A retreat from the hustle and bustle of Lisbon? Our verdict is: Yes it is possible and we recommend it!
We can think of Bali. We can think of India. But when we saw the announcement of a trip, a retreat downtown Lisbon, why not? Suddenly you don’t need to spend hours on a plane to the other side of the world for a more Zen moment and we like the idea.
Marta Monteiro has a master’s degree in Coaching and Human Developer dedicates herself to her structure as people an internal journey of self-knowledge helping to see life with different eyes. She has left the corporate world wherever it becomes ours to become a tool that helps to develop potential in a positive and creative way. As nothing happens by chance, after Tânia, who after 4 years of a life incorporated to Yoga, not only for the practice, but for the philosophy of life. He tells us at the beginning of the day that the great change came about in a Buddhist pilgrimage through the Indian Himalayas, without a family to live in, a limited experience that determined his desire for change.
After the introductions, the group of six women I joined with a Yoga practice on the balcony of the Hotel Valderde. Then followed the first moment Points of You, a tool that works with cards with images and words, which works both sides of the brain and our emotional and more rational side. Valverde’s lunch stop further serves the purpose of lunch, with a healthier design and greenery that prepares us for the menu.
A single day of retreat is intense. They are emotions and group sharing, through another “game” Points Of you – Punctum, which, in addition to images and words, brings powerful questions that we must ask ourselves. Our intention for the day (a question or a goal that we set first thing in the morning) starts to get answers or at least get on a path. At the end of the day, we return to our rugs and Tânia Reis takes us on an internal journey through the sound of the Tibetan Bowls.
In a single day and in the middle of the city we traveled far. We live emotions. We asked questions and got some answers. Or who knows ways. The next Inner Trip will be in another special place – in the Azores, and you can see all the information here.