A four-day creative retreat in Italy: 28th May to 1st June 2026

• Do you dream up new ideas or projects and wish you had the time and confidence to bring them into the world? 
• Would you like to press the pause button on your work and family commitments to allow space for your creative ideas to flourish?
• Would you like to co-create a community of mutually supportive women?

If you answered, Yes! – then this retreat is for you. Women with Extraordinary Ideas is a tried and tested laboratory for exploring your creative ideas. It’s been developed especially for Casa Luna, a series of interconnected farmhouses in the scenic hills of northern Italy. 

What makes this retreat different?

This is not a traditional retreat or business coaching programme. No pitches, no competition, no pressure to perform, no business plans.

You may arrive with a hunch, a question you keep circling, the seed of an idea, or an inspiration you haven’t yet shared. 

At Casa Luna, you’ll be welcomed into a creative space, held lightly and with care, designed to give your ideas room to breathe and take shape. And you’ll be invited to join a supportive community focused on listening to women’s voices.  

Your Host

Kate Beales is a writer, theatre director and creative companion who brings curiosity and quiet confidence to help put ideas and projects into motion. She will meet you where you are and offer a combination of encouragement, constructive challenge, thoughtful questions and creative prompts to help your extraordinary idea take flight. 

Your days at Casa Luna

Over four days together, you can expect:

• Open-ended creative prompts using a range of media (expect storytelling, drawing, collage and plenty more – both indoors and out)
• Time alone, time together and time where nothing is expected of you
• A small group of thoughtful, curious, supportive women
• Delicious meals, swimming, walking, tennis or pickleball, yoga, rest, and calm 

Our creative rhythm

We’ll follow a rough guide for our time together, adapting to the needs of the group.  

Thursday

• Arrive late afternoon and settle in
• Welcome dinner at Casa Luna
• A gentle creative kick-off 

Friday

• Breakfast at Casa Luna
• Morning visit to the charming market of nearby Nizza Monferrato
• Lunch back at Casa Luna
• Afternoon shared session: exploring your idea
• Afternoon open space: one-to-one conversations, group discussions, solitude or rest
• Optional gentle evening yoga
• Dinner at Casa Luna
• Evening salon: storytelling and conversation

Saturday

• Breakfast at Casa Luna
• Morning shared session: evolving your idea
• Lunch at Casa Luna
• Afternoon open space: thinking time, conversations, swimming, walking, rest
• Optional gentle evening yoga
• Dinner at Casa Luna
• Evening salon: conversation and reflection, creative play

Sunday

• Breakfast at Casa Luna

• Morning shared session: what might your idea need next –  support, courage, time, resources?
• Lunch at Casa Luna
• Afternoon open space
• Optional stretching or gentle movement
• Final night dinner at a local Piemontese restaurant

Monday

• Breakfast at Casa Luna
• Closing session: Carrying your idea back into the world
• Departures from mid-morning

The details

Dates: Thursday afternoon to Monday morning (June)
Group size: Maximum 7 participants

Cost: Early bird rate £1300 if booked before 15th April. £1450 from 15th April onwards.

Price includes

• Airport transfers from/to one specified flight
  
• Accommodation in spacious double bedrooms (bathrooms shared with one other guest)
  
• All meals, snacks, hot and cold drinks (excluding alcohol)
  
• Group sessions, open space time, one-to-one conversations with Kate on request, and evening salons
  
• Final dinner at a traditional Piemontese restaurant
  
• Use of pool, pickleball/tennis court, bocci, fitness equipment, electric bikes and walks in vineyards, woods and grounds
  

Not included

• Travel to Italy or alternative transfers (we can advise on trains and local station pick-ups at Nizza Monferrato)
  
• Yoga classes (€20 per session, bookable in advance)
  
• Alcohol (wine available to purchase with dinner)
  
• Optional excursions beyond the final dinner
  

A few things to know

Casa Luna is a traditional country farmhouse and our family home. You are our guests and we invite you to make yourselves comfortable.

• Bedroom doors do not have locks; valuables can be stored securely if needed
  
• There is a small, friendly retreat dog
  
• June weather can be changeable — suitable footwear is recommended
  
• Our two saltwater swimming pools are unheated
  
• We can cater for vegetarians and vegans but not for allergies