Let us pamper you during a week of mediterranean wellness. Rediscover your center as you learn tools to transform your life back at home.
What is it like to live the Mediterranean Life?
Italy is famously known for its healthy diet and lifestyle. It is common to see elders well into their nineties biking into town, tending their gardens and running after their grandkids. In fact, Italy is one of the world’s seven Blue Zones, or areas where people have low rates of chronic disease and live longer than anywhere else.
What is the secret to this longevity?
The Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle is thought to be the reason for Italy’s healthy population and we are here to show you how it is done! Dr. Michelle Qaqundah is an international expert in the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle and will be your host during this customized week-long wellness adventure.
The Mediterranean Diet
We will get our hands dirty in the kitchen together during our culinary classes while Dr. Qaqundah teaches you simple hacks to get the healthiest benefits of your ingredients. You will learn Mediterranean recipes that can be applied in many different ways to maintain variability, creativity and the ability to follow the seasons. Our private chef will provide the rest of your meals throughout the week with the exception of a few restaurant meals during excursions. The menu for the week will be gourmet, fresh, healthy and reproducible.
The Mediterranean Lifestyle
We will live the Mediterranean Lifestyle incorporating the tenets of physical activity, rest and conviviality.
Fill your lungs with fresh sea air and your eyes with beauty as we walk along the rugged coast amongst the colorful villages of the Cinque Terre. Enjoy the awe of the ages during a walking tour of historic Florence. Feed your soul as you walk through the cobbled roads of the Tuscan town of Lucca, the birthplace of Puccini, and let your spirit soar during a live concert of his music.
Spa Day!
Rest in the same thermal waters as the Romans and the Medici at the Grand Duke of Tuscany’s historic luxury spa. Enjoy massage at your villa then rest your bones poolside or in your private room. Take a nap after lunch and be ready for your afternoon adventure!
Salute!
Enjoy all of this together with your group during shared mindful meals and experiences…and don’t forget to get silly and take goofy pictures together at the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
Yoga Retreats
Join us for a week of yoga, healthy Mediterranean food and any combination of activities and excursions listed above for the Wellness Retreat.
Do you have a yoga teacher that you love? We would be happy to host your favorite yoga teacher for your group’s yoga retreat. Have your teacher contact us to discuss their benefit package.
What have people been saying about their wellness experience with mediterranean life llc?
““The time I spent here at the Wellness Retreat traveling, eating well, learning about the Mediterranean life style and immersing myself into Michelle’s world enabled me to unexpectedly completely reboot. I literally came home to Southern California a different person. Spiritually, personally, professionally and a simple thing like how I interpret the world has all shifted. I feel calmer and less anxious to rush thru things now. I’m living in the moment now and it feels really good. The Wellness Retreat gave me the time, the beautiful space and incredible positive energy to grow. I have been able to take a step up to the next level and have become more aware because of my week here. Maybe it was just perfect timing for me, I don’t know, but this trip had a profound effect on my life and my ability to love.” ”
““I can’t begin to describe how amazing this experience was! My husband and I own a holistic medicine practice in the States and are bringing back so many takeaways from our time at the retreat. Our gracious hosts (Michelle and Bruce) were absolutely phenomenal. You can’t put a price tag on being around such incredible people. We felt like we were on vacation with friends. The amount of time, effort, and thoughtfulness that went into every day and every activity was beyond my expectations. Everything was so well organized and structured in such a way that you really got to enjoy and savor each experience. I can’t wait to implement some of the things I learned while we were there. I feel like I came back a changed person. I would recommend this 1000% to anyone looking to have a life-changing experience. I’m still on cloud 9 thinking about the memories! Do yourself a favor and make time in your life to experience this.” ”
Listen to Dr. Brad’s TED Talk about his transformative experience during our Mediterranean Life wellness retreat HERE.