Radical Empathy- Playing with Our Shadow
Radical Empathy- Playing with Our Shadow
Monte Silvestre, Nisa, Portugal
Up to 16 in group
May 7 - 10, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- THURSDAY 7TH
- p.m - welcome dinner
- Opening circle around the fire: intention-setting ceremony, meeting the land, & space for questions
- FRIDAY 8TH & SATURDAY 9TH
- a.m / p.m - full days of play
- We begin with some of our “jueguitos” (little games) to break the ice and enter into trust.
- From here, we unravel into our favourite way to play: free- style. ‘Free-style’ is a spontaneous co-creation where the needs of the group lead the way. It’s impossible to know in which direction the process will take us.
- We use our tools to respond organically to what arises — from a stick and mattress, to a hug, to a conversation with your great-grandfather.
- SUNDAY 10TH
- a.m - closing ceremony lunch
- Investment: 465€
- Food (three meals a day plus snacks) and facilities included. This is a camping event - so bring your tent!
About this Retreat
Your Guides
We are 30 people from different parts of the world living together in a community
since 2016. We are dedicated to developing new methods of conflict transformation. With our innovative techniques, we support groups and individuals from many countries in their personal and collective growth processes.
Over the years we've worked together, we've developed our own intervention and conflict resolution techniques, which we call Doors. Our innovation is based on an interdisciplinary and creative approach: a synthesis of different schools of thought, both scientific and ancestral.
The result is unique methods that we employ according to the particularities of each situation.
We are a diverse group, with different histories, cultures, qualities, and backgrounds. We experience healing as an ongoing, collective process. We leverage the struggles of everyday life to continue improving our methods and strengthening ourselves as a community.
We organize ourselves organically and horizontally. This is possible thanks to the way we relate to each other we've cultivated: authentic, creating deep, empathetic connections.
We don't have fixed rules: we use consensus to make decisions and create agreements. The only fixed thing we have is our prayer, the intention with which we walk:
For the best of all and for all,
For the best of all and for all,
For the best of everything and for everything.
Love and Freedom
Details of this retreat
What would happen if you brought your brilliance and your shadow into the same room- and let them play?
What we offer in not exactly a retreat. It's training in community- where empowerment happens through experimentation.
What we offer in not exactly a retreat. It's training in community- where empowerment happens through experimentation.
Schedule
THURSDAY 7TH
p.m - welcome dinner
Opening circle around the fire: intention-setting ceremony, meeting the land, & space for questions
FRIDAY 8TH & SATURDAY 9TH
a.m / p.m - full days of play
We begin with some of our “jueguitos” (little games) to break the ice and enter into trust.
From here, we unravel into our favourite way to play: free- style. ‘Free-style’ is a spontaneous co-creation where the needs of the group lead the way. It’s impossible to know in which direction the process will take us.
We use our tools to respond organically to what arises — from a stick and mattress, to a hug, to a conversation with your great-grandfather.
SUNDAY 10TH
a.m - closing ceremony lunch
p.m - welcome dinner
Opening circle around the fire: intention-setting ceremony, meeting the land, & space for questions
FRIDAY 8TH & SATURDAY 9TH
a.m / p.m - full days of play
We begin with some of our “jueguitos” (little games) to break the ice and enter into trust.
From here, we unravel into our favourite way to play: free- style. ‘Free-style’ is a spontaneous co-creation where the needs of the group lead the way. It’s impossible to know in which direction the process will take us.
We use our tools to respond organically to what arises — from a stick and mattress, to a hug, to a conversation with your great-grandfather.
SUNDAY 10TH
a.m - closing ceremony lunch
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
El Juego Community, Monte Silvestre, Nisa, Portugal
Directions
You can get there by car https://maps.app.goo.gl/En15Vn53VjN7WwNG6
Or by bus with https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus stop : Nisa
A ride can be organised to pick you up from the bus station..
Or by bus with https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus stop : Nisa
A ride can be organised to pick you up from the bus station..
Accommodation
This is a camping event and it is required for you to bring your own tent and camping supplies
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
Monte silvestre is a community of 5 years located near Nisa, Portugal.
The price includes home made delicious food, if you have any food restrictions please let us know.
The place has beautiful stone sites, water falls and rivers to bathe in.
The accommodation is in tent. There is hot shower and compost toilets available.
The price includes home made delicious food, if you have any food restrictions please let us know.
The place has beautiful stone sites, water falls and rivers to bathe in.
The accommodation is in tent. There is hot shower and compost toilets available.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Homemade food will be provided to suit every dietary requirement. Please let the organisers know if there are any special dietary requirements.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and snacks will be provided.
What's Included
- The 15 - Morning gatherings for gratitude and intentionsetting
- Jueguitos (little games) that reveal hidden patterns and
- possibilities
- Process Circles where authentic expression meets radical
- empathy
- Collective Experiences where the group becomes a
- transformational force
- Charlas (one-on-one conversations) with community
- members
- Workshops led by community members and special
- guests
- Engagement with the land
- Walks in nature
- Rituals that mark moments of transformation and
- celebrate growth
- Meals
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Travel expenses
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