Transformational Breathwork & Somatic Therapies Retreat in Portugal
Breath, body, and consciousness — a transformative retreat in Portugal to restore safety, clarity, and flow.
26 February – 1 March 2026
Wholeness is never complete until we have been truly heard.
Give space to your voice, your story, and the wisdom of your body.
Discover how to step out of the spiralling loops of the mind and return to the wisdom of the body in an intimate and exclusive retreat limited to a small group. Over four days, you will be guided through therapeutic breathwork, embodied movement, and somatic practices that reset the nervous system, release unresolved emotional charges, and open new pathways for vitality, clarity, and presence. You will leave not only transformed, but also resourced with tools to continue activating change in your daily life.
Why This Retreat Is Unique
Exclusive small group
Deep work in a safe, intimate setting where everyone has space to be heard.
Somatic depth
Therapeutic breathwork combined with body mapping, shadow exploration, fascia release, and inner parts work.
Experiential & intuitive
A clear program framework with spaciousness for what each participant truly needs to emerge.
Integration support
Personalised one-to-one guidance and access to a private online platform with preparatory activities and integration practices.
Embodied spirituality
Higher states of consciousness are accessed not by bypassing the body, but by restoring safety, integration, and presence.
Awaken your authentic self!
Step away from the noise and rediscover your Heart, Body, and Soul.
26 February – 1 March 2026, Portugal
Inner Journey
This retreat is a process of insight and inner transformation, held within the framework of therapeutic breathwork and somatic therapies. Each day brings short teachings alongside guided experiential practices — breath, movement, sound healing, and meditation. Space is built in for rest and integration, so the body has time to process and anchor what has emerged. At the core is Somatic Therapeutic Breathwork — a practice that opens the body’s own intelligence and supports emotional healing from within.
Why Somatic Therapeutic Breathwork?
Where traditional talk therapy focuses on thoughts and emotions, transformational breathwork includes the body itself. History is carried in breath patterns, muscular armour, and in the fascia — the connective tissue that records unresolved stress and tension
Through conscious breathing, movement, acupressure, and meditative focus, breathwork helps to:
This work is not about bypassing the body — it is about entering more fully into it. When the breath regains its natural rhythm and the nervous system resets into safety, the body becomes both the foundation for healing and the gateway into higher states of consciousness.
energy activation
Emotional release
embodied self awareness
energy activation
Emotional release
embodied self awareness
A UNIQUE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
An Experiential Programme
This somatic retreat is a process of insight and inner transformation. The program brings together a unique combination of guided experiential processes (morning practices, daytime workshops, and conscious conversation circles), somatic practices (transformational breathwork, movement, and embodied exercises), and space to pause (time to rest, reflect, and connect with nature).
You will leave with a renewed sense of inner resourcefulness, carrying practical tools and embodied awareness to integrate into daily life.
Regulation: Small Intimate Group
Unlike many retreats, this is a truly intimate offering — limited to a maximum of 10 participants. This exclusivity creates the conditions for deeper connection, safety, and personal attention.
In a small group, the work can be tailored to individual needs while still being held by the collective field. Every voice is heard and every experience valued. Through co-regulation and shared practice, participants experience a sense of belonging and support that is often missing in larger retreat settings.
Integration: Tailored and Ongoing Support
This somatic retreat is not just four days away from daily life — it is a continuum of support and integration.
- Before the retreat: a 30-minute connection call to explore your needs, intentions, and desires, and to begin building trust before we meet in person. You will also receive access to our online platform with preparatory activities.
- During the retreat: individual guidance and support at the Quinta, ensuring your process is personally held.
- After the retreat: a supportive online integration programme with somatic, embodiment, and consciousness-expansion practices.
Many retreats feel like a “time out” from reality, only to fade once you return home. This retreat is different: it is designed to give you lasting resources, tools, and embodied awareness that will sustain your growth long after the retreat ends.
Safe Guidance: Experienced & Attuned Team
This retreat will be guided by Joanna Januszewicz — certified breathing coach and somatic integrative trauma therapist. Joanna’s approach is rooted in Hakomi, Gestalt, IFS, somatic psychology, attachment and developmental theory, affective and interpersonal neurobiology, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and body–mind integration, including breath analysis and deep bodywork. Her work emphasises both safety and depth, creating the conditions for participants to engage in profound inner transformation.
