Connect & Recharge retreat
Recharge in the Algarve, Portugal
Do you suffer from stress? Is it hard for you to unwind? Would you like to take time for yourself to recharge your batteries? Don’t hesitate and treat yourself to a luxurious connect & recharge retreat!
Allow yourself a few days of rest and relaxation surrounded by silence and breathtaking nature. Together, we will learn to breathe and eat healthy again, so you can return home full of energy.
Price:
4 nights:
- € 1.480 – luxury private room
- € 1.330 – shared room with someone you know
5 nights:
- € 1.850 – luxury private room
- € 1.700 – shared room with someone you know
Content
Connect, Transform Recharge & Rebalance
During our Small Group Retreat, we welcome intimate gatherings of up to six people. Together, we move through a carefully curated program designed to help you unwind, reconnect, and restore balance. Each day, we explore yoga, breathwork, sound healing, and mindful movement, creating space for deep rest and transformation.
In addition to these practices, we also teach YogaQiflow and Five Elements Yoga—practices that work with the body’s energy to clear stagnation and support deep detoxification, both physically and emotionally.
Through movement and breath, we stimulate the body’s natural flow, leaving you feeling lighter, refreshed, and more in tune with yourself.
While all activities are offered with care and intention, this retreat is about moving at your own pace. Whether you join every session or take time to simply be, you are invited to listen to what you need. We nourish ourselves with delicious, organic vegetarian meals prepared by our private chef, allowing the body to rest and reset from the inside out.
Far from the noise of daily life, this retreat offers a quiet space to soften, recharge, and return home with fresh energy and insight. You can book individually or as a group.
Food & drinks
Food that is good for your body and mind
At Seeds of Silence, we pamper you with an extensive breakfast and brunch buffet that includes freshly baked breads, homemade granola, fresh juices, smoothies, cakes, local cheeses, fresh jams, vegetable spreads and more. The ingredients of our colorful dishes come straight from nature. A treat for the eye… and your taste buds. Our kitchen focuses on honest, healthy and organic food. Everything is crisp, fresh and homemade, allowing us to accommodate vegan, gluten- or lactose-free preferences. You are also welcome to take drinks from our honesty bar any time. You can choose from a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and record your order in the expense book. You pay cash at check-out. Quick, easy and honest!
Practical details
Luxurious enjoyment
4 nights:
- € 1.480 – luxury private room
- € 1.330 – shared room with someone you know
5 nights:
- € 1.850 – luxury private room
- € 1.700 – shared room with someone you know
What are you getting for sure?
- Morning and evening sessions (Yoga Q Flow, Qigong, Restorative yoga, Kundalini yoga, 5 element yoga, Breathwork, Sound healing and Silent Disco)
- Breakfast/brunch and dinner
- Our kitchen focuses on honest, healthy and organic food
- Everything is crisp and homemade, such as the homemade granola, fresh juices, smoothies, cakes, local cheeses, homemade jams, in-house vegetable spreads, …
- We can accommodate vegan, gluten or lactose-free preferences
- Coffee, tea and water throughout the day
- Private nights in a luxurious room all to yourself
- The sun, nature and silence as your best company
- Large heated swimming pool with honesty bar, sauna and gym
- Use of electric (mountain)bikes and guided bike tour, if you wish
What is not included?
- Flight from Belgium or the Netherlands to Faro (Faro airport is only a 15-minute drive away). The closest airport is Faro, but you can also land at Sevilla and Lisbon.
- Transfer to and from the airport. A cab service is available upon request
- Alcoholic beverages
- Massages (optional booking)
- Individual coaching (optional)
- Reiki (optional booking)
- Hypnose (optional booking)
- Healing (optional booking)
- Sound healing (optional booking)
- Rental car
- Rental motorbike
Tip: this can always come in handy
- An eye mask for our breathwork sessions
- A refillable water bottle, always handy for refilling water
Upcoming Small Group Retreats
05/04/2025 to 09/04/2025 – 5 nights (fully booked)
17/04/2025 to 20/04/2025 – 4 nights (fully booked)
04/05/2025 to 08/05/2025 – 5 nights (fully booked)
18/05/2025 to 22/05/2025 – 5 nights (fully booked)
31/05/2025 to 03/06/2025 – 4 nights (check-out 04/06)
08/06/2025 to 12/06/2025 – 5 nights (check-out 13/06)
22/06/2025 to 26/06/2025 – 5 nights (check-out 27/06)
11/07/2025 to 15/07/2025 – 5 nights (check-out 16/07)
14/09/2025 to 18/09/2025 – 5 nights (fully booked)
28/09/2025 to 02/10/2025 – 5 nights (check-out 03/10)
08/10/2025 to 11/10/2025 – 4 nights (check-out 12/10)
Bali Retreat: 25/10/2025 to 31/10/2025 – 7 nights (check-out 01/11)
India GOA Retreat: 11/01/2026 to 17/01/2026 – 7 nights (check-out 18/01)
Planning
Program of the Small Retreat
Day 1: Check in and connect
On the first day, we welcome you with a drink and a snack and a wonderful brunch if you arrive in the morning before noon. You have plenty of time to explore your room, the property and the beautiful surroundings. We start our program in the evening.
