Solstice Tales
Portugal, 20-24 June 2024
A Portuguese forest, full moon and summer solstice.
We couldn’t have asked for a better setting for our first retreat of 2024. This will be a transformational gathering like no other. Our focus will be on connecting with the feminine energy within us, gathering with other women, sharing stories, laughs, tears and delicious meals, all while immersed in the beautiful natural surroundings.
A journey within, at a dreamy retreat centre, The Shanti Space.
The brightest days
Gather with us for 5 unforgettable days in Portugal celebrating womanhood, summer and full moon. Days spent in slowness, self-care, introspection and play. Time will fly by as you enjoy wonderful yoga practices, delicious meals, long walks, juicy treatments and ocean excursions.
The practices will be honouring the female physiology, anatomy and energetics taking you through a journey to connect to your innate feminine wisdom and inner power. If you are looking for an escape in nature combined with the depth of exploration and celebration of your femininity, you have landed in the right place.
In an enchanted forest
Solstice Tales will be hosted by The Shanti Space, a place where transformation happens and where you will feel held in the embrace of abundant nature. The venue, an old Quinta set in a national park, is surrounded by beautiful fruit trees, giant oak corks, grape vines, vistas and a stream at the end of the garden where you can often encounter deers and wild boars.
Within a 15 minute drive you can reach the beach, see the fierce waves of the Atlantic coast and the charming surf town, Ericeira. Only half an hour from Lisbon and the airport, you will be here before you know it.
Their farm is quiet and secluded. The Garden Shala is a beautiful converted glass Victorian Greenhouse, a great workshop space along with the incredible yoga deck overlooking the valley of high trees.
Seasonal, local and wholesome
Sofìa will be our chef for these five days together. She loves to take advantage of seasonal, local and organic ingredients to cook colourful and delicious meals. Vegetables, leafy greens, whole cereals; legumes, fruits, nuts and seeds are always the basis of her creations.
She likes taking my time in the kitchen, playing with flavours, aromas and textures in each plate. She also runs a "low waste" kitchen where almost everything is used. Honest, flavorful, beautiful, sustainable home cooking with an irreverent touch, that's the way she would describe my food.
Your teacher and retreat leader: Veronica Santini
Veronica Santini (RYT 500) has been teaching yoga internationally for about a decade. She is certified in Vinyasa yoga and Yin yoga and is specialised in Yoga for Female Health, Menopause Yoga and Pelvic Floor Yoga.
Her teaching style has been infused by amazing teachers (such as Janet Stone, Tiffany Cruishank, Shiva Rea, Leslie Howard and Petra Coveney) to whom she is very grateful.
Veronica firmly believes that each student needs to feel empowered to practice in a way that feels authentic and good to them. She is the guide for you to find your own ways to approach yoga. Her style, thoughtful and precise, always aims to be non-prescriptive, so that you can make each and every practice your own inner journey.
Your investment
Prices start at 995 euros and vary depending on your chosen accommodation.
Please see below for more details on room choice and prices.
*Lock in your early bird price if you book by 15 January 2024
Email us at talesofherretreats@gmail.com to reserve your spot with a 400 euro non-refundable deposit. Payment plans available on request.
Shared occupancy room
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Shared room for 2 persons with shared bathroom:
1250 euros per person (early bird 1150 euros)
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A spacious bunk room that accommodates 8 persons:
1095 euros per person (early bird 995 euros)
Single occupancy room
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Double bed in ensuite room with private bathroom:
1450 euros (early bird 1350 euros)
VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY
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King room with a double bed and external shared bathroom:
1395 euros (early bird 1295 euros)
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Glamping belltent
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Bed in shared glamping bell tent:
1230 euros (early bird 1130 euros)
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Double bed in single occupancy belltent:
1450 euros (early bird 1350 euros)
What’s included
Four nights in accommodation of choice
Wholesome plant-based brunch, dinner and morning/afternoon snacks
Daily yoga, meditation, breath work and somatic movement practices (morning and evening) with Veronica
Soundbath with guest teacher
Special yoga classes and workshops: aromatherapy yoga, yoga for female health, yoga Nidra, partner yoga
Use of yoga mats, bolster and blocks
What’s not included
Travel costs (flight) and airports transfer / car hire*
Extras such as massages/taxis
Travel insurance
Bank fees/currency exchange
*A taxi from the airport can be arranged for you at an extra cost. Once we have the list of participants and their arrival times, we will try and group them in taxis to make it more cost effective.