4 DAYS SILENT RETREAT WITH COMMUNITY LIVING
RETIRO 4 DIAS SILÊNCIO EM VIVÊNCIA COMUNITÁRIA
(Near Lisbon)
(versão portuguesa em baixo)
Welcome to yourself.
Experience the joy of being, living and sharing in silence. In the tranquil surroundings of Arrábida national park, you will have the space and support to slow down and reconnect to yourself, to others and to nature. Let go and experience a new state of being, embracing all, inside and outside.
We will meditate in different ways, sitting, movement practices, walking in nature, arts, cooking (under the guidance of a nutritionist), eating, gardening and caring for the place.
Our focus during the retreat is to be with what is. To encourage your system to shift state, participants will not speak during the retreat. Verbal guidance from the facilitators will be kept to a minimum and used only when necessary. There will be a sharing circle at the end. The primary language is English, with Portuguese when necessary.
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"The top of my experience was listening to myself clearly, because I knew there was nothing to say for days. I felt relieved. No pressure.
I would definitely advise people to go through this experience." Rui Vital
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To respect the silence, we request that you arrive between 5pm and 7pm, Wednesday 25th April. Introductions and guidance will start at 7pm.
Contributions:
Early bird price 280€ (pay deposit before 30th March), after 30 March the price is 300€. The price covers the activities, food and accommodation in a shared place (separate places for men and women). If this amount is challenging and you are on a low income, please contact us to discuss.
Reservations and a deposit of 50€ are necessary to participate. Contact us at servivo.terra@gmail.com / +351 91 582 454
We will cook vegetarian/vegan meals made with care and love. You can bring your own favourite snacks, but with conscious, as the way we feed our selves will influence the work we'll be doing during the retreat
Bring your own favourite snacks and comfortable clothes for different weather conditions, the historic average temperatures are 12-23ºC. Bring clothes for warmer and colder temperatures, waterproof and windproof outdoor clothes.
With Love, Guida and Ming
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"For me the best thing was to have the opportunity to enjoy the company of other human beings, without the need for speaking. Also the meditation periods were very important to me. And to see all the beautiful smiles we all had, really made my day :)" Jonas
"The best experiences for me were: How to be relaxed in the presence of others; be conscious of the world around; acceptance; learning to be more relaxed." Joana
"To have wonderful natural food; yoga; silence fire; not use of words" Vítor
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About the facilitators
Ming is consciously working and playing along his spiritual path. Wonderful periods of acceptance and compassion are frequent parts of his journey. He wants to share and inspire others to have these experiences and he finds the most joy in life when he can connect with others, build understanding and support growth. Ming sees silence as one way to slow down and bring focus back to the essential things in life.
When Ming is not facilitating silent retreats and other workshops, he is a freelance User Experience Researcher and Designer, with experience ranging from startups to multinationals such as Nokia. A geek who puts people before technology. Ming loves to learn about different cultures and environments -- he has lived in 5 countries across 3 continents and has spent extended periods of time in many more.
Guida Batista
Guida has always been connected very deeply with nature and animals. Always observing things around in silence. For her being in silence has always been very natural.
“By exploring different ways of comunicating with each other, we allow for the good to arise in all we experience”
She studied Materials Engeneering at Imperial College of London. She worked in this area for 6 years, but soon realised she wanted to organise events that could bring people to their true connection to Nature through the eyes of the inner child.
She is the co-founder of a non-profit association with the aim of bringing joy to hospitalised children through clowning, where she worked for 7 years.
In 2002 SerVivo, she co-founded SerVivo, creating and participating in many shows in schools for the awareness that Nature = Human Beings.
At the present moment she is assuming the leading role of managing SerVivo. Being also very much involved in the SerVivo's Children Project and in the facilitation/organisation of Silence Retreats
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Bem Vindo a Ti Próprio!
Experiêncía a Alegria de simplesmente Ser, Estar e partilhar em Silêncio.
Na tranquilidade do Parque Natural da Serra da Arrábida, irás encontrar o espaço e o suporte para relaxares e te re-ligares a Ti Próprio, aos Outros e à Natureza. Liberta-te e experiêncía uma nova forma de estar, de ser, abraçando tudo o que existe fora e dentro de ti.
Meditaremos através de formas diferentes; sentados, em movimento, passeios pela natureza, arte, cozinhar (sob a supervisão de uma responsável), comer, jardinar e cuidar do espaço.
O nosso foco durante o retiro é estar com tudo o que se apresenta. Estar no momento presente. De forma a dar oportunidade para que o teu estado interior mude os participantes não falam durante o retiro. Instruções verbais por parte dos facilitadores serão reduzidas ao minimo essencial. No final temos um circulo de partilha. A lingua utilizada é o Inglês, com o portugês quando necessário.
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“O melhor da minha experiência foi conseguir ouvir-me com mais clareza, porque sabia que não iria falar durante alguns dias. Senti-me aliviado. Sem pressão!” Rui Vital
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De forma a respeitar o silêncio, pedimos que chegues entre as 17h e as 19h00 de quarta-feira, dia 25 de abril. O inicio do retiro será às 19h00, onde receberás toda a informação necessária.
Contribuições:
Inscrições até dia 30 de Março tem um valor de 280€; depois dessa data tem um valor de 300€. Esta contribuição inclui as atividades, aimentação e estadia. A estadia é feita em camarata (quartos para mulheres e homens em separado). Se este valor é um desafio para ti ou encontras-te com um baixo rendimento, por favor contacta-nos, para encontrarmos uma solução em conjunto.
Inscrições e um depósito de 50 € são necessários para garantires o teu lugar. Para isso contacta-nos para servivo.terra@gmail.com / +351 91 5812454
A alimentação será vegetariana/vegana feita de uma forma cuidada e com muito amor! Podes trazer os teus snaks favoritos, com consciência. Pois a forma como nos alimentamos durante este processo também é importante e irá influenciar o resultado do trabalho.
Traz roupa confortável para diferentes condições atmosféricas. O histório de temperaturas para este periodo é de 12-23ºC. Traz roupa para tempo quente e frio, roupa para chuva e vento.
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“Para mim o melhor da experiência foi ter a oportunidade de estar na companhia de outros sem haver a necessidade de falar. Também os momentos meditativos foram muito importantes para mim. E ver os lindos sorrisos que todos tinhamos, fez mesmo o meu dia melhor :)” Jonas
“A melhores experiências para mim foram: Como estar relaxado na presença de outros; estar mais consciente do mundo à minha volta; aceitação; aprender a estar mais relaxada” Joana
"For me the best thing was to have the opportunity to enjoy the company of other human beings, without the need for speaking. Also the meditation periods were very important to me. And to see all the beautiful smiles we all had, really made my day :)" Jonas
“Haver comida saudável; yoga; fogueira em silencio; não ter de usar palavras” Vítor
