Yoga, breathwork & dance and more
Martina
Facilitator
Events
- Zen Meditation
- Zen Meditation
- Zen Meditation
- Zen Meditation
- Zen Meditation
Martina Weber is co-founder and director of the seminar center Il Convento in Tuscany. She is a certified teacher and supervisor of Initiatory Gesture Play according to Silvia Ostertag©, and a Zen teacher authorized by Silvia Ostertag, Rin’un Roshi, Sanbō Zen.
She trained in dance theatre as well as in energy and consciousness work with Tai Deharde. This was followed by advanced studies in theatre, dance, and performance art with Ingemar Lindh at the Istituto di Arte Scenica in Italy. She then met her teacher Silvia Ostertag and embarked on many years of training in Zen and Initiatory Gesture Play. She further expanded her therapeutic skills through training in transpersonal Gestalt therapy and dream body work with Rainer Pervöltz.
Martina’s interdisciplinary training path brings together expertise in dance, theatre, spiritual practice, and therapy. This unique combination enables her to support and guide participants in a holistic way.
Since 1987, she has been leading seminars in creative body and consciousness work. Within this context, she developed her own approach, combining free dance and Initiatory Gesture Play with sitting in silence. This path of practice initiates a profound process of self-clarification and fosters a new inner understanding of one’s identity and personal life direction.
She offers her courses in southern Germany and in Italy.
The full schedule for Convento Festival 2026 - days of yoga, workshops, sharing circles, ceremony and live music, 9 - 14 August in the monastery of Il Convento, Tuscany.
Šuka
Facilitator
Šuka’s teachings are a deep dive into the world of movement, meditation, and the relationship between the two.
Carlo Runay
Facilitator
Carlo is a facilitator of transformative retreats exploring deep intimacy, conscious sexuality, Tantra, the sacred masculine, and the integration of our inner darkness in service of a higher calling.
Tabeah
Facilitator
Tabeah is a vocalist, composer, arranger and teacher, who dedicates her voice and life to awakening, freedom, love and truth.
Ak Pirim Ensemble
Musician
The sound of the mystics — embodying the beauty and healing power of a thousand-year-old tradition of Oriental music and therapy.
Martina
Facilitator
Zen Teacher and Founder of Il Convento Retreat Center
Birgit Prochnow
Facilitator
Passionate bodyworker, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist
Francesca & Paolo
Facilitators
interactive performances that touches your essence in wonder and marvel
Jacopo Ceccarelli
Facilitator
Yoga, Counselor, Thai Chi, Wim Hof
Faridah
Facilitator
Sufi Songs and Dance
In 2026 we're focusing on a retreat-like schedule with a small group of carefully selected facilitators.
The team from last year:
Bruno Catalano
Facilitator
Bruno Catalano is a performer, choreographer, dance teacher and the artistic director of the Zürich-based company PiccoliProduction.
Raquel Jesus
Facilitator
Raquel is a chi kung instructor and prenatal therapist. Her work encompasses still standing poses (also known as standing like a tree), slow movement and sensorial engagement. In active stillness, let us mirror nature. Move beyond seeing ourselves as separated individuals. And nurture the native connectivity of our inner landscapes.
Stefan Häfner
Spaceholder
Stefan Häfner is a psychologist, facilitator, and process guide
Rike Köstlin
Spaceholder
Rike holds space for presence and genuine connection.
Daniel Görich
Spaceholder
Daniel's work is rooted in the wisdom of movement, touch, and presence, helping others to reconnect with the body’s natural intelligence and vitality.
Hanna Köstlin
Spaceholder
healing and being free - is a path to oneself and ultimately to everything that is.
Pablo & Agostina
Facilitator
Temazcal Sweatlodge Ritual
Esteban Pavez
Musician
Concert
Aaron & Shirin
Facilitator Founder
Opening and Closing Ceremony with friends
