7 Day Flowing With The Elements:
Yoga & Sound Retreat, Portugal
with Nicole & Tilly
Saturday 9th - Friday 15th August 2025
Join Nicole & Tilly in our exciting new retreat home!
Originally built in 1898, lovingly restored in 2015, it is defined by its spectacular uninterrupted 360° views of the Serra do Caldeirão mountains, an area protected for its natural beauty and famous Portuguese cork trees.
Nothing to hear but the birds and the wind.
Nothing to do but restore and relax the body, mind and soul.
The seclusion of the retreat isolated in the mountains yet only 30 minutes from Faro airport make it the perfect place for retreating.
We will have exclusive use of the whole property including a yoga shala with 12 foot sliding window doors that transform the space into an open air studio with front row sunrise seats and mountain views, an infinity pool with rocks and waterfall, a large roof terrace for yoga, meditation and star gazing, a quiet meditation snug and library room, and all the communal areas of the house.
Whether it be your own luxurious double room with uber comfy super-king size bed or your own secluded outdoor yurt or shepherd’s hut with impeccable views; We have a range of accommodation types.
Each interior has been tastefully designed and decorated with simple locally sourced materials. All outdoor accommodations have been built by hand using a combination of recycled wood reclaimed from the old ruins left beforehand and local materials.
Arrive:
Saturday 9th August from 5pm
Depart:
Friday 15th August from 10.30am
What's included?
6 nights accommodation
2 meals a day (Brunch, afternoon snack & Dinner)
An indoor yoga Shala with 12 foot sliding window doors that transform the space. Hello front row seats to sunrise whilst you’re doing your Sun Salutations
An infinity pool with rocks and waterfall
Morning Vinyasa, Hatha & Jivamukti practices
Evening Yin/Restorative, Nidra, Sound healing practices
Inversion/Arm Balance workshop
A large roof terrace for yoga, meditation and star gazing
A quiet meditation snug and library room
Cacao ceremony
Yoni Steaming
Sauna & ice bath
The communal areas in the house
What’s Not Included:
Flights
Transfers (we can help to organise)
60min & 90min Massages (Relaxation, Sports, Ayurvedic, Deep Tissue
Who is this retreat for?
People who want to….
Escape to the sunshine in Portugal
Switch off from the day job
Immerse themselves in a week of yoga and wellness
Escape the pressures of everyday life
Enhance your yoga practice
Relax with likeminded people
Escape technology
Rebalance with a yoga and spiritual deep cleanse
Example Schedule
(subject to change)
SATURDAY
From 5pm Arrival
6pm Opening Ceremony
Yin, Nidra & Sound
8pm Dinner
SUNDAY – Earth Element
6.30am Sunrise Practice
8.30am Morning Practice
10am Brunch
2pm Cacao Ceremony & Yoga Workshop
5pm Evening practice
7pm Dinner
Star gazing
MONDAY – Water Element
6am Sunrise Practice
8am Morning Practice
10am Brunch
Beach Day
6pm Yin & Sound
7pm Dinner
TUESDAY – Fire Element
6am Sunrise Practice
8.30am Morning Practice
10am Brunch
5pm Evening practice
7pm Dinner
Yoni Steaming circle
WEDNESDAY – Air Element
6.30am Sunrise Practice
8.30am Morning Practice
10am Brunch
2pm Cacao Ceremony & Movement Workshop
5pm Evening practice
7pm Dinner
THURSDAY – Ether/Space Element
6.30am Sunrise Practice
8.30am Morning Practice
10am Brunch
5pm Evening practice
7pm Dinner
Star gazing
FRIDAY
8am Morning Practice
9am Closing Ceremony
10am Brunch
11am Check out
The venue works with locally sourced and organic products wherever they can to create imaginative, hearty, homemade and delicious meals. The cuisine is notorious and they cook with love, talent, passion and dedication. They will be sure to set your taste buds zinging.
