Who you’ve been is not who you’re becoming.
And there is a place in the Atlantic where that truth becomes undeniable.
On the Dragon Island — between the fire of the volcanoes, the roar of the wind, the strength of the ocean and the gentleness of the forest — people return to themselves.
Not as a metaphor. As an internal fact.
Join us in March for
Who We Become: Fire Emergence.
A retreat for gifted, sensitive, high-capacity humans who are ready to stop performing themselves — and start emerging as who they truly are.
4-9 March 2026
What you’ve been feeling, but haven’t said out loud…
You have been tracking every room your entire life.
Noticing subtleties others miss.
Reading emotions like weather systems.
Adjusting, responding, softening, accelerating, muting, amplifying.
A lifetime of micro-adaptations.
You’re excellent at it.
You’re admired for it.
And you’re exhausted.
Because somewhere along the way, the edges of your selfhood blurred.
Your coherence scattered.
Your centre got further and further away.
Your life “works.”
But it doesn’t feel like it belongs to you.
If any of this lands as truth — even uncomfortably — this retreat is for you.
The Shift: the core insight that changes everything
Alignment is not a mindset.
Alignment is a nervous-system state.
When your nervous system is overwhelmed, you adapt.
When it softens into safety, you emerge.
This is why you can’t “think” yourself into authenticity, clarity, or coherence.
Your system has to be shown the way home.
Once your nervous system tastes real safety —
not performance, not hypervigilance, not faux relaxation—
you cannot go back.
It becomes the new baseline.
Your life reorganises around it.
This retreat is designed to create exactly that shift.
The story: how this work forged itself
During the last retreat, something happened.
Five minutes after a circle session, the room went quiet.
No plan. No cue. No instruction.
Just an exhale.
The kind of exhale that only happens when people stop bracing.
When fear dissolves.
When performance melts.
When nervous systems settle into coherence.
In that hush, everyone became clearer, softer, truer — not because something new appeared, but because the noise was finally quiet enough to hear what had always been there.
This is the container I am inviting you into.
What will shift for you
You will leave with:
- A nervous system that responds instead of braces
- A sense of internal coherence that doesn’t disappear
- A clarity that feels simple, not forced
- A feeling of belonging to your own life again
- A version of you that feels unmistakably true
- Decisions that come from your centre, not your adaptations
- A shift you can feel in your bones — and can’t unfeel
This is not a “reset.”
It is a recalibration into your deepest baseline.
What we will do (too)
This retreat is alive — not scripted.
I work with what the group brings, and I tailor each session in the moment.
It includes:
- Nature immersion in an extraordinary landscape
- Core Alignment guidance
- Pattern recognition + resourcing
- Nervous-system baseline recognition
- Somatic practices that regulate the system
- Circle sessions
- Futurecrafting — shaping the life that emerges when you do
- Space for rest, reflection, and gentle expansion
This is deep work, delivered with precision and warmth.
The Dragon Island: my co-facilitator
São Jorge is not a backdrop.
It is a threshold.
Its cliffs, winds, volcanoes, ocean and forest shape the work with a force you can feel in your body.
People describe arriving here as “crossing into another dimension.”
As if the island is an initiator — and you become its guest, and its student.
Nothing here is performative.
Everything is real.
The Venue
Hidden in the heart of a lush eucalyptus forest, the family-run, eco-friendly Cabanas da Viscondessa sits on an elevated ridge that feels almost other-worldly. The scent of resin, the sound of birds threading through the trees, the softness of the light — everything here coaxes your system into settling. From the restaurant terrace, we see the highest mountain in the country rise in quiet majesty, a steady presence that anchors the whole space.
Your cabin mirrors this gentleness. Airy, light-filled, and deeply comfortable, each one includes a private balcony, a kitchenette, and air conditioning — giving you both independence and calm between sessions. The first two people to reserve their spot may choose between a spacious studio cabin or one with a separate living room. It is a place designed for breathing room, softness, and real rest — a sanctuary that holds you while you transform.
