21-Day 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in Italy

Facilities

Your Lakshmi Rising Yoga Teacher Training takes place on the beautiful Villa dei Cipressi, nestled on the highest hilltop of Sona, Italy. While it offers the privacy and serenity you crave on a YTT retreat, the 28-hectacre grand estate, recognized as a Heritage site, is perfectly situated to balance seclusion with accessibility. Working vineyards, century-old cypress trees, and sweeping countryside views invite deep introspection and community connection; while our convenient proximity to the romantic city of Verona, the picturesque shores of Lake Garda, and the on-site winery and tasting room invite you to experience the very best of Italian wine-country. Whether you’re seeking cultural excursions or simply time to reconnect with yourself, our location makes it all possible.

Distance From:

• Pharmacies, local cafes, restaurants, and gelato shops: less than 5 minutes
• Verona Airport & Train Station: 25 minutes

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Plant-Based Cuisine by Gaia Gourmet

Lakshmi Rising partners with Gaia Gourmet to cater all of our yoga teacher training retreats. You’ll receive three delicious plant-based meals each day, designed to support your practice and nourish your body, mind, and spirit. Gaia Gourmet chefs thoughtfully craft each dish from the freshest local ingredients, following yogic and Ayurvedic wisdom and drawing inspiration from global cuisines. The result is a menu that delights the senses, enhances vitality, and supports your inner growth and awakening.

Not only are we yogis, but we are spiritual environmentalists, honoring the interconnectedness of all beings. This awareness guides our choice of a plant-based diet, rooted in Ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-harming ourselves, other humans, animals, plants, oceans, and Earth.

Gaia Gourmet chefs are also food artists, using the plate as a canvas to create beauty and nourish the body at a cellular level through all of the senses. This philosophy fuels every aspect of the menu we serve at each yoga teacher training. We provide three nutritious, world-class vegan and vegetarian meals daily, each intentionally prepared to meet your nutritional needs while leaving you feeling light and balanced. Your training immersion is not only a yoga teacher certification program, but a culinary retreat!

Mornings begin with a vibrant buffet breakfast to energize your body and mind. Lunch, our largest meal of the day, provides balanced, sustaining nourishment, complete with decadent and nutrient-rich dessert. Evenings conclude with a calming dinner designed to ground your energy and nurture restoration.

Here’s some of the world-class cuisine you’ll enjoy on your Lakshmi Rising Yoga Teacher Training:

Breakfast Buffet

• Overnight oats & chia, nut butter, fresh local fruits
• Multigrain bread, marmalade & butter
• Sliced cucumbers & tomatoes
• Option to have hard-boiled eggs and fresh local cheeses

Lunch

• Zucchini-Basil Pesto Linguine; Arugula, Orange & Fennel Salad with Sweet Balsamic Drizzle; Hand-Crafted Dark Chocolate Truffles
• Chana Masala & Caribbean Coconut Rice; Arugula, Watermelon & Mint Salad with Optional Feta Cheese; Dark Chocolate Tart with Vanilla Coconut Cream
• Pesto Primavera Lasagna; Arugula Salad with Creamy Avocado, Panamanian Chili & Cucumber Dressing; Lemon & Passionfruit Cheesecake
• Moroccan Quinoa Couscous with Coconut Raita & Blackened Tofu; Kale & Roasted Chickpea Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing; Magical Coconut Dark Chocolate Bars

Dinner

• Miso Soup with Ginger Soba Noodle Salad
• Leek and White Bean Cassoulet with a Vegan / Gluten-Free Buttermilk Biscuit
• Kale and Camote Kichari with Red Lentils, Brown Rice & Eclectic Indian Spice Blend
• French Country Pistou Soup with Garlic Bread

At Lakshmi Rising, all of our meals are vegan and gluten-free with an occasional option to add cheese or to eat whole-wheat pasta, and we do our best to accommodate our guests’ food allergies.

Options to participate in organized group excursions

As a part of the personal growth and wellness element of the training, Lakshmi Rising School for Yoga and Wellness has some delightful cultural excursions planned for you. Please note that these excursions cost extra and are subject to change without notice.

Explore Venice

The ancient city of Venezia is considered by many, including your hosts Liz and Naga, as the most beautiful city built by men. You will find exquisite works of art around every corner and breathtaking delights for all of your senses where ever you direct your attention. Join Lakshmi Rising School for Yoga and Wellness for a day trip with lunch and dinner out. Hi-speed train or private boat charter.

Visit Verona

Most famous as the setting of Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet” but the history of the city dates back to over 550 BC. You will take the day to explore cultural sights and then meet at Antica Bottega Del Vino (Best Dessert and Fortified Wine List in the World 2019) for dinner together.

