with Steffi Grube & Anne Maria Popanda

Katonah Yoga, Somatics, Breath- and Bodywork

This Retreat is an invitation to dive deep into THE most natural source of pleasure – your own body! Through somatic practices we will discover the sweet spots of organic movement, our relation to gravity, allowing to sink into our sense of “being-a-body” and to lose the mind and somatically connect to the present moment. 

Exquisite Katonah Yoga classes will set the spot light on particular aspects or areas of your body - opening, stabilising & restoring towards more embodied enjoyment. The magic square being a beautiful tool to connect to ways of creating and sustaining more pleasure into our lives furthermore.

Feeling excited already? There is more! We’ll invite you to expand into your bliss body with Psychedelic Breath and get real grounded learning about and receiving some very sweet and yet simple hands-on bodywork/massage techniques.

You will also connect to our daily pleasures - of being served the most delicious meals in a stunning farm stay environment, enjoying a dip into the private sweet water lake first thing in the morning, resting in an oversize hammock or going on a trip to Portugal’s stunning Atlantic coast beaches with your new friends.

We’ll connect, we’ll practice, we’ll discover, we’ll be lazy, we’ll celebrate… in the late summer sun!

Feel that sigh? Join us!

Steffi is a Katonah Yoga Teacher from Cologne, Germany. She loves the combination of practical body input and intellectual information. She is curious about how to heal your body, keep you balanced and listen to your own intelligent system. Steffi is also trained in Acupuncture. She is the co-founder of the yoga project „This is holy“ (thisisholy.de). When she isn't teaching yoga she writes radio features or is on a hunt for good (often decaf) coffee.

Anni is a holistic, traumasensitive coach & bodyworker, yoga teacher, passionate facilitator of various workshops in the field of embodied self-exploration, consent & sensuality.

She is well-travelled and studied various traditions of healing & embodiment, dedicating her path to the intense exploration of the complex interplay of body, psyche & being. Now based in Cologne her mission is to guide people back to theirs somatic wisdom and to conscious community building.

A light structure with a blend of two daily classes including Katonah Yoga, Bodywork (Somatic Movements, Hands-on) and Breathwork. Supplying perfect balance between retreat and free time to find rest, built friendship or go on adventurous explorations...

focus: tapping into your ressources, living from pleasure, embodiment. Deep practice and sweet leisure. Diving in the body, making friends, enjoying late summer Portugal!

Get ready for a new experience of your body, mind & soul. Combining movement with stillness - and a deep connection to your own inner magic.

Cocoon is a stunning coastal farm & retreat center in Alentejo region about two hours drive from either Faro or Lisboa. It has two yoga shalas (in- and outdoor), a fresh water lake and a circus of wild chicken, goat, sheep and peacocks. 

The rooms – single/double/triple options – are clean, spacious and elegant, each opening to the outdoor courtyard. Special treat is the fresh, local farm-to-mouth food provided coming either directly from the property or nearby farms. 

A typical breakfast includes eggs, local fruit, Greek yogurt, homemade granola, local honey, homemade jam, slow-rise bread, and a daily tonic. 

Lunch is often a bowl; a base of ancient grains like farro, topped with avocado, roasted veggies, nori, or mixed greens. 

For dinner, expect Indian + Japanese curries, Mediterranean stews, legumes, rice, salad and dessert. 

Once a week the outdoor wood-fired oven is lit for pizza night!