Italian Health Retreat
Together we create a setting to foster self-care and well-being. Come reset yourself and start a path of sustaining yourself through movement, touch, food and communal support!
Experience our dedicated health retreat, specially designed to enhance your well-being, self-care along with other like-minded guests. These retreats include silent walks, movement classes, single sessions and a low-inflammatory diet.
- Daily morning movement classes (60 minutes) to promote vitality and mindfulness.
- Daily Myoreflex sessions (30-45 minutes) for personalized healing and support.
- Daily supplementary body-mind sessions (30-45 minutes ) to deepen your well-being.
- Accommodation in comfortable double bedrooms; single and family rooms are available.
- Delight in the delicious food prepared with locally sourced ingredients by an on-site cook to nourish your body and soul.
- Access to the swimming pool and all other amenities of Tenuta di Poggiolame.
- Engaging communal activities such as talks and movie screenings.
Embodied Myoreflex Practice, low-glucose diet, complementary movement and bodywork
Kerstin Kussmaul (PhD) and team
The multidimensional and interdisciplinary concept of Embodied Myoreflex Practice is the cornerstone of the Health Retreat. We uncover tense muscle structures and corresponding body impulses and make them conscious through touch. The treatment holds up a mirror to the human organism, and initiates regulation along the way. Neurophysiological, biochemical function, as well as neuropsychological processes, play a crucial role in effectively influencing the regenerative process and enhancing your well-being.
Morning gentle movements are combined with daily myoreflex and movement analysis, lectures, and other methods such as Somatic Experiencing® and Integrative Deep Tissue Release. Nutrition based on the glycoplan (low-glucose & fructose) positively influences muscle metabolism. The untouched nature of the Umbrian hills and the associated silence add to the experience. We recommend digital detox, and if necessary, Wi-Fi is available.
The next Italian Health Retreat will take place in September 2025 (exact dates will follow soon) - if you don't want to wait until then, you can book a customized retreat for yourself at any time - see our offer Customized Retreat
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Psoas
16m² fits 2 people
The Psoas is a double room located on the upper floor of the original building with a historic open beamed ceiling. The windows face south and west. Psoas has a double bed (160 cm) and shares a bathroom with Alba and Vitus
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Alba
18m² fits 2 people
Alba is a double room on the upper floor of the original building with open beam ceilings and faces east and south. Its doublebed (160 cm wide) features a canopy. It shares a bathroom with Psoas and Vitus
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Vitus
15m² fits one person
Vitus is a single, east-facing room on the upper floor of the historic building featuring original beams. The bed is 140 cm wide. Vitus has its own terrace and entrance (outdoor staircase). It shares a bathroom with Psoas and Alba.
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Axis
18m² fits 2 people
Axis is a cute little double room (two single beds) facing east on the upper floor. It features open beams with terracotta tiles. It is connected to the front room (Scaleni), through which one will walk through to get to the hallway and to the bathroom, which is shared with Scaleni.
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Scaleni
28m² fits 2 people
Scaleni is part of the historic building and sits on the upper floor facing north and east. It features an open fire place and an open beam ceiling. Two beds (a single bed and a 140cm futon bed) furnish the room. Scaleni is directly connected to Axis, of which the guests will have to pass through Scaleni to get to the shared bathroom.
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Atlas
35m² fits 2 people
Atlas is a double room and located on the upper floor of the main building with windows and balcony doors facing north and south. It has a private terrace of 30 m2 with a view from Monte Peglia to Monte Cetona. It also has a huge double bed (180x200) made of solid cherry wood.
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Piriformis
12m² fits one person
Piriformis is a single room with its own bathroom. Piriformis has a north-facing private terrace, which is pleasantly cool in summer. Piriformis is close to the kitchen and is therefore best suited to guests who like to get up early or who don't mind kitchen noise.
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Amiata
30m² fits 2 people
Amiata is a double room apartment with a gallery. Upstairs: double-bed (160 cm) & bathroom. Downstairs there are two single beds and a kitchenette. Private west terrace with a lovely view of our olive orchards and Monte Amiata.
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Iris
30m² fits 2 people
Iris is a double room apartment with a gallery. Upstairs: double-bed (160 cm) & bathroom. Downstairs there is a single bed and a kitchenette. Private west terrace with a lovely view of our olive orchards and Montegabbione
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Gracilis
18m² fits 2 people
Gracilis is a double room and looks out the west side towards Montegabbione. It contains a double bed (160 cm wide). It shares a wheelchair accessible bathroom with Soleus, with whom it makes up an apartment
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Soleus
22m² fits one person
Soleus is a single room and sits at the south west corner of the terrace, with its own furniture on the main terrace. It contains a medium size bed (140 cm wide) and a kitchenette. It shares a bathroom with Gracilis, with whom it makes up an apartment.
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Mana double
16m² fits 2 people
Mana double room looks out towards the pool. It is part of the Mana apartment which is a bit away from the other rooms. It shares a bathroom with Mana single.
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Mana single
14m² fits one person
Mana single is a single room looking towards the pool. It features its own terrace looking directly onto an olive grove and is part of the Mana apartment which is a bit away from the other rooms. It shares a bathroom with Mana double.