You will also be supported by:
- Administrative assistance online — ensuring smooth communication and organisation before and during the retreat.
- Guest facilitators — carefully chosen somatic practitioners, coaches, and therapists who bring fresh perspectives and complementary practices. Their presence adds richness and a touch of surprise to the retreat.
Together, the facilitation team creates a safe, attuned, and multidimensional container, so you can focus fully on your process.
Release & Surrender: Time to Pause
This retreat is both an immersion into deep inner work and an opportunity to rest, reflect, and restore. The body is given space to decompress and return to its natural rhythm.
You will step away from daily demands and immerse yourself in embodied self-awareness — walking in nature, resting in stillness, and gently expanding your understanding of yourself. The programme is designed with space for journaling, self-reflection, and slowing down, so integration can happen with ease.
Comprehensive Somatic Approach
Our therapeutic retreat in Portugal offers a holistic blend of workshops and somatic practices, including transformational breathwork, designed to support deep self-reflection and embodied growth. This integrative approach helps participants move beyond mental loops and reconnect with the body, opening pathways toward vitality, coherence, and presence.
Reviews
Thanks for all beautiful people and for this deep journey. This retreat was really therapeutic, thanks to everyone for the sharing and a special thanks to the facilitators ❤️ It was a big change here 🙏😊 I trust the path too ❤️💋 Inês
Location
Retreat Venue
Our somatic retreat takes place at Quinta Marugo in Portugal, a boutique wellbeing centre and sustainable sanctuary nestled in one of Portugal’s untouched regions. Surrounded by 30 hectares of unspoilt nature, it is a place to step away from the noise of daily life and reconnect with your body, values, and inner compass.
Here, every corner invites restoration: the Pagoda with panoramic views of rolling hills and open skies, designed for breathwork, movement, or simply sitting in awe under the rising moon. A natural swimming pond, outdoor terraces, and peaceful gardens invite you to slow down and recharge. Inside, the library and cosy communal spaces create warmth and intimacy, supporting quiet reflection as well as meaningful connection.
Quinta Marugo is also proudly Green Globe certified — a recognition of its commitment to sustainability, environmental care, and community support. This alignment with nature and responsibility reflects the spirit of our retreat: living and transforming in harmony with life itself.
All of this — and more — is waiting for you.
Rooms & Accommodation
Your stay at Quinta Marugo offers elegant and comfortable rooms designed to feel like a true home away from home. Each room opens to panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, with the elevated location offering clear skies free from light and noise pollution.
All rooms have private external entrances sheltered by porticos, inviting you to enjoy the warm, balmy days and nights of the Alentejo countryside — perfect for moments of reflection and peace. Natural cooling and heating systems, along with the swimming pond, ensure full comfort while minimising your carbon footprint.
Food Philosophy
Food at Quinta Marugo is fresh, nourishing, and deeply connected to the land. Guests enjoy a delicious selection of vegetarian dishes prepared with organic, seasonal, and local produce. Much of the food comes directly from the property’s vegetable gardens, beehives, and orchards, cultivated with permaculture principles that give back to nature. The rest — cheeses, legumes, grains, and flours — is sourced from local organic farmers and sustainable suppliers.
Home-baked goods and desserts are prepared with natural sweeteners, avoiding refined sugar and processed ingredients. Vegan alternatives are available, and special dietary requirements such as gluten- or wheat-free diets can be accommodated upon request.
The guiding principle is clear: mental, emotional, and physical health are closely linked to what is eaten. A wholesome vegetarian diet supports cleansing, vitality, and renewed energy, while regenerative food-growing practices protect the environment for future generations.
BOOK YOUR SPOT
Our somatic retreat takes place at Quinta Marugo, a boutique wellbeing centre and sustainable sanctuary nestled in one of Portugal’s untouched regions.
All-Inclusive Content
During this 4-day somatic retreat in Portugal you will enter a structured yet experiential process designed to reconnect you with the wisdom of your body. With therapeutic breathwork, somatic therapies, and integrative practices, the program explores how survival strategies, shadow aspects, and systemic imprints live in the body — and how they can be released, integrated, and transformed.
