7 Day All-inclusive Tantra & Dance Retreat in Portugal
7 Day All-inclusive Tantra & Dance Retreat in Portugal
Vila Longa, Portugal
Up to 15 in group
September 22 - 28, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- 🤗 Soulliciousness
- 🧘 Daily Guided Meditations
- 💃 Daily Dance session
- 💜 Tantra exercises
- 😋 High Vibratory Food
- 🌳 Undisturbed Nature
- ⛺ Forest Glamping in a Sea of Tranquility
About this Retreat
Hello, I am Kornelius, together with Sanshine I am hosting the retreat at AYA. I aspire to lead a purposeful life of sharing love and wisdom which for me are the cornerstones of wholeness. I long to inspire, shine a light and make you wonder.
Spiritually I am following the path of Jnana yoga. I found a sense of peace there. It is where my mission to guide others in their spiritual path is rooted. It is the perspective from which I operate as a host and guide.
Being born as an ophiuchian, hermeticism naturally found its way into my life. It is the source of my calling, to be a light along your path. The wisdom and magic of the ancients is my point of departure and trusted source to return to.
I have been naturally drawn to the healing power of plant medicine and entheogens all my adult life and I have dedicated the past 15 years cultivating them and -my self- through them. At AYA retreats I host the plant medicine ceremonies where entheogens are taken prior to your personal journeys.i hold the space, I provide the aftercare, help ingrate and reflect on those things that came up along the way. Additionally, it is one of my greatest passion to work culinary alchemy in the kitchen!
I go by the name Sanshine, a chosen name as it reflects my calling. As your host it is my passion to empower you on your inner journey. I aspire to awaken your love vibration and restore access to your inner light.
Since 2015 I received several initiations that activated my many gifts I embody the devine feminine energy in all I do. I work magic with my singing bowls, take you on shamanic inner journeys, guides you through rebirth, and thrive at guiding group sessions like ecstatic dance. I love kundalini yoga, plant medicine, gardening: as I speak the language of Mother Nature: “In her presence you will feel safe, loved and cared for.”
I truly feel that all leads back to vibration. Once we learn how to influence our own vibrations true magic happens.
Details of this retreat
AYA and her caring team are welcoming you in for a tantalizing week. This experience will be a healing journey for you, hosted in a pristine green valley located in the mountains of tranquil central Portugal.
This retreat will provide you with the surroundings and care to take a step back from your daily life and regain balance using your own body's ability to heal, by the power of intentions and attention and free ourselves through playfulness.
Through dancing, we can shift our awareness through different aspects of being, and our perceptions of the different layers of self. We will start dancing from the perspective of the mind, but when we go further on this path of liberation, at a certain point we will feel our soul is taking over. And we will dance our souls dance. Complete freedom, expressed through the body. You will see this freedom will follow you in its rhythm in every aspect of your daily life.
You can dance to connect. Connect with the Earth that grounds you, the Cosmos above, and everything in the middle. With everything that you are. Experience that you are a piece of the ALL. Give space to what is held inside the body, give it form. Follow the body to release inner obstructions and in doing so allow space for the soul to express itself. From the awareness of the soul, you will reconnect with the world around you. Energy flows to the love for the self, into love for life itself. From there it can flow freely to the people around you.
Dancing will be a daily part of the menu. Different kinds of dances, like Ecstatic Dance, Contact Dance, wild dance, elements dance journey. The dances we will explore are not about teaching you a new dance, not about following the steps of the teacher. It is about giving space to your inner world. To express the mind and follow the way your body wants to move. This gives space for the soul to follow and express itself through movement. This movement goes beyond dancing. Every movement is welcome, and every sound that comes with it. Let's go beyond the dances we learned to dance in our past.
💃Let's find the dance of our soul.
Holistically we will care for you. Serving you only the best vegan and vegetarian meals prepared with love and full attention. To nourish you and invite you to detox on all levels.
In between the group activities, you can read undisturbed in a hammock by the river, write or draw anywhere on the grounds of AYA, be alone in your bubble go for a hike on one of our hiking trails, enjoy a massage, hang out with the other participants, just take your space and time to feel what you need, what you feel most attracted to to do at the moment. Go with your flow.
Through this 'Tantric Dance Retreat' AYA's team aims to bring those things together that make your soul thrive.
Sanshine, your host, is known for her Ecstatic Dance events in The Netherlands.
"Ecstatic Dance is one of my biggest passions and a great tool to create more freedom in life''.
This retreat will provide you with the surroundings and care to take a step back from your daily life and regain balance using your own body's ability to heal, by the power of intentions and attention and free ourselves through playfulness.
Through dancing, we can shift our awareness through different aspects of being, and our perceptions of the different layers of self. We will start dancing from the perspective of the mind, but when we go further on this path of liberation, at a certain point we will feel our soul is taking over. And we will dance our souls dance. Complete freedom, expressed through the body. You will see this freedom will follow you in its rhythm in every aspect of your daily life.
