JOIN US IN OUR COMMUNITY SETTING AND BECOME PART OF OUR SMALL FAMILY TRIBE​

​Let go of what no longer serves you and allow space to express the pure essence of your being. Open up all parts of yourself so that your life can start unfolding from your innermost truth.​ 

 

Experience peace and unity beyond all forms of belief that you have created in your inner and outer worlds.

Be motivated to grow and evolve beyond your comfort zone and into the person you have always been destined to be.

​​AVAILABILITY:

*June

*September

*October

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INCLUSIONS:

* Accommodation (including access to our community & nature spaces, natural swimming pool and art/creative studio)

* Nutritious and delicious vegan / vegetarian lunch, prepared together

(Mondays - Fridays).

* Wholesome food Ingredients provided for breakfasts, weekend lunches and dinners.

* 1:1 Sessions with our hosts and healers, No'an, Milla and Andres. (Each healer will work with you individually, guiding you through a journey of healing and self discovery)

* Meditations

* Qigong or Yoga

* Connection with animals

* Art supplies

* Use of tools

* Local excursions/trips (e.g. local markets)

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EXTRAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:

* Additional treatments and therapies  

* Breathwork sessions

* Creative healing sessions (Dancing, writing, drawing, painting, woodwork)

* Visits to other communities​​​​​

* Half-day trips to beautiful locations close to home including beaches, towns, mountain ranges, and a waterfall.

* Full-day trips to destinations further away, like the West Coast, East Coast, and Alentejo.

* Other interesting events.​​

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THE RETREAT BEGINS WITH A 21 DAY TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY​​​:

This unique experience offers you 21 days of deep inner work. And at the same time, connection with like-minded people. In this journey, you can benefit from the healing modalities, meditations, qi gong, creative workshops, nature, and animal connections that we offer here at Healing Circle Sanctuary, and also from therapists in the surrounding areas when this proves beneficial.

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After the 21 days of your guided inner journey, we offer an additional 7 days to integrate everything at your own pace, rest, create a holiday-like rhythm, or, if you feel the need, continue with additional therapy or guidance of your choice.

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This journey offers space for both intensity and deep rest. All emotions and inner movements are welcome — joy and doubt, light and shadow. Not to be acted out unconsciously, but to be met with awareness, honesty, and curiosity. In doing so, we begin to lift the illusion that we need to be “fixed,” and recognize that, at our core, we all struggle and long for the same things: love, belonging, and authenticity.

 

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CONNECTION & AUTHENTICITY:​

True connection is essential for a joyful, thriving life. When it is missing, fear, loneliness, anger, and sadness can arise. Yet beneath these so-called negative emotions often lies a dormant well of gifts, talents, and qualities you carried with you into this life.

Through societal structures, education, and conditioning, we often forget these innate gifts and begin to live only from what we were taught, rather than from what naturally flows through us as our unique expression.

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This retreat is an invitation to reconnect with that authentic spark that only you carry.

Through spontaneous interactions, shared presence, and community life, masks can gently fall away. Your essence is rediscovered, revealed, and brought back to life. The rhythms of your heart and soul are respected and nourished, while heartaches and old wounds are met with compassion and care.

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Whatever we do, gardening, cooking, painting, making music, cleaning, talking, yoga, meditation, walking, or resting, we practice meeting life with full presence, remembering that everything belongs.

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COMMUNITY LIVING:​​

At Healing Circle Sanctuary, the community setting is not an add-on; it is part of the healing. You are not just a guest; you are welcome as part of our wider family. You will live alongside others who may, like you, be people longing for something deeper than society’s expectations. Together, you’ll share meals, creative projects, and be with the land and animals.

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Community becomes a mirror, a medicine, and a catalyst for growth — not a duty, but a source of connection and learning.

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SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION:​

Our work is grounded, embodied, and heart-led. We specialize in reconnecting with the inner child and our multidimensional nature, allowing forgotten

passions and dreams to resurface.

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The journey here is not about perfection, on the yoga mat or in life, but about honesty, authenticity, and integration. The path may not always be comfortable, but when whatever arises is met with love and sincere interest, we begin to experience ourselves beyond limitation and duality.

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We gently guide this process, helping you recognize and soften protective patterns. When the pain beneath them is released, hidden strengths and gifts naturally emerge.

 

PRACTICAL RYTHYM OF LIFE​

On a practical level, daily life is simple and connected to nature.

Our drinking water comes from a natural spring, which we collect in Alte or Caldas de Monchique — known for its alkaline water. Alte also offers a beautiful waterfall during much of the year.

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We regularly visit local beaches along the Algarve coast, among the most stunning in Portugal. On Saturdays, we go to the farmer’s market in Silves and gather with friends. At times, we explore further west toward Aljezur and Sagres, or east toward the Loulé area, combining nature walks with shared meals.

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INTEGRATION & COMPLETION:​

After the 21 days of your guided inner journey, we offer an additional 7 days of integration. This time is intentionally spacious and unstructured, allowing everything you’ve experienced to settle naturally at your own pace.

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These days can feel more like a gentle holiday rhythm — time to rest, reflect, enjoy nature, and simply be. If you feel called to continue therapy or guidance, this is also possible and can be arranged to meet your personal needs and preferences.

This final phase supports the transition from deep inner work back into everyday life, helping you embody what you’ve discovered and carry it forward in a grounded, sustainable way.

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AN INVITATION:​

Our longer stays offer the time and depth needed for true transformation, while shorter intensives are available for those with limited time.

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Most importantly, this is an invitation to step out of old roles and patterns and into a conscious, heart-led way of living, where you are seen, valued, and free to be yourself.

At Healing Circle Sanctuary, you are welcomed home.​​

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EXAMPLE OF THE DAILY ITINERARY (MONDAYS - FRIDAYS):

* We begin each week-day with an offering of either Qi Gong or meditation in the morning.

* Breakfast - self catered (ingredients provided)

* A session with one of our healers (we will create a personal program for you. Therapies and sessions will differ each day)

* Lunch - group activity (ingredients provided)

* The afternoons are free time (you can rest, relax by the pool, hang out with the animals etc.) or we organize a trip, or creative workshop etc.

* Light dinner - self catered (ingredients provided)

 

WEEKENDS:

* The weekends are purposefully left free, so that you can enjoy your own time if you wish. On Saturday mornings, we go to the farmers market in the local historic town of Silves, which you can join.

Depending what events are on, we may join an ecstatic dance or singing circle (not included in retreat price).

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TO ENQUIRE AND BOOK:

To ensure you receive the best experience, we always have a free consultation call with a member of our hosts (see TEAM page for more info on our amazing hosts!) prior to booking.

 

Please contact us via 'CONTACT US' button below to book this in.​ We look forward to hearing from you.  ​​