5 Day Mental Wellness & Self-Love Retreat with Yoga, Guided Meditation & Organic Detox in São Luís

One of the most profound lessons the Coronavirus pandemic has taught us is the importance of connection. Material things don’t actually matter as much as we once thought they were, and what’s absolutely essential to the human experience is being able to connect with others, physically, emotionally, spiritually, or energetically. Things that don’t typically leave a mark on our heart become the very things we miss the most - a smile of a baby on the bus, the smell of freshly baked bread in the farmer’s market, chatting to a stranger in a bar and “Hello” from the homeless guy on the street. When the pandemic fades away and leaves many of us mentally fragile, it’s time to ask ourselves, how can we learn to live our lives with deeper awareness, positivity, and inner peace? How can we connect with each other in a more meaningful way? How can we look after ourselves better and kinder? Moreover, how can we love our Mother Nature more and cherish its beauty and abundance?

This beautiful 5-day retreat is a perfect opportunity for you to connect with yourself better by learning how your mind works and how to make it work better for (not against) you; to meet and evolve with like-minded people from around the globe and learn from each other’s stories, experiences and perspectives; to deeply destress, detox, and renew your body and soul; and to grow deeper awareness of our inner and outer world, especially Mother Nature. What’s more, this retreat invites you to dive deep within to find your inner compass and learn how to use it effectively to wipe out old, negative self-beliefs and rewire your mind towards a happier, healthier and more abundant life. When your inner world changes, your outer world starts to mirror that new inner world and your mind will do everything it can to help you achieve that vision.

This 5-day positive transformation program is designed around four key practices:

• Mind's Garden positive transformation guided meditation program
• Mind's Garden yoga
• Mind’s Garden meditation
• Mind’s Garden Pranayama (breath work)

In the guided meditation program, you'll be given psychoanalysis and positive psychology-based guidance, hypnotic exercises, and powerful mind control techniques to work with your own mind and communicate with it effectively; to observe your thoughts and feelings from the inside out and cultivate non-judgmental and mindful awareness of yourself; to connect deeply with your inner voice and intuition and develop stronger mental and emotional resilience; to learn how to truly relax your body and mind and blossom into the grandest vision you have for yourself. The sessions will be conducted with the assistance of aromatherapy and candlelight, creating a magical ambiance that will help you to arrive into deep relaxation, wonderful peace, and blissful stillness.

In yoga practices, you'll learn different styles of practice including Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin, Hatha, Rocket, Power and Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga, to help you develop greater bod,y awareness, learn to listen to your body, supercharge your practice with the concept of neuroplasticity and flow effortlessly into stillness and inner harmony in order to experience the truth of who you are.

In meditation practices, you’ll practice various techniques such as mindfulness, silent, Tibetan Tonglen, staring, hugging and dancing meditation. These practices give meditation beginners a great chance to kickstart their individual practices, and experienced practitioners a wonderful opportunity to learn other techniques of practice. You’ll make many new discoveries about yourself and open up to new perspectives and beliefs that will powerfully transform your mindset.

In breathwork practices, you’ll be guided through different techniques of Pranayama and learn to harness the phenomenal power of your own breath; to release emotional blockages and trauma; to reverse the "fight-or-flight" response and deeply relax every cell in your body, and to feel perfectly safe and grounded in the present moment using the breath as your anchor.

Whether you're a complete beginner in meditation or yoga, you have been practicing for some time, or you're an experienced meditation or yoga teacher, this Positive Transformation Program will empower you with profound knowledge, wisdom and a fresh perspective on yourself. You and only you, hold the key to positive self-transformation in your own hand and it is your responsibility to turn that key. And all you have to do is to learn to truly let go and believe in yourself during this extraordinary journey.

Remember that you may have different experiences from others, but you are not alone in how you feel. You’re not responsible for the negative things that happened to you, but you’re 100% responsible for healing and rising from them. During this process, learn to let others in. Take one step at a time. Pace yourself. Ask for help when needed. Experienced teachers from Mind’s Garden will be right there to help you at every stage of this transformative journey.

