Meet the Retreat to Tuscany Team
Theresa Callahan - Your Retreat Host
Your Tuscan Retreat Host & Gatherer of Great Souls
Based in Missoula, MT, Theresa is an Author, Executive Leadership Coach and Workshop Facilitator. She is the founder of Retreat to Tuscany and has been bringing curated groups to the village of Montisi for 8 years. Her passion for all things Tuscany and love for the people and culture here fuel her desire to help you have an amazing experience through this travel program. Her role is to make sure that your full immersion wellness and self-care experience is unique, fun and purposeful. Theresa will provide personalized attention and individual support to help you prepare and maximize this sacred time with yourself and others.
Antonella Piredda
Based in Montisi, Tuscany, Antonella is a rock-star tour guide who is passionate about local tradition and history. She is a wine expert, and an official cheese and EVOO taster who brings her background in prestige hospitality into her custom, immersive curated tours. Raised in Sardina and educated in Milan, Antonella will be your private Tour Guide for your VIP excursions during the week. Her warmth, knowledge, quick wit and fun personality make every
experience memorable.
Chef Eleonora Lampis
Born and raised on the Amalfi Coast and based in
Rome, Eleonora is a passionate chef. The main ingredient in her recipes is love for food and for her guests. She learned to cook at home: her first teachers were her grandfather and her mom. She has worked in several restaurants and run
her own bistro, and several years ago she started working as a private chef, between Tuscany, Rome and the Amalfi Coast. Eleonora runs our kitchen, leads our cooking classes and fills our villa with incredible fresh, organic meals with love & joy.
Anna Lisa Tempestini
Anna Lisa was born in Chicago and moved to Italy with her family at age 4. She offers yoga courses and private retreats at her home studio at Fattoria Resta, a 16th century former monastery just outside of Montalcino, and teaches yoga for private retreats and wellness centers throughout Tuscany. Her practice incorporates Ashtanga, Hatha, and Anusara, putting special focus on the spine, breath and alignment, and guides us through morning yoga and meditation sessions during our retreat. Participants describe her as calming, welcoming and attentive, skilled at guiding both beginners and advanced practitioners.