You can dance to connect. Connect with the Earth that grounds you, the Cosmos above, and everything in the middle. With everything that you are. Experience that you are a piece of the ALL. Give space to what is held inside the body, give it form. Follow the body to release inner obstructions and in doing so allow space for the soul to express itself. From the awareness of the soul, you will reconnect with the world around you. Energy flows to the love for the self, into love for life itself. From there it can flow freely to the people around you.
Dancing will be a daily part of the menu. Different kinds of dances, like Ecstatic Dance, Contact Dance, wild dance, elements dance journey. The dances we will explore are not about teaching you a new dance, not about following the steps of the teacher. It is about giving space to your inner world. To express the mind and follow the way your body wants to move. This gives space for the soul to follow and express itself through movement. This movement goes beyond dancing. Every movement is welcome, and every sound that comes with it. Let's go beyond the dances we learned to dance in our past.
💃Let's find the dance of our soul.
Holistically we will care for you. Serving you only the best vegan and vegetarian meals prepared with love and full attention. To nourish you and invite you to detox on all levels.
In between the group activities, you can read undisturbed in a hammock by the river, write or draw anywhere on the grounds of AYA, be alone in your bubble go for a hike on one of our hiking trails, enjoy a massage, hang out with the other participants, just take your space and time to feel what you need, what you feel most attracted to to do at the moment. Go with your flow.
Through this 'Tantric Dance Retreat' AYA's team aims to bring those things together that make your soul thrive.
Sanshine, your host, is known for her Ecstatic Dance events in The Netherlands.
"Ecstatic Dance is one of my biggest passions and a great tool to create more freedom in life''.
Schedule
Below, you will find an example of the program. It is Sanshine´s strength and passion to let the program evolve fluidly and organically as we go through this week.
The program grows and evolves depending on individual needs and the needs of the group as a whole.
When we have small groups, we also have time for one-on-one sessions.
On Sunday, you will arrive and check in preferably between 14.00 and 18.00.
You will receive a welcome smoothie, followed by a guided introduction and tour of the AYA valley by one of our hosts.
Take your time to pick the perfect tent for you, settle into your cosy accommodation and meet the other participants or take some time to let go of your travels and explore AYA's nature by yourself.
Around 19.00, we will serve a delicious dinner buffet.
After dinner, Sanshine will open the retreat with a opening circle and a first session.
She will feel in the moment what is right to offer, depending on the participants' energy after traveling and having dinner.
Maybe we can seduce you to do your first dance of the retreat. This will be a dance for fun and group bonding.
On Monday, we will start with a morning meditation after a smoothie and a drink. The intention of this meditation is to ground and connect you firmly in your center.
Followed by a sharing circle so we can get to know each other a little.
After the morning session, there will always be a delicious breakfast/lunch buffet.
In the afternoon, we have a date with the elements. We will connect with our inner elements and move with the elements around us.
Then you are invited to go into the wild and make love to one of the elements of your choice, in a way you apeal to.
After a wonderful dinner buffet, you can fill the evening. Chill in the lounge, play games with the others, take some time to be alone, hike, or do whatever calls you most.
Day 3, we will start with breathing exercises and Kundalini Yoga after a lovely smoothie.
After a juicy fruit salad with nuts and a coconut topping, Sunshine will take you on a Playdance journey. We will transform ourselves into animals of the air-, water-, and land realms and dance and play like them.
They all have their own gifts, which we can tune into. We will free ourselves from shame and shyness and tune into our wild nature. Explore what animals you can connect with.
Play with each other in a dance of life. Or go deep within and visualize yourself as one of these animals, play inside your mind.
After this relieving dance session, we will feel very hungry, so there will be a warm and cold buffet waiting for us.
After dinner, the clock will tell you it is around 20.30, and you are free to relax outside on the terras or in one of the many hammocks, in the privacy of your own bell tent, or stay in the lounge and socialize with the other participants.
There will be drinks available until 22.00, after the restaurant and lounge will close.
Day 4 has a program free morning. After the breakfast buffet, for those who want, there will be a free guided tour to the crystal mine, to find your own crystals.
If this hike does not resonate with you, perhaps you feel more inclined to a full-body massage or a singing bowl massage, or you just want to meditate in nature, lie down on the yoga mat and listen to some interesting teachings, or do something else. It is completely up to you.
Day 5 we will start with a self-love meditation and cuddling workshop.
In the afternoon, there will be an Ecstatic Dance session and, after dinner, a rebirth ceremony.
On day 6, we will start with a joined forces meditation, where we experience all our energies as one.
We connect on a deep level, either with ourselves or with the other participants. We will teach you to see each other's lotuses, and we will also do some sound exercises.
In the afternoon, we invite you to a cuddling session, which can also grow into a dance, massage, or whatever you feel is okay.
In the afternoon we will trow a Freedom Dance Party, where everything is possible, as long as it is okay with you.
During the whole retreat we will take you on a journey exploring your boundries and communicate them, so you can feel safe and free at all times.
On day 7, after a delicious breakfast buffet, there will be a group sharing. Followed by hugs, thanks and goodbyes.
