A private valley in the hills of Umbria,
held for one purpose: to remember what it’s truly like to live.
Longevity is not an accident. It's an intention.
It's connection. It's community. It's a decision.
And it's found in a place where people get to remember what it's truly like to live.
There are not many places like this on earth.
A secret, sacred valley — buried amongst the hills of Umbria, Italy.



Some stopped here. Some never left. For eight hundred years, this stretch of central Italy has drawn pilgrims looking for the same thing you are.
They call it the green heart of Italy — and once you're standing in it, you understand why. No coastline, no crowds, just hills folding into hills, oak forest, olive terrace, and a silence you can feel in your chest.
For this week, the valley is entirely ours. Not a shared resort, not a schedule dictated by other guests — the whole valley, hired for Evolve alone. Our own chefs. Our own menus, built around what the land gives that week. Our own drivers, moving quietly between the retreat centre and the private cabins scattered through the mountains, so the only thing you ever have to think about is where you are, right now.
And we all come here for one thing.

And we all come here for destiny, clarity, and change.

You'll arrive here in search of renewal — for the moment your body finally whispers to you, and you actually listen.
That's when everything becomes new. And it begins with a decision — to live differently.
The entire valley is hired exclusively for the group. No other guests, no shared schedule — every part of the week is built around this retreat only.


The entire valley is hired exclusively for the group. No other guests, no shared schedule — every part of the week is built around this retreat only.
Menus built for this group and this week, cooked by our own chefs using what the Umbrian land provides.


You'll meet new life long friends, building relationships that last forever.
Survivor. Warrior. Creator of Evolve. Antonella built this retreat from her own path — one that asked her to rebuild everything she thought life had to look like. She leads every retreat in person, guiding the group through the same work that once rebuilt her.


Kodhi’s understanding of addiction didn’t come from a textbook — it came from living it. His own battle with addiction brought him to the edge, through a heart attack and liver failure, before it brought him back. Today he works with people around the world on the emotional addictions beneath the visible ones — the patterns, habits, and self-sabotage that keep people stuck — turning what nearly ended his life into work that has since changed thousands of others’.
Ray Behan is a nervous system specialist who guides audiences through the biology of real change. He co-facilitates EVOLVE, blending science, meditation, and lived experience into practical, lasting personal transformation.


Founder, Mindvalley

Founder, The Demartini Institute


3 Monthly Payments
$3499 AUD per month
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$2129 AUD per month
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$1535 AUD per month
9 Monthly Payments
$1222 AUD per month
From $50/week for approved clients,
with a $500 deposit to secure your place.


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