DORILLI, Vittoria

Luxury Yoga Retreat
w/ Planeta Winery & Alexandra Meffert

PRIVATE RETREAT*
@ Dorilli, Sicily
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TOWARDS A NEW DEFINITION OF LUXURY

Real luxury is nature.
Being able to eat fresh and sunriped produce, without addatives and conservatives,
experience the tranquility and vitality of nature.

Dorilli yoga retreat in cooperation with Planeta Winery focuses on nature, traditional crafts, such as wine making and growing food, and discovering the local environment. 

It is designed to be in an intimate and familiar environment. With only 7 rooms, we will be a small group of people, where everyone can get to know each other, laugh a lot, have fun, and at the same time have the space to relax and retreat. There will also be enough time for you to deepen what we learn and discover, 

The Dorilli retreat includes next to lodging and pension (all meals and snacks).

  • 2 daily yoga/workshop sessions, plus a daily morning meditation session 

  • Planeta wine tasting 

  • We can also enjoy an evening of cooking our own authentic Sicilian-Italian pizza 

  • And many other activities can be added according to what speaks to you.

Spend your stay combining the best of yoga and wine, food and nature -
connecting back with nature to relax, to enjoy

*THIS RETREAT CAN BE BOOKED AS A WHOLE FOR 7-14 PEOPLE
FLEXIBLE DATES AND LENGTH

Do you like to reward a team at your company?
OR are you looking for a team building getaway?
THIS IS PERFECT FOR CORPORATE PROGRAMS

OR how about a birthday or anniversary trip with your besties?

Dorilli, Vittoria

Vittoria is one of those places full of history and the long agricultural tradition of the Planeta family; even their ancestors disagreed about whether it would be better to cultivate vines there or around Menfi. They learnt from children to recognise the aroma of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, thus it was natural to travel along the island’s southern coast to produce it here, in its own great country. The Dorilli estate was established by renovating the big country house which stood at the centre of an ancient landholding; the Planeta family replanted the vines which had not been grown there for a long time, restored the winery and the large rooms which are now reserved for hospitality. With its typical Liberty style, the whole estate now expresses the fascination of great elegance together with the unmistakable atmosphere of an old country house.

 

The Yoga

HOLISTIC MOVEMENT, MINDFULNESS & YOGA is the best approach to wellbeing, breath and movement teachings that you can imagine for a retreat.

For this retreat, as the focus is to connect with the environment, the classes and workshop are designed to school your awareness and reconnect to the discovery of the feel-good feeling inside of you. This is a super powerful tool and guide you can foster, that also leads you to making great choices in life, such as choosing foods that nourish you, but also puts a lot of appreciation to the idea of joy and enjoyement - as one experiences with tasting great wine.

I will offer optional morning meditation sessions, and we will have 2 daily yoga sessions, consisting of classes and a workshop. There will be extra time on Friday afternoon for an extra yoga session, Q&As, or a workshop on request, if questions or topics arrise throught this retreat.

reconnecting with the earth

SAMPLE SCHEDULE - 5 days, 4 nights

 

Day 1

Arrival day - pick up from Catania airport (Oct. 12th 2022)
5:30pm Coming together: introduction to the retreat, getting to know each other
6pm Breath-movement-meditation
6:30-7:30pm Relax Yoga
8pm Dinner

 

Day 2

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:15am Chat
10:30-11:45am Basic Strala Yoga
12:15 – 1:30pm Light lunch
Relax time or optional activity: Caltagirone, visit to the Ceramiche Alessi laboratory *
6:30-7:30pm Relax Yoga
8pm light Dinner

* (3 weeks before the retreat I will ask around to book the optional trips)

 

Day 3

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:30 – 12:30am Strala Yoga workshop “Relaxation Response”
1 – 2pm Lunch
Relax time or optional afternoon activities*
4:30-5:30pm Relax Yoga
6pm Aperitif & Pizza making dinner

*Extra yoga Q&A or workshop on a topic of the groups choice.

 

Day 4 @ Buonivini, Noto

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:30-11:15am Core Strala Yoga
12:45-4:30pm Lunch & Planeta wine tasting
6-7:30pm Gentle Yoga & discussion group
20:00 Light dinner

 

Day 5

Departure Day w/ shuttle to Catania airport

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast

 

As this is a retreat for you and taking care of yourself, you always have the option to take time for yourself.

Other optional afternoon activities:

with a rental car you have all the freedom to easily visit incredibly beautiful cities nearby, such as Modica to discover the history of chocolate, or Ragusa Ibla, Castello di Donnafugata Modica, Scicli, Piazza Armerina Agrigento. There are also a number of beaches, nature reserves or archological sites near by.

 

THE SPACE

They have renovated the old country side house constisting of several buildings, respecting their style and character to keep its idenity of a noble country residence, which allows for the experience to stay in a space immersed by the vineyards - a real oasis of peace.

 

THE ROOMS

All rooms have their own unique differences, decorated and designed with a lot of care and come with their own bathrooms. Rooms can be booked as single or double use.

Food & Wine

The wines of Dorilli are three special examples from this territory of strong and recognisable identity, where we have worked with other producers in a very co-operative relationship to enable the Cerasuolo di Vittoria to obtain the denomination of DOCG, the first and only in Sicily. Today we produce a single variety Frappato here, in order to explore as far as possible the potential of this indigenous vine, as well as a Cerasuolo di Vittoria and a Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico, which differ in the composition of the blend and the process of vinification.

Treat yourself!

To book your retreat, write me an email !

  • All meals (incl. Planeta wine), plus snacks & refreshments throughout the day, incl. a welcome drink at arrival and dinner the arrival day
    Strala Yoga ! all morning walks & meditation excersises, daily yoga classes & a workshop
    1 Pizza cooking class (incl. 2 Planeta wines)
    1 Planeta wine tasting

    Use of Yoga Equipment
    one collective shuttle from Catania airport to Vittoria (arrival day) and back (departure day)
    a goodiebag for everyone

    what is not included:
    Airfare
    Individual Travel Insurance
    other additional activities, such as tours, bike rental, etc.
    a shuttle transfer from other airports or other dates
    rental car (it is also always possible to arrive with a rental car. there are enough parking spaces available)
    Additional wines during the day or at meals,

  • Rooms come with various bed types (5 rooms w/ 1 king sized, 1 room w/ 2 queen sized or 1 room w/ 1 indian style bed), but can be booked as single or double rooms. All rooms have their own bathroom.

    Prices depend on the length of the retreat, number of people and other activities.

  • Cantina Dorilli - SP87 - Acate

    GPS: LAT 36°59’38′′ N – LONG 14°24’28′′ E

    Reachable via Catania airport or Comiso airport.

    For any questions, write me an email: info@lightspacemovement.com

for questions or inquiries, write me an email!