Retreat means to pull back.

Yet so many “retreats” are filled with schedules: training sessions, yoga classes, workshops, activities, one thing after another.

That sounds more like a camp.

To retreat is to draw the senses inward.
To step back from stimulation.
To make space for stillness, attention, and thought.

Which is why a reading retreat is, quite simply, a retreat.

Nothing to achieve.
Nowhere to rush to.
Just books, time, and the quiet pleasure of turning inward.

March 2027 will mark one year of A Cup of Tao. What better way to celebrate than by introducing a yearly reading retreat?

The Retreat Edition will take us to Thulusdhoo, Maldives, from March 22 to 28, 2027. 🌴

The luxury is time.

Time to read. Time to wander. Time to connect. Time to simply be.

A week of books, stories, shared meals, the ocean, an island to explore, a book exchange and plenty of space to do things at your own pace.

Up to 12 women coming together for reading, connection and island time.

You don’t need to be a member of the book club to join us.

Everyone is welcome. A Cup of Tao members will simply get first access to booking. ✨

More details and booking information coming soon.