Re-member the power of ritual
Ritual creates a liminal space: a threshold between what was and what is yet to come. It gives us permission to slow down, to honour what is present, and to create space for something new to emerge.
It also offers space for connection: between ourselves and the more-than-human world, between the visible and the invisible, between our individual lives and something much larger than ourselves. Through ritual, we can remember that we are part of a living web of relationship – human, more-than-human, ancestral and cosmic.
Dropping into Deep Time
Together, we will also enter into a wider sense of time. Beyond the concerns of the present moment, we will listen towards those who came before us and those who will come after us, touching a story that extends far beyond our individual lives.
Ritual re-connects and honours life
This retreat is for those who feel deeply touched by the beauty of our living Earth as well as by the pain of our times.
Are you seeking ways to remain present, connected and engaged in these disruptive times?
We call those who are engaged in a personal or collective process of transformation and feel drawn to explore the healing and transformative power of ritual.
This is for anyone who feels a longing to listen more deeply, honour what matters, and renew energy to continue the work.
Are you holding pain for the Earth? Fear, anger, loss? This journey welcomes you.
Held by Karen Birch, co-founder of Neos: facilitator in self-mastery, nature connection, energy healing and ceremony, and Daniela Tablado: inner work, meditation, Deep Ecology practitioner and facilitator.
Together, they bring experience in holding space for deep inner transformation, embodied practice, ritual and nature connection.
Supporting experience elements
Ritual is the central thread of the retreat, held within a wider field of practices that support presence, connection and integration.
01 | Meditation & movement practice
Gentle somatic and embodied practices to land in the body, feel what is present, and allow movement to arise naturally. Space for cultivating stillness and deep presence.
03 | Majestic location, wild nature, & cosy accommodation
Time in the wilderness. Just being, walking, sensing and connecting with the living earth embracing us. With 1000 acres of nature and sacred places to explore.
02 | Heart Circle practice
Facilitated space for deep heart enquiry and authentic expression, for being witness to what is already being sensed, and cultivating more powerful human connection.
04 | Silence & integration
Moments to slow down, listen more deeply and allow deeper layers of wisdom to emerge. Spaciousness to metabolize what has unfolded and carry the experience back into everyday life.
Location & Venue
Neos Center offers heart-expanding views, with 410 hectares of nature to explore, lakes to swim in, healing chill out & practice spaces, only a pleasant 75 min car journey from Lisbon International Airport.
A regenerative project with a huge vision for positive impact, currently we are developing the site stage by stage. Be part of the journey!
Book your place
19 - 22 November 2026
Neos Center, Alentejo, Portugal
All inclusive exchange for 4 days.
Early Bird Pricing (until 19 Oct 2026):
Shared room: €670
Private room: €890
Van/tent: €440
Go to our booking page for full details and to secure your place.
A note: this retreat is a response to a deep collective need and we wish to make it accessible for all who are called. The pricing attempts to balance running costs with more accessibility. Offering more allows the possibility for someone with less - please get in touch at connect@neos.life if you can help provide scholarship to others.
Entre colinas suaves, um lago adormece, embalado pelo brilho das estrelas. No silêncio da noite, a terra e o céu encontram seu reflexo na quietude das águas.
Among gentle hills, a lake sleeps, cradled by the glow of the stars. In the silence of the night, the earth and sky find their reflection in the stillness of the waters.