15th - 18th June 2023.
Journey into the interior land of Portugal to spend a weekend remembering what makes you feel alive. Together we'll find our muse, our inspiration, our renewed sense of awe between the movement and the stillness. Immerse yourself in the rituals and practices which cultivate an appreciation of beauty- whether horse riding, yoga, sound meditations or dance- pottery, sketching or savouring the tastes of local food cooked with love.
SUMMER 2023
Escape the city as it gets that lil too hot and crowded for a healing celebration of the longest days of the year.
You’ll curate your own retreat. Choose to start your day with meditation, sketching, saluting the sun or quiet reflection- through the day enjoy sweaty workouts, create masterpieces, learn new skills and make new connections. Come night time you’ll dine and dance or hit the hay early.
The benefits of practising healing modalities, as well as idily enjoying foods made with love, resting and contemplating life within nature - are inherently felt and scientifically known - let us bathe in them together.
Fresh, fragrante y de vez en cuando un poco decadente. The Argentinian chef Ezequiel Bressia will be in control of the fire and feasts for the Solstice Edition.
Passionate about cooking in the wilderness, crafting kitchens from clay and sourcing seasonal ingredients -he’ll feed us all kinds of fruits and vegetables : crunchy, vibrant, raw or cooked in wild and wonderful ways. Warm midsummer night’s dreams made memorable by asados and flame roasted local produce.
Expect bountiful brunches, picnic style, served on sharing platters and lots of eating with your hands. Dinners will be relaxed, elemental affairs, the freshest food cooked over flames - Ezequiel encouraging us to embrace the easy Alentejo way of life with a fiery Argentinian flare.
Deep rural Alentejo will provide the stage for the wide range of practices where we’ll celebrate the midsummer magic. Classes, workshops and immersions - talks, shows and spontaneous gatherings will run over different locations from sunrise to sunset.
Ruby Morris | Alex du Toit | Juliana Schmuke | Maria Eilersen | Myrthe van Gameren | Kate Goh | Lisboa Social Press | Becky Hicks | Raquel Martos | Dom Viera | Ezequiel Bressia | Jardin Collective
YOUR HOSTS
BARAZA founders - Ruby Morris and Alex DuToit are passionate about providing unforgettable experiences. Our retreats, whether escaping to provide mini festivals in tipis, crossing borders to the mountains and secret locations or celebrating the seasons in truly remote parts of our adopted home - we always aim to surprise and delight. Run away with us for a long weekend of connection, food, fresh air and adventure.