Reboot Retreat: Meditation & Yoga, River Activities and Healthy Food in Douro Valley, Cinfães

23 – 27 September 2020 and 5 more dates for 2021

2020 has been a very challenging year for humanity. Questions, doubts, resolutions, transformations, new goals, and a very strong impulse for change are growing in our heart and settling in our minds. Are you feeling confused, tired, and hesitant? Do you need to take a break and absorb all the strange feelings? Do you need to breathe, to rest, and get out of your daily routine in order to make decisions? Do you need to run from the city and deep connect with the natural elements? Join Orgânica.Mente in this “Reboot” retreat in the Douro Valley that will promote a deep connection with nature and help you to open your heart, clear your mind, and set your intentions. Through meditation, yoga ( hatha, vinyasa, yin and SUP yoga ), nutritional counseling, and outdoor activities (river experiences), you will be guided on a journey of self-care, respect, and immersion in the self.

Highlights

• Daily yoga practice
• Meditation and pranayama sessions
• Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle and SUP yoga experiences
• Nutrition, mindful eating, and vegetarian cooking workshop
• A special healing place: the dome where special practice sessions will take place
• 4 nights accommodation in a stunningly beautiful retreat location, perfect for relaxation
• Movie / documentary night and meditative concert on Saturday night
• Vegetarian meals prepared by a vegetarian chef

Skill level

• Beginner
• Intermediate

Instruction

4 days with instruction in English and Portuguese ( according to the group )

Accomodation

Facilities

•  Swimming pool (outdoor)
•  Dining area
•  Garden
•  Kitchen
•  Meditation garden
•  Multilingual staff
•  Picnic area
•  Terrace
•  Yoga shala
•  Free parking
•  Free Wi-Fi
•  Meeting room

The house “Casa do Campinho“, a beautiful mix of an old Portuguese manor house with all modern conveniences will be your space to feel at home. The house is divided into 3 apartments with one, two or three bedrooms, and each bedroom has a private bathroom. The house has an indoor and an outdoor kitchen where the meals will be served. Around the swimming pool, there are special places for daily practices.

One of the highlights of this retreat is a very special healing place in the farm where Orgânica.Mente is based: the dome where special yoga and meditation sessions will take place.

Program

This retreat was designed to fit all. It aims to conduct you in a deep immersion in the nature that surrounds you and the true nature that lives inside you.

The yoga practice will be fluid, calm and adequate to the group, based on Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga styles. Asana practice is a big part of each yoga class. By practicing asanas, the body develops flexibility, strength and stamina; and by cultivating the body, the mind can become clear and quiet. Meditation and pranayama sessions will also occur daily to complete the daily practice.

Nurturing the body and calm the mind is the main goal in this reboot retreat. Nutrition workshops given by certified instructors were designed related to the following themes: holistic nutrition, conscious eating and vegetarian culinary. All of this surrounded by an incredible green, involved by true nature and bathed by Rio Douro and Rio Bestança where the water experiences will take place.

Get out of your comfort zone and join Cátia and Susana in this immersion!

Daily schedule

Day 1 (Wednesday)

• 17:00 – 19:00 Welcome reception, get to know the retreat, presentation, and check-in
• 20:00 – 21:00 First dinner together
• 21:00 Goodnight

Day 2 (Thursday)

• 07:30 – 08:30 Morning yoga
• 09:00 – 09:40 Breakfast
• 10:00 – 12:00 River activities – Kayak / SUP introduction
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 – 17:00 Relax time (swimming pool, reading, walking)
• 17:30 – 18:00 Meditation / pranayama
• 18:00 – 19:00 Yoga afternoon practice
• 20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
• 21:00 Goodnight

Day 2 (Friday)

• 08:00 – 09:00 Morning yoga
• 09:30 – 10:30 Breakfast
• 10:30 – 12:00 Holistic nutrition conference / vegetarian cooking introduction
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 – 16:30 Relax time (swimming pool, reading, walking)
• 17:00 – 17:30 Meditation / pranayama
• 18:00 – 19:00 Yoga afternoon practice
• 20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
• 21:00 Goodnight

