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Wellness Holiday in Portugal
January is a natural new beginning, with the start of a new year and an opportunity to refresh your intentions for living a beautiful, healthy, and well-balanced life. Join Destination Wellness' retreat where they offer a unique blend of relaxation, restoration, and education. Learn to understand healthy living better whilst immersed in this luxurious retreat experience.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Classes in Ayurvedic practices
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Nutrition or cooking classes
- 1 45-minute Ayurvedic treatments
- 1-hour pre-retreat consultation to identify your needs, intentions, and goals
- Retreat welcome pack worth 100 GBP
- 5 nights accommodation
- 3 meals a day plus snacks cooked by an onsite holistic chef
Skill level
- Beginner
Accommodation
The retreat has a range of different styles of first class accommodation, all designed to match your personal needs.
Program
Enjoy classes in Ayurvedic practices, meditation, yoga, nutrition or cooking, as well as healing. There will also be therapeutic and relaxing practices like massage, facials, and restorative treatments. Destination Wellness Koesterman's retreats are designed to leave you feeling better than when you started, not exhausted like many traditional vacations tend to do.
This luxury five-night intensive Ayurvedic wellness retreat will start, solidify, or extend your personal practices in living a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle.
What to expect
A typical day at the retreat includes a combination of connection with earth and nature, restorative work in the form of yoga, education on self-exploration and growth, therapeutic massage, community eating, and plenty of time for self-reflection and rest.
Every component of the retreat is optional, offering individuals the flexibility to choose the best course for their journey and customize the amount of rest and self-reflection time they require.
Daily offerings include morning nature walk, Vinyasa yoga flow, beginner yoga, three Ayurvedic-based meals, snacks, self-exploration and growth workshop, nutrition classes, Restorative yoga, sound baths, and body treatments. Additional evening community activities are offered for those who choose to participate.
Each day will offer structured and unstructured time to allow attendees to choose which activities to participate in and customize the retreat to their unique interests and bespoke needs.
Each day will offer new options and include three meals, snacks, yoga classes at all levels, self-awareness / resiliency workshops, Ayurvedic nutrition workshops, therapy treatments, and plenty of time to hike, connect with the environment, and rest.
Self-care rituals
An important part of the retreat will be self-care rituals. Aligned with Ayurvedic principles and practices, a set of daily rituals will be introduced and attendees are encouraged to try. In addition, each attendee will have one complimentary massage or facial included in the retreat and can opt into additional treatments if they choose.
Attendees will gain the knowledge of self-care rituals and practices to easily incorporate them into their daily life back home.
Included excursions
- Morning nature walk
Instructors
Brenda Koesterman
Brenda is a Seattle, Washington native who moved to the UK in 2011. In this time, she has embraced her passion for travel, culinary diversity, cultural immersion, and pursuing the ambition of living a balanced life. Brenda is a mum to three amazing children and pup-mum to two unique French Bulldogs. The lifelong drive to be part of an inclusive community that enjoys a healthy, balanced, and emotionally fulfilled life culminated in the idea and deployment of Destination Wellness. She is also yoga teacher, mindfulness facilitator, and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant.
Elizabeth Harrison
Liz was born in England, and is married with two cats and two step-children. Liz is an Independent Ambassador for Tropic Skincare, and is trained in massage and facials. She loves to cook delicious, healthy food, that nourishes the body, and keeps fit by swimming, practicing Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Barre and taking dance classes. Her other passion is gardening, and growing her own fruit and vegetables. Liz helps to organise the retreats and supports the day to day running of them, making sure everything runs smoothly and looking after guests to ensure they feel well cared for.
Dr. Sarah Williams
Sarah has a long career in the UK and Middle East as a Psychological Therapist. She is registered with the HCPC in the UK and QHCP in Qatar. She has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults with a full range of everyday issues including anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorder. Sarah develops and manages the self awareness and growth programs at Destination Wellness retreats. The programmes focus on coaching for individual growth within a workshop format. Scheduled personal life coach sessions are also available to participate in.
Nicola Batten
Nicola's journey into the world of yoga began with a pivotal move from the bustling streets of London to the tranquil landscapes of Essex in 2012. It was there that she discovered her passion for the practice and embarked on a transformative path, earning her 200-hour yoga teacher diploma and Hot yoga teacher training at Camyoga, Cambridge the following year. With her newfound expertise, she immersed herself in teaching, sharing the joy of yoga flow and hot yoga with her students. Nicola's story is a testament to the transformative power of yoga and the joy of sharing it with others.
Location
The retreat is on an exclusive, restored village, nestled in the Fonte Ferrea mountains.
Food
Included in the retreat are three meals a day, plus snacks cooked by Destination Wellness Koesterman' onsite holistic chef. The food will be supportive of unique doshas.
Ayurvedic meals (defined by food prepared with ingredients to support imbalances in the individual doshas) will be served during the retreat, which will help in detoxifying and balancing the body for practices, and can be customized to each person’s specific doshic needs.
While the meals will not be strictly vegan or even vegetarian, they will be prepared to support the retreat practices and are considered “clean eating.” The food will be seasoned with mild spices, which are an important part of the Ayurvedic diet.
Besides nutritional value, Destination Wellness Koesterman also loves to give a glimpse of the local food taste of the region they are residing in.
Any preference for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets can comfortably be managed.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Ayurvedic
Spa treatments
- Ayurvedic services and treatments - 1 x 45-minute treatment included
What's included
- 1-hour pre-retreat consultation to identify your needs, intentions, and goals helping you to arrive prepared
- Ayurvedic services and treatments - 1 x 45-minute treatment included
- Retreat welcome pack worth 100 GBP (Ayurvedic essential tools, skincare discovery kit, luxury journal and pen)
- Airport transfer from / to Faro Airport (FAO) to / from the exclusive luxury resort and your chosen accommodation
- 5 nights accommodation
- 3 meals day plus snacks cooked by the onsite holistic chef and supportive of unique doshas
What's not included
- Airfare
- Additional therapies and treatments
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Faro Airport
21 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Faro Airport (FAO). Airport transfer from / to Faro Airport (FAO) to / from the exclusive luxury resort and your chosen accommodation is included.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% 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.
