6 Day Luxury Small Group Yoga Retreat in Olhão - Faro, Portugal
Self-Care Yoga Retreat Portugal
Do you suffer from stress? Is it hard for you to unwind? Would you like to take time for yourself to recharge your batteries? Do not hesitate and treat yourself to a luxurious Connect and Recharge retreat!
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Highlights
- 5 days of activities
- Morning and evening sessions
- Breathwork, Sound healing, and Silent Disco
- Breakfast/brunch and dinner
- 5 nights accommodation
- The sun, nature, and silence as your best company
- Large heated swimming pool with honesty bar, sauna, and gym
- Electric (mountain)bikes and a guided bike tour
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Gym
- Sauna
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Dining area
- Garden
- Honesty bar
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Yoga deck
Seeds of Silence is a beautiful boutique guesthouse in Portugal. You step into an oasis of peace. The elegant and relaxing architecture of the guesthouse fits harmoniously into the sun-drenched landscape. The six double rooms, stylishly furnished in Bohemian style, are perfect for those looking for peace and quiet. Your room opens directly onto the green garden with its azure saltwater swimming pool, cozy outdoor lounge, and honesty bar with healthy drinks. Experience their yoga space as a real added value.
Program
Allow yourself a few days of rest and relaxation surrounded by silence and breathtaking nature. Together, you will learn to breathe and eat healthy again, so you can return home full of energy. Relax and recharge retreat for your body and mind. You do exercises together and leave plenty of room for individual relaxation. There is no obligation to participate in the activities.
This retreat is entirely about what you want and need. Seeds of Silence enjoy delicious vegetarian organic dishes from their private chef. Give yourself the chance to unwind. Far away from cars, crowds, and other people, you will come back to yourself. As a result, you will return home fully charged with fresh, new energy and insights.
Activities
- Yoga Q flow
- Qigong
- Restorative yoga
- Kundalini yoga
- Five-element yoga
- Breathwork
- Sound healing
- Silent disco
Schedule
Day 1: Check-in and connect
On the first day, we welcome you with a drink, a snack, and a wonderful brunch if you arrive in the morning before 12:00. You have plenty of time to explore your room, the property, and the beautiful surroundings. The program will start in the evening.
- 17:30: Time to connect with the other guests in an opening circle. Guests unwind gently with breathing techniques and mindfulness exercises. Chinese medicine, movement, and breathwork are used to stimulate the organs and land at Seeds of Silence.
- 19:00: The first day concludes with a delicious welcome dinner. The private chef prepares balanced meals using top-quality local organic products. Healthy, varied, and flavorful – a delight for all the senses! Michelle shares tips, advice, and recipes to help continue a healthy vegetarian or vegan lifestyle when guests return home.
Day 2: Relaxation and Rebalancing
- 08:30: The day starts with a breathwork session. In 1.5 hours, guests will learn how to breathe correctly to optimize self-awareness, inner strength, and the health of body and mind.
- 10:00: After the first relaxing breathwork session, there is time for an extensive breakfast/brunch.
Afternoon: Optional activities include taking an e-bike to the beach or nearby village, booking a SUP session, or a kayak tour to the island of Armona. Alternatively, guests can relax and rebalance in secret spots, connecting with nature.
- 16:00: Silent and NO Mobile walking tour for 1 hour, exploring the Algarve's beauty and rebalancing with nature's help.
- 18:00: The second session of the day is a yoga session, mixing Qigong, Tai Chi, Kundalini yoga, Vinyasa yoga, and Yin yoga. This session focuses on breathing and stretching body energy pathways based on Chinese medicine.
- 19:30: The day concludes with a delicious South African dinner.
Day 3: Stretching and Recharging
- 08:30: The day starts with a delicious smoothie bowl full of energy.
- 08:45: Yoga Flow session with stretching according to the 5 elements, Chinese medicine, Kundalini, Qigong, and Tai Chi. These exercises *strengthen organs and the mind, perfect for releasing stress.
- 10:00: Extensive breakfast/brunch.
Afternoon: Guests can explore the area and take a boat trip to one of the islands (Ilha do Farol, Ilha da Culatra, Ilha da Armona). Alternatively, they can recharge at SeedsOfSilence or enjoy the silent honesty bar with books to exchange.
- 17:30: Restorative yoga session combining movement and breathwork (Qigong, Tai Chi) to strengthen the connection between body and mind, helping recharge both body and soul.
- 19:00: The day ends with a delicious dinner.
Day 4: Transforming and Sporty
- 08:30: 1.5-hour breathwork session, relaxing and liberating, possibly bringing new insights. The body and mind are transformed.
- 10:00: Extensive breakfast/brunch.
- 11:00: Electric bike ride to Ria Formosa nature reserve. Guests can admire salt lakes and birds, and take a swim in the Ria Formosa if desired.
