THE UNTAMED WOMAN
A Journey Into Liberation
Dear woman,
Do you sense there is a deep desire for more inside you?
𖤓 More rawness.
𖤓 More aliveness.
𖤓 More pleasure.
𖤓 More wildness and softness.
𖤓 More intuition and feeling.
𖤓 More authentic expression.
𖤓 More connection to your body.
And do you notice sometimes that it’s difficult for you to express the full spectrum of your feminine being, because of shame and social conditionings?
Then we invite you with our full hearts to our THE UNTAMED WOMAN RETREAT. A 5-day journey into embodied liberation.
This journey is about coming home to your body and to reclaim the parts inside yourself, which have been shamed and tamed. It’s a journey to release the ideas of how society conditioned you to be and look as a woman and to connect to your raw & untamed nature.
Being connected to your untamed nature means to choose a life of aliveness, authenticity and unapologetic expression. It’s living the life of your deepest truth and desires and to embrace the full spectrum of your being. It’s about feeling safe enough to be yourself.
You are invited to go to on this journey with us and to grow, transform and heal together with other sisters.
Join our 5-day initiation from the 07. – 11. May 2025 in Portugal
Love, Jana & Anja
WHAT IS AN UNTAMED WOMAN?
𖤓 The untamed woman is deeply connected to her body and her inner wisdom.
𖤓 SHE knows that she is her own source of life force and creation.
𖤓 SHE is giving herself permission to express the full spectrum of her being.
𖤓 SHE doesn’t pretend, please and perform, as she is living her authentic truth.
𖤓 SHE is on the mission to release the collective layers of shame.
𖤓 SHE feels safe & empowered as a sensual, primal & erotic being.
𖤓 SHE doesn’t shy away to speak her “no” and follow her full body “yes”.
𖤓 SHE doesn’t care about beauty standards as she is connected to her inner radiance.
𖤓 SHE is not fullfillling the expectations of how society wants her to be as a woman, as she knows that she can’t be pressed into a box.
𖤓 SHE doesen”t care about being “too little” or “too much”.
𖤓 SHE knows that she is nature.
𖤓 The Untamed Woman is a woman, who chooses the path of embodied liberation and to break free of collectivly created layers of shame, suppression & conditionings.
Because she can’t ignore the voice inside her body to break free.
Is this you?
Do you feel that there is more?
Do you hear the whispers of your body?
Then join our THE UNTAMED WOMAN RETREAT and go with us on a 5-day Journey of Liberation.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
𖤓 embodiment practices
𖤓 intuitive movement journeys
𖤓 pleasure & self love rituals
𖤓 practices for emotional mastery
𖤓 shame release ceremony
𖤓 healing self touch & somatic body work
𖤓 shadow work & release of unconscious patterns
𖤓 sisterhood circles of sharing & witnessing
𖤓 temple nights of self-intimacy, sensuality & Eros
𖤓 an environment to express and experience yourself
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE
for our 5-day retreat from 07. -11. May 2025 in South-West Portugal
An exemplary day
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- 8-9am: Morning Practice
- 9-10am: Breakfast
- 10-11am: Sharing Women Circle
- 11am-1pm: 1. Ritual or Practice
- 1-2:30pm: Lunch & Time ro relax
- 2:30-3pm: Embodiment Practice
- 3-5:30pm: 2. Ritual or Practice
- 5:30-7pm: Time ro relax & Dinner
- 7-9pm: Women Temple Night
ABOUT US
Jana
Jana is a Somatic Bodyworker, Embodiment Facilitator & Tantra Massage Therapist, but most important a human being on a journey.
She loves to create safe spaces to experience yourself as a living body through movement, touch & relating and to explore the full range of human expression.
More about Jana:
www.janazappe.com
Instagram: @jana.zappe
Anja
Anja is a Medicine Woman, trained in energy, body and tantric work. She facilitates women circles and workshops and guides women to their wisdom.
Her aim is to empower women to express themselves, to reconnect them with their body and intuition in order to live their fullest potential.
More about Anja:
www.anjameyermagick.com/about/
Instagram: @anjas.magick
IMPRESSIONS FROM OUR JOURNEYS
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
OUR MAGICAL RETREAT LOCATION
Our journey will take place in Essência Nature Retreat a 20 acre community and retreat center in the Algarve. In the fairytale nature you’ll start to lose track ot time.