Terme di Sirmione Thermal Spa

This world-class spa is an oasis of wellness immersed in a large park, well known as a place to enjoy intense beauty, harmony, pleasure, and healing. Unique sulfurous, salsobromoiodic thermal waters from a natural spring deep in the bed of Lake Garda are healing for the bones and joints, respiratory ailments, urogynecological system, alterations, and diseases of the skin such as dermatitis, psoriasis, and acne.

This hotel has been in operation since the 1920s but recognized as a healing place as far back as the Renaissance. The thermal waters, mud, steam, and heat, combined with pampering personalized treatments and breathtaking views of Lake Garda make this experience unforgettable. You will spend the day soaking and sunbathing and then, after sunset, enjoy a group dinner before returning to your villa.

The water at the basis of everything

More than 10,000 square meters of wellness, of which 700 contain thermal water with swimming pools, hydromassage, effervescent beds, saunas, steam baths, and sensory showers. Rich in mineral salts and micronutrients, the sulfurous water containing sodium chloride, bromide, and iodide is vital for the skin and the whole body, at all times of the year.

Its temperature is at a constant temperature of between 34 and 36 degrees, allowing the outdoor swimming pools to be used even in winter, and its exfoliating properties prepare the skin for tanning in the summer. Everything at Aquaria Thermal Spa is designed for all-around wellness.

Facial treatment with thermal water mask (25 minutes)

The mask is creamy and gel-like and has a fresh and light texture.

• Restorative collagen mask: suitable for mature skin and has an anti-aging action
• Relaxing and soothing mask with plant extracts: suitable for sensitive skin, it has a calming and relaxing action
• Balancing mask with ceramides and witch hazel extract: suitable for oily and impure skin, it has a balancing and normalizing action
• Nourishing mask with amino acids and vitamins: suitable for dry skin and it has a nourishing action

Hand thermal mud (25 minutes)

Anti-fatigue, exfoliating, and emollient action. Cosmetic treatment with warm thermal mud and a short massage with hydrating butter with an olive or pomegranate aroma, creating a luminous and velvety appearance.

Foot thermal mud (25 minutes)

Suitable for tired and exhausted feet. Creates a feeling of relief and skin with a silky touch. Cosmetic treatment with lukewarm thermal mud and a short massage with hydrating butter with an olive or pomegranate aroma, which adds softness.

Balancing and emollient thermal mud (50 minutes)

Suitable for all skin types. Soothing and relaxing action. Cosmetic treatment with lukewarm thermal mud with rose petals, rich in trace elements and minerals, including jojoba oil and its soothing properties.

Reducing and slimming thermal mud (50 minutes)

Suitable for all skin types. Reducing action. Cosmetic treatment with warm thermal mud that, combined with the active ingredients of the bay, sandalwood, grapefruit, jojoba, and cedar essential oils, favors the drainage of excess liquids.

Leg detox thermal mud (50 minutes)

Suitable for those who suffer from swelling of the lower limbs. Refreshing and draining action. Cosmetic treatment with lukewarm-cold thermal mud plus lavender, helichrysum, jojoba, and cypress essential oils, which create a feeling of lightness and freshness in the legs.

Hand anti-aging treatment (50 minutes)

Smoothing, rejuvenating, and lightning action. Suitable for regenerating the skin of the hands. The main active ingredients of this treatment are glycolic acid, with an exfoliating action, plant collagen, with a lifting action, and shea butter with a hydrating thermal water base.

Personalized facial with thermal mud (50 minutes)

Suitable for dull, weak, aged skin. Smoothing action. Treatment includes the application of our thermal mud with a smoothing and detoxifying action, which prepares the skin for the active principles of the specific 100% Terme di Sirmione thermal water mask chosen according to the skin’s needs.

Oxygenating cleanse with thermal mud (50 minutes)

Suitable for all skin types. Detoxifying. Water and thermal mud are rich in active ingredients; they are used in this facial cleansing along with products for all types of skin.

Anti-age gold treatment with DNA (50 minutes)

Suitable for mature and thickened skin. Anti-aging, moisturizing, and emollient action. The treatment involves the use of an innovative line rich in active DNA substances, aimed at improving the tone of tissues and preventing skin aging.

Anti-pollution treatment (50 minutes)

Suitable for all skin types. Anti-pollution action. The latest-generation antioxidant treatment protects the skin from pollution thanks to a particular molecule that quickly acts on the activation of free radicals in synergy with the thermal water.

Face, neck, and neckline collagen treatment (50 minutes)

Suitable for all skin types. Treatment using the coating of plant collagen activated with thermal water rich in trace elements create a filling, firming and soothing effect.