Alternatively, there is time to recharge at secret spots and the endless saltwater swimming pool.
- 18:00: Sound Healing and meditation session. Guests transform with affirmations and the power of the unconscious mind.
- 19:00: A delicious extensive dinner is enjoyed together.
Day 5: Recharge Completely
- 08:30: 1.5-hour Q flow yoga class, breathwork, pranayama, and stretching.
- 10:00: Extensive breakfast/brunch.
Afternoon: A day to fully recharge – enjoy the swimming pool, listen to music, or read a favorite book. Alternatively, guests can use the bicycle to explore nearby villages such as Tavira, Olhão, or Faro.
- 18:00: The day ends with a Yoga Nidra and meditation session to fully relax the body.
- 19:00: A delicious extensive dinner is enjoyed together.
Day 6: Go Home Recharged
- Check-out day. Guests enjoy another breakfast/brunch (fully included) and return home relaxed, recharged, and with new insights. If a guest’s plane is early in the morning, a healthy smoothie is provided.
Instructors
Cindy Andries
Cindy is a Belgian who loves to travel. Throughout her travels, innumerable trainings and courses are now a thread full of wisdom and richness. She has met the best teachers in all destinations and came back full of inspiration. She passed many yoga techniques, experienced the most fantastic fire sessions, and found inspiration during vision quests. She also learned shamanism at Alberto Villoldo in Chile and learned Ericksonian hypnosis at HappyCoach. She always wants to discover new techniques to improve her own teaching skills and make her sessions even more interesting and effective.
Retreat location
At Seeds of Silence, you will stay in the most beautiful part of Portugal: the Algarve, five kilometers from the ocean, the beach, and the Ria Formosa nature reserve. Here, you will still find absolute silence, the authentic Portuguese countryside, and idyllic fishing villages without high-rise buildings.
Food
At Seeds of Silence, they pamper you with an extensive breakfast and brunch buffet that includes freshly baked bread, homemade granola, fresh juices, smoothies, cakes, local cheeses, fresh jams, vegetable spreads, and more. The ingredients of their colorful dishes come straight from nature. A treat for the eye and your taste buds. The kitchen focuses on honest, healthy, and organic food.
Everything is crisp, fresh, and homemade, allowing you to accommodate vegan, gluten- or lactose-free preferences. You are also welcome to take drinks from the honesty bar any time. You can choose from a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and record your order in the expense book. You pay cash at check-out. Quick, easy, and honest!
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Lactose Free
Things to do (optional)
- Massages
- Individual coaching
- Reiki
- Hypnose
- Healing
- Sound healing
- Rental car
- Rental motorbike
Spa treatments
Massage (Optional booking)
Massage helps you release accumulated stress by using long, flowing, and smooth movements. Massages can be supplemented with soothing sounds, crystals and essential oils. Do you experience tension in specific parts of your body such as back, shoulders, neck or legs? Then a targeted massage can bring relief.
- 60 minutes specific zone: 70EUR
- 90 minutes body massage: 95 EUR
Acupuncture (optional booking)
Acupuncture works on your energy pathways, helping to alleviate blockages within your body. By inserting small needles at strategic points on your body, our acupuncturist Johanna can assist you in pain relief, stress reduction, improved sleep, and more. Johanna specializes in pain management, dermatology, mental and emotional well-being, stress, insomnia, digestive issues, and offers support for fertility problems.
- 60 minutes: 65 EUR
- 90 minutes: 95 EUR
Chi Nei Tsang (optional booking)
Chi Nei Tsang is an abdominal massage method that releases blocked energy and utilizes negative energy to eliminate toxins. The movements and generated warmth detoxify your organs and alleviate intestinal blockages, cramps, and knots. Additionally, Chi Nei Tsang can provide relief for issues such as headaches, menstrual cramps, poor circulation, and back pain.
- 90 minutes: 95 EUR
What's included
- Morning and evening sessions
- 5 private nights in a luxurious room all to yourself
- Daily brunch and dinner
- Coffee, tea, and water throughout the day
- Sun, nature, and silence as your best company
- Large heated salt water swimming pool with honesty bar, sauna, and gym
- Use of electric bikes and guided bike tour if you wish
What's not included
- Flight (Faro airport is only a 15-minute drive away). The closest airport is Faro, but you can also land at Sevilla and Lisbon.
- Transfer to and from the airport. Taxi service is available upon request
- Alcoholic beverages
- Massages (optional booking)
- Individual coaching (optional)
- Reiki (optional booking)
- Hypnose (optional booking)
- Healing (optional booking)
- Sound healing (optional booking)
- Rental car
- Rental motorbike
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Seville Airport
177 km
Transfer not provided
Faro Airport
11 km
Transfer not provided
Lisbon Portela Airport
220 km
Transfer not provided
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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