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Women's Leadership Retreat · 1st Edition

ORIGEM

Terra Raiz · Alcobaça · Portugal

We stopped. We looked. We came back to ourselves.

4–7 October 2026 · Terra Raiz, Alcobaça

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4 daysImmersion
15Women
AlcobaçaPortugal
What stayed

In the words of those who were there.

I arrived aware that I was in emotional coma, and I lived moments of intense transformation that were only possible because I felt welcomed and held. I faced them with courage and left with every cell in my body vibrating with love and with a clarity about how to lead — not just others, but above all myself. Deeply grateful.
ParticipanteRetiro Origem · Outubro 2026
I arrived expecting a professional meeting to work on leadership techniques. Instead I found a family-like environment where I could share my fears, my obstacles and my beliefs. The sessions were an awakening to what I need to work on. Barbara's guidance made all the difference.
ParticipanteRetiro Origem · Outubro 2026
I arrived wanting to be reborn. The experiences, the dynamics, the sharing helped me fit the missing puzzle pieces and release old pain. I am so much more confident, lighter, and able to set limits that used to weigh on me. I choose myself now, lightly, without guilt. I am falling in love with the woman I am becoming.
ParticipanteRetiro Origem · Outubro 2026
This retreat is for you if

Do you recognize yourself in any of this?

  • 1
    You make important decisions, but they weigh more each time — and you have less energy for them.
  • 2
    You feel alone in the role. You can't show weakness to your team, or vulnerability to your peers.
  • 3
    Your leadership works — but being that person costs you more and more.
  • 4
    You've lost track of who you are outside the job. Work has taken the space of everything else.
  • 5
    You need a moment that is yours alone — away from the noise, close to yourself and to women who understand exactly what you carry.
What happens

Four days. Four movements.

This isn't another training course. It's a space to go to the root.

01Day 1 · Sunday

SEE

Arrival and grounding. The first step is seeing what is holding you back — without judgement.

02Day 2 · Monday

FEEL

Full immersion. Finding the source of the overload — what sits beneath the rigidity and the control.

03Day 3 · Tuesday

RELEASE

What has been named can now be let go. Ritual, sound and body as tools of transformation.

04Day 4 · Wednesday

BEGIN AGAIN

Integration and commitment. You leave with clarity — and with something you'll carry far beyond these 4 days.

What's included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

  • Accommodation in a luxurious, natural setting3 nights at Terra Raiz, in a room shared with another participant.
  • Nourishing vegetarian meals80% organic, from local producers — in tune with the process.
  • A full facilitation programmeIntegrative practices, systemic work and a reading of your leadership pattern.
  • Group moments and release ritualsCollective experiences that build real connection between participants.
  • Materials and the retreat journalFor your own work across the 4 days.
  • Emotional support throughout the retreatNo one goes through the process alone — support is always at hand.
The space

Terra Raiz, Alcobaça

One hour from Lisbon. In the heart of Portugal. Surrounded by nature.

Suite Terra, a guest room at Terra Raiz
Suite Terra · Accommodation
Organic, mindful meals served at the retreat
Organic, mindful meals
a guest suite at Terra Raiz
Another guest suite

Saltwater pool · Sacred fire · Organic vegetable garden · Lake · 1h from Lisbon Airport

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2ª Edição · Maio 2027 e Novembro 2027

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Bárbara seated, relaxed, green dress
The facilitator

Bárbara Santos

Consultant in Human Potential and Systemic Awareness

With 18 years of experience in organizations such as Red Bull, IKEA and L'Oréal, Bárbara Santos works at the intersection of leadership, systemic awareness and human development.

A facilitator of Family and Organizational Constellations and a university lecturer, she walks with leaders as they become more conscious, more human and more free.

Most leadership problems are problems of awareness — not of competence.

ORIGEM

Women's Leadership Retreat · Next editions: May and November 2027

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barbarasantos.pt · @barbara_esparteiro_santos · +351 966 111 205