Piedmont, Italy
10 to 16 May 2027
8 to 12 guests
Curated Venues · Experts · Experiences
ŌPUNTIA
Retreats & Gatherings
Beautiful retreats. Practical knowledge to bring home.
More Than a Conventional Retreat
Skills you carry home, not memories that fade.
ŌPUNTIA brings restorative retreat experiences together with practical learning in herbalism, fermentation, mycology, regenerative growing and natural making. You leave rested, with useful knowledge, new skills or things you have made yourself.
- Intentionality
- Practicality
- Harmony
- Devotion
The OPUNTIA Format
Rest deeply. Learn something lasting.
Each gathering is shaped around seasonal organic farm-to-table food, restorative movement, time in nature and the intimacy of a small group, hosted in a welcoming place chosen with care.
At its centre is one expert-led theme, explored through lectures, structured workshops, shared practices or sensorial experiences. The venue, teacher, food and daily rhythm are brought together as one coherent programme.
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The Heart of OPUNTIA
4 Ways to Gather
The same restorative foundation, expressed through 4 distinct ways of learning and experiencing.
01
Knowledge Gatherings
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Expert-led learning rooted in land, ecology and traditional knowledge. Explore herbalism, mycology, permaculture, food systems and the relationships that sustain everyday life.
Explore Knowledge Gatherings→02
Practical Gatherings
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Hands-on retreats where you learn to make what you would usually buy. Create botanical skincare, natural household products, herbal preparations, ceramics, textiles, preserves and useful artefacts to take home.
Explore Practical Gatherings→03
Sensorial Gatherings
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Retreats built around attentive experience: taste, touch, sound, movement, silence, scent, bathing, food and the natural world. A slower way of returning to the here and now. In the Present.
Explore Sensorial Gatherings→04
Deeper Questions Gatherings
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Carefully held gatherings for philosophical, existential and less conventional questions, guided by knowledgeable practitioners and explored within a thoughtful community.
Explore Deeper Questions Gatherings→The Founding Collection
4 gatherings taking shape for 2027
Each begins with a defined theme, place and intended date, while its programme, partnerships and final details are carefully developed.
First Founding Gathering
Practical
Taking Shape
Vegetable Fermentation
Learn practical methods for fermenting and preserving seasonal food. Build a pantry of flavourful staples made to last and nourish you throughout the year.
A Special from OPUNTIA
Discover the Seasonal Totes
One colourway per season, released in limited editions. Ethically sourced organic cotton, handcrafted with care.
Discover the Seasonal Totes