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Advance Yoga Retreat 2025

September 21, 2025 - September 28, 2025

This is a special retreat for Taming the Walrus Advanced students (online classes) to give you the opportunity to meet in ‘real life’. The aim is to work hard & laugh loud!

NOTE: This retreat is also available on a non-residential basis if you are living or holidaying locally and want to only join the classes (€375 for all classes + lunches). Send an email to [email protected] for info.

To find out more about our Retreat Centre, click HERE.

Check-in time on arrival day (Sunday): after 2pm (you can join the 5pm class)
Check-out time on last day (Saturday): 10 am

Timetable
The timetable is not set in stone and we can adapt to your needs and preference, but this is an indication of what a day would look like. We can also add some aqua-gym in the pool (7m x 3,5 m x 1,3 m) or strengthening with elastic bands etc.

Day 1 (Sunday):
14.00: Check-in & Relax
17.00: Restorative class
19:00: Dinner
(we’ll adapt according to people’s arrival time)

Day 2 to Day 6:
8.30 – 9.00: Optional mindful walk or run
9.00 – 10.00: Breakfast
10.00 – 12.30: Yoga Practice, including some more advanced yoga poses based on what participants would like to work on.
13.00 – 14.00: Plant-based and seafood lunch
14:00 – 17:00: Relax… We can also organise trips to areas you’d like to explore (optional add-on) or get a massage therapist to come ((optional add-on).
17.00 – 19.00: Breathwork, Restorative Yoga & Yoga Nidra, depending on the mood and your needs
19.00: Plant-based and seafood dinner
In the evening you can enjoy sitting on the patio, chatting, watch a nice movie in the TV snug, or have your own little party…

Day 7 (Saturday):
7.30: Early morning class
8.30: Breakfast
Saying goodbye..

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 retreat 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 or the totality of the price if availing of the Early Bird price (due before June 15th).

EARLY BIRD

Total Price
Payment due before June 15th
1 person – shared room (twin)€845
£700
1 person – Single occupancy of twin room€1340
£1110
2 persons sharing a double room (price per room)€1890
£1570
Note that all the rooms have a shared bathroom (one bathroom for two bedrooms)

NON-EARLY BIRD

Deposit on bookingBalance
due before August 15th
Total
1 person – shared room (twin)€250
£210
€700
£580
€950
£790
1 person – Single occupancy of twin room€250
£210
€840
£1025
€1490
£1235
2 persons sharing a double room (price per room)€500
£420
€1200
£1320
€2100
£1740
Note that all the rooms have a shared bathroom (one bathroom for two bedrooms).

The above prices include accommodation, food (breakfast, lunch & dinner), tea and coffee, yoga, meditation, Breathwork and all the activities including going to the beach, visiting local places of interest but exclude extra activities l