Breathwork in Lecce and Salento: One-to-One Sessions and Circles 25 Minutes from the City

You look for breathwork in Lecce and you find two things. Yoga classes with a few breathing exercises. Freediving schools that teach you to hold it. But you were looking for something else: work on the breath to loosen tension and feel something change.

In Salento, until now, this only existed in the passing retreats of foreign practitioners. Since 2026 there is a permanent address, 25 minutes from the city: Masseria Montanari, in Carpignano Salentino. You are accompanied by Davide, breath coach and facilitator, who works with Masseria Montanari.

Three doors, depending on what you are looking for

• You want to learn to breathe well every day, for stress, sleep, sport. The one-to-one functional breathing session, one hour. Or the cycle of four meetings.
• You want to try breathwork in a group, without commitment. The breathing circle: two hours in the evening, with music, for 8-14 people.
• You feel the need to go deeper. The one-to-one rebirthing session: conscious connected breathing, 90-120 minutes with a conversation and integration.

Not sure which? Write "I don't know" in the form. It is the most frequent answer, and Davide will suggest where to start.

Why outside the city, and why so close

The breath asks for silence and a place that is in no hurry. In a city studio, with traffic below and another class waiting, the session ends when the hour ends.

At the masseria the stone vaulted hall, the garden with the olive trees and the countryside of the Grecìa Salentina do half the work. No one is waiting outside.

And it is not a journey. Carpignano is 25 minutes from Lecce, 20 from Maglie and Otranto, 60 from Brindisi airport. You can come in the evening after work, or on Saturday morning, and be back in time for dinner. Or stay the night: there are six lodgings with 16 sleeping places.

What happens the first time

First, a conversation. Always. How you are, what you are looking for, a questionnaire about your health.

Safety comes before the experience. Intense practices have contraindications: pregnancy, epilepsy, cardiovascular conditions, glaucoma, psychiatric conditions under treatment, recent surgery. In those cases we work on functional breathing, which is gentle.

Then you lie down and breathe. Then the time to come back: a cup of tea, silence, words if they come.

No promises. There is no right feeling to have. Breathwork is an experience of wellbeing and awareness, not a therapy: it does not replace medical or psychological care.

How much it costs

Indicative ranges: one-to-one rebirthing from 60 to 90 euros, breathing circle from 20 to 30 euros, functional breathing session and cycle of four meetings on quotation. Davide will give you the exact price and the first available dates when you write.

In a group too

A group of friends of 8 or more can ask for a private circle. Anyone organising a retreat at the masseria can offer participants one-to-one sessions or an evening circle. For companies, team breathing is part of the masseria's team building.

Frequently asked questions

Do you also see people in Lecce itself? No. Sessions take place only at the masseria, because the place is part of the work. For companies and groups, though, we organise circles off site on request.

What language are the sessions held in? In Italian and in English. Many visitors from abroad on holiday in Salento book a session or a circle during their stay.

Can I give a session as a gift? Yes. Write in the form that it is a gift and Davide will prepare a voucher valid for six months.

Book a session

You do not have to know where to start. Tell me how you are and what you are looking for on the Breath page: you do not need to write much. I will reply myself, usually within a day, and together we will work out which experience to start from. If you are coming from far away, you can stay the night at the masseria.

Breathing practices are experiences of wellbeing and awareness offered under Italian Law 4/2013: they are not a remedy for anything and do not replace medical or psychological care.