6th - 10th nov 2026 | PRICES FROM £1127 PP
The Sacred Dark Retreat:
Guiding women through loving transformation
No one benefits from a woman disconnected from her power.
As women we hold an innate power within us yet it can feel complicated to access it.
Many women have been socialised to be “heart full” or “seek the higher ground”, question our own intuitions, emotions, sensitivities, disconnect from our bodies and desires, forgetting how it is our bodies are wove
Instead of sitting in the seat of authentic womanhood, we can become fragmented, lonely, numb,
angry and stripped from the sacredness sacredness.
But no one benefits from a woman disconnected from her power.
Not her partner, family, children, community or our shared collective.
No one.
We are the
darkness not just a lack of light, but a force that hums with aliveness.
You are invited to a five day retreat in magical Marvao to sit at the alter of womanhood.
These five days will be an opportunity to meet yourself exactly where life finds you — to tend to your deeper layers as descend into the dark of winter.
Through an integrated retreat programme, you will be guided into connection with yourself — in body, heart and word. You will also be guided towards authentic connection with other like-minded women through group practices and ceremony.
It is through the practice of expressing freely that we are able to interrupt patterns of minimising our power and truth, which over centuries, women have become very skilled at suppressing.
This retreat is a unique opportunity to give your female system the opportunity to feel: you can be exactly who you are and still belong.
A woman who finds this level of safety in herself moves through the world differently — clearer and steadier, with the courage to be who she is in any room, in any role. She is able to build life from her most authentic place with the support of loving community by her side.
This retreat is for you if.
You want to practice embodied yoga, moving in connectin with your own felt wisdom within structures that guide, not dictate.
You want to retreat that is rooted in whole humaness, that integrates emotional, somatic and spiritual work, where there is structure and space, togetherness and silence.
You want your female nervous system to be touched with authenticity and heart knowing that being in community is healing community.
You move through a healing journey that is not about fixing, becoming better or more than, but about deepening intimacy withourselves, including discomfort.
You want to work with your “people pleaser”, “good girl”, “agreeable one”, accessing the power behind her not as something to fear but something to feel.
You want to call your power back from anything that has dishonoured you and release the charge from any place where you are operating in survival.
You are curious about the practice of animism, the communion with nature as an intelligent, living being who you can live relationally with.
The Location
Serra Vida is our retreat home. Wild nature within boutique accoomdation .
01/ ceremonial herbal sauna with wild nature views
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03 / pools of water to cleanse
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Almighty corks, wild river and ancient rocks are all there for your discovery.
02 / ancient forest path to the river
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Our Previous Guests
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
This was my third retreat with the amazing Fern and her beautiful team. The retreat is pretty hard to put into words, but each time I attend I come away feeling more whole, super grounded, calm and incredibly nourished in my heart and in my belly.
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
Wow! Just wow, Fern took you on a journey of self discovery and healing, every part was so important for my journey. This was so much more than I expected, it was more than a retreat, it was a reset and creating a better understanding of what I’ve been holding and finding true connection with women
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
Fern led us on a journey that melted the armour and enabled us to share true connection, to surrender to ourselves, trusting and feeling held, and helping us understand how we live with as our nervous systems. A truly beautiful experience in wonderful surroundings, I felt really cared for and at home, thank you so much for this gift.
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
A transformative and creative experience! The space was held intelligently and compassionately. I think this type of depth work is really important for this moment in time and it is beautiful to watch women doing work like this.
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
I am in awe of how much transformation can take place over a long weekend! We are talking quantum leaps into a freer, more embodied, less fearful version of me. Fern created a truly magical portal for life-altering alchemy to unfurl - bountiful nature for a circle of women willing to stay open and in love through it all.
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RETREAT PARTICIPANT
A retreat that takes you on a very spiritual journey. This is not a yoga holiday, this is something very unique and special, allowing for growth, release and connection. I l absolutely loved it.
The Food
Home cooked protein rich menu served to you three times per day + treats served by our in house chef Chloe Cossy
MORNING nourishment
HEArty BRUNCH
big feast dinners
After morning practice a big brunch is served - always protein base and full of colourful seasonal foods. Later in the afternoon we will share another snack - for example home made dips, veggie sushi and often something sweet.
We like an early dinner. Big sharing platters of goodness with fresh ingrediants. We will not be stuffing you with lentils! Before bed there is the option for a soup if the group feels they need it.
Daily Schedule
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Make it stand out.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Hi, Im Fern. Embodied Yoga Guide, Awareness Facilitator specialising in support women, to live in power and presence
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Meet the team
We have an experience retreat
Meet the Team
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Chloe Cossy
HOLISTIC CHEF
We have been holding retreats with Chloe for fifteen years! You will fall in love with her and her food. Passionate about gut healing and mental health, she will make your belly full and happy!
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Shona Pratt
Serra Vida Gaurdian and Retreat Assist
Shona will be joining the retreat team supporting sessions and being the bridge between us and the land. A sensational woman, retreat facilitator and sauna ceremonialist.
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Tim Brogan
MEDITATION TEACHER
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Pricing & Rooms
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What’s included?
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Travel information
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A luxurious decorated a spacious set up for one person. All studios have there very own kitchenette and internal fire place. You will have one shower / bath for you to share and a large terrace that goes straight out onto the garden.