The Nature of Magic: Odemira, Portugal
The Nature of Magic
SYC x Blue Firth
03.06.22 - 10.06.22
Odemira, Portugal
An inspirational week of movement, magic, clay craft and nature.
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SYC is delighted to partner again with the wonderful Blue, from Dohm Shop & Clay Coven to create a multidisciplinary immersion celebrating the magic and mystery of nature through ancient yogic practices, clay and witchcraft.
For our week together, we have planned a nourishing and inspiring programme. Mornings will be spent exploring presence and poetry through yoga with contemporary movement and breath-work. The afternoons will be time for the exploration of magical methodologies.
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Monte Da Orada
This will be our second year at Monte Da Orada, it was so charming we decided to return. It’s easy to get to, on
The retreat centre is the perfect place to immerse into the elements and tune into the invisible and mysterious currents that carry us.
The skies are lucid and bright, the pocket of valley surrounding the centre is rich green, regardless of the season. There are two rivers, a biopool with beautiful lotus flowers and an estuary of fresh water. We can each find a little pockets of flowers and secret spots to nestle into and escape with a book
The centre is enchanting and comfortable, with a sense of warmth and community that is precious, and very unique to Orada. It is perhaps not for those seeking pure luxury. We wash our own plate after eating and we might have some little insect friends – it would be strange to be immersed in nature and not!
We are also near the sea, for those bodies thirsting for the ocean and perhaps a little surfing on the day off.
There is much to fall in love with, which is why are returning again.
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Location
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Monte Da Orada is a Transition Educational Community promoting and bridging spiritual, ecological and transformative embodied experience and retreats. The centre is nestled in the heart of a nature sanctuary in the woods of Odemira, Alentejo, South West Portugal, bordering Algarve.
Orada was founded on the vision that nature, health, sustainability and community are fundamental insights to transition out of the toxicity of modern times. It is a place to get inspired to redesign life on Earth and manifest that awakening.
Monte Da Orada has beautiful gardens, a swimming pool, an amphitheatre and sun-filled terraces. It’s an 18 minute drive from the beach and surrounded by rolling hills for you to explore.
The centre offers different accommodation types from private suites and bungalows to tepees and cozy dorm rooms. The buildings and retreat facilities were reconstructed using traditional and organic materials (adobe) giving this beautiful property not only an authentic Portuguese feel, but also providing a healthy and comfortable environment in all weather.
What's Included
Morning Meditations
Daily 1.5 hour yoga or movement practise
A day off to explore the local area
Introduction to witchcraft
Two Sessions Introducing Tarot
A Book Discussion
Making a Clay Vessel
Water Ritual
Create your own Alter
Moonlit Yoga
Yoga session accompanied with live Music
Co-creating an evening of stories, music and poetry around the fire
Airport transfers for recommended flights only
3 nourishing vegetarian meals a day
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Arrival Gifts
Worth £125
Tarot mat and pack
Soap
Incense
Personal ritual cup
Journal / workbook
Copy of Lolly Willowes
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Not Included
Car rental
Flights
Travel Insurance
Food and snacks on day off
Taxis on Day off
Surfing Lessons
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Recommended Flights
Monte De Orada is 1.5 hours from Faro International Airport. Recommended flights tbc.
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Prices
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Shared Dorm Room (Bunk Beds) = £1125* 8 people
Shared Dorm Room (Double and Bunk Beds) = £1300 * 3 people
Shared Dorm Room (Futons) = £1200
Twin Room = £1450
Double Room = £1350 pp (as a couple) or £1850 single occupancy
Outdoors Spaces
Shared TeePee = £1100.00
Shared Bungalow = £1250.00
Tree House (Couples Only) = £1100.00
*Please note that prices are per person.
A £450.00 deposit is required to secure your space.
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The remainder of the retreat balance is due 10 weeks before the retreat commences, on the 17th May.
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For bookings details and more information please contact: hello@secretyogaclub.co.uk
Spaces will be limited for this unique experience, please book soon to avoid disappointment.
With love,
Gabrielle and Blue
*Please note that all deposits are non-refundable. Please
see our terms and conditions.
About Blue
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Blue is an artist, designer, teacher and practising witch. She will introduce us to using clay as a tool to create your own pertinent rituals. She will take us through creating clay vessels that will then be returned to the earth to seed our spells and dreams, and using the natural world as a tool for image making through experimental collage. Using surrealist, magical and
creative practices you will each leave with a body of work to mark your time with us.
Many people join retreats for the practises and yoga, but after our first day retreat in London, we were reminded of the power in conversations and the poignancy of new connections.
About Gabrielle
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Gabrielle has been teaching for seven years and her offering has slowly evolved with her practise. Her priority is to create a compassionate space for people to explore their physical landscape and breath as portal into the energy body and the subtler realms within and without.
As many yogis discovered thousands of years ago, she too observed how her body hoarded habits and memories (samskaras) and that movement and breath work was the most effective way to release these tensions, to celebrate the body and awaken the mind. It is only through releasing these ghosts and our conditioning, that we are able to see the world clearly and move through life from a space clarity and connection.
She teaches a slow, mindful flow, prefaced with some kind of pranayama to draw people to the inner world. She’s interested in finding different ways to explore the body, seeking different words to communicate and new experiences to awaken. She closes classes singing with crystal bowls, to create a nourishing space for people to soften more deeply into themselves.
