, a charming village on the Amalfi Coast. It has been named the ‘city of music’ and is known for its jaw-dropping views and ornate garden villas. This enchanting mountaintop town is located on Italy’s most beautiful coastline and its views have captivated countless souls, inspired famous actors, authors, composers, and artists for centuries.

We are happy to introduce to you, our newest collaborator, Alison Sager! Alison will be leading our TUSCANY retreat in summer 2024. She is a certified 500-hr RYT in mindful vinyasa, movement studies and restorative yoga instructor trained at the New England School of Yoga Therapeutics and has completed advanced studies in the intersection of Yoga, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Psychology, Movement Studies, and Contemplative Practice.

We are excited to learn more about one of our retreat locations, Puglia (pronounced "pool-ya"), a southern region forming the heel of Italy’s “boot”. It is known for its whitewashed hill towns, centuries-old farmland, olive trees, and a gentler pace of life with hundreds of kilometers of Mediterranean coastline.

We are so excited to highlight and get to know more about our friend Nicki Storey aka Nicki Positano of THE POSITANO DIARIES! Many of you might be familiar with Nicki from her and her partners popular YOUTUBE channel. Nicki also has a new book she has written and we can’t wait for it to be released!

We are thrilled to introduce our collaborator ALEXA DERIGGS, who will be leading our CROATIA retreat in June 2024. Dedicated to taking her practice on and off the mat, Alexa is a student and teacher of Yin, Power, Hatha, and Vinyasa yoga.

We are so excited to introduce the newest guide to our team, who will be leading the MOROCCO Align and Awaken retreat in 2024, AASIA LEWIS! Aasia is a yoga educator, certified somatic coach + bodyworker, and clinical speech-language pathologist (SLP), who is now based in Morocco.

We want to share this awesome breakfast recipe with you from one of our past guests Avanti Kumar Singh, Ayurveda Expert and MD. Her mission is to share Ayurveda with you, integrating the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda with the best of Western medicine.

Madeira is known as the “island of eternal spring”, or “the paradise garden of the Atlantic”, famous for its beautiful mountains, high cliffs, lava pools, magnificent dramatic landscape, greenery, exotic flowers, waterfalls and dark pebble beaches. It’s said to be like a floating botanical garden in the Atlantic, or Europe’s “Hawaii”.

We are so excited to have AMY COMMANDER back on the blog sharing her Good Karma Cookie recipe! Below is a link of her in the process of making these delicious treats;) We love that she gives the option to make these vegan. Thanks so much Amy!