Root & Rise
Breathwork & Psychology Retreat
28 October - 1 November in Ericeira, Portugal
The rhythm of your breath directs the rhythm of your life.
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Your breath is a powerful regulator of your nervous system, an inner resource you can actively work with. You cannot control how your heart beats or how your digestion works, but you can guide your breath.
Studies estimate that the average person takes around 22,000 breaths per day. Imagine the transformation that could happen if you learned to use just a few of those to enhance your wellbeing. When you understand the power of your breath, everything changes. That is why your breath is the foundation at the Root & Rise Retreat.
Mind and body are not separate systems, but one interconnected whole. This retreat is designed to support you on both levels. You will receive 1:1 psychology wellbeing guidance integrated with breathwork, somatic practices, journaling, delicious food, and nature. You will be surrounded by like-minded people in a premium, ocean-view retreat center just 40 minutes away from Lisbon.
The way we bring Eastern and Western tools together in a truly practical, hands-on way makes this experience even more unique. Our holistic guidance supports your nervous system, sparks focused introspection, and deepens your mind-body connection.
Whether you are here to pause, shift what no longer feels aligned, or explore a new way of living, this retreat is for you. You will leave feeling clear, supported, alive, and deeply reconnected with yourself.
The transformation you’ll feel, and keep
Experience precious days that you’ll love & remember forever.
Deepen your connection to your body, mind, breath, and emotional landscape.
Feel more present, calm, energized & ignite your spiritual element.
Learn to use your breath to regulate your nervous system.
Take home simple, powerful tools to shift how you show up in your everyday life.
Be held in precious group where you feel safe
Guided by Experienced Facilitators
Leonor and Inês have been working together for years. Leonor holds the mental and emotional process, while Inês guides the body through breathwork and somatics. Guests often share how safe they feel with this combination, knowing they are supported on both the mind and body level throughout the journey, allowing them to fully let go, heal and receive.
Ines, Breathwork & Somatics
Ines is a breathwork and somatic practitioner with years of experience in holistic work, particularly in the field of trauma and psychosomatics.
Through her sessions, you are supported in regulating your nervous system, expressing emotions, and integrating your human experience through breath. Ines creates grounded and safe spaces where you can unravel old patterns, reconnect to aliveness, and restore trust in your body.
During the retreat, Ines will guide you through a range of practices, including coherent breathing, conscious connected breathing, somatic anchoring, somatic shaking, EFT tapping, heart-opening practices, and intuitive journaling.
By making these practices feel accessible and grounded, she helps you have a meaningful retreat experience and leave with practical tools for daily life.
Leonor, psychology
Leonor is the founder of myalfazema and a guide devoted to grounded transformative journeys. Years ago, she left a corporate career to pursue her dream of studying psychology. Her path has been shaped by a deep curiosity about human nature, our world, and what makes Life meaningful and Humans flourish.
With a degree in Psychology and a specialisation in Social Psychology including studies in positive psychology, spiritual psychology, emotion, motivation, and behaviour change, she supports you in finding your own path and your own freedom, anchored in who you are.
Leo merges scientific psychology with spiritual practices, helping you gain deep insight into your emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns. Her work isn’t just about healing, but also about empowerment, breaking free from constraining beliefs, and stepping into an authentic, fulfilling life.
Shaped by years of learning across cultures, universities, spiritual traditions, and teachers, Leo’s guidance is grounded in the present, in what is here and now. She will hold space for both your light and your shadow and help you better live through them.
Leo does not believe in quick fixes or shortcuts to happiness, but in honest reflection, consistency, inner strength, and lasting, embodied change so you can integrate what you learn into your daily life.
Your Wellbeing Retreat Journey, Step by Step
Experience a powerful inner shift through a unique blend of Breathwork & Psychology. Using different methods, explore your deeper self and learn to use your breath to regulate your nervous system in daily life. You’ll gain clarity, let go, express yourself, and reconnect mind, body, and heart.
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.
Savour a delicious plant-based gastronomic experience
Chef Amabile
During the myalfazema retreat, Amabile’s mission is to bring you delicious, healthy, and beautiful meals. Passionate and curious, she draws inspiration from different culinary traditions and ancient healing practices. She smiles seeing participants love her food. We’re so grateful to have her on our team.
You won’t want to miss this. Get ready to experience delicious meals, all made with love by the amazing Amabile.
Enjoy your days in a premium ocean-view paradise
Quinta dos Raposeiros, Ericeira
You will feel it the moment you arrive. There is something truly special about this place. It really is the perfect place for this retreat.
The rooms are spacious, comfortable, and made for rest. All rooms have an ocean view and a terrace. There are two swimming pools and many magical corners to relax under the trees.
The shala is one of my favourites. It is a beautiful space for movement, breathwork, and coming back into your body. A place full of sunlight and a breathtaking view.
