7 Day EAT.PAINT.LOVE! Art, Yoga, and Cooking Retreat in Tuscany, Italy
Painting and Yoga Retreat in Italy
Join Life is an Art for this retreat at a private medieval borgo in the Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy. If you want to get creative in your quest for inspiring travel, self-awareness, and discovery, join this all-inclusive Tuscan retreat set in an enchanting Italian borgo, overlooking the gorgeous countryside surrounded by olive groves, where you can relax, revitalize, and reconnect.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Intuition Painting® on all days, all art supplies included
- Daily yoga lessons with fantastic teacher
- Foraging and cooking class with a local chef
- Excursion to Greve in Chianti
- Meditation, authentic movement, and writing practices
- 6 nights accommodation
- Seasonal, gourmet Italian meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), wine with dinners
- Scheduled pick-up and drop-off shuttle service from Florence train station
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Accommodation
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Multilingual staff
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
- Wireless internet
The agritourismo is a renovated 16th-century, enchanting private borgo. Set high above Chianti, the meandering stone compound is predominantly forested with chestnut, cherry, and oak trees, and is home to a producing olive grove with more than 1,600 trees.
The property boasts a large swimming pool and spacious wine cantina built in 1624, which they will use for their painting studio. Each private apartment has its own entrance and outdoor sitting area.
Seasonally, the owners produce their own olive oil, amazing jams with local fruits (blackberries, figs, or cherries), and with a little luck, find good mushrooms and truffles, used to prepare delicious sauces.
Program
Dive into a world where creativity meets personal awakening. Eat.Paint.Love! provides a sanctuary where art, wellness, cooking, and yoga converge to illuminate your path to heightened self-awareness and profound connectivity.
This retreat is a celebration of the senses, offering delectable gourmet meals crafted by local chefs with fresh ingredients, mindful meditation sessions, a foraging and cooking class, an excursion to Greve in Chianti, a wine tasting, and authentic movement, all tailored to guide you towards joyfulness, self-compassion, and the freeing of your creative spirit.
You will be led by Master Intuition Painting® facilitator Montine Blank, and all meals, yoga, classes, and care are provided by our exceptional Italian team: Chiara, Giulia, Angela, and Iga.
Come see why one of their regular guests calls this retreat her “annual soul exfoliation.”
Intuition Painting®
Intuition Painting® delivers profound personal and artistic breakthroughs by connecting with your unconscious self and allowing your inner world to be expressed.
Using a methodology that combines guided meditation, creativity coaching, mantras, personal inquiry, and reflective movement, you stay focused solely on the process, without any preconceived ideas or concerns for the resulting product.
The approach side steps your inner judge and connects you with your intuitive creative flow so that unplanned forms and figures from the unconscious can appear.
The resulting paintings become visual diaries, offering insights about your inner world and giving guidance to help you know, grow, and heal yourself.
The Movement
Let the daily yoga with beloved Iga and authentic movement sessions with Montine help support your journey by easing your body and mind back into a relaxed flow and a play state.
Example daily activities
- Morning coffee
- Yoga overlooking the property
- Breakfast
- Intuition Painting®
- Lunch al fresco
- Free time / pool leisure / countryside walks
- Dinner al fresco
- Free time / games / singing / dancing
You Are Welcome Here
This ultra-relaxing, dynamic well-being retreat is for adults with any level of art or yoga skill—including those with none. Participants report feeling a powerful release, a rich sense of rebirth, and a deep realignment to what is important and sustaining in life.
Included excursions
- A half-day foraging and cooking class
- A trip into a local village or similar excursion
- Wine-tasting
Instructors
G. Montine Blank
Founder of Intuition Painting®, Montine is a master facilitator, teacher trainer, and coach with over 25 years of experience helping others embrace profound transformation and life realignment through creative expression. Montine developed her own version of intuitive painting—an experience that combines right-brain whispering, spontaneous painting, meditation, personal inquiry, and embodiments. Through global workshops, retreats, and facilitator trainings, Montine guides others to explore the transformative power of intuitive creativity for self-expression, healing, and personal growth.
