3-Day Private 1:1 Therapeutic Meditation Retreat on Portugal's Alentejo Coast

The retreat runs for three days in Vila Nova de Milfontes, a small coastal town in the Alentejo region of southwest Portugal. It's a 1:1 programme — one guest, one therapist — and the therapist is with you for the duration of the stay, not just during scheduled class times. That means the support is continuous: during meditation, on walks, and in the gaps in between.

A typical day pairs a mindful beach walk with dedicated meditation sessions tailored to your needs. The walking is gentle, along the shoreline and the coastal paths around town, and it's used as part of the practice rather than as exercise. Meditation sessions are adapted day by day depending on how you're responding — this isn't a fixed timetable repeated three times.

The setting is central to how the retreat works. Vila Nova de Milfontes sits at the mouth of the Mira River, with the Atlantic on one side and the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park running along the shoreline. The beaches are wide and largely undeveloped, and outside July and August the town is quiet. It's an easy place to stop checking your phone.

Accommodation is in superior rooms, with room options — including private rooms, shared spaces and upgrades — confirmed at the time of booking. Meals are tailored to the group and dietary requirements are taken into account; you tell them what you need and it's confirmed before you arrive.

The whole thing is arranged around your dates rather than fixed departure dates. You agree a start date directly with the retreat leader, which makes it workable if you're fitting three days around annual leave or a longer trip through Portugal.

Compared with a group meditation retreat, the difference is attention. In a group of ten or fifteen you get maybe a few minutes of individual guidance a day. Here the therapist's focus is entirely on you, which is why the price sits where it does. If you've done group retreats before and found the format too diffuse, this is the opposite approach.

What's included

- 3-day private 1:1 therapeutic meditation retreat in Vila Nova de Milfontes - Accommodation in a private room (upgrades available) - Meals tailored to your dietary requirements - Daily meditation sessions adapted to your needs - Daily mindful beach walks along the Alentejo coast - Gentle movement and stretching sessions - Continuous 1:1 access to a dedicated therapist throughout the stay - Full directions and travel guidance after booking

What's not included

- Flights and travel to Portugal - Airport transfers (to be confirmed) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Optional upgrades and extras