- 5.30 PM: Time to connect with the other guests in an opening circle. We unwind gently with breathing techniques and mindfulness exercises.
- 7 PM: We conclude the first day with a delicious welcome dinner.
Our private chef Megan has a passion for vegetarian and vegan cuisine and she loves sharing her passion with you. Megan prepares the most delicious balanced meals for us with top-quality local organic products. Healthy, varied and flavorful, a delight for all the senses! By the way, Michelle won’t send you home without tips, advice and recipes of her dishes. A true gift when you want to continue a healthy vegetarian or vegan lifestyle when you get back home.
Day 2: Relaxation and rebalancing
The second day of the Small Retreat is all about connecting with the inner-self and a silent hiking tour. Ending the day with a South African dinner.
- 8.30 AM: We start with a breathwork session combined with Kundalini awakening. In 1.5 hours, you will learn how to breathe correctly to optimize your self-awareness, inner strength and health of body and mind.
- 10 AM: After the first relaxing breathwork session, we will take time for an extensive breakfast/brunch.
- Afternoon: You are free to fill your afternoon as you wish. You can go exploring or relax and take all the time you need to rebalance yourself. We have plenty of secret spots to be yourself, relax, and connect with nature.
- 4 PM: We go on a Silent and NO Mobile walking tour for about 1 hour, exploring the beauty of the Algarve. Rebalance with the help of Nature.
- 5.30 PM: The second session of the day is a yoga session where we mix Qigong, Tai Chi, Kundalini yoga, Vinyasa yoga and yin yoga. This session focuses on breathing by stretching your bodies energy pathways based on Chinese medicine.
- 7.30 PM: We conclude the day completely relaxed with a delicious South African dinner.
Day 3: Stretching and recharging
On Day 3, we provide a full program depending on your needs and wishes. You can fill in the free moments as you wish.
- 8.30 AM: We start the day with a delicious smoothie bowl full of energy.
- 8.45 AM: This is followed by a Yoga Flow with stretching according to the 5 elements, Chinese medicine.
- 10 AM: When your body and mind are fully stretched, we will take time for an extensive breakfast/brunch.
- Afternoon: You can explore the area and take a boat trip to one of the islands (Ilha do Farol, Ilha da Culatra, Ilha da Armona). Or just taking time to recharge in Seeds Of Silence. Or enjoy our silent honesty bar, with books to exchange.
- 5.00 PM: In the evening, you’ll enjoy a restorative yoga session with live music and crystal bowls—fully recharging your body and soul.
- 7 PM: We end the day with a nice dinner.
Day 4: Transforming and sporty
After the relaxing sessions of the past few days, we will now go for a good mix of reflection and meditation sessions.
- 8.30 AM: We start the day with a 1.5-hour breathwork session with kundalini awakening.
- 10 AM: Then we take time for an extensive breakfast/brunch.
- 11 AM: We ride our electric bikes to Ria Formosa, a nature reserve with a beautiful beach. You can admire the endless salt lakes and different birds in the nature reserve. If you want, you can take a swim in the Ria Formosa.
- 5.30 PM: We end the day with a Sound Healing and meditation session. Transform with your affirmations and the power of the unconscious mind.
- 7.30 PM: We enjoy a delicious, extensive dinner together.
Dag 5: Recharge completely
Did you book a 4-night retreat? Then you will check out on day 5. You’ll enjoy another breakfast/brunch (fully included) and return home completely relaxed, recharged and with new insights. If your plane is early in the morning, we will gladly give you a healthy smoothie.
