Tuscany Arts and Healing co-ordinate and facilitate workshops, events and courses focussing on personal growth, healing and creativity in stunning venues within the breathtaking landscapes around Tuscany.
"Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly" (Van Morrison)
We are very excited to announce another 4-night, 5-day retreat with inspirational Tai Chi teacher, Timothy Spratt, in early April 2025. We will release the dates and more information very soon .
All this year, we are supporting the Pole Pole Foundation which is a community-based charity in Rwanda which aims to protect the eastern lowland gorilla. A percentage of our profits will go to the Off the Fence 2024 appeal. Off the Fence, based in Bristol and Amsterdam, produced the award-winning documentary, Silverback, which was released in January 2024. It has just won Best Nature Documentary of 2024 at the Grierson Awards Ceremony in London!
Founded in 2011, we offer a variety of different courses and workshops which have been mainly located around the beautiful, historic walled city of Lucca where we have been based. In 2019, we also ran courses and events for the first time in Florence, the capital of the Renaissance in Italy which we will continue to do.
Our courses have included a couple of introductory workshops on the Alexander Technique in Italian; 'Finding your Voice', a voice workshop with an ex-RSC actor and trainer; 'Master the Art of Running' workshops with internationally-acclaimed Level 4 Athletics Coach, Alexander Technique teacher and author of 'Master the Art of Running', Malcolm Balk; Yoga Day and Residential Retreats; and 'Corpo, Mente, Voce', a voice workshop for singers and performers in Italian using the Alexander Technique. We also initiated a Kirtan Chanting Group in Lucca a few years ago.
In 2019, Dr. Fernand Poulin, Founder and Director of the WhiteWinds Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, healing professional, educator and spiritual teacher, brought his Integrative Energetic Medicine to Italy. We had very successful workshops in both Florence and Lucca with a good number of attendees.
In October 2022, we were thrilled to welcome Timothy Spratt, Tai Chi, Chi Kung and meditation teacher from London, who led a wonderful 3-day residential retreat in the hills near Lucca entitled 'The Wonderful Way of Chi Kung'. This was followed in April this year with our 4-night, 5-day retreat in the principles and practice of Tai with Tim where we had full house!
Following on from the success of this course, we are offering another 5-day, 4-night residential retreat in early April 2025. More details very soon.
Regular weekly activities include Pilates at a dedicated Pilates Studio in Lucca with Simonetta Merlin who is an excellent teacher. Groups are small to allow for personal attention.
Lisa Robbins is a UK-trained homeopath who is based in Florence but who also works remotely. She has a very useful website with an interesting monthly blog. Check her out on our links page.
