Fresh perspectives
Intermediate ✺ 26 April- 2 May 2026 ✺ Olea, Rieti, Italy
A week of shared practice, reflection, and fresh perspective
Immerse yourself in the flow of the retreat, sharing practice and finding fresh perspectives to carry forwards.
Through the tools and techniques of yoga, we’ll explore presence and awareness, noticing how these qualities extend beyond the mat into our daily lives. This retreat offers a sanctuary to reset and reconnect — through movement, self-inquiry, and community. Unplug to recharge, build meaningful connections with like-minded souls, and gather fresh energy for the season ahead.
We’ll cultivate balance in body and mind through a thoughtful blend of Vinyasa, Yin, and self-care practices. Workshops invite you to go deeper, build confidence, and discover new insights to integrate into your practice at home.
Each morning begins with dynamic flow, encouraging you to explore your own potential and possibility. Evening sessions invite a slower pace — restorative, Yin, and Myofascial release practices designed to nurture, unwind, and restore.
Léa Hatahet
Léa is from France – she lived in Japan and Dubai during her studies and then moved to Brussels, where she has been teaching yoga for the last 4 years. A lifelong lover of movement, she discovered yoga in 2015 after years of practicing track and field and several injuries.
In recognising that weA are all unique, Léa seeks to support her students by meeting them where they are. She encourages exploring movements and options to suit individual bodies and experiences. Over the last 2 years, Léa has completed her 300-hour Awakening Yoga training with Patrick Beach and Carling Harps. Teaching both vinyasa and yin with an insight into intelligent sequencing and mobility, she will help you to make your way to more advanced poses, find a free and open practice or equally slow down through a safe, supportive, and step-by-step approach.
When not teaching, Léa loves hiking, taking pictures, visiting neighbourhood coffee shops and exploring movement in various forms.
Paul McConnell
Paul teaches Awakening Yoga which is a progressive yoga system with an emphasis on ritual and self inquiry.
He discovered yoga initially whilst working as a nurse, being quite physically active but not proactively looking after his body. From there he discovered everything else that the practice has to offer. As a teacher he has continued to develop his understanding through Advanced teacher training, breath work with The Oxygen Advantage, mobility approaches with FRC and training with his own coaches and teachers.
Everyone is welcome to classes designed to offer a complete practice encouraging personal exploration, potentiality, and freedom of movement.
Mind and body are connected and Paul believes that a consistent, physical practice can positively impact other areas of your life and wellbeing.
A living body is not a fixed thing but a flowing event. — Alan Watts
retreat offerings
○ 6 nights in a countryside house in Torri In Sabina
○ 9 yoga sessions
○ dynamic awakening vinyasa yoga in the morning
○ asana workshops or restorative
○ yin yoga & myofascial release in the afternoons
○ inspiring vegan food 3 times/day
○ hike with local guide
○ water, tea & coffee
not included
○ flight or train to Rome
○ airport transfer to Olea
○ ceramics workshop & massages
○ dinner on friday at the local pizzeria
○ travel insurance (recommended)
group size
14
Additional information
a typical day
07.30 tea, coffee, fruit
08.30 yoga & meditation
10.30 breakfast
reading 
ceramics pool massage
15.00 lunch or snack
17.30 yoga
19.30 dinner
arrival day:
no yoga class,
16.00 snack
19.30 dinner
21.00 welcome circle
departure day:
no yoga class,
8.30 breakfast
check out until 10.00
all yoga equipment is available at the retreat location, as well as towels & bed linen. bring old sneakers or water shoes for the hike in the river & a pool towel. we’ll let you know again what’s good to bring, a few days before your retreat.
check- in on Sunday from 16:00, fruit snack waiting for you and dinner at 19.30 // check- out on Saturday until 10:00 after breakfast
arrival & departure: group pick ups & drop offs will be organized (only) from Rome Fiumicino airport & drop offs to Fiumicino & Ciampino airport and Termini train station. costs: 40-60€/person/way
about the place
It doesn’t seem possible that OLEA is less than an hour’s drive from the crowded streets of Rome. With lush, abundant grounds of its own, along with a natural spring and a magnificent wooden yoga platform which overlooks the valley below, this is a truly magical place that’s ideal for spiritual practice, slowing down, and plunging oneself into nature. More
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