Wiseroots Holistic Temple Retreat Portugal
Welcome to Wiseroots Holistic Temple Retreat in Portugal. We are a conscious 'Home Stay' and community space, offering opportunities to Stay, access healing & rest, skill share or volunteer in our new found community we are actively building and growing.
WHERE ARE WE?
surrounded in nature with a slow and relaxing pace, nestled in the Rural foothills overlooking Mount Alvaiazere, where 'three mountains meet' and on the Pilgrim route to Fatima winding through Farm Lands, Olive Groves, Oak Tree Forests, Bush Land, Pine & Eucalyptus forest and Rivers with wild swimming areas in an area of natural beauty, be it a relaxing break from your routine or a life changing adventure Wiseroots has it all! Wiseroots is 1.5 hours from Lisbon and 30 minutes from the Cities of Fatima (Mother Mary Sanctuary), Tomar (Home of the Knights Templar), Ancient historical Coimbra and the Roman Temple Ruins of Conimbriga (the 'City of Sacred Rocks').
STAYING AT WISEROOTS RETREAT
Come stay at Wiseroots Retreat Holistic Temple. We are a down to earth 'Home Stay' Eco retreat.
Your stay is by donation and negotiable based on your needs, we offer pamper & healing holidays, small retreats, solo and group stays & getaways, longer stay options and volunteering (subject to availability).
Children and friendly Pets are welcome by prior arrangement, with supervision.
​Wiseroots has everything you need to unwind in a peaceful environment overlooking the Serra, there are extensive holistic healing treatments to support wellness, a Wiseroots Tuition School offering Certificated Holistic courses, excursions, events and more. We offer local, in season foods for all dietary requirements, clean filtered spring water, indoor and outdoor spaces to relax, a shared Rustic Eco Farmhouse space. Rooms are available in the shared Farmhouse and hardstanding pitches suitable for Campervans and space for Tents.
What we are creating at Wiseroots Retreat Temple:
- Indoor Hall for Yoga, Events & Gatherings
- Eco House Shared Space
- Holistic Healing Library
- Organic Food and Herb Gardens
- Outdoor Bedouin Tent Workshop area (seasonal)
- Eco Dome Meditation Space
- Outside Kitchen and Seating areas
- Wood fired Sauna (seasonal)
- Teepee Spaces (seasonal)
- Outdoor shower
- Cold Therapy Plunge Tub & cold Bucket Shower (on request)
- Outdoor attractions: Seating areas, hammock, swing
- 'Loo with a view' outdoor toilet
- Chicken House with fresh organic eggs
- Onsite Car parking
(NOTE: some of the above are still in creation)
CHILLED DAYS OUT
Enjoy relaxing local days out, all travel is within 45 minutes of Wiseroots Retreat:
LOCAL MARKETS discover thriving traditional markets. Friday Tomar, Thursday Ourem (20 mins)
RURAL WALKS wiseroots is on the Fatima Pilgrim Trail trail, Carmelita Route
AGROAL WALK & SWIM Local River Beach Walk (15 mins)
NAZARE Seaside town and surf capital (30 mins)
FIGUERA DA FOZ Cosmopolitan Seaside City (30 mins)
FATIMA PILGRIM & COIN CAVES Visit the famous Fatima District (30 mins)
TOMAR CASTLE Castle, Templars Trail & beautiful parks (30 mins)
MT.ALVAIAZERE & MARY TEMPLE A hidden Gem & original Marian Pilgrimage (10 mins)
CONIMBRIGA ROMAN 'CITY OF SACRED ROCKS' Roman Ruins (20 mins)
COIMBRA City visit. The oldest University in Portugal (30 min)
PEACE PYRAMID A multi faith site (25 mins)
HORSE RIDING at Quinta Patita (coming soon!)
LISBON DAY OUT Journey by train to Lisbon
and more!
RETREATS, HEALING & LEARNING STAYS
Wiseroots Holistic Temple Retreat community space and 'Home Stay' can offer you a space to truly heal, with regular classes such as Yoga, Qigong, Meditation, Breathwork (Pranayama) and Sound Healing.
We specialise in the following stays: TO VIEW TREATMENT LIST CLICK HERE
BREATHE ECO RETREAT
A simple space to be, with daily intention gatherings and meditations, connection to local space, culture and lands. Ease into your stay with optional extras including arts & crafts, Eco and Permaculture connection, treatments and therapies.
