FROM ROOTS WE RISE
AN IMMERSIVE RETREAT CELEBRATING ALL THE SEASONS OF A WOMAN
THE SHANTI SPACE, PORTUGAL
May 27-31 2026
Join us on a sacred journey to the wild within — reconnecting with your roots, your feminine wisdom, and the power of ancient rituals that celebrate every facet of being Woman.
Something inside you is stirring. It comes in quiet whispers and a knowing deep in your bones. The call to return home to yourself, to the Earth, to something that feels both unchartered and ancient at the same time.
You’ve felt it for a while now. This longing for deeper connection with your body, your inner wisdom, and with the women who are bravely seeking out this path.
You’re craving space to just be exactly as you are. Without pressure, judgement or needing to prove anything to anyone. You’re finally ready to slow down. To breathe deeply. To listen to your own rhythms instead of the world’s demands.
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Are you ready to step away from the noise and remember what it feels like to be truly present?
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Are you ready to explore the full spectrum of your feminine self — the tender, the fierce, the sacred, the messy, the wild?
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Are you ready to stop shrinking and start expanding into the woman you already are?
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It's time to answer the call.
This space is for mothers, daughters, and grandmothers.
It's for the creatives, the healers, the seekers, the women who are ready to let life move them. For women going through change, women in grief, women in celebration, women who are curious, tired, inspired or simply ready to reconnect.
You don’t need to come with answers. You don’t need to be perfect, or healed, or anything other than exactly who you are right now.
Together we'll return to the wisdom we’ve always carried. We will honour the cycles of our bodies and the seasons of the Earth. We will hold space for each other without comparison, competition, or pretence.
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This is your invitation to remember what you’ve always known. To reconnect with your body, your inner cycles, and the Earth that holds you. To rise in your own power and celebrate as other women rise beside you.
This is the voice of the wild woman within you asking you softly to return. To root down. To reconnect.
To remember, it is From Roots We Rise.
Rhyannon P.
"Hayley is the most kind, caring and supportive facilitator, and I felt incredibly privileged to be a part of her retreat. I appreciated Hayley’s energy and felt she invested time, energy and care into ensuring everyone felt included and supported."
Rebecca C.
“I walked away wishing I didn't have to leave. The strength and support I experienced during these retreats is like nothing I have ever received before.”
Emma P.
"I came back from my recent retreat with deep feelings of gratitude and can't help but think that if every woman had a chance to go through this experience, the world would be a different place. The yoga practices, workshops, activities all made me grow and proud to be WOMAN! Such a powerful experience, such beauty that words cannot explain."
Experience a powerful journey of self-connection, healing, and feminine awakening.
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Discover how to ground yourself in your own body, honour your natural rhythms, and move with intention. Experience daily practices that awaken your feminine power and bring lasting transformation both inside and out.
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We are here to guide you as you turn inward and ask: What does it mean to return to my roots, to remember what is truly important, to re-sensitise to my body's language and let this wisdom guide me as I rise?
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We’re here to help you remember that your wisdom and strength have always been within you. You don’t need to look outside yourself to feel whole, vibrant, and alive. Through this retreat, you’ll learn embodied practices that reconnect you with your body’s intelligence and cyclical nature, bringing healing, clarity, and joy to your life.
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You will be invited to deepen your self-awareness and rediscover your authentic power — to rise from your roots and step into the fullness of who you are.
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Join us over 5 days in a sacred space designed to support this descent into the wild feminine:
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Daily Vinyasa/Yin yoga sessions, blending strength and softness to awaken your body and move with flow.
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Meditation and breathwork practices to help you ride the waves of life with grace.
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Embodied movement and ecstatic dance to liberate your energy and express your wild, feminine spirit.
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Somatic Exploration to integrate your shadows and celebrate your light.
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Sacred sharing circles connecting with Mama Cacao and the energy of the moon to hold space for authentic connection, reflection, and sisterhood.
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Workshops on cyclical wisdom learning how to honour your inner seasons and feel vibrant and alive in your feminine body.
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Nature immersion experiences to ground your spirit and deepen your relationship with the Earth that holds you.
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Nourishing, wholesome, vegetarian meals designed to support your body’s natural vitality and healing.
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Plenty of time for rest, reflection, and integration, allowing your nervous system to settle and your inner growth to take root.
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A supportive community of women sharing this transformative path, celebrating and rising together.
Rise up into the world with a renewed sense of purpose, grounded in self-love, feminine power, and connection to the natural world.
From roots, you rise — fully, beautifully, and unapologetically.
✧ The Land That Will Hold Us: The Shanti Space, Portugal ✧
As we come together for five days of sacred rituals, the land that holds us will play an important role in grounding, healing and transforming the energies that move through and between us. And we couldn't have found a better place than this.
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We’ll gather at The Shanti Space, a soulfully curated retreat centre nestled in the heart of Portugal’s lush countryside, just 30 minutes from Lisbon and a short drive from the coastline. Surrounded by ancient cork trees, wild meadows, fruit orchards, and a flowing stream, this sanctuary is the perfect setting for slowing down, softening into your body, and reconnecting with what truly matters.
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Everything at The Shanti Space is designed to support deep rest, presence, and transformation — from the nourishing food and grounding nature to the spacious, lovingly designed rooms. Whether you're staying in a cozy private room, shared dorm or a glamping tent under the stars, you'll be held by beauty and simplicity.