Did you book a 5-night retreat? Then we will have another day of rest and relaxation.
- 8.30 AM: We start the day with a 1.5-hour Q flow yoga class, breathwork, pranayama, and stretching.
- 10 AM: Then we take time for an extensive breakfast/brunch.
- Afternoon: Day to fully recharge, enjoy the swimming pool, listen to music, or read your favourite book. Or use the bicycle to explore and visit one of the nearby villages, Tavira, Olhao or Faro
- 5 PM: We end the day with a Kundalini yoga and meditation session.
- 7 PM: We enjoy a delicious, extensive dinner together.
Day 6: Go home recharged
If you booked a 5-night retreat, you will check out on day 6. You’ll enjoy another breakfast/brunch (fully included) and return home completely relaxed, recharged and with new insights. If your plane is early in the morning, we will gladly give you a healthy smoothie.
Thank you so much for the wonderful time. You gave me fantastic lessons and valuable insights. A thousand thanks and much love. I look forward to coming back again!
A piece of heaven on earth. Truly! If you’re looking for a retreat on a small scale (6 rooms) on a beautiful spot with super healthy ànd delicious food, this is the place to be. I’ve done a few retreats, this is the best one. Cindy is a wonderful host: wise, strong and just lovely, as is her staff. I’ve experienced a retreat to remember and cherish. Allow yourself to enjoy this!
What a beautiful, peaceful place! I followed the small group yoga retreat and could relax completely thanks to hostess Cindy’s inspiring classes and her warm personality. With her eye for detail, she transforms this property into an oasis of peace where you lack nothing. From the many Buddha statues over the delicious vegetarian dishes to the extensive choice of nooks to get cozy in the sun with a book: this place has everything to boost your whole being and return home fully recharged. Wonderful, healing, transformative experience. Thank you Cindy & team!
What a wonderful place to just let go of everything… the fun yoga and breathwork classes, the beautiful, serene surroundings, the good care of Cindy and her team make you feel away from it all and yet at home. The brunch is truly indescribable, looks like a picture and is sooo delicious… The massage was the icing on the cake. A gift to myself…. Till next year 😉
From the moment I came through the gate of Seeds of Silence, I was flooded with a very pleasant feeling of peace and warmth. The journey I have been on has been fantastic and life-changing for me. I could not have dreamt this beforehand. The guidance and attention to me as a human being has been heartwarming and I will never forget. Each and every one of you are truly amazing!
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this yoga retreat since it was my first time trying something like this. However, after 5 days at this oasis of love and tranquility, I can only say that I couldn’t have made a better choice. Cindy and her team went above and beyond from the start to make everyone feel at home and provided with all the luxuries. You feel welcome and can fully focus on relaxing. If I could, I would give this experience 6 out of 5 stars.
Seeds of Silence in one word: Abundance!! With a capital A! What an amazing retreat. This place simply breathes abundance! Delicious food, beautiful corners to retreat in the stunning garden, intense sessions: breathwork, yoga, tai chi, qigong, sound healing. Cindy has poured so much love into this place, you can feel it, taste it, see it, experience it! Every detail is taken care of! This retreat and the impact it had will stay with me for a long time. I’m very grateful that Seeds of Silence came into my life! A layer of my onion has remained in Portugal. Thank you very, very, very much, Cindy!
A wonderful experience that I highly recommend if you want to find yourself again and rediscover your inner strength! The top quality coaching, the healing yoga and breathwork, the peace and relaxation,… and not to mention the food is very very good.
Seeds of Silence is a piece of paradise in the Algarve. You are welcomed with so much love. Cindy and her team make sure you will not lack anything: healthy food for body and mind, and yoga, breathwork and other workshops of top quality. Pure indulgence! I will return here!
The gift of the Seeds of Silence Small Group retreat to myself is one of the best things I have done in my life. I have been on many retreats around the world but what Cindy has created here is both nurturing and nourishing for the body and soul. The path to return to this sanctuary in a beautiful part of Portugal will remain a constant in my life.
What I experienced during the Small Group Retreat is indescribable. I went through such a tough period in late 2022, early 2023, and I finally found myself again after a week at Seeds of Silence, thanks to Cindy’s amazing work and the soothing conversations with the people who were there. I am truly ‘back in my own shoes’ now, and knowing where I come from, I am really proud of myself!
