Disconnect to (Re)Connect
Digital Detox Retreat
30 April - 3 May in Fuseta, Algarve, Portugal
Go Offline • Psychology • Cooking • Breathing • Walks
Super limited rooms
Been feeling more like a human doing than a human being?
Join this retreat and spend 3 nights offline and recharge your nervous system, reclaim your attention, and reset your relationship with yourself and the world.
You’ll disconnect from the outside noise so you can truly reconnect with your inner world, allowing you to enter a state of clarity, presence, and lightness.
What makes this retreat special is that it invites you to go fully offline while guiding you throughout the whole digital detox experience. Unplugging is just the start. Going offline creates space, and our program helps you use that space around your own priorities. You'll have time to whatever you feel like and also join psychology talks, calming breath sessions, cooking workshops, and beach walks
Our home is a peaceful villa in the Algarve, overlooking the Ria Formosa, with beautiful sunsets and plenty of space to connect or be by yourself. It took a long time to find a place that truly felt right for this retreat, and this villa is it. The beach is walking distance, and the airport is only 30 minutes away.
Book your escape. Enjoy your sunny days. Leave feeling calmer, clearer, and more grounded, with new habits (and new hobbies) that remind you there’s a whole world beyond the feed.
Trust us: once you feel the transformation, you’ll want to bring more “offline” moments into everyday life.
Your Offline Retreat Journey, Step by Step
Detoxing from social media and endless notifications is the intention of the Disconnect to (Re)Connect Retreat. This is an offline retreat, the time you actually need to refocus, reflect, rest, and make space for new ideas and creativity. To support a true reset and protect the calm space, all participants agree to be phone-free. Leonor will be with you throughout the entire retreat, offering support and guiding the daily rhythm and activities.
Please note that this retreat is not a substitute for medical or psychological advice, evaluation, or treatment. Each participant is responsible for ensuring that they are fit and adequately prepared to participate in the retreat.
Guided by Experienced Facilitators
Leonor Pinheiro, Psychology Wellbeing Guide
Leonor is the founder of myalfazema and a facilitator devoted to inner work, emotional awareness, and grounded transformation. Her work weaves together science and spirituality, structure and intuition. Clients describe Leonor’s sessions as deeply supportive and attuned, leaving with greater clarity and confidence, having released emotional blocks, feeling calmer, and reconnected with themselves in a meaningful way.
She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam, specialising in Social Psychology, with studies in emotion, motivation, and behaviour change. She continues to explore how we create meaning in our lives, and how through that process, we come home to ourselves and contribute to society.
Amabile, Natural Chef & Cooking Teacher
Amabile is an exceptional chef, and we have been working together for some time. When the idea for this retreat began to take shape, Amabile was an essential part of that vision, I knew it had to be with her. Not only because her food is delicious, nourishing, and healthy (everyone loves it), but also because she is the perfect person to lead the cooking workshops.
Amabile will be responsible for preparing the daily meals during the retreat, and in the evenings, we will come together to cook dinner as a group, guided by her. She has been teaching for several years and, this year, launched her online course CPI – Cozinha Prática e Funcional (Practical and Functional Cooking), which was an absolute success.
Why did we create this retreat?
DISCONNECT TO (RE)CONNECT
After feeling so much peace and connection during three nights offline, I decided to upgrade the experience into a myalfazema retreat. No phones, no WiFi, no outside world. Just us. A full digital detox.
Over those days, I noticed what happens when we are offline. It is absolutely amazing: the mind, the body, the peace. WOW! I hadn’t felt that connected in a long time. With the screen gone, I awakened clarity and perspective.
Even though I was hiking a lot, I felt more rested than usual because I wasn’t spending any energy on digital devices. I spent the time simply being: walking, doing a few breathing practices, meditating, reading, laughing, cooking, and talking with others. I used the myGuidebook as a structure to go inward, to journal, reflect, and find answers I’d been too busy to hear. I slept deeply and woke up at 5am with more energy than ever.
That’s the thing about stepping away: even for a short time, you reclaim your attention. And our attention is our most important cognitive resource, and what defines the quality of our lives. You start noticing what you usually rush past. You get so many new ideas. You see what you’ve been carrying. You remember what matters. When the phone is away, life feels more real. And days feel so full.
Most of us reach for our phones automatically to fill any spare second. We fill gaps that don’t always need filling, simply out of habit and to avoid being “bored.” And when you step back, you start to see how strange that is. You start to see how often we trade the beauty of the present moment, the only one we have, for a scroll about something that is happening far away.Your life is already full of real moments: light shifting through the window, a short conversation, the sound of birds. It’s easy to miss them when your attention is always elsewhere. Here, with the phone away, you remember what it feels like to be disconnected, and connected to what’s right in front of you.
I also know many of you want this kind of reset but haven’t found a place where you feel safe and supported enough to do it. So we built it.
The transformation you’ll feel, and keep
Feel the bliss and peace of life when spent offline.
Reconnect with your breath, nature, others, and real-life moments.
Remember what it feels like to have time, and do whatever you want to do.
Awaken clarity, perspective & spark your spiritual element.
Create healthier boundaries with tech and create a simple plan that sticks.
Learn simple, healthy recipes you’ll love cooking again at home.
