New Year’s Retreat
We Have Everything Your Mind and Body Needs.
New Year’s Retreat
28 Dec 2022 – 02 Jan 2024
If you’re looking for a different way to spend New Year’s Eve you will love this special retreat. Explore our wonderful area with us – we’ll take you to several nice places during this week! Your body will be moved during morning yoga sessions and nourished with our homemade vegetarian food fresh from the farm. You will get time to relax and to train your mind in a daily meditation session. During our workshops you will receive not only valuable input on how to set goals and really stick to them, but we’ll also do exercises, so you can directly apply everything you’ve learned. The perfect package to end 2023 and start 2024 in the best way!
What’s included
It is our aim to make you feel at home and completely relaxed and free of worries. Therefore, we have created the program in a way, that everything you need is included:
- 5 nights in single or double room with private bathroom
- tasty vegetarian food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) mostly produced in our garden
- tea, coffee and non-alcoholic drinks
- festive New Year’s dinner
- 3 workshops on how to set goals that you can stick to, incl. practical exercises and creating a vision board
- 5 yoga sessions every morning of your stay (90 min.) with pranayama, asanas and relaxation
- 4 meditation sessions
- one trip to Nazaré – home of the biggest waves in the world, we’ll visit the exposition of big waves and the spot and Óbidos, a medieval village
- 2 guided walks
- free transfer from/to Lisbon Airport (pick up Sun. 5 pm, drop off Sat. 1 pm)
- free internet
- insurance
- free cuddles with our fluffies
- additional activities can be arranged at extra costs (e.g. massage)
At 4elements retreat we speak English, Portuguese and German fluently. Our Thai, Italian and French knowledge is a bit rusty, but serves for emergencies. The program will be held in English.
Our Prices
Single Room 999€
Double room* 1699€
* price valid for one room with double occupancy, all inclusive.
All our prices include taxes
FAQ
You always have a private room with private bathroom. Only if you prefer to share a room with a with a friend, family member or partner that you travel with, you can also book a double room.
No, we provide yoga mats and props like blocks, belts, bolsters and blankets. If you prefer to bring your own mat, please feel free to do so.
If you are arriving earlier than 4pm or leaving later than 3pm, we can give you some tips on how to spend the time well rather than hanging out at the airport. There are lockers to leave your luggage, so you can move around more freely. If you spend time before in Lisbon, please come back to the airport for the shuttle, we don’t do pick ups in any other place.
If you arrive later and don’t make it to the shuttle at 5pm please contact us so we can give you tips on how to get here. The main possibilities are a private cab/uber or taking the bus. Please note that arrival at the retreat after 10pm is not possible, since we start the program at 7:30am on Monday morning.
You can find more about this topic in this blog article.
Our classes are suitable for beginners. We teach in small groups (less than 10 people), so we can address different levels and needs. You can always approach us, if something isn’t clear or you need help with a pose.
You can book directly through the link under this FAQ section. We require a deposit of 20% to fix the booking, the remaining 80% will be due upon arrival. You can pay in cash (Euro), by bank transfer, via credit card (Visa and Master) or with your smartphone (Apple or Google pay).
If you must cancel your attendance 30 days prior to the retreat start date you can reschedule or receive a voucher for the entire amount. If you wish a refund of your deposit, we will refund you the amount minus a small service charge (10€) for bookings made directly through our website.
If you cancel less than 30 days prior to the retreat start date, a refund of the money is not possible. You can read all the details in our Terms & Conditions.
We teach Hatha Yoga in the morning, the most ancient yoga style and the “mother” of all other styles. Hatha yoga consists of Asana (postures), Pranayama (breathing exercises), Mudras (gestures) and bandhas (energy locks) as well as Shatkarma (cleansing techniques). If you want to know more about the differences between Hatha yoga and other popular styles like Vinyasa, this blog article will be useful to you.