HOLISTIC PAMPER RETREAT
Pamper stay with Daily relaxation meditations, soothing Yoga, calming Qigong and yummy Meditation, healthy meals, space to lounge and relax, fun arts & craft sessions, pampering treatments aromatherapy massage, indian head massage, gentle touch reflexology and facelift acupressure cupping facial, reiki and Henna Body Art as well as many other relaxing treatments available
WELLNESS INTENSIVE RETREAT
We offer a rejuvenating Retreat stay offering you a relaxed immersive space to heal deeply, including Daily Yoga, Qigong and Meditation Practices, Art Therapy & Journaling space, healthy meals* and a wide range of Naturopathic Holistic Treatments for you to find inner balance and wellness: including Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM) & Medical Medium Diagnosis, Nutrition & Diet, Homeopathy, Herbalism, Bach Flower Remedy Diagnosis for Emotional wellbeing, Pranotherapy, Urine Therapy, Acupressure / Cupping / Reflexology / Lymphatic Drainage Treatments, holistic counselling and Pranic Healing as well as other treatments available. * = Dietary choices include your specific body's needs for healing which can include Broth Fasts, Fruit & Vegetable Fasts, Ketogenic Diet and other dietary styles depending on your health needs.
SACRED TEMPLE RETREAT
A sacred experience held by Cara Bianca Priestess of Sacred Space (Avalon Tradition), filled with daily sacred activities, ceremonies, healing and pilgrimages to surrounding Sacred sites as well as Sacred Body work such as Shamanic Healing, Chakra Healing, Peruvian Closing the Bones Ceremony, Sacred Solfeggio Sound Bath Healing, Cacao Plant Medicine Shamanic Homeopathy Ceremony and more.
WISEROOTS RETREAT ACADEMY SCHOOL
Teacher Cara is a Cert.Ed IFL Affiliated International Teacher with over 25 years experience in Holistic Healing. Offering the following Learning Diploma Courses at Wiseroots Retreat, All course include time to relax and rest, including experiencial Healing, workshops, reflection and Practicals with a relaxed pace:
- SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER a 2 level practitioner course over 1 week, learn how to hold sacred space, shamanic healing, shamanic divination, drum journeys and more
- ADVANCED ENERGY HEALER learn the art of energy healing, Pranic Healing and Reiki, combined into a 1 week training
- INTERNAL ARTS, WUJI QIGONG & SACRED DANCE PRACTITIONER - a 1 week course filled with movement therapy practical and theory
- ADVANCED SOUND HEALING DIPLOMA a 1 week training course filled with intensive knowledge, learn: Gong, Tuning Forks, Bars & Chimes, Tibetan Bowls, String Instruments (Reverie Harp), Drum, Rattle and Voice, Percussion, Shruti and Mantra, Sound Chakra Healing and more
VOLUNTEER STAY RETREAT
Volunteer stay opportunities are available at Wiseroots Holistic Temple Retreat. Be surrounded in nature, fun activities and help look after the lands and Retreat Centre.
(Volunteer stays include free accommodation. Not included: Your Food, treatments & excursions and all other expenses are at extra donation cost.
PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SUGGESTED DONATION PRICES
WISEROOTS RETREAT WORKSHOPS
Enjoy relaxing activities and workshops. Whats available? Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Chinese Meridian Balancing Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Nada Yoga, Wuji Qigong, Somatic Dance, Sacred Dance, Ecstatic Dance, Rhythms Dance, Belly Dance, Meditation, Group Singing & Drumming, Mantra and Satsang, Sound Bath, Gong Bath, Shamanic Journeying and more
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
We have lots of Craft workshops available at Wiseroots Retreat including Fun craft workshops and Traditional Folk Crafts such as: Wand Making, Talking Stick, Spirit Stick workshops and Rattle Birthing, Dowsing Pendulum making as well as art creations space for making mobile decorations, jewellery, Painting, Art Therapy and Journaling.
