Source: L’Oliveto Toscana
5-Day Retreat on Resonance & The Art of Doing Less
Led by Dr. Fabio Duma & Magdalena Boschung
L’Oliveto Toscana, Trequanda, Tuscany
What If the Most Valuable Thing You Could Do Was... Less?
About The Retreat
Most of us have spent years learning how to do.
We learn how to perform, achieve, lead, organize, solve problems, manage projects and make ourselves useful. Modern life rewards activity. It celebrates responsiveness, productivity and constant availability. The more responsibilities we carry, the more our calendars tend to fill and the more we become accustomed to measuring our days by what we have accomplished.
And yet, many people quietly sense that something important is missing.
Not because they lack success. Not because they are unwilling to work hard. But because the pace of modern life leaves little room to pause, reflect and ask whether all this activity still serves the life they want to live. The result is a paradox familiar to many leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals: despite having more tools, more convenience and more efficiency than ever before, we often feel rushed, distracted and strangely disconnected from what matters most.
This observation lies at the heart of our Resonance Week 2027, a retreat in the hills of Tuscany inspired by the ideas explored in my new book.
The retreat is built around a simple but challenging question:
What if a meaningful life does not depend solely on what we do, but also on what we consciously leave undone?
During five days in Tuscany, participants will step outside the rhythms of everyday life and explore themes such as resonance, attention, contemplation, meaningful work, recovery, creativity and the subtle distinction between merely doing nothing and practising intentional non-doing. Drawing on philosophy, sociology, leadership studies, neuroscience and cultural history, we will reflect on what it means to live well in an age of permanent acceleration.
The setting itself is part of the experience.
Our retreat takes place in the hills near Siena, a region that has long inspired artists, writers, scholars and travellers. Tuscany reminds us that not everything valuable needs to happen quickly. Its landscapes, its craftsmanship, its culture and its relationship with beauty invite a different experience of time, one that is increasingly rare in contemporary life.
This is not a retreat about escaping reality. Nor is it about esotericism, self-optimization or acquiring yet another productivity technique. It is about creating the space to think more clearly, to observe more carefully and to reconnect with questions that rarely fit into a meeting agenda:
What kind of life do I want to lead?
What deserves more of my attention?
What deserves less?
What do I want to see when I look back on my life?
What might change if I allowed myself to slow down?
The programme combines conversations, reflections, walks, optional yoga and meditation, individual coaching opportunities, excellent food and generous amounts of unstructured time. Time to read. Time to write. Time to think. Time to do absolutely nothing for a while.
Because sometimes the most important insights emerge not when we try harder, but when we finally create enough space to listen.
We look forward to welcoming a small group of curious and thoughtful people for a week of conversation, contemplation and dolce far niente in Tuscany.
Learn more about Resonance Week 2027: Bello & Benfatto Retreat