Slow down. Breathe. Create.
In a world that moves too fast, Yutori invites you to step into a different rhythm—one of spaciousness, presence, and creative flow. Inspired by the Japanese concept of Yutori (余裕)—a sense of room to breathe and truly experience life—this retreat offers six days of artistic immersion, contemplation, and renewal.
Daily time to explore writing, painting, or any artistic form that calls to you. No pressure, just flow. Journaling, deep listening, and time to explore your inner landscape. Tea ceremonies and gentle eastern-inspired somatic practices to connect body, breath, and creative energy. Silent mornings, guided inquiries, and spacious afternoons to simply be.
Slow Living Culture:
Sacred Activism
Where slowing down is the most radical form of activism in a world that moves so fast it is disembodied, here, creativity is not rushed. Expression is not forced. Instead, through quietude, movement, and deep listening, you will rediscover the art that longs to emerge from within.
Yutori (ゆとり) is a beautiful Japanese concept that refers to having a sense of spaciousness, breathing room, or ease in one's life. It’s about creating time and mental space, so you don’t feel rushed or overwhelmed, allowing you to approach activities with a calm, unhurried mindset.
Core experience elements
01 | Spaciousness for art, writing, creative exploration
Flow into a week of pure creative enquiry with semi-facilitated sessions to provide guidance on your art of choice if needed - otherwise just devour the space to dive into your craft.
03 | Majestic location & accomm with space to be & breathe
Embrace deep renewal, within this healing, wild yet luxurious setting. With 1000 acres of land and lakes to explore, you have all the space you need to discover yourself anew.
02 | Slow living, sacred music, & eastern somatic practices
Restore and uplift your nervous system with eastern practices, meditations, and the beauty of live music with our devotional singers and musicians.
04 | Medicine Tea Ceremonies & Cacao Rituals
Expand into deep presence, and allow your imagination to fly, with tea and (light) plant ceremonies guided by Leila and Karen, with cacao and blue lotus allies.
Accessible Location
Neos Center offers heart-expanding views, with 500 hectares of nature to explore, lakes to swim in, luxurious chill out & practice spaces, only a pleasant 75 min car journey from Lisbon International Airport.
Throughout 2025-2027 the space will continue to upgrade, to eventually offer a full spa and unique ceremonial dome.
Book your place
November 22nd - 27th 2025
Neos Center, Alentejo, Portugal
All inclusive exchange for 6 days
Prices vary for accommodation options, e.g.
Single bed in shared room
King bed in private room
Ensuite / non-ensuite
Go to our booking platform for full accommodation details and to secure your place!
Important Note
Dear community, the prices of our retreats and experiences will seem inexpensive to some and expensive to others. The mission of neos·life is about shifting humanity into a higher dimensional way of being that reflects our true, innate nature, and thus creating a more beautiful world for all of life to thrive.
This is not about money, and we want to be able to offer healing and transformation to people of all circumstances who genuinely want to expand and contribute positively to the world.
The prices on the booking platform therefore reflect a base level so that neos·life can continue to offer beauty and expansion to the world. It doesn't reflect the value of the experiences, nor the loving life force energy of the facilitators.
So we ask those who are able, to pay what feels good in their hearts as symbol of their appreciation for the experience and everything behind it.
Where we can offer sponsorship places, we will.
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.