Each day, you will rise to the rhythm of nature and dwell in community silence until breakfast time. You'll engage with an offered morning practice (ex: meditation, nature walk, gentle rise and shine yoga asana), or maybe you'll opt to pamper yourself with a slow rising. The choice is yours! After your chosen morning activity, you'll nourish yourself with soothing beverages, a hearty vegan breakfast, and conversations with Radical Rest community members.

In the afternoons, you'll experience a combination of nervous system soothing activities such as restorative yoga practices, meditation offerings, creative activities, journaling, or time in nature. A hearty vegan afternoon meal will await you after practice.

Each evening, we will enjoy a simple, delicious meal together and have time to process our day. Sometimes, we will meet during the later evening for a communal event such as star gazing or a community ceremony. Other evenings will be yours to fill on your own.

The community activities or ceremonies are important moments for marking your progress and reveling in the beauty of our stillness-based community. 

Please note: You should plan to arrive by 10 am on arrival day. Refreshments will welcome you, and then programming will begin around 10:30/11:00 am. We will have an opening ceremony followed by lunch, an afternoon stillness practice, and an evening meal. On departure day, if you are taking a coach bus to Lisbon or Porto, you will rise early to eat in the nearby village before departing for your final destination city. If you have rented a car, you can leave later, but breakfast will not be available at Vale de Moses.

Arrival options: 

Programming begins around 11:00 am on the retreat starting day. The following options will get you to the retreat on time on the starting day: Traveling from Lisbon, you can take a 7 am bus on the retreat starting day (around $30), hire a private taxi for an early morning departure to the retreat on the starting day (around $200), or rent a car, leave early in the morning, and arrive on the starting day (prices vary).  If you choose to, you can take a bus or taxi during the weekend and arrive early in Olieros. You would need to rent an Air b n B to stay in for the weekend. 

Traveling from Porto, you can take a bus the day BEFORE the retreat (due to the bus schedule from Porto, you CANNOT take a bus from Porto on the starting day of the retreat!!), hire a private taxi (around $200) for an early morning drive to the retreat center and arriving on the starting day, or rent a car to arrive on the starting day (prices vary). The taxi or rental car will get you there on the day of the retreat. The bus would get you there the day before the retreat starts. If you choose to arrive the weekend before in Olieros, you will need to rent an Air b n B to stay in for the weekend. 

On departure day, you can take a coach bus to Lisbon or Porto. Of course, you could also hire a private taxi or use your rental car to return to either city, as well.