Aosta Valley Holistic – Wellness & Adventure in the Italian Alps

Aosta Valley Holistic – Wellness & Adventure in the Italian Alps

Aosta Valley Holistic (AVH) creates soul-nourishing retreats in the heart of the Italian Alps, where nature, movement, and wellbeing come together.

Founded by Anita Collins, a long-time Aosta Valley resident, Bowen Technique Therapist and yoga and nature lover.  Our mission is to offer transformational experiences that balance adventure with deep relaxation.

Each retreat is thoughtfully curated, blending yoga led by internationally trained teacher Virna, outdoor activities such as hiking or skiing, and holistic practices that reconnect body, mind, and spirit. Set in the breathtaking  Italian Alps, our retreats invite you to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover your inner harmony.

Our retreats are for ladies – solo yogis, friends, and groups from all over the world. However, our festive escapes and quiet pre-holiday reset retreat in December (Ski & Yoga) is always open to everyone – man, women, couples, friends etc.

Whether you come seeking personal transformation, shared joy, or simply time in nature, Aosta Valley Holistic is a place to find peace, connection and renewed energy.

Our retreat services include: 

• Accommodation in charming alpine hotels with spa and half-board service (breakfast and dinner)
• 2 daily yoga sessions
• Other holistic sessions, meditation, workshops, Tapping, massages, Bowen Technique therapy
• Spa, wellness
• Hiking in the spring-autumn season
• Skiing in winter from December-March
• Trip to Aosta with guided sightseeing, wine tasting
• Airport transfer from Milan Malpensa airport, please always check each retreat description to make sure it is included
• Full support with organising flights, trips, transfers, ski gear hire, ski pass and lessons any help needed before and after the retreat

Additional, optional activities like bike hire, snowshoeing, visiting Christmas market, cultural trips etc.

How to reach us:

By car:

The Aosta Valley is easily accessible by road; located at the north-western end of Italy, bordered by Piedmont Italian region to the south and east but also by France (reachable through the Mont Blanc tunnel and in summer also from the Little Saint Bernard pass). By Switzerland (riachable through the Great Saint Bernard tunnel and in summer, also from the Great Saint Bernard pass. From Turin you arrive through A5 motorway within 1 hour 15 minutes and from Milan direction through A4 and then A5 motorways.

By plane:

The closest airports are:

• Turin Caselle (117 km)
• Milan Malpensa and Linate (165 km)
• Geneva (226 km) – attention Mont Blanc tunnel closes every year 1 September – 15 December

There are many flights available by Ryanair, EasyJet, Wizzair, British Airways.

During the winter ski season from early December to mid April, a coach/mini bus transfer service is available from Milan Malpensa and Turin Caselle airports at a cost of 25 EUR each way.

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www.aosta.arriva.it

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The most convinient way to get to Aosta from the airport is to hire a car which is very reasonably priced through the airlines and through car hire websites. We encourage to share cars with the fewllo retreat practicipants when it is possilbe to reduce the environmental effect and save costs. (We create a WhatsApp group of each retreat where we can share useful infrmation and support when needed.

We can help you to arrange Airport Transfer, just let us know about the flight arrangemnets.

Most of the retreats we provide an Airport Tranfer from Milan Malpensa airport to our retreat venue, please always read the full discription of the program.