EMBODIED ESSENCE
BOUTIQUE WOMEN’S RETREAT
13-18 MARCH 2026
THE ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
Welcome to
THE WOMAN
YOU ARE MEANT TO BE
During our time together, you will evoke and free the woman who already lives within you — the woman who remembers her Essence, her Spark, her Power.
This retreat is an invitation to meet and express her fully,
by reclaiming and strengthening the parts of yourself that have long waited to come alive.
Who is this for?
It’s for the woman, who is ready to connect with and embody her True Essence.
A Power that evolves naturally, because it is natural. That doesn’t need to perform or please.
It’s quiet, filled with Truth, Eros, and Love.
It leads to a life that feels true to yourself, joyful, and alive.
Inside this retreat we create and deepen the foundation for your Essence and Power to naturally rise and express.
You will:
– Activate your Life Force Energy (the Source of your Power)
– Learn how to embody your Power in everyday life
– Stop outsourcing your Power (also not to us or healing modalities)
– Express yourself freely in a safe space
– Be witnessed and supported by an intimate group of max. 17 women who say YES to their Power and Aliveness, too.
– Be held and cared for by three experienced facilitators.
Come as you are.
Leave as who you really are.
THE VENUE
Quinta Bonita, a Luxury Hideaway Quinta in the Western Algarve, Portugal
A family-owned boutique villa
with charm and soul,
offering sea views, serenity,
and space to express and exhale.
Exclusively ours.
Welcome to this family-run gem close to the coastal town of Lagos. A wonderful Algarvian villa with seaview, just for us, including its own yoga-studio. The owners are lovingly taking care of every detail, so you can be recharged by beauty, and nourished with mainly local, vegetarian food that will be cooked for us daily, including herbs from their own garden.
We chose this place so you can enjoy Algarve’s nature and the experience of being fully catered to.
Embodied Essence
THE JOURNEY
The whole experience is designed for you to retreat from your everyday life,
to remember the woman you came here to be, and to return home, being her.
Day 1 — Arrival Day
Opening Ceremony & Welcoming the Woman you are meant to be
Day 2 — Creating Trust through Grounding and Softening
Building trust in yourself, others, and Life
Day 3 — Ask & Receive, Connecting with yourself, your own desires, and others
Learning to ask for what you truly desire and opening to receive it on an embodied level
Day 4 — Emotional Alchemy, Meeting and Expressing the Shadows
Reclaim the power hidden in suppressed emotions. Create space for the new.
Day 5 — Rewire for Joy & Pleasure, Creating Safety for Your Full Expression
Train your nervous system to hold more joy, pleasure, and aliveness
Closing Ceremony
Day 6 — Departure Day
Breakfast and Goodbyes
Practices & Rituals
Throughout the retreat, you will be guided through:
Life Force Energy Activations & Non-Dual (Oneness State) Transmissions
Embodiment & Somatic Practices
Aromatherapeutic Rituals
Dance Rituals
Guided, silent & breath-led meditations
Ocean walks & nature connections, and golden hour sunsets
A safe, intimate circle to be witnessed and held
Practical shifts to take home
We leave room for surprises as we love for you to feel safe again in being (pleasantly) surprised by Life
You don’t need any prior experience in any of these modalities. We do ask for your curiosity, openness and willingness to most benefit from our time together.
Integration
To support you beyond the retreat, we’ll gather again one month later for an online follow-up session.
Twin Rooms with Seaview and Balcony
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The Quinta has three Double/ Twin Rooms with Seaview, each with their own balcony or terrace.
The largest room, Zavial, features a Balinese-style four-poster bed, a separate lounge, and a spacious bathroom with a spa bath. Step onto your private, bougainvillea-clad balcony for beautiful sea views—an ideal choice when you want a special treat.
Please note: The Zavial Suite comes with a double bed that can’t be separated into two single beds. -
EARLY BIRD until 31st December 2025
save 200 EuroEarly Bird: 1.550 Euro p.p.
Standard: 1.750 Euro p.p.
Single Occupancy:
Early bird: 2.950 Euro
Standard: 3.400 Euro
THE ROOMS
Twin Rooms with Terrace
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There are three beautiful Twin Rooms located on the ground floor of the villa, each with their own terrace.
All rooms have private bathrooms with walk-in rain showers.
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EARLY BIRD until 31st December 2025
save 200 EuroEarly Bird: 1.350 Euro p.p.
Standard: 1.550 Euro p.p.See below what is included.
Single Occupancy:
Early Bird: 2.600 Euro
Standard: 2.950 Euro
Triple with Seaview
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Bordeira Triple — The Quinta’s largest room takes its name from the owners’ favourite West Coast beach. Bathed in earthy tones that mirror the lush nature outside, it opens onto a generous terrace perched above the ponds, facing south-west towards the bay of Praia da Luz—perfect for savouring that end-of-day G&T.
