Name: Katie Waters
Rating: 5

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Gorgeous setting, fantastic and supremely thoughtful yoga classes, and delicious food. Really loved the weekend!

Weekend Retreat to Longmeadow Farms

An incredibly restorative weekend in a uniquely beautiful setting! Amazing classes, food, and community led by Katie and Ellie - can’t wait for next year ;)

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Join Katie Waters and Coco Sednaoui during the last official week of summer for a nourishing yoga retreat in Portugal. Think daily yoga, lots of time in nature, delicious meals, and community on Portugal's wild Atlantic coast.Cocoon is an enchanting property that has become a second home to Katie. She's spent close to three months there across trainings and retreats over the years and can attest firsthand to its natural beauty, incredible food, resident farm animals, and everything in between.Picture days spent practicing yoga in a light-filled shala, dips in the private freshwater lake, a session in the sauna, onsite massages, idyllic cliffside beaches, meals at local seaside restaurants, and curling up in a hammock with a good book.For those seeking more adventure, there are opportunities for surf lessons, horseback riding, and hiking along the coast. For a more relaxed week, there are plenty of beaches to wander, and honestly, you could be perfectly content just exploring Cocoon's 275 acres of farmland.

Cocoon Portugal

Locally produced low intervention wine is available for purchase by the bottle.

Wine

Body work can be arranged on site throughout the retreat.

Massage

Cocoon has a small honesty bar where you can purchase chocolate, bliss balls, & a variety of non-alcoholic beverages.

Honesty Bar

You are responsible for your own flights and transportation during the retreat.

Flights & Transportation

Renting a car is the easiest way to get to cocoon and get around once you're there. We will help connect retreaters who may be able to share rental cars.

Rental Car

Three Daily Meals

Available early morning and all day long!

Coffee, Tea & Fruit

Two Daily Yoga Classes

Private Lake & Sauna

Bicycles

Beach Towels & Umbrellas

Manduka mats, bolsters & blocks as well as sand bags and straps are all provided.

Yoga Props

Cocoon sits on 275 acres along Portugal's untouched Alentejo coast, just outside the small fishing village of Vila Nova de Milfontes. The grounds are shared with a small crew of resident goats, chickens, cats, and peacocks, who tend to wander into your afternoon nap or evening walk. Eleven rooms all open onto shared outdoor courtyards. It's rustic in the best way: barefoot, unhurried, a little wild.

The Property

Meals are local, seasonal, and mostly grown right on the property or sourced from a nearby farm. The price of the retreat includes three meals a day. Cocoon has a team of chefs that prepare fresh, deeply nourishing and delicious meals. We will also enjoy a meal out at a local seaside restaurant. This is the only meal not included in the price of the retreat.

Farm Fresh Meals

We'll practice in one of two shalas. The indoor space is light-filled, with handmade Portuguese tile floors and windows on every side. The outdoor pine shala, a short walk from the house, has no walls at all, just old-growth trees overhead, best experienced in the early morning as the coastal fog rolls through. Practice will be breath-led and unhurried, the way it always is with Katie and Coco: less about getting somewhere and more about coming back to yourself.Each morning we'll enjoy a strong, dynamic class and in the evenings we'll take a more restorative approach. Cocoon provides all the mats and props we need, so you can travel light!All classes will be tailored towards the group, no yoga experience is required! Retreaters can participate in as much or as little yoga as they like.

Yoga

Cocoon is ten minutes from the coast, with sandy coves and cliffside beaches nearby, including local favorite Praia do Cavaleiro. The Costa Vicentina trail offers some of the best hiking in the country, right outside the door. For the adventurous, surf lessons and horseback riding are available. For those seeking something more restorative, there's a hammock or a beach umbrella with your name on it.

Nature & Adventure

Katie is a 500-hour Registered Yoga and Meditation Teacher trained through The Sacred Fig and a trauma-informed practitioner through the Prison Yoga Project. She has taught all over the world, from a remote island in the Philippines to a retreat center in New Zealand — working with students from their twenties to their nineties.Her classes are breath-led and precise, rooted in ancient yogic tradition and built around a simple belief: that every person who walks in is more capable than they think. Katie's own practice has fundamentally shifted the way she moves through the world, and opening that door for others is at the heart of everything she teaches. She wants her students to leave having befriended their bodies — curious about what they are made of, and surprised by what they found.Off the mat, Katie is most alive in nature — hiking, moving through wild places, surrounded by animals. She is drawn to the way the natural world cultivates awe and perspective, and that sense of wonder is very much woven into this retreat.Coco is a 500-hour Registered Yoga and Meditation Teacher, trauma-informed and alignment-oriented. She trained in Austin, Texas with My Vinyasa Practice and has learned from Laura Heiman's anatomy-based LYT

Meet Your Hosts 

Retreaters can fly into either Lisbon or Faro. Renting a car is highly recommended. Its the easiest way to get to Cocoon and is helpful for exploring the beaches and excursions nearby. Cocoon is a little over 2 hours drive south of Lisbon and about 1.5 hours from Faro.

