Masseria MontanariHoliday Home
Masseria MontanariHoliday Home
A place to stop, listen to yourself and feel well
In the heart of Salento, at Masseria Montanari, we have made a space dedicated to wellbeing experiences.
Breath, energy, silence, the group: different roads that can keep you company at different moments.
You can arrive because you feel the need to slow down, because you want to try something new, because you are going through a particular moment, or simply because you feel like giving yourself some time.
There is no right way to begin. There is the one that feels closest to you.
Not everyone comes to the Masseria for the same reason.
Some feel the need to come back to the body and the breath.
Some look for a moment of quiet.
Some are going through a particular time and feel the wish to listen to themselves.
Some are simply curious and want a new experience.
That is why we chose to leave room for different practices.
Some are more active and involve the body and the breath.
Others are more receptive and simply invite you to stop and receive.
Others are born in the group, where sharing an experience can mean something particular.
The starting point changes. The aim is always to create a space where you can listen to yourself a little more.
These are the experiences you can live at the Masseria today.
Breathwork · Rebirthing · Connected breathing
An experience that starts from the body and the breath.
You can work on the awareness of your breath, take part in a Breathwork circle, or live a one-to-one Rebirthing session.
With Davide, breath coach and breathwork facilitator.
Discover the Breath →Reiki · Astrology
A more receptive experience, dedicated to listening and quiet.
Reiki offers a moment in which to stop and receive. The astrology reading instead lets you look at your own story and your own moment from a different perspective.
With Valentina, fourth-level Reiki Master and astrology consultant.
Discover the Energy →Group experiences · Days · Weekends
The practices of the Masseria can also become shared experiences.
The Moon Circle, the days dedicated to breath and energy, the weekends at the masseria: occasions to practise, to meet and to give yourself a space away from everyday life.
Discover the Circles →Masseria Montanari was born first of all as a place to live in.
The practices arrive inside it, and meet the spaces, the nature and the rhythm of the house.
If instead you are looking for a venue to organise your own retreat, you will find everything for teachers and organisers on the page a masseria for yoga and holistic retreats.
The vaulted hall is a space of about 55 m² in Lecce stone, air-conditioned and dedicated to the practices.
The stone, the vault, the light coming through the windows and the silence of the countryside naturally change the rhythm of the day.
Outside there are the garden and the olive trees. All around, the countryside of the Grecìa Salentina.
We are about 25 minutes from Lecce and 20 from Otranto: close enough to reach easily, far enough to feel you have left everyday life behind.
And if you want to stay longer, you can sleep in one of the Masseria's lodgings. An experience can last an hour. Or become a day, a night, a weekend.
You do not need to know the practices. You can start from what you are looking for right now.
I feel tense and need to slow down
An experience through the body and the breathing.
I would simply like to stop and receive
A moment of quiet through Reiki.
I feel the need to go deeper
A one-to-one session of connected breathing and listening.
I do not know exactly what I am looking for
Just tell us how you are and what brought you here. We will reply personally.
Breath · Breathwork · Rebirthing
He accompanies the one-to-one Rebirthing sessions, the breathing circles and the work on functional breathing.
His approach starts from the breath, but leaves room for each person's experience.
Reiki · Astrology
She accompanies the Reiki sessions and the astrology readings, in person and online.
Her work starts from listening and from the relationship with the person in front of her.
Davide and Valentina work with Masseria Montanari.
The Masseria is the place. The practices are the different doors through which you enter it.
That the experiences are not a service on their own, but live inside a place. The masseria is a 1700s country house in Carpignano Salentino, and the practices it hosts (breath, reiki, astrology readings, group circles) share the same way of working: unhurried time, small groups, no promises.
Three doors: the Breath, with breathwork, rebirthing and conscious connected breathing, led by Davide; the Energy, with reiki and astrology readings, with Valentina; the Circles, the same practices in a group, from the moon circle to the two-night weekend at the masseria. Each door has its own page.
No, and you do not even need to know which experience to choose. You can write to us telling us how you are and what you are looking for: we help you understand which door to start from, or we tell you that perhaps it is not the right moment. None of the practices requires previous knowledge.
No. They are practices of wellbeing and listening offered under Italian Law 4/2013: they are not a remedy for anything, they do not replace medical or psychological care and they make no predictions about your life. Before intense experiences there is always a talk and a check of contraindications.
In Carpignano Salentino, in the Grecìa Salentina, province of Lecce: 25 minutes from Lecce, 20 from Otranto and Maglie, a few minutes from Martano and Calimera, 60 from Brindisi airport. There is parking in the courtyard.
Yes: six independent lodgings with 16 sleeping places. People coming from afar often book the experience in the afternoon and the night at the masseria, with a slow morning in the garden. For groups, the weekend is a format of its own.
Rebirthing in Salento: Sessions at a Masseria near Lecce, Maglie and OtrantoWhere to do rebirthing in Salento: one-to-one conscious connected breathing sessions with Davide, breath coach, in the vaulted hall of Masseria Montanari in Carpignano, 25 minutes from Lecce. How it works, how long it lasts, distances, indicative prices.
Reiki: What It Is, How a Session Works and What You FeelWhat really happens in a one-hour Reiki session: what you feel, what you do not have to do, what Reiki is not (it is not a therapy) and how to recognise a serious practitioner.
The Breathing Circle at the Masseria: How a Group Session Works in SalentoWhat a breathing circle is and how it unfolds at Masseria Montanari, near Lecce: rhythmic breathing with music, breath holds, release, silence and sharing. Who it is for, what to bring, how much it costs, when it takes place.
Natal Chart: What It Is, How to Read It and Why It Is Not a HoroscopeThe natal chart explained calmly: what it is, which data you need, planets, signs, houses and aspects, how it is really read and what it can give you. Consultations at the masseria or online.
Breathwork and Reiki in the Same Day: How It WorksThe breath and energy day at the masseria: functional breathing in the morning, group Reiki and a circle in the afternoon. Programme, who it is for, what to bring.
Learning to Breathe: the Three Habits that Change Your Everyday BreathFunctional breathing explained simply: why most of us breathe badly, the three habits that change everything (nose, slowness, diaphragm), how to train them, and the sessions to learn to breathe at the masseria in Salento, near Lecce.
Energy Weekend in Puglia: Two Nights at a MasseriaThe energy weekend in Salento: from Friday to Sunday, 12-16 people, masseria in exclusive use with 16 sleeping places. Programme, who sleeps where, seasons, costs.
Where to Receive Reiki near Lecce, Maglie and Otranto: the MasseriaReiki in Salento, near Lecce, Maglie and Otranto: the vaulted hall of Masseria Montanari, the formats, the distances and the chance to stay the night.
Maybe today you need to breathe.
Maybe to stop.
Maybe to be with other people.
Maybe you do not know yet what you need.
You can simply start from here.
Every experience is offered with respect for the person and for the nature of the practice.
Before the experiences that involve more intense work with the breath there is a short talk, to understand the situation and check for any contraindications.
The activities offered are experiences of wellbeing and awareness and do not replace medical or psychological care.
If you have doubts about your personal situation, we invite you to speak with a health professional beforehand.
For us care also passes through clarity: knowing what you are about to live, with whom and in what way.