Let Life Breathe
A place to pause, reconnect, and unfold
Hi, welcome to Novavis
Novavis is for people standing at a crossroads — those who feel the need to turn a page, refresh their inner world, gather strength, or open themselves to a new chapter.
We bring together the quiet power of Dalmatian nature, centuries-deep local wisdom, and the rare talents of our hosts to help you reconnect with your inner compass.
You immerse yourself for a week in this landscape of sea, stone, forest, art, movement and presence — and you return home with a renewed sense of clarity, energy and direction. Nova means “new”. Vis/Vivo means “strength/to live”.
life situations
What brings you here
The quiet after
the storm
You’ve been caring — for a family member, a partner, a team — and somewhere along the way, your own center faded.
The between
chapters moment
Divorce, rejection, or simply growing out of an old relationship has left you standing in front of a metaphorical mirror — unsure of who’s looking back.
When caring, turns
into losing yourself
After an intense period — a project, a crisis, a loss, or simply years of running — life suddenly slows down. You’re left with silence that feels both uncomfortable and necessary.
The mirror that no
longer reflects you
A job ended, a company changed direction, or you stepped away on your own terms. You’re not “unemployed” — you’re unanchored.
The success that feels
strangely empty
You reached what you thought you wanted — a title, a home, a milestone — and instead of celebration, there’s a quiet “is this it?” in the background.
When the
body speaks
Exhaustion, illness, or simply the feeling that your body and mind are no longer in dialogue. You don’t need treatment — you need reconnection.
The overloaded mind,
the underfed soul
You’ve been processing data, decisions, deadlines — not feelings. The intellect is full; the spirit is starved.
The unfinished
conversation with yourself
There’s a part of you that’s been waiting to be heard — a creative dream, a wish, a voice that got silenced under responsibility.
The pause
before a leap
Something is calling — a move, a new project, a change of direction — but clarity hasn’t yet formed.
The re-connection
with wonder
You’re not broken; you’re just dulled. The world feels flat, predictable, over-filtered. You long for a sense of awe — in nature, in art, in simplicity.
new beginnings
How weunfoldconnectinspirerootyou
Our story in one breath
People often assume we must have known each other since childhood. We smile every time, because the truth is simpler: we met as colleagues less than five years ago. But something clicked early on. We shared the same curiosity about people, the same habit to think and reflect, the same instinct to look for context and meaning rather than quick conclusions.
In our own circles, each of us had always been the person friends turned to — the natural listener, the reassurance, the one who could hold space without judgment. Not because we wanted to fix anything, but because we genuinely cared and understood the value of being heard.
Meet the hosts
of Novavis
Meet
Tatjana Braĉanov
Tatjana is a certified Zen yoga teacher (650 RTY) working on a regular basis with groups in Šibenik. She has been teaching yoga since 2007.
Meet
Ivo Matošin
He is the owner of Matošin Winery, a small family estate perched high on a hill above the villages of Drniš and Oklaj. From the veranda, the world opens wide — olives to one side, figs to the other, vineyards stretching out between them.
Meet
Mirna Milkovic
Mirna is one of those rare people who feels more at home under a pine canopy than under a ceiling. A certified mountain guide, alpinist, fitoaromatherapist, chemist, and medical masseur, she carries a whole world of knowledge in her hands. But her real gift is something you cannot certify: an instinctive ability to bring people back to themselves through nature.
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Meet
Gracija Požar
Gracija Požar is a Croatian horse breeder and riding instructor who, together with her husband, runs a horse breeding farm (OPG Gracija Požar) in Oklaj, called Promino Horse Breeding. She is also the founder of the equestrian club "Grabarije-Knin," an association for horse-related activities and therapies.
Meet
Tatyana Laska
Tatyana is a monumental painter and mosaic artist with a rare ability to turn any space — and any moment — into something meaningful. Her presence is calm, grounded, and quietly powerful: the kind of presence that makes you exhale without noticing.
Meet
Maria Clarke
Maria is the kind of person who doesn’t wait for life to settle before she steps into it. She walks toward new possibilities with her camera in hand, noticing what others might pass by. Give her an unfamiliar city, a quiet forest path, or the soft light of an ordinary afternoon, and she will find beauty in it — gently, instinctively. Photography, for her, is not just a craft; it is a way of breathing, of slowing down, of finding calm in the middle of everything.
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