Highlights of this trip
The POWER OF NATURE reatreat is our WOMEN ONLY training, specifically designed together with our strategical partner Soulpower and with local support of our partners in the Central Apennines.
During this 5 day program, you will have the opportunity to completely reset in one of the most beautiful rewilding areas in Europe, the Abruzzo National Park in Italy. During this unique training, we combine mindfulness, moving in nature and elements of the nature positive movement to create a deeper connection with yourself and your environment. This training offers the perfect balance between personal growth, experiencing nature, and meaningful experiences. It is a mindfulness retreat, without the continuous silence, but with the connection, valuable contacts and conversations with like-minded others.
Our local guides will take you on breathtaking tours through the rewilding area and introduce you to local wildlife and local communities.
After this retreat:
You understand how to be consciously in the moment
You understand how to let go of stress and experience more mental peace
You have clearly formulated your values and goals for a more meaningful life
You feel a deeper connection with nature and the people around you
You have more confidence in your own strength and resilience
Have insight into how the local community lives together with wildlife
Understand what local nature conservation organisations do
Have contributed to the conservation of nature and the training of nature guides in Europe
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what does the week look like?
Day 1 – ARRIVAL AT PESCASSEROLI
Transfer from Rome Fiumicino to Pescasseroli – Welcome Lunch in town – Hike to Mountain Refuge – Introduction to Mindfulness – Dinner – Evening Meditation – Overnight at Mountain Refuge
Day 2 – MINDFULNESS & NATURE POSITIVE
Morning Meditation – Breakfast – Hike & Mindfulness Excercises – Lunch – ACT and Nature Positive Sessions – Sunset Hike & Wildlife Watching – Dinner – Campfire – Overnight at Mountain Refuge
Day 3 – WILDERNESS & SILENCE Sunrise Hike & Wildlife watching – Breakfast – Nature Positive and ACT Sessions – Lunch – Silent Walks & Meditation – Dinner – Stargazing – Overnight at Mountain Refuge
Day 4 – NATURE CONSERVATION & COMMUNITY
Morning Meditation – Breakfast – Hike back to the valley – Nature Conservation & Community engagement – Dinner – Overnight in Pescasseroli
Day 5 – LAST LEARNINGS & GOODBYE
Morning Meditation – Breakfast – Debrief – Transfer back to Rome Fiumicino
Practical information
Dates & Availability
- Monday 1 till Friday 5 June 2026
- Minimum 4 , maximum 8 people
This mindfulness retreat can also be booked as a private or business retreat.
Costs (Included & Excluded)
€1490 per person
Includes:
- Local hotel accommodation, and nights at a mountain refuge
- All local meals & drinks, and packed lunches for field days, from lunch at Day 1, till breakfast at day 5
- Local transport and transfers to/from Rome Fiumicino
- Materials and instructors from Soulpower & MOYO
Excludes:
- Transport to/from Rome Fiumicino
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
Logistics / Transport
You will be picked up at 10.30am at Rome Fiumicino Airport on Monday 1 June 2026, and dropped off again on Friday 5 June at 13.00pm at the same spot. TIP: travel by train – take the train to Rome Termini and then the DaVinci express to Rome Fiumicino.
Accommodation
During this mindfulness retreat, you will sleep in a mountain hut, in the middle of nature, and in a family owned hotel in the town of Pescasseroli, Italy. In the mountain hut, you share a room & bathroom with the group. At the hotel, you share a room with one or two other people from the group.
Food
Meals are communal and local. Expect bread still warm from the oven, soups that change with the season, and at least one dish you cannot pronounce but will miss deeply afterward. Special diets are respected, though curiosity is encouraged.
Health & Safety
A trained guide is always nearby, first-aid kits are stocked, and daily check-ins are mandatory. Reasonable fitness level expected with maximum 5-8 km. hikes per day.
Testimonials
Local team & trainers
Sandrijn van der Voort
Coming from a family of 'conscious' parents, Sandrijn grew up with an early appreciation for the value of nature and its inhabitants. After years of working as a healthcare psychologist in mental health care, she realised she preferred to contribute in the field of prevention. She delved into mindfulness and it's combination with walking, which eventually led to the founding of Soulpower.
Through Soulpower, she offers mindfulness and mindful walking training for both individuals and businesses. Introducing people to the power of nature and helping them discover their inner strength is her true passion.
Valeria Roselli
Since she was a child, Valeria walked along the paths through the forest of the mountains where she was born. Her curiosity led her to explore and get to know the territory. While listening to stories from older people in the area, Valeria learnt the importance of the local traditions and how necessary it was to preserve traditions and value the past.
Her love of nature and for the Abruzzo mountains became her passion, which then became her profession. Valeria is now a nature guide, environmental interpreter and an international mountain leader, and one of the most expert guides in the Italian Apennines.
Aukje van Gerven
Growing up, Aukje enjoyed nature mostly from horseback, which instilled a love for wandering in wild spaces. She holds degrees in Law and History, but when working in these fields ceased to inspire her, she discovered true adventure travel while cycling from Tanzania to the Netherlands. She has more than twenty years of experience in ecotourism, community engagement, hospitality, and wildlife tourism development & training in European rewilding areas. The nature positive impact these trainings had on participants, partners, and herself, has motivated her to co-found MOYO Training Foundation, and delivering nature positive training programs to support wildlife, biodiversity and communities around the globe.