Natural leadership
Your Presence Is Your Power
2 - 4 October 2026
Villa Sambuca, Toscana, Livorno (LI), IT
Teacher:
Eraldo e Komal
Some encounters don't just change two lives—they open new paths for many others.
Komal and Eraldo have been walking side by side for over thirty years: life partners, seekers, companions on a journey that crosses inner worlds, distant lands, and ancient spiritual traditions.
For decades, they have explored and taught meditation, inner well-being, and conscious leadership.
They founded the Valle Benedetta Retreat Center to offer a space where human beings can finally breathe, rediscover themselves, and let their natural wisdom emerge.
Their approach arises from the meeting between timeless spiritual traditions and contemporary practices—a bridge between the ancient silence of the masters and modern life, with all its daily challenges.
They were touched by the teachings of Osho and then deeply guided by the Dzogchen tradition, transmitted by Ziji Rinpoche—teachings that illuminate and evoke our essential nature: love, freedom, and our beneficial power.
Their emphasis has always been on bringing these teachings into everyday life: into relationships, family, work, the corporate world, and leadership—anywhere human beings have a real impact.
Because for them, wisdom has no value unless it becomes embodied in how we live, love, decide, and contribute to the world.
Since 2016, at the invitation of Ziji Rinpoche, they have been sharing these transformative transmissions in Italy and accompanying those who wish to return to their center, find peace and clarity, and recognize within themselves a leadership that knows no effort.
Their work is both a simple and radical invitation: to remember who we truly are and to live a powerful, radiant life—profoundly beneficial for ourselves and for the world.
More info:
2 - 4 October 2026
Villa Sambuca, Toscana, Livorno (LI), IT
Check-in: Friday from 3 p.m. Start time: 5 p.m. Check-out: Sunday by 2:30 p.m.
Language: Italian
Accessible to everyone
Included:
Accommodation: 2 nights
Vegan half board
All practice sessions
Access to the park
- You have a mission, you are driven, perhaps you’ve already achieved a lot… but you feel that something inside you is missing.
- You wonder how to give more without burning out, without losing yourself along the way.
- You realize you are almost always in doing mode, and rarely in being mode.
- The mind races, you seek peace, but you can no longer find it.
- You’re facing important challenges and wish to bring more grounding, clarity, and presence into difficult conversations and decisions.
- You feel the pressure to maintain high performance, while inside a desire for freedom and relief is growing.
- Maybe you don’t need to do more. You need to truly stop.
Maybe you don’t need to do more. You need to truly stop.
The current crisis of leaders
It’s often subtle, but you feel it: you’re leading others while inside you’re burning out.
You keep showing strength, but you’re losing contact with your center.
You support others, while you lack a space where you can truly slow down.
It’s not an obvious crisis, but a constant tension:
a tiredness that won’t pass, a presence that is wearing thin.
And at a certain point, a voice inside says:
“I can’t go on like this.”
And you’re right.
Because the problem isn’t doing too much,
but doing it without being in yourself anymore.
Today, the world doesn’t just ask for effective leaders.
It asks for leaders who are present, calm, grounded.
And the next level isn’t conquered by pushing harder,
but by coming home to yourself.
We, Eraldo and Komal, know all of this because we’ve been through it ourselves. We have been entrepreneurs and spiritual leaders for decades, and we’ve experienced all the challenges, the suffering, the effort and fatigue that come with the commitment to guide others.
And if you are ready, we will guide you into a world of ease and relaxation that lies beyond all the noise so prevalent in our society—and in our own minds. From that deep rest, a new kind of strength arises, one that knows no limits, a new, entirely beneficial power emerges: a creative and inspiring force for those around you.
Imagine
Imagine stepping away for a few days, immersed in the quiet nature of Valle Benedetta. You take a deep breath. Your body relaxes. Your mind opens.
As you walk beneath the ancient holm oaks, you feel something realign. Your soul begins to speak. You enter an environment where there is nothing to prove. Where you can simply be yourself. And a simple thought arises, naturally: “Ah… this feels good.”
Dzogchen and Leadership
The retreat combines the ancient wisdom of the millenary Dzogchen tradition with the most effective contemporary techniques.
Imagine finding strength and calm right in challenging situations.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to discover that point of rest within you that gives you strength, a regenerating calm, and mountain-like stability?
The Benefits You'll Take Home
- Sustainable Energy
You will deepen your ability to lead others without burning out, discovering a way of guiding that arises from rest rather than effort. - Inner Refuge
You will learn how to access an inexhaustible source of clarity and calm strength, from which authentic impact naturally flows. - Expansion Through Challenge
You will discover how to face challenges without feeling overwhelmed, turning them into opportunities for natural expansion rather than contraction. - Empowered Relationships
You will learn how to transform even difficult relationships into fuel for your personal growth—and that of your team. - An environment that supports your expansion
A unique combination that will allow you to release, ground yourself, and rediscover your natural power—both as a leader and as a human being.
Program Fee (Accommodation not included)
The retreat fee is €300 (this includes all activities, practices, and facilitation of the experience).
FULL BOARD ACCOMMODATION COST
The cost of full board accommodation varies depending on the room type:
- Quadruple room: €90 (per person, per night)
- Double room: from €115 (per person, per night)
- Single room: from €180 (per person, per night)
All details and room availability can be consulted directly on the booking page.