Thank you for visiting ‘Journey to the Centre of Self’ Hypnotic Yoga Retreat’ taking place at Vale de Moses Retreat Centre in Central Portugal, we are looking forward to welcoming people to the retreat and facilitating a unique process of emotional, physical and mental rejuvenation over the five days.

Venue

Vale do Moses Yoga Retreat

Vale de Moses, Oleiros

6160-052 - Castelo Branco

Portugal

Travel from Lisbon

Catch the 7.00 am Rede Express Coach from Lisbon arriving at the local town of Oleiros at 10.30 am, we provide transport to meet the bus, Vale do Moses is a 20-minute drive from Oleiros Bus tickets can be purchased on this site one month in advance of the journey.

Travel from Porto

The coaches from Porto to Oleiros leave at 16.30 each day and arrive in Oleiros at 21.30, for those taking this option it is recommended you arrive on Sunday the 3rd November and book a hotel in Oleiros and meet the transport we arrange from Oleiros to Vale de Moses on Monday at 10.30 am

Coach tickets can only be purchased 1 month prior via the Rede Expressos website, or their Myrne app. Timetables are not shown more than 1 month in advance. https://rede-expressos.pt/pt

For those driving there is free parking

Check in and Check out

The retreat orientation session will commence on Monday 4th November at 12.00 noon

Check out Saturday morning (9th November) is at 7.30am, we buy everyone freshly baked breakfast in a café in Oleiros before the 8.15am return coach to both Lisbon and Porto.

Meals

We serve breakfast at 10:30am, lunch at 2pm and dinner at 7pm, with fruits and teas available throughout the day. The kitchens and courtyard open at 7.30am and close at 9pm. If you would prefer an alternate meal schedule during your stay or on occasions, please let us know in advance. Breakfast will be available on arrival on 4th November

All of our meals are vegetarian/vegan, with seasonal and organic produce from the local area. Please advise us of any dietary requirements you have

What to bring

Our shala is equipped with mats, blocks, straps and blankets so there’s no need to bring your own unless you wish to and you’ll find towels and bathrobes in all accommodation. We kindly ask that any washing products are as simple and natural as possible, as the shower water is used to irrigate our orchard trees and shrubs.

We’re in mountain valleys, 500m meters above sea level, so temperatures drop in the evenings and early mornings and we recommend bringing warmer layers, even in the summer months. In spring and autumn there are rain showers, so a waterproof layer is useful.

The mountain paths are gravelled and steep in places, so they’re not easy to navigate with wheeled suitcases and it’s always best to pack light.

There is a small shop in our courtyard stocked with essential toiletries (most of which are locally made), local produce and artwork. Laundry service is also available at 10€ per load.

There is wifi at Vale de Moses, we recommend you keep the use of electronics to the bare minimum.

Accommodation

See Accommodation page for details

Daily sessions

The retreat includes all the Hypnosis, Yoga and Expressional Dance sessions as presented on the website.

The times of the daily retreat sessions differ each day, generally, there will be an early morning session before breakfast and a session at noon and late afternoon.

There will be evening group activities as well.

Private treatments one-to-one treatments are available in free time. There will be an additional fee for one to one sessions payable at the time of the session.

• Reiki
• Zenthai Shiatsu Massage
• Personalised Hypnotherapy
• Yoga

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the beautiful forests of Vale de Moses for what will be for sure a very special experience