About The Retreat

Deepen your yoga practice, reconnect to yourself and get re-inspired in the most unique setting on the west-coast of Portugal.

Join us for a retreat filled with daily empowering 2 hour morning Vinyasa, inspiring workshops and guided journaling.

Incredible home-cooked food, plenty of lazy beach-time and how about a glass of local vino verde watching the sunset over the Atlantic ocean!?

Venue

We believe in the power of beautiful surroundings and good nourishing food. For our retreats we carefully pick amazing venues. You will be staying in an aesthetically stimulating small retreat centre just a 15 minute walk from the Atlantic coast outside of Ericeira, Portugal. T

The venue is exclusive to our group and we love it for the wonderful hosts, fantastic food and attention to detail. Our venue is close to Lisbon and its international airport (45 minutes).

This beautiful gem of a venue is run by our friends Jelle and Justin, with amazing care and attention to detail – and a true dedication to fantastic service and food.

Casa Paço D’ilhas is located on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean not far from Ericeira, a small fisherman’s village turned world-class surf destination.

This place – originally a farm that was turned into a guesthouse by its previous artist owner – is full of soul and history, vintage furniture, rustic wooden floors and beautiful fireplaces. Casa Palheiro, Casa Celeiro and Casa Acores are just a few names of the unique charming rooms at Casa Paço D’Ilhas Guesthouse. Some of them are full little houses in the garden and some are rooms in the main building.

All rooms are decorated with their own unique style and colors and are shared for 2-4 people with shared bathrooms. Some single rooms are available, make sure to let us know early if you wish to book these.

The indoor yoga shala has lots of light and is beautifully situated in the garden where we can also use two outdoor yoga decks/terraces (we always try to move around to different places depending on the task of the day and the weather). In addition, the garden has two swimming pools, a veggie garden, plenty of areas to hang out and hide out, and a lovely fire pit.

​The nearest beach is called Praia de Ribeira D’ilhas and is a 10 min walk away from Casa Paço D’ilhas. Apart from this beach there are another 10 stunning beaches nearby. Ericeira village is about 7 min drive and a 40 min walk from the guesthouse. It’s easy to take beautiful walks and runs during time off.

Who’s This Retreat For?

You who love the idea of a daily 2 hour strong morning practice with plenty of time to flow, explore more challenging poses and transitions and take your practice to the next level.

You who’d like to get perspective on your life and have time to reflection and journal.

You who love nature, especially being close to the ocean, go for hikes and spend the whole day outside

You who love the idea of spending time at a unique old-heritage guesthouse located on the hills over-looking the Atlantic in Ericeira, Portugal

You who long to spend time in an uplifting open-hearted environment

You who long to for an active holiday yet have plenty of time to rest and sleep.

You who love the idea of having an amazing chef cooking and serving you incredible food for a week

Your Host and Teacher

Lisa Andersson Rhodiner (SWE) 

Lisa Andersson Rhodiner (SWE) is a full-time Vinyasa Flow teacher with 9 years of experience and 1000+ hours of completed trainings. Since graduating from her first teacher training in Bali she’s been teaching yoga around the world offering classes and workshops at world-renowned yoga studios in magic locations like Bali and Sri Lanka, as well as teaching at international yoga festivals in Europe and Asia.

An entrepreneur at heart and a passionate healthy food and sustainable lifestyle advocate, Lisa has co-founded multiple forward-thinking lifestyle projects. Art of Life Yoga & Raw Food Retreats in Bali, Pop Up Yoga & Brunch Ericeira, Yogalito Teachers Academy and Find Your Flow Immersions are just a few.

Lisa’s teaches steadily paced, deep and strong Vinyasa Flow. Her classes are well composed symphonies of playful sequences, encouraging hands-on adjustments, inspring tunes, ancient pranayama techniques, stillness and loving kindness.

