Michael Anderson
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6 reviews
Jul 5 - 12, 2025
Group size: 5 - 16
Five Wisdoms: A Mindful Arts Retreat in the Heart of Sicily
San Giovanni, Province of Palermo, Italy
Michael Anderson
- Email address verified
6 reviews
€NaN
Jul 5 - 12, 2025
Group size: 5 - 16
About this trip
What’s included
- Accommodation7 nights accommodation, provided by Masseria San Giovanni Sgadari
- MealsWholesome vegetarian lunch and dinner each day. Coffee, tea, and continental breakfast each morning
- Beverages & snacksNon-alcoholic beverages (juice, tea, coffee) and snacks available daily
- Excursion TransportTransport for retreat program excursion provided by our local transport partner.
- Basic Art MaterialsA simple assortment of art materials, including drawing utensils, pastels, watercolor paints, brushes. Please bring any specific materials you wish to work with.
- Meditation cushionsMeditation cushions will be provided for your use.
- Guided instructionGuided mindfulness instruction and facilitation of art experiences in a group setting each day.
What’s not included
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Transfer to/from RetreatTransfer from major airports or train stations within Sicily provided for an additional cost.
Available Packages
Available Add-Ons
Airport/Station Transfer JULY 5
€60
Deposit: €0
Airport/Station Transfer JULY 12
€60
Deposit: €0
Individual Private Transfer
€150
Deposit: €0
Itinerary
Art of Being 2025
Five Wisdoms: A Mindful Arts Retreat in the Heart of Sicily
Your Organizer
Michael Anderson
6 reviews
Michael Anderson (Retreat Leader) is a certified art teacher and meditation trainer. He has been teaching in schools across the world for twenty-five years and founded Art of Being as a way of helping more people connect with their natural creative capacity. He believes that everyone is an artist, that art is an expression of our authentic selves, and that contemplative practice creates a space where authentic art making can arise. A native of Minnesota, he is based in Vienna, Austria and his ancestral homeland of Sicily.
Reviews
IK
The retreat was extremely well organized and interesting. Both Michael Anderson and Irini Rockwell were superb leading the retreat. The participants made a lovely team. The location could not have been chosen better - San Giovanni Sgadari is a beautiful and idyllic place in the middle of Sicily surrounded by gorgeous landscape. If the rest of Sicily was extremely hot, this place was nothing else than pleasant. The pool gave the possibility of refreshing daily swim. The food was delicious and varied.
Can warmly recommend to everyone who is looking for and exceptional experience!
Irena Kunovska-Karlsson
By Irena K for Five Wisdoms: A Mindful Arts Retreat in the Heart of Sicily on Jul 24, 2025
I had a great time. Beautiful location. Meeting wonderful people. Program was educational. And it was very well organized with thoughtfulness.
By Nem B for Five Wisdoms: A Mindful Arts Retreat in the Heart of Sicily on Jul 21, 2025
The retreat was superb in all terms: organisation, content covered, location/venue, food, activities, people. I loved it. Highly recommended.
By Carolina F for Art of Being: A Mindful Art Retreat in the Heart of Sicily | 2024 on Jul 23, 2024
Outstanding! I will carry the learning from this event with me for a long time. The location and the food were an integral part of the joy of the week, and Michael and Anne created a series of experiences that brought the artist in me alive, and I believe we are all artists who can make marks and curiously explore a variety of materials. The people who chose to come to this week in Sicily created a warm and exciting energy where we all shared and grew and learned together. Michael's invitations to explore and be curious allowed us to engage independently or in partners as well as a group. The learning this week was deep and meaningful. I have started to develop a better way of being in our world at a time when I needed this change of perspective. Some parts helped me clarify what I already know to be true and other parts allowed me to try something altogether different in the safe space our group created. I want to go again and also take additional courses from Michael and Anne because of the joy I experienced this week. This is life changing! Stauna
By Stauna M for Art of Being: A Mindful Art Retreat in the Heart of Sicily | 2024 on Jul 15, 2024
This retreat gave me exactly what I needed and totally met my expectations and even more. These were unforgettable moments and encounters.
Masseria San Giovanni Sgadari was the perfect location for this retreat. The beauty and comfort of its places, as well as its staff, did everything to make our stay incredible! Not to mention all the delicious meals!
Thanks Michael! Thank you to all the staff members at Masseria San Giovanni Sgadari!! See you next year!
Anne
By Anne B for Art of Being: A Mindful Art Retreat in the Heart of Sicily on Sep 10, 2023