More peace. More quiet. More clarity.

A place where you can be yourself in a small group on Portugal’s west coast

Find peace and quiet in our yoga retreats in Portugal

Since 2018, we've created a simple offering: a place where you can actually BE.

Our retreats are designed for overwhelmed and restless people who need to stop the spinning. We hold space for you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and find your way back to peace and clarity.

Small groups (5-7 people). A steady rhythm. Good food from our garden. Time in nature. Experienced hosts who provide this experience and live it with you.

Open March to November. One week. Six nights. Everything taken care of.

You arrive stressed. You leave with your mind quieter, more peaceful, and more clear.

THE SPACE

Our house sits 500 meters from the beach on Portugal's quiet west coast. Private rooms with private bathrooms. A garden where we grow the food you eat. Space to breathe.

Everything is designed so you can slow down. Read more about our facilities here.

Our 7-day retreats are designed for overwhelmed people who need to actually rest. Yoga and meditation connect your mind and body. Good food nourishes you. Time in nature grounds you. Afternoons with nothing required of you let your mind finally be quiet.

No self-improvement projects. Just rest. Real rest. Explore The Art of Being Retreat

WHO WE ARE

We are Ali & Pedro and we founded the retreat in 2017, because we felt the need for a space to become more quiet, more peaceful, more ourselves, for us and others. It is how we want to live our lives and we invite you to experience it with us.

Here is what happens at our retreat

You Slow Down: A good balance between structure and free time create the conditions for your mind and body to finally rest.
Your Mind Gets Quiet: No agenda, no decisions to make. Just space. Your mind naturally quiets down.
You Feel Safe: Experienced hosts who understand what you're going through. Good food. Comfort. You can relax.
You Reconnect With Yourself: Time in nature, afternoons completely free, evenings that let the day settle. You remember who you are underneath all the noise.
Clarity Emerges: With a calm nervous system and quiet mind, you see yourself and your patterns more clearly.
You Leave Grounded: Not transformed. Not fixed. Just: more peaceful, more quiet, more clear.

What guests say about our yoga retreat in Portugal

Over the years, we've hosted more than 1000 guests at our retreat. Here's what they say about their experience:

A peaceful place with lovely rooms and a garden like a little paradise. Ali and Pedro are very warm hearted and open minded. Pedro is also a passionated surf teacher who gives individual instructions. I am already looking forward to come back to this beautiful place and to cuddle the kitten Freddy 🙂

Pedro & Ali were wonderful hosts. They are so welcoming and friendly. The yoga and the activities are enjoyable. The food is out of this world! Fresh from the garden! Thanks guys! I will be back!

I had a wonderful stay at this place! The rooms have everything you need. The meals are very healthy and creative! The garden is amazing an the hosts are very friendly and helpful. I needed to go to hospital so they drove me there and helped me a lot! I can really recomend this place – especially if looking for a quiet and cozy place! Muito obrigado!

I would like to thank you for the unforgettable experience at the 4elements this week. I am really happy to have found and chosen your retreat and grateful to have had so kind, sensitive and easy-going hosts who were also of great company ♥♥

I’m just waiting on my flight back home from 4elements and can say from the heart, that it was a really pleasant stay! my friend and I enjoyed the super friendly, hospitable and warm hearted atmosphere very much, as well as the passionate yoga sessions and the very healthy and delicious meals (honestly, we took photos and made notes, to have a chance to recook at home:) so all in all a truly recommendable Yoga retreat! Ali und Pedro, you rock!