Retreats

NEXT RETREAT - Disconnect to Connect | Kali, November 8-10, 2024,   with Romy Aardse.

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It was exactly 3 and a half years ago that I fell in love with Alentejo. The wild coast, the ever-changing landscapes, the people and the culture. It’s a place where time stands still, which makes it so easy to be present. To slow down. To ground yourself. After years of traveling the world, this is where I am putting down roots. So I am so happy to be able to organize a yoga retreat at Herdade da Matinha dedicated to Kali (the symbol of Mother Nature). I want to share my love for nature, my love for yoga and I want to share this beautiful energy with people who don’t have access to tranquility in their daily lives. Join me for this weekend full of self-love, self-nurturing and immersion in nature.

Romy

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Connection with Nature

A weekend of immersion and relaxation.

To ground.

It is a place where time stands still, which makes it so easy to be present. To slow down. To ground.

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PROGRAM

(classes taught in English)

Friday, November 8th

Check-in and Welcome Tea from 6pm to 8pm.
Vegetarian Dinner at 8:30pm.
Conversations and Moment Around the Campfire at 10:00 pm.

Saturday, November 9th

Breathing and Meditation from 8:30 am to 9 am.
Yoga Vinyasa-Ashtanga from 9am to 10am.
Breakfast at 10:30 am.
Walk through Matinha at 12:00.
Vegetarian lunch at 2pm.
Free Time*.
Cocoa Ritual and Yin Yang Yoga between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm.
Dinner at 8:00 pm.

"Stars and Bonfire" Moment

Sunday, November 10th - Renew
Meditation from 8:30 am to 9 am.
Yoga Vinyasa-Ashtanga from 9am to 10am.
Breakfast at 10:30 am.
Breathing + Jumping in the pool and hot bath at 1:00 pm.
Vegetarian lunch at 2pm.

Free Time*.
Yin Yang Yoga from 4pm to 5pm.
Farewell and check out at 5:30 pm.

* Massage and wellness service available - pre-booking required.

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Romy Aardse

With an academic background in neurobiology and experience from years of studying and teaching yoga in India, Sri Lanka and Portugal, Romy has created her own style as a yoga teacher. At Herdade da Matinha it offers an in-depth practice and an intense journey into the body and mind. With restorative Yin or energizing Vinyasa, movement is created in our bodies, making space for healing and positive energy. Her classes combine pranayama (breathing), meditation, Yin (feminine) and Yang (masculine) to integrate the physical with our energetic bodies.

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MESA

MESA is the restaurant at Herdade da Matinha. Here the ritual was not lost.
We reclaimed the days when the simplest things mattered.
We sat at the table for hours telling stories, sharing
delicious food and toasting with good wines the night away.
We dined by candlelight and the thousands of stars in the sky. IT IS
much more than a dinner, it is a feeling of belonging and sharing.
Even if there is little in common between them all, they are
family with lots of love and happiness.
A place of continuous sharing where the communion of the meal was recovered.

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