Accommodation

Check-in Time:

15:00

Check-out Time:

12:00

This 8-day retreat will take place in D’Alijo Retreat Center, a traditional Portuguese quinta surrounded by five hectares of nature, set in magnificent landscapes with green terraces, olive trees, and a river crossing through. It is situated next to Peneda Gerês National Park to discover numerous hiking trails.

Relax by the heated swimming pool, retreat in the meditation cave, or make yourself comfortable in the lounge area with two fireplaces and sweeping views.

D’Alijo Retreat Center has a semi-enclosed studio with floor to ceiling windows that provide gorgeous views of the mountains. The luxury rooms are built from granite rocks for either shared or private use.

Program

What to expect:

Intention circles to check-in with yourself and focus on what you want to manifest that day
Various guided meditations, either in the studio or walking in stillness in nature
Breathwork sessions to kick-off the day feeling energized and focused
Morning yoga in the panoramic studio (Vinyasa flow)
Enough free time for relaxation or exploration
Magical evening yoga with candle lights (Yin / Restorative)
Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB) sessions
Decide for yourself how often to participate in classes

Provisional schedule

Roots retreat takes place from June 25 - July 2, 2023. Plan on arriving in Porto around noon on June 25, and leaving after 14:00 on July 2.

Once you arrive at the resort, you will have a few moments on your own to get settled and relax, meet some of the fellow yogis before you start the retreat later that day.

Each day is balanced between planned activities and free time. Pretty much everything in the schedule is optional as this is your time to connect to yourself. So it is up to you to choose and you can get into as much or as little as you want.

Here you find a provisional schedule to give you a general idea of how your days can look like.

07:30 - 10:30 Intention circle, meditation, breathwork, and yoga
11:00 - 12.00 Brunch
12:00 - 16:00 Free time / private sessions
16:00 - 19:00 Conscious connected, breathwork, and yoga
19:00 Dinner

Instructors

Nuno Azevedo

Nuno founded Embodhi in 2015. He has been on a journey of exploration of the human body & mind since he was seven years old when he began moving through dance and performing arts. His love of movement led him to discover yoga at the young age of fifteen, embarking his first yoga teacher training at sixteen. Whilst working in Europe as a performer, Nuno deepened his knowledge of holistic health & healing & often turned to yoga to ground him with a sense of peace. Nuno's teachings are based on a functional approach to movement and focus on Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and mindfulness.

Stijn Bourlet

Stijn's roots lie in the event industry, where he produced unique live experiences for large companies in The Netherlands & abroad. Stijn ended up overworked several times. After the umpteenth time in 2020, it was time to change something fundamental. He practiced breathwork through the Wim Hof method & Kundalini Yoga. But the life-changing effect of breathwork only came when he came into contact with Conscious Connected Breathwork. With breathwork the desired path is one where we get to meet ourselves: forging forward & achieving a greater sense of who we are & self-navigating our own healing

Location

D’Alijo Retreat Center in North Portugal is an exclusive retreat center located in the village of Cabeceiras de Basto in the province of Minho, with its beautiful city Porto. Porto offers an international airport just one hour away from the retreat center. The area is well known for its Vinho Verde vineyards, olive fields, and beautiful national parks.

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Features

Activities

Gym
Swimming pool (outdoor)

General

Dining area
Environmentally friendly
Fireplace
Garden
Kitchen
Lounge
Luggage room / storage
Meditation garden
Multilingual staff
Restaurant
Terrace
Yoga shala
Yoga studio

Services

Free parking
Free Wi-Fi
Laundry
Medical assistance

Food

Healthy, flavorful, and nutritious vegan dishes are freshly prepared by two local chefs.

The following meals are included:

Brunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Full body massage
Private conscious connected breathwork sessions

What's included

All the group session from the program
7 nights accommodation
14 meals (brunch and dinner)
Complimentary drinking water and tea
Use of full resort facilities, including swimming pool

What's not included

Flights
Transfers

How to get there

Recommended Airports

OPO

Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport

63 km

Transfer not provided

Arrival by car

From the airport, you can rent a car. It will take around an hour to arrive at Cabeceiras de Bastos. Alternatively, you can contact the retreat center for renting private / shared transport from and to the airport (extra charge).

Arrival by airplane

Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro - Porto (OPO) is a major gateway into North Portugal and the main airport to fly into for this retreat. Plan on arriving in Porto around noon on June 25, and leaving after 14:00 on July 2. You can fly directly to Porto from Amsterdam, using KLM, Transavia, and TAP. Plan to arrive by the resort no later than 15:00. If you arrive later, you might miss the start of the retreat.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 10% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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