Umbria Yoga & Wellness Retreat
Cortisol Detox - Reset your Nervous System and Restore Energy

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Join a deeply restorative retreat experience created to help release stress, detox cortisol, and bring your nervous system back into balance. With daily yoga, meditation, journaling, and Ayurvedic healing workshops, you’ll be supported in letting go of stored tension, improving sleep, and finding greater emotional clarity. More than a simple escape, this is a holistic reset designed to leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and re-energized, while giving you practical tools to support lower cortisol levels and lasting inner peace.

About Anna Elise LeFrance:

Anna Elise has spent the past decade guiding students through their yoga journey with a focus on movement, mindfulness, and the mind-body connection. Her workshops bring together yoga and mental health, holistic healing, and strategies that help people move beyond mental blocks and step into a stronger, more confident version of themselves.

With training in neuroscience, including her Fundamentals of Neuroscience qualification from Harvard Ex, she weaves the science of the nervous system into her teaching. Her TEDx talk on using the mind to calm and regulate the nervous system reflects her commitment to connecting science with holistic well-being.

What to Expect

Leave stress behind and discover how to live more freely in Italy, without the constant weight of elevated cortisol. Chronic stress can affect the body in many ways, and this retreat is designed to support natural restoration through a thoughtful blend of practices and experiences.

Reduce stress and anxiety naturally
Improve sleep quality for deeper rest
Boost energy and mental clarity
Support digestion and immune function
Balance hormones and emotions for overall well-being

Ayurvedic Healing: The Power of Adaptogenic Herbs

Explore stress-supportive superfoods and herbs that work with the body’s natural ability to adapt and heal through Ayurvedic herb sessions.

Reduce anxiety and build resilience to stress
Calm the nervous system and support adrenal health
Regulate cortisol levels and help combat fatigue
Enhance focus, memory, and cognitive function
Learn about ingredients you may already have in your kitchen

Beyond the Retreat: A Life Transformed

Take home tools that can support long-term well-being well beyond your time in Italy.

Master stress management techniques
Strengthen emotional resilience
Enjoy deeper, more restorative sleep
Boost focus and immune health
Experience a renewed sense of peace and balance

About the Retreat

6-Day Yoga Retreat: Cortisol Detox & Emotional Renewal

This 6-day yoga retreat is designed to release stress, detox cortisol, and restore emotional and physical well-being through yoga, meditation, journaling, and therapeutic practices. The carefully designed schedule supports nervous system regulation, deep relaxation, and emotional healing.

Daily Structure & Key Activities:

Mornings:

Start each day with a Morning Yoga Flow to gently awaken the body, support circulation, and assist with cortisol regulation. This is followed by journaling sessions focused on emotional detox and self-reflection, with themes including intentions, emotional awareness, self-love, clarity, and forward planning.

Afternoons:

Afternoons include Ayurvedic Herb & Household Remedies workshops, Emotional Expression through Art & Music, and free time for rest, nature walks, or quiet reflection. On Friday, a special Thermal Bath Excursion & Restorative Soak adds another layer of relaxation and support for cortisol release.

Evenings:

End the day with Emotional Release Stretching to help release tension stored in the muscles and nervous system. A nutrient-rich dinner supports hormone balance, followed by evening meditation practices such as breathwork, visualization, body scanning, and gratitude rituals to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and encourage restorative sleep.

Special Highlights:

Thermal Bath Excursion
Special Musical Guest
Final Sharing Circle on Sunday to reflect, integrate, and set intentions for a balanced, cortisol-free life

By the end of the retreat, participants can expect reduced stress, greater emotional clarity, and a reset nervous system, along with practical tools to maintain low cortisol levels and lasting inner peace.

More Information:

Price:

$1,400 early bird
$1,700 after that

Payment:

20% deposit due upon booking
Payment plans available upon request

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Price Include:

All meals, classes, herbal workshop, Thermal Bath Excursion, transportation to and from Oasi Sorgente, special retreat journals

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