At Yogataio Mindful heart retreat in the beautiful mountain Picota, one of the highest in Monchique, we offer a week of relaxation from everyday life and dedicate time to contemplate and exploring new prospective within yourself. Yes! we provide you the full yoga & breathwork experience, but we can't emphasize enough that we want you to do whatever your heart desires and immerse yourself in the serene environment when you're not on your mat or soaking up the pleasures of our beautiful location on the top of the Picote´s mountain.
Not at all. At Bhodi Bhavan this is your time to do what will make you feel best. If that means skipping yoga, meditation or the workshop and going for a walk, go for it! Or dine in your room, do it! Our desire is that you do whatever your heart desires. How many times can we actually do this? Never the less, in order for the retreat week to be effective, we encourage you to follow our daily program. At the end of the day, you are there also to improve yourself.
The nearest Airport is Faro (fao) which is about 65´ minutes far away from the location. We suggest to book a taxi in advance, rent a car and/or book a shuttle. The nearest beach is 30´ minutes away from Bodhi Bhavan. Lisbon Airport is 2h and 50 min away from Bodhi Bhavan. We can help with your travel logistic, ask us.
Full refund will be paid for cancellations 6 weeks or more prior retreat starts if you book through our website. At any time you can provide replacement participants. We have more dates coming up, check our retreat page.
Full refund will be paid for cancellations 6 weeks or more prior retreat starts if you book through our website. At any time you can provide replacement participants. We have more dates coming up, check our retreat page.
No matter what season it is, the water in the pool is always cold. In march as well as in november, the two months where we host retreats at Bodhi Bhavan, the water temperature reach 5 degrees, which is perfect to practice cold water immersion and lower down blood pressure.
The yoga retreat in Monchique happens between the 16th and the 22nd of March. You check-in latest at 16:00 on the 16th and it ends on the 22nd. But because the 22nd is a friday and it´s not a good day to travel (too expensive, flight schedule are horrible etc etc) we offer you to stay one extra night (including food and drink) for free so that you can travel on Saturday. On Saturday, flight schedules are way much better for all over Europe, and you don´t have the pressure to travel right away the end of the retreat. Give yourself a day to rest before you go back to the jungle again ;
Feel free to bring a book or any relaxation of your choice. You can get lost in the 6 hectare ground amazes with it’s natural stone terraces from old agricultural times, large shading trees, and stone boulders. Bhodi Bhavan feels very spacious and has enough corners to be by yourself. We have a pool and within walking distance the pick of the mountain, it is a beautiful walk through the forest to reach it. We offer mindful hikes, trail hikes (more intermediate level), visits to local community and/or local farms, Pranayama Workshops, one to one with the teacher to answer all your questions, life coach guidance throughout the retreat and also mountain bike trips (bring your own mountain bike).
Yes of course you can join our mindful heart retreat in the South of Portugal, Algarve. We welcome and encourage you where you are at. If you are a yoga practitioner or an expert, it doesn't matter. Take a week to relax and rediscover yourself with our method and the stunning Nature of the Southwest Algarve landscape.
You will receive full refund within three weeks if any of the following reasons are in place:
. A travel warning of the ministry of foreign affairs of the country of your residency or country of destination
. A cancellation from our side as a result of government regulations or
. in case the 14/10 days quarantine will be imposed again.
We offer a pre consultation session, online, so that we can allign your needs and goals to our program. We constantly dedicate ourselves to improve our retreat programs with you together.
