Atlantic Coast Yoga Week in Portugal: Twice-Daily Practice by the Sea

The programme is seven nights on Portugal's Atlantic coast, with two yoga sessions a day led by Bruce and Elena, both teachers at The House of Yoga in Brussels. Morning and evening practices frame the day; everything in between is yours. The retreat page lists swimming, hiking, cycling and massage as the usual ways people fill the gap, alongside simply reading under a tree.

Meals are shared around a table, which is where most of the group interaction happens. There's no fixed excursion schedule in the listing — the free time is genuinely free, and how you spend the afternoons is up to you and whatever the coast offers that week.

This is one of a series of retreats run by the same studio, alongside weeks in the Italian Alps, Ibiza, the Belgian Ardennes and Andalusia. The Portugal week is the winter escape: same teaching team, same twice-daily practice format, warmer and wetter-Atlantic setting.

The teaching comes from a studio that has been running residential retreats since at least 2023, with a stable roster of teachers — Elena appears across the Alps, Ardennes, Ischia and Andalusia trips, and Bruce and Lisa appear on others. Practice lengths at their other retreats run 60 to 90 minutes per session, and yoga equipment is normally provided, so you don't need to bring a mat.

Because the listing gives the framework rather than an hour-by-hour timetable, expect the daily rhythm to be set on arrival and adjusted to weather and group energy. The core promise is straightforward: two practices a day with experienced teachers, meals you don't have to think about, and a week where the rest of your time belongs to you.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation on Portugal's Atlantic coast - Twice-daily yoga practice with Bruce and Elena - Meals shared around the table - Use of yoga equipment - Rest of each day free for swimming, hiking, cycling, massage or rest

What's not included

- Flights to Portugal - Transport to and from the retreat venue - Travel insurance - Optional massages - Optional excursions and activities - Personal expenses