Welcome to Holistic Olive Branch ❤️ Our retreats near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal are created around rest, nature, choice and connection. Come and stop for a while.
Reserve for NovemberKeep me postedNext retreat: 26–30 November 2026 · Then nine retreats in 2027, booking now
Four nights near Gerês National Park: Yin Yoga, walks, good food, and everything optional.
See the dates → 🧘Become a Yoga teacher: 150 hours online at home, then a week with us in Portugal.
Find out more → 👥Bring your club, team or friends, or run your own retreat with us.
Plan your group → ☀️Day visits, Yin Yoga, Pilates, massage and women’s circles.
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So many of us arrive on a break already tired, and then pack every single day of it. A Place to Stop is the opposite.
We give you the mountains, the rivers and good company, and then trust you to decide what you need. Some mornings that’s a long walk. Some mornings it’s a second coffee in the sun ☕
Move. Explore. Connect. Create. Or simply stop.
Explore the RetreatEverything here is an invitation. Nothing is an obligation. Join the morning session or stay in with a book. Head up into the hills or sit by the water. Say yes to everything, or to nothing at all. You know what you need.
Take part in whatever speaks to you that day.
Skip a session without explaining yourself.
Rest isn’t something you have to earn.
Each retreat has its own rhythm. These are examples of what may be offered across different retreats. It’s not a timetable, and not a promise that every retreat includes them all.
Old paths, big views and the trails of Gerês National Park.
Slow, deep and kind: our home practice.
Simple ways to settle the mind and breathe again.
Rivers and clear water, when the weather is kind.
Photography, crafts and time to make something.
Fresh air, green hills and nowhere you have to be.
Good company, and women’s circles on selected women-only retreats.
Reading, quiet time, or simply doing nothing at all.
It honestly amazes us how few people know about it! Portugal’s only national park: granite hills and countryside, rivers and waterfalls, old walking paths and villages where rural life still moves at its own pace.
This isn’t a spa that could be anywhere in the world. The landscape is part of the retreat itself 💚
Mountains · Rivers · Waterfalls · Old paths · Village life
Our retreats are held at my favourite local hotel in Bouro Santa Maria, near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal. It sits in a lovely spot right by the river, and it feels more like an extension of my home than a commercial hotel.
There are green gardens, a private river beach where you can step right down to the water, and an indoor pool (not heated). Most importantly, it gives us the privacy and quiet we all need to really settle down.
The Annex is our own warm, cosy space. When the sun goes down and the air gets crisp, we gather around the big log fire for our evening circles 💚
Bouro Santa Maria, near Gerês National Park, Northern Portugal
€1,350 per person
Pay in full when you book.
Come for Yin Yoga, meditation, breathwork, gentle walks, nature, good food and plenty of time to simply stop.
4 nights each · €1,350 per person
See all datesNew for 2027: Yoga Teacher Training → · Bringing a group, club or team? Private group retreats →
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From our sanctuary to yours,
The Holistic Olive Branch Family 💖
