I Trust and I Surrender

Rediscover trust in your steps

15 - 17 May 2026

Villa Sambuca, Toscana, Livorno (LI), IT

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Teacher:

Francesca Greco

Francesca is a Life Coach and accredited facilitator of the Game of Transformation. She walks the path of ancient wisdom, learned over time from shamans and guardians of tradition in lands such as Peru and Mexico.
Her journey is one of direct experience, deep listening, and a living relationship with Nature and the Elements.
She guides women’s circles, experiential retreats, and immersive days and week-long journeys of practice — spaces where ritual becomes a tool for transformation and integration.
In her work, she weaves together ancestral instruments — such as the circle, the Four Directions, sacred song, and the shamanic drum — with subtle, sensory practices including essential oils, sacred smudging, and guided listening processes. Through this integration, she supports journeys of reconnection, trust, and inner truth.
She accompanies individuals in gently removing masks that have grown too tight, rediscovering forgotten parts of themselves, and building — step by step — a good life and a meaningful existence, in harmony with themselves and with Mother Earth.

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15 - 17 May 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.

Check-in: Friday from 3 p.m. Start time: 5 p.m. Check-out: Sunday by 2:30 p.m.

Accessible to everyone

Accessible to everyone

Language: italian

Language: italian

Included:

Accommodation: 2 nights

Full Board (Vegan Cuisine)

Practices and teachings

Let Trust guide you back Home

There are moments when direction begins to blur.
You feel slightly off-center, in transition, as if something is shifting, even if you cannot yet name it. At other times, life changes course abruptly, and you find yourself facing what you did not foresee.

 

In these spaces of uncertainty, the mind searches for answers, but it is the body- it is your inner knowing – that holds what truly guides you.

 

The retreat “I Trust and I Surrender” was created to accompany you precisely there:
where you can return to listening, recognize your truth, and rediscover trust – in yourself, in your steps, in life.

Because even in chaos, even in darkness, there is always a steady point within you.
And it is from there that everything begins again.

What You Will Experience

Over these two days, we will explore the theme of trusting and surrendering through experiential, embodied, and symbolic practices:

  • Silent moments in the forest
  • Sharing and listening circles
  • Elemental rituals
  • Power walks in nature
  • Shadow work
  • Practices to listen deeply to the belly and the heart
  • Personal integration time

The retreat unfolds mostly outdoors, immersed in nature.
Evenings are held around the fire, with rituals of reflection, symbolic gestures of surrender and gratitude, and moments of deep introspection.

This Retreat Is For You If…

  • You feel the need to slow down, listen, and discern which steps require trust — and which require clarity.
  • You wish to strengthen trust in yourself.
  • You are ready to recognize what obstructs trust – fears, old patterns, inner voices — and transform them into clarity, presence, and gentle strength.
  • You seek grounded yet profound guidance, and a sacred space to reconnect with direction.
  • You want to learn to listen to your inner voice with greater depth and precision.

🕯️ This is an immersive and intensive experience.
The days begin early and continue until the evening, alternating practices, silent integration time, and shared reflection.

A good level of presence, comfort with silence, and openness to transformative work are essential.

What happens when you Trust and Surrender

You release what no longer serves you.
You sense when it is time to open – and when it is time to protect.
Resistance softens, making space for presence.
Your step becomes lighter. Your heart clearer.

 

Make Space for Trust

This is not about understanding more.
It is about feeling more clearly, discerning more truthfully, and walking through life with greater authenticity.

This retreat is an invitation to remember that every step becomes truer when it arises from deep listening.

A time to pause with intention.
To release what is no longer needed.
To return to walking with presence, direction, and inner truth.

 

We look forward to welcoming you. 

Program Fee (Accommodation not included)

To allow everyone to participate according to their own possibilities, at Valle Benedetta we adopt a conscious participation model, conceived as a contribution to the cost of the retreat program.
We invite you to select the fee that best aligns with your current resources.

 

SUSTAINABLE LEVEL: This rate covers the actual costs of the retreat – €230
SUPPORTER LEVEL: For those who are able to contribute also on behalf of others – €280
SUPPORTED LEVEL: For those who need financial support – €180

 

PLEASE NOTE: On the booking page, the Sustainable Level will be preselected by default. You may freely change it after selecting your room type.
The program cost refers exclusively to the 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.

 

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