Restorative Training & Retreat
30 HR RESTORATIVE TRAINING & RETREAT
IN TUSCANY
Learn how to share the profoundly healing practice of Restorative Yoga on retreat in the Tuscan hills.
For yoga teachers who want to add another string to their bow & yoga students who want to add Restorative Yoga to their practice.
May 24 to 28 2025 Tuscany, Italy
Schedule
Day 1 - Saturday May 24
16:00 Arrival at retreat venue Le Pianore
17:30 Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
Day 2 - Sunday May 25
8:00 Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:30 Breakfast
11:00 Restorative Yoga Training
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Restorative Yoga Training
17:30 Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
Day 3 - Monday May 26
8:00 Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:30 Breakfast
11:00 Restorative Yoga Training
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Restorative Yoga Training
17:30 Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
Day 4 - Tuesday May 27
8:00 Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:30 Breakfast
11:00 Restorative Yoga Training
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Restorative Yoga Training
17:30 Restorative Yoga Practice
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Closing circle
Day 5 - Wednesday May 28
8:00 Vinyasa Yoga Practice
9:30 Breakfast
11:00 Check out
Details of the schedule may be subject to change
Who is this training for?
Yoga teachers who have completed a 200 hour (or more) training and who want to add another string to their bow: after this training retreat you’ll be able to include Restorative Yoga in your classes as well as offer stand alone Restorative Yoga classes & immersions
Yoga students & teachers who want to learn how to add Restorative Yoga into their own practice
Yoga students & teachers who’d love to learn in the relaxing setting of a retreat in the middle of nature
Available Rooms
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Dorm room - 2 beds available
Futon bed in dormitory above yoga room with access to 2 bathrooms
Price per person for the room €659,-
30 hr Restorative Training Early Bird €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
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Budget Room - FULLY BOOKED
Double or single bed with shared bathroom with 1 other room
Price per person for the room €859,-
30 hr Restorative Training Early Bird €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
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Quadruple Room - 4 spots available
Quadrople room in Tuscan villa with private bathroom, 4 single beds
Price per person for the room €889,-
30 hr Restorative Training €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
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Double Room - 1 room available
Double bed or 2 single beds in Tuscan with private bathroom
Price per person for the room €949,-
30 hr Restorative Training Early Bird €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
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Private Room - FULLY BOOKED
Double bed in Tuscan villa with private bathroom
Price per person for the room €999-
30 hr Restorative Training Early Bird €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
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Entire Private Cottage - BOOKED
Entire private cottage for 2 people with bedroom with double bed, private bathroom, terrace and living room
Price per person for the room €1099,-
30 hr Restorative Training Early Bird €599,-Includes: 30 hours Restorative Training, 5 days & 4 nights in Le Pianore, 2 daily Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga practices with Lucy McCarthy & Eliza Coolsma, 3 meals a day
Rooms book fast! Don’t wait too long
Topics we’ll cover in the training
Intro to the use of props
The Nervous System & Stress Response
What is Restorative yoga?
History of Restorative Yoga
Rest versus sleep
Modern symptoms of stress
Yin vs Restorative Yoga
Sequencing a class
Pillars of Restorative Yoga
The wisdom of Savasana
Emotions coming up in class and what to do as a teacher
Transition in & out of Restorative poses
3 things to do before you teach
Meet Your Teachers
Lucy McCarthy
Lucy has been teaching Vinyasa Yoga since 2009 in some of London’s most famous studio’s. Her breath-led Vinyasa Yoga classes take you on a transformative journey through your mind, body, emotions and heart. Lucy has over a 1000 hours of training in Vinyasa Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Yoga Nidra and more. Together with Eliza, she started the 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Madrid in 2019.
Eliza Coolsma
Eliza is a Vinyasa Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Health Counselour. She has been teaching Vinyasa Yoga classes since 2009 when she was living in her home country The Netherlands. When she moved to Madrid 12 years ago, she founded The Natural Yogi, Madrid’s only English spoken yoga studio. Her Vinyasa Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra classes are based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and create deep inner balance & transformation.
Included in the price (room + training)
5 Days & 4 nights in retreat venue Le Pianore
2 Daily 75-90 minute yoga classes on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, evening or morning practice on Wednesday & Sunday with Lucy & Eliza
30 hr Restorative Yoga Training with Lucy & Eliza
3 Organic Italian meals a day with locally grown ingredients on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, breakfast / dinner on Wednesday & Sunday
Not included
Travel fare
Transportation to and from Pisa or Rome airport (you can arrange this here)
Optional massage
Payment plans & cancellation policy
Payment plans are available. Please contact us below if you’d like to pay in instalments.
Venue & travel info
We will be staying in a gorgeous villa in the heart of the Tuscan hills and close to dormant vulcano Monte Amiata.
Our venue is a certified organic farmstead and custodian of more than 30 hectares of woodlands traversed by the Zancona river.
To be environmentally conscious, we highly recommend to travel by car or train (trenitalia.it) if you have the opportunity to do so.
If you travel by plane, the most convenient airports are Florence, Pisa and Rome. You can arrange a private transfer here.
Address: Località Le Pianore Monticello Amiata, 58044, Italy