THE ART OF BEING

- THE INWARD JOURNEY -

In a world that moves fast, this retreat offers a pause.

A place to ground, breathe, and reconnect - with yourself and with the living world around you.

Our Approach

Through forest bathing, mindful walking, meditation, and creative exploration, you are invited to slow down and come back to what feels real and essential. Creativity is not used to perform or produce, but as a language of inner listening.

This five-day solo retreat is a space for reflection, presence, and renewal.

A time to reconnect with your own rhythm, supported by nature’s steady intelligence.

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Five days.

Nature as your guide.

Creativity as your language.

Presence as your foundation.

Purpose & Intention

This retreat is designed for people who feel called to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves — especially at moments of transition, uncertainty, decision-making, or inner questioning.

Over time, personal wishes, talents, and creative impulses can become quieter or get lost along the way. This retreat offers a gentle space to rediscover them. Through creativity, mindfulness, and deep immersion in nature, participants are invited to reconnect with their inner compass — the part within that knows what feels true, meaningful, and alive.

Creative practices and time in nature serve as gateways to self-exploration. They help awaken curiosity, activate the inner child, and open creative “ventils” through which emotions, insights, and longings can be expressed safely and freely. Rather than providing answers, the retreat supports a process of listening — to what asks for attention, to what wants to be lived, and to what can bring more color, joy, and authenticity into everyday life.

The retreat follows a gentle structure, while remaining highly individual. Each participant arrives with their own intentions, experiences, talents, and need

This retreat does not promise healing and is not a substitute for medical, psychological, or therapeutic treatment. It is a space for self-reflection, creative exploration, and reconnection — offering inspiration, clarity, and new perspectives that may support personal decisions and life direction.

Why a solo retreat?

A solo retreat is an immersive, personalized experience dedicated entirely to one person. Over five days, it creates a protected space where you can fully focus on yourself—free from distractions and external expectations.

At its core is reconnecting with your natural rhythm. One-on-one guidance allows for deep, individualized support tailored to your personal themes and strengths.

The surrounding nature, creative exercises, and the personal guidance of Angélique Verdel serve as an exclusive mirror and supportive space for deep reflection, renewed clarity, and inner growth.

This level of exclusivity makes solo retreats especially powerful, fostering clarity, depth, and meaningful transformation—at your own pace.

5-Day Solo-Retreat - Itinerary

  • Arrival & Opening

    Arrival, landing and setting intensions

    DAY 1

    - Arrival at PÁTIO- Ecolodge

    - Gentle introduction to the retreat space and getting to know each other.

    - Setting personal intention for the retreat

    (Dinner)

  • Grounding in Nature

    Slowing down and arriving in your body

    DAY 2

    - Morning meditation

    - Introduction in creative retreat journaling: “Where am I right now?”

    - Discovering your gifts and talents, meeting your inner child

    - Mindful walk to the Atlantic Ocean

    - Cleaning ritual with the waves

    - Body Scan Meditation

    (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

  • Communicate with Natur

    Deep Listening through nature and creative expression.

    DAY3

    - Meditation

    - Creative journaling reflection: “What wants my attention?”

    -Short Session: Breath Coaching

    - Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku(

    - Create a Mandala at the beach

    (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

  • The Inner Landscape

    Self-Discovery and Integration

    DAY 4


    - Gentle stretching

    - Guided Visualisation - Meeting your inner Guide

    - Create an inner Landscape Mood-Board: “Who am I right now?”; “What is alive within me?”; “What wants to be expressed or seen?”

    - Hiking tour to the Caldeira of Faial or Levadas

    - Let insights arise naturally

    - creative journaling - write a letter to your future self) sharing reflection

    (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

  • Departure

    The inward Journey comes to an end.

    DAY 5

    - Departure and transfer to the airport or extension of your stay

What is Creative Journaling?

Creative journaling is a gentle practice that combines writing, drawing, collage, and intuitive expression. Rather than focusing on „ good writing“ or artistic skill, it invites you to explore your inner world freely and playfully.

Using simple prompts and creative materials, journaling becomes a space for reflection, discovery, and self expression. It allows thoughts, feelings, and insights to take shape visually and in words - supporting deeper connection with yourself throughout the retreat.

There is no right or wrong way. Only curiosity, presence, and creativity.

Meet your Host.

Angélique Verdel

Angelique Verdel has been working with people for over 30 years as a therapist, teacher, and creative guide. With a background in psychotherapy (licensed as a Holistic Practitioner), bioenergetic therapy, and creative body-based work, she bridges both worlds: conventional therapeutic knowledge and intuitive, holistic, and spiritual approaches.