Tina
Yoga crossed Tina's path some 11 years ago when she moved to Italy. She was looking for a teacher or yoga class in here but those days in Tuscany you wouldn't find it so easily. But they say, when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. That is exactly how it happened with her. From that moment on, yoga became twice a week practice for her and she also began to feel positive changes in her moods, motivation and in total balance and wellbeing. She completed teacher training with Esther Lim here in Italy. She's a certified 200 Ashtanga yoga flow teacher and has been teaching since 2011.
Chiara
Chiara is an expert therapist in Ayurvedic-Yoga massage, who integrates subtle but intense work on an emotional and energetic level from deep relaxation and release.
Iga K.
Iga is a certified 200-hour RYT Yoga Teacher, accredited by CSEN and recognized by the International Yoga Alliance. She completed her comprehensive 250-hour Integral Yoga training at the renowned Samadhi Yoga School in Florence—one of Italy’s most esteemed institutions for yoga education. Her time at Samadhi provided her with a profound and holistic foundation, equipping her with a wide-ranging set of skills to guide yoga classes with clarity, depth, and a full-spectrum understanding of body, breath, and mind.
Location
Under the Tuscan Sun
Experience a dreamy week in Tuscany, set in a gorgeous, sprawling Italian compound, seated above rolling hills and olive groves with Florence glittering in the distance and the lower Appine mountains as a backdrop in the far off distance.
Distances
- Florence - 45 minutes
- Pisa - 1.5 hours
- Rome - 3 hours
Features
Activities
- Art classes
- Massage
- Wine tasting
General
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Kitchen
- Luggage room / storage
- Multilingual staff
- Special menu request
- Yoga deck
- Yoga studio
Services
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Parking lot
Food
Culinary delights await—where each meal is a testament to the richness of Tuscan cuisine, prepared with love by chefs who champion nutrition and the art of healthy living.
From the welcoming embrace of a traditional aperitivo to the multi-course dinners complemented by local wines and heavenly desserts, your palate will embark on a journey as rejuvenating as the retreat itself.
With thoughtful consideration given to every dietary need, the feast ensures that every moment is infused with pleasure and mindfulness.
Snacks, coffee, and teas are available throughout the day.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Pescatarian
- Seafood
- Lactose Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Optional Add-on Examples:
Activities vary based on the season and availability. You will have the option to add one or more of the following types of activities for an extra charge:
- Ayurvedic Massage with Chiara
- Reiki and/or Craniosacral sessions with Angela
What's included
- 6 nights accommodation
- 3 delicious, healthy daily gourmet meals prepared by talented chefs
- Welcome & farewell aperitivo
- Wine with dinners
- Excursion to a nearby town/castle
- 7 days of activities
- All meals, snacks, & beverages
- Intuition Painting® with Montine
- Art supplies included
- Artisan foraging & cooking class with Giulia
- Daily yoga with Iga
- Transport to and from Florence
- Authentic movement & writing
- Personal reflection & sharing
What's not included
- Airfare
- Visa and travel insurance
- Massage sessions
- Meals outside the retreat premises
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
97 km
Transfer not provided
Pisa International Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport)
76 km
Transfer not provided
Florence Airport, Peretola (Amerigo Vespucci Airport)
19 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by plane
You may book your flight to arrive at Florence Airport, Peretola (Amerigo Vespucci Airport) (FLR), from where you will transfer to the SMN train station in order to take Life is an Art's private shuttle service to and from the retreat at set times on the first and last days.
It is also quite convenient to fly into Pisa International Airport (PSA), or Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), and take a short train ride to the Florence SMN train station in order to take their private shuttle service to and from the retreat at set times on the first and last days.
Many people plan to arrive in Florence a day or two early in order to take in this beautiful and safe walking city and adjust to the time zones before the retreat starts. Others add a couple of days at the end in order to process and integrate all that they gained from the experience.
Arrival by bus
Going by bus from Florence to a nearby town is 5 USD.
Arrival by shuttle
The private shuttle's scheduled pickup and departure times are included in the retreat fees. Pick-up at SMN Florence Train Station is at 14:30 on Day 1, and drop-off is at 14:30 on the last day.
Arrival by taxi
You can also take a taxi from Florence, which costs about 90 USD - 150 USD.
Arrival by car
By car, the retreat location is 45 minutes south of Florence.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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