The ocean is just a few minutes away, and you can walk one of the trails to get to the beach. On past retreats, we often walked there together and enjoyed the calm and natural beauty of the area.
You will also be close to Ericeira, one of Portugal’s most charming fishing villages, and only 40 minutes from Lisbon Airport, which makes the retreat easy to reach. Join us and experience it yourself.
After a sold-out edition, we are back.
Root & Rise Retreat returns for one more edition after a deeply transformative and fully booked experience last year. Shaped by six years of hosting retreats and hundreds of participants, it continues to evolve through everything we have studied, learned, and refined along the way.
Everything that’s included:
- 4 nights, all-inclusive, at Quinta dos Raposeiros premium ocean-view venue
- 3 daily plant-based meals by Chef Amabile
- 2 x Private sessions with Leonor
- Breathwork Sessions
- Somatic Practice Sessions
- Journaling Sessions
- Intuitive Movement Sessions
- Talk: Regulating the Nervous System
- 80-page signature myGuidebook
- Yoga props (mats, bolsters, blocks, blankets)
- 20€ of your registration fee will be donated to an institution that promotes wellbeing.
- And everything else that will flow into this experience…!
Book today & Save 200€
Curated with love, this holistic retreat is an investment that goes beyond the experience itself. It’s an investment in your health, happiness, and future.
Choose your room and reserve your place with a €200 deposit.
You can book instantly online or contact us with any questions or to pay by bank transfer. Prices are per person.
Shared Room
Ocean-view large room with a terrace and its own bathroom with a calm atmosphere shared with just 1-2 others.
1470€ 1270€
Private Room
Ocean-view room with a terrace and your own private bathroom. Ideal if you want full privacy, and extra comfort.
1870€ 1670€
A retreat is not, and will never be, a magic potion for happiness.
Yet this experience can be the beginning of something deeper - a meaningful step toward a more peaceful, grounded life.
Looking for a place to rest, reconnect and grow?
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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
Don’t let anything stand in the way of your dream retreat in Portugal.
Over the past five years, guests from around the world have safely arrived in Ericeira for myalfazema retreat, just a convenient 40 minute drive from Lisbon Airport. Various transportation options are available, including Uber and Bolt in Lisbon, as well as public transport.
To make your arrival even smoother, we’ll set up a WhatsApp group before the retreat to help with ride-sharing. This has been a great way for guests to connect and arrange shared rides from the airport or central Lisbon.
28 October: Room Check-in from 3.30pm. The retreat is set to begin at 5.30 pm.
1 November: The retreat wraps up by 12 leaving you with a heart full of memories and a soul ready to flourish.
We invite everyone to go offline during the retreat. However, this is not a strict digital detox retreat so you’re welcome to keep your phone and manage your offline time as you wish.
Mobile phones and digital devices are not allowed in the common areas at any time. This is a shared rule to protect the space we are creating together.
This retreat is designed to be a real break from the noise. We trust this boundary will be respected for your own experience and for the group.
If you choose to fully disconnect, we will share an emergency contact so friends and family can reach the retreat if needed. You’re welcome to bring a non-digital watch.
Note: You may occasionally see staff using their phones. This is only for essential coordination and behind-the-scenes logistics.
No worries! We’ll be sending out a questionnaire to learn more about your allergies. Please note that while we do our best to accommodate allergies and offer alternatives when possible, we cannot accommodate personal food preferences.
If you have any major or life-threatening allergies, please let us know before signing up so we can confirm whether we are able to accommodate them.
The retreat schedule will be shared. We do keep things punctual and we love structure, as it brings freedom and peace, but we also keep it flexible and adapt to the weather, the universe, and the energy of the group.
Everything is optional: your retreat, your flow.
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.
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/
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 🙂
The Heart of Root & Rise
Root & Rise is not a sprint toward transformation. It is a step-by-step wellbeing journey, an invitation to turn inward to meet both light and shadow. This breathwork retreat in Portugal is about returning to yourself by rooting first. Like the trees, we begin by letting go. We release stress and what no longer serves, making space to rest, recharge, and remember who we are beneath the noise.
Rooting means honoring where you come from, accepting what is, and embracing the present moment. It is coming home to the Earth beneath your feet, to the rhythm of your breath, grounded in your body and the wisdom of your inner world. And from that grounded place, we rise by remembering that energy and expansion do not come from force but from flow, by softening and being authentic, by allowing healing and clarity to move freely.
Rising is about stepping into life with presence, balance, and inner power. Simplifying. Aligning. It is about reconnecting with your intuition, your creativity, and your truth. It is about allowing those parts of you to take up space within your existence, leaving burnout behind and stepping into a more energized way of being.
And while this is a deep and transformative experience, it is also one of joy. We will laugh. We will share stories. Life is not meant to be taken too seriously, right? Let’s enjoy the ride, fully human, fully alive, fully in balance.