HERBALISM & HOMEOPATHY WORKSHOPS
We have a selection of Herbalism and homeopathy workshops, including Homeopathy for the Home, Making Tinctures, Making Homeopathy remedies and more
FOOD WORKSHOPS
We host a space for Holistic Food workshops and offer Fermented Food workshops, Easy Portuguese Cookery and Cacao Workshops ​
NEW TO PORTUGAL WORKSHOPS
While you are at Wiseroots we also offer basic Cultural workshops such as: PIGEON PORTUGUESE where you can learn the very basics of Portuguese for complete beginners, LOCAL PLANTS & TREES CLASS learn a bit about local flora and fauna 2 hr, PORTUGUESE CULTURE AND HISTORY a fun basics session and WALKING WITH RUI excursions, short and long available
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
Why not get a certificate while you are at Wiseroots? Access a fun certificated workshop in the following: Eco Volunteer Certificate, Self Reflexology, Do-In Self Massage, Yoga Foundation Certificate, Meditation Science Foundation, Herbalism for Home, Homeopathy for Home, Karmic Numerology, Soul Midwife Death Doula and more
WISEROOTS RETREAT DIPLOMA TUITION COURSES
Diploma courses are available for personal development, CPD and Professional use, CLICK HERE for the latest Academy Offerings, which include: Henna Artist Professional, Advanced Energy Healer, Advanced Sound Healing, Internal Arts Dance & Wuji Qigong and more
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FREE ACTIVITIES
Include: GARDENING, ANIMAL & LAND CARE get involved in the garden and help pick your fresh lunch or look after the chucks, visit our LIBRARY space and browse our holistic books and check out a book for a few days, COMMUNAL COOKING get involved in community cooking,
COMMUNITY ROTA available for those that would like to participate in community duties, and lastly we invite you to SHARE SKILLS, we are open to you skill sharing during your stay, on a skill swap basis
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Miss H (UK)
"my treatment and time spent with cara was absolutely invaluable. Looking back now months on, I can’t quite believe the positive impact this had."
B.Noone (Ireland)
“thank you so much for your amazing healing session. I feel such deep appreciation and gratitude for you safely holding that space for me which I cannot fully express through words”
Mr K.L (UK)
“The retreat was profound, powerful, spiritual and super special fulfilling experience. My experience changed my life, I'm so grateful to you for it.”
WISEROOTS Holistic Temple Retreat
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Lets get this straight before you visit!
we are a relaxed venue with a humble eco space
What does the word retreat actually mean?
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RETREAT noun
1. The act of moving back or away from something unpleasant
2. Withdrawal from a position or attack
3. The process of receding from a position
Wiseroots is a simple 'Retreat and Collective' space for conscious people to gather, create and be together. We are a 'collective' and NOT a community
We are a Retreat Space built on the concept and
NEW foundations of Sacred Economics
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CALL OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS
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Wiseroots retreat is open for applications from trustworthy and responsible volunteers that are in self contained camper vans or tent space.
We may require the following help from Volunteers:
land work and sculpting our space
creative eco projects
garden, plant and tree care
help with renovation projects etc
cooking, cleaning & helping around the space
if you resonate with our project and space drop us a MESSAGE to discuss how you would like to get involved and what skills you have to offer
Thank you
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Cara & Rui
Wiseroots
Our T&C
STAY
Application
Please complete the form to STAY OR VOLUNTEER with us.
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Stays are available all year round
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Ensure you read the STAY PREFERENCES below before you send your form to know you're a good match for our project
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Thank you
Wiseroots
HOUSE RULES - T&C
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Our preferences will help the Retreat Space
and Collective, run smoothly:
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1. RESPONSIBILITY you are responsible for your own safety and welfare,
look after yourself at all times
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2. POSSESSIONS you are responsible for your personal belongings at all times, Wiseroots is not liable for loss, theft, breakage or damage
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3. CHILDREN & PETS* are welcome with prior arrangement
supervision is essential at all times during your stay
(*friendly animals only, clean up after your children & pets)
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We don't have 'set' rules
we have the following
GUIDELINES:
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BE KIND . RESPECT OTHERS
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Have FUN and ENJOY your stay
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We advocate NVC (non violent communication)
in line with positive Community Living Standards
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We are a LOW CONSUMING ECO ENERGY SPACE
Please be prepared to help conserve resources:
water, solar, gas and electric
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CLEAN UP after yourself and leave spaces tidy for others
especially communal, Kitchen and Bathroom spaces
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BE TIDY Put things back where you found it
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RECYCLE your rubbish
COMPOST what you can
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CHEMICAL FREE SITE
Use SLEF FREE cleaning & body care
Use natural gardening methods
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WIFI FREE NIGHT ZONE!
