Our 6 day full immersion hero journey into the spectacular Sardinian Barbagia-region starts in Perdasdefogu, a 1,5 hour transfer from Cagliari and one of the two famous Blue Zone-related villages we’ll visit. Dinner in a delightful country restaurant, with a magnificent sunset behind the hills. Authentic people, great honest food!  

En route to our second Blue Zone village, Villagrande Strisaili, we’ll visit Pranu Mutteddu, the Stonehenge of Sardinia, a metaphorically rich prehistoric and still mysterious site, full of stone rows and circles and a place where you can really centre yourself. We’ll spend the night in a country hotel near Villagrande Strisaili, enjoy a fine authentic Sardinian evening meal and prepare for our pristine ‘away-from-it-all journey’ into the mountains.  

An early start, we’ll meet our local nature guide for our two-day beautiful mountain pilgrimage. Only part is by car the rest is walking and talking and learning about his Blue Zone philosophy and life in general. And having fun, helping each other, also physically. Not a walk in the park, but an honest experience, including a shepherd’s meal in our guide’s beautiful retreat in this rarely visited mountain valley. We’ll sleep in hobbit-like dwellings. It will feel like and actually IS an exclusive pilgrimage, a rare opportunity to be in wild nature with the trusted guidance of our local nature expert. You will learn how local people live longer, embracing choices that nurture a long life. You will feel, think, choose and build confidence to step into your power. Extra pure nature and richly rugged, to be mesmerised by the honesty of the real Sardinia. 

Walk back to civilisation, probably after an early rise with the sun, trying to spot the wild mountain goats in their majestic habitat. During the journey there on Day 3 and back on Day 4, a few hours each way, we’ll have opportunities for 1:1 walk and talk coaching and group coaching in nature, inspired by the spectacular nature around us. After this experience, we will make a first serious effort to keep alive ‘in normal life’ what we’ve just learnt: we sleep in a hotel, okay, even with warm water too, unlike in the mountain retreat, but our restaurant meal will reflect the simple richness of the Blue Zone style of eating. 

Transfer to the famous mask village of Mamoiada, for a visit to the Museum of Mediterranean Masks, after yet another Blue Zone inspired picnic lunch in beautiful nature – keep alive, remember? – and then a visit to a local mask maker to see how it’s done. We’ll then spend some creative play time working on decorating our own personal mask, of surprising origin. Every superhero has a mask, no? The result will be sent to your home, as a powerful reminder and inspiration for the hero that is you.  After the workshop we’ll transfer to the village of Oliena, for a well-deserved final group dinner that celebrates all of you heroes and a special Sardinian hero – the only Italian Nobel Prize of literature winner, Grazia Deledda.  In a fantastic homey atmosphere, prepared by a proud female cook, this meal draws on 120-year-old recipes which appeared in Deledda’s novels. This ‘a tavola con Grazia’ dinner is conquering Sardinian restaurants that are still proud of their Sardinian origins: not cooking for tourists but cooking from the heart and soul of Sardinia. Authenticity, exactly the thing you have been personally exploring during these inspiring Sardinia days. We’ll spend the night in a lovely mountain hotel.

We’ll awaken to a beautiful sunrise and gather together to celebrate the end of our hero’s journey, set our intentions for going forward, and bid arrivederci till the next time we meet. Transfer back to Cagliari, probably not saying goodbye forever to your companions on this short but intense week, people that will feel as part of your new tribe, for life, for a true and happy life. Some journey this has been, following your pre-work, before joining.