MOON MEDICINE RETREAT

the magic

of Portugal

Is Calling...

Chaos, collective trauma, walking a personal underworld: the last few years have been *a lot.* It's time to gather, harvest the wisdom of the walk and return to ourselves through nourishment, adventure, and grounded sacred feminine community. Together, we'll celebrate our EMERGENCE.

ONLY THIS MANY SLEEPS LEFT...
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Nestled on the Silver Coast
is a unique
+ stunning
getaway -
a place for
emergence.

After years of tumultuous shift, uncertainty, and a collective sense of unsafety, it's time to exhale, gather and ground into devotion, tenderness and community care.

 

Together, we'll slow down, connect with the land and our body temples, and tend ourselves and each other with the nurturing and nourishment of the mature feminine.

 

Come and co-create a space of regeneration, liberation, and courageous self-expression inviting us to emerge as the versions of ourselves we (and this planet) need the most.

In gathering,
may we ...

  • Find safety, freedom, and belonging in a group of grounded, caring, compassionate people
  • Slow way down: wake with the sun, fall asleep with the stars, rest upon the land, eat slow meals of farm to table food, and move at the pace of nature
  • Practice 'sourcing in' - resource yourself with movement, embodiment, nervous system regulation and mindfulness practices
  • Move through and witness rites of passage to honor the maiden, remember the mother, and call in the wisdom of the crone
  • Learn, explore, and attune to what it means to step into 'mature feminine' - ways to heal and balance our own lives, so we can do the same for our children and the planet

retreat +
regenerate

  • Find serenity, simplicity and sumptuous slowness amongst centuries old-ruins that whisper of ancient magic
  • Experience Portugal's stunning landscape, culture of kindness and slow, relaxed pace of living
  • Weave connection through co-creation: guide or receive community-led well-being practices
  • Honor your journey of growth and change through sacred feminine ceremony and rites of passage
  • Deepen self-awareness and discovery with guided breathwork, sound + meditation experiences
  • Explore the potentials and possibilites of a week devoted to sensory pleasure and the pace of nature
  • Tend healing, liberation, and expansion through self-care and community-care

WOMEN CAN RESTORE
BALANCE
TO THIS EARTH,
BUT FIRST WE

MUST RESTORE IT IN OURSELVES.

Gathering folks
since 2012

what makes

us magic
Is You

10+ years and 1000+ attendees later, one thing is for sure: these retreats are life-changing because of the women who show up to them. Healers, heretics, mystics, creatives, wild ones, philosophers, sages, rebels, life long learners, witches and makers of good trouble - come on in. You're in good company here.

what she said
EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE A TRIP LIKE THIS. YOU DESERVE IT.

If you’re looking for connection, community, spirituality and straight up love from like-minded women, this retreat is a MUST. It truly taught me the meaning of connection to women and to myself. I left further healed from my experience with sexual assault and past traumas that I didn’t even know still lived in my being. If you’re ready to laugh, sing, giggle like little kids and even run around naked if that’s what your heart desires, you are welcomed here.

Gabriella DeLorenze
I RECEIVED EVEN MORE THAN I HOPED FOR.

I arrived with bold intentions- to connect with joy, pleasure, ease, and to uncover anything hidden subconscious hurts ready to surface to be received, processed, and met with grace, forgiveness, healing, and understanding. I wanted to to feel grounded in my power and spirit, and I received even more than I hoped for. Amelia has a gift for bringing people together, creating community while helping people uncover their own support within.

Laura Guilmain
THIS EXPERIENCE AFFIRMED A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN THAT HAVE MY BACK.

I had multiple experiences of deep healing. The breathwork session cracked me wide open: immediately after, a flood of new found gratitude for life, having this opportunity to be here on this planet. I didn’t always have a positive relationship to women, but this experience  affirmed a community of women that have my back. Staring at the vastness of the stars, in awe of this experience, laying on the ground, cuddling under blankets. I felt like a magical, spiritual being. I let my wild woman free and was connected to everything around me.

Melissa McEwen
Inclusions

WHAT YOU GET:

  • 6 nights, 7 days accommodations in Portugal's
    most unique, magical + artistic retreat venue
  • 3 farm to table meals + desserts daily to please all palates (GF, vegan, ayurvedic veg, omnivores alike)
  • Daily yoga, movement, breathwork and meditation sessions in the poolside shala or rooftop deck
  • Surf or SUP lessons / sessions (choose your own adventure) at two Silver Coast praias (beaches)
  • Autumn equinox ritual circle: sacred fire ceremony and guided elemental sound healing journey
  • Bespoke, thoughtfully curated, sustainable, eco-friendly gift bags made with love for you + the planet

RETREAT AGENDA

EMBODIMENT
YOGA + MOVEMENT

Guided practices in a variety of styles: Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, and Kundalini Yoga; Pilates, Somatics, and Dance.

 

Sunrise, midday, and evening sessions offered in the poolside yoga shala or oceanview rooftop terrace. Freedom and flexibility to move your body when it moves you.

