Embracing Emotional Freedom and Connection Retreat | Wellbeing Escapes

'Embracing Emotional Freedom and Connection' at Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel 11 - 16 November

Alvor, Portugal

Retreat Overview

Longevity Wellness and Mindfulness and Beyond have joined forces to create a selection of curated retreats in Portugal. The retreats are led by internationally renowned mentors and teachers , Rajesh Ramani and Smitha Jayakumar that helped many people transform their lives during their time at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary.

The guided retreats combine ancient teachings and traditional practices from Eastern philosophy with modern Western psychology techniques, offering attendees the opportunity to dive deep within and take inventory of their life. The retreats are designed to bring about real change and transformation with understanding and usable tools that can be applied to daily life.


The Embracing Emotional Freedom and Connection Retreat is an immersive retreat where you will learn to build, sustain and enhance your ability to connect with others, while addressing the challenges that come with it. This retreat will help you manage your individual space and boundaries while maintaining a sense of belonging and connection.


RETREAT DATES:

11 - 16 November 2024 (5 nights) 

What we love

The range of things you will learn:
  • The three foundations of a thriving relationship
  • The six steps of letting go difficult emotions
  • To heal your primary decisions around connection
  • The art of true listening
  • The tools to manage mutual expectations in relationships


Who should go

  • Those who want to start new relationships or enhance existing ones
  • Those who want to discover love and joy in relationships
  • Those who want to improve communication 
  • Those who want to move away from loneliness

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Embracing Emotional Freedom & Connection Retreat

An immersive retreat where you will learn to build, sustain and enhance your ability to connect with others, while addressing the challenges that come with it. This retreat will help you manage your individual space and boundaries while maintaining a sense of belonging and connection.


Price From

£1,685 per person when sharing Standard room

£1,790 for single occupancy Standard room


The Programme
  • Insightful discussions with the mentors Rajesh & Smitha
  • Daily pranayama breathwork and meditation practice 
  • Daily walking meditation
  • Powerful inner healing processes
  • 2 Personal mentoring sessions (45 minutes each)
  • Breakout group discussions
  • Time and space for contemplation in nature
  • 5 nights of accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner (served at the community table)
  • 1 Daily access to the Detox & Relax wet area circuit 
  • Access to the Longevity Vitality plan - daily group activities
  • Unlimited access to gym

Retreat dates

11 - 16 November 2024


This retreat is designed for 5 nights. 

Retreat is limited to max 15 participants 

Wellbeing Exclusives and Benefits

  • Special offers 
  • – Early check-in from 10 am and late check-out until 2pm, upon availability
  • – Standard Room bookings with Free Upgrade to Longevity Room, subject to availability at the time of check-in (not applicable to other room type bookings)

Retreat Centre

Mindfulness and Beyond is a heart-centered wellbeing methodology, focused on mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. Blending ancient teachings and traditional practices from Eastern philosophy with modern Western psychology techniques, the team connect people to their true potential through immersive retreats, meditation instruction, one-to-one mentoring sessions and mind training programmes. 


Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel, in Alvor, Algarve, Portugal offers 5-star accommodation with all the boutique hotel facilities for adult leisure guests as well as a wide selection of programmes from light packages for leisure travellers and wellness beginners including relax, beauty, fitness, spa or detox to intensive longer specialised programmes around anti-stress and holistic rebalance, intense detox, weight loss and reshape and aesthetics.


Spa facilities (the detox wet area) include indoor plunge pool, heated dynamic indoor pool with jets, sauna, hammam with chromotherapy, ice fountain, sensation showers, steam room, reflexology walking path, Epsom salt room, relaxation areas and state of an art gym. There is also a room for one to one training sessions, outdoor terrace for group classes and a yoga dome. Hairdresser is also available.

The outdoor pool is located on the rooftop. It is relatively small and not suitable for lap swimming

Example treatments at 'Embracing Emotional Freedom and Connection' at Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel 11 - 16 November
  • Lifestyle evaluation
  • Colon hydrotherapy
  • Osteopathy
  • Acupuncture
  • Medical pressotherapy
  • Stress relief massage
  • Physiotherapy
  • Emotional detox therapy

Extra Retreat Activities

Extra Retreat Activities
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Stretching
  • Core training
  • TRX
  • Tone & fit
  • Fit ball
  • Walks
  • Energy balancing
  • Walks
  • Workshops
  • Swimming

Activities available at the surrounding area
  • Local market for fish, seafood and vegetables
  • Hot air balloon flights
  • Boat and cruise excursions
  • Local beaches and water sports
  • 4 golf courses nearby
  • Bird watching, biking and walking tours

Rooms

Comfort and quality is the primary focus. Rooms are simple but elegantly furnished with a contemporary and eco-friendly feel. Rooms are located over 3 floors offering views of the beautiful Alvor bay, green fields or Monchique mountains which you can enjoy from the comfort of your private balcony. The max capacity per room is two adults.



Standard room
The Standard room is 23-30 m2 with a private balcony offering a partial view of sea or green fields with mountain.

These rooms are located on first and second floor.

Bedroom has a double bed and bathroom has a shower.

Facilities include wi-fi, LCD TV, air-conditioning, hair dryer, bathrobe, slippers, wellness mini bar and safe.

What’s on the menu

This retreat includes breakfast and dinner. Meals will be served in the main hotel restaurant and you will be dining with other retreat participants at the community table. Lunch is not included in this retreat and can be taken at your leisure in any hotel restaurant. 

Longevity has three food outlets to choose from. Their menus are created around the nutritional and phytochemical properties of foods. The aim is to optimise the health benefits of diet without compromising on flavours. Food is fresh, sourced from local markets, incredibly tasty and rich in the bioactive compounds with no chemicals added. The menu has vegetarian, gluten-free, high protein and low glycaemic options available. Juice detoxes are also available. 


Location

Located in the picturesque village of Alvor in Portugal. The hotel is built on a hillside with panoramic views on Alvor bay and the surrounding residential neighbourhood. The region is well known for it’s beautiful beaches, fresh air and amazing seafood and fish produce.


Nearest airport

The closest airport is Faro (FAO) which is approximately 1 hour by car.

There are plenty of low cost flights from the UK throughout the year. 

Families, Children & Infants

This hotel is strictly adults only and not recommended for children below the age of 16. 

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