Woven Wisdom Retreat

May 20th - May 25th, 2024 • Amieira, Portugal

A female cauldron created for women to come together to interweave their magic and reclaim their divine feminine essence.

This is not a typical yoga or well-being retreat but a unique chance for deep inner work, growth, and reclaiming our power as a co-creatrix of life. A magical, enriching journey that interweaves ancestral wisdom, nature-inspired explorations, shamanic rituals, multisensorial workshops, self-discovery and empowering sisterhood, while being held in the womb of Mother Nature and two experienced facilitators.

"The things that women reclaim are often their own voice, their own values, their imagination, their clairvoyance, their stories, their ancient memories. If we go for the deeper, and the darker, and the less known we will touch the bones.”

― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, 'Women Who Run With The Wolves'

Our Program

At Woven Wisdom, we like to move in a non-linear way. Therefore Pia and Katinka invite you to arrive with an open heart & mind, to let go of expectations and become as present as you possibly can and trust in the journey that is unfolding.

We believe in an inclusive & intuitive approach to movement, that welcomes beginners and more experienced members. Our program entails practices that honor our female bodies and bring together the worlds of somatic experiencing, yoga & meditation in a non-linear manner.

Our wish is to offer space for us all to come back home to ourselves and listen deeply to the subtle language of our bodies. Moving from our programmed thinking mind to a deeply embodied way of living and being.

The daily schedule remains a surprise but here you can find a little overview of practices for body, mind & soul that we love and that are woven into our journey together 

Together we are weaving the tapestry of our collective dream of sisterhood that is deeply nourishing and interconnected, supportive and grounded. One that uplifts and celebrates each other, and shows us the path to our unique medicine.

As women, we are innately interwoven with the natural cycles of nature. Ever changing, ever co-creating our reality with the rhythms of life.

Reclaiming Sisterhood

This retreat is designed to honor the web of slow conscious connection through like-minded sisterhood and truth-seeking women. It gives us space to move out of our inner limitations and into our fullness, all through grounding ourselves firmly rooted in the earth and connecting to the higher realms of life.

Cradled in the womb of mother nature, we will unplug and immerse ourselves in her beautiful embrace, rekindling our connection to the natural and unseen worlds. Time to feel fully and wholly reconnect to our intuition and see ourselves reflected in the wisdom of this circle of truth-seeking women.

Rewild in Nature

We take you on a journey of weaving movement, ceremony, ritual, sound, energy healing, nature, and creative exploration to grow, heal, and transform to empower ourselves and one another. 

This journey is anchored in an embodied approach to decondition you from being led by the mind to gently bring you back to your heart-center and how to truly live from this place in your everyday life. 

We will explore our cyclical nature in relation to natural elements, seasons, and different female archetypes that live in all of us. Weaving the wisdom of our ancestors, mother nature and our individual life experiences to find our way back to wholeness and activate our deepest potential.

Reconnect Intimately

Our Sanctuary

We will stay at Vale de Moses family owned retreat centre, tucked away amongst the serene forested mountain-valleys of central Portugal.

A space to slow down, rest and rewild as well as an opportunity to immerse our senses into the subtle language of Mother Nature. 

Vale de Moses offers plenty of space to simply be, feel the healing embrace of nature and gather in community. The property enjoys breathtaking views of the mountains, and full privacy to bathe naked in one of the natural pools. 

Nourishing Soul Food

The wonderful kitchen team of Vale de Moses will be lovingly taking care of nourishing our bodies during our time together.

Three delicious and nutritious vegetarian/ vegan meals each day will be prepared with a lot of love, combining local and seasonal ingredients from the home, neighbors gardens or local harvesters.

Expect lots of fruit and vegetables, rich in pulses and grains, low in salt and high in fresh herbs and spices.

All meals will be served family style and offer a space for us to come together and share during our experience.

Our Practices

  • We believe in the power of movement and how somatics is a huge indicator to what is going on within our bodies on a physical and mental level. Reconnecting to the language of our body, we expand our capacity for self-healing and expansion. Allowing ourselves to meet with the wisdom of our bodies can be a hugely releasing process where we can begin to let go of stuck energies and old stories and come into the arrival of inner truth and aliveness.

    We will practice different styles of movement, learning how to actively listen to the whispers of our bodies. Our approach is to not force your body into shape but rather to help you drop into your intuition and find your way from there.

    We are influenced by yoga, intuitive movement, creative expression and dance. You do not need any level of experience in any of the above to take part. Just an open heart and an open mind

  • We believe that time for self-reflection and integration is needed while you move through a deep transformational process. Reflecting on our shared experiences in a safe and contained circle opens up the space for deep connection and trust.

    We will be participating in group reflections, enjoying the beauty of true sisterhood, where we can feel held and supported by our new found family in a way that honours our ancestrally embedded need for real community.