The retreat center is situated on the breathtaking Atlantic coast of Portugal with its untouched coastline. The ocean, with bluffs, trails and sandy cove is a 20 minute drive away.
The Guesthouse
The beautiful guesthouse in the middle of nature offers 6 rooms, a dining area and kitchen. There is a swimming lake, a sauna and a hot pot.
There will be 3 delicious healthy plant-based meals per day. All meals will be vegan, mostly organic, local and saisonal, with less gluten and sugar.
The Rooms
There are private rooms and single beds in double and triple rooms with high quality finishings. Each room has a private bathroom and its own terrace for personal use with stunning views over the mountains.
And there are also beautiful boho glamping tents in nature. There is access to an outdoor shower and a compost toilet.
The Shala & the Surrounding
YOUR INVESTMENT
*Our Early Bird Price Special:
Get 150€ discount.
Only until 28.02.2025.*
Single Bed
961€
*Early Bird Price*
Regular Price: 1.111€
- incl. 4 nights in a Single Bed in a Double or Triple Room in the Guesthouse
- incl. private bathroom and own terrace shared with your room sisters
- incl. 3 healthy plant-based meals per day
- incl. 5 day retreat program
Private Suite
1.183€
*Early Bird Price*
Regular Price: 1.333€
- incl. 4 nights in a Private Suite in the Guesthouse just for yourself
- incl. private bathroom and own terrace
- incl. 3 healthy plant-based meals per day
- incl. 5 day retreat program
Glamping Tent
849€
*Early Bird Price*
Regular Price: 999€
- incl. 4 nights in a Private Glamping Tent in Nature just for yourself
- incl. access to an outdoor shower and compost toilet
- incl. 3 healthy plant-based meals per day
- incl. 5 day retreat program
Own Van/Tent
627 €
*Early Bird Price*
Regular Price: 777€
- incl. 4 nights camping in your own van or tent
- incl. access to an outdoor shower and compost toilet
- incl. 3 healthy plant-based meals per day
- incl. 5 day retreat program
If you cannot afford the full price at the moment, but would like to participate, there are 2 spots for experienced helper available.
There are also 2 reduced spots for women with Portuguese income available.
And there is also the possibility to pay in 2 installments.
FAQ
Will sexuality be part of the retreat?
We will work with our sexuality. But what does that mean? Our goal is to empower you to reclaim the innocence and nature of your sexuality and by society and porn industry we get such a wrong and unhealthy image of what is „sexual“.
Our approach of working with sexuality is that it’s not focused on the genitals. It’s not focused on sexual interaction. It’s not focused on becoming „easy going“.
First of all sexuality begins by the ability to sense and feel your body. To connect to your emotions. To express yourself in an authentic way. To connect and communicate your boundaries and feel your desires, which might be covered by shame. To find your authentic „yes“ and „no“ in your body.
It is about reclaiming your whole body as a source of pleasure and re-writing old patterns and storys of your sexuality & shame.
It’s about reconnecting to your life force and connecting to nature is a big part of this, because there is so much beauty, vibrancy & aliveness around you.
We believe in the importance of a healthy somatic & sex education to reclaim your body and sexuality as something sacred, which can have so many different shapes and forms.
So to sum it up: This retreat is working with sexuality, but it is NOT working with sexual intercourse or only focused on your genitals, it’s empowering you to feel yourself as a whole and holy being.
Will there be nudity?
Our approach is to come back to the innocence of the naked human body, because that’s how we came to earth.
„Nudity“ can have many meanings. It doesn’t have to mean taking off your clothes. It can also mean to take off masks and giving yourself permission to show yourself more vulnerable and in your authentic expression.
And there will be the chance, where you can drop old layers of shame by taking off your clothes in a communal and ritualistic setting.
But above all, there is your power of choice!
We approach every exercise and every ritual with care and slowness, so that you will always have enough time to check in with your body and your boundaries.
You don’t have to do anything, which is not in alignment with yourself and we will leave a lot of space, that you can make conscious choices for yourself, without social pressure.
Is this retreat for me, if I am completly new in this field and feel a lot of shame in showing myself?
Yes!
You can join this retreat either, if you already have more experience in the field of self- and personal development, or of this field is completely new for you.
