You helped shape this programme

A while ago you were invited to fill in the survey we shared about creating a retreat & mentorship programme for young professionals.

The answers, honesty, struggles, and reflections helped shape this programme far more than you probably realize.

One thing became very clear while reading through everything:

So many people today are not necessarily deeply unhappy… but they are tired of constantly performing, rushing, overthinking, and trying to build a life that looks good on paper while quietly feeling:

there must be more to life than this.

And that became the foundation of what we created together.

We are therefore incredibly excited to announce the very first:

“There Must Be More” Retreat & Mentorship Programme
for Young Professionals
22–27 July 2026 — Piemonte, Italy

Additional programme dates including those for Next Chapter Professionals are already available on the website.

These are not simply retreats to “escape life” for a few days or “to fix yourself”. They are transformational, educational Programmes specifically designed to help you answer/resolve a burning question that is keeping you stuck. And to not only answer it, but to come away with the confidence and guidance to take those first steps to change…

As we work better with our peers, and the challenges we face tend to change over time, we have designed the programmes for different life phases and transitions – from Young Professionals searching for direction and meaning, to people entering a Next Chapter and quietly questioning what truly matters to them now.

They are intimate small-group programmes that combine mentorship, reflection, assessments, embodiment practices (yoga, meditation and breath-work), practical tools, silence, nature, honest conversation, deep rest from the constant noise and pressure of modern life.

As this is the very beginning of Meraviglia, the first programme is currently offered at a special founding discount of 55%, and programmes two and three at 20%, while some parts of the house and gardens are still being completed over the coming months.

If you would like to find out more — or perhaps even join us this summer and combine it with a holiday in Italy— you can read everything here on this website.

And if you feel, while reading this, that someone in your life would deeply resonate with this experience, please feel free to share this message with them. Here is the link: https://luciennekoops.com/writings/you-helped-shape-this-programme

 With love from Italy,

 Luciënne & Lisé