Now you might be wondering, is this all that this program offers? Of course not! In addition to the key practices mentioned above, you'll enjoy awesome activities to connect better with our Mother Nature such as a guided farm tour upon arrival, during which the Azula team will show you all of the amazing projects they are working on, their permaculture gardens, off-the-grid mud houses, organic veggie patches, hand-built traditional clay ovens, heart-melting farm animals, and stunning hills and lakes all around the farm. There will be an organic gardening and permaculture workshop, during which you’ll learn how to grow your own vegetables and herbs in your garden or balcony, and there will also be a special ceremony to honor Mother Nature and each of you will plant your very own tree Also, a DIY Pizza night, during which you’ll pick vegetables straight from the garden and make vegetarian or vegan pizzas with a traditional clay oven and a natural building workshop, during which you’ll learn how to build 100% eco-friendly houses with materials from nature such as mud.

Furthermore, you’ll also take part in soul-nourishing workshops such as the oracle deck and creative visualization workshop, during which you’ll understand yourself better, connect deeper with your authentic self, and learn how to visualize and manifest the life you truly deserve; the holistic health coaching workshop on the beach, during which you’ll learn how to balance your yin and yang energy and live more consciously, mindfully and healthier; Feng Shui for your inner and outer world workshop, during which you’ll learn how to apply Feng Shui or rather, the quantum physics of your home environment, as a unique method of aligning your inner (your mind) and outer energy field (your home) so that quick and effective manifestations can take place in your life; mindfulness and self-love as a lifelong discipline workshop, during which you’ll get a deeper understanding of mindfulness and learn to combine it with the practice of self-love to live a more balanced and fulfilled life; and the super popular face yoga and Gua Sha workshop, during which you’ll learn amazing face yoga techniques and Gua Sha, aka scraping therapy, to add extra glow and radiance to your skin!

Now you must be wondering, who are hosting this retreat? The answer is the Mind’s Garden and Azula teams. Mind's Garden is a London-based wellness business that is on a mission to help people discover and grow the power for positive self-transformation through guided meditation, yoga, breathwork, and conscious dieting. They are a team of passionate individuals from previously diverse backgrounds before they began their individual paths of yoga and self-healing: anthropologist and mathematician from top universities such as Cambridge and LSE; psychotherapist; mindset coach; Fintech entrepreneur; holistic health coach; travel blogger; and graphic designer; all brought together by their shared passion for bringing positive changes to people's lives and making the world a little better and kinder, one day at a time. Azula (meaning “A cozy place on earth” in Arabic) is a place, a farm, a project and the home of two families that share the same vision: to raise their children in a beautiful and safe environment and to cultivate their land and themselves in a consciously loving way, so as to enjoy life fully. The Azula team is full of enthusiasm, passion, determination and knowledge, and they are transforming previously heavily grazed lands into an abundant off-the-grid ecological farm by applying fully integrated Permaculture design systems.

Together, Mind’s Garden and Azula would love to guide you through a beautiful journey of powerful transformation, growth, love, and celebration of this glorious experience that we call life.

Schedule

Day 1

• 13:00 - 15:00 Arrival and settle in
• 15:00 - 16:00 Guided farm tour.

A perfect chance to explore this beautiful paradise, meet the Azula Team, hear their stories, and say hello to the adorable chickens, rabbit, cats, and doggy!

• 16:00 - 17:30 Pranayama, Mind’s Garden yin yoga, and mindfulness meditation
• 18:00 - 19:00 Heavenly Portuguese homestyle welcome dinner!
• 19:00 - 20:00 Free time to unpack or relax
• 20:00 - 21:00 Opening circle
• 21:00 - 21:45 Guided Mind’s Garden candlelit aromatic meditation (including journaling/drawing session)

Day 2

• 07:30 - 09:00 Breathwork, dynamic Mind’s Garden Vinyasa Flow and silent walking meditation
• 09:00 - 10:00 Yummy breakfast
• 10:00 - 11:30 Heart-opening Self-reflection oracle deck and creative visualization workshop

Creatively combining story-telling, journaling, psychoanalysis and self-reflective oracle deck reading, this deeply inspiring workshop will help you to understand yourself better, connect deeper with your authentic self and learn how to visualize and manifest the life you truly deserve.

