Niguma Yoga Retreat
Lago D’Orta, Italy - June 14-20th, 2026
With Michele Loew with special guest appearance H.E. Kalu Rinpoche
Join us for an intimate week of embodied practice for this yoga, meditation, and dream yoga retreat. Learn how to safely and purposefully practice Niguma Yoga and the complimentary Hatha Yoga supporting postures.
Michele will teach, in the most accessible way to all levels, the Niguma Series of 25 yoga poses. Each session will build on the last, so that by the end of the retreat you will know the complete series as a moving meditation. Niguma Yoga is a system of yoga that was created by the 10th century female mahasiddha Niguma, and has been preserved by the Tibetan Buddhist lineage of masters in a direct line to H.E. Kalu Rinpoche. Rinpoche has empowered Michele to teach and share this lineage with all.
Your mornings will start with a meditation and Hatha Yoga stretching and strengthening sessions to open the body in all its layers. Mid-morning we will learn and practice the Niguma series. Our evening sessions will include Niguma Dream Yoga instructions and Yoga Nidra sleep meditations to support our healing and transformational journey together.
H.E. Kalu Rinpoche will join for a day or two of empowerment and blessings towards the end of our retreat.
This is a week of understanding the body as an essential pathway to awakening and happiness. It is receiving the gift of a sustainable daily lineage based practice. And it is a week of making long-lasting friends, being nurtured with gourmet vegetarian Italian food, surrounding oneself with nature, hiking, relaxing, and recovery, in this Italian lake village countryside setting.
Are you ready to join us?
Retreat Details
What’s Included:
Daily Yoga Practices With
Michele & blessing with H.E.K.R.
6 Nights Accommodation In Shared, Single, Double, Premium Rooms or Hermitages
Full Board With Vegetarian Meals, Fruits, Teas, & Filtered Water
Yoga Mats, Blocks, Bricks, Belts, Bolsters, & Blankets Provided
Free Use Of Facilities Including Sauna, Steam Room, Jacuzzi, and Pool
High Speed Wireless Internet Reception All Throughout The Retreat
What’s Not Included:
Flights To/From
Malpensa International Airport
Transfers To/From
Mandali Retreat Centre
Massage And Therapies At
The Body Care Center
General Event Schedule
Arrival Day
Sunday, June 14
The retreat starts at 4pm on Sunday, June 14th, which will be your travel and day to check in beginning at 2pm at Mandali, enjoy dinner and then meet the teacher and group.
2025 Retreat
Daily Sample Schedule
7:00-8:15am Meditation and morning Yoga Michele
8:30 - 9:30am Breakfast
10:30 -12:30pm Niguma Yoga Michele
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch
6-7pm Dinner
7:30-8:30pm Yoga Nidra/ Tibetan sleep yogas with Michele
Note: The days Rinpoche is present, the sessions will include 3pm-5:30pm Dharma talks. Schedule subject to change via his discretion.
Departure Day
Saturday, June 20st (Summer Solstice eve)
The retreat ends on Saturday morning June 20th after lunch.. June 20 will be your day to check out from Mandali, enjoy a half day of practice and meals and then travel home.
Additional Details
What To Know Before Booking:
About Mandali
Mandali is a gorgeous retreat center located 75 minutes from Milan. Surrounded by stunning hiking trails and raw beauty, it is an idyllic setting to find calm and clarity in the mind and body.
The center has a state of the art spa and pool and was architecturally inspired by the medieval towns that surround it. The vegetarian meals are locally sourced and all greens are grown in Mandali’s garden.
Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy is strict and firm. We recommend that you purchase a cancellation/travel insurance policy to protect your investment.
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Cancellations on or before February 1st 2026 you will forfeit $600, and receive a partial refund of the remaining balance. 50% refund between February and May 15th. May 15th and after, no refunds.
About Your Teachers:
About Michele
Michele Loew is the founder of The Yoga Space in Portland, Oregon, and is an inspiring Yoga teacher internationally known for her compassionate and down to earth style, expert hands on assists, and alignment based Yoga Alliance Teacher training programs. She is the co-founder of “Vajra Yoga” with Robert A.F. Thurman for Tibet House.. Vajra Yoga is a School of comparative Buddhist and Classical Yoga Indian inner-science which aims to share the wisdom teachings of the Buddha and the Yogis to bring happiness to all.
About Rinpoche
His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche is the lineage holder of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1990 and recognized by H.H. the Dalai Lama and H. H. the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa as the tulku, or rebirth, of Kalu Rinpoche (1905-1989), a renowned Buddhist meditation master and scholar who was one of the first Tibetan lamas to teach in the West. The current Kalu Rinpoche completed his traditional three-year retreat between 2004 and 2008, supported energetically by the practices of the Niguma Trulkhor cycle. Rinpoche now teaches Niguma Yoga around the world to cultivate awareness of the psychological basis of effective spiritual practice and to promote physical and mental well-being.
Accommodations
Includes room, 3 meals daily, yoga & teachings with Michele & blessing with Kalu Rinpoche.
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Shared pricing is listed, and some payment plans available by request (email Michele).
