Water your Soul in AZORES – A Place to Heal
SURF • YOGA • BREATHWORK • WATER & SOUND HEALING • ECSTATIC DANCE • HIKING • FOOD • THERMAL WATERS • BELLY DANCE
Fall in love with yourself. Fall in love with the Ocean and the simple way of life. Be water. Be fluid. Be You!
Welcome to Water your Soul Retreat.
We invite you to immerse yourself into the depths of femininity by diving into the deep end of an adventure in the island of São Miguel, a verdant haven flourishing with botanicals and natural hot springs – a magic gem located in the middle of the Atlantic, in the archipelago of the Azores where Nature teaches us about abundance and love – That’s the beauty and the allure of the Azores – A PLACE TO HEAL..
The water element is responsible for our relationships, flexibility, sexuality, fertility, creativity, joy, and comfort. By using the Water element you can wash away all the past negative emotions, forgive your past experiences and learn to let go.
“Life is a great ocean of potential. We are sailing on this ocean and we are the captain of our own ship. In order to set our destination and to sail where we want to sail, we have to maintain our vessel in good condition, we need to know the workings of our ship, the workings of the tides, the currents, and the weather. So too must we know the workings of our mind in order to create and to live fully. ” — MICHAEL BIJKER
What Makes Us Special?
Transformational Crew
Our team is here to provide guidance and leadership, helping to create an environment of acceptance, gratitude, and positivity at our retreats. Learn more about our talented and inspiring team below.
Purposeful Activities
Our activities aim to create an atmosphere thats allows you to connect with your inner self. This retreat will give you the focus you need to unfold creatively, strengthen your intuition and sensibility to what really defines us as women.
Nature Immersion
Life moves at a different pace in the Azores, an Atlantic Paradise lost in time. Surrounded not only by the ocean but also by waterfalls, thermal waters, trees and birdsongs. A place to heal.
SURF
We will make sure that you will always be in the right place, at the right time! A group of ladies surfing, or learning how to surf, with the joy and grace of sharing magical moments with the waves.
YOGA
Journey fully into practice and return to the grounded rhythms of nature, gently and playfully awaken our innate capacity to heal. On our own, and together, guided in community.
DANCE
Ecstatic Flow is a free form of dance with the goal to achieve ecstasy. This is a natural state in which your awareness shifts and you get to experience a meditative and happy state of mind through body movement. Belly Dance, where you will be guided through the elements of Yoga, Pilates and Dance Techniques to listen to your gut, check in with your breath and reach your full body awakening.
FOOD
Food is a Connection. With yourself and others.
You will taste delicious plant-based meals, designed to create unique gastronomy and intimate experience where taste meets wellness.
WATER & SOUND HEALING
Lose yourself in time and space while floating in a warm pool where your body will fully relax and be lulled into a sound bath with Tibetan bowls.
ACCOMMODATION
We offer you shared rooms with double beds in a beautiful house surrounded with a wellness garden space, where you can relax, soak up the sun or enjoy enjoy swimming in our warm pool under the stars.
Take advantage of our full equipped kitchen and dedicated BBQ area.
A Taste of your Adventure
YOGA and Nutricion by Catarina Rola:
Eating is about feeling, connection and awareness. The act of eating is unique to our survival, it teaches the way the body expresses itself, at the same time, it is a way of inner expression. Who we are and what, how and why we eat.
Catarina Rola is a nutritionist, expert on eating behavior and yoga instructor. Over the last few years, she has been developing the concept of My Integral Nutrition, a project that essentially aims to guide you towards a path of self-knowledge through food and movement.The main ingredient of her dishes is love and its combination with health, oriental philosophy and intercultural techniques, fruits of her learning and exploratory journeys.
Belly Dance by Sara:
“Inspira”- Belly dance infusion workshop:
Bring it back to the core with a fun introduction to belly dance that will inspire you from the inside out. Sara’s versatile approach to teaching is suitable for dancers at any level-with a focus on understanding the basics of belly dance and expressing yourself so you can hone your own creative flow. She will guide you through the elements of Yoga, Pilates and dance techniques to listen to your gut, check in with your breath and reach your full body awakening.
Aqua & Sound Healing by Nuno Amendoeira
Lose yourself in time and space while floating in hot/warm waters and being lulled into a sound bath with Tibetan bowls. Allow your entire body to be compatible with your energy efficiency. Your natural vibrations will be changed to the perfect characteristics, matching those of vibrating waves. Try and see the results for yourself. Feel the relaxation of body and mind.
Therapist Nuno Amendoeira is passionate about his profession and those he has been caring for over the past 16 years – dedicated exclusively to the therapy and well-being of others. We invite you into this moment of healing and reconnection.
Equipment needed: bathing suit; Water; flip flops; ear plugs (if needed).
Tânia Laje – Facilitator and Surf Coach
Humans are drawn to nature, and surfing is a sport that relies on Nature!
It is dependent on the waves, the timing of the day, and the ebb and flow of the tide.
Surfing creates the feeling of something greater than oneself, the power of the ocean, the vastness, and the scenery around us, which connects surfers to the Earth and each other.
There is a sense of healing that comes from the Ocean, from the salt water itself or the inner peace one feels while immersed in the vast blue sea.
We believe in the ocean’s natural therapeutic benefits, together with the practice of ridding the waves, provides not only overall fitness to the body as well as incredible happiness to each one of us.
Surfing is not only a sport but a connection with nature and oneself!
From 24th to 31st of October 2022
New Moon Meditation:
We offer a 7-day Retreat for 8 to 10 women to get together during the New Moon week in October, from the 24th to the 31st.
We will include in this program a New Moon Meditation, with a Special Guest that will be guiding us through, helping us start the Autumn Season full of love, focus, wellness, and new beginnings.
The program:
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1st day – 24th October
- Arrivals
- Meet the Accomodations
- Small Gathering – Yoga
- Welcome Plant Based Dinner
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2nd day – 25th October
- Breaksfast
- Surf
- Thermal Waters
- Lunch break
- New Moon Meditation / Ecstatic Dance
- Plant Based Dinner
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3rd day – 26th October
- Breaksfast
- Surf
- Lunch Time
- Visit Island Waterfalls
- Belly Dance
- Plant Based Dinner
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4th day – 27th October
- Breakfast
- Surf
- Yoga in Nature
- Hiking / Nutritionist healthy Lunch Picnic
- Visit Lagoon / Lagoa do Fogo
- Dinner Time
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5th day- 28th October
- Breakfast
- Surf
- Yoga / Stretching
- Water & Sound Healing
- Plant Based Dinner
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6th day – 29th October
- Breaksfast
- Surf
- Yoga / Meditation
- Baths on Hot Springs – Ferraria
- Sunset Gazing
- Dinner Time
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7th day- 30th October
- Breaksfast
- Surf
- Yoga / Meditation
- Free day to visit the capital city
- Goodbye Plant based BBQ
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8th day – End of Retreat
**All outdoor activities are weather permitting.
Prices:
Starting at 990€ for a shared bedroom
*Inquire for more details.
- Includes transfer to airport
- Transportation provided to beaches and all activities
Upcoming Retreats:
- 24th to 31st October 2022
- 4th to 11th November 2022
- 2nd to 9th December 2022
Book your favorite dates ♡
Applications until October 1st!
Contacts:
Tania Laje.
Tel/Whatsapp | +351 939492419
Email: info@azoressurfride.com