Who this retreat is for
This is for you if you:
- Have always been “too much” or “too fast”
- Are gifted, sensitive, intuitive — diagnosed or not
- Have achieved things but can’t feel them
- Want to become your full self without apology
- Sense a threshold but don’t know how to cross it
- Are tired of carrying everyone else’s emotional weight
- Want a life that feels like yours again
Not for those seeking quick fixes or surface-level inspiration.
This is identity-level work.
Logistics
- Location: São Jorge, Azores, Portugal
- Dates: 4–9 March (4 full days)
- Arrival: 4 March afternoon
- Departure: 9 March morning
- Group size: 5 people, single rooms
- Language: English
- Price:
- Early-bird until 25 December: €1,900
- Full price from 26 December: €2,200
It includes:
- Accommodation
- All meals, including dinner on the 4th and breakfast on the 9th
- All sessions, practices, and included workshops (including a photo session)
Does not include:
- Flights to/from the island
- Anything not included in the program
What participants say
This retreat was such a beautiful container to explore the question of who we (each and together) are becoming.
S.
For starters, the location is spectacular. São Jorge looks back across the water at a towering volcano, and the weight of the world, the remoteness of the island in the middle of the ocean, is present as a backdrop for the work of transformation. Even the process of getting to the Dragon Island feels like crossing a threshold. The retreat centre was beautiful and the food was amazing.
But more than that, this retreat gave me the space to drop the desire to hide my talents, my yearnings, and my power – and not just in this container, but to bring that back out into the world.
Sitting with Inês, I felt seen and mirrored in a way that I could see my own magic. I don’t want to give away too much, because the organic unfolding of the retreat was a huge part of its impact… but each of the components felt like it was an integral part of a greater whole. There was so much laughter, joy, and delight.
I am looking forward to working through the growth and transformation sparked by this retreat over the next several months.
The moment I met Inês, I felt seen and understood in a way I’ve rarely had with a fellow human. So when I heard about her retreat it was a no-brainer (even if meant flying to middle of the Atlantic Ocean!) My time on the retreat felt deeply supportive and unexpectedly clarifying. There is something unique about the way she brings presence, intuition and lived experience into the space that creates a sense of safety that allows real insight to surface.
C.
What stayed with me most was the steadiness of her attention and the way she reflected things back with clarity and attunement. It helped me see more clearly the parts of myself that were ready to shift. I left the retreat with more internal coherence and a stronger sense of direction. I’m grateful for the experience.
The investment: what this really buys you
This is not a holiday.
It is not an escape.
It is not a luxury experience.
It is an investment in:
- a baseline you can live from
- a nervous system that no longer betrays you
- a selfhood that is not diluted
- a coherence that lasts
- a shift that redirects your next decade
The price is a door.
What waits on the other side is… you.
Your invitation
There is a version of you waiting at the edge of your life.
She is not loud.
She is not striving.
She is not really hidden,
She is simply — unmistakably — true.
And she is waiting for you to welcome her out.
If you feel the pull of this retreat, trust that.
(Only 5 places)
F.A.Q.
What if I’m introverted?
Perfect. Most of us are. This retreat honours your (s)pace.
What if I’ve never done this kind of work?
No experience needed. Your nervous system knows exactly what to do. And you’ll meet with me beforehand.
Can I come alone?
Yes. Most people do.
Why only 5 places?
First, because 5 places allow for personalised and focused attention, deep nervous-system work and a level of safety that is not possible in large groups. Second, because the magical venue that will host us only has 6 cabins.
Is the transformation “real”?
Read the testimonials above — the change is durable and somatically anchored.
Is it safe?
The container is built around nervous-system safety.
Nothing is forced.
What if I feel too much?
That is precisely who this retreat is designed for.
What if I’m unsure?
Message me. We’ll find clarity together.
Do you have the option of a payment plan?
Yes: 30% reserves you your spot, 40% are due later, and 30% are due shortly before the retreat start date.
If you’ve been feeling like a stranger in your own life, this retreat might be the moment where that pattern ends.
There won’t be another opportunity until November.
I’m here when you’re ready.
With love,
Inês