Private Retreat: The Whole House or Your Own Room
Planning a private retreat? At Narbuli you choose the format: book the whole house for your own group, or take a quiet room for yourself in Latvia’s forest.
A private retreat is time away on your own terms: your dates, your pace, and no group of strangers setting the rhythm of your days. At Narbuli Retreat House in Amatciems, Latvia, you choose the format that suits you. Book the whole house, and only your group is there. Come alone or as a couple, and take a room in a quiet house surrounded by Latvian nature. Either way, you decide how the days unfold, whether that means a full programme or simply rest.
What Is a Private Retreat?
A private retreat is a retreat built around you rather than around a fixed group programme. There are no set dates to fit into and no shared schedule to follow.
You arrive when it suits you, stay as long as you need and spend the time in a way that makes sense for your goals. Most private retreats take one of three forms:
- Solo retreat. One person stepping away for quiet, rest and reflection. Some people follow a loose plan of reading, walking and journalling; others bring a teacher or coach for a few sessions.
- Retreat for couples. Two people taking time together, away from routine, with space to talk, rest and reconnect.
- Private group retreat. A group that knows each other — friends, family, a team, or a retreat leader with their own participants — books a venue for exclusive use and runs its own programme.
Private Retreat vs Group Retreat
Group retreats work well when you want a ready-made programme and the energy of meeting new people. A private retreat suits you better when you want quiet, flexibility or a programme shaped around your own needs.
| Private retreat | Group retreat | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Flexible, chosen by you | Fixed by the organiser |
| Schedule | Your own pace, as loose or structured as you like | Shared timetable for everyone |
| Who is there | You, your partner or your own group | Participants you have not met before |
| Programme | Built around your goals, or no programme at all | Set in advance by the facilitator |
| Cost | Depends on group size and format; per person, a larger private group can be good value | Fixed price per participant |
Neither option is better in general. If you are an introvert, recovering from burnout or simply need solitude, a group schedule can feel like one more obligation. If you want structure and company, a group retreat may be the easier start.
Who a Private Retreat Is For
A private retreat makes sense for very different people. What they share is the wish to decide for themselves how the time is spent.
For groups
- Retreat leaders and facilitators who want a venue for their own yoga, meditation or workshop programme, without sharing the space with other guests. See our page for hosting your own retreat.
- Teams looking for a quiet team offsite away from the office, with room to work, talk and walk.
- Families and friends who want to spend a few days together in nature, celebrate an occasion or simply slow down.
For one or two people
- Anyone who needs rest and a reset after a demanding period at work.
- People going through a life transition and looking for space to think things through.
- Writers, artists and anyone who needs uninterrupted time for a personal project.
- Couples who want time together without the noise of a busy hotel.
If you recognise yourself in any of these, the next question is where to go.
Why Narbuli Works for a Private Retreat
Narbuli Retreat House was created for exactly this kind of stay: small, quiet and flexible. Here is what that means in practice.
The Whole House or Just a Room
You choose the format. A group can book the whole house for exclusive use: 9 rooms for up to 12 participants, with no other guests on site. If you are coming alone or as a couple, you can book individual rooms instead — see our solo retreats. The decision is yours, and it depends only on what kind of retreat you have in mind.
A Practice Hall for Yoga, Meditation and Workshops
The house has a 48 m² practice hall. It works for morning yoga, meditation, breathwork, small workshops, team sessions or quiet reading on a rainy afternoon. Retreat leaders can run their own programme here, and solo guests can use it for their own practice.
Quiet Latvian Nature
Amatciems is a quiet place surrounded by forest and countryside. There is no city noise, no crowds and plenty of space for long walks. It is an easy setting for a digital detox: the natural rhythm of the place does much of the work of slowing you down. More about the grounds is on our outside Narbuli page.
Easy to Reach from Anywhere in Europe
Narbuli is about 80 km from Riga. The transfer from Riga airport takes around 50 minutes, so guests flying in from across Europe and beyond can reach a secluded retreat on the day they land. Directions are on our contacts page.
🌲 Host your private group retreat or book a quiet room for yourself — rates for renting the whole house are on our retreat cost page, and group details are on the group retreat page.
How to Plan Your Private Retreat
A private retreat gives you freedom, and freedom works best with a little preparation. These steps help you turn a few free days into time that genuinely restores you.
- Decide why you are going. Rest, clarity about a decision, a creative project, time with people you love — a clear intention shapes everything else.
- Choose who comes and for how long. A solo weekend feels very different from a week with a group of twelve. Two or three nights are enough for a reset; a longer stay suits deeper work or a full group programme.
- Pick your dates. With no fixed schedule to follow, choose a time when you can genuinely switch off from work and messages.
- Plan the programme — or decide not to. Some people like a simple daily rhythm: morning practice, a walk, reading, early night. Others prefer no plan at all. Both are valid.
- Think about food. Decide in advance how meals will work so that cooking does not become another task on your list.
- Book and confirm the details. Choose the whole house or individual rooms, and arrange your transfer from Riga airport.
Ideas for Your Private Retreat Programme
There is no single right way to spend a private retreat. These sample formats can be used as they are or mixed together.
- Silent retreat. Keep conversation to a minimum, leave your phone switched off and let the days follow the light: meditation in the morning, a long walk, reading, journalling, early sleep.
- Yoga and meditation retreat. Two practice sessions a day in the hall, with plenty of free time in between for rest and walks in the forest.
- Writing or creative retreat. Long, uninterrupted working blocks in the morning, a walk after lunch, and an evening for reading back what you have written.
- Team offsite. Strategy sessions in the practice hall, shared meals, and time outdoors that helps people talk more openly than they would in a meeting room.
- Rest retreat. No plan at all: sleep without an alarm, walk when you feel like it and let yourself do nothing for a few days.
💡 Whichever format you choose, leave some unscheduled time. Quiet hours with nothing planned are often the most restorative part of a retreat.
FAQ — frequently asked questions
Book Your Private Retreat at Narbuli
A private retreat does not need a long trip or a complicated plan. It needs a quiet place, enough space and the freedom to set your own pace.
Narbuli Retreat House in Latvia offers all three: the whole house for your group, or a room of your own if you are coming alone or as a couple. Tell us your dates and the kind of retreat you have in mind, and we will help you plan the rest.
Ready for a private retreat in Latvia?
Book the whole house for your group or a quiet room for yourself — your dates, your pace, Latvian forest all around.
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