Soften into YOUR Power

Residential retreat in Portugal

Oct 26th - Nov 2nd 2025

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Soften into YOUR Power

A week-long residential retreat for personal empowerment

Oct 26th - Nov 2nd 2025

Hosted by

I want to join!
“I might title my 2025 experience in "life before" and "life after Portugal's retreat magic". That was really something the four of you presented to us. I now know what yum feels like, and I am able to reconnect to that feeling anytime at wish. Which is a real gain in life quality and one more strength in my resilience tool kit :)) ”

Silke Schmidt-Pfeiffer

True power is not powering through or bracing yourself. It is being rooted in clarity and openness. Both soft and fierce.

Do you want to feel the full depth of your power? 

Do you long to balance your experience of power with more ease, softness and trust?

Then this retreat is for you.

It will give you a new way to navigate life - with deep love, crystal clarity, and clear boundaries.

We will help you to soften into your power: where you'll no longer need to rely on just the Yang aspects of power and welcome and integrate the power of Yin, together giving you the full power of creation. 

Surrounded by the rolling hills of Portugal, you’ll be part of a nourishing community of self-aware women. We offer a luscious program of group workshops and private Soul-based Coaching ~ fuelled by embodiment practices, ceremony, and deep rest. 

True power is not powering through or bracing yourself. It is being rooted in clarity and openness, soft, and fierce when needed.

Do you want to feel the full depth of your power? 

Do you long to balance your experience of power with more ease, softness and trust?

Then this retreat is for you.

It will give you a new way to navigate life - with deep love, crystal clarity, and clear boundaries.

We will help you to soften into your power: where you'll no longer need to rely on just the Yang aspects of power and welcome and integrate the power of Yin, together giving you the full power of creation. 

Surrounded by the rolling hills of Portugal, you’ll be part of a nourishing community of self-aware women. We offer a luscious program of group workshops and private Soul-based Coaching ~ fuelled by embodiment practices, ceremony, and deep rest. 

Discover the Ease of Your True Power

 

We live in turbulent times. The world around us is fast, full, and often overwhelming. It’s easy to get caught up in the noise, to feel like you have to push through, stay strong, and keep going, no matter what.

But what if real strength doesn’t look like pushing harder?


What if your true power isn’t about being tough, but about being deeply connected to yourself?

Yes, you can lead with power, hold it all together, and get things done.
 

But we offer you another way of being with your power:
Not by bracing or striving, but by softening into it. By allowing it to move through you with more flow, more trust, and more grace.

This retreat is an invitation to soften, and come close to who you truly are. You don’t have to build or chase power. The depth of power that you find within is unparalleled by anything else.

Through gentle yet powerful practices, you’ll deepen your connection with yourself. You’ll explore what it means to be powerful without pushing, rooted in presence, attuned to your inner knowing.

This is not about becoming someone else.


It’s about remembering who you are and discovering the ease of living from that place.

 

The most powerful women’s circle I ever experienced.

"This Retreat was like a perfectly orchestrated symphony, and an absolutely unique experience out of space and time. The support of the trainers, the variety of practices, the perfect timing as well as the nourishing and supportive group of powerful women from all over the world, were fabulous. The retreat's magic exceeded all of my expectations. I got the most powerful women’s circle I ever experienced. And in the depths of my soul, even more was awakened and is still being processed in the wordlessness of creative void." - Lenka Vojtova

Through coaching, workshops, embodiment practice and ritual you will:

 

Explore your innate power, a source of deep knowing and calm confidence, and discover how to meet life’s challenges with more ease, presence and trust, without the need to push, fix or defend.

Let your whole self be seen and celebrate the unique expression of the other women around you.

Soften into Yourself. Come home to your body and reconnect with your true nature, experiencing the wholeness that has always been within you. 

Connect and Grow. Join a vibrant community of self-aware women and build meaningful, soulful connections that will continue to nourish you beyond the retreat.

Slow Down & Relax. Flow is on the other side of rest. Walk in nature, explore the surroundings, take a nap - whatever helps you integrate, relax and recharge. 

Receive personal guidance, in three activating Soul-Based Coaching sessions, supporting you in accessing your full power -especially in the midst of challenge.

Leave Inspired: Return home feeling nourished, empowered and ready to bring your full, authentic self into YOUR world. 

The magic of Soul-based Coaching Retreats:

 

Who is this for?

This retreat is for women, who savour the gifts of self-development and are ready to relax into their power.

 

Women who long to show up fully - grounded, fierce, loving and connected - with more ease and trust in themselves.

 

What awaits you this nourishing week?

 

We begin each day with grounding practices—gentle movement or meditation—followed by a healthy, wholesome breakfast.

The mornings have a workshop or teaching session, thoughtfully designed to offer insight and help you connect more deeply to all aspects of your inner power.
 
Over the course of the week, you'll receive two private Soul-based Coaching sessions, dedicated to your personal journey.
 
Lunch is followed by spacious free time—yours to shape as you wish. You might wander through the beautiful surroundings, rest, journal, dream or connect with others.
 
In the afternoons, we gather again for another workshop and most days we’ll also move together through practices like dancing, hiking, Aerial Yoga or The Non Linear Movement Method®.
 
