Villa Chimera, Tuscany
These Fierce Grace yoga retreats are set in a stunning valley at Villa Chimera, a 600-year-old village fortress that has been lovingly restored.
Join Fierce Grace founder Michele Pernetta and London’s award-winning hypnotherapist Zoë Clews for a Transformative 5-day Mini Hot Springs Retreat at Villa Chimera this September, an exquisitely restored 600-year-old village fortress perched above a stunning valley of green rolling hills.
September 4th-9th 2025
Why This Retreat Is Unmissable
By blending Fierce Grace’s kinetic, heart-opening yoga with Zoë Clews’s profound hypnotherapy, this retreat goes beyond relaxation—it delivers the deepest possible reach into your innermost yearnings.
Discover the Ultimate Transformation Retreat: Fierce Grace Meets Zoe Clews
Fierce Grace founder Michele Pernetta—with 29 years of teaching mastery and the visionary behind one of the world’s leading yoga brands and London’s award-winning clinical hypnotherapist Zoë Clews, trauma and nervous-system specialist have crafted a 5-day Transformational Hot Springs Retreat at the lovingly restored 600-year-old Villa Chimera. Designed to reset and enliven your body, reprogram your mind, and rediscover your soul’s deepest desires.
A Union of Euphoria and Empowerment
Fierce Grace was born to awaken unity, euphoria, and catharsis—melding dynamic yoga sequences, guided breathwork, and heart-opening meditations into a seamless journey of embodied aliveness. Over nearly three decades, Michele Pernetta has refined this practice into a transformational movement, empowering thousands to break through limitations and step fully into their truth.
Now, Michele joins forces with Zoë Clews, whose two decades of hypnotherapy expertise have earned her London’s Best Hypnotherapist accolade from the Evening Standard. Zoë’s compassionate, intuitive approach guides you through private and group hypnosis sessions, shifting deep-rooted patterns, dissolving emotional blocks, and reprogramming your subconscious for lasting change.
What Awaits You at Villa Chimera
- Daily Fierce Grace - Wake each morning with Michele’s signature sequences—designed to build strength, flexibility, and radiant presence. Experience breathwork, meditation and guided relaxation.
- Transformational Hypnotherapy - Under the Tuscan sun, Zoë leads intimate sessions to realign mind, body, and soul—helping you release the past and step with full power into your now.
- Natural Volcanic Hot Springs - Sink into volcanic mineral waters on our trip to Rapolano to soothe muscles, calm the nervous system, and invite deep relaxation.
- Fire Ceremony - A ritual rooted in ancient traditions which uses fire as symbol of transformation, purification and renewal. Intentions and prayers are offered into the fire allowing negativity and old patterns to be released and mind and body to be purified.
- Incredible Tuscan Cuisine - Nourish your body with mouth-watering Tuscan and Umbrian food - local cheese, truffle, olive oil, fresh local salads, vegetables and wine — each meal a celebration of health and pleasure.
- Guided Breathwork & Meditation - Learn potent techniques to center your mind, regulate your nervous system, and carry inner peace home.
What to expect:
Relax in the Tuscan hills and enjoy the breathtaking 200-degree sweeping views of the valley.
Stay in beautiful bedrooms furnished with antiques, enjoy outdoor yoga in our covered yoga shala surrounded by oak trees or evening yoga and meditations at sunset on the open infinity deck gazing at the view.
Our expert chef will prepare luxurious food, salads, vegetarian options, meat dishes and desserts - catering to all tastes - and spoil you with the delights of Tuscan and Umbrian fare.
8-9am Breakfast
10am Yoga or Hypnotherapy Sessions
1.30 Lunch
5pm Yoga or Hypnotherapy Sessions
7.30pm dinner
Evening Fire pit on the last evening
Trip to Rapolano and Cortona one evening (dinner not included on one night out)
The villa is located in a secluded part of Tuscany on the border with Umbria and close to some of the most beautiful walled towns in the region. We don't want you to miss the romance of the local beauty! On this 5-day Retreat, we will take you to the natural Mineral Hot Springs in Rapolano, the ancient volcanic thermal springs to bathe in the natural sulphur waters, followed by our much-loved trip to stunning Cortona for a stroll and shopping, then an Aperol spritz in the famous square before a sumptuous dinner.
Michele will expertly guide you through the varied classes, from soft and relaxing to vigorous and enlivening, giving personal corrections, alignment wisdom and tips.
Meditations, yoga Nidra and breath work will take your awareness to new dimensions.
Zoe will give both personal and group sessions, taking you on a profound journey to self discovery.
Classes on this retreat will be taught by Fierce Grace founder Michele Pernetta and Hypnotherapy sessions to unleash your true self will be run by Zoe Clews.
Not Included:
Flights
Airport Transfers
One meal out
Accommodation
Located in the heart of Tuscany in a stunning, secluded valley, Villa Chimera sits on a number of stepped medieval terraces, allowing a 200 degree unspoiled view full of truffle oaks, green trees and sweeping hills.
Spacious and romantic, the villa is fitted with all the comforts of home, blending Italian antiques, quirky British touches and modern conveniences. Bedrooms are large, light and beautifully decorated with spectacular views of the valley.
Yoga and meditation takes place in the peaceful shade of the wooden shala or on the infinity yoga deck, overlooking the most dramatic mountainous landscape Tuscany has to offer.
We offer 4 room types, Standard, Junior and Luxury (as well as Glamping in summer) to suit your needs, please enquire if you would like single occupancy.
Excursion Packages
5 NIGHT TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREAT
- The excursion package includes transportation to:
- The Mineral Springs, and the famous medieval walled town of Cortona (where the film "Life is Beautiful” was filmed) for a romantic dinner, an aperitivo and shopping in the stunning cobbled streets. (Dinner cost not included.)
On the retreat enjoy:
- Two classes every day except Cortona day (just 1) and travel days (no classes.) Once a day a Fierce Grace class with personalised instruction from Fierce Grace founder Michele Pernetta, one of Europe's most highly regarded and experienced teachers, and once a day with our senior FG teaching assistant.
- An alignment workshop as well as personalised instruction, adjustments, meditation and breath sessions.
- Gourmet food and treats.
- Alcohol is served with meals and (a reasonable amount!) is complimentary.
- Teas, coffee, fruit, snacks available throughout the day.
TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE
Breakfast 8-9am
Yoga, Breathwork or Hypnotherapy 10am
Swim, sun
Lunch 1.30pm
Afternoon off for relaxing
Yoga, Breathwork or Hypnotherapy 5.30pm
Dinner 8pm (one night out)
Relax, movies, read, chat, chill, dance, sleep,
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights, airport transfers, 1 dinner out (although the local restaurants are very inexpensive)
- Airport Transfers: - 2 Perugia airport transfers or 2 Cortona train station transfers (£35 each way) £70.
- Excursion Package: Excursion Package - 5 day retreat - one trip out to Mineral Springs and then to Cortona for dinner: £45 (transfers only, meal prices not included - the restaurants are not expensive.)Payable please in Euros, cash on arrival.
- Entry to Hot Springs approx 15 euros.
- There is an "Honour Bar" system for beverages that are not supplied with meals. We supply some wine with meals and an aperitivi on welcome night, but if you wish to have more than this you are welcome to use our honour bar which is not expensive and charged at the end.