switch off is 12midnight until 7am
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SMOKING in designated areas
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We prefer a ZERO DRUG POLICY
(including psychoactive 'plant medicines')
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We prefer RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL use
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NOISE AWARE
low noise after 11pm
unless theres a gathering
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We prefer a NUDITY FREE zone
(unless agreed and appropriate)
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FOOD
We offer 'fascist free' dietary choice
DURING EVENTS WE WILL OFFER VEGETARIAN FOOD AS STANDARD
all healthy diets are respected:
vegan, vegetarian, lacto-ovo, pescatarian,
omnivore, low carb, meat eating & keto etc
We aim to offer Local, Organic & Ethical food choices
GMO, E-Number & Industrial Seed Oil Free Kitchen
We are in the wilds - ensure all food items are stored or disposed of correctly
- we do not cater for severe allergies and cannot guarantee gluten, nut, soy or dairy free -
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VEHICLES
Parking available for Cars & Campers
by prior arrangement
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LOANED ITEMS
Please look after and respect all loaned items
RETURN ALL ITEMS before your departure
LIBRARY: Books/Games available to loan
You agree to pay for any item you do not return
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DAMAGE & BREAKAGES
During your stay we ask that any damage or breakages
are paid for or replaced like for like
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INSURANCE
Your stay DOES NOT include insurance
Ensure you obtain correct insurance to cover yourself,
your healthcare and possessions during your stay
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FIRES
Ensure you extinguish any lit item (candles, cigarettes) safely
Ask permission for fires, bonfire, firepit, BBQ etc
IN THE RARE OCCURENCE OF A WILD FIRE EVACUATION WISEROOTS YOU ARE LIABLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFE EVACUATION. WISEROOTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY EXTRA INCURRED FEES, FINANCIAL LOSS, LOSS OF POSSESSIONS, DEATH OR INJURY ETC OF ANY KIND INCURRING TO GUESTS OR VOLUNTEERS IN THE EVENT OF A WILD FIRE WHICH IS CONSIDERED 'AN ACT OF GOD' ENSURE YOU OBTAIN FULL INSURANCE TO COVER YOU DURING YOUR STAY
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OTHER INFORMATION
There is a trained Homeopathic First Aider onsite
This is a Tick & Mosquito Zone, be prepared
CAUTIONS
This area has Mosquitoes and Ticks present
Wild Javali (Pigs) may roam the area
Raptors hunt the area (birds of prey)
Active Hunting Zone
Be aware of Local farm traffic
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T H A N K Y O U ​
for understanding these preferences
They will help the Retreat Space and Collective,
and our Tribe to thrive​ ​
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GUEST & VOLUNTEER STAY INFO
ALL STAYS AGREE TO:
Inform us of any health conditions or allergies
Inform us of 'stay preferences'
Provide us with emergency contact details
Provide us with your passport details
Provide a home address & contact telephone number
These details will be confidential and only be kept for a short period of time
YOU AGREE TO HAVE YOUR OWN INSURANCE, MEDICAL CARE COVER ETC
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE AT ANY TIME
IF YOUR CONDUCT IS NOT IN LINE WITH OUR ETHICS​
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FOR GUESTS:
We ask to discuss your basic stay preferences
So stays runs smoothly, please let us know:
DIETARY PREFERENCE & requirements
GENERAL ROUTINE PREFERENCES
STAY REQUIREMENTS more about your stay
SOCIAL TIME social or alone-timer, your choose
PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE INSURANCE TO COVER YOUR STAY, ACTIVITIES, HEALTHCARE & POSSESSIONS
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VOLUNTEERS ONLY
All stays are negotiable
Volunteering hours, days & times to be negotiated
WORK & SAFETY CLOTHING please bring your own
A volunteering stay includes Accommodation only and does
not include travel, food or any other expenses unless negotiated in advance
YOU AGREE TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS AT ALL TIMES
TASKS ARE NEGOTIABLE DEPENDING ON YOUR EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
ALWAYS COMPLETE A RISK ASSESSMENT BEFORE ANY ACTIVITY
ENSURE YOU HAVE INSURANCE TO COVER YOUR STAY, ACTIVITIES, HEALTHCARE & POSSESSIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE AT ANY TIME
IF YOUR CONDUCT IS NOT IN LINE WITH OUR ETHICS
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HEALTH & SAFETY
Full Risk Assessments have been carried out
EARPLUGS AVAILABLE ONSITE for noise sensitive
SAFETY EQUIPEMENT limited supply available