Sweetness of Being
Puglia, 04-10 October 2025
Dolce far niente
The ‘sweetness of doing nothing’, the Italian ‘dolce far niente’ is the guiding theme of this week long retreat. An invitation to slow down and savour life in all it has to offer. Slow wake ups (not before the sun has come up), long yoga practices, deliciously abundant brunches savoured in the shade of the pergola, gentle strolls in the countryside, refreshing swims in the pool and the Mediterranean Sea, magical evenings with sound baths, yoga Nidra and restorative practices.
This retreat is all about enjoying and appreciating the gift that is being alive and especially alive in a woman’s body. The practices will be honouring the feminine taking you through a journey to connect to your innate feminine wisdom and inner power. If you want to feel the power of sisterhood, while softening and simply being, this retreat is for you.
A magical synergy of sensory and feminine practices
Sweetness of Being will see the beautiful synergy of Karli and Veronica coming together, each with their gifts. Karli with her sensory yin workshop and her art of loving touch and Veronica with her womb wisdom practices to awaken your feminine power. We can’t wait to spoil you with sweetness!
This retreat is for you if you:
need to feel nourished and recharged
want to take a break from busy-ness
want to lean more into the feminine receptive way (rather than the action based masculine way)
are looking for a retreat where you can ‘be’ more than ‘do’
This retreat is not for you if you:
want to have your day packed with activities or excursions
are not ready to trust and lean back
Nestled amongst olive and almond groves
The retreat centre that will host us, YogApulia, is set in 2.5 acres of grounds in a valley filled with olive and almond groves in Puglia, the heel of Italy.
Accommodation consists of six twin bedrooms and one double bedroom all with private ensuite bathrooms. All rooms are renovated to a high standard using locally sourced materials to create a luxurious yet simple and understated feel. A large outdoor courtyard provides the main communal eating space, and several outdoor terraces offer a place to relax in the sun or the shade.
Situated at the heart of the complex, the swimming pool acts like a colourful meeting point – with the blue water combining with the green olive trees and the red soil.
YogApulia is a boutique retreat centre exclusively for yoga and meditation practice. The accommodation has been built around old trulli.
A trullo (plural, trulli) is a unique architectural building, made out of rough stone quarried locally and built in an overlapping way without using any mortar but just simple know how and tools. The structure is composed of walls up to one metre wide, above which a conic roof rises, covered with “chiancarelle” – large narrow stone slabs positioned in a circular fashion.
This type of construction keeps the interior cool during the summer and warm in the winter.
Nutritious and delicious food
The food served will be varied, unprocessed and nourishing to promote energy and wellbeing. It will be predominantly plant based with some vegetarian options and local, seasonal and organic wherever possible.
Two delicious plant based meals, brunch and dinner, will be served daily. I know some of you are thinking: “will that be enough?” Some of the previous participants had the same doubt and they were super happy with the abundant choice, portions and quality of the food - believe me you will end up eating more than you would have liked!
Refreshments will also available throughout the day and include tea, coffee, water, fruit and the occasional cake.
Your facilitators
Yoga teacher Karli Orazi
Karli is a 500hr qualified yoga teacher with over 9 years experience. She was born and raised in the desert in Western Australia, and now lives in Amsterdam. During moments of transition, her meditation teacher would always say “home is in the heart, home is here and now, be simple, be home” Her yoga practice helps her to find home, in the body, in the breath, wherever she lands.
Her teaching style is warm & compassionate. She approaches yoga from a physiological and psychological perspective. Exploring effort & ease in stillness & movement.
Karli believes that creating daily rituals with yoga can help us to participate in the world with more humility, compassion and presence, & to find more balance & equanimity in our daily life.
Yoga teacher and retreat leader Veronica Santini
Veronica Santini (RYT 500) has been teaching yoga internationally for about a decade. She is certified in Vinyasa yoga and Yin yoga and is specialised in Yoga for Female Health, Menopause Yoga and Pelvic Floor Yoga.
Her teaching style has been infused by amazing teachers (such as Janet Stone, Tiffany Cruishank, Shiva Rea, Leslie Howard and Petra Coveney) to whom she is very grateful.
Veronica firmly believes that each student needs to feel empowered to practice in a way that feels authentic and good to them. She is the guide for you to find your own ways to approach yoga. Her style, thoughtful and precise, always aims to be non-prescriptive, so that you can make each and every practice your own inner journey.
Check out last year’s retreat in the video below
Your investment
Your investment: 1600 euros ( 1480 euros - early bird* )
Given the intimacy of this location (max 12 participants), all rooms are on a sharing basis. One room has a double bed which can be shared by close friends or same-sex couple.
If the retreat is not sold out, we will offer the option to upgrade to a single occupancy room closer to the start date (join our mailing list to not miss it) on a first come first served basis. Single occupancy price: 1995 euros - email us to get on the waiting list for a single occupancy room.
*lock your early bird price and book by 15 April 2025 - valid for the first 5 bookings (3 left!)
You can book your spot by sending an email with your request to talesofherretreats@gmail.com - if there is availability, we will send you the bank details to pay a 600 euro non-refundable deposit.
Payment plans are available on request.
Questions? Email us at talesofherretreats@gmail.com
Please note that by paying the deposit you automatically agree to the Terms and Conditions.
What’s included
Six nights in shared ensuite room
All meals - morning fruit and biscuits (before practice), abundant brunch, midday refreshments and dinner, coffee and tea throughout the day
Daily morning yoga with Karli
Daily evening yoga with Karli and Veronica
Sensory yin workshop with Karli
Womb Wisdom gathering with Veronica
Yoga for female health workshop with Veronica
Sharing circles
Soundbath
Walk to Cisternino and back with visit of the old town centre
Use of the pool
Use of yoga mats, bolster and blocks
Goodie bag with our favourite products
What’s not included
Travel costs (flight) and airports transfer / car hire*
Extras such as massages (to be paid in cash at the location)
Travel insurance
Bank fees/currency exchange
12 euros of city tax to be paid in cash directly to the accommodation
*A taxi from the airport can be arranged for you at an extra cost. Brindisi (30min) and Bari (40min) are the closest airports. Once we have the list of participants and their arrival times, we will try and group them in taxis to make it more cost effective.
Slow silent morning
8am - 10am : vinyasa yoga practice
10am - 11am : plant-based brunch
11am - 5pm : free time / beach / walk in nature / town visit / pool / workshops
5pm - 6.30pm : evening yoga practice (yin yoga/nidra/ restorative)
6.30pm - 7.30pm : plant-based dinner
after dinner connection time/sharing circles
The schedule is flexible - we adjust it intuitively depending on the group (for example some days we might move the afternoon practice to after dinner)
