Friends, thank you for you patience as a small group of volunteers has worked together to make this event happen.

Here’s the vision:

  • a HOY family gathering for those already confident in their practice, to spend time & practice together

  • open to Studio supporting members first on Sunday 9th March, and teacher training graduates in April

  • Location near Assisi, Torre Colombaia, a beautiful organic farm… the “forest-dwellers”

  • Bruce Hamm and Joanna Mack, Hindustani classical musician maestros, will be there to grace us with the musical transmissions

  • maximum 40 people including Mark and Rosalind

  • some people can stay onsite in simple shared accommodations

  • some people can stay nearby on other Agroturismo farm stays or Air Bnb they book for themselves

  • some may be able to camp or bring their campervan

  • very highly recommended onsite vegan restaurant

  • we have done our best to keep costs low

How to COME

It’s possible to confirm attendance and book a room onsite from Sunday 9th March, 9am CET.
To do so, follow this link below, choose the accommodation, and put your name down on the google spreadsheet. For shared rooms and beds, discuss with others who you plan to share with before putting your names down.
After doing so, please make a deposit amount right away to confirm you are coming and help us pay venue deposit etc, using the bank account details on the google spreadsheet.

Rough schedule:

Arrive Sunday 7th after lunch
Depart Sunday 14th after lunch

About the Venue

The bio farm Torre Colombaia has been active since 1987, with 100 acres of centuries-old forest of oaks and conifers which have been preserved largely unchanged over the centuries and with about 60 acres of organic cultivated land, cereals, pulses, sunflowers and linseed. There is a big organic vegetable garden and fruit trees.

On the property there is a network of nature trails for relaxing walks and being in touch with nature, a pond that is a repository of biodiversity, the Cerreto farmhouse (18th century) with the organic vegan restaurant and the small village with accommodations and 2 meeting rooms.

In addition, there are environmentally sustainable purification and energy production systems: waste water treatment plant for Cerreto house and 2 solar photovoltaic systems that cover all the farm’s energy needs.