Come and enjoy a week of yoga in the peaceful, rural hills of Portugal. Brejo Fundeiro Centre sits in a tranquil location in the forest-ed hills of central Portugal. The Valley is surrounded by eucalyptus, pine and cork oak trees. Our home for the week will be the 100 year old Manor house with yoga studio, swimming pool, barbeque area, courtyard, small fruit orchard and organic vegetable garden. You are invited to enter this blissful space of potentiality. There will be two daily yoga sessions incorporating an eclectic fusion of different styles of yoga from flowing vinyasa sequences to restorative yin postures. There will be a fresh blend of postures, breathing practices, meditation, sound practices and relaxation, created specifically to invite you to become aware of your natural, spacious state of being, whilst living in the middle of nature. There will be free time during the day for you to either relax around the centre/pool or explore the area. Specific day trips can be organised by our lovely hosts prior to our arrival eg. guided tours to Convento de Christo in nearby Tomar, discovering the nature around Brejo, boat trips or SUP in the enchanted village of Dornes, olive oil soap making workshops etc…. You are invited to make yourself at home in this boutique style Manor house where accommodation is full board and the meals will be prepared with care from the highest quality organic produce either from their garden or local suppliers. All food will be homemade from scratch. Meals will all be nutritionally balanced vegetarian food. There are a number of different accommodation options which vary in price. Most rooms are en-suite. Michele's experiences: Yoga has brought much change into my life and as a result I am passionate about encouraging the students to integrate yoga into their own lives and discover the fruits of the practice through direct knowledge & experience, as I have done. I have been practicing yoga since December 1999 and teaching since April 2005. I teach weekly classes, one to one tuition, regular workshops, weekend retreats since March 2012 & I have taught two yoga holidays in Fuerteventura. I also run a Foundation course in Yoga, the fourth course started in September 2016. My initial training was with the BWY, my teacher Richard Adamo was predominantly influenced by Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga. This gave me a good foundation of alignment, anatomy and physiology within the yoga practice. I met Yoga Elder Sama Fabian in the Autumn of 2014 and knew very quickly from that meeting that my new teacher had appeared. Sama’s wisdom and guidance filled in some missing pieces from my initial training with the BWY, allowing my own practice to deepen and develop in a well-rounded manner. I have completed 3 study circles with Sama, have received weekly teaching from both Sama and her partner Tanya Syed who is my inspiring sound teacher. I also travelled to India to Auroville for a 10 day yoga intensive taught by both Sama & Tanya, 7 hours of yoga each day, was wonderful Since then I have immersed myself in the advaita pointings as I felt a deep resonance with the clarity and directness of the teachings. In 2015 I had the good fortune to enjoy 11 days in silence on retreat with Mooji in Monte Sahaja.
