AMALFI COAST, ITALY \ YOGA + COAST + CUISINE \ MAY 25-30, 2025
AMALFI COAST, ITALY \ YOGA + COAST + CUISINE \ MAY 25-30, 2025
YOGA + COAST + CUISINE - Join us on our popular annual retreat to the show-stopping Amalfi Coast overlooking the sea! A week filled with daily yoga, scenic walks, plus a food-focused itinerary in the land of mouth-watering cuisine + wine!
HIGHLIGHTS: SEAVIEW ROOMS • BOAT TO POSITANO • LEMON FARM • PIZZA CLASS • GASTROTREK
OVERVIEW
FORM + FLAVORS RETREAT
Join us on this retreat, which is part of our FORM + FLAVORS itinerary series. "FORM" - Besides a daily yoga class (and on this Amalfi retreat, it will be a class overlooking the sea!), we will also enjoy many walks* around the breathtaking scenery of the Amalfi Coast. "FLAVORS" - We'll not only balance the week with the healthy "form" part of the retreat, but also with learning about and experiencing firsthand the amazing flavors of this region. Each day, we'll be able to enjoy mouth-watering cuisine, taking part in tastings from wine to pizzas, pasta, and lemons. From award-winning restaurants to family farms and kitchens, enjoying and learning about the food will be an added bonus to working up an appetite during our classes and walks!
*PLEASE NOTE: The Amalfi Coast is a vertical landscape and will require daily walks up and down stairs. To get anywhere in this area you must walk and you must feel comfortable walking up and down stone steps. We do not have any hikes planned, nor do you need anything more than sneakers. And many guests are comfortable in even sandals for most of the walks. However, please note that this retreat is planned around some picturesque walks, and that to join activities on the Amalfi Coast you will be required to walk. The walks we do are not long in distance, only about 1-2km each to and from a few activities but they do involve stairs. A complimentary shuttle is available if you want to get a bit closer to the activities before taking some stairs to reach paths unreachable by car.
ACCOMMODATION
Our home for the week will be an amazing hotel in the beautiful town of Praiano. ALL ROOMS THIS RETREAT ARE SEA VIEW WITH PRIVATE BALCONIES! The hotel boasts a wonderful terrace with a panoramic view and swimming pool. Their veranda restaurant is surrounded by the intense colors of the hills and the sea. From the pool, there are incredible views of the ocean, the coast and the islands of Li Galli. With plenty of sun loungers, citrus trees, and a short walk to the beach, our home for the week will make you want to stay much longer. All rooms have a balcony overlooking the ocean and classic Amalfi décor, traditional furniture and majolica tiles.
Praiano is one of the favored towns on the Amalfi coast for it's location and proximity to the more popular tourist-destinations of Positano and Amalfi, but without the bustling crowds. Flanked on both ends by some of the coast's most amazing coves, this town is the perfect place to retreat!
ACTIVITIES
Our day trips will allow us to experience the many unique landscapes and activities that this area has to offer. We will begin our week in the town of Amalfi with a tour of a family-run lemon farm with some tastings of this star flavor of the region, as well as time to explore the sites of the town. Our week will include opportunities to not only learn about but also to try our hand at making some sumptuous bites - from a a pizza making class and an amazing “gastrotrekking” experience where we’ll walk and explore the villages above the cliffs for this includes a guided foraging walk to gather our ingredients before a cooking class and lunch. One day will include a private boat ride to Positano where we can have free time to explore this famous seaside town, and then our boat ride back where we’ll make some stops for swims in hidden bays and even visit some grottos on the side of the breathtaking cliffs. Our week will include a way to unwind with massage treatments, free time for a beach visit or just relaxing by the pool and a winery visit and tasting dinner.
CUISINE
Healthful, vegetarian* food is part of the retreat experience, including breakfast and dinner daily, as well as selected lunches. We've carefully chosen delicious and fresh meals from renowned restaurants and chefs that will give guests an expansive experience of the cuisine. Our dinners will include a few multi-course tasting menus, as well as regional specialties throughout the week. We'll experience tastings from nearby areas where certain local delicacies are produced, like rocky vineyards and small family kitchens. And while on-site, we'll dine in the hotel's dining room or outside sea-view terrace.
*Breakfast is an open menu with all diets being represented, so for non-vegetarians there are options of some other proteins as well. Plus a couple of the provided meals will have an option for seafood, and of course guests can choose whatever they prefer from menus when we are on our own for a few meals.