Room options
Twin/Double Sharing Rooms
- Air conditioning available (rarely needed)
- French double doors with fly screen and stunning views of the mountains
- Ensuite walk-in shower, sink and toilet with shampoo, shower gel and hairdryer provided
- Three towels provided per person: one face towel, one shower towel, one pool towel
- Hammock outside each room for personal use
£1299 per person (Sharing)
£1999 (Sole occupancy)
Triple Sharing Rooms
- Air conditioning available (rarely needed)
- French double doors with fly screen and stunning views of the mountains
- Ensuite walk in shower, sink and toilet with shampoo, shower gel and hairdryer provided
- Three towels provided per person: one face towel, one shower towel, one pool towel
- Hammock outside each room for personal use
£1099 per person
Glamping Yurt
- Set on secluded private deck overlooking the valley with stunning sunset views
- Electric fan and sockets included
- Fly mesh crown with sky views for hot summer months to enable air flow and retain cooler temperature
- Transparent crown with sky views for cooler months to retain warmer air inside
- Private wood cabin outdoor hot shower, flushing toilet, shower gel and shampoo provided
- Three towels provided per person: one face towel, one shower towel, one pool towel
- Sun loungers provided on deck for private use
- Hot water bottle and heater provided if needed
£1199 per person (Sharing)
£1799 (Sole occupancy)
Shepherd's Hut
- Located with great views yet in a private natural setting
- Air conditioning installed for heating or cooling as needed
- Fully insulated
- Wifi and electric power points
- Hot water bottle in cooler months
- Share of the outdoor ‘Loo with a View’ with hot shower and flushing toilet with the other hut, shower gel, shampoo and hair dryer provided
- Three towels provided per person: one face towel, one shower towel, one pool towel
£999 per person (Sharing)
£1499 (Sole occupancy)
To secure your spot:
Pay your **non-refundable £250 deposit and the rest in instalments. Full payment to be received by the end of May.
OR
Pay in full* (deposit amount non-refundable) Contact us directly.
Travel:
Nearest Airport: Faro
Faro airport is 40 minutes away from the venue.
We will set up a WhatsApp chat before to buddy people up travelling to the venue.
Payment terms:
**Deposits are non-refundable. All payments are refundable if the entire retreat gets cancelled.
*Upon payment of the final balance, the entire retreat is non refundable. (In the case of exceptional circumstances please contact us)
By paying your deposit you agree to the full T&Cs.
If you have any questions about the retreat, please email Tilly on rastaopath@gmail.com or Nicole nicolewindleyoga@gmail.com 🙂
Nicole started practising yoga in 2006 whilst practising for her dance competitions at 15.
It wasn’t until after graduating from University that her practised grew from just a stretching, physical form into a more spiritual practice going deeper into the asana’s, meditation and mantra.
In 2015 she travelled to India where she did her first 200hr teacher training at Sampoorna Yoga in Goa, India.
Nicole has since trained in Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Yin Yoga, Sound Therapy, Thai Massage & Reformer Pilates bringing Yin & Yang elements to her classes.
It’s all about balance; flowing and moving energy around the body (Yang) to moving into stillness, connecting to the stillness and the breath – being present (Yin).
Nicole can help to soothe your mind, body and soul through healing yoga, meditation, breathing and sound healing practices she has learnt along her travels in India & Thailand.
Bringing the East to the West, because we all need a bit more woo-sah.
Her future dream is to live and breathe yoga retreats, by creating her own yoga retreat space for students and fellow teachers alike to create retreat magic from.
Nicole is a fantastic teacher and has taught me so much, especially that my practice is my own and it doesn’t have to look like other people’s, and that I should thank myself for showing up and giving myself the time to do yoga!
— Shauna, UK
Tilly first was introduced to yoga on a silent retreat in Oxford in 2012 and after continuing the practice quickly noticed many physical and mental changes within her body as well as in every day life.
In 2019 she took her teacher training inlay a tan ashram in Miami and studied Sampoorna Yoga (the yoga of fullness) guided by Guruji Hari G.
The course focused on meditation, breath-work, karma yoga, nada yoga and a Hatha asana based flow.
Her mission is to create and support a lifestyle that promotes wellness and well-being, helping to prevent illness and injury, and strengthening resistance to disease and stress by using tools such as nutrition, meditation, mindfulness and yoga with a focus on the use of plants and herbs for healing.
Tilly’s coaching philosophy is that Yoga is for everybody and that by connecting to ourselves on a deeper level we can truly strengthen our mental health, courage and fearlessness.
Her future dream is to create a healing space in Jamaica that offers fresh homegrown whole foods and provides yoga and sound healing.
She is honoured to hold space and share practice and is excited to continue to learn and share the depths and magic of yoga.
Tilly is an amazing instructor who is always being mindful and creating an accessible space for yogis and movers. Being in her classes was always light-filled and challenged me in my practice in the best ways. I really enjoy her teaching styles and enthusiasm and can’t wait for more classes with her!
— Keosha, Toronto