AMALIA

Amalia Brusati Di Settala is native to Italy and got her start in fashion in Milan. She shifted to culinary arts as a private chef and menu consultant for restaurants as Ama Mi Kitchen after moving to the US for love. After navigating her own identity shifts and reinvention, she relates authentically to others finding their way.

Amalia has a passion, not just for simple yet elevated cuisine, but for designing shared culinary experiences with human connection as a core element of meaningful and memorable meals.

KIM

Kim Lomonaco owns and leads The Glowing Body, a long-standing yoga and healing arts institution in Knoxville, TN.

Kim distills decades of experience with yoga and bodywork to share effective and approachable techniques linking body, breath, mind, and heart. This retreat will include potent self massage and breath refinement tools to teach participants capacity-building skills they can carry forward in their lives.

Together, Kim and Amalia have lead multiple retreats, seamlessly translating their collaborative successes into positive experiences for their students.

Whether you step outside your front door, or journey across the world, the experience of traveling is more about your mindset than your location.

Retreats can catalyze shifts in your life, or offer respite from routine. Yoga and self massage induce conditions in which you can shift from "doing" to "being".

Savoring healthy meals through unrushed social experiences will nourish you beyond the moments of the meals themselves.

Away from work, family, and expectations, you can be free to use your surroundings as a form of meditation. Leverage the excitement, awe, and pleasure of a new place to bolster your capacity for mindfulness.

Find community amongst your fellow retreaters, enjoying the opportunity to connect with others through unique and intimate shared experience and discovery. 

Bask Retreat Center in Centerville, TN is a sanctuary of beauty and tranquility nestled in the Tennessee countryside, amidst lush gardens and vibrant wildlife.

The facilities are immaculately designed for retreats such as this. Ample communal spaces, on-site contrast therapy and treatment rooms, dedicated movement studio with natural light and panoramic forest views, as well as room to roam on the private grounds.

90 minutes from Nashville, and 4 hours from Knoxville, this gem is readily accessible to Tennessee residents.

PROSPECTIVE PROGRAM

*may be subject to revision

Friday

beginning at 1pm: arrive and settle

until 4pm: free time for sauna, massage, nature walks, naps

4pm: yoga class

6pm: pasta class & dinner

9pm: bonfire circle

Saturday

7am: coffee or tea available

8am: yoga class

9:30am: breakfast

11am: free time for sauna, massage, nature walks, naps

1pm: lunch

until 6p: free time for sauna, massage, nature walks, naps

6pm: dinner

8pm: immersive restorative experience

Sunday

8am: yoga

10am: brunch

1pm: check out

COMPLIMENTARY 60 MINUTE MASSAGE INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST 6 INDIVIDUALS TO RESERVE THEIR SPOT

Single Occupancy

Private Bath $1500

Shared Bath $1400

Private sleeping quarters

5 chef-prepared vegetarian meals

3 yoga classes with hands on adjustments and therapy ball work

1 immersive restorative experience

1 pasta making class

1 curated gift bag

Access to on site shared sauna and cold plunge

Access to private grounds with walking trails

Double Occupancy - $1000

Shared sleeping quarters - both queen bed or twin bed options available

5 chef-prepared vegetarian meals

3 yoga classes with hands on adjustments and therapy ball work

1 immersive restorative experience

1 pasta making class

1 curated gift bag

Access to on site shared sauna and cold plunge

Access to private grounds with walking trails

Triple Occupancy - $700 

Shared sleeping quarters with separate beds

5 chef-prepared vegetarian meals

3 yoga classes with hands on adjustments and therapy ball work

1 immersive restorative experience

1 pasta making class

1 curated gift bag

Access to on site shared sauna and cold plunge

Access to private grounds with walking trails

Please note - snacks between meals and beverages other than water, coffee and tea are not provided. Please make arrangements to bring any additional food or drink - there is a kitchen in the lodge where you can store personal food items.

Add On: Thai Yoga, Stress Relief, or Deep Relief Massage

$120 per hour massage - limited availability!

CANCELLATION POLICY

All retreat payments are nonrefundable.

In the event of retreat cancellation, 100% of payment will be refunded.

If you wish to cancel your spot you must submit your cancellation in writing by email to presence.practice.puglia@gmail.com.

TRIP RELEASE

It is required that all registrants read, understand, sign, and return our release form before their registration is final.

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

If a registrant chooses to forgo any services included in the fees, they do so of their own volition, and are not entitled to a refund for services or amenities not used.

HEALTH INFORMATION

At the time of registration, please disclose any allergies, medications, and/or medical conditions.

COMMUNICATION

We will collect emergency contact information for all registrants.

The retreat leaders will use WhatsApp as the primary means of communication with our group. Participants will be invited to join a group chat once their registration is final.

CONNECTIVITY

We respectfully request that you leave your personal devices in your sleeping quarters during this retreat. Please refrain from texting, making phone calls, or otherwise using your devices in shared spaces. We believe creating this container will enhance your retreat experience and that of others.

No guarantees can be made regarding access to cellular service or WiFi during our stay. Retreat leaders and the host facility are not responsible for ensuring you have access to cellular service or WiFi.

OCCUPANCY REQUESTS

We will do our best to honor your registration choice for occupancy and rooming arrangements. If we cannot fulfill the occupancy type that you selected, we will notify you as soon as possible.

At that time, you may upgrade your registration to another occupancy type (for example, from double occupancy to a single occupancy), according to availability.

Have more questions?

Email us at presence.practice.puglia@gmail.com