• 11:30 - 13:00 Free time to relax or take private one-on-one sessions
• 13:00 - 14:00 Delicious Mediterranean lunch
• 14:00 - 15:00 Nap time or take private one-on-one sessions
• 15:00 - 16:30 Breathwork, Mind’s Garden Hatha yoga on the beach and dancing meditation
• 16:30 - 18:00 Holistic health coaching workshop.

While relaxing on a stunning Mediterranean beach, you’ll learn from this wonderful workshop many ways to balance your Yin and Yang energy and how to live more consciously, mindfully, and healthier.

• 18:30 - 19:30 Curry for dinner
• 20:00 - 20:45 Guided Mind’s Garden candlelit aromatic meditation (including journaling/drawing session)

Day 3

• 07:30 - 09:00 Pranayama, Mind’s Garden Yogalates and staring meditation

Mind’s Garden Yogalates is a dynamic blend of Vinyasa yoga and Pilates, harnessing the physical and mental benefits of both practices. Expect to sweat a lot, get stronger, and burn those calories!

• 09:00 - 10:00 Wholesome breakfast
• 10:00 - 13:00 Natural building workshop.

A super fun workshop that introduces you to the theories of natural building and gets your hands dirty with mud! Observe and respect the world around you, reconnect with your ancestral roots, and consciously use local, renewable, and sustainable materials to create buildings and sculptures that work in harmony with yourself and the environment you inhabit.

• 13:30 - 14:30 Scrumptious lunch
• 14:30 - 15:30 Nap time or take private sessions
• 16:30 - 18:30 Breathwork, Mind’s Garden restorative yoga and Tibetan Tonglen meditation
• 18:30 - 19:30 Delicious dinner
• 20:00 - 20:45 Guided Mind’s Garden candlelit aromatic meditation (including journaling/drawing session)

Day 4

• 07:30 - 09:00 Breathwork, Mind’s Garden power yoga, and hugging meditation
• 09:00 - 10:00 Delicious breakfast
• 10:00 - 12:30 Feng Shui for your inner and outer world workshop

Wondering why you revert back to the same behavioural patterns after a spiritually enlightened trip? The energy field (Fengshui) of your home might be the reason! In other words, your outer world can’t keep up with your spiritual growth! In this powerful workshop, you’ll learn how to apply Fengshui or rather, the quantum physics of your home environment, as a unique method of aligning your inner (your mind) and outer energy field (your home) so that quick and effective manifestations can take place in your life.

• 13:00 - 14:00 Heavenly lunch
• 14:00 - 18:00 Organic Gardening - the Permaculture Way Workshop and plant your own tree of life

A hands-on workshop that is focused on organic gardening, teaching you the fundamental techniques and knowledge of Permaculture to get you started with growing quality, fresh, organic vegetables all year round. From the urban balcony to the rural farm this workshop will teach you how to grow more veg in less space than you ever imagined to be possible! You’ll also plant your very own Azula tree and learn how to look after it.

• 18:00 - 20:30 DIY pizza night.

You’ll pick vegetables straight from the garden and make vegetarian/vegan pizzas with a traditional clay oven. A perfect chance to share your favorite recipe with everyone.

• 21:00 - 21:45 Guided Mind’s Garden candlelit aromatic meditation and hypnotic exercise

Day 5

• 07:30 - 09:00 Pranayama, Gentle Mind’s Garden Vinyasa Flow, Yogic stretching and final guided Mind's Garden candlelit aromatic meditation session
• 09:00 - 10:00 Yummy breakfast
• 10:00 - 12:00 Face yoga and Gua Sha workshop & mindfulness and self-love as a lifelong discipline workshop.

You’ll learn amazing Face yoga techniques and Gua Sha, aka Scraping Therapy, to add extra glow and radiance to your skin; and get a deeper understanding of mindfulness and learn to combine it with the practice of Self-love to live a more balanced and fulfilled life.

