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4 Days Heart Nourishing, Sunset Chi Gong, Wild Plants, Yoga Retreat in Portugal
Traditional House, Sítio do Pição, Arrifana, Portugal
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Learn Chineses Self Healing - `Xaolin 8 treasures - Brocades and Powerful remedies
This is an invitation for a four days experience which engages mind, body, and soul in the exploration of different possibilities. This retreat is all about self-healing - through healing chi-gong sessions at sunset. During these four days, you will talk about what is chi and how it flows in the body. This is an opportunity for a heart nourishing experience!
This is also an invitation to learn the energy of wild plants and learn powerful remedies for regular dishes. You will also learn how to make Chi-Pao-the sacred infused bread workshop.
Meet the instructors
Noelia, Claudia, & Chaym
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Highlights
- 1/2 yoga session
- 3 sessions of Chi-Gong
- 1 lecture about chi and how it flows in the body
- 1 workshop about traditional Spices and Herbs
- Tasty vegan/vegetarian/gluten free meals
- 3 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
4 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: German, Portuguese
The maximum participants in the group is 10
Airport transfer available:
Faro Airport (US$39 per person)
Faro Airport (US$39 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
10:00
Check-out Time:
12:00
The accommodation is at a traditional Portuguese style house located at Pição, very close to Arrifana Beach, and one hour and a half away far from Faro Airport (FAO). The house is entire to you. It has an entrance hall with a desk, a toilet, a living room, one room, and a small kitchen. At the back, a terrace and a garden.
The house only accommodates 1/ 2 persons ( if they are a couple or friends). Another possibility of accommodation is at 'Essence Valley' up in the mountains in Monchique. You will stay in a yurt, surrounded by beautiful scenery and breathtaking view. There is a lovely typical house available for the cooking workshops.
Program
This is a time to just stop and "be", to "reconnect", "re-charge", and "recover"!
You will go through ´Xaolin eight treasures or brocades and the five animals Wu Dang style chi-gong. You will also do some taichi. You will make chi-pao - the sacred infused bread workshop.
You'll stay at a National Park called Costa Vicentina, in the South of Portugal. It is a beautiful area with amazing beaches and a rich ecosystem.
Into The Wild Portugal will teach you the energy of wild plants and help you to identify and processing powerful remedies for regular dishes.
Daily schedule :
Day 1:
- 08:00 Detox juice
- 08:30 - 09:30 Vegan breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:00 Introduction - "orientation and first chi gong session"
- 11:30 - 13:00 Workshop: energy of the wild plants; identifying and processing powerful remedies for regular dishes
- 13:00 - 14:00 Free time for lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Lecture - chi gong and self-healing
- 17:30 - 18:30 Second chi gong session at sunset - lel chi-gong and basic taichi
- 19:30 Preparing dinner and eating together; traditional Chinese Tai Chi music and herbal tea
Day 2
- 07:00 - 08:00 Morning training: warm-ups, flexibility, balance, and Chinese - "Xaolin eight treasures or brocades "chi-Gong"; "Ba Duan Jing"
- 08:30 - 09:30 Vegan breakfast
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Making "chi-pao" the sacred infused bread workshop
- Free time
- 19:30 - 20:30 Preparing a meal and eating dinner together
- 21:00 - 22:00 Second session at moon: "Kuan Yin" and "healing chi-gong"; "heaven - earth" - "heart nourishing"
Day 3
- 07:00 - 08:00 Morning training - the five animals Wu Dang style chi gong
- 08:15 - 09:00 Vegan breakfast
- 10:00 - 13:00 Workshop - medicinal spices and herbs workshop
- 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Lecture: What is chi and how it flows in the body?
- Free time
- 18:00 - 19:00 Third session sunset "chi-gong" and "lotus chi gong" forms
- 20:00 Dinner together
Day 4
- Walking day along beach cliffs
- Yoga session
Instructors
Noelia Marreiros
Noelia Marreiros is a certified yoga educator, certified macrobiotic cook, and has a lot of experience performing vegetarian, vegan, and raw food workshops. She is Portuguese and has been the owner and co -founder of two yoga centers in Portugal. In the last ten years, she has collaborated in several yoga and meditation retreats, yoga detox programs, and yoga retreats for children. She is also involved in the Organic Life Project - Portugal Retreats.
Claudia Valentim
Claudia is a Reiki master and teacher, an outdoor educator, and a master practitioner of Aura reading and Rose meditation. Her specialty is in weaving the different elements of being holistically. She brings her skills and experience to the practical integration both of Wilderness school and Reiki precepts.
Chaym Feldman
AGRO - ECOLOGIST HERBALIST DAOIST Born in Israel and practicing intensive Eco-gardening and rustic Herbalism since 2002. Graduated in the Tel Aviv University, the AIES, and in the Faculty of Plants sciences in Rehovol, Israel. Teaching children and adults in school gardens and working with Palestinian farmers in peace garden Projects. Now living with his famils in Portugal, teaching Agriculture.
Retreat location
Into The Wild Portugal is located at National Park of Costa Vicentina, very close to Aljezur Village. 30 minutes far from Lagos and one hour and a half far from Faro Airport (FAO).
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Raw food
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)
Walking along beach cliffs, cooking together, singing together, fire making at the beach,tarot readings, workshops of alternative methods / remedies, yoga classes, learn chi-gong and how to balance yourself, assingments & practices.
What's included
- 4 vegan breakfasts
- 4 vegetarian or vegan dinners
- 3 sessions of chi-gong
- 1 lecture about chi and how it flows in the body
- 1 workshop about traditional spices and herbs
- 1 workshop about the energy of wild plants: identifying and processing powerful remedies
- 3 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Transfer from the airport (available at an extra cost of 35 EUR)
- Meeting point is at train station in Lagos
- Lunch
How to get there
Recommended Airports
FAO
Faro Airport
85 km
Transfer available for additional US$39 per person
Arrival by airplane -
Please book your flight to arrive at Faro Airport (FAO).
Then, from Faro Airport you simply go to Faro city. Can be done by walking distance, or simply take a taxi. It is very near. There are always buses going all the time into town.
From Faro, very close to bus terminal, there is Train station. Here, take the train to Lagos. I will pick you up in Lagos. ( journey takes about 1 hour and a half )
It is very easy and save to travel in Portugal.
Airport: Faro Airport
Airport transfer available:
Faro Airport (US$39 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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