Budokon Yoga & Movement Retreat Portugal

Ready to renew yourself?

Your mind, body, and soul will replenish with a new powerful immersion during this 7-day Yoga & Movement Retreat in Portugal. You will reconnect & rekindle your inner self and explore the vast expansiveness of your mind and body. This retreat will provide you with space to empower yourself, replenish and release, while you dive fully into deep Vinyasa and Budokon Yoga flows & discover the depths of Budokon Yoga & Mobility practice.

You will not only explore the beautiful surroundings of Praia da Luz, taking a boat tour of the spectacular grottos and caves around Piedade between Lagos and Praia da Luz or take a coastal boat ride to see the world-famous Benagil Caves, but we will also dive into the 6 pillars that are the foundation of the Budokon Movement System (Relationships, Nutrition, Emotions, Thoughts, Movement, & Environment), the system has successfully united the main drivers for wellness and fulfilling life. We will develop the concept of "living in a community', connecting with a new environment, building new relationships... and experiencing your journey into inner balance. To ignite into this journey, we'll explore free forms of movement, we'll share rounds of mind science, take time to discover, shift back to our beginner's mind, connect directly with the mind to find the strength within, and thru our focused awareness encountering our inner warrior & enjoying the easiness, calmness, and compassion of our inner Yogi.

This yoga immersion is an all-levels appropriate adventure that will help you advance both in your physical practice and mental awareness.

Language will be German and English.

The Experience

Every morning will start with:

Meditation & Mind Science

When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Simple yet highly effective meditation practices will be provided to cleanse the mind, increase focus and attention, and reset/release unwanted thought patterns. Meditation tools are accessible to everyone regardless of prior experience or not. Like physical practice, you will receive guided meditations as well as days of complete silent meditations.

The Physical Practice:

Each session will be full of techniques to advance your body awareness, strengthen your muscles, and increase your functional range of motion.

During our sessions, you will thoroughly explore the body, educating you on all areas including your spine, core, back, shoulders, hips, lower legs, arms, and wrists. Practice Styles: Vinyasa, Power Flows, Budokon Yoga & Budokon Mobility, Yin, and Active Release, thru all these you will gain access to a wider range of postures and transitions where you will fully transform your asana practice.

*Schedule might have slight changes

07:45 - 08:00

Meditation & Mind Science

08:15 - 10:30

Practice

11:00

Brunch - Time to fuel

12:00 - 16:45

Time for yourself - free for bathing, surfing, sup boarding, reading, hiking, or be a sloth and enjoy the hammocks

*on some days

Workshops like:

Handstand, Mobility transitions

17:00 - 18:30

Free Movement Flow in release mode

19:00 -

Dinner

Algarve

The Algarve region, at the southern end of Portugal, is famous for its amazing coastline and beautiful beaches. Its natural wonders are the star attractions, including great surfing spots, towering cliffs, hidden bays and bird-filled lagoons, known as one of the sunniest regions in Europe and with some of the continent’s finest beaches, extraordinary rock formations, amazing caves, and golden cliffs. Dune islands with golden sand stretching as far as the eye can see. The waters are shallow and calm for swimming or have the perfect waves for surfers (novices and pros alike). The entire coast is very clean, as certified by the Blue Flag flying at almost every beach.

Alta Vista Lodge

We'll experience life in the beautiful unspoilt Western Algarve. AltaVista Lodge is located between Lagos and Sagres in the pretty village of Praia da Luz, only 15 minute walk to the beach. The Lodge is super close to the best surf beaches and some of the most picturesque coastline in Europe.

Explore the beautiful countryside by foot, Paddle board the crystal clear waters.

Accommodation

Your package includes:

- Accommodation for 7 nights

-Daily Meditation & Mind Science

- Vegetarian/Vegan Brunch & Dinner prepared by a private chef

-Morning and Afternoon practice

-Workshops

-1x Matcha Intro Session

-Special Retreat Package

-Boat Trip

-EcoTaxes

Single room

with a double-bed, a private terrace

& sea view

1 available upon request

Room perfect for those traveling with their best buddy or solo

Double room

with twin bed, private terrace

& sea view

1399€

Room perfect for solo travelers or shared with 1 person

Triple or Quad Room

with twin beds & pool side

1299€

Room perfect for solo travelers or shared with 1 person

What’s not included:

-Flights

- Airport transfers to the retreat center

optional: we can arrange a minivan for group transport starting at 8 participants for an additional charge of €60 p.P.

Traveling solo or in groups of 3 persons has an extra charge

- Travel Insurance compulsory

Optional Add-Ons:

--Local excursions & adventures:

Surf, Kitesurfing, Stan Up Paddle Boarding, Kayaking, Wakeboarding, Coasteering, easy Hiking

AGB's:

Booking is secured with a non-refundable deposit of 500€

--Payment plans available, please talk to us--

Final payment is to be paid no later than 60 days before the start of the retreat

In case of cancellation up to 60 days before the start of the retreat, the amount will be refunded except for the deposit of 500€

If the participant finds another person to come along, the deposit can be transferred to the new participant.

Please read our terms & conditions

Getting there:

Taking flights directly to Faro

You may take a direct flight from Hamburg/Düsseldorf/München to Faro with Eurowings

We also recommend booking your flight as soon as possible, due that rates are low.

From Faro Airport to the Lodge takes around 1 hr drive, you may rent a car or may also book the shuttle thru us.

Your Crew

Winnie Collins

Winnie, lil' Latina living in Hamburg. She is a certified Budokon Yoga & Budokon Mobility Teacher. Has been in the Budokon World since 2019, offering various workshops in, Animal Locomotion, Mobility, and Arm Balancing. She is also the Co-Founder of Budokon Hamburg.

Apart from Budokon, she is a certified Vinyasa & Rocket Yoga Teacher and certified Thai Yoga Masseur.

She has learned to see life as an open book, taking every chapter as a new experience, as a new teacher. Budokon has taught her the importance of self-observation. Observation of the senses and state of mind, and how to express these thru movement. Her classes & workshops are fun and interactive, taking very much into consideration that we are all different, not just mentally, but in how we move, how we think, how we react, and how we learn, offering variations and modifications to all practitioners.

Sibille Quentin

Bille is a Vinyasa and Budokon Yoga teacher with a preference for a powerful practice allied with the calm energies of Yin Yoga and Meditation.

Having worked many years as a Tech Consultant and practicing Yoga and Meditation at the same time, she feels at home in “both worlds”. What always fascinated her, was supporting and inspiring others to find solutions to their individual challenges. She is more than happy to have the opportunity to share all that she already learned and still learning along the way.

Apart from Yoga, she is a certified Nutrition Expert with a holistic approach, always taking into consideration body, mind, and soul during her consultations.

She is one of the Co-Founders of Budokon Hamburg, which planted the seed to grow the Budokon Community in the North of Germany.