That’s Amore
I am still processing the recent wedding of our daughter Hailey to the wonderful Eddie that we managed to pull off in the Tuscan hillside here in Italy. It was nothing short of spectacular and I am in awe of everyone that made the trip and celebrated with us. Grazie Mille.
Why do we love Italy so much? As a family we have spent a lot of time here.
When I was pregnant with my beautiful daughter, the hubs and I were on a road trip dreaming up names to name our new baby. We settled on Hailey, and for a middle name he asked me to name the most beautiful place I knew, and I said the Aventine Hill in Rome....so that is her namesake. She has a tattoo on her ankle with the longitude and latitude coordinates of that spot in the world and I always think of it as her "if lost, please return to" tag!
I am currently still in Italy and Yoga Bella (Patti Lupo and I) have hosted two retreats in Umbria. During our wine tasting our host Lorenzo presented everything in Italian, while his adorable wife Laura translated. The last bottle of red, a Calenco, was clearly his favorite. He animated how when you pull the cork the wine takes in a huge breath, it can literally breathe again after being suffocated, held in, truncated. Laura translated and we thought that was it. Then he got all excited and said, "wait, wait wait....there is more." The wine then becomes exponentially even better when you share it surrounded by the people you love.
Swoon.
While here in Italy I bounced over to Sardinia for two days for some recon. After a hilarious episode trying to rent a car, I ended up in a Taxi with my new best Sardinian friend Paulo. He took me up to where my INTO THE BLUE yoga retreat is for next September 2025 and I can confirm this place is gorgeous. So much vibrancy and little nooks everywhere on the property to soak in the Italian sun.
This retreat is hosted through International Yoga who you should check out for all the amazing teachers and destinations they host. I am honored to initiate this new trip for them to Sardinia. Come with me September 6-13th, 2025. The itinerary is bonkers CLICK HERE. Book before October 23 to save $400. AND if you have been on a IY retreat before you can save another $100 at check out by adding the code REPEATRETREAT.
Am I coming home?
YES....sigh.....I miss the hubs. I will be back in Chicago and teaching starting Friday 9/27. I am blessed to love teaching yoga, my role at yogaview and excited to get back in the groove.
I would love to see you and say hello.
XO
JK