Sometimes you’ll hear her share a poem, invite free flowing movement and other times her classes are more structured and giving more space for silence. As much as you’re invited to play and challenge yourself, absorbing the heat – she’ll always encourage you to listen to your body and be true to yourself and your practice.

Apart from Vinyasa Flow Lisa also teaches deep-stretching Yin and relaxing Restorative yoga.

The Yoga

This yoga retreat’s for you who’ll jump out out bed in the morning excited to practice. You’re someone who loves Vinyasa or similar dynamic style and like to get challenged both physically and mentally on the mat. It’s for you who already have some experience, not if you’re a complete beginner. With that said we offer plenty of variations in the classes as there will be many different levels in the group.

We make sure everyone’s met where they’re at in their practice.

Each day begins with a 2 hour open-level Vinyasa Flow class with plenty of time to explore and move through the whole body. The practice also includes pranayama and meditation (meaning it’s not 2 hours of movement in case that seems long!).

In the afternoon we come together for an asana workshop followed by a shorter yin or restorative part. The workshops will be a mix of arm balances, inversions and backbends, allowing you to go deeper into technique and fine-tune your skills.

The Food

The kitchen team at Casa Paco D’ilhas puts A LOT OF LOVE into their cooking – you’re gonna love their food!

In the morning, after the yoga practice, a generous brunch buffet will be served. You’ll find everything from colourful smoothie bowls, overnight oats and chia pudding to freshly baked bread, eggs and home made savoury treats!

In the afternoon a smoothie and healthy snack will be served before the yoga session. Dinners are abundant, flavourful fusion-dishes with inspiration from all over the world. If you only eat vegan, gluten or lactose-free let us know and we’ll pass it on to the kitchen team!

If you fancy a glass of wine or beer during the retreat, Casa Paco D’ilhas has an honesty bar with a selection of fabulous local wines and other non-alcoholic drinks.

On one of the evenings we’ll go out for dinners in Ericeira (this is not included in the package).

Daily Schedule

8AM : MORNING PRACTICE
10AM : BRUNCH
BEACH/HIKE/MASSAGE EXPLORE/ SURF/CHILL OUT
5PM : AFTERNOON YOGA
7.30PM : DINNER

Retreat Price

SHARED HOUSE 1299-1399€ (PP)
Stay in a bunk or single bed in a spacious shared house which you’ll share with 2-3 others. The house has a lounge area with a fireplace, a kitchenette and one shared bathroom.

TWIN ROOM 1499€ (PP)
Stay in a room with two separate single beds. Shared or ensuite bathroom.

SEMI-PRIVATE LOFT 1599€ (PP)
Stay in a double bed in a loft in a spacious shared house which you’ll share with 2-3 others. The house has a lounge area with a fireplace, a kitchenette and one shared bathroom.

DOUBLE ROOM 1299-1499€ (PP)
Stay 2 people in a room with a double bed. Shared or en-suite bathroom. Different options and standards available. Get in touch for more details.

SINGLE ROOM 1699€-1999€
Stay in a room with a double bed for single use. Shared or en-suite bathroom. Different options and standards available. Get in touch for more details.

Included

• 6 days and 5 nights stay at Casa Paço D’ilhas Guesthouse with access to the entire property with two swimming pools, huge garden, restaurant/bar and chill out areas.
• 5 x 2 hour Morning Practice with Lisa and Nazareno
• Afternoon Yin and Restorative yoga
• 3 Asana Workshops
• Generous Brunch Buffet
• Pre-yoga Snack in the Afternoon
• Wholesome Dinners
• Fresh Fruit and Herbal-infused water during the day
• Evening Event

NOTE: Your flight, transport to the retreat venue, local tourist tax (2€/night) and one dinner out are not included.

Extra Activities

• Ayurvedic treatments
• Deep Tissue massage
• Yoga and Sports Massage (approx. 60€/hour)
• Surf Lessons (35-40€/session)
• Stand Up Paddle board Lesson
• Hiking
• Visit to Ericeira
• Visit Sintra National Park
• Wine Tasting

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