We will spend 10 days together as a community at Vinha Velha, an off the grid farm at the Algarve in PORTUGAL where we put into practice what we've learned in the previous weeks in theory and explore new ways of relating to ourselves and thereby to each other. 

We will start the day every other morning with a guided MORNING PRACTICE.

This morning practice can be

• Journaling
• Breathwork
• Yoga
• Meditation
• Silent walking
• Chanting

The biggest part of our experience will be mainly dedicated to our Inner Community Practices which consists of:

• INNER VOICE FORUM. An edgy, challenging, highly liberating systemic group practice under guidance of Francine & Katjalisa.

You are being invited to step into the middle of the circle, state the topic/situation you want to work with and then embody your inner voices while the group is holding space for your process. The idea is not to act or to perform but merely to be the vessel for your voices to be able to speak/ to show themselves. It sounds super strange if you have not experienced it before but trust us ~ the magic happens when you step into the middle and you tap into your own energetic field. Due to the resonance within the collective field, we are able to feel/ empathize with each other. We learn as much in the middle as we learn outside in the circle. 

• HEART SHARING CIRCLE. Everyone gets a moment to share from the heart what is alive, what is present, what is moving inside. That can be about a meaningful moment such as a challenging trigger, an inspiring insight, a thought, a reflection etc. While one shares, the others listen with full presence. There will be no analysis or commenting on the individual share. The facilitators will only interrupt in case of violence within the communication, especially if directed towards another participant (or towards a self) 
• CONFLICT RESOLUTION. An effective and touching way to address and to solve conflict within a group process. The space in the middle of the circle will be open for one or more people to invite one or more people into the space. Under the guidance of the facilitators, embedded by the collective, you are invited to share openly and transparently about a conflicting/ troubling emotion or a trigger causing  unease, discomfort, unsafety, mistrust within yourself and therefore within the group. 

Another important part will be the SISTER~and BROTHERHOOD WORK. The time spent apart, women amongst women and men amongst men, will serve us to create a positive connection with our body, to overcome shame, jealousy and competition, to (re)establish connection and trust and to heal wounds around sister~and brotherhood.

The ECO INTERVENTION with our nature expert Mattie is also a crucial part of our experience. While putting our hands into the soil and working on the land, we will be provided with valuable insights about how the natural ecosystem works, what we can do to help nature to restore and what we can learn from nature so we can heal our relationships. A beautiful way to connect with your own nature by connecting with mother nature.   

And… EROTIC ECOLOGY by Mattie & Sophie. In these sessions we will make love with and to the elements while being surrounded by mother nature and father sky. This is gonna be muddy and dirty, juicy, fresh & wet, nourishing and fun…

The remaining time can be either used for integration to be spent by yourself following your own needs or you can join the provided activities by experts from the area that will share their medicine with us. Such as:

• Playfight with Matteo
• Singing Choir with Juju
• Ecstatic dance with TikTek
• Acro Yoga with Katjalisa
• Arts & Craft with Francine

Please note that the free time program might slightly change, depending on the group dynamics and the availability of the experts.

The 3 SLOW SEX EXPERIENCES & LOVE JAMS in the evening facilitated by Katjalisa is where the magic and the healing happens but also where old wounds or even traumas can be triggered. Sexuality and intimacy are the arenas in which we are inclined to follow our basic assumptions about ourselves and the other (script). 

For example, if the basic assumption about yourself is 'I'm not worthy' you will most likely have difficulties expressing your boundaries and speaking out your desires (flight or freeze mode). 

In the Slow Sex Experience we explore the healing power of intimacy and how we can create a sexuality beyond our original script. You will learn how to

• be present while relating
• work with your breath
• tap into the world of energetic body work
• practice boundaries inspired by the wheel of consent
• be radical honest to yourself and to your (practice) partner 
• communicate your needs and desires in a nonviolent way
• access your full body yes and no
• build trust

More COOL STUFF happening in the evening

• Sound healing with Karla
• Sensory dinner with Nina
• Kirtan with Momo & the Bhaktis 
• Sunset Breathwork at the coast

CHERRY ON TOP: parts of the community experience in Portugal will be accompanied by the healing sound of Karla. She is a certified music therapist based in Amsterdam and has supported our events numerous times. We work complementary and in absolute ease with one another. She always has the right sound or song for the right moment. It’s magical to co~create with her!