WELLNESS
A daily meditation and yoga class will be offered at the start of the day in a way to relax, stimulate, and help guests grow in their own personal practice. Classes are open to all levels, beginner to practiced, and can range from gentle, restorative, and more vigorous vinyasa flow and ashtanga styles.* Style and class levels will be determined and moulded to fit participating students' needs, and with a small intimate retreat class size, students will be able to get personalized attention and comfortability to deeply explore their practice. On this FORM + FLAVORS retreat, during the other time in the day we'll enjoy various walks around the area, and focus on classes and experiences to learn about the region and the cuisine/wine. This combines with the asana practice to deepen our mindful experience during the week in a balanced way.
ALISON SAGER
This retreat will be led by our EPM guide, Alison Sager who is certified 500-hr RYT in mindful vinyasa, movement studies and restorative yoga through New England School of Yoga Therapeutics and has completed advanced studies in the intersection of Yoga, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Psychology, Movement Studies, and Contemplative Practice. She studied under the guidance of Bo Forbes and mindfulness teachers, Bill and Susan Morgan, founding members of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy in Cambridge, MA USA. Her extensive background includes trainings with Leslie Kaminoff, Judith Hanson Lasater, Tom Myers, Tias Little and Chelsea Roff. She is a certified Radiant Child Yoga Teacher and certified in Eat Breathe Thrive’s Yoga, Food & Body Image Intensive.
Alison has worked privately one-on-one with clients, consulted and developed yoga and mindfulness programs for corporations and schools, and has taught group classes. She also participated in a Clinical Supervision Group in Yoga Therapy for three years from 2013 – 2016. Additionally, she has assisted trainings, online courses and workshops including at The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Yoga Journal Live! New York. Her work has appeared in Organic Spa magazine. A longtime practitioner of yoga and mindfulness, Alison has an integrative, embodied approach to teaching. Her extensive background in yoga therapy enables her to tailor classes and private sessions to accommodate challenges such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, injuries, neurological disorders, body image and disordered eating and long-term illnesses.
* Participation in classes and activities is optional throughout the retreat. All levels welcome!
WHAT PAST GUESTS ARE SAYING
DETAILS / PRICING
6 days / 5 nights (May 25-30, 2025)
Inclusive Retreat Price = $3,795 (shared room*), +$950 (single room supplement)
ALL ROOMS ARE SUPERIOR, SEAVIEW, AND WITH PRIVATE BALCONIES
Deposit to hold space = $950
Max # Guests = 14
Many of our guests come alone and we match up based on guest profile
** 50% of final balance due 120 days before retreat start date, and remaining 50% due 60 days before retreat start date.
Read full cancellation policy in our Terms & Conditions.
INCLUDED*:
Hotel accommodation (spacious bedrooms each with private bathrooms, linens)
Daily Breakfast
Selected Lunches and Dinners and Aperitivi
Transportation to/from day trips
Daily meditation and yoga class
Use of hotel amenities (pools, relax rooms, etc.)
Tasting menu dinner + wine pairings
Regional Tasting Tours - lemon farm, foraging, etc
Pizza Making Class
Wine tasting dinner
Visit to Amalfi
Visit to lemon farm with tour and tasting
Visit to Positano
Private boat tour of coast
"Gastro trekking" + cooking class + lunch
Group transfer from Naples on start/end days of retreat
Spa treatment
Taxes
* airfare not included
**activities may change based on weather or unforeseen circumstances
TRAVEL:
Located next to Positano and nearby Sorrento, Praiano is a convenient drive from Naples airport or train station
AIRPORTS: Naples International Airport (NAP), Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Group transfer provided from Naples on start/end day of the retreat. Rome is an easy train ride to Naples and details/recommendations will be provided. ARRIVAL pick up with be at 2pm on start day, and DEPARTURE from hotel will be at 10am on end day. For guests arriving at other times, we can provide recommendations for a private driver or public transportation.
SUGGESTED PACKING:
Besides the basic packing and travel needs, here are a few things to think about bringing with you.
* YOGA MATS ARE PROVIDED *
Bathing suit (on-site pool, beaches)
Yoga clothes
Personal yoga props (blocks, straps, etc.)
Plug adaptors / converters
Comfortable walking shoes
Journal
Eat Pray Move is a beautifully crafted life experience. The choice of charming activities made for a perfectly well-rounded week. The leadership, Mindy, on the Amalfi Coast trip was dedicated to the individual's and group's comfort and enjoyment. She was astute, offering eye opening moments. All of the participants were friendly and bright. Overall, I would say that EPM is the perfect way to travel whether solo or in tandem.