Getting There

A 50% deposit is required to secure your spot at the retreat and is non-refundable. The remaining payment must be submitted 3 months prior to the retreat. By submitting your deposit, you agree to the terms of our cancellation policy.Cancellation PolicyYour deposit guarantees your reservation and is non-refundable. If you need to cancel, the refund policy for any additional payments will depend on the timing of your cancellation:Cancellations made more than 60 days before the retreat start date will receive a full refund of payments made, excluding the deposit.Cancellations made within 60 days of the retreat start date are non-refundable, with no exceptions.We understand that unexpected situations can arise, which is why we strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to safeguard your investment. Please note that we are unable to offer refunds or credits for any reason, including unforeseen circumstances such as weather, personal emergencies, or illness/injury. Additionally, no refunds or credits will be issued for missed portions of the retreat, late arrivals, or early departures.By submitting your payment, you acknowledge that you’ve read and agreed to these terms; this serves as a binding agreement between you and us as your retreat team.Thank you for your understanding—we’re excited to welcome you on this journey!

Cancellation Policy

Late Summer Retreat in Portugal

This rate is for a small single bed in a shared triple room, with two other people. En-suite bath.

Triple Room w/Ensuite

This rate is for a small single bed in a shared double room, with one other person. The bathroom is shared by two rooms, and is located in the hallway.

Double Room 

This rate is for a small single bed in a shared double room, with one other person. En-suite bath.

Double Room w/Ensuite

This rate is for a private room, for one person. The bathroom is shared by two rooms, and is located in the hallway.

Private Room

This rate is for a private room, for one person. En-suite bath.

Private Room w/Ensuite

Katie Waters

Join Ellie and Katie &nbsp;for a restorative weekend of yoga, nature, and connection at Longmeadow Farms, a peaceful sanctuary nestled just north of the Poconos in Pennsylvania.Step away from the noise of daily life and settle into a serene landscape of open fields, wooded walking trails, and a tranquil lake perfect for swimming, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. The property also features an outdoor pickleball court for a bit of lighthearted fun. Longmeadow Farms carries a unique artistic spirit. Once home to a family of artists, the property has been lovingly reimagined with the addition of 3 striking geodesic concrete domes; one stand-alone and two as part of the larger main house. Much of the furniture is handmade, giving each space a warm, creative, and deeply personal feel. The accommodations are cozy and thoughtfully designed to support rest and inspiration.We'll gather Friday late afternoon and ease into the weekend with an evening yoga practice followed by a warm, abundant vegetarian dinner. Think produce straight from the on-site garden and eggs from the neighboring farm. Each morning, coffee, tea, and fresh fruit will be waiting before practice, just enough to ease you in gently. Saturday begins with a morning yoga and meditation class, followed by a leisurely brunch once we're off the mat. You'll then have time to relax and explore the land — whether walking the trails, enjoying the lake, or simply unwinding in the quiet beauty of the farm. A light lunch is served midday, followed by more free time before we come back together for an evening practice and another nourishing dinner. And of course, there's always s'mores by the fire to end the night. On Sunday, we'll follow the same gentle morning rhythm — coffee, tea, and fruit before our final yoga session, then one last brunch together before packing up and departing around noon, grounded, refreshed, and reconnected to yourself and one another.Come as you are, and leave feeling renewed.

Clifford Township, PA, USA

Transportation 

BYO Yoga Mat 

All Meals

Four Yoga Classes

Pickle Ball

Canoes, Stand-up Paddle Boards, and Rope Swing

Private Lake 

Accessible from the property for a leisurely woods walk

Walking Trails

Wifi 

Each Yoga practice will be tailored to the needs of the group and held outside (weather permitting). Morning sessions will generally be Vinyasa-based, while evening practices will be slower and more restorative. Expect hands-on assists, creative prop use, and techniques for self-massage and breathwork woven throughout.

Yoga Classes

All meals are included and vegetarian, prepared with care using as much produce from the on-site garden as possible — nourishing, delicious, and abundant. A whole two nights and three days of not having to think about what to eat, cook, or clean up!Every meal is an opportunity to slow down, share good food and even better conversation. Our intention is that retreaters feel cared for and nourished.

Farm-to-Table Meals

Katie and Ellie met on their 300-hour training with The Sacred Fig in Portugal — though it turned out the universe had been arranging the introduction for a while. Katie had taken Ellie's class in DC without knowing it, and when they finally compared notes, they discovered they had grown up one town apart in Pennsylvania. Some things are just meant to be.

