Spring Wellness Festival
Saturday 20 April 2024
10am-4.30pm
Free entrance
Come and visit the Spring Wellness Festival at Quinta do Areal and discover some of the health and wellness offerings from local companies.
There will be food and natural products, yoga sessions, dance and movement, breathwork, music, sound bath, massage and much more.
Enjoy this unique experience!
All money that we receive from the local businesses taking part in the Festival will be donated to Louzanimales, our local animal rescue charity.
Quinta do Areal has chosen to support Louzanimales because of all the good work they do to take care of stray cats and dogs in the area. The association urgently needs donations to sterilize more cats and to pay veterinary bills for sick animals.
The Wellness Festival is open to everyone, and entrance is free!
For activities with prior booking recommended, please contact directly each partner.
Activities cost from €5-€10. Please check the cost with the facilitator and make a reservation.
Schedule
Activities
Yoga Studio (prior booking preferable)
10.00-10.45 – Mindful Yoga (Alison) – Whatsapp for booking: +31 646 330 318
11.00-11.45 – Therapeutic yoga (Justine) – Whatsapp for booking: 967 302 713
12.00- 12.45 – Sound Bath (Nina) – Whatsapp for booking: 967 937 424
14.15-15.00 – Yoga with stories (parent and child) (Ana & Manuela) – Whatsapp for booking: 934 751 324
15.15-16.00 – Breathwork workshop (Alexis) – Whatsapp for booking: 910 804 576
Outdoor tipi (prior booking preferable)
10.15-11.00 – Facial yoga (Sofia & LUR) – Whatsapp for booking (Esti): 918 162 570
11.15-12.00 – Body Moves (Andreea) – Whatsapp for booking: +40 723 335 166
12.15-13.00 – Drumming & family constellations (Aiske) – Whatsapp for booking: +31 654 280 758
*14.15-15.00 – Cosmic yoga (Simona) – bookings on the day
*15.15-16.00 – Children’s circle dance (Manuela) – bookings on the day
Massage indoors (prior reservation preferable)
Craniosacral massage (Julian) – Whatsapp for reservation: 960 448 037
Lymphatic massage and scar tissue management (Anneke) – Whatsapp for reservation: +31 653 812 832
Concert (prior reservation preferable)
15.30-16.30 – Sound concert (Ricardo)
Ticket sales here and at the festival
Massage outdoors (no prior booking)
Shiatsu chair massage (Joel)
Facial, head and neck massage (Margarete)
Shiatsu massage and Chinese Medicine (Efi Ben-david)
*Thai yoga massage (Greg) – Whatsapp for reservation: 963 758 361
Back massage (Dorn Method) by healer and massage therapist (Dennis)
Music outdoors (no prior booking)
10.00-12.30 – Handpan (Mikas)
13.00- 14.15 – Songs (Nadine)
14.30-15.30 – Healing music (Miia)
Healing area (no prior booking)
Qigong (Sergio)
Spiritual business coach (Simona)
Crystal healing (Sonia)
Family Constellations (Sandra)
Market
LUR Natural Skinfood (Esti)
MBeauty jewellery (Margarete)
Ravi Energy jewellery and crafts (Olinda)
Ervanária Rosmaninho (Rui)
T-shirts, beanies and others from Quinta do Areal
Herbal Fusion natural soaps (Linda & Julia)
Children’s face painting (Simone)
Oracle card readings (Aiske)
Kasita Home Decor pots and macramê (Katty)
Card readings with Nogah
Zenith Candle Studio candles and decorative pottery (Débora)
Miristica natural, artisanal and vegan cosmetics (Inês)
Louzanimales – Lousã’s animals association
O Projeto Riza Animal Sanctuary
Wooden pieces (George)
Essential oiles (Corvo)
SUNFUNGI fresh mushrooms, olive oil, aromatic herbs, among others (Catarina)
Food
Macrobiotic food (Hagira)
Gluten-free breads (Yasmin)
Organic fresh produce, sourdough bread (Carmen)
Bruxa da Horta vegan food (Bárbara)
MERCÊS adaptogenic nut butter (Ana)
Vegan ETing healthy desserts
The Team
Manuela Neves @manuelaalexandraneves - Yoga and Ayurvedic Massage Therapist, Yoga and Theater Teacher
Manuela Neves is a Yoga and Ayurvedic Massage therapist, Yoga instructor, Theater teacher, focusser on Sacred Meditative Circular Dances and round dances for children.
Greg Hickman @greghckmn - Personal trainer, yoga teacher and traditional thai massage therapist
Greg was born in South Africa and is now based in Central Portugal. Greg is inspired by how the human body works, physically and energetically, and has trained as a personal trainer, yoga teacher and Traditional Thai Massage Therapist.
Alexis Blenkarn @alexisb.yoga - yoga teacher
Alexis Blenkarn has trained in a broad range of yoga and breathwork practices, including an advanced qualification in Breathwork with Kundalini Global.
Nina Ballinger @soundbath_portugal - Hypnotherapist & Sound Therapist
Nina is a Hypnotherapist and Sound Therapist with 23 years of experience. Nina sees one to one clients and host retreats, group Sound baths and Hypnotherapy workshops.
Andreea Moves @andreeamoves - International dance instructor
Andreea Moves is a long-term dance practitioner and international dance instructor, participating as a teacher, performer and student in numerous dance festivals and dance intensives.
Julian Marcus @relational.bodywork - Body worker & somatic coach
Julian has immersed himself in body-based practices and spent over two decades training, practising and teaching body work and somatic coaching.
Ricardo Passos @ricardovinhaspassos - Musician & music teacher
Ricardo is an internationally acclaimed and skilled, multi instrumentalist performer and a sought after music teacher. Ricardo is especially respected for his mastery of Indian and oriental music.
Sofia Sobral @sofiasobral.pt
Sofia is a certified Face Yoga teacher from Portugal. She believes that aging is a privilege and that we all deserve to feel and to look the best version of ourselves. Sofia says that with face yoga you will learn not only some simple exercises but also to love who you are and to be proud of well-aging.
Justine Farnworth @sweetyoga_justine - Yoga Teacher
Justine started yoga as a new year’s resolution in January 2000 and it wasn’t long before she was in a teacher training programme at Yoga Campus, London, 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher. Justine also became an Advanced Restorative Trainer® with Judith Lasater after studying with her for a decade. Her interests in yoga as a therapeutic tool lead her to become an Integrative Yoga Therapeutics teacher with Bo Forbes and Trauma Informed with The Yoga Clinic UK. In 2022 Justine completed Yoga Anatomy: Principles training with Leslie Kaminoff and is studying Yoga Anatomy: Practices. She has completed 400+hrs of additional Continued Professional Development. Justine believes the journey to a pose takes many forms and it’s a tool for deeper understanding of yourself and what surrounds you. She teaches practices that help you engage with your body to discover its innate wisdom.
For more info, see www.sweetyoga.co.uk
Joel Reeves @dojo_lousa - Shiatsu therapist
Joel has been a professional Shiatsu therapist for over 25 years, having lived and trained in Okinawa, Japan. His approach offers an authentic practice that is both intuitive and restorative, helping clients to regain health, confidence and balance through bodywork and natural exercise.
Additional Information
Free entrance.
For activities with prior booking recommended, please contact directly each partner.
Activities cost from €5-€10. Please check the cost with the facilitator and make a reservation.