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Retreats · Algarve, Portugal

Six days somewhere quiet enough
to hear yourself.

Six days away from the noise, in landscape that does half the work for you. Movement and systemic practice through the day, surf and long walks in the natural park, and long stretches of nothing at all.

2 – 7 November

Mon – Sat · Six days · Algarve, Portugal

16 – 21 November

Mon – Sat · Six days · Algarve, Portugal

Whitewashed Algarve retreat house with a turquoise pool under clear blue sky

The rhythm

How the six days move.

Enough structure to hold you, enough space to let something surface. Check in Monday, check out Saturday — six days, five nights.

Day 1 · Monday

Arrival

  • Check-in from 3pm
  • Dinner together

Days 2 – 5

Four days of exploration

  • The local natural park and its surroundings
  • Healing practices: systemic work through expressive movement, therapeutic art, intuitive writing and family constellation
  • Three days with surf
  • Two days walking in nature
  • Slow and silent moments, every day

Day 6 · Saturday

Farewell

  • Breakfast
  • Farewell movements
  • Check-out at 12pm

What's included

€900 per person

Six days, five nights — everything below is part of your stay.

  • 5 nights' accommodation
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • All workshops and practices
  • Three days of surf
  • Two days of nature walks
  • Slow and silent moments, every day

The surroundings

Ocean, cliffs, and long empty beaches.

The natural park is the second room of this retreat. Three days meet the water with surf, two days walk the cliffs and trails, and the light does much of the work.

A sheltered turquoise cove on the Algarve west coastSurfers waiting in a clean line-up on calm turquoise waterTwo women paddleboarding through a sea cave into bright green waterPink and gold sunset reflected on wet sand at low tide

The house

Where you'll stay.

A calm, whitewashed house near the natural park — pool, shaded terraces, a long table for shared meals, and light, simple rooms to retreat into.

Whitewashed Algarve house with a turquoise pool in the courtyardShaded terrace lounge beside the pool with views over the hillsLong wooden dining table in a light-filled glazed room with countryside viewsBright living room with sofa and sliding doors opening onto the poolLiving space with azulejo tiles, jute rug and balcony doorsTwin bedroom with botanical prints and an en-suite bathroomTwin bedroom with marble floors, warm lamps and leaf artworkBedroom detail with a warm bulb lamp, folded towels and open wardrobe

The intention

Retreat as a change of field.

At home, the patterns have furniture to hide behind. Away — in unfamiliar landscape, in a group that holds you — they surface quickly and gently. Six uninterrupted days let your body reveal what a single session can only touch.

  • Systemic work through movement

    Expressive movement, therapeutic art, intuitive writing and family constellation.

  • Three days with surf

    The ocean as practice — meeting what arrives, letting it pass through you.

  • Two days walking in nature

    Long walks in the local natural park, where the pace slows on its own.

  • Slow and silent moments

    Daily. Integration needs space, not more input.

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    Every path begins with a free 30-minute consultation — a short conversation to feel whether the retreat is right for you.