7 Day Path of Love Process

The 7 Day Path of Love Process is a residential personal development and meditation retreat held at Mandali Retreat Center in Quarna Sopra, in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola region of Italy. It is a healing retreat for anyone who wants to know the truth about themselves, whether you are new to inner work or a lifelong seeker. The process combines modern psychology with ancient wisdom, and it is taught in English by facilitators Abigail Iquo Isuo and Kalid Fonseca.

The Path of Love was established more than 30 years ago in India. It is now offered in 17 countries, on five continents and in six languages, and it has built a reputation among people looking for honest self-understanding. Participants often describe it as years of transformation in one week.

What to Expect

The retreat runs for seven days, with more than 100 hours of facilitated process work, course materials and support. Check-in begins at 18:00 on the first evening, with a welcome and an orientation to the center and the process. The following days combine daily meditation and contemplative practice with group process sessions. These explore self-perception, emotional capacity and authentic connection. Meals and tea breaks structure each day, and walking trails and outdoor spaces are open between sessions.

The themes the organizers describe include:

- feeling the full range of your emotions and building self-compassion
- looking at self-limiting beliefs and the shadow side of personality
- working with grief, loss and trauma in a supportive setting
- speaking the truth and meeting the pain of separation as a way toward real connection
- presence, groundedness and a steadier confidence

The retreat is inclusive of all religions, backgrounds, genders and life experiences. The core process ends at 17:00 on the final day. You may leave then, or stay the last night and depart by 10:00 the next morning, which is included in the accommodation package.

The Setting

Mandali Retreat Center sits in Quarna Sopra, in the hills of northern Italy. The grounds include peaceful practice rooms, scenic hiking trails, contemplative outdoor nooks and permaculture gardens. There is also a body care centre, where massages are available at extra cost. Yoga and meditation props are provided.

Rooms are shared, single, double or premium, each with a lake or garden view. Three vegetarian meals are served daily, with tea, fruit and filtered water throughout the day. Past guests describe comfortable rooms, delicious food and a quiet that helped them settle. One said it felt like coming home.

Most travelers fly into Milan, ideally Malpensa International Airport. Flights and transfers to and from the center are not included.

Before You Go

The retreat welcomes people of all backgrounds and experience levels. Before arriving, you have a personal video session with a facilitator, which also helps confirm that the program suits you at this point in your life. The retreat is held in English, and meals are vegetarian.

Tuition covers the seven-day process, and accommodation for eight nights with full board is arranged separately at registration. Partial scholarships are available for those who need financial assistance.

Support continues after the retreat:

- a five-day integration process
- two group video follow-up sessions with a Path Retreats facilitator
- three weeks of sharings with another participant
- a 12-week online aftercare program with guidance, exercises, videos and meditations
- access to advanced programs and the worldwide graduate community, including local sharing and meditation evenings in select cities