Imagine waking above the Bay of Naples, with Vesuvius on the horizon and Capri floating offshore. For seven nights, Villa Solaria, a private hillside villa in Massa Lubrense, belongs only to our small circle of women. No other guests and no strangers at breakfast. Just the terrace, the pool, the lemon trees and the sea.

This isn't a tour and it isn't a hotel.

It's the Amalfi Coast the way most travelers never get to see it: a private boat just for us to Capri, gliding past sea caves and swimming in water so clear it looks lit from below.

A cooking class in the villa kitchen, where we make the meal we'll share that night.

Long dinners with local wine on the rooftop terrace as the light turns gold.

And a last evening in Positano, with a farewell dinner to close the week.

Most of us have spent decades in motion: doing, fixing, holding everything together. So our mornings begin with yin, the soft, receptive energy of rest and simply being.

We'll meet on the terrace for slow, flowing Qigong and walk the circle together, an ancient Baguazhang practice of moving around a shared center that you're unlikely to find on any other retreat. No experience needed, just a gentle way to let each day begin from the inside out.

Morning practice is led by Ilona Goanos, a certified Qigong teacher in the Liang Zhen Pu Baguazhang lineage and the writer behind The Pebble in Your Shoe.

Each evening, artist Jenny Santa Maria leads our circle. As the day softens, we gather to talk honestly about the lives we're living and the ones we're still becoming, and then we pick up a brush.

Jenny's beginner-friendly travel sketching and watercolor sessions bring that same slow attention to seeing: the curve of a lemon, the blue of the bay, the face of a new friend across the table.

By the end of the week, you'll have a small painted journal of your days in Italy. All supplies are provided, and no experience is needed, just curiosity.

Everything is taken care of. Your room, breakfast each morning, six dinners with wine, the private Capri boat day with lunch on board, the cooking class, the Positano afternoon, the art supplies and your arrival shuttle from Naples are all included.

You simply arrive, and let yourself be looked after.

This is a women-only week for women in their third chapter who are done postponing joy.

And if you'd like to see more, we've planned for that too.

Walk the ancient streets of Pompeii with a private guide. Spend a day on the Amalfi Coast, with cappuccino and cornetti in Amalfi, the gardens of Villa Cimbrone high above the sea in Ravello, and the color-washed lanes of Vietri sul Mare. Or trade the ruins for a lazy beach day and a long seaside lunch.

These small-group outings are optional and booked separately, so you can fill your free days with adventure or spend them by the pool with a book. The choice is always yours.

Come alone or with a friend, and leave remembering what it feels like to have a whole week that belongs to you.

We're keeping the circle small, and spaces are limited.

Day 1 · Saturday, May 29

Benvenute! Welcome to Villa Solaria

Arrive in Naples and ride together to Massa Lubrense on our group shuttle, or make your own way to the villa. If you're traveling on your own rather than taking our group shuttle, please plan your arrival for VIlla Solaria's check in time of 3:30 pm or later.

Settle into your room, breathe in the sea air and unpack for a whole week. In the evening we gather on the terrace for a welcome aperitivo overlooking the sea, then sit down to our first dinner together.