Sacred Expression Retreat
From Burnout to Embodiment: A 5-Day Journey to Reclaim Your Radiant, Creative Self
Portugal, 14th – 18th August 2025
A soulful retreat for the woman who’s done holding it all together.
This is a sacred space to soften, exhale, and finally come home — to your body, your creative expression, your joy, your truth.
Beneath the roles and pressure, there’s a version of you that’s wild, creative, and whole.
Let her rise — through movement, ritual, sisterhood, and nature.
Sacred Expression
Sacred Expression
This retreat is for women who long to reconnect with their true nature. It’s an invitation to reclaim your intuition, awaken your creative power, and honor the deep wisdom that lives in your body and the earth.
This is a ritual space for personal transformation — held by nature and supported by a nurturing community — where you are lovingly invited to embrace all parts of yourself: the radiant and the challenging. Through heart-centered practices of yoga, tantra, and creative expression, we’ll guide you back to your true essence — a state of love, joy, and bliss that’s always been within you, waiting to be remembered.
Retreat Highlights
What You’ll Experience — and How It Will Change You
Daily Yoga & Meditation
Nourishing daily practices to ground you in your body, open your heart, and cultivate deep inner peace and nervous system harmony.
Tantra Techniques
Rooted in love and presence, these practices deepen awareness and awaken your sensual, sacred energy.
Sacred Circles & Community
Soulful sharing, sisterhood, and rituals that remind: you are met with deep presence, held in truth, and never alone.
HeartHealing® Hypnotherapy
A guided journey to heal your inner child, release limiting beliefs, and restore deep self-worth and confidence.
Cacao Ceremony
Dive deep into the heart-opening energy of ceremonial cacao — connecting with your emotions, intentions, and inner wisdom.
Creative Rituals
Embodied movement, emotional freedom, dance, and expressive arts to unlock your intuition and awaken your wild, creative self.
You’ll Leave
With…
A clear connection to your body, intuition, and inner truth
A sense of deep belonging — with yourself and in sisterhood
Tools to stay grounded, expressive, and resourced back home
A new story: one where you are centered, worthy, and free
💎 Bonus Gift
Each guest receives a 60-minute 1:1 post-retreat integration session (valued at €150)to help you anchor everything you’ve uncovered and keep the shift alive in your daily life.
Our Magical Space
We’ll gather at a beautiful retreat space nestled between the surf beaches of Ericeira and the mystical energy of Sintra.
The land itself is an invitation to reconnect with nature — and through her, with yourself. As we attune to the rhythms of the earth, we soften the edges of modern life and return to a state of inner harmony and presence.
The land doesn’t just hold you — it changes you.
Thoughtfully chosen for this deep immersion, The Shanti Space offers the ideal setting for rest, reflection, and transformation. And the best part? It’s just 30 minutes from Lisbon Airport — because a little convenience never hurts!
Think: forest walks, starry skies, nourishing meals by the incredible chef Tim Wilkening, hammock time, and deep peace. Everything here is designed to support your inner journey — and gently invite you into presence.
Let the forest remind you: you belong to yourself.
Accommodation
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8-bedroom Dorm
A budget-friendly option that allows you to dive deeper into the community experience and connect more profoundly with your friends.
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Twin Room (per person)
You will share a room with another woman. If a friend/sister also registers, you can room together. Here, you have a bit more privacy and tranquillity.
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Private Room Ensuite
You want to enjoy the comfort of having your own room to retreat to after workshops and events. Then this option is perfect for you.
Who This Retreat Is For?
This retreat is for the woman who feels the quiet ache for something more — more depth, more softness, more truth. It’s for you if you feel the call to...
• Come back to your body and your inner rhythm
• Reclaim your voice, your joy, your power
• Feel deeply held in a circle of women
• Explore your creativity, sensuality, and sacred expression
• Slow down and reconnect with what truly matters
• Say yes to yourself — fully and unapologetically
You don’t need to be “spiritual enough.” You just need to be ready to come home to yourself — just bring your curiosity, your heart, and your willingness to show up as you are.
Meet Your Facilitators
This retreat is lovingly guided by Mariana Lourenço and Melissa Ratti — two space holders with complementary gifts and shared devotion to embodied transformation. Together, they create a safe, soulful, and empowering container where you’ll feel both deeply held and gently invited into your fullest expression. You’ll also be supported by a small team behind the scenes, ensuring every detail flows with care, presence, and intention.
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Space holder, yoga & tantra teacher, and the heart behind Sacred Expression.
Mariana has guided and collaborated on retreats across the globe, bringing years of experience in yoga, tantra, embodiment, and transformational practices. As the creative force behind this retreat, she pours her heart and soul into every detail — curating a space that’s not only safe and sacred, but deeply nourishing, joyful, and alive. Expect grounded presence, playful energy, and the kind of hosting that makes you feel instantly at home.
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I help heart-centered humans cultivate mental, physical and emotional wellbeing by learning how to tap into their unique energy flow and release blockages on multiple levels.Through gentle bodywork to open energy channels, and cutting-edge trauma-informed hypnotherapy that merges science and spirituality, I am here to facilitate a deep sense of peace, wellness and empowerment in your body and mind.
Booking & Pricing
All-inclusive (4 nights / 5 days): nourishing meals, beautiful accommodation & all retreat practices included.
Choose from a variety of room options — cozy dorms, twin rooms, private suites, or bell tents for a more raw and magical nature experience. 🌙✨
A non-refundable deposit of $400 is required to secure your spot.
Flexible payment plans are available via the booking platform.
Want more details?
Download the brochure and book a free discovery call to connect with us, ask your questions, and feel into the space.
SPONSORSHIP
We are honoured to offer a limited number of reduced-cost scholarship places to individuals from marginalised communities, including Black and Women of Colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those from challenging socio-economic backgrounds.
Providing low-cost scholarship opportunities is one way we aim to make our events more accessible to those who may otherwise face barriers to participation.
FAQs
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This retreat is designed with women in mind, but we warmly welcome gender-nonconforming beings. If you identify as non-binary, gender fluid, or somewhere else on the spectrum and feel called to this work, you are wholeheartedly welcome here. We use inclusive language throughout our time together.
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Absolutely! If you’re attending with a friend or a partner (yes to girlfriends doing the inner work together!), we even offer a special discount. Shared beds are also possible in some rooms — just let us know your preferences in advance.
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Yes! All activities, accommodations, and nourishing vegetarian meals (prepared by our incredible private chef Tim Wilkening) are included. That also covers the cacao ceremony, all materials you’ll need, and a few sweet surprises — because we love a little magic. ✨
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While we lovingly recommend joining all practices — as this journey is carefully curated to support your expansion — this is your space. You’re always encouraged to listen to your body and rest when needed. Nothing is mandatory, and you are sovereign here.
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All payments are handled through our secure booking platform, WeTravel. You can choose the option that works best for you:
– Pay in full
– Secure your spot with a $400 non-refundable deposit
– Select a payment plan that works with your flowWe also offer a 10% early bird discount for the first 8 sign-ups using the code EARLY8.
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All payments are non-refundable. If you cancel or decide not to attend, no refund will be issued. That said, you’re welcome to gift your spot to another woman if needed — just let us know.
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You’re in the perfect place. Whether this is your first step or a deeper dive into your spiritual path, this retreat will meet you exactly where you are. Expect a safe, heart-held space for healing, connection, joy, and transformation, and even making new friends!
