CURIOUS BODY, COURAGEOUS HEART
15th - 21st JULY 2024
LOURAL ECOVILLAGE, PORTUGAL
Curious Body, Courageous Heart is a uniquely crafted retreat that promotes a personalised approach to transformation and well-being.
Recognising the uniqueness of each individual's journey, we invite you to explore our activities at your own pace, aligning with your individual needs and interests.
Our activities include:
Mindfulness Meditation
Awareness Through Movement (The Feldenkrais Method)
Forest Therapy
Heart-focused approaches (HeartMath).
Drawing
Engaging gardening activities (Permaculture)
Two immersive Sound Therapy group sessions
For those seeking a break from the digital world, total or partial digital detox options are also available.
Join us on a journey of self-discovery at the enchanting Loural Ecovillage in Portugal!
MEET THE FACILITATORS
Pedro is a teacher of the Feldenkrais Method and of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. He was a professional dancer and teacher with an international career. Pedro will be guiding daily Awareness Through Movement lessons that encourage enjoyment and ease while learning new possibilities of thinking, sensing and moving.
Geeta is an experienced ANFT Certified Forest Therapy of Guide and trainer of guides. She has trained and mentored over 300 students worldwide. She will be guiding daily nature connection restorative experiences that will support a remembering and reconnection to the natural world.
VENUE
The retreat will take place at Loural Ecovillage in Portugal. Nestled in a magical valley with several waterfalls, gardens and renovated shale houses, Loural is a center dedicated to the transmission of integrative therapies, permaculture and a place for retreating.
Frequently Asked Questions
• I have never been to a retreat before. Can I join this retreat?
Yes, Curious Body, Courageous Heart is designed to suit all levels of experience. You will be supported and guided on a gentle journey to yourself, and encouraged to follow your personal interests at your own pace.
• I have special dietary requirements. Can I join?
Yes. We would ask you to please let us know in advance what are your dietary requirements. We will do our best to accommodate them. There will be 3 daily nutritious vegetarian meals a day.
• Will I be able to use my phone and my computer during the retreat?
This retreat is an invitation for a Digital Detox. We will not enforce a ban on the use of your devices, but offer a conscious invitation to choose whether you want to turn them off for the duration of the retreat. You can choose to completely switch them off for the full 6 days, or use them in case of emergency or work related issues or in whatever way your awareness dictates. We will be there to support your decision. Whatever option you choose, there will be no use of devices in the shared spaces of the retreat including the group practice room and the dining spaces.
• Will I need any special equipment?
No, everything you’ll need will be provided.
PRICES
Retreat Price:
€1020 Euros per person if staying in the glamping area
€1140 Euros per person if staying in a double shared room with shared bathroom - subject to availability
€1260 Euros per person if staying in a single room with shared bathroom - subject to availability
Retreat price includes:
- All retreat activities
- Accommodation in a glamping bell tent for three people
- 3 organic and locally sourced vegetarian meals a day (we cater for your dietary needs).
- Personal Accidents and Limited Liability Insurance of retreat facilitators
Price does not include:
- Your flights to Portugal
- Travel to and from Loural Eco-Village (let us know if you need support with travel arrangements).
Conditions of Participation:
- €400 deposit to hold a place for you at the retreat.
- Deposit is 100% refundable only if your participation in the retreat is cancelled 60 days before the retreat start date. (15th May 2024).
- Balance of total amount due, payable 30 days before the retreat start date (15th June 2024) or if you prefer you may pay in cash, upon arrival.
TESTIMONIES
“To anyone who will ask me about this experience, I would just answer them with a silence. If the silence wouldn’t speak loud enough to draw you here, than I would really invite you to experience it for yourself”
Claudio Murabito
“This retreat was very gentle and gave me a great insight into my body and how it relates to nature. Pedro came up with a rare formula that is simple and hence highly transforming.
The most important for me was a significant improvement in movement following an accident I had a few years ago. It is wonderful to realize that my body can be so resourceful and continue to heal when it is stimulated in the right way.”
Justyna Grzes
“This retreat was certainly one of the most unique retreats I have attended in my life and I will continue to tell people about it. I hope to eventually live in a place where these kinds of practices are part of daily life!”
G.
How to get to Loural
Loural EcoVillage is 2h 30min from Lisbon and 2h 25min from Porto. If you are coming from either airport, the best way to get here is to take a train or bus to Coimbra, and a taxi to Loural. Transportation is your own responsibility.
LOURAL ECOVILLAGE PORTUGAL
Thank you Auka Susa for the beautiful video!
Embodied Awareness Retreats are an opportunity to deepen your practice in a natural and inspiring environment. In them you will explore how the process of embodiment may help you cultivate a path of inner-peace and environmental awareness. They are a way to reconnect to the Earth and to engage with her presence within yourself.