La Dolce Intimità

A Kriya Sacred Touch Experience — an intimate couples retreat devoted to romance, reconnection, and nervous system reset for couples who desire to “Love, connect, and grow through touch.”

The Invitation

Retreat Overview

A deeply restorative couples massage retreat designed to slow the nervous system, reawaken sensual presence, and nourish romance through touch, beauty, and shared experience. This retreat blends sacred touch, intentional intimacy practices, and the timeless elegance of Tuscany.

Before You Go

What's Included

Intentionally small and personal — every day of your seven-day immersion is held with care.

The Instruction

Three Private Couples Massage Sessions

Each session is three hours of us together — hands-on, learning, and having fun. You’ll both receive a full-body massage during each session. Sessions are staggered daily across nine time-slots to ensure privacy, depth, and spaciousness.

I

Session One

Foundations

A full-body introduction from head to toe — and back again. You’ll learn where and how to touch the body, appropriate pressure, pacing, and a refined method of communicating needs and requests with clarity, respect, and care.

II

Session Two

Familiarity & Ease

As confidence grows, touch becomes more intuitive. This session emphasizes flow, comfort, and deepening trust — allowing the body to soften and receive.

III

Session Three

Mood, Flow & Presence

The final session focuses on setting the mood, creating ritual, and leaning into effortless flow — where technique dissolves into connection and presence becomes the guide.

Between Sessions

Signature Group Experiences

Where romance deepens into lasting connection

2.5 Hours · Led by Sculptor John Raffanello

Art History Walk — Cortona

Drawing inspiration from the assimilation of modern and ancient styles, John Raffanello’s sculptures trespass on the confines of time, past, and present. Imbued with the enigmatic allure of ancient cultures, they evoke a sense of intrigue and mystery, inviting viewers to unravel the secrets of bygone eras. Rooted in primordial archetypes and Modernist Existential sculpture, his resonate with universal themes, intertwining ageless aesthetics with a contemporary sensibility that reflects the spirit of our times.

4 Hours · Pickup Included

Pasta Cooking Class

Step into a private local kitchen and get your hands into the dough — literally. Under the guidance of a Tuscan cook who learned at her own grandmother’s table, you’ll knead, roll, and shape pasta from scratch, side by side, flour dusting your fingers and your laughter. This is not a demonstration to watch. It’s a recipe passed down through hands, made new again by yours — an afternoon of patience, mess, and closeness, ending with a table set for two and a meal you built together.

The Cellar & the Table

Wine, Romance, and the Tuscan Hills

Descend together into candlelit stone cellars, where centuries-old vintages rest in the cool dark, waiting for two people willing to slow down and taste with intention. A private cellar tour opens the experience, followed by a three-course tasting lunch at an acclaimed restaurant in the Tuscan hills — each dish paired, glass by glass, with wines chosen to draw out flavor, conversation, and each other. This is not a tasting menu. It is a shared education in patience, pleasure, and presence, one glass at a time.

The Legacy

Providing the space for the two of you to fall more deeply in love is my greatest desire — and will cause my heart to sing.

~Diane Lane

Reservation & Payment

Secure Your Place

Investment Per Couple

€4,990

To reserve your place, a non-refundable deposit is required.

Your retreat space is confirmed once deposit payment and signed agreement are received.

A Good Fit

Who This Is For

This retreat is for you if both your loved one and you…

This Retreat Is For You If You

Have a healthy relationship
Already love each other and need time together
Are looking forward to a unique experience
Are truly interested — at least one of you — in learning massage
Love to travel to romantic locations

This Retreat Is Not For Couples Who

What's Not Included

Airfare to and from Cortona, Italy (suggestions on airports & ground transportation provided)

Airport transfers to and from hotel, including buses/trains

Travel insurance · Hotel accommodations (recommendations provided)

· Additional meals outside scheduled experiences · Gratuities to concierge or drivers

My recommendation of your choice of luxury accommodations

Hotel Recommendations

5‑Star
Monastero di Cortona Monestero di Cortona +39 0575 178 5839 https://www.monasterodicortona.com/

4‑Star
Cortona Resort & Spa Cortona Resort & Spa +39 0575 62154 https://www.cortonaresortspa.it/

Airbnb
Borgo di Cortona — feel like you are living in the hills of Tuscany. www.borgodicortona.com

But what if we're not ready for this?

Frequently Asked Questions

Every Couple Wonders This Before They Book

How do I reserve our place?

Begin with a private consultation — this lets us talk through your questions, your intentions for the retreat, and what you’re hoping to carry home from it. Look for the Reserve Your Private Consultation button above or below.

What actually happens during the immersion sessions?

We come together, just the two of you and me, and I guide you through the Kriya Sacred Touch techniques — hands-on, one region of the body at a time. I’ll show you, then you practice together, with me close by to refine and encourage. It’s intimate, unhurried, and entirely private.

Do we need any experience with massage?

None at all. Most couples arrive having never done anything like this. The techniques are gentle and intuitive — closer to a practiced form of touch than anything technical — and everything is taught step by step.

Will we be undressed during the sessions?

Only beneath the sheets, while on the table — the same modesty and privacy you’d expect from any professional massage setting.

Will anyone else see us?

No. Every session is entirely private. The only person who will see you is your partner.

What should we wear?

Comfortable clothing you can move in easily. Keep in mind we’ll be using massage cream that may not be fully absorbed by the time you dress again afterward.

Is this a sexual experience?

No. This is a space for presence, communication, and sacred touch — not a sexual encounter. What you carry home to your own privacy afterward is, of course, entirely yours.

How long is each session?

Each of the three sessions is three hours — and couples are often surprised by how quickly the time moves, given how much is shared in that space.

What if a session isn't feeling right for us?

You’re always free to pause or step away — this is meant to feel safe, not obligatory. I hold the space, but you set the pace.

How much of the time is hands-on?

All of it. Throughout your time together, you’ll both be receiving a full-body massage and learning to give one — this isn’t a lecture, it’s a shared practice.

What makes you the right guide for this?

I’ve been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2001, and couples’ intimacy through touch has been the throughline of my work ever since — well past the point where this became less a skill and more an instinct. I built this retreat because I believe touch is one of the most overlooked languages a couple can speak fluently to one another and have a wonderful impact.

What if we need to reschedule or something comes up?

Life happens, and travel plans shift. Reach out as soon as you’re able — while the deposit secures your place and is non-refundable, I’ll always do what I can to help you find another path forward.

If you’re ready for connection through Kriya Sacred Touch, in one of the world’s most romantic places — let’s begin.