Coming Home to Yourself
A retreat for inner safety, aliveness, and connectionOctober 16–18, 2026
Quinta das Broas, Sintra, Portugal
Reconnect with yourself, your aliveness, and your truth
An intimate retreat experience. Limited to 10 participants.
The retreat will be held in a beautiful villa, surrounded by a natural park with panoramic views. A private cook will be on site providing delicious, fresh, and healthy meals throughout the weekend.
What can you expect?This retreat offers you the space to slow down and reconnect with yourself away from the buzz and stresses of daily life.
We will do this through meditation and body-based practices, meaningful connection, and time in nature.
You will leave the weekend with a deeper sense of inner safety and a reawakened connection to your life energy.
Why come? Do you feel that...Your daily life, with its many demands and repeating routines, offers too little space to connect fully and consciously to yourself, your intuition, and your aliveness?
There are too many moments in your life when you feel triggered, upset, anxious, or frustrated?
You experience a longing for something different in your life, something more fulfilling, something more in line with what you really want and desire?
At the heart of this retreat is a simple yet profound intention: coming home to yourself.
Retreat Flow
Friday | Arriving and Landing
From 16:00 | Arrival and settling in
18:00 onwards | Opening circle, grounding practices, and shared dinner
Friday is an opportunity to arrive, not only to the space, but to yourself. Together, we begin settling into the rhythm of the retreat, getting to know one another, and creating the sense of safety and connection that will support the weekend ahead.
Saturday | Reconnecting with Yourself
07:30 - 08:30 | Morning meditation or nature walk
08:30 - 10:00 | Breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 | Morning program
13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch Break
15:00 - 19:00 | Afternoon Program
19:00 - 20:30 | Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 | Evening program
During Saturday, we will explore what supports a deeper sense of safety within yourself, while bringing awareness to the emotions, patterns, and ways of being that shape how you move through life.
Sunday | Integration and Returning
07:30 - 08:30 | Morning meditation or nature walk
08:30 - 10:00 | Breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 | Morning program
13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch Break
15:00 - 17:00 | Afternoon Program & retreat closing
Sunday offers space to reflect on what has emerged during the weekend and what you want to carry forward into everyday life. What feels true? What feels important to stay connected to? Together, we explore how you might continue nurturing the steadiness, aliveness, and connection that feel most meaningful to you.
Post-retreat integration journey
The retreat continues beyond the weekend with an integration journey, including reflection prompts and a live online gathering two weeks later, to support you in staying connected to what emerged during the retreat. The live online integration gathering will be held on Sunday 1st November at 11.00-13.00 CET.
Food and Dining
Food will be an important part of the retreat experience.
Throughout the weekend, we’ll be lovingly cared for by private chef Shani’s Kitchen, whose beautiful vegetarian meals bring together fresh, seasonal ingredients, vibrant flavors, and the warmth of food made with care. Expect colorful, nourishing dishes designed to support both grounding and ease. Her food invites you to slow down, savor, and reconnect with the simple pleasure of being nourished.
Dietary needs will be accommodated wherever possible.
Facilitators
This retreat is facilitated by Heidi Lampén and Jacco Levits, who bring together a shared passion for creating spaces of honest connection, self-exploration, and deeper presence.
Together, we draw from body-based approaches, meditation, relational practices, and years of personal and professional experience supporting people in reconnecting with themselves in grounded and meaningful ways.
About HeidiHeidi Lampén creates spaces for people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and come home to a greater sense of aliveness, truth, and self-connection.
Her work invites people into a deeper relationship with themselves through greater awareness of the body, a more compassionate relationship with emotions, and an exploration of the patterns that may shape how they move through life and relationships.
At the heart of Heidi’s facilitation is a belief that meaningful change happens through safety, honest connection, curiosity, and learning to meet ourselves with greater compassion.
Participants often describe her presence as warm, grounding, and deeply attuned, creating a space where people feel safe to soften, explore, and reconnect with what feels most true.
About JaccoHow it all started for Jacco:
"When I was in my mid-twenties, studying for my master's degree in London, I hit a wall. Struggling with anxiety and depression, I realized the path I was on was no longer right for me. Blind ambition and external validation could no longer guide my life.
What felt like a crisis became the start of a journey back to myself. Through therapy and years of inner work, I reconnected with my essence, intuition, and creativity.
That journey continues to shape both my life and my work. Helping others reconnect with who they truly are lies at the heart of what I do. I believe that living a freer, more authentic life is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves."
For over fifteen years, Jacco has guided individuals and groups through coaching, training, and retreats, helping people deepen their self-awareness and create meaningful change.
