Year Circle - Opening & Closing Retreats

The flow of the Retreat

We begin the day with a somatic meditation and warm up our bodies and intentions for the day with an elemental body activation practice guided by Jana. You receive inspiration to prepare for a day of connecting deeply with life force. After a homemade breakfast on the terrace (if the sun welcomes us), or in the cozy kitchen (if the wind greets us), you will receive your personal Transformative Bodywork session and individual guidance on how to expand the work of your session. In the afternoon you have time off to enjoy walks in nature and on the breathtaking beaches or cliffs. If you are in the afternoon sessions group, you have time for yourself in nature in the morning and will be receiving your individual Bodywork session in the afternoon. Additionally there will be 2 days during which you can decide to spend the whole day in nature between our morning and late afternoon group activities.

During lunchtime, we meet for healthy, vegetarian lunches and dinners. As daylight fades, evenings bring us together for rich somatic integration and sharing circles to go deeper into connection and relaxation into the earth. We journey deeper into our sense of belonging and we’ll have sound healings and/or voice work, yin yoga or yoga nidra, and other rituals to support us.

The retreat closes with a special ritual, normally a Sweatlodge or a Trance Dance, closing our experience with a powerful prayer, grounding our learnings, and preparing us for the journey ahead.

Depending on the weather and what we need in the moment as a group, our evening sessions may consist of yin yoga with live music and soundhealing, voice activation and singing, sauna and chanting, yoga nidra, women circle, picnic by the cliffs and offerings to the earth, the ocean, the fire,...,

Schedule

Day 1
We slowly land…
Arrival by 16:00
17:00 Grounding body relaxation practice & opening ritual
19:30 Dinner
20:30 Sauna (optional)

Day 2 - 5
Days of somatic transformation
7:30 Somatic meditation und Elemental Body Activation
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 13:30 1:1 Bodywork sessions group 1 (group 2: nature time)
13:30 Lunch
15:00 - 18:30 1:1 Bodywork sessions group 2 (group 1: nature time)
18:30 Dinner
19:30 Evening group session (relaxing practices, music, circles, and rituals)
(Program on Day 5 will have a slightly different schedule because we will start our Sweatlodge or Trance Dance Ritual after lunch)

Day 6
We expand into all directions…
9:00 Closing body practice & closing ritual
11:00 Celebration Brunch
Around 13:00 Departures

The location, Accommodation & Investment

This retreat will be held at the sweet retreat house Chatô Cherie, on top of hill, offering a view of the highlands of Aljezur, a hidden gem just 10 minutes from the town centre. The gorgeous living room with fire place and the cute kitchen in the main house is for everyone to hang out, family-style, and everyone will have their own beautiful, cozy single room to chill and rest. Rooms can also be booked as double rooms. There are several bathrooms with showers, some might be shared between 2 people.

The group practices and 1:1 Bodywork sessions will take place in the spacious dome with a stunning view over the hills of Aljezur and next to the dome we have a sauna which we can use at any time we wish.

The investment depends on the group size. If all women who are joining the online program, will join the retreat, the investment will be approx. 1,100EUR per retreat (including accommodation in double room, 3 meals a day, full program, and 2 individual Holistic Bodywork sessions and loving support by Jana). If there are less women joining for the retreat, the price will go up slightly, depending on the final group size it could be 1,200EUR - 1,500EUR, but no more than that). Single rooms are also available upon request.