8 Day We Make Waves - Yoga & Surf Retreat in Portugal

About The Retreat

2025 Dates

15.-21.04.2025 Easter Retreat🐣

23.-29.05.2025 May Retreat

23.-29.06.2025 June Retreat

25.-30.08.2025 Summer Retreat

06.-12.09.2025 September Retreat

01.-07.10.2025 Fall Retreat

Escape to Portugal for an ultimate Bikram Yoga and Wellness Retreat that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, refreshed and transformed!

This is the perfect opportunity to deepen your practice, and to transform your body and mind. Our retreat offers daily Bikram Yoga classes, guided by experienced and knowledgeable teachers who will help you go beyond your physical and emotional limitations.

Our location is the Algarve, a stunning destination that boasts breathtaking natural scenery, vibrant culture, and a laid-back atmosphere.

One of its most famous features is the stunning cliffs in Lagos, which attract visitors from all over the world. The cliffs of Lagos are characterised by their dramatic rock formations, towering above the crystal-clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The jagged coastline is dotted with secluded beaches and hidden coves, making it a perfect place to find peace and quiet. With more than 300 days of sunshine per year, the Algarve is a great place to visit the whole year.

This ultimate Yoga and Surf Retreat that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, refreshed, and transformed for the new year to come! This is the perfect opportunity to deepen your practice and transform your body and mind. This is not just a Yoga Retreat! This is a happiness safari.

This retreat is a perfect way to take a break from your daily routine and dedicate time to yourself, your body, and your mind. Nadine will guide you through daily classes and offer personal adjustments to deepen your practice. Plus, daily meditation and a special sound healing session will leave you feeling rejuvenated.

Enjoy pure relaxation at the pool and savour delicious vegetarian (or vegan) meals prepared with love by our talented chef.

Venue

Moodz Spa & Resort is an exquisite and high-end resort. The perfect place to relax, reveal and enjoy. The exclusive resort offers three luxurious lodges and a luxurious villa. Several lounge areas with outstanding views complete the luxury escape feeling.

The Spa offers a wide variety of facilities, including an infrared sauna, a Finnish sauna, a hammam, a massage lounge, a meditation lounge, a jacuzzi, a saltwater swimming pool, an ice bath, and many amazing lounge areas.

After hosting four retreats at Moodz, this location has become my second home in Portugal. It is not just much more beautiful than the pictures; the owners, Mitch and Selina, have the ambition to make it even better each time I host a retreat. During the past year, they have not just built a beautiful roof for the Yoga Deck but also a completely new Yoga Shala, which can be turned into a hot room for our Bikram Yoga classes.

As soon as you get here, you will feel the magical touch of this beautiful combination of nature, spa facilities, relaxing vibes, and the amazing energy of the Algarve.

Activities & classes

🔥 Different Yoga Styles every day (Bikram Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin)
🎶 Soulful Sound Bath
🍫 Cacao Ceremony to open your heart
🗨 Connection Games
💃 Ecstatic Dance
🌪 Kundalini Activation Process (KAP)
😂 Laughter Yoga
🧘🏻‍♀️ Yoga Posture Clinic
🙏 Daily Meditation
🏞 Hikes along the beautiful cliffs of the Algarve
🏊‍♀️ Enjoy the Swimming pool
🏄‍♀️ Optional Surf lessons or time to surf
🌅 Sunrise SUP Session

Teachers & Retreat Leaders

Nadine Faitas (Host)

Nadine Faitas was born in Germany and grew up in Munich and Hamburg, but she is at home all over the world.

After studying business administration in Hamburg, she worked as Global Head of New Business at the leading affiliate network Awin in Munich, Madrid, London, and Chicago for seven years, until she suffered from burnout which led to a depressive anxiety disorder.

After feeling lost and lonely, not knowing what to do with her life, Nadine made big changes to feel better, from her diet and lifestyle to her relationship, her job, and the place she lived.

After healing herself without taking antidepressants, she decided to become a self-employed life coach and yoga teacher and to travel the world.

For over five years, Nadine has been teaching yoga, hosting yoga retreats, and giving talks worldwide, sharing her knowledge about Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork, and Coaching. She has traveled to 47 countries and lived in seven of them, in Europe, Africa, and the USA.

She taught Bikram in over 30 studios across 12 countries in three languages. She gently guides people toward who they really are through Yoga, so that they can reconnect to their bodies and feel empowered to go beyond their own limitations.

Cécile Louis (Teacher Assistant)

Cécile is a lover of life, a linguist, and an optimist. She finds peace in nature and practices meditation and yoga for many years.

Living in China, she developed a fascination for Eastern philosophy and Chinese medicine. As a yoga teacher, she shares her passion for the human body and mind, as well as the history and philosophy of yoga.

She is certified in Vinyasa and Hatha yoga and has taught in various locations, such as the Canaries, Morocco, Philipines, Bali, etc. As a certified Face Yoga Expert she loves to give woman the tools to radiate from within.

Schedule / Typical day

8 am Meditation
8.30 am Bikram Yoga (Some days Vinyasa or Yin)
10 am Brunch
11 am – 4pm Free Time (Surfing, Hiking, Pool, Sauna, Beach, Town)
4pm Different workshop every day (Journaling, Reflection, Goal Setting, Sound Bath, Cacao Ceremony, Face Yoga, Laughter Yoga, KAP, Yoga Posture Clinic)
7pm Dinner
8pm Some days, evening activities

Healthy Food

We offer two healthy meals a day, brunch and dinner. During a yoga retreat, the focus is often on developing a consistent yoga practice, which can be physically and mentally demanding.

Eating a light diet with two meals a day can help to reduce the workload on the digestive system, allowing the body to better focus on the practice and promoting a feeling of lightness and clarity.

Additionally, eating a light diet can help reduce inflammation and support detoxification, which can further enhance the benefits of the yoga practice.