 

Want to share your teaching gift? Offer to guide a session when you book and receive a credit toward your retreat tuition.

REFLECTION
Breathwork + Meditation

Sacred Start: Early morning pranayama and silent meditation to start your day with intentional awareness.

 

Devotional Heart: Kirtan, mantra and song sessions to make a joyful noise and activate your voice.

 

Feel + Heal: Transformative breathwork for emotional release supports your healing, liberation and expansion.

 

Slow + Still: Wind the day down with a candle-lit sound bath, restorative relaxation or guided yoga nidra. 

REMEMBRANCE
RITUAL + CEREMONY

Gather in sacred circle for a Mabon fire ceremony, honoring seasonal reality and the cycles of nature as summer turns to fall.

 

This time of year marks the shift from 'Mother' to 'Crone' - and as the leaves change, we're invited to tune awareness to the ways we're changing, too.

 

By flickering firelight under the starry night sky, we'll dance and sing our prayers, celebrate our harvest and tune full hearts towards our own growing wisdom, discernment, and maturity.

IMMERSION
SURF + SAND

Soak up sandy, sun-drenched satisfaction on nearby Ribeira D'Ilhas or Ericeira beaches. Romp in the waves, snooze in the sand, and see what makes beaching central to Portugese culture. 

 

Surf Lessons: Enjoy a 3 hour guided surf experience to teach you the basics and get you up and cruising on your first wave.

 

Surf Sessions: Bring or borrow a board and paddle out to enjoy the mellow late summer swell Portugal's good vibes and stoke. 

 

Beach Hangs: Portugal knows how to beach - umbrella up, top off, booty out and full body dips in the crystal clear water.

EXPLORATION
CASTLES + CULTURE

Travel through time and immerse yourself in the history and culture of one of Europe's oldest countries.

 

Marvel at architecture and steep yourself in historical knowledge by visiting one of Portugal's castles, which are also UNESCO world heritage sites. Day trips to Pena Palace and Obidos Castle will be offered.

 

Or wander through the cobblestone streets of nearby Ericeira, dipping into charming shops, cafes, and restaurants, enjoying the slower pace of life, and connecting with what makes Portugal truly magical - the people.

Oh hey hostess

Amelia Travis

In second grade, I told my classmates and said we were all going to Disneyland in a hot air ballon for my birthday. That (surprise) didn't happen, but you could say I've always had a big imagination for events. Weaving wellness, indulgence, ceremony and celebration into unforgettable experiences is one of my favorite ways to serve in this world.

Fancy Papers + Street Cred
  • Founder of Stoked Yogi + Women Awake
  • Yoga E-RYT 500 + Breathwork Guide
  • TEDx Speaker + feat. in Yoga Journal
  • Surf + SUP Instructor (lifeguard certified)
  • Astrologer, Priestess, Mama + Mystic
  • 1000+ retreat guests served since 2012

MEET THE HEARTS AT YOUR SERVICE

Guest Teachers, Facilitators + Ceremonialists
MAYA MCNEIL

Sound, ceremony, art, magic.

AMBER HERZOG LYMAN

Meditation, poetry, ritual, ecology.

take it from them -
I HAD BOLD INTENTIONS, AND GOT MORE THAN I CAME FOR."
 
 
Who This Is For

THIS IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU, IF:

  • You're into skinny dipping, late nights, early mornings, long walks, deep talks, belly laughs, salty eyelashes, green juice, red wine, a midnight toke, earth medicine, signs and symbols, animal familiars, dance parties, movement as medicine, life as art, vulnerability and authenticity as superpowers.
  • You struggle to take time for yourself if it's not for your education or doesn't have a 'justification.' You usually take vacations with a purpose, but feel a stirring in your belly that says this is for you.
  • You're lit up, excited, and turned on by seeing women land fully in their bodies. You celebrate vicarous pleasure and nod with a big "mmhmm girl get it" when you see another woman fully self-expressed, whether that's nude sunbathing or speaking her mind with a fierce and fiery passion.
  • You are open to making this trip an unapologetic, wildly self-loving, compassionately curious, exploratory, prayer-tending, heart-expanding ceremony for your life, because you matter.
what's left to do but

say yes to magic

My prayer for this gathering is that together, we'll remember and reflect the grounding, nurturing, abundant, ever-present love of the great mother.

 

My hope is that we'll step into deeper awareness of our gifts, power, and leave feeling clear in our paths and connected to each other, the earth, and our unique favorite selves.

 

My intention is that you receive exactly what you need, through the magic of saying yes to yourself and weaving, in community, a ceremony for your life.

 

What is your prayer, hope, or intention? In naming it and choosing this journey, may the magic of it's unfolding begin.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is this retreat only for women?

What is the retreat refund policy?

What does the travel insurance policy need to cover?

Can I book with friends and share a room?

I need physical accommodations or have dietary restrictions.

Can I split the entire investment into monthly payments?

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Is this a plant medicine retreat?

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