Women’s Off-Grid Retreat in Portugal

22 - 28 September 2025

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The Threshold: where the land holds you as you remember who you are

This September, join me and 11 sisters for a unique off-grid retreat, set deep in the wild heart of Portugal. For women ready to feel again, this is more than a getaway—it’s a reclamation.

A week of somatic yoga, self-enquiry, shadow work, wild swimming beneath waterfalls, and soul-stirring hikes through untouched nature.

A transformational journey designed to help you thaw, soften, and return to what’s true. somatic yoga, self enquiry, shadow work, wild swimming with waterfalls and hiking trails.

Off-grid. Off-script.

A space where numbness can thaw.

Where silence becomes medicine.

Where the land holds you while you remember who you are beneath the performance.

Live in rhythm with nature alongside a small community of like-minded souls. Explore the depths of your inner self and uncover the transformative power of self-reflection. though modalities of yoga, meditation and shadow work. Connect with nature through hiking trails, wild swimming in the river and under the waterfall.

  • Reconnect with your body and breath

  • Align with your personal values

  • Cultivate emotional resilience and presence

  • Remember who you were before the world told you who to be

You will leave with new skills that improve your well-being, a sense of emotional healing at a deep level and new friendships and authentic connections.

book now and embark on a journey of self-discovery that promises to bring you back to you

In the words of a returning retreat participants this year....

“I realised that you have given me a way bigger gift, of a lasting impact in daily life. Literally, the one initial retreat week changed my life permanently for the better.”

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Limited spaces available – book your place now for Autumn 2025

Daily yoga & self enquiry processes for personal growth

This is not about fixing yourself. This is about finding yourself - in your breath, your bare feet, your sensations of yes and no.

You don’t need to be ready - you just need to arrive, be open to a profound journey of self-discovery, emotional healing and deep connection.

We hold a space where growth doesn’t need to be forced— it unfolds, like water carving its path through stone.

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Why choose our 2025 Autumn Equinox retreat together?

This is where the fire in your belly is welcomed, where earth steadies your feet. where air carries your truth into words and where stillness—like deep water—lets what’s real rise to the surface.

Here, in the wildness of nature, something ancient reawakens. You’ll walk alongside women on the same raw, human path—sharing stories whilst walking, swimming in silence, supporting each other through laughter, grief, and everything in between.

  • 2 daily yoga practices (dynamic in the morning and restorative late afternoon), a total of 4 hours each day,

  • Daily times of silence

  • Daily meditation practices

  • Daily sharing circles

  • Self-enquiry: daily journalling and  reflective processes

  • Creativity & Art

  • Soundbath

  • Dance

  • Kirtan and Song

  • Being in sister community

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What Participants have said……

  • Soraya has been nothing short of incredible. I got a whole new level of understanding myself and feel blessed to have experienced this..knowing myself with confidence. It truly has been magical.

  • I got an opportunity to feel and connect deeply with myself….and rejoice in the process. Soraya was skilful, intuitive and worthy of trust, bringing experience and deep positive intention. I feel empowered to take care of myself deeply, empathetically and unapologetically.

  • I got a lot more out of this than I expected, I came for peace got more depth and truth about my inner thoughts in a safe and nurturing space.

  • I came to experience something new and take time away from my comfort zone. I got a sanctuary and being held in a way that allowed me to release and open up.

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Off Grid Living, about The Hide

 It began at a late-night warehouse party in London, where friends Ross and Tim first spoke of a dream: finding a piece of land in nature.

After months of searching in Spain, on their very first trip to Portugal, they stumbled upon a hidden valley that felt like it had been waiting for them. Everything on our wish list was there: sprawling land, a cluster of old buildings, a wild river, a waterfall, no neighbours in sight, and the kind of raw, rustic charm that sparks vision.

The place had been abandoned for years. Renovation was slow and uncertain, but they felt the deeper purpose of the space begin to emerge.

For nearly three years, The Hide hosted Naturalma, a powerful project that welcomed healers and traditions from South America—like the Huni Kuin tribe of Brazil and El Juago of Colombia—bringing profound medicine and transformation to the valley.

Stone by stone, tree by tree, The Hide has grown into a sanctuary—one that honours the land's history while creating space for new stories to unfold. It's a place for those seeking something deeper: connection to self, to others, and to the natural world. A living project, shaped by each person who arrives and shares their gifts

Investment & Bookings

22 - 28 September 2025

£550  Twin occupancy Glamping Bell tent with Bed, Bedding, rugs etc

£695 shared room in farmhouse

£895 single occupancy double room

A deposit of £150 will be needed to secure your place with full payment due 6 weeks before the retreat date.

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What You Might Be Wondering

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  • 6 night stay at The Hide, Vale das Cerejeiras, Mosteiro, Oleiros 6160-268
    Portugal

    with use of all the facilities. Arrival day from midday, departure by midday (12pm) 

    2 daily yoga practices, dynamic morning practice and restorative, yin, sound bath and Yoga Nidra, late afternoon.

    Daily Self Reflection/self enquiry practices; meditation, times of silence, journalling, art and other processes

    Daily sharing circles 

    Forest Bathing

    Hiking trails

    Wild water swimming

    Accommodation

    all meals; Substantial veggie brunch. 2 course Vegetarian evening meal. Herbal tea's and normal tea. Special diets can be catered for, let us know at time of booking.

    All yoga equipment is provided.

  • Flights are to Lisbon and easy transfers are available from Lisbon to Serta by coach €15. Transfer to venue from Serta €20

    Please note flights and transfers are not included in the price and you are strongly advised to have travel insurance.

  • 2 daily yoga practices (dynamic in the morning and restorative late afternoon), a total of 4 hours each day,

    Daily times of silence

    Daily meditation

    Daily sharing circles

    Self-enquiry: daily journalling and  reflective processes

    Hiking trails

    Creativity & Art /dance/sounbath

    Kirtan and Song

    Breakfast, substantial brunch and dinner

    Being in community with other soul sisters

  • We are in the mountains so the weather can be changeable. Generally it looks like the photo’s, this clear blue sky and temps between 22-30+ degrees. But we can get thunderstorms passing through.

    Nightime can range from 12-19 Degrees, depending on the weather. We suggest an all weather sleeping bag, but we do have a ton of blankets for those that need.

  • Flights are to Lisbon or Porto.

    easy transfers are available from Lisbon to Serta by coach €15.

    Porto Train & coach €25

    Transfer to venue from Serta €20

  • We have amazingly creative chef’s that come and nurture us with food. The menu is vegetarian but we can cater for vegan, gluten free and other dietary requirements, just let me know when you book.

  • It can be daunting if you haven’t participated in a retreat before or attended something like this on your own. Most of our guests are solo travellers and what we notice is friendships happening almost straight away, do to the way we structure life here.

    At half of our participants return to us each year, to them it has become home.