Women's Retreats · Évora, Alentejo
Five days to stop. Really stop.
Bairro de Santa Luzia · Évora · Portugal
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Our Space
You work hard. Your calendar is full. Your body keeps going — but it's asking for something else.
On the quiet outskirts of Évora, surrounded by ancient olive trees and the open Alentejo sky, Quinta do Evaristo welcomes small groups of women who need more than a weekend to recharge.
Intentional, carefully designed retreats — for women who are ready to actually take care of themselves.
Programs
You didn't come here to be fixed.
You came to remember what it feels like
to actually be well.
— Quinta do Evaristo, Évora
The Experience
Each retreat is designed with intention. Small groups of maximum 8 women, so the space stays intimate and safe.
Wake up with the Alentejo sun. Move your body. Sit in silence. Eat real food. Be witnessed.
The body holds what the mind avoids. Somatic Experiencing, free movement and body awareness woven into each day.
Guided breathwork as a portal to the autonomic nervous system. Daily practices for regulation and opening.
Daily space for stillness. Meditation, reflective writing, contemplation in nature. Silence as a practice.
Plant-based, organic, local meals. Food that nourishes without inflaming. The plate as medicine.
Working with your individual hologenetic profile. The language of your shadows, gifts and purpose.
Every retreat ends with individual integration sessions. What changes here continues at home — that's the point.
Our Home
Quinta do Evaristo is a family home, renovated with minimalist taste, surrounded by 5,000m² of garden. 4km from the historic centre of Évora — a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Pool, terrace, shared kitchen, rooms with natural light. A space that breathes. Maximum 8 women per retreat to ensure intimacy and presence.
The Alentejo is not a backdrop — it's part of the healing. The scale, the light, the silence of the plains. There's nowhere to hide here. And that is precious.
Gene Keys
The Gene Keys system, developed by Richard Rudd from the I Ching, Kabbalah and Astrology, offers a map of your deep nature — the language of your shadows, gifts and siddhi.
In our Gene Keys retreats at Quinta do Evaristo, we work your hologenetic profile through guided contemplation, expressive writing and body practices that help move what is blocked at the level of expression, vitality and purpose.
Not analysis. Slow alchemy. And Alentejo is the right place for it to happen.
Voices
I arrived exhausted, running on autopilot for months. In 5 days, something shifted that I can't quite explain. The body remembers before the mind catches up.
The Gene Keys retreat was the first time I felt truly seen — not for what I do, but for who I am. The space created was safe enough to fall apart a little.
I came in feeling depleted and left feeling like myself again. The food, the movement, the silence — and the other women. I didn't expect the connections to matter so much.
Upcoming Dates
July 2026
5 days · 4 nights
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August 2026
5 days · 4 nights
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September 2026
5 days · 4 nights
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October 2026
6 days · 5 nights
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November 2026
5 days · 4 nights
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Book / Enquire
Groups are small by design — maximum 8 women. Spots are limited and every person matters.
Write to us. No commitment. We can arrange a call to find out which retreat is right for where you are right now.
quintadoevaristo@gmail.com
Évora, Portugal