Join a small group of like-hearted yoga teachers for an immersive, advanced training and retreat focused on Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) combining evidence-based approaches, yogic wisdom, and personal renewal.
Are you a qualified yoga teacher (200 hr minimum) ready to deepen your knowledge, refine your teaching skills, and learn to confidently support people living with MS while also restoring your own energy? This retreat is also open to other health and wellness practitioners who wish to expand their understanding of yoga for Multiple Sclerosis. Please note that only certified yoga teachers will be eligible to receive the Yoga Alliance continuing education certificate upon completion.
This intimate 4-day / 5-night residential training unfolds in the peaceful hills of the Algarve, Portugal. With a maximum of just 7 participants, you’ll experience personalised mentoring, shared wisdom, and nourishing plant-based meals in a supportive, restorative environment.
What You’ll Learn
Over the course, you’ll explore both Western and Eastern perspectives on Multiple Sclerosis, and learn practical, adaptive tools for teaching yoga safely and effectively to those living with MS.
You’ll receive a comprehensive printed training manual with all course content, key concepts, and practice guidelines to support your continued learning after the retreat. The Manual includes the following modules:
1. About this course
2. Understanding MS: The Western View
3. Understanding MS: The Eastern View
4. Trauma-Informed & Adaptive Teaching
5. Systemic Approach to Yoga for MS, Part 1 – Stress & inflammation, Neuroplasticity, Mitochondrial health & Energy regulation
6. Systemic Approach to Yoga for MS, Part 2 – Balancing doshas, Strengthening Agni, Healing through the Koshas, Prana flow & balance
7. Symptom-Focused Yoga for MS – Approaches for balance, vertigo, fatigue, spasticity, drop foot, mood, bladder & bowel health
8. Supporting Vital Bodily Functions
9. Yoga for MS and Meditation
10. Class Planning, Case Studies & Practicum
Training Highlights
✅ 25-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified (Continuing Education, CE 25)
✅ Evidence-based & holistic framework for Yoga for MS
✅ Adaptive sequencing, cueing, and ethics for teaching MS students
✅ Comprehensive printed training manual included
✅ Twin shared rooms in eco-style retreat house (1 single room available)
✅ Locally prepared plant-based meals (fresh, seasonal, nourishing)
✅ Daily yoga, breathwork, and restorative practices
✅ Post-training resources & ongoing support
Whether you’re already working with people living with MS or new to this area, this retreat will leave you inspired.
🗓️ Next Dates: June 10th to 15th 2026
🏡 Location: Casa Mukta, Amendoeira, Algarve, Portugal
💰 Price: From €1,450 (shared twin) — €1,720 (single occupancy)
👥 Limited to 7 participants
👉 Reserve your spot by email [email protected]
Wednesday, June 10 – Arrival & Opening Circle
16:00 Arrival & Check-In (tea, coffee & welcome)
17:30–19:00 Opening Circle & Orientation
19:00 Dinner (plant-based)
Thursday to Sunday – Immersion & Integration
08:30–09:00 Morning Meditation & Breathwork
09:00–10:00 Breakfast
10:00–12:30 Learning Sessions & Applied Practice
13:00–14:00 Lunch (locally sourced, plant-based)
14:30–17:00 Workshops, Experiential Learning & Practicum
17:30–19:00 Restorative Practice
19:00 Dinner (plant-based, optional local additions)
Monday, June 15 – Closing & Departure
09:30 Breakfast
10:30 Closing reflections & departures
Whether you’re already working with people living with MS or new to this area of teaching, this immersive training will leave you inspired, and equipped with the tools to share yoga confidently and skillfully.
👉 Reserve your place: [email protected]
Spaces are limited to ensure a deeply personal experience.
The location
We live in a small village, in a cul-de-sac, on an organic farm. We renovated a building into our guesthouse and now have 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a breakfast room, a TV snug, a kitchen, a patio. We also have a beautiful bright yoga studio, fully equipped (with props and yoga ropes).
Note that the property is not easily accessible to wheelchairs as there are small steps here and there.
Getting There
The nearest airport is Faro, which is 25 minutes from here. You can also travel by train from Lisbon to Loule train station, which is 10 minutes away.
How to pay
Before booking, please email me at [email protected] to check availability and to make sure this advanced teacher training is adapted to your needs.
When we confirm the availability of your accommodation option by return email, please pay the deposit to secure your spot. We would appreciate if you can pay the balance by May 10th.
The following prices include accommodation, food (breakfast, lunch & dinner), tea and coffee, yoga, meditation, Breathwork and learning materials (printed manual).
| Deposit | Balance | Total | |
| Sharing twin room, per person | €500 £450 | €950 £810 | €1,450 £1,260 |
| Single occupancy (only 1 room available) | €500 £450 | €1,220 £1,050 | €1,720 £1,500 |
Cancellation policy
If we cancel the event, you get all your money back.
If you are unable to attend the retreat due to a force majeure and cancel your booking before May 10th, we will either send a full refund minus €50 administration fee or we will transfer your payment to another of Veronique’s events if you wish so.
If you cancel your booking after May 10th we will refund 50% unless we can fill up your spot.
Please note that any refunds issued do not cover personal expenses you have incurred, such as flights or other costs not paid directly to us. We strongly recommend obtaining travel insurance to cover these expenses.