Alongside her therapeutic work, Angelique is a trained actress and singer. Through decades of working with breath, voice, emotion, movement, and the psyche, she has supported people in understanding and gently releasing inner blocks — not by force, but through awareness, expression, and embodied experience.

As a drama and singing teacher, Angelique observed how deeply creativity can reveal where energy is blocked and where true potential lies. This led her to deepen her therapeutic training, integrating approaches that address both the analytical and intuitive sides of the human being — mind and body, structure and intuition, left and right brain.

Her passion lies in accompanying people back to their unique gifts, talents, and life direction. Angelique believes that every person is fundamentally unique, and that the world becomes richer, more colorful, and more connected when individuals live and express their true nature.

This retreat is the place where all her paths come together. Held on a powerful volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean — surrounded by nature, sea, and silence — Angelique has created a space where creativity, mindfulness, therapy, and nature merge into one holistic experience.

Here, she brings together everything she loves: creativity, movement, voice, stillness, nature, and deep human connection — supporting participants in reconnecting with themselves in an authentic and grounded way.

Angelique was born in the Netherlands, lived and worked in Germany and Portugal for many years, and now offers her retreats in English, German, and Dutch.

Your Retreat Location
PÁTIO Ecolodge

Faial Island Azores - Portugal

Nestled in the untouched nature of the Azorean island of Faial, surrounded by volcanic landscapes, lush forests, and the vast Atlantic Ocean, the PÁTIO Ecolodge is a place of calm, openness, and inspiration.

Here, a natural space unfolds to slow down, find stillness, and reconnect more deeply with yourself.

The harmonious blend of nature, comfort, and sustainable design creates an atmosphere where mindfulness, self-reflection, and creative expression can naturally emerge.

Our Experiences

Single Apartment

Bedroom with a king-size bed, a cozy living kitchen with a sofa and kitchenette including a dining area. Bathroom with a walk-in shower. Private entrance and a private garden area with seating and sun loungers. Free Wi-Fi and minibar. View of the blue Atlantic Ocean.

Splendid space on 38 sqm

Private Garden & View to the Atlantic

Living & Bed Room

Single Room

Bedroom with a king-size bed and desk. Bathroom with a walk-in shower. Free Wi-Fi and minibar. View of the Atlantic Ocean.

Lovely room of 18 sqm

View to the Atlantic

Working Desk

Single Tiny House

Alcove-style sleeping area with a queen-size bed, a small kitchenette, sofa, and dining nook. Bathroom with a walk-in shower. Free Wi-Fi and minibar. Views of the small village and the endless ocean.

Tiny House of 18 sqm

Located in Garden Area

Everything you need.

Great Organic Food.

At our on-site Azorean bistro, Sella's, a traditional local breakfast buffet (B) is served in the morning. For lunch, participants enjoy a light two-course meal (L), and in the evening, a dinner (D) featuring creative Azorean cuisine is offered. The bistro is happy to accommodate different dietary preferences and needs. Drinks during lunch and dinner are not included, but mineral water and a selection of teas are available free of charge throughout the retreat.

Preferred Arrival

(on request)

The option to arrive according to your wishes and upon request (subject to the coach’s availability) makes this retreat especially flexible and personalized. Participants are not bound to fixed dates but can let their personal rhythm, life situation, and inner readiness guide them.

This creates a tailor-made retreat experience that begins exactly when the participant is ready—for deep reflection, creative expression, and an authentic connection with themselves and nature.

Price

01.04.-31.05.2026 | 01.-31.10.2026 | 20.12.2026-05.01.2027

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 3.190 €

Single Apartment: 3.390 €

01.06.-30.09.2026

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 3.390 €

Single Apartment: 3.590 €

01.11.-19.12.2026

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 2.990 €

Single Apartment: 3.190 €

06.01.-25.03.2027 | 01.11.-19.12.2027

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 3.090 €

Single Apartment: 3.290 €

26.03.-31.05.2027 | 01.10.-31.10.2027 | 20.12.2027-05.01.2028

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 3.290 €

Single Apartment: 3.490 €

01.06.-30.09.2027

Single Lodge Room or Tiny House: 3.490 €

Single Apartment: 3.690 €

Cancelation Deadline Solo-Retreat:

The cancellation deadline is 42 days before the start of the retreat. Cancellations made by this date are free of charge. After this period, 100% of the retreat price is payable.

We recommend obtaining travel and cancellation insurance.

Solo-Retreat Payment:

The solo retreat price is due 42 days before arrival. All prices include applicable VAT.