Because it is a journey for yourself and to yourself and to meet yourself exactly where you are right now in this moment.
The practices,tools and exercises are designed that you can always choose the intensity and how deep you want to go. Your body will tell you.
As well you will learn the basic tools for self regulation, emotional mastery and connecting to & communicating your needs, desires & boundaries directly at the beginning of our journey. So you will be provided with valuable tools, which you can always use & apply during the retreat.
What to bring to the retreat?
All that you need to bring is clothing you can move in and feel comfortable and radiant. For the temple nights bring a Lunghi/Sarong and clothes you feel sensual. It can be for example lingerie, a silky dress, a kimono or everything you feel yourself as a sexual and sensual woman.
Please bring a journal and a pen and oil for massages. And if you want something for our altar.
Keep you bag light knowing that you do not need to bring any yoga mat or equipment.
Hairdryer, bath towels and shampoo are all provided, if you are staying in the guesthouse.
We will send you a detailed list before the retreat starts.
Will there be a photograpther at the retreat?
Yes, one of our dear sisters, who will also participant at our retreat, will capture some moments of our experience.
We will always announce beforehand, if there will be pictures/videos taken. Be sure, that pictures will only be taken in the first moments of a session. Not in ceremonies or rituals, where we/you can be in deep processes or intimate moments.
You have also the free choice, to not be captures at photos & videos at all.
All content will be shared with you and if there are some you dislike, we will delete them. Only content what is approved from every sister, will be used for social media and our website.
If you want to use pictures commercially for yourself, there will be the possibility to buy them from our photographer.
GOOD TO KNOW
𖤓 WHEN:
07.- 11. May 2025 (Wednesday – Sunday)
Check-in is Wednesday 07.05. from 2pm onwards. We start at 4pm wit our opening ceremony. On that day a dinner is included.
We will end on Sunday 11.05. around 1pm. Check-out of the rooms is at 10am. On that day a breakfast is included.
𖤓 WHERE:
In the beautiful location Essencia Nature Retreat in the South-West of Portugal, near Aljezur. Get directions here.
𖤓 ARRIVAL:
Airport Lisbon:
It’s a 3 hour ride from the airport to the retreat center. There is a bus to Aljezur (around 4 hrs). From there you can take a taxi.
Airport Faro:
It’s a good 1 hour ride from the airport to the retreat center. From Faro it’ s best to hire a car or to carpool.
We can also organise a pick-up service from Aljezur to the retreat location for those women who do not have a car (15 min drive to the retreat location). Please write to us if you need help with your journey. We are happy to answer any questions!
The transport is not included in the price.
𖤓 FOOD:
During our retreat we will be nourished by 3 delicious healthy plant-based meals per day. All meals will be vegan, mostly organic, local and saisonal, with less gluten and sugar. Please let us know if you have any intolerances (gluten, allergies, …) or requests.
𖤓 LANGUAGE:
The retreat will be in English. But we are both originally from Germany, so there is the possibility for a German translation.
𖤓 FREE GET-TO-KNOW CALL:
Book your free introductory call with both of us, in which we will answer your questions and see together whether the retreat can support you and your journey. Just send us a message!
𖤓 REGISTRATION:
You can register via our registration form. After registration, the full investment is due within one week to secure your spot.
𖤓 INVESTMENT:
Our Early Bird Price Special only applies until 28.02.2025.
If you cannot afford the full price at the moment, but would like to participate, there are 2 spots for experienced helper available. And there are also 2 reduced spots for women with Portuguese income available.
And there is also the possibility to pay in 2 installments.
𖤓 CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you want to cancel, you must send an e-mail to the retreat organizers.
The cancellation fees are:
- until 28.02.2025: 150€
- until 06.04.2025: 50% of your investment
- after 06.04.2025: no refund possible
A refund is not possible if a participant leaves the retreat early or does not fully participate for personal reasons.
𖤓 TRANSFER OF TICKET:
It is possible to transfer the booking to another person as long as this is communicated in writing at least 14 days before the start of the retreat and the new participant fulfills all the necessary requirements.
𖤓 IF WE NEED TO CANCEL:
We, the organisers, reserve the right to cancel the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the full participation fee will be refunded or another retreat will be offered in a similar period. The organisers accept no responsibility for any additional costs incurred as a result of the cancellation (e.g. flight or hotel / room costs).