Life situations

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Different paths, one purpose

All our programs serve the same core intention of the Novavis Project: to help you open a new chapter in your life.

Before each group arrives, we take time for a short pre-discovery to understand your current life situation and what you’re looking for. Based on this, we shape the emphasis of the week — more movement, more creativity, more reflection, or more grounding.

No one misses anything. Each program includes nature, art, movement, and connection; we simply adjust the focus so the week supports you in the way that’s most relevant for where you are right now.

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Day by day program

Available periods 2026 / 2027

24 September - 1 October 2026

€ 2.790

2 - 9 October 2026


€ 2.790

16 - 23 April 2027


€ 2.650

14 - 21 May 2027


€ 2.650

Seven days.
One turning point.

It's not a retreat. It is a structured recalibration, designed for high-functioning people, who are ready to stop drifting and start deciding.

Where you are now

High-functioning.
Misaligned.

The signs you recognise

Circling the same decision for months
Successful on paper. Empty when you look in the mirror.
Carrying responsibility without space for yourself
Disconnected from your own instincts
No space to think beyond the next obligation
Always performing. Never quite present.

Your waypoint

7 days.
Novavis.

What happens here

Nature & guided reflection
Hosted experiences
Deep 1:1 clarity work
Structured decision sessions
Space to finally slow down

Where you'll be

Grounded.
Clear. Ready.

What you leave with

A written decision you stand behind
Nervous system calmer. Thinking clearer.
Boundaries defined and communicated
Trust in your own judgment restored
Protected thinking space built into your life
A 90-day plan you actively implement
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Let Life Breathe

For those who have been running too long without pausing — executives and leaders whose days are full, but whose inner life has gone quiet.

What we do:
We slow down your pace to the rhythm of the sea, helping you rediscover the simplicity of breathing, moving, and existing without doing. Not as an escape from your responsibilities — but as a return to yourself within them.

Core experiences:

  • Yoga and meditation to quiet the inner rush
  • Aroma and forest therapy to reawaken the senses
  • Gentle walks and sea breathing rituals to reset the body

What you leave with:
A calmer inner rhythm and a body that finally knows how to relax again.
You will have named the decisions you've been circling — and made one of them. You leave with a Personal Clarity Map built around your specific situation, a daily rhythm that fits your real life, and much more. Not intentions. Things you've made, written, and chosen.

"I could hear myself again. Not the version that manages, not the mother, not the leader — just me." — Isabella · Read her full story →

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Let Life Flow

For those whose momentum has stalled — founders and high-performers who are still showing up, but no longer feel like themselves inside what they've built.

What we do:
We guide you into movement that is physical, emotional, and creative — releasing what's held back and finding a rhythm that belongs to you, not just your work.

Core experiences:

  • Horse therapy to build trust, courage, and authentic presence
  • Yoga for flow and grounding
  • Hiking to bring thoughts back into motion

What you leave with:
A renewed sense of motion — physically, mentally, emotionally — where decisions and energy start flowing again. You will map your identity separately from your work, and see clearly where the two have become tangled. You leave with a Decision Framework built around how you specifically think, a Personal Manifesto that names what you actually stand for, and much more. Not a new strategy. A new relationship with the one you're already living.

"For the first time in years, the business feels like something I lead, not something I survive." — Elena · Read her full story →

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Let Life Root You

For those navigating a major life transition — who are functioning, but feel unanchored. Everything has changed, and you're not yet sure who you are inside the new landscape.

What we do:
We reconnect you with grounding, self-kindness, and the physical presence of your body in nature — giving you stability inside the uncertainty, rather than asking you to resolve it first.

Core experiences:

  • Forest and aroma therapy for sensory grounding
  • Yoga and body-awareness practices
  • Reflective coaching on boundaries, energy, and self-renewal

What you leave with:
A grounded, restored sense of self — your energy no longer leaking but returning to you. You will leave with a written 90-Day Alignment Plan — not a vision, a sequence. Small, doable steps built around who you actually are right now. Alongside it, a Personal Clarity Map that shows you where you stand and what matters most, and much more. You don't leave with all the answers. You leave with solid footing and something concrete in your hands.

"Novavis didn't fix my transition. It gave me stability inside it." — Ben · Read his full story →

Program - Day by day

Day 1
You are welcomed. Then the day is yours.
A proper arrival — a welcome drink, a proper hello, someone there to receive you. Depending on when you arrive, your first individual conversation may already take place today — the starting point for your personal clarity map, decision framework, manifesto and 90-day alignment plan.
Arte Oliva arrival
How the day unfolds
Arrive when you arrive. We will be there — a welcome drink, a proper hello, a moment to settle in without any pressure to be on.
The rest of the afternoon is yours. Walk, sit by the water, sleep, or simply do nothing for the first time in longer than you can remember.
In the evening, dinner together. By the end of it, the people around the table will feel less like strangers than you would expect.

For most people, this is the first unscheduled afternoon they have had in months.

