Time to be wild and free
What to expect on my retreats in Portugal
Wild and free. These three words strum along with the band and singer in my heart.
I heard Ziggy Marley’s song called “Wild and Free” four years ago and I’ve carried the words with me ever since. Writing them in journals, putting them on vision boards, setting intentions around them and singing along to the song. I am delighted now to share what they have manifested into.
Wild & Free retreats, a space to celebrate being human. A place to connect with nature, with yourself and with each other.
I believe that wild and free is our natural state. It is a feeling we are all yearning for. Wild and free is a mindset and it is within us all. We just need to feel it to remember that it’s there.
Wild and free has been many things in my life. In my twenties (and much of my thirties) wild and free was going to a festival. It was staying up partying for days. It was joining a random ecstatic dance group down in West Cork. Wild and free was going backpacking with no agenda. It was staying in a hostel; and going with the flow of life with no expectation or agenda.
These moments were fleeting; and I couldn’t seem to make them last. They weren’t part of my every day life. And as I got older, the parties were taking their toll. So I found and explored other ways to tap into my wild nature.
I went searching for the things that made me feel wild and free. I found the feeling getting into the sea, in freezing water as the sun comes up. I feel it when I go hiking for the day. Going skinny dipping on a full moon. Camping on a beach. I feel it when I write down my dreams knowing that anything is possible.
I feel it when I travel. When I step into the Great Outdoors, where all the paraphernalia for wild and free is found. I feel it when I dance and when I delve deeper into my understanding of life. I felt it when I left a career I didn’t want; and I felt it when I listened to my heart and moved to Portugal. And I feel it creating these retreats.
Wild and free is listening to my inner guide and living a life that I want to. It’s not comparing myself with others or feeling pressured by imagined timelines. Wild and free is dancing to the beat of my own drum and creating a life that feels good to me.
These tools that I have developed and try to live by are to allow us access that feeling. Yoga, meditation, cacao ceremonies, journaling, intention setting, storytelling, sound healing, music, atmosphere, nature, sea swimming and connection with like minded souls are the tools. They are what you will experience on the Wild & Free retreat. And they will be things you can take with you when you leave. They will become your tools to access this raw and authentic part of you.
Wild & Free can become our mindset. So that no matter where we are and whatever stage of life we are at, we can access our inner wild being. Because we are wild and free. It’s our birthright. We just need to remember it.
When?
I have spent the last couple of months roaming the Algarve in search of the perfect retreat venue that expresses the ethos of Wild & Free. I ended up finding two. Each one spoke to a part of me, and I feel that you will relate with them too. They are open to men and women, and you don’t have to be ‘good at yoga’ to come along.
In September, Wild & Free is a nature escape. Taking you to the Western Algarve to enjoy the stunning surroundings, beaches, and all the offerings of Wild & Free. This retreat speaks to my travelling inner wild woman. The woman who loves hammocks and getting her bare feet on the grass. She’s the woman who likes to wear long flowy dresses and put flowers in her hair. She loves the moon and watching the stars at night. It speaks to the woman who spent years searching for this exact place when she was travelling alone. It is for the woman who was curious, wanting to know more about her human experience but didn’t know where to find it. It’s for the woman looking for people like her.
In January, Wild & Free is a village break to the rustic fishing village of Olhão. This retreat spoke to my sense of freedom and curiosity. The woman who loves discovering local cultures, exploring her creativity and is looking to recharge. To the woman who wants to escape for a while in a beautiful luxurious house in the middle of a Portugeese village with buzzing local markets, crafts shops and boat trips to islands. It spoke to the woman who loves beautiful interiors and white gypsy dresses. She is drawn to the rooftop sunsets and swimming in the sea in Winter. This retreat is for her.
Different sides of me, different sides of you. They are different adventures, with the same agenda. To tap into the feeling of wild and free and carry it with you back home. Go with your heart and choose the one that is calling to your inner wild…
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