Everything that’s included:
- 3 nights, all-inclusive, in a beautiful Villa in Fuseta, Algarve
- 3 daily plant-based meals by Amabile
- 2 x private psychology wellbeing individual sessions with Leonor
- 3 Cooking Workshops
- Recipes from the Workshops
- Daily Wellbeing Sessions (talks, breathing, spiritual practice)
- The myGuidebook to support your journey – Psychology, Wabi-Sabi, Spirituality, and more
- Relaxing Breath Session
- 20€ of your registration fee will be donated to an institution that promotes wellbeing.
- And everything else that will flow into this experience…!
Your investment goes beyond just joining
Curated with love, this retreat is an investment that goes beyond just joining. It's an investment in your health, happiness, and future. You can book directly with us via bank transfer (just reach out using the form below) or use online payment by clicking the button.
Shared Room
Perfect if you’re coming solo and open to sharing the room with 1 other person.
690€ 650€
PER PERSON
Private Room with Shared Bathroom
Your own cozy room with a shared bathroom shared with the room next door.
940€ 890€
PER PERSON
Private Ensuite Room with Private Bathroom
Perfect if you want full privacy, your own space, and a private bathroom to rest and recharge.
1090€ 1050€
PER PERSON
Some more testimonials
Leonor is truly gifted; she knows how to balance the days with great programs and surround herself with fantastic and talented people in beautiful settings.It was time for me to take care of my emotional state and needed the right environment to do so. I was able to tap into unresolved pain and allow myself to feel it and then let it go.
I had a very long list of criteria, and this retreat met it all!
Leonor and Alexandra made me live an unforgettable experience. An experience to repeat, and I highly recommend it!
Definitely one of the best investments I've made in my physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
I went to the retreat alone, which initially scared me a little, but that feeling quickly disappeared. I finished the retreat wholeheartedly, with happy memories of sharing and union with the rest of the group, many teachings and learning, a more relaxed and peaceful spirit, more connection to the present, nature and myself, and more confidence in myself and others!Thank you, myalfazema.
Looking for a place to completely disconnect, recharge, gain clarity, and have fun? This is it!
Simply provide your details below to get more info, secure your spot, or get a gift voucher. Leo will guide you every step of the way.
Please check if you got a confirmation email that your message was sent. If not, please contact us directly at leonor@myalfazema.com.
Looking forward to talking to you!
FAQs
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Our team is here to help you.
Payment plan:
- Your spot will be confirmed after payment of a 200€ deposit
- The remaining amount is to be settled until one month after the deposit has been paid
- We can adjust the payment plan according to your needs. If needed, we can divide the payment into 3 or more installments. Please contact us so we can discuss your options
Payment options
- Bank transfer
- Online payment - Stripe
- Mbway (Portuguese)
All participants agree to be phone-free for the duration of the retreat.
At the start of the retreat we’ll do a simple “switch-off” ceremony. You can choose to:
Hand your phone to us, or
Keep it with you, as long as it stays switched off and stored away throughout the retreat.
Notes:
- Emergencies: Friends and family can still reach us if needed. We’ll share an emergency contact for the retreat.
- Timekeeping: If you like, bring a non-digital watch. We’ll mark 8:00 each morning with a gentle sound cue (sleep in if you like, breakfast runs until 9:00).
- Staff: You may occasionally see the team use a phone or digital devices for logistics, safety, or emergencies.
We’ll be staying in a beautiful house near the town of Fuseta in the Algarve.
Getting here is quite simple:
From Faro (city or airport): ~17 km (about 20 minutes) by car/taxi/Uber/Bolt.
From Fuseta: ~6–9 km (about 10–15 minutes) by car/taxi/Uber/Bolt.
From Lisbon Airport: ~287 km.
Public transport: You can use public transport (train or bus) from Lisbon or Faro. If you’re coming by public transport, aim for Faro or Fuseta first, then take a taxi / Uber / Bolt for the last stretch (some people even walk from Fuseta if they’re traveling light).
Ride sharing: Before the retreat begins, we’ll create a WhatsApp group for all participants to coordinate logistics and share rides. Guests have found this incredibly helpful, especially for arranging shared Ubers from airport
To make it personal, we also include 1:1 sessions before and after the retreat, so you can set clear intentions, feel supported through the process, integrate what you’ve learned into real life and do a take-home digital detox plan you can realistically follow once you’re back.
30 April: Room Check-in from 4pm. The retreat is set to begin at 5 pm.
3 May: The retreat wraps up by 10am leaving you with a heart full of memories and a soul ready to flourish.
No worries! We’ll be sending out a questionnaire to learn more about your allergies.
However, if you have any major or life-threatening allergies, please let us know before signing up so we can confirm that we can accommodate them.
Please check our T&C to know all the details about the cancellation policy. By enrolling in a myalfazema retreat, you are automatically agreeing to the terms and conditions.
https://myalfazema.com/terms/
It is your responsibility to organize suitable travel and health insurance. myalfazema will not hold liable if your failure to arrange suitable insurance coverage leaves you exposed, medically, financially, or otherwise. myalfazema and its partners are not liable for any injuries, damages, or losses incurred by participants before, during or after the retreat.
The first thing to do is to secure your spot in this epic retreat before it's all booked up. Don't miss out like many guests who no longer could secure a spot in our last retreat! Once you've secured your spot, go ahead and book your flight or other transportation. Let's embark on this journey together 🙂
A retreat is not - and will never be - a magic potion for happiness. This one however, promises to be an eye-opening step in your wellbeing journey of growth towards a PEACEFUL life.