Day 2
A first look at the place. And at each other. We start a photo diary.
Some sightseeing, a joint dinner — and your first individual conversation with us, if it hasn't happened yet. Unhurried, no format. The beginning of your personal clarity map, decision framework, manifesto and 90-day alignment plan.
Grebaštica sightseeing
How the day unfolds
The morning is free — sleep in, walk, or find a spot with coffee and watch the coast.
We start the photo diary — a visual thread that runs through the whole week, capturing what words often miss.
Your first 1:1 conversation, if it hasn't happened yet — a chance to say what brought you here and what you are hoping for.
Some sightseeing in the afternoon, then joint dinner to close.
Day 3
The week begins to take shape. First yoga.
Yoga and joint breakfast open the day. A free morning, then the first art and creative session in the afternoon — not about skill or results, but about accessing something that meetings and decisions tend to crowd out.
Novavis Yoga
How the day unfolds
Morning yoga — for many, the first time in a long time they have started a day this way.
Joint breakfast together, the group a little more at ease.
Free time until the afternoon — no output expected, no pressure to use it well.
First art and creative session — not about skill or results, but about accessing something that words and decisions tend to crowd out.
Some sightseeing as the afternoon winds down, where timing allows.
Day 4
The horse session. A trip to the farm, which you will never forget.
Horses respond to how you actually are — not what you say, not how you present yourself. That makes them unusually hard to fool.
Horse session
How the day unfolds
Morning yoga and joint breakfast. Free time until the afternoon — follow your instincts, continue your photo diary.
Late afternoon: the horse-guided session. No riding. No performance. Just you and the horse, in a field, with whatever you have been carrying.
It can be confronting. Quietly revelatory. The understanding tends to arrive a day or two later.
Joint dinner to close — by now the conversation around the table is different.

No experience with horses needed. Or wanted.

Day 5
The rhythm has arrived. Back to the canvas.
Yoga, breakfast, a free morning. The second art session in the afternoon — people are often surprised by what comes up the second time.
Art session Novavis
How the day unfolds
Morning yoga and joint breakfast — by now these feel like anchors rather than activities.
Free time in the morning. Read, walk, sit with what surfaced the day before.
Second art and creative session in the afternoon. There is more to work with now.
Evening sightseeing along the Dalmatian coast.
Day 6
Trip into nature. The Wall of Grebaštica.
A walking tour to the Wall of Grebaštica. Moving through a place while thinking out loud tends to unlock things that sitting in a room does not.
Wall of Grebaštica
How the day unfolds
Morning yoga and joint breakfast.
Free time before the walk — the morning is yours.
The walk to the Wall of Grebaštica takes you through wild Mediterranean landscape. Along the way, your guide connects the plants, the history and the place to what you are working through this week.
The wall was built in the 16th century to protect the people of this bay. Standing next to it, looking out over open sea, tends to put things in perspective.
Joint dinner to close the day.
Day 7
The final full day. It earns its place. Winery and the last dinner.
A final art session and your closing 1:1 conversation — where your deliverables come together. Then a winery visit and the last dinner as a full group.
Winery Dalmatia
How the day unfolds
Morning yoga and joint breakfast.
Free time before the afternoon session.
Third and final art session — by now something has shifted. The work tends to show it.
Closing 1:1 conversation — your clarity map, decision framework, manifesto and 90-day plan come together.
Late afternoon winery visit, then the closing dinner. The last evening as a full group. It tends to feel like it.
Day 8
A slow morning. Then departure, at your own pace.
No rush, no ceremony. A joint breakfast or lunch if the timing works, then everyone leaves when they are ready.
Breakfast last day
How the day unfolds
No alarm, no schedule. The morning belongs to you.
Joint breakfast or lunch together, depending on when people need to leave.
Departures at each person's own pace. The week does not end with a ceremony. It ends the way it began — quietly.

People tend to leave carrying something they did not arrive with. That is the point.

What is included

Yes, I want this

Every experience is thoughtfully curated to help you reconnect, recharge, and rediscover your strength.

Your program includes a beautiful balance of mindful activities and personal development:

  • 5 yoga sessions
  • 5 art classes
  • 4 hours of photography
  • 3 hours of horse-assisted activities
  • 4 hours of forest & aroma therapy
  • 2 one-on-one personal exploration sessions
  • Team dinners
  • Winery visit
  • Local transfers

All designed to help you feel grounded, inspired, and truly alive.

Please note: the prices below are per person and flights are not included.

The accommodation

We want your stay at Arte Oliva to feel both spacious and personal, which is why our standard pricing is designed for one person per apartment. At the same time, many guests choose to bring a partner or family member to join our programs — and for that, we offer a 50% family discount for spouses or children sharing the same space*.
Each apartment has one or two bedrooms, with double beds that can be separated, and a living room with a comfortable unfolding sofa.
The apartments are fully equipped with everything you need to feel at home: a complete kitchen, strong Wi-Fi, irons, hairdryers, and all the small comforts that make settling-in effortless. It’s your own little home base for the week — private, calm, and made for living.

*Check with us for an individual price offer if you want to bring family along for staying with you, without participation in the program.

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Croatia

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