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Day 1 – Descent & Safety
Exploring neuroception and the nervous system’s map of safety. Body mapping, befriending the nervous system, and opening through the first breathwork journey.
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Day 2 – Shadow & Survival Strategies
Mapping lost, false, disowned, and rejected selves. Exploring survival strategies and the fragmented self through movement and breathwork — meeting what blocks forward movement.
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Day 3 – Belonging, Flow & Thriving
Restoring inner order and direction. Somatic practices for fascia, flow, and life force. Exploring vitality and thriving as embodied states, supported by therapeutic breathwork.
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Day 4 – Integration & Expansion
Integration Breathwork Session. Anchoring coherence, safety, and transcendence. Closing circle with future practices for regulation and thriving.
Through daily somatic practices, therapeutic breathwork journeys, and conscious conversation circles, you will reconnect with the body’s intelligence, release what has been held, and open to new possibilities of thriving.
This retreat will help you:
- Recognise survival states in the body and shift into regulation and thriving.
- Release unresolved emotional charges and long-held tension.
- Explore fragmented and hidden parts of self with safety and compassion.
- Restore belonging, direction, and flow of life force.
- Access expanded states of coherence, presence, and consciousness.
The programme is designed to be deeply experiential and therapeutically grounded, giving you not only profound transformation during the retreat but also practical tools to carry into your daily life.
RETREAT PROGRAM
Meet Your Instructor/Trainer
Joanna Januszewicz
Integrative Somatic and Psychosomatic Trauma Therapist
Joanna is an Integrative Somatic and Psychosomatic Trauma Therapist whose work bridges breath, body, and consciousness. Her approach combines therapeutic breathwork and body-based processing of trauma—through movement and sensation—with an exploration of how psychological and emotional patterns manifest as physical symptoms. She integrates insights from Hakomi, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment and developmental theory, affective and interpersonal neurobiology, and psychodynamic psychotherapy, guiding clients toward regulation, embodiment, and coherence between body and mind.
Drawing inspiration from Alexander Lowen, Peter Levine, and other pioneers of body-oriented psychology, Joanna weaves together therapeutic breathwork, bioenergetics, and advanced somatic bodywork for trauma release and self-dearmouring. Her sessions support clients in transforming stored emotional imprints and reconnecting with the body’s innate intelligence as a source of clarity and power.
Trained extensively across Europe and Asia, Joanna brings an international perspective to trauma integration and consciousness expansion. She facilitates retreats, trainings, and individual sessions worldwide, creating safe and deeply transformative spaces where participants can release, integrate, and awaken to the living field of their own consciousness.
Her work rests on the understanding that embodied awareness is fundamental to consciousness — a living map through which healing, presence, and wholeness unfold.
Meet Your Yoga Teacher
Isabella Krause
Yoga Teacher
Yoga began for Isabella as a simple way to breathe a little deeper and move with more ease. Over time, it became a steady companion, something that grounded her, clarified her mind, and opened her heart. Her teaching grows from that same place: a curiosity for the body’s wisdom and a deep respect for the breath as a bridge between movement and awareness.
In her classes, Isabella offers breath-led, mindful movement that invites both strength and softness. She teaches with clear and caring guidance, creating space for each person to explore their own rhythm and pace. Her approach is inclusive and grounding, encouraging presence over performance and helping participants reconnect with the body as a living, feeling part of nature.
At the retreat, she will guide yoga sessions that support and integrate the deeper somatic and breathwork processes, helping participants land in their bodies, open their hearts, and return home to themselves with steadiness and ease.
- Thrusday February 26, 2026
- 15:00
- Sunday March 1, 2026 at 15:00
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- 1430 €
- SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY WITH A 30% DEPOSIT
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the retreat held?
The retreat takes place at Quinta Marugo, a Green Globe certified wellness and retreat center in Alentejo, Portugal. Surrounded by 30 hectares of untouched nature, it offers serene gardens, a natural swimming pond, and dedicated spaces for movement, meditation, and rest.
Can I stay longer at Quinta Marugo?
Check-in for the retreat begins at 3:00 pm on the first day, and rooms must be vacated by 12:00 noon on the final day. Guests may remain at the venue until 3:00 pm after lunch. If you wish to arrive earlier or extend your stay, please contact us directly and we will check availability with Quinta Marugo. Additional charges may apply.
