• RESERVATIONS
• All Yoga Retreats
• Tuscany October, 2010
• Moab November, 2010
• Pagosa December, 2010
• Hawaii December, 2010
• Moab April, 2011

About Your Guides:

You will be guided by Jacob Young and Silvia Mordini.

Jacob is an avid cyclist, runner, and lover of all things outdoors, involving people. With over 10 years of guiding experience, beginning on Mt. Rainier, he has broadened his horizons by transitioning to guiding cycling trips around the world. He has been living in, and exploring the Olympic & Cascade mountain ranges of the Pacific Northwest for the past 11 years, and can often be found cycling, trail running, hiking and skiing in the greater Seattle area when not practicing yoga indoors. Jacob is a Certified Carmichael Training Systems coach and is CPR/First Aid certified, but his real experience comes from his passion for showing people new places and exploring along with them.

Your Yoga will be taught by Silvia Mordini whose loving Anusara-inspired Vinyasa Flow teaching style is influenced by more than 10 years of Hatha yoga study. She studies primarily under Shiva Rea. With over 7,500 hours of yoga teaching experience, as a nationally recognized Experienced Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT) she owns and teaches at Total Body Yoga, a 3,900 square foot Chicagoland yoga center with over 200 monthly classes and countless weekly workshops as well as for a fifth year teaching a Nationally accredited 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Silvia also enjoys working privately with athletes of all ages applying her knowledge of therapeutic yoga to aid healing old injuries or preventing new ones. Silvia’s dedication to her students makes her classes upbeat and fun, serious and informative, supportive and authentic.. When her students leave class, they have been inspired to be good to themselves and thereby kinder to others. Silvia finds healing in the beauty and stillness of Moab and considers nature and the relationship of human spirit her greatest teachers!!

Useful Resources

USEFUL BOOKS
Read up on Italian culture with these suggestions.

Green Guide—Italy | Michelin Publications | The Green Guide is a very handy reference guide with maps, information, hotels and easy reference

Tuscany—Lonely Planet | An informative resource of history, culture, food and wine. Also a great starting point to uncover and explore the infinite number of gems in Tuscany.

Italy, A Short History | Harry Hearder | Elegantly written, generous and enormously informative, this compact book takes in the sweep of Italian history from the Roman Republic, through the Renaissance, World War II, and up to the present.

War in Val d’Orcia | Iris Origo | A well-written diary of a wife and mother protecting her family and neighbors amidst the challenges and terrors of World War II in the heart of Italy. The Italians | Luigi Barzini | This colorful portrait of the Italian people explores the Italian national character, discovering both its great qualities and its imperfections.

Under the Tuscan Sun | Frances Mayes | Mayes’ memoir of buying and renovating an abandoned villa in Cortona paints an unforgettable picture of the land, the people, and the never-ending allure of Tuscany.

USEFUL WEBSITES

www.italiantourism.com | The Italian Government Tourism Board site provides detailed information on traveling in Italy.

www.goitaly.about.com | A comprehensive site from About.com to vacationing in Italy, it includes everything from hotel and restaurant information to national news and regional information.

http://www.turismo.toscana.it/new/sitoinglese/apet.htm | A helpful site for all things Tuscan! Detailed information on every aspect of a visit to the region, with well-organized sections and helpful links to other sites.

www.terresiena.it | A great web site offering a wide range of information for the Siena region. Read up on the places you will visit on the trip and learn about the region.

www.visiteurope.com | The web site of the European Travel Commission with practical information about traveling in Europe as well as links to some commercial booking services.

FAQ's

What if I have to change or cancel my trip?
We understand that life happens, so If you must cancel your trip more than 90 days prior to departure, there is no cancellation fee; between 61 – 90 days prior to departure there is a cancellation fee of 25% of the original trip price; between 31 – 60 days prior to departure there is a cancellation fee of 50% of the original trip price; Unfortunately, we cannot offer a refund if you have to cancel less than 30 days prior to departure.

If you choose to change your trip to a different date or location more than 90 days prior to departure, you may do so with no fee. From 61 – 90 days, there will be a $500 administrative fee. If you choose to change your trip within 60 days of the original trip start, the cancellation policy outlined above will apply. Please be aware that it is only possible to move to another trip within one year of the original trip departure date.

If I book a trip, can I be guaranteed that it will run?
We need a minimum of six people to run most of our trips (although some trips require a minimum of eight people). As long as we meet our minimum requirement, then our trips are guaranteed to run. If a trip must be canceled due to low enrollment, we will make every effort to do so at least 45 days prior to the trip start and a full refund will be issued. Trips will not be cancelled due to low enrollment within 30 days of the trip start.

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