Departing from the US on August 23rd, arriving August 24th, at Venice International Airport, where a smiling tour guide, Allan Jenkins will pick you up.

We'll spend our first day in Venice, enjoying the sights, sounds of this ancient city, a gondola ride if you wish, and dinner one night overlooking the canal. Venice was created after the fall of Rome to protect those from marauders and looters. The Venetians creatively built Venice on mud, slime and dirt.

After a leisurely breakfast, we'll drive through the beautiful regions of Florence, Siena and Bologna on our way to Cortona to the region of Tuscany. It's a three-hour and forty-five minute drive through villages and farmland so you'll get to see the magical vistas you have heard people rave about or seen images of.

Once in Cortona you'll have time to relax and unwind at the beautiful villa, take a swim before dinner or a nap. We'll be taking day trips from our villa to villages and places of interest.

The villa grows fresh vegetables, grapes, olives and make their own pasta, olive oil, and wine.

Each morning you'll have time to meditate, ground and do some stretching and breathing exercises with me. I'll gently awaken your body after each day with Kundalini yoga and meditation for your lovely mind to ground you. Every day the group gets an energy clearing for worries, fears, and whatever is coming up.

We'll spend two days in historic Lucca and then back to Venice for our trip home. Twelve days total.