Twenty years working within organizations have taught me what no training can: that real change doesn't happen in one-day workshops. It happens when there's space to stop, look, and let go of what no longer serves me.
Two formats. One language. Go to the root.
What training cannot do
Training passes on information. A retreat creates the conditions for something to truly shift: four days in nature, away from the noise, with a small and carefully gathered group, working with the body, the system and what actually lies beneath the surface.
I work with two distinct formats: signature retreats — fixed programmes with set dates, for individuals — and corporate retreats, designed for teams and organisations.
Fixed programmes for individuals
Closed groups, set dates, a rigorously designed programme. Each retreat has its own arc — and takes you to the root of what needs to be seen.
ORIGEM
Women's Leadership Retreat. For women in leadership roles who need to stop to find themselves again. 4 days of total immersion in nature. Closed group of 15 women. Systemic practices, somatic work, constellations and rituals.
2nd Edition · May 2027 · November 2027Personal Development Retreat
For anyone who feels the time has come to change what has always been. 3 days in nature, open group. Family constellations, somatic practices, reflective writing and integration.
March · May 2027Wellness Retreat
Body-mind integration in nature. Somatic practices, conscious movement, silence and tools for recovering lasting energy and balance.
September 2027 · Dates to be confirmedComing soon
A fourth signature retreat is being designed. Leave your contact to be among the first to know when it opens.
2027 · Coming soonORIGEM — Women's Leadership Retreat
The 1st edition took place in October 2026. The 2nd edition is being planned for May and November 2027. Limited places — waitlist now open.
For teams and organisations that have tried everything except stopping to look
When team problems won't resolve in meetings, when leadership grows tired of managing what won't change, when something beneath the surface keeps repeating — a corporate retreat creates the space that is missing. Tailored design, systemic methodology, specialist facilitation.
- Tailored programme designEach corporate retreat begins with a real diagnosis of the team's challenges.
- Systemic methodologyOrganisational constellations, pattern mapping and work with the team's invisible system.
- Fully containedAccommodation, meals, programme and materials included. The team only needs to show up.
- Follow-up and integrationIntegration session 30 days after the retreat and support for applying insights in the organisational context.
- January — March
- Start of year: align the team and set the intention for the months ahead.
- September — November
- Return to pace: recover energy, consolidate leadership and prepare the final quarter.
Have a corporate project in mind?
Tell me about your team and what you are trying to change. We will look together at whether a retreat makes sense and how to design it.
Where the retreats happen
Always surrounded by nature, always a short distance from Lisbon.
The locations where the retreats take place are quite diverse and tailored to each type of retreat and audience.
Bárbara Santos
Retreat facilitator and human potential catalyst
Before facilitating retreats, Bárbara spent twenty years within organizations such as Red Bull and IKEA, and working for major brands like L'Oréal and Jerónimo Martins. She knows the weight that comes with leadership, because she carried it herself.
Every retreat combines systemic constellations, meditation and body work, held with the same rigour she brought from the corporate world.
A retreat isn't a pause from life. It's where life starts making sense again.
Signature Retreats · Corporate Retreats · 2027
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