Narbuli: A Private Wellness Retreat House in Latvia's Forests

Narbuli operates as a venue for hire, which changes what it is. You are not buying a fixed programme — you are booking a house and bringing your own retreat to it. The formats the venue lists are group wellness retreats (6–18 participants), solo retreats (1–4 participants), therapist and facilitator retreats (4–12), and corporate wellbeing retreats (8–18). In every case the facilitator sets the content, and the venue provides the building, the food, the sauna, and the setting.

The hiring process runs in five steps. You send an enquiry with your dates, group size, and the nature of your programme. They reply within one business day with availability and details. Once booked, the venue is yours to use as you see fit. Participants arrive into forest quiet and clean air — the site notes that decompression often begins in the car from the airport. During the retreat, the team stays in the background: meals arrive, the sauna is lit, the house is kept clean, and your attention stays with your group. The stated aim is that people leave restored.

What makes Narbuli different from a standard retreat centre is the exclusivity and the architecture. Full private hire means no overlapping groups, no shared dining room with strangers, no noise from another programme down the corridor — which matters if you are running therapeutic or embodiment work. The nine bedrooms are each themed around a Jungian archetype: Self, Lover, Shadow, King, Warrior and others. For facilitators working with identity, inner work, or embodiment, that gives you something to work with in the rooms themselves, not just in the session space.

The location is Amatciems, in the Amatas novads region of central Latvia — one of the most carefully preserved natural environments in the Baltics. The house sits on a hilltop with views over a forest lake, surrounded by birch and pine. The grounds include an open hillside that works for outdoor sessions and breathwork, and a lake pier for swimming and quiet time. The seasons change what's available: wildflowers in summer, amber leaves in autumn, deep snow in winter.

Getting there is straightforward by European retreat standards. Riga International Airport (RIX) has direct flights from over 30 European cities including London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo, Zürich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Paris. The house is two hours from the airport by road. The site claims the decompression starts on the drive.

This is a venue listing rather than a scheduled retreat — there are no fixed departure dates or published per-person prices on the page. Facilitators enquire with their own dates and group size. If you are a wellness professional looking for a private house in northern Europe where the quiet is real and the building was designed for this work, this is what Narbuli offers.

What's included

- Exclusive use of the full house for the duration of your retreat - 9 archetype-themed rooms, up to 18 participants across 4 floors - Two fully equipped kitchens (40 sq.m each) - Dining room seating up to 16 people - Locally sourced meals prepared and served at a long shared table - Wood-fired sauna with shower, tea antechamber, terrace and lake pier access - Fireplace lounge with large windows and wood-burning fireplace - Balconies and circular terrace with lake views - Lake pier and bridges for swimming, boating and quiet reflection - Open hillside for outdoor sessions and breathwork - Quiet spaces on every floor and reading nooks - Clean air, forest setting and genuine acoustic quiet throughout the property

What's not included

- Flights to and from Riga International Airport - Airport transfers to the venue - Travel insurance - Your own facilitator, therapist or programme leader - Any programme content — you bring your own modalities and schedule - Personal expenses - Any additional practitioners or support staff you wish to bring