A delicious dinner awaits you each evening. Afterward, the space is open: gather around the fire, dance, share stories—or retreat into stillness and enjoy your own rhythm.

 

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Please note:

We offer space for embodied, soul-led self-development - not psychotherapy. The group will be supported by our experienced team, but participants are expected to take full responsibility for their own process. There is a depth to this work that might be unexpected if you are not used to it. If you are psychologically unstable, are going through a severe crisis, or have a history of unmanageable mental illness, this retreat will not be beneficial for you.

Our home away from home in Portugal

 

We have found a magnificent, peaceful residential retreat centre in Priados at just 2,5 hour drive from Lisbon airport. Bela Colina is surrounded by beautiful rolling hills, and offers amazing views. It has rooms designed with comfort in mind - great mattresses, natural light and cosy touches.

On site, there is a fireplace, a chapel, and a yoga hall with Aerial Yoga hammocks.

The river is a 10 min ride away. 

Bela Colina will be our home during the retreat, where we’ll live and you take part in workshops, receive coaching, practice The Non Linear Movement Method® and Aerial Yoga, nourish yourself through ritual and in temple practices, and simply hang out together.

I'm going to Portugal!
 
If there's a way that you can make it to one of the retreats, please do! It is life changing. It really truly, truly is.
 
"For me, it was a full week of remembering how to receive. So when I walked away from that week, I walked away so very full... of love. Coming home with not only the love, but new tools and new connections. People were just like, you are glowing, what have you done? Are you taking a supplement? Are you eating something different? What are you doing? And I'm like... I'm happy. I'm like truly happy in my heart and I feel so full, and it's like a magnet. This is so rooted and so authentic that I just can't recommend enough. "  
 
Amy Grier

Your guides

We are excited to bring this retreat to you! Annemiek van Helsdingen is the Founder of the Academy for Soul-based Coaching, with 19 years of experience teaching coaches. Wren Bliss is Annemiek's right-hand and a trainer in the Academy. They both love guiding women's temples in the tradition of Chameli Ardagh's Awakening Women.


For this retreat, they are very happy to co-create for the 3rd time with Corinne Konrad Calder, and Mirjam van Ruth who both work as certified Soul-based Coaches and have wide experiences in guiding groups and individuals in embodiment and change work.
Corinne is certified in Level 2 of the Non-linear Movement Method® developed by renowned Michaela Boehm and Mirjam works as a psychedelic facilitator guiding truffle ceremonies and microdosing programs.


Together, we bring a rich blend of experience, presence, and practice to hold and guide you in this potent retreat journey.

There are only 12 seats in the retreat - book yours now

Practical Information

 

The retreat is held in English.

Dates & Times 

We come together: Sunday 26th October - Sunday 2nd November, 2025

 

Schedule

  • Sunday, 26th October: arrival from 3pm, the program starts at 5pm and lasts until 9pm with dinner and temple night
  • Monday - Saturday: full retreat program days
  • Sunday, 2nd November: departure at 11am, after breakfast (and as many good-bye hugs as you like)

 

Including:

  • The luscious 7-day retreat program

  • Seven nights in our retreat centre with accommodation in a private room or a shared twin rooms (according to availability)

  • Full board with local cuisine that caters for vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. For other dietary restrictions, please check with us

  • Two individual Soul-based Coaching Sessions during the retreat week

  • One individual Soul-based Coaching Sessions online after the retreat week

  • One group Orientation call online before the retreat

  • One group Integration call online after the retreat

     

Excluding:

  • Flights & transfer
  • Travel insurance

 

How to get there

Bela Colina is located in Priados, just outside the town Arganil, in central Portugal.

You can fly to Porto or Lisbon international airport.
From the airport you can either rent a car - it’s a 2h drive from Porto and 2.5h from Lisbon.
Or book transfer through the retreat centre (from €75 return per person).

Portugal is very hospitable and easy to get around only speaking English.

 

The retreat is limited to 12 participants. 

And check out the cancellation policy and T&C below.

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Soften into YOUR Power Retreat

Priados, Portugal

26th October - 2nd November, 2025


Private Room

1 person in single room

7 nights

all meals included
 

Your Investment

€2650

€2450

  
* Incl VAT where applicable

 

4 spaces left

Book my place with a private room!

Shared Room

1 person in shared twin room

7 nights

all meals included

 

Your Investment

€2350

€2150

  
* Incl VAT where applicable

 

8 spaces left

Book my place with a shared room!

Email us if you want to pay in instalments

We do not charge extra for payment plans, because they place extra burden on people with less access to resources. We are however a small organisation and it makes a big difference for our financial well-being to receive payment in full, so that we can meet our financial obligations when they arise. So we kindly ask you to pay in full when you are able to.

Our cancellation policy

(please read carefully)

 

The number of participants is limited to 12 people. Your registration is binding.

In case of written cancellation between now until July 14th 2025, we will refund 50% of the retreat fee.
Because of the obligations towards the retreat venue and other necessary arrangements, there are no refunds after July 14th, 2025 (although you can arrange for someone else to take your place.)

 

Disclaimer:

You need your own travel insurance.

Don’t book your flights and travel arrangements until we have confirmed the retreat is happening.

Read the full Terms & Conditions here.

Do you have any questions about the Retreat? Reach out to us with an email.

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