• 12:00 - 13:00 Closing circle
• 13:00 - 14:00 Farewell lunch
• 14:00 - 15:00 Departure

Private sessions

• Psychotherapy
• Guided self-healing therapy
• Hypnotherapy
• Guided meditation
• Yoga (alignment, inversion, pain relief, flexibility, and balance)
• Pranayama
• Yoga therapy
• Gua Sha
• Holistic health and lifestyle coaching
• Natural Building
• Permaculture design
• Organic gardening

• Yoga on the beach
• Hiking to the lakes
• Tree planting
• Guided farm tour
• Natural building workshop
• Natural lake cleanse and purification

Located on the South-Western coast of Portugal, it is only a 20 minutes drive to the beach, Azula (meaning “A cozy place on earth” in Arabic) is a place, a project and the home of two families that share the same vision, to raise their children in a beautiful safe environment and to cultivate their land and themselves so as to enjoy life fully. The Azula Team is full of enthusiasm, passion, determination, and knowledge, and they are transforming this previously heavily grazed land into an abundant off-the-grid ecological farm by applying fully integrated Permaculture design systems.

This is a fantastic opportunity for all participants of this retreat to see how to make dreams into reality by designing and building a Permaculture project from scratch and working with, not against our Mother Earth. So far, this process has come to transform many lives, filling them with passion for what they are doing and giving them great joy. They want to share their experiences with more people through this retreat and to make a real, strong, positive change in this world we share.

It is time to get your hands dirty and rejoice in the abundance and beauty of our Mother Nature!

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Mind's Garden and Azula offer an experience of profound beauty, authenticity, wholesomeness, human warmth, respect and care. They are passionate about nutrition, healthy diet and food as medicine - you need to eat healthy to be healthy.

The Mediterranean diet is renowned for being the healthiest diet in the world. Every day you’ll enjoy wholesome, abundant and delicious vegetarian and vegan Mediterranean/Portuguese/Indian cuisine with freshly picked organic vegetables of your choice! And let’s not forget heavenly raw salads, vegan pies, fruits, desserts, homemade herbal teas and juices and an extra fun DIY pizza night using a hand-built traditional outdoor clay oven!

All in all, an authentic culinary experience filled with amazingness! Mind's Garden and Azula believe that the key ingredient of amazing food is always love. If you have any allergies or requirements, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Mind's Garden. They make it their mission to provide the care and nourishment your body deserves.

Please send them 2 of your favourite vegetables and they’ll plant them and serve them to you freshly picked (by you!) from the garden, you could even cook it the way you want and share your love with everyone!

The list of veggies is as follows:

• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Chard
• Chives
• Lettuce
• Mint
• Parsley
• Spinach
• Sage
• Beets
• Arugula
• Onions
• Garlic
• Mangold

The list of veggies for the Summer Garden (August and October Retreats ) is as follows:

• Tomatoes
• Peppers
• Lettuce
• Cucumbers
• Eggplant
• Radish
• Zucchini
• Potatoes 
• Sweet Potatoes
• Pumpkins
• Sunflowers
• Mangold
• Cabbage

• Private one-on-one sessions

• 4 nights eco-accommodation in nature
• Daily heavenly purely organic vegetarian / vegan meals
• Snacks and an unlimited supply of water, coffee, homemade herbal teas, and juices
• Mind’s Garden positive transformation guided meditation program
• 7 twice daily meditation practices (6 different techniques of meditation)
• 8 twice daily yoga sessions (6 different styles of yoga)
• Heart-opening self-reflection oracle deck & creative Visualisation workshop
• Guided farm tour
• Yoga on the beach
• Holistic health coaching workshop
• Mindfulness and self-love as a lifelong discipline workshop
• Face Yoga and Gua sha workshop
• Natural building (with mud!) workshop
• Organic gardening permaculture workshop
• Fengshui for your inner and outer world workshop
• Plant your very own Tree of Life
• Send your favorite vegetables and Mind's Garden will plant them for you to enjoy at this retreat
• Hiking and meditation in nature
• Natural lake cleanse and purification
• DIY pizza night using a traditional hand-built clay oven
• Internet access

• Private 1-1 sessions
• Airport transfer
• Personal expenses
• Flights

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 24.2% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on departure.