Day 3 (Saturday)

• 08:00 – 08:30 Meditation / pranayama
• 09:00 – 09:40 Breakfast
• 10:00 – 13:00 SUP yoga experience
• 14:00 Lunch
• 15:00 – 18:00 Relax time (swimming pool, reading, walking)
• 18:00 – 19:00 Yoga afternoon practice
• 19:30 – Free time for your last night
• 20:00 – 21:00 Dinner
• 21:00 Meditative concert

Day 4 (Sunday)

• 08:30 – 09:30 Morning yoga / meditation practice
• 10:00 – 11:00 Breakfast / brunch / mindful eating experience
• 11:00 – 12:00 Time to say goodbye and see you next time

Note

• Program may slightly vary depending on different reasons.
• An extra day (relax time + extra night) can be included if desired.

Instructors

Cátia Ferreira

Cátia is a co-founder of Orgânica.Mente. She is a registered nutritionist, registered specialist in traditional Chinese medicine and yoga instrutor ( RYT-200). She guides workshops and retreats on nutrition, yoga and other topics related to personal development and artistic expression. She loves to lose herself in the infinite possibility of interesting activities that lead people to an increasingly happy, conscious and awake state. A state of complete happiness combined with a healthy lifestyle where you feel physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually integrated.

Susana Costa

Susan works with vegetarian and vegan food since 2014, from farms and communities and then with restaurants and retreats. Her focus always was fresh, organic and local ingredients, giving priority to the sustainability of the earth, mind and body. Making people feel better, lighter and in harmony with what they eat. She incorporates the macrobiotic philosophy in her cuisine along with vegan world food. She likes to mix styles of cooking (Asian, Middle East and also Portuguese) making from simple to spicy and aromatic dishes. She loves to put care in all her food and creating good memories.

Retreat location

The house “Casa do Campinho” and the farm Orgânica.Mente, where the retreat will take place, are located in one of the most beautiful regions in the world – the Douro Valley. Surrounded by nature (mountain and river), you will have the perfect conditions to reorganize your mind, rest, and revitalize your body. You will have all the comfort and the peaceful environment necessary to truly “reboot”.

Distances:

• Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) – 1.5 hours
• City of Porto – 1.5 hours

Food

A balanced and healthy diet is essential in Orgânica.Mente’s retreats so they always choose organic, bio, and local food to create their menus. They have been inspired by permaculture and biodynamic, and they are totally committed to organic production. What they can not produce, they buy from local bio farming projects.

You will be provided with healthy meals that meet all your necessities during your stay and also that delight your senses. All the recipes are inspired by a vegetarian, low sugar, and non-refined flours diet approach.

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The following meals are included:

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Snacks
• Drinks

The following drinks are included:

• Water
• Coffee
• Tea
• Detox juices

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

• Vegetarian
• Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Whole food

If you have special dietary requirements it’s a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

 Things to do (optional)

• Individual nutrition consultation
• Traditional Chinese Medicine consultation
• Thai massage, shiatsu and therapeutic massage
• Qi-gong and Tai-chi individual session

 What’s included

• Daily yoga and meditation classes
• River activities
• Nutrition and culinary workshop
• Meditative concert
• 3 main meals, drinks, and healthy snacks
• 4 nights accommodation
• Use of all house facilities (swimming pool, games room, etc.)
• SUP yoga photo report

Cancellation Policy

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

Conditions

• 1 person – Shared twin room with private bathroom € 550 Total price
• 1 person – Private single room with private bathroom € 750 Total price
• 2 persons – Private double with private bathroom € 1,000 Total price

Join us in our 5 days “REBOOT” Retreat!

Contact for booking and informations:

catia@organicamente.pt // +315 918603566