4 Day Designing Your Life Transformative Women's Retreat in Rome
4 Day Designing Your Life Transformative Women's Retreat in Rome
Via di Porta Lavernale, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Up to 18 in group
Mar 1 - 4, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Four days of guided Designing Your Life workshops tailored for women at a crossroads
- Four nights’ accommodation in a charming boutique hotel just a short walk from the workshop space
- A beautiful, historic venue set within a lush garden on Rome’s tranquil Aventine Hill
- Inspiring cultural immersion experiences that spark creativity and fresh perspectives
- Hands‑on coaching to gain clarity, confidence, and direction for your next chapter
- Curated meals showcasing Rome’s vibrant food culture
- Small‑group conversations that build connection, community, and support
- Time and space for reflection, journaling, and personal insight
- A gentle balance of deep inner work and the magic of exploring Rome
- Practical tools you can use immediately to design a more intentional and fulfilling life
- A personalized roadmap for your next chapter, grounded in your values and supported by tools you can keep using long after the retreat
About this Retreat
Katy is a seasoned mentor, coach and facilitator with 20+ experience building, leading and coaching teams in organizations including Google, Fitbit and Warner Bros.
One of her favorite pastimes is helping people uncover insights about themselves that unlock new possibilities in work and life.
Having left the corporate world to find deeper meaning and purpose, Katy became a certified Desiging Your Life workshop facilitator through Stanford University's Life Design Lab.
She loves bringing groups of women together for connection, community, and conversation, with an eye toward helping them design and create their ideal lives.
Check out my Google reviews! https://bit.ly/4pCtDGO
Susan is a leader in Stanford’s Designing Your Life Lab and teaches “Designing Your Life” programs at Stanford and in organizations committed to life and career wayfinding. She has dedicated the last 35 years of her career developing great leaders and healthy organizations. She has held talent executive positions at BTS, Yahoo!, Deloitte, Gap Inc. and Hewlett Packard where she focused on business transformation, business process re-design, talent and organization development, diversity, engagement, culture renewal, leadership and executive development. She has built business strategies for growth, led large global organizations and company-wide change initiatives. She is a regular speaker on leadership development and talent strategies that accelerate business results. She is the author of a commentary on Executive Education for Harvard Business Review, and co-author of “Hewlett-Packard Takes the Waste Out of Leadership” for the Journal of Organizational Excellence.
Details of this retreat
The most important project you'll ever design? Your life.
Join us in Rome for a transformative experience where you'll learn practical tools and methodologies to design a life where you thrive. Work with a community of supportive women and expert facilitators. Engage in immersive activities and meaningful conversations that illuminate new possibilities. All inspired by the Eternal City's timeless beauty and centuries of reinvention.
“Designing Your Life for Women” is a powerful, hands-on workshop experience where you will learn and apply the Life Design© method to your own life.
This innovative workshop gives you the opportunity to learn and practice ideas and tools contained in the NYT bestselling Designing Your Life, How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life - in the inspirational setting of Rome and in community with women who have come together with a common purpose and who will support you on this life design journey.
This is a highly interactive retreat filled with coaching, breakout sessions and hands-on work. You'll reframe dysfunctional beliefs, explore the social and personal narratives that shape us, and dig into design tools to increase your creativity and confidence. Throughout the experience, we will take moments to reflect and integrate what we are learning. We will also explore hidden corners of Rome together, and unwind over authentic Roman meals and wine. These carefully curated experiences are designed to catalyze your creativity and inspire new possibilities, just as they've done for artists and thinkers for centuries.
You'll come away with practical design tools to navigate life's challenges and envision future possibilities, a personalized roadmap for your next chapter, and a supportive community that continues long after the retreat ends.
See reviews of past retreats: https://bit.ly/48Dc96t
Join us in Rome for a transformative experience where you'll learn practical tools and methodologies to design a life where you thrive. Work with a community of supportive women and expert facilitators. Engage in immersive activities and meaningful conversations that illuminate new possibilities. All inspired by the Eternal City's timeless beauty and centuries of reinvention.
“Designing Your Life for Women” is a powerful, hands-on workshop experience where you will learn and apply the Life Design© method to your own life.
This innovative workshop gives you the opportunity to learn and practice ideas and tools contained in the NYT bestselling Designing Your Life, How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life - in the inspirational setting of Rome and in community with women who have come together with a common purpose and who will support you on this life design journey.
This is a highly interactive retreat filled with coaching, breakout sessions and hands-on work. You'll reframe dysfunctional beliefs, explore the social and personal narratives that shape us, and dig into design tools to increase your creativity and confidence. Throughout the experience, we will take moments to reflect and integrate what we are learning. We will also explore hidden corners of Rome together, and unwind over authentic Roman meals and wine. These carefully curated experiences are designed to catalyze your creativity and inspire new possibilities, just as they've done for artists and thinkers for centuries.
You'll come away with practical design tools to navigate life's challenges and envision future possibilities, a personalized roadmap for your next chapter, and a supportive community that continues long after the retreat ends.
See reviews of past retreats: https://bit.ly/48Dc96t
Schedule
Morning: coffee hour and light breakfast followed by lectures, interactive sessions and small-group breakout discussions
Lunch: excursion to a local restaurant, guided neighborhood tour
Afternoon: continued Designing Your Life workshop activities
Evening: Group dinner in a restaurant loved by locals, and undiscovered by tourists. Enjoy authentic Roman cuisine and local wines.
Lunch: excursion to a local restaurant, guided neighborhood tour
Afternoon: continued Designing Your Life workshop activities
Evening: Group dinner in a restaurant loved by locals, and undiscovered by tourists. Enjoy authentic Roman cuisine and local wines.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Designing Your Life Italy, Via di Porta Lavernale, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Directions
Reachable by train or taxi from Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports.
Accommodation
Participants stay in a boutique hotel on Rome’s serene Aventine Hill, a neighborhood known for its leafy streets, historic villas, and quiet elegance. Our partner hotels offer a restful, welcoming atmosphere with thoughtfully designed rooms and modern comforts—an ideal retreat at the end of each rich and inspiring day. All accommodations are within easy walking distance of our workshop space, making the experience relaxed, seamless, and deeply restorative.
Early Bird Price through Jan 15
Standard Price Jan 16 - February 1
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Our workshop sessions take place in a charming, historic space that feels like a hidden sanctuary. Surrounded by lush greenery, ivy‑covered walls, and warm brick architecture, the venue offers a soothing backdrop that supports deep thinking and meaningful conversation. Natural light fills the space, and the garden itself becomes part of the experience—an open, grounding presence that invites clarity and creative insight.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
We enjoy daily breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks, unlimited espresso beverages made by our in-house barista, as well as two group dinners in our favorite local trattorias.
What's Included
- Four nights’ accommodation in a boutique hotel near the workshop venue
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Daily lunch during workshop days
- Two dinners in trattorias beloved by locals
- Four days of Designing Your Life workshops and guided exercises
- Coaching support throughout the retreat
- Cultural immersion activities and curated local experiences
- Workshop materials, journals, and planning tools
- Coffee, tea, and light refreshments during workshop sessions
- Group transportation for scheduled activities (if applicable)
- Access to all facilitated sessions, group discussions, and guided reflections
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Airport transfer
- Personal expenses and free time activities
- Meals not listed above
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