Nurturing the Soul, Living slow.
Alma Pause Retreats
About...
The Beginning: Returning to Stillness
Alma Pause was born from a desire to slow down — to step away from the constant motion and rediscover the quiet rhythm of being.
Inspired by the Mediterranean way of life, it invites us to live with presence, gentleness, and gratitude for the simple moments that nourish the soul.
The Mediterranean Soul
More than a place, the Mediterranean is a feeling — the warmth of light on your skin, the scent of herbs carried by the wind, the calm pulse of the sea.
It teaches us balance, connection, and the art of living slowly, guided by nature’s rhythm.
The Essence of Alma
At the heart of Alma Pause lies a simple invitation — to live slowly, to move gently, to savour each moment as it unfolds.
We believe in balance found through simplicity, beauty, and presence. This is the soul of Alma — calm, grounded, and deeply human.
Alma Pause invites you to experience slow living and holistic wellbeing through curated retreats across the Mediterranean — where stillness meets the soul.
The Practice of Pause
Where the philosophy becomes a lived experience.
Flow into Awareness
In gentle movement, awareness awakens.
Through yoga, meditation, and mindful flow, we slow the body to let the mind breathe.
Each stretch releases what was held; each breath invites clarity.
The rhythm of movement nurtures stillness — balancing energy and ease, awakening oxygen and light within.
Endorphins rise, tension fades, and calm takes shape from the inside out.
Here, movement is not about achievement, but about listening:
to your breath, your body, and the language of your own rhythm.
The Taste of Pause
To eat slowly is to live slowly.
Every meal at Alma Pause becomes a ritual of presence — vibrant Mediterranean food, shared under the sun, full of colour, laughter, and care.
Local, seasonal produce prepared with heart — food that awakens the senses and nourishes vitality.
As we savour, the body softens, the nervous system rests, and our inner rhythm finds harmony again.
Cooking together, tasting, discovering — food as a form of mindfulness, a celebration of life itself.
The Art of Connection
Connection is a practice — one that begins with slowing down.
Through moments of reflection, journaling, and open conversations under the Mediterranean sky, we rediscover how to listen and to be seen.
At sunset, as words flow and quiet laughter fills the air, we create spaces of honesty and belonging.
Here, we reconnect not only with others but with ourselves — finding new perspective, releasing the noise of routine, and remembering that life moves best when lived with intention.
This is the art of connection: the courage to open, to feel, and to come home to what truly matters.
Each pause becomes a practice. Each practice, a way to come home.
The Curator
The vision and the hands behind Alma Pause — blending lived experience, holistic care and a deep understanding of balance in body and mind.
A journey from burnout to balance
I was brought up surrounded by the Sicilian way of living — a rhythm shaped by sunlight, simplicity, and a connection to the land, the food, the people, and to time itself. Even then, without realising it, I was learning that life is not meant to be rushed, but to be experienced.
Later in life, my professional choices led me to become a cardiology nurse, and I believed my growing career was my life's biggest focus. Over the years, while working in an environment defined by constant pressure, urgency and responsibility, I witnessed how stress, chronic conditions and mental strain negatively impact the body and mind.
Over time, I experienced this first-hand. The silent accumulation of stress, the gradual disconnection from my own rhythm, and the early signs of burnout forced me to look at the way I was living differently.
I felt a need to return - not backwards, but inwards. To return to the values I had grown up with. To slowness, to presence, to a more connected way of living that honours the body, the mind and the soul.
This return, blended with my professional experience and growing interest in holistic wellbeing, became the foundation of Alma Pause.
Through carefully curated retreats inspired by the Mediterranean way of living, I invite others to step out of constant pressure and rediscover a more natural, conscious and balanced rhythm — one they can carry back into their everyday lives.
Not as an escape.
But as a way of truly coming home to themselves.
Alessandra Genovese
Founder of Alma Pause
Join the Pause
Alma Pause retreats are intentionally intimate and open only a few times a year.
If you feel called to slow down, reconnect and reset, you can leave your details below to receive first access and future invitations.
