From your Biography to your Physiology

A 4-day immersion that will guide you to explore the connection between your life story and your physical health.

Do you ever feel like you're living a life that isn’t truly yours?
Do you feel constantly tired and disconnected?

This is an invitation to join a 4-day journey that can profoundly transform your relationship with yourself, your life story, and your body.

Facilitated by Andreia Brito (physiotherapist) and Diana Ferreira (physician) — both trained in trauma and nervous system regulation — this immersive retreat is designed to create a safe space for you to reconnect with the innate wisdom of your body.

This work is grounded in therapeutic approaches inspired by international leaders in the fields of trauma and nervous system regulation, including Bessel van der Kolk, Gabor Maté, Stephen Porges, and Peter Levine.

Dates: 9 to 12 October 2025

Location: Moinho da Lapa, Sernancelhe, Portugal

Activities: Somatic activities, Integrative Movement, Therapeutic Yoga, Conversation Circles, Creativity.

Pause & Reconnect Retreat – 4-Day Retreat

A holistic care retreat for women cancer survivors, caregivers, and health professionals.

Sometimes we live in survival mode for far too long — whether as cancer survivors or as formal and informal caregivers. This retreat is an invitation to gently pause and reconnect with what truly matters: the body, the breath, hope, and life beyond illness.

Facilitated by Andreia Costa (nurse) and Diana Ferreira (physician), who have both experienced cancer firsthand, this will be a space for listening, resting, and finding your inner truth.

A space where not everything can be cured, but where everything is allowed to heal.

Dates: 28 November to 1 December 2025

Location: Hotel Xhale, Terceira Island, Açores, Portugal

Activities: Sharing circles, Self-exploration practices, Conversation circles on health-related topics, Anti-inflammatory snack workshop, Mindful walks, Creative activity with clay, Bibliotherapy and Therapeutic writing, Therapeutic yoga, Intuitive movement.