  • Gathering in ritual and ceremony has been an integral part of human existence since the beginning of humanity. Ceremony is our way to remember that we are part of a larger circle, interconnected and whole together.

    Rituals guide us through life, providing meaning as we make sense of the world around us, as well as the world within.

    During the retreat we want to explore different rituals and practices that have been shared with us by our teachers, rooting in tantra & shamanism.

    For us, this is an intuitive practice that brings us closer to a magical, healing sense of ‘otherness’ or spirit. Francis Weller says it perfectly - "When we cross the threshold and enter into the healing ground of ritual, we are able to pass into a territory that grants us permission to be authentically who we are". He continues - "We need the invisible hands of Spirit to shelter us, to support us, and to offer us the nourishing comfort that comes from the Other World. This concert between the human and the sacred is ancient; it is held in the bones. Trust this bond. It is our healing ground."

  • Both Katinka and Pia are masters in Reiki and have substantial experience in shamanism and Transformational Coaching. They therefore intend to bring as much healing energy to the space as possible. They have also carefully handpicked the location for this retreat to enhance the healing energy also from the lands and the beautiful surrounding nest we will be staying in.

  • Speak your truth and be healed by the waves of the potent vibrational frequency of healing sound. We encourage a space for everyone to step into their voice and get curious to where it takes you but also to surrender into the cocoon of sound that we will be providing you. We use instruments with shamanic and Indian roots as well as the power of our own voices.

  • Nature is our most wise teacher and ally. We are nature, although we sometimes forget.

    During our time together we want to get as close as we can to the embrace of her. Walk barefoot, swim naked and sit around the fire remembering what we have been doing since the beginning of creation.

Meet the space holders

  • Katinka is a Transformational Life Coach, Wellbeing Practitioner, Reiki Healer & Birth Doula.

    Being committed to spiritual growth from a young age, Katinka has immersed herself in many traditions, rituals, eastern, indigenous and shamanic practices to expand her consciousness. From this place of constant growth and change, she implements her learnings and trainings in Transformational Life Coaching, Shamanism and wellbeing work in the service of others. This is what lies at the core of her work — discovering the richness of life and then paying it forward, hence honoring her feminine essence and encouraging other women to do the same.

    Katinka's passion is to guide women in finding the resources and tools they need to effectively swap out the unwanted patterns, habits and stories in their life with what they've always wished for, through working deeply with the body and unconscious.

    Her joy comes in empowering others to step into the path of love, consciousness and wisdom while she offers her listening ear and intuition.

  • Pia is a Ceremonialist, Reiki Master & Facilitator for embodied awakening experiences. She is a yoga and somatic movement teacher and a student of non-dual philosophies and ancient shamanic healing rituals. Pia transmutes ancient practices and traditions into a modern-day language, bridging the gap for deeply transformative and nurturing transcultural experiences.

    Through her own journey of healing her womb and reconnecting to her feminine essence, she came in touch with many traditional healing rituals of the Americas and deepened her knowledge by joining the work of the women’s collectives ‘Mujeres de Luna’ and ‘Copalera Collectivo’ in Mexico.

    In her work with women, Pia weaves together practices of eastern, indigenous and shamanic rituals, together with embodied and somatic practices of deeply coming back into the felt senses of our body-mind.

    She currently studies Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté to expand her knowledge in somatic based psychotherapy and trauma informed practices for facilitation.

Accommodation

All of our prices are all inclusive package prices including accommodation, facilitation, excursion, as well as all meals and pick up from the central bus station in Oleiros

  • Old Farmhouse

    Private room with double or queen bed for 1 person in the farmhouse

    Shared Bathroom

    1900€

  • Moses Cottage

    Shared open-plan cottage for 4 people

    Shared Bathroom

    1700€ per person

  • Adega Cottage

    Shared open-plan cottage for 2 people

    Shared Bathroom

    1700€ per person

  • Ninja Suite

    Small private room in cottage

    Shared Bathroom

    1600€

  • Glamping Double Tent

    Glamping Bell Tent with double bed for 1 person or 2 friends

    Shared Bathroom

    1600€ Single Use

    3100€ for 2 people

  • Glamping Twin Tent

    Glamping Bell Tent with single bed for 2 people

    Shared Bathroom

    1500€ per person

5 x Night stay at Vale de Moses healing sanctuary

Local organic plant-based food

Daily classes of Embodied Movement, Meditation & Dance

Carefully curated workshops & circles for a fully integrated transformational journey

1 x Excursions for a magical nature ritual

Ancestral Ceremony & Rituals

Sound & Energy Healing

Pick up from Oleiros Bus station

24/7 support, integration expertise + community

Welcome gift bag

What’s Included

This is an intimate gathering limited to a maximum of 14 Goddesses

First-served policy

Payment plans are available

If you want to find out more, you can book a discovery call

If you are not able to meet the retreat fee, please reach out via e-mail for scholarship opportunities

A 500 EUR non - refundable deposit is required to confirm your spot

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