Ready to go on your way for the rest of your journey in this beautiful life.
The program grows and evolves depending on individual needs and the needs of the group as a whole.
When we have small groups, we also have time for one-on-one sessions.
On Sunday, you will arrive and check in preferably between 14.00 and 18.00.
You will receive a welcome smoothie, followed by a guided introduction and tour of the AYA valley by one of our hosts.
Take your time to pick the perfect tent for you, settle into your cosy accommodation and meet the other participants or take some time to let go of your travels and explore AYA's nature by yourself.
Around 19.00, we will serve a delicious dinner buffet.
After dinner, Sanshine will open the retreat with a opening circle and a first session.
She will feel in the moment what is right to offer, depending on the participants' energy after traveling and having dinner.
Maybe we can seduce you to do your first dance of the retreat. This will be a dance for fun and group bonding.
On Monday, we will start with a morning meditation after a smoothie and a drink. The intention of this meditation is to ground and connect you firmly in your center.
Followed by a sharing circle so we can get to know each other a little.
After the morning session, there will always be a delicious breakfast/lunch buffet.
In the afternoon, we have a date with the elements. We will connect with our inner elements and move with the elements around us.
Then you are invited to go into the wild and make love to one of the elements of your choice, in a way you apeal to.
After a wonderful dinner buffet, you can fill the evening. Chill in the lounge, play games with the others, take some time to be alone, hike, or do whatever calls you most.
Day 3, we will start with breathing exercises and Kundalini Yoga after a lovely smoothie.
After a juicy fruit salad with nuts and a coconut topping, Sunshine will take you on a Playdance journey. We will transform ourselves into animals of the air-, water-, and land realms and dance and play like them.
They all have their own gifts, which we can tune into. We will free ourselves from shame and shyness and tune into our wild nature. Explore what animals you can connect with.
Play with each other in a dance of life. Or go deep within and visualize yourself as one of these animals, play inside your mind.
After this relieving dance session, we will feel very hungry, so there will be a warm and cold buffet waiting for us.
After dinner, the clock will tell you it is around 20.30, and you are free to relax outside on the terras or in one of the many hammocks, in the privacy of your own bell tent, or stay in the lounge and socialize with the other participants.
There will be drinks available until 22.00, after the restaurant and lounge will close.
Day 4 has a program free morning. After the breakfast buffet, for those who want, there will be a free guided tour to the crystal mine, to find your own crystals.
If this hike does not resonate with you, perhaps you feel more inclined to a full-body massage or a singing bowl massage, or you just want to meditate in nature, lie down on the yoga mat and listen to some interesting teachings, or do something else. It is completely up to you.
Day 5 we will start with a self-love meditation and cuddling workshop.
In the afternoon, there will be an Ecstatic Dance session and, after dinner, a rebirth ceremony.
On day 6, we will start with a joined forces meditation, where we experience all our energies as one.
We connect on a deep level, either with ourselves or with the other participants. We will teach you to see each other's lotuses, and we will also do some sound exercises.
In the afternoon, we invite you to a cuddling session, which can also grow into a dance, massage, or whatever you feel is okay.
In the afternoon we will trow a Freedom Dance Party, where everything is possible, as long as it is okay with you.
During the whole retreat we will take you on a journey exploring your boundries and communicate them, so you can feel safe and free at all times.
On day 7, after a delicious breakfast buffet, there will be a group sharing. Followed by hugs, thanks and goodbyes.
Ready to go on your way for the rest of your journey in this beautiful life.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
AYA Retreat Valley , Vila Longa, Portugal
Directions
We are located near Vila Longa in Portugal. The earliest way to get here is to book a flight to porto. From there you have two options;
-Take an express bus to viseu :1h45, and additionally boom our transfer
-Book our airport transfer : 2hrs
-Take an express bus to viseu :1h45, and additionally boom our transfer
-Book our airport transfer : 2hrs
Accommodation
Retreats at AYA are off-grid nature experiences. In your own private bell tent in the shade of an old oak on one of the terrasses. Each 10’ tent comes with either with a single or double mattress, the comfy kind! … and your bed will already be made for you.
Program Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
At AYA, there’s a large 650 SQ.FT upstairs deck with a view down to the river. Here we hold our activities and ceremonies and where there is space to practice your yoga. So the main building is 100% off grid, oiler and water is sourced on-site, our drinking water comes from a natural well in the village and our waste water is treated before following back to source.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
A mix of raw food and cooked/baked food. For you to choose. Vegetarian as well as vegan. Cooking is a very mindful activity for us. We treat the veggies and fruits with love and respect.
What's Included
- 6 nights accomodations Linens included
- 3 daily vegan meals
- Unlimited access to fruits
- 2 daily sessions
- All the teas and herbal infusions you can drink
- On site swimming opportunities
- Free travel assistance/booking assistance
- Unlimited positive vibes
- Free hugs
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Airport transfer
- Extra sessions such as massages, reiki, tarot reading, plant medicines
