Seven Days. One Intention. Your Practice.

With Michelle & Jen

September 26 – October 2, 2027

Limited to 15 participants
Retreat conducted in English

This unique six-day immersion is designed for anyone wishing to deepen their personal practice, whatever their level or wherever they may be on their yoga journey.

For six days, the Portuguese countryside becomes your sanctuary a place to slow down, step away from everyday demands and reconnect with your practice from a fresh perspective.

Located just 40 kilometres from Lisbon, among the peaceful plains of the Ribatejo, Terra Quinta offers a beautiful setting where time naturally seems to slow down. It is an inspiring environment for reflection, self-discovery and meaningful transformation.

When life becomes quieter, you can begin to make more conscious choices about how you build your practice—not only through the physical postures, but also through yoga’s subtler dimensions and the way they shape how you move through everyday life.

Each morning begins on the mat with a Mysore-style practice, alternating between Ashtanga Vinyasa and Dharma Yoga. These two complementary traditions offer distinct yet interconnected perspectives, inviting you to explore, understand and evolve your personal practice.

In the afternoons, the journey continues through workshops dedicated to asana, breathwork and yoga philosophy. Ceramics becomes a meditation on patience and presence, while time spent tending Terra Quinta’s garden offers a gentle reminder that lasting growth unfolds slowly, steadily and with care.

Throughout the retreat, Jen and Michelle will guide and support you with warmth and individual attention. They will help you explore your practice, answer your questions and encourage you to take your yoga in a new direction.

You will share this experience with a small group of like-minded people, brought together by the same desire to explore, learn and grow. To preserve the intimacy and quality of the retreat, places are intentionally limited to just 15 participants.

Six days to slow down. Six days to go deeper. Six days to transform your practice.

We would be delighted to welcome you to Terra Quinta.

This retreat is for you if…

You want to reconnect with your body and cultivate greater energy and balance.
You feel tired, overstimulated or simply in need of a meaningful pause.
You dream of spending six inspiring days surrounded by nature and a warm, supportive community.
You would like to return home with greater clarity, renewed energy and practical tools to enrich your everyday life.

No previous yoga or wellness experience is required. This retreat welcomes you exactly as you are.

Meet Jen & Michelle

Jen Armistead is a scientist, humanitarian, yoga practitioner and teacher. Initially drawn to yoga as part of her own healing journey, she eventually discovered Rocket Yoga, which offered the perfect balance she needed to develop a disciplined practice with space to explore. Later, she turned to Dharma Yoga to grow her spiritual practice, and more fully integrate yoga into all aspects of her life.

Jen approaches yoga much like an experiment, and encourages everyone to investigate the potential of their mind-body-spirit connection. She values autonomy over authority and strives to empower individuals to develop a compassionate, intuitive and exploratory yoga practice.

Jen is a student above all else and is grateful for her teachers and mentors, namely Sri Dharma Mittra, David Kyle, and Nathania Stambouli, as well as all those of the Ashtanga and Dharma Yoga lineages, past and present. She has completed over 1200 hours of training and is a certified Dharma Yoga and Rocket Yoga Teacher.

Michelle Nguyen (also known as Big Meesh) is a residential architect, an ashtangi & rocket student, and a yoga teacher. Michelle came to yoga as a way to reintroduce exercise back into her life after suffering a concussion in 2013. Along with regaining strength and balance, what Michelle didn’t expect to find was the connection between the mind, body, and breath and how the practice permeates into all facets of her life even off the yoga mat.

Michelle is a RYT-500 through Yoga Alliance and is certified to teach the Rocket through David Kyle, as well as Yin Yoga through Yael Flusberg. She received her RYT-300 at Miami Life Center, which focused on the Ashtanga Yoga system. Michelle is a regular, Ashtanga Mysore practitioner and is grateful for her teachers; Maggie Lively, Jarrick Browner, and Tim Feldmann. In the yoga room, she’s all about creating a safe space, building a supportive community, including all types of bodies, while honoring individuality.

Off mat, Michelle enjoys traveling around the world with her husband of many lifetimes, hanging around with their adorable pups, and designing the house of your dreams.

The Setting & The Table

Your retreat will take place at Terra Quinta, a peaceful sanctuary nestled in the Portuguese countryside, just 40 minutes from Lisbon.

Surrounded by nature, Terra Quinta offers an inspiring setting in which to slow down, breathe deeply and reconnect with yourself. Throughout your stay, the entire property will be reserved exclusively for your group, preserving the privacy, tranquillity and unique atmosphere of the experience.

Fresh, Generous & Nourishing Cuisine

Each day, our chef will prepare delicious, colourful and generous vegetarian meals using fresh, seasonal ingredients.

Vegan options will also be available. Every menu has been carefully designed to nourish your body, support your daily practices and make each shared meal an integral and memorable part of the retreat experience.

Practical Information

Location: TERRA, Santo Estêvão, Portugal
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Group size: Maximum 15 participants
Retreat language: English

Give yourself 7 Days that could transform the way you live

Come to rest, learn, move and reconnect while discovering a more conscious and sustainable approach to your well-being.

Booking conditions

A deposit is required at the time of booking to secure your place.
Please review the retreat’s specific cancellation policy carefully before confirming your reservation.

What’s included

7 days / 6 nights in a unique, inspiring and comfortable setting
Exclusive use of Terra Quinta throughout the retreat
Three vegetarian or vegan meals each day: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Unlimited water, herbal teas and coffee
Fresh fruit and snacks available throughout the day
All workshops, classes and practices led by Yuliia and Kateryna
Yoga mats and practice equipment
Bed linen and bathroom towels
Pool towels
Daily housekeeping for bedrooms and shared spaces

What’s not included

Flights
Airport transfers
Optional activities and treatments, including massages, meditative ceramics and horse riding
Speciality drinks, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
Personal expenses and travel insurance

Getting here & preparing for your stay

Terra Quinta is located approximately 40 kilometres from Lisbon Airport.
Uber services are readily available from the airport and generally cost approximately €40–€50 each way.
GPS coordinates: 38°51'38.6"N, 8°44'00.0"W
Bedrooms are equipped with hairdryers, soap, shampoo and body lotion.
Pool towels are provided.
The studio is fully equipped for all yoga practices and workshops.
Wi-Fi is intentionally limited to the shared lounge and studio, offering you a genuine opportunity to slow down, be fully present and disconnect.
Throughout your stay, Yuliia and Kateryna will be your main points of contact, available to answer your questions and support you at every stage of the retreat.