Healthy Living & Honest Relating
with Gertrud & Felix
Sept 28 – Oct 4, 2024
It’s pretty clear, isn’t it? A healthy lifestyle and a healthy relationship – whatever shape or form that takes for you two – go hand in hand. Also, research shows that a feeling of happiness hugely depends on the state of your relationship(s). Why is it then, that it is often the last aspect of life we actively focus and work on?
It’s easy in the beginning to get along, have fun and make amazing visions for the future. But how do you maintain that when day-to-day life comes in or when struggles come along? How do we communicate in a constructive way to challenge each other to be the best versions of ourselves? How do we avoid our own patterns & sh*t that often cloud our connection? What do we do when attraction to other humans strikes us or if we fall in love with (an) other(s)? Can we take a step back from how society expects us to function as a couple and actually choose together how we agree to relate?
Join Felix & Gertrud in a beautiful villa in Northern Portugal set amidst lush nature to focus on all things health (healthy food, daily movement, nature immersion, mindfulness). As a couple, you’ll be challenged with new perspectives through open discussions but also with practical exercises. You’ll get clear on what you individually want and what you collectively desire and how that can co-exist. And, your intimacy will skyrocket (and we’re not only talking about the physical here).
FOR WHO IS THIS RETREAT
Your relationship can be fresh or you might have been together for decades already. It can be a homo- or heterosexual connection. You can be monogamous or polygamous. The only ‘pre-requisite’ is that you have (the intention) of a partnership: you intend to team up to tackle life together.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
* 6 (or 7) nights accommodation
* 2 copious healthy meals per day (brunch & late lunch or brunch & dinner) made from fresh organic or local produce with as much tea, coffee & fruit as you like
* daily movement sessions (yoga, free movement, dance, fitness, restorative)
* daily partnership-focused workshops (topics such as ‘Love comes and goes’, ‘Direct & constructive communication’, ‘Open relating?’, ‘Choosing for each other’, ‘Intimacy’,… )
* exploring cute villages and the beautiful nature of Northern Portugal (crisp waterfalls, clear rivers amidst lush green forests, long stretches of (surf) beaches…)
* a safe space in a group of like-minded people
The retreat starts on Saturday September 28 with an opening circle at 5pm followed by welcome dinner. You are welcome to arrive and stay at the villa from Friday (September 27) already if that suits your flight schedule better. The retreat ends with a movement session followed by a closing circle over breakfast on Friday October 4.
NOT INCLUDED
* Flights – best is to fly on Porto in Northern Portugal but you could opt to fly on Vigo or even Santiago de Compostela
* Travel & health insurance
LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATION
Our venue is a luxurious and traditional Portuguese Villa in Northern Portugal, about 45mins by car from Porto Airport. It has a large pool set in a beautiful garden, incredible views over the valley, cute corners to retreat to, a tennis court, and large dining spaces in- and outside to have our meals together. We know the area very well and know where to find the pure local restaurants, which nature places have that kinda fairy tale magic about them and which villages our worth strolling through. All rooms are double rooms and have an ensuite bathroom.
How to get there
The closest international airport in Portugal is Porto. By car from Porto airport, it is about 45mins driving. You might want to rent a car for the week if you plan an outing or a dinner/lunch with the two of you from time to time or you can ask us to arrange transport to and from the airport.
“My heart is still full from this week. I loved getting the attention and focus to partnership content while also having light and joyful time. It was a balance of everything and it throughout felt holistically healthy. The best part was the intimate atmosphere and the connection with all those great people. The Villa was amazing too!”
INVESTMENT
200€ EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT when you book before May 14, 2024!
–> Use code GRABPARTNER at checkout to pay 100€ less on the 50% deposit,
another 100€ will be deducted from the other half of your payment due a couple of weeks before the retreat starts.
Couple in Double Ensuite Bathroom with Shower – early bird price: 2190€ for you both (1095€ p.p.) / normal price: 2390€ for you both (1195€ p.p)
Couple in Double Ensuite Bathroom with Bath Tub – early bird price: 2390€ for you both (1195€ p.p.) / normal price: 2590€ for you both (1295€ p.p)
Are you an entrepreneur or freelancer?
Then know that this retreat counts as investment in your stress management & personal effectiveness.
BOOK YOUR SPOT HERE
Do you have questions? Do you wish to pay in 2 or 3 instalments or would you rather book via bank transfer?
Contact us via hello@gowithgertrud.com
PAYMENT AND REFUND POLICY
Your spot is booked once a 50% payment has been received. The other half is to be paid latest 2 weeks before the start of the retreat.
If for any reason you have to cancel, you will receive 70% refund of your deposit if you cancel at least 10 weeks before the start of the retreat. If you cancel between 10 and 5 weeks before the retreat, you will get 40% refund of your deposit. If you cancel only 2 weeks or less before the start of the retreat, your deposit payment cannot be refunded.
If we have to cancel for whatever reason, you will of course receive a full refund!
Contact us if you wish to pay in 3 or more instalments.
ABOUT FELIX SCHAEFER
FELIX graduated from the Sports High School “Ludwig-Frank Gymnasium” in Mannheim, Germany in 2003. Shortly after, he moved to Auckland, New Zealand. There, he completed a “Diploma in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management” and a “Bachelor in Performing Arts”.
After an ankle injury, Felix was forced to do Pilates and also became a teacher. This sparked an ongoing interest in how the human body functions. He trains and teaches numerous sports such as Movement, Functional Training, Kickboxing, Brasilian Jiu Jutsu, Basketball, Crossfitness, Pilates, Surfing, Yoga, and Athletics.
In his time in New Zealand he also discovered a passion for dance, in particular contemporary style. He tries to constantly challenge himself to find new combinations for movement patterns. Felix currently works as a freelance actor, filmmaker, teacher, writer and personal development coach in Berlin, Bali and around the world.
www.felixschaefer.me & www.schaefer-method.com