This room comes with 3 single beds
and a spacious bathroom.All rooms have private terrace or balcony with table & chairs from which to enjoy the beautiful gardens and sparkling ocean views.
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EARLY BIRD until 31st December 2025
save 200 EuroEarly Bird: 1.250 Euro p.p.
Standard: 1.450 Euro p.p.See below what is included.
All rooms
are equipped with towels, bathrobes, AC, floor heating in the bathrooms, hair dryer, electronic safe and black out electric curtains to ensure your deepest most comfortable sleep.
What is included in your package
Accommodation including full board and non-alcoholic beverages like water and tea.
Except for one evening/ dinner where you can explore the nearby city of Lagos or the village of Luz.
Using the sauna and cold-plunge facilities of Quinta Bonita.
What is NOT included
Flights, transports from the airport to the Quinta. You will be able to organize yourself in groups for transfers from Faro airport before the retreat starts.
Optional Services
Future Self photoshoot by the sea
Massages
You will be able to choose these services two weeks before Embodied Essence starts.
Embodied Essence
WHY RETREAT
Everyday life rarely offers the space to pause and truly listen to yourself. It is in this pause—free of obligations—that your body remembers how safe it feels to soften, to open, to receive, and to express. Your True Power and Essence are not something to strive for; they are something you reclaim when you pause, over several days.
YOUR FACILITATORS
We are seasoned facilitators from diverse backgrounds, each having walked our own path.
Together, we combine our unique gifts to create a deeply safe and transformative space for you to return to Your True Essence and Power.
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Alexandra Novatova
Languages: EN & SK
For more than 15 years, Alexandra has worked with Energy Medicine and Psychotherapy.
As an experienced KAP Facilitator and Spinal Energetics Practitioner, she helps women release old patterns quickly — and create space for a new expression of self.
Through Alexandras’s unique gifts, she facilitates inner harmony through integrative healing. -
Mirjam Grupp
Languages: EN & DE
Mirjam supports women in living their natural power and sensuality in everyday life.
She is a KAP Facilitator, writer, and Systemic Coach — above all, she is a woman who knows from personal experience how liberating it is to move from the edge of one’s own life into its very center.
In her work, she combines Taoist and Tantric approaches with modern embodiment practices — opening a pathway for women to a life filled with vitality, beauty, and Eros.
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Petra Hrusecka
Languages: EN, SK, HU & DE
Petra supports women in reconnecting with themselves.
In her work, she combines KAP (Kundalini Activation Process), Reiki, and guided aromatherapeutic rituals. Her own path was not always easy — yet the challenges of life have led her into a deeper connection with body, soul, inner stillness, and true joy.
Today, she creates a clear and sensitive space where women can pause, turn inward, and reconnect with their essence.
GET IN TOUCH WITH US
Please use this form to get individual questions answered.
Find our FAQs below.
FAQs
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Faro Airport, Portugal, is the closest airport (about 1 hour by car)
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Accommodation, full program (meditations, embodiment, practices, rituals), guidance from facilitators, 3 meals per day (except one dinner outside the Quinta), water/tea, materials, and small gifts.
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Travel to/from the venue, insurance, private sessions, personal expenses, optional trips.
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Healthy, local meals with vegetarian/vegan options. Please inform us in advance about any dietary restrictions.
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All rooms (excepts the Master Suite) are shared twin rooms. Each room is cosy, with privacy, own bathroom, terrace or balcony.
You can book a room as a private room, please see the pricing in each room category. -
An intimate group, max. 17 women, to ensure each of you have enough of our attention.
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English (with Slovak/German support as needed).
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Gentle morning movement or meditation, a late-morning workshop, free time in the afternoon (ocean/rest), and an evening ritual/embodiment/yoga. Space for quiet and sharing.
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No. It’s designed to be safe and accessible for every body. We offer variations; everything is optional.
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Generally yes—but please consult us in advance and inform the facilitators about your needs. We are not a medical facility.
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We photograph discreetly and only in selected and agreed sessions. We believe in the power of going offline during sessions and encourage limited phone after sessions, too. You will have enough opportunities to take wonderful pictures of you and the beautiful surroundings.
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You secure your spot with a 550 Euro non-refundable deposit.
The rest of the full amount is due 13th of February, 1 month before the start of the retreat.Cancellation before 31st of December: The deposit amount will be retained and no further payment will be due.
Cancellations after 31st of December: full amount is due.
We advice you take a travel insurance to cover unforeseen cancellations.
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Yes—please send your billing details.
SEE YOU SOON
We are looking forward to meet ALL OF YOU.
All sunset videos on this page taken at the beaches close to our venue.
Ready?