Midsummer Retreat at O Bosque Farm! RADICAL SELF-CARE | MEDITATION | YOGA CONSCIOUS SEXUALITY FOREST WALKS | MUD EXPERIENCE Welcome to this 4-day all-inclusive retreat from 20-24 June 2018 in the hot midsummer of Portugal ! ~ A Healing Journey to connect our Hearts, Sexuality & Sensuous Power in Alignment with the Flow of Nature ~ Programme: MOVEMENT | DANCE | YOGA to awaken our subtle body channels to the flow of our vital energy. CONSCIOUS SEXUALITY PRACTICES including somatic work, techniques for channelling energy, Tantric and Ayurvedic practices. MEDITATION to support us in embracing our sexuality as a source of nourishment and power. GENTLE BODYWORK to activate our capacity for pleasure. PRANA MEDICINE (a full body prayer) integrates breath work and relaxation techniques. INTEGRATED MUD EXPERIENCE to open the senses to conscious touch. MUSIC MEDICINE and its healing impact FOREST WALKS grounding us in our bodies, awaken our senses, and feel a connection to nature. SWIMMING-POOL - an opportunity to relax, sunbathe and experience the healing quality of water. You can read a book, have a good conversation. Or do nothing!!! It is up to you! RETREAT INCLUDES: - Full Board (4 nights accommodation & meals) - Programme FOOD Prepared by the amazing Maria Peres (see Discussion tab for pictures) Tasty fresh vegetarian & vegan dishes, with ingredients from O Bosque's permaculture garden. SAMPLE SCHEDULE (subject to change) 9.00-10.30 Breakfast buffet 11.00-12.30 Practical session 13.00 Lunch 14.00-17.00 Free Time / Pool / Tea 17.00-20.00 Practical session 20.00 Dinner 21.30-23.00 Evening programme ACCOMMODATION O Bosque Farm near Estremoz, Alentejo (Portugal) Nearest airport: Lisbon Transportation: There are direct daily buses from Lisbon to Estremoz, where pick-up can be arranged. Sleeping is in shared rooms. There are rooms of different sizes; the beds will be distributed on a FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE basis, so we advise to book early! Shared bathrooms Wifi available FACILITATORS - Cátia Leitão (PT) Cátia is a sex therapist with studies at the Metamorfose Center (BR) and at the Womb Yoga School (UK). She works with different techniques for expanding physical sensibility, pleasure development and the discovery of the body's bioelectrical fields, which by dissolving emotional blockages and traumas, promote a deeper understanding and intuition of oneself. With her work, she taps into traditions such as Tantra, Yoga, Conscious Sexuality, Meditation, various sorts of energetic, spiritual and ancestral practices - soma-psychedelic, massage, contact-improvisation, BMC, contemporary dance & real time composition. Cátia offers courses for women, such as Sacred Squirting, Yoni Yoga (Womb Yoga) & Vibrational Pompoir (Yoni eggs). - Katharina Harnack (DE) Katharina is a hatha yoga teacher (200h ISHTA Yoga - 'Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda', trained with Julie Blumenthal) and Ayurvedic massage therapist (Aithein School, India) with a passion for sound and meditation. After time in London, Berlin and India, she moved to Lisbon in 2016. She co-founded O Bosque Colectivo in 2017. FOOD - Maria Peres (PT) Maria is passionate about travelling the world and exploring new cultures and ways of living. She spent time in Brazil expanding her knowledge on food and its healing qualities. It was in Rio that she co-founded ‚Here We Are‘ (https://www.facebook.com/herewearefoods/), a food project about healthy, organic, Ayurvedic and vegan cooking. Maria studied Raw Food in Ubud, Bali and Ayurveda at Yoga Point Ashram, India. She currently works as a food consultant and holistic coach for various cafés and restaurants in Bali, Indonesia. WHO THIS IS FOR Women and men who are genuinely interested in healing & growth are welcome! (no previous experience necessary) MORE INFO www.saude-alquimiaintima.com/midsummer-retreat BOOKING Please contact midsummer.obosque@gmail.com to request your booking form!
