Wellness and Yoga Retreats

La Villa nell'Isola Verde. A hilltop villa surrounded by olive groves, fruit trees and aromatic herbs, with views of the medieval castle town of Lari, Tuscany. Hosts wellness retreats, yoga retreats, and small group experiences.

THE YIELD

An October Olive Retreat in Tuscany

Sunday 11 – Saturday 17 October 2026
La Villa nell'Isola Verde · Casciana Terme Lari, Tuscany · 30 minutes from Pisa Airport · 1 hour from Florence

Most retreats ask you to slow down and do nothing.

This one asks you to slow down and pick olives.

Seven days at a hilltop villa in Tuscany. You will spend the mornings in an olive grove, harvesting by hand. You will eat well, sleep well, and talk honestly with a small group of people doing the same thing. On Friday morning, you take the olives you picked to the local press and watch them become oil. You leave with a bottle of it.

In between: yoga, 1:1 coaching, a wine tasting and cooking lesson, and a day in Florence ending with a celebration dinner.

The retreat is called The Yield. The name works on two levels.

What the week includes

Six nights at the villa. All meals* — communal, local, seasonal, no phones at the table. The harvest. A wine tasting and cooking lesson on Tuesday. A guided day in Florence on Friday with a celebration dinner. Daily morning intention sessions. Two 1:1 coaching sessions. Your bottle of LifeUnwound olive oil, pressed on the final morning.

Wednesday evening dinner is at your own discretion — a chance to explore the local area independently.

Who this is for

People at a turning point. People who feel the gap between the life they are living and the one they want. People who do their best thinking when their hands are busy and their phones are away.

You don't need to be fit, experienced, or Italian. You need to be willing to work, eat well, and be honest with yourself for a week.

Maximum 10 guests. The retreat is deliberately small.

Your host is Charlie Weeks — coach, writer, and the person who lives among these olive trees.

Rooms & Pricing

Contact me for more information.

All prices include accommodation, all villa meals, wine, the harvest, all activities, coaching sessions, and your oil.

Founding Guest offer

The first four guests to confirm receive a complimentary 60-minute 1:1 coaching conversation once you're home to make sure what shifted during the week doesn't get buried in day-to-day life.

The retreat will fill from personal outreach first. If you're reading this, you're early.

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The Villa

La Villa nell'Isola Verde sits in six hectares of private olive and fruit gardens, overlooking the green hills and the medieval castle town of Lari. Thirty minutes from Pisa Airport and the Tuscan coast. One hour from Florence.

The villa accommodates up to 10 guests across five bedrooms with five bathrooms, a dedicated yoga and meditation studio for up to 16 people, and a 10x5m swimming pool.

What the villa offers:

• Yoga and meditation studio
• Swimming pool
• Six hectares of olive trees, fruit trees, and aromatic plants
• Al fresco dining under the pergola
• Traditional Tuscan oven for bread, pizza, and meat
• Sightseeing nearby: Pisa, Florence, Siena, truffle hunting, wine tours, thermal baths at Casciana Terme

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