How do I get there?
The nearest major city is Lisbon. From there, you can travel by bus or train to Serpa and then take a short taxi to the venue. Shared van transfers from Lisbon Airport can also be arranged for an additional fee. We’ll provide detailed travel information once your booking is confirmed.
What should I bring?
We recommend bringing comfortable clothing for movement, swimwear for the natural pond, a journal, and any personal items that support your practice. All yoga and meditation equipment is provided on-site.
What is included in the retreat package?
Your stay includes all retreat sessions, accommodation, and three nourishing vegetarian meals each day (one meal is lighter, such as a soup or salad with fresh bread). Tea, coffee, and snacks are also available throughout the day. All retreat materials, use of the yoga equipment in the Pagoda (yoga and meditation space), and access to the retreat’s grounds, including the natural swimming pond and gardens, are included.
What is not included?
Flights and travel to Portugal are not included. Airport transfers can be arranged at an additional cost (shared van options are available from Lisbon). Extra services such as massages, acupuncture, sound baths, or horse-assisted coaching are also optional add-ons.
What kind of food can I expect?
Meals at Quinta Marugo are fully vegetarian, prepared with seasonal, organic, and locally sourced produce from within the Iberian Peninsula. Vegan and gluten-free options are always available, though those with very severe celiac conditions should note that absolute cross-contamination cannot be guaranteed. Meals are designed to be nourishing and light, supporting the body’s natural rhythms during retreat.
What is the accommodation like?
Quinta Marugo offers 10 elegant ensuite rooms, each with either a king-size bed or two twin beds. Rooms include private bathrooms, heating, fans, a wardrobe, tea set, towels, and sustainable, plastic-free toiletries. WiFi is available in the common areas but not in bedrooms, encouraging deep rest and disconnection.
What is your cancellation policy?
We understand that life is unpredictable. At the same time, organising a retreat requires significant commitment and upfront investment in our venue, team, and resources. Thank you for your understanding and support in respecting these arrangements.
60+ days before the retreat (before December 28, 2025): balance payments are refundable (deposit remains non-refundable). 30–60 days before the retreat (December 28, 2025 – January 27, 2026): 50% of balance payments are refundable. Less than 30 days before the retreat (after 27 January 2025): all payments are non-refundable. No refunds or credits for late arrival, early departure, or inability to attend.
We strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel and health insurance (especially if travelling from abroad) to cover medical emergencies, travel disruptions, and cancellations.
Your commitment allows us to create a safe and nurturing retreat experience for everyone.
What language will the retreat be held in?
The retreat will be facilitated in English.
Is this retreat suitable if I’ve never done breathwork before?
Yes. The practices are guided step by step and held in a safe and supportive way. Whether you are completely new to breathwork or have experience with somatic practices, the program is designed to meet you where you are.
How does Quinta Marugo support sustainability?
Sustainability is at the heart of Quinta Marugo. The retreat center is Green Globe certified and follows regenerative farming practices, organic food sourcing, renewable energy systems, and circular water usage. Plastic-free toiletries are provided in every room, and linens are changed only once a week to conserve water in this drought-prone region. The entire venue is designed to minimize environmental impact while offering maximum comfort.
Are there additional therapies available?
Yes. Quinta Marugo offers optional therapies such as deep tissue massage, craniosacral therapy, Tibetan bowl massage, acupuncture, and horse-assisted coaching. Prices vary and can be booked on-site depending on availability.
When is arrival and departure?
Arrival is from 3:00 pm on the first day of retreat February 26th. Departure from rooms is by 12:00 noon on the final day, March 1st, though guests may remain at the center until 3:00 pm after lunch.
Are children or pets allowed?
Quinta Marugo is an adults-only retreat center, and children or pets are not permitted.
What makes this retreat different from other wellness retreats?
This retreat goes beyond “time out” from daily life. It combines yoga, somatic therapies, and therapeutic breathwork with practices such as fascia release, body mapping, and shadow exploration, creating an experience that is both deeply transformative and safely held. Unlike larger group retreats, we intentionally limit participation to just ten people, so every voice is heard and every journey is supported with individual care. Integration support continues beyond the retreat, giving you tools and resources to bring the transformation into your daily life.
