Healthy Workation for ZENtrepreneurs
with Winni & Gertrud
Sept 25-Oct 1, 2025
Are you an eager self-employed human but sometimes lack focus and drive? Or so absorbed with the daily tasks that little to no time is left to take a step back and optimize the broader picture of your projects? Also, do you want to (keep) prioritise(ing) your health, deep down knowing that a healthy functioning body and mind are key to create & thrive? Then this retreat is for you.
Winni & I both have a strong health science background (in fact, we got to know each other during our PhD experiments) and we also both got extremely intrigued by alternative and natural approaches to health and living. As freelancing health engineers, we just know firsthand how a holistic approach to all aspects of health can upgrade all facets of life. Including your business.
In this retreat, we combine a health retreat in lush Portuguese nature with daily dedicated time to get your work done (3-5 hours daily spread over 2 blocks). You will be taken care of completely so that the few hours you work these days, they feel light & effortless. This means you will be fed delicious nutritious meals specifically designed to support sharp thinking, you’ll get daily movement sessions (remember – ‘the way you move is the way you think’), you’ll have nature outings (waterfalls, surf beaches, forests – yes, portugal has it all!), we’ll visit some of the cutest towns, you’ll rest ‘n relax during yummy meditation or yoga nidra sessions or in your free time in the pool or our private forrest (!), you’ll meet and connect with a small group of enthusiastic open-minded humans. On top of that, we’ll introduce daily smart prompts that help you take a step back and look at your business and your work/life balance from a different perspective Intrigued? So are we, after we noticed the amazing shifts in the ZENtrepreneurs of the previous edition of this retreat!
Finally you’ll have the mindspace to work ON your business instead of getting lost IN it. And as the cherry on the cake? You’ll take home so many small and big ideas and habits that will make your healthy living & working flow at home as well.
Sounds pretty good doesn’t it?
FOR WHO IS THIS RETREAT
This healthy workation retreat is for freelancers, entrepreneurs, people who hustle side-projects, those who want to start on their own or want to turn a hobby project into their side or main gig. During this retreat, you’ll be taken care of on all levels and you’ll be offered and guided through healthy living tools to discover and support your optimal creation & work flow.
We limit this retreat to a maximum of 12 participants so make sure you grab your spot.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
- 6 nights in our exquisite retreat venue
- All delicious & nutritious meals included (copious brunch, dinner, snacks)
- Daily movement sessions
- Brain Food workshop
- Healthy Habits workshop
- Corporate communication workshop
- Daily focus times to get your work done
- Waterfall excursion
- Forrest visits
- Nature hike
- Visit the cute towns & villages
OPTIONAL
surfing, horseriding, e-bike tour
NOT INCLUDED
- Flights (closest airport is Porto)
- Travel from and to the airport. We recommend getting a rental car at Porto airport, they are very affordable and can be split with other participants. We can assist you with this.
- Travel & health insurance
LOCATION & ACCOMMODATION
Our retreat venue is set in Afife, a beautiful beach town in Northern Portugal. The Villa has 6 bright rooms with boho modern bathrooms, strong Wi-Fi and high standards of comfort. We have a large living and kitchen area, a work room, a lounge with terrace, outdoor pool, and spacious garden. We are very close to the beach as well as to the cute towns of Caminha and Viana do Castelo.
How to get there
The closest international airport is Porto. By car from Porto airport, it is about an 1 hour drive. You might want to rent a car for the week (which is quite cheap and can be done together with other participants) or you can ask us to arrange transport to and from the airport.
INVESTMENT
!! Book before May 31 by using the promo code EARLYZENTREPRENEUR and get a 150€ early bird DISCOUNT !!
Share a Twin or Double room – 1840€ (normal price: 1990€ p.p.)
Single room with Kingsize bed all to yourself – 2690€ (normal price: 2840€)
Contact me via hello@gowithgertrud.com and I’ll make you an invoice for your booking or book immediately below and get your invoice later 🙂
PAYMENT POLICY
Your spot is booked once a non-refundable 50% payment has been received. The other half is to be paid latest 6 weeks before the start of the retreat.
If we have to cancel for whatever reason, you will receive a full refund!
ABOUT WINNI
Winni graduated as a Bioengineer (2007) and obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the Institute of Tropical Medicine. Idealistic, she started a career in the pharmaceutical industry. It soon became clear that this was not the environment in which she could fully develop. The feeling of having people take chronic medication clashed enormously with her vision of health.
Two children, 2 burnouts, 2 courses later (basic medical knowledge and orthomolecular nutrition), she made the switch to functional diagnostics in 2019 where symptom medicine gave way to systems medicine. She obtained another master’s degree in clinical Psycho-Neuro-Immunology and diplomas as a career counselor and yoga teacher.
Since 2022, as a health engineer, she coaches other “bon vivants” in their quest for optimal (gut) health and (living) their life goals. She also gives workshops around fermentation (sourdough, vegetables, kombucha) and guides retreats to lead people to their desired version of themselves.
Winni has a positive infectious energy, drive and enthusiasm that will take you on a wave towards a more energetic (healthier) version of yourself.
