A week of rest and creative renewal in a peaceful hilltop meditation center at the Algarve, Portugal
27. June - 4. July 2026
Check in Saturday between 4-5pm
Check out Saturday between 10-11am
Time to return to your creative source.
In the height of summer, when the days are long and bright and the heat naturally invites us to slow down, this retreat offers space to pause and replenish on a deeper level. To “retreat yourself” is to deliberately step back from the intensity of everyday life, for a period of rest and introspection.
Join Lucie & Kim for 7 days of creative reset — a space to listen more closely, soften the nervous system, and reconnect with your creative intelligence.
Nestled at Bodhi Bhavan in the south of Portugal, between mountains, forest, and the vastness of the ocean, this setting will hold you in a slower rhythm, where creativity and intuition begin to move again.
Through holistic yoga practices, somatic awareness, special workshops, and time spent in nature, we create the conditions for your system to reset, allowing clarity, inner listening, and creative energy to re-emerge organically.
Each session is crafted to help you:
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Settle your nervous system into ease and balance
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Create inner spaciousness - emotional and physical
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Reawaken intuition and creative flow
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Rest in presence and quiet clarity
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Carry a grounded sense of ease forward
Reconnect with the creative force that lives within you, steady, embodied, and ready to flow back into your life with confidence and ease.
What to expect
A rhythm of daily practices blending yoga, breath, sound, meditation, and time in nature.
We will nourish the body with wholesome, locally sourced vegetarian/vegan meals, tailored to different dietary needs.
Exemplary day at the retreat
08.00 Fruit, tea, journaling · silent morning
08.30 Nervous system reset practice
09.00 90 minute Dynamic Vinyasa Yoga
11.00 Vegetarian wholefood brunch
12.00 Free time to swim, relax or explore
17.00 Restorative/ Yin/ Special Workshops
19.00 Vegetarian wholefood dinner
Included Specials
Aura immersion workshop; “Inner Family” workshop; Singing circle & sound bath; Beach and nature walks
Additional Offerings
Private Yoga Lesson
Therapeutic Massage with in-house masseur
The Retreat program will be guided in English.
About our retreat home
The meditation center Bodhi Bhavan is nestled on Picota mountain in Monchique, surrounded by wide-open views of rolling hills and the distant Algarve coastline. Mornings often begin with soft light and quiet sunrises, while evenings settle into long, glowing sunsets. Set within the lush landscape of Algarve’s second-highest peak, the retreat is surrounded by hiking trails that invite gentle exploration and time outdoors.
Stretching across more than six hectares of land, Bodhi Bhavan offers spaciousness — room to slow down, breathe, and settle into both inner and outer ease. Natural spring water from the mountain flows into open pools, offering a refreshing pause on warm summer days and simple moments of reconnection with nature.
It’s a place that gently supports rest, reflection, and a quiet creative reset.
Offering
Glamping Tent: 1.170 EUR
Shared Room A:
Early-Bird: 1.330 EUR / Full Price: 1.430 EUR
Shared Room B:
Early-Bird: 1.380 EUR / Full Price: 1.480 EUR
Single Room: 2.050 EUR
All rooms are equipped with an ensuite bathroom.
What is included:
Accommodation for 7 nights, healthy & organic meals, water, tea & coffee (self-service), yoga program, props & equipment as well as workshop material.
What is not included:
Transport, excursions, insurance & additional offerings
The group size is limited to 16 spots.
Kim
Lucie
Your Guides
The retreat is guided by Lucie & Kim, whose approaches complement each other through movement and stillness, sound and silence — creating a balanced space for regulation, exploration, and creative reset.
Lucie
Vinyasa Yoga • Breathwork • Sound
Lucie shares yoga as an embodied, immersive experience that goes beyond words. Through creative Vinyasa, conscious breath, and sound, she supports fluidity, presence, and a balance between strength and softness — inviting a deeper mind–body connection on and off the mat.
Kim
Meditation • Yin Yoga • Aura Work
Kim teaches with a grounded, therapeutic approach rooted in her background in osteopathy and her fascination with life force and healing. Her practices invite awareness of the connection between body, emotions, and nervous system — offering tools for balance, clarity, and conscious relating.
Transport
Transportation is not included in the retreat price.
The easiest way to arrive is via Faro International Airport (FAO).
Group transfer details and recommended flight times will be shortly updated here. Please contact us before booking your flights if you plan to use the shared transport.
Alternatively, participants may share a taxi with other retreat guests arriving at a similar time.
We will create a group to help coordinate shared taxis closer to the retreat date.
We also strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover unforeseen changes, delays, or cancellations.
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