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Practice yoga and embodied movement in a light-filled greenhouse shala or an open-air deck overlooking the forested valley. Bathe in restructured water, unplug from electromagnetic fields, and realign with the natural rhythms that live both within and around you.​
At From Roots We Rise, you'll be immersed in:
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✧ Daily meditation, vinyasa & yin yoga
✧ Ecstatic dance, breathwork & embodied movement
✧ Sacred sharing circles & sisterhood connection
✧ Cyclical wisdom & nature-based rituals
✧ Self-discovery, reflection & integration
✧ Rest, stillness & joy
✧ Wild beauty, nourishing meals, and space to just be
The Shanti Space is the container — nature is the teacher, and your body is the guide.
Let the land hold you. Let your roots grow deep.
Let yourself rise.
✧ If You’re Wondering “Is This Really For Me?” ✧
Maybe a part of you feels the pull but another part hesitates. You wonder if you’re “feminine enough,” “spiritual enough,” or “ready” for this kind of work.
Maybe you worry about being too much, or not enough. Too introverted. Too emotional. Too unsure. Too new to all of this.
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We want you to know: you are exactly where you need to be.
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From Roots We Rise isn’t about perfection, performance, or putting on a mask. It’s about coming home to your organic, real, complex self — and being celebrated in all of it.
This is a space where your cycles, emotions, rhythms, and questions are held with reverence. A space where simply showing up in authenticity creates permission for others to do the same. A space where you will find a mirror to your own essence in the eyes of every woman. ​
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You don’t need to know how to meditate “properly.”
You don’t need to be a seasoned yogi.
You don’t need to come with a group of friends or have it all figured out.
All you need to do is arrive. Bring your curiousity, an open heart, and a willingness to reconnect with the truth of who you are.
Because deep down, you already feel it: The way you've been living no longer feels aligned. You're craving something deeper, more honest, more connected. You're ready to honour your feminine rhythms, awaken your intuitive wisdom, and rise into your full, authentic expression.
Join From Roots We Rise and find a the sisterhood you've been seeking where you can feel seen, held and safe to evolve in your own way, at your own pace.
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It's time to reclaim what femininity means to you and remember the powerful force that awakens when women come together. We rise.
EXAMPLE ITINERARY
Everyday on retreat will look a little different but here is a sample schedule to give you an idea of what you can expect:
7:30am: Morning Meditation
8:00am: Tea/Coffee & Light Breakfast Available
8:30am: Morning Movement (Yoga/Embodied Flow)
10:00am: Brunch
11:30am: Rest & Integration Time
3:00pm: Workshop
5:00pm: Yin/Sound Healing/Gentle Movement
6:30pm: Dinner
8:00pm: Evening Activity (Every other day)
Carly P.
"I was able to heal and shift more on this retreat than I have in years of therapy. I have never felt so supported and comfortable with a group of women I didn't even know at the start of the retreat."
Anna C.
"All I can say is WOW. Bex has given me so much guidance for the future, I already can't wait for the next session with her."
Kim K.
"As soon as you step into a room with Hayley you get filled with light and positivity because she just shines this, it's just endless with her. Any offering I've ever been too is filled with passion, and detail and care factor and effort. The effort is just endless. You just keep on wanting to come back for more."
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Hayley Wanders
Hayley is a yoga teacher, somatic educator, and feminine embodiment coach devoted to guiding others into deeper connection with their bodies, innate wisdom, and untamed truth. With over a decade of global study and facilitation, her work weaves together yoga, breathwork, and somatic exploration, inviting students into an intuitive dance between strength and softness, structure and surrender.
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Whether leading immersive retreats and trainings, soulful flows, or transformative workshops, Hayley creates sacred spaces where deep connection unfolds, where movement becomes a language, and presence becomes a portal to self-trust, power, and transformation. Her teaching draws from years of studying with renowned teachers around the world and witnessing the intersection between seemingly opposing philosophies.
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Hayley holds space for women to meet their shadows with compassion, celebrate their sexuality with reverence, and dissolve the layers of shame that have kept them small. She inspires people to move through life intuitively, reclaim their personal power, and step beyond their comfort zones with curiosity, courage, and playfulness.
Bex Milford
Bex is a professional astrologer and guide in feminine self-development, devoted to helping women worldwide align with their true potential by harnessing the power of cosmic energies. Through working with the cycles of the moon and our own innate feminine wisdom, Bex empowers women to move from being passive passengers on life’s journey to becoming intentional creators, tapping into their highest vibrations, creative depth, and wild sensual power.
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Her approach blends ancient astrological wisdom with grounded personal development, guiding women to reclaim their energy, focus their intentions, and live with clarity, purpose, and self-trust. At the heart of her work is the belief that where attention goes, energy flows, and that each of us holds the power to shape our reality by embodying our most radiant, authentic selves.
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Bex has been featured as a regular astrologer for Women’s Health and has contributed to leading platforms including Vogue India, Glamour, Marie Claire, OK!, Metro, and more. She has led transformative workshops at Soho House and shared her magic at festivals like Wilderness, Latitude, Lost Village, Magnetic Fields, and Soul Circus.
Annida Tattva
Annida is a multidisciplinary artist and sonic weaver devoted to creating transformative spaces for authentic expression through the medicine of music and movement. Rooted in her Indian ancestry and shaped by a rich musical lineage, she channels a deep reverence for sound as a bridge between worlds, ancestral and modern, earthly and ethereal.
Her ecstatic sets are immersive sound journeys, prayers in motion, that guide bodies into full-hearted presence. With an intuitive blend of earthy grooves, percussive rhythms, organic electronica, and world music, she weaves together genres like house, afrobeat, disco, dub, jungle, and bass to craft sonic landscapes that awaken, ground, and elevate.
Annida’s offerings are more than performances, they are rituals of remembrance. Each set is a hymn to the forests, the ancestors, the pulse of the earth, and the wisdom within our temple bodies. Through sound and story, she invites participants to explore the shared rhythms and emotions that unite us across cultures and continents.
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