Body brush with candle massage (50 minutes)

Exfoliating and rehydrating action. Reactivating body treatment stimulates microcirculation through delicate exfoliation carried out on dry skin with natural fiber brushes, preparing the skin for a warm and enveloping candle massage with vegetable butter.

Slimming coffee treatment (50 minutes)

Formulated to counteract fat and the stagnation of body fluid. Reducing action. Reactivating body treatment with the precious properties of coffee, which has a slimming and anti-fat action.

Aquaria massage (50 minutes)

For nourished and smooth skin, with Aquaria Thermal Cosmetics Massage Cream.

Body massage with vegetable butter (50 minutes)

Nourishing and enveloping, with the pleasant aroma of olive or pomegranate.

Massage with almond oil or garda olive oil (50 minutes)

Smoothing massage enhanced by the properties of Garda olive oil - highly antioxidant, protective, and elasticizing - or Almond oil - regenerating, emollient, and nourishing.

Argan oil massage (50 minutes)

Performed with movements that stimulate and relax the senses, 100% Argan oil is rich in vitamins and anti-free radicals, promoting deep hydration.

Drainage massage (50 minutes)

Massaging movements that help move and eliminate excess fluids, counteracting fatty deposits.

Revitalizing anti-aging gold treatment (50 minutes)

Suitable for mature and dull skin. The skin regains its splendor with Eternal Gold. It improves elasticity and nourishes and protects the skin, making it perfectly smooth, perfumed, and lightly illuminated.

Balancing treatment with warm bundles (50 minutes)

A sweet and enveloping ritual for relaxing the body and mind. A warm touch is perfumed with herbs, which stretches your muscles and stimulates circulation, creating a feeling of well-being.

Energizing treatment with orange and spices (50 minutes)

Energizing and anti-aging action. Ideal for promoting skin elasticity. Peeling and massage with orange and chili-perfumed butter that reactivates the skin, making it soft and hydrated.

Regenerating treatment with vitamins (50 minutes)

Skin regeneration with vitamins and stem cells. Antioxidant and revitalizing action. Renews the skin, promotes oxygenation, the recovery of tone, elasticity, and hydration, fighting the formation of skin imperfections.

Glycolic acid smoothing treatment (50 minutes)

Suitable for dull, weak, impure, aged skin. Smoothing action. Promotes physiological cellular turnover, making the skin smoother, brighter, and more compact. Particularly suitable for dull, weak, impure, or aged skin or skin with spots. It has a relaxing effect on wrinkles.

Vitamin C antioxidant treatment (50 minutes)

Antioxidant and plumbing action. Suitable for all skin types. Stem cells and Vitamin C have an important antioxidant action with a revitalizing, anti-aging, and plumping effect.

Anti-ageing treatment (50 minutes)

Suitable for mature skin. Immediate anti-aging action. Designed to prevent the common problems affecting mature skin, especially rendering skin more compact and restoring tone.

Pumpkin extract and hyaluronic acid treatment (50 minutes)

Ultra-hydrating and elasticizing action. Suitable for all skin types. Pleasant treatment with pumpkin extract and hyaluronic acid, which are highly hydrating.

Goat milk and lychee treatment (50 minutes)

Nourishing action. Suitable for dry and sensitive skin prone to irritation, also ideal after sun exposure. A nourishing and soothing treatment that, thanks to the proteins contained in goat’s milk and the main active ingredients of lychees, stimulates the production of collagen, deeply nourishes the skin, and neutralizes free radicals, thereby slowing down the aging process.

• Note: All treatments cost extra and are based on availability

• Full 300-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course
• Comprehensive 500-page illustrated training manual
• Daily yoga, meditation and pranayama practices
• Expert-led lectures and experiential workshops
• Opening and closing ceremonies
• Cacao ceremony and mala making ritual
• Eligibility for RYT 500 Certification through Yoga Alliance
• Beautiful accommodations for the entire duration of your immersion
• Three nourishing vegan and vegetarian meals daily (excluding days off)
• Unlimited coffee, tea, and seasonal fruit
• Exclusive access to private estate including use of on-site outdoor swimming pool
• Use of provided yoga props (blocks, straps, and bolsters)
• Use of laundry facilities twice during the training, detergent provided
• Wi-Fi access in designated areas
• Pre-arrival orientation materials, travel guidance, and packing list
• Personalized mentorship and feedback from our team of master trainers
• On-site support from our caring staff and facilitators
• 20 nights accommodation

• Flights
• Airport transfers
• Optional group excursions
• Required texts and supplies
• Lunch & dinner on excursion days

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• 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.