Practical Details
Dates: October 16–18, 2026
Location: Quinta das Broas, in the village of Almorquim in Sintra, Portugal
Arrival: From Friday 16:00
Opening Circle: Friday around 18:00
Closing: Sunday around 17:00
Investment
The retreat price consists of two parts:
1. Retreat Facilitation
Super early bird until 30th June €225
Early bird until 8th August €275
Regular price €325
Includes the full retreat experience, all guided sessions and practices, group facilitation, and the post-retreat integration journey.
2. Accommodation & Nourishment
Includes accommodation (private or shared room options available) and lovingly prepared meals by our private chef throughout the weekend.
€390 | Single room & Food (1 person per room in a double bed).
If you are a couple, then the accommodation and food price for both of you in this room option is €550 in total.€335 | Double room & Food (2 people per room in single beds)
€300 | Triple room & Food (3 people per room in single beds)
To support planning for this intimate retreat, your place is confirmed upon receipt of payment.
Payment
A deposit of €150 is required to reserve your spot. The remaining balance is due by September 8th, 2026. You can reserve your spot and pay the deposit using the button below.
The remaining amount will be paid separately via an individual payment link sent after you reserve your spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This retreat is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and gently explore your inner world in a supportive group setting.
It is not group therapy, nor is there any expectation to share more than feels comfortable. You will always be invited to participate at your own pace, honour your boundaries, and engage in ways that feel supportive for you.
There is no pressure to “break through,” heal, or become someone different. Our intention is simply to create a space where you can soften, reconnect, and meet yourself with greater honesty and care.
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Body-based practices are experiential exercises that use the body as a gateway to greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and personal growth. They may include gentle movement, breathwork, grounding, mindful awareness, and exercises that help you notice, explore, and integrate your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
No, you don’t need previous experience with retreats, meditation, or body-based practices. You are welcome exactly as you are. Curiosity is enough. -
When we work on ourselves on a deeper level, emotions tend to arise. Feeling and welcoming these, rather than controlling or suppressing them, can be an important part of making space for what wants attention.
Both facilitators are trained and experienced in supporting people through emotional processes in a grounded and supportive way. We aim to create an environment where you can move at your own pace and feel supported in whatever is present for you.
Because there are two facilitators and a small group size, there is also space for more individual support if needed. If something feels particularly tender or overwhelming, one of us can take additional time with you alongside the group process.
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Absolutely. Many participants come on their own, and retreats often become a meaningful space for connection. Ahead of the retreat, we will help connect participants who wish to share rides.
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The retreat will be held primarily in English. Participants are also welcome to ask questions in Dutch or Finnish if that feels more natural.
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The retreat price includes the full program experience, facilitation, accommodation, and food. Participants need to pay separately for their travel and transport to the retreat location, as well as for their travel insurance.
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Because this retreat is intentionally small and spaces are limited, cancellations can have a significant impact.
If you cancel before August 15th, 2026, any payments made (excluding the deposit) will be refunded.
Cancellations made between August 15th and September 14th, 2026, are eligible for a 50% refund (excluding the deposit).
Unfortunately, cancellations made after September 14th, 2026, are non-refundable.
If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your place to someone else (subject to approval and suitability for the retreat).
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel the retreat, all retreat payments made to us will be fully refunded. Please note that we cannot reimburse travel costs or other personal expenses. You will also need to have your own travel insurance.
If finances are a barrier to joining, please feel free to reach out using the button in the FAQ section. We may have limited flexibility available for payment plans.
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Meaningful change often unfolds gradually. To support you in integrating what emerges during the weekend, this retreat also includes a post-retreat integration journey.
This includes five guided reflection prompts shared over two weeks, followed by a live online integration gathering 14 days after the retreat on Sunday, November 1st, at 11.00-13.00 CET.
The intention is to support you in bringing what you discover during the retreat into everyday life in a way that feels supportive and sustainable.
How do I reach you if I have other questions?
Feel free to use the button “Start a Conversation” below to reach us for any other questions you might have.
Getting to the retreat
Quinta das Broas is located on the top of a small village, Almorquim, in Sintra. Behind the house, there are no neighbors, and the land extends to a beautiful natural park. The venue is located only 30/45km from Lisbon, and 12km from the village of Sintra.
Ahead of the retreat, we will help connect participants who wish to share rides.
By airplane
Book a flight to Lisbon Airport. Rent a car there for the entire duration of the workshop, or take a taxi/Uber to the venue (approx. €30). A train can also be taken to Sintra village, then a taxi/Uber to the venue (approx. €15 - €20).
By car
It takes roughly 40 minutes by car from the airport, or 20 minutes from the Sintra train station.
By public transport
Take the metro from Lisbon Airport to Oriente station, then take a train to Sintra (travel time: 1 hr). Then take a taxi/Uber to the venue (approx. €15 - €20).