Meet Your Hosts

Ellie brings over 1,700 hours of training in yoga and massage into a practice rooted in intuition, anatomy, and artistry. She studied textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design, where a deep appreciation for pattern, rhythm, and repetition took shape — elements that now thread through her classes. For more than a decade, she has helped people reconnect with their bodies, guiding them toward greater ease, resilience, and confidence.As an anatomy-informed yoga instructor, Ellie designs dynamic, intelligently layered sequences that build strength, mobility, and freedom. She blends functional movement and physical therapy principles with creative prop work, inviting students to explore what genuinely feels good in their bodies. Her classes carry a playful, Kula-inspired energy — structured yet spacious, challenging yet supportive.Grounded in the belief that the body is a pathway to the mind — and that yoga ultimately serves the heart — Ellie places special emphasis on breath. She loves weaving in energizing practices like Kapalabhati to awaken clarity and vitality. Known for her thoughtful, hands-on guidance, she helps students refine alignment, deepen their breath, and experience meaningful, lasting transformation.

Ellie Conrad

Katie is a 500+-hour Registered Yoga and Meditation Teacher trained through The Sacred Fig and a trauma-informed practitioner through the Prison Yoga Project. She has taught all over the world, from a remote island in the Philippines to a retreat center in New Zealand — working with students from their twenties to their nineties.Her classes are breath-led and precise, rooted in ancient yogic tradition and built around a simple belief: that every person who walks in is more capable than they think. Katie's own practice has fundamentally shifted the way she moves through the world, and opening that door for others is at the heart of everything she teaches. She wants her students to leave having befriended their bodies — curious about what they are made of, and surprised by what they found.Off the mat, Katie is most alive in nature — hiking, moving through wild places, surrounded by animals. She is drawn to the way the natural world cultivates awe and perspective, and that sense of wonder is very much woven into this retreat.

Longmeadow Farms is nestled in Clifford Township, Pennsylvania, just north of the Poconos in the rolling countryside of Susquehanna County. It's a true escape, quiet, unhurried, and surrounded by nature.From New York City&nbsp;— approximately 2.5 hours. Head west out of the city and follow I-80 W or I-84 W into northeastern Pennsylvania, then head north toward Clifford Township. The drive takes you through the scenic Pocono foothills and opens up into wide open farmland as you arrive.From Washington D.C.&nbsp;— approximately 4 hours. Head north on I-95 toward Philadelphia, then continue north through the Delaware Water Gap and into northeastern Pennsylvania.

Location 

Payment is due in full at the time of booking. All sales are final and non-refundable.For cancellation requests submitted more than 60 days before the retreat date, 100% of the total amount will be refunded. For cancellation requests submitted within 60 days of the retreat date, no refunds will be given — no exceptions.Nobody books a retreat thinking they'll cancel, but unexpected things do happen, so we strongly encourage purchasing travel insurance. Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury, illness, or personal emergencies. No refunds or credits will be granted for failure to attend, late arrivals, or early departures.

Cancellation Policy 

Simple, warm, and full of character, the Standard rooms embody the unhurried spirit of a farm weekend. Guests share a bathroom with one other room — a small trade-off for an experience that's anything but standard. Double occupancy rooms feature one shared bed — ideal for couples or close friends. please book with a known roommate.

Standard Double Occupancy

Simple, warm, and full of character, the Standard rooms embody the unhurried spirit of a farm weekend. Guests share a bathroom with one other room — a small trade-off for an experience that's anything but standard.

Standard Single Occupancy

Comfortable and thoughtfully appointed, the Deluxe rooms offer a private ensuite bathroom and the warmth of Longmeadow's handcrafted aesthetic. Cozy without being small, these rooms are a peaceful refuge to return to after a day of yoga, lake time, and open air. Double occupancy rooms feature one shared bed — ideal for couples or close friends. please book with a known roommate.

Deluxe Double Occupancy

Wake up in your own world. The stand-alone geodesic dome is a one-of-a-kind space that captures the artistic soul of the property. Spacious, light-filled, and completely private, the Dome features its own ensuite bathroom and a sense of sanctuary that is hard to put into words. Whether you're here to deeply rest or simply want the most immersive experience the property has to offer, this is your room. Double occupancy rooms feature one shared bed — ideal for couples or close friends. please book with a known roommate.

Premium Double Occupancy

Wake up in your own world. The stand-alone geodesic dome is a one-of-a-kind space that captures the artistic soul of the property. Spacious, light-filled, and completely private, the Dome features its own ensuite bathroom and a sense of sanctuary that is hard to put into words. Whether you're here to deeply rest or simply want the most immersive experience the property has to offer, this is your room.

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