ELEMENTAL EMBODIMENT
6-12 July 2026
ENERGY ALIGNEMENT
16-22 Nov. 2026
UNSHAKABLE PRESENCE
22-26 March 2027
Welcome to the Art of Inner Mastery series
The Vision
Building Foundations for Life
The Elemental Embodiment retreat is the opening of The Art of Inner Mastery, a series of immersions designed to cultivate a life of clarity, energy, and presence. While it serves as the first chapter of a deeper journey, this week is a complete experience in itself: a profound return to the harmony and wisdom that already resides within you.
The same intelligence that guides the seasons and sustains the earth is the very intelligence that moves through your own body. By tapping into this shared resonance, we move from a state of isolation into a deep, felt sense of belonging to the whole of creation.
Rooted in ancient Tibetan wisdom and offered in a secular, accessible way, the work is not about “self-improvement” or striving to become someone else. It is a process of unlearning, a gentle shedding of mental noise and tension to reveal what lies beneath: a natural state of inner order and a peace that is your birthright.
When you align with the quiet strength and rhythm of the natural world, you rediscover your place in the web of life. You realize that the balance you seek is not something to be created, but something to be remembered.
The Experience
An Initiation to Transformational Practices
Lu Jong (Tibetan Healing Yoga): Gentle movements to open energy channels, release tension and harmonize body, breath, and mind.
Tog Chöd (The Wisdom Sword): A dynamic practice to cut through mental ego and stress with decisive power.
Small Tsa Lung Breathwork: Simple yet powerful breath techniques that activate the subtle body, clear blockages, and calm the nervous system.
4 Yoga & Kalachakra Meditation: Step-by-step guidance into the vastness of inner stillness.
Introduction to Buddhist Psychology: Practical insights into how thoughts, emotions and habitual patterns arise and how awareness transforms them.
Nature, Silence, Journaling & Ritual: Guided silent periods, simple rituals, and reflective writing to support integration and insight.
The Journey
A Living Dialogue with the Five Elements
The five elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Space, are far more than abstract concepts; they are the very forces that sculpt your physical presence, your emotional landscape, and the clarity of your mind. Throughout this week, we move beyond theory to engage with these energies as a living dialogue within your own body.
We begin by finding our Earth, cultivating the stability and deep grounding necessary to stand firmly in our own truth. From that solid foundation, we invite the Water to flow, rediscovering the grace of adaptability and the power of letting go. As our path unfolds, we stoke the inner Fire, transforming it into a source of clear strength and focused vitality, before allowing the Wind to move through us, clearing the channels and expanding our sense of inner freedom. Finally, we dissolve into Space, the vast container where the heart opens and we experience the profound oneness of all life.
By learning to sense and harmonize these qualities directly in your tissues and your breath, you become the place where balance naturally arises.
The Sanctuary
The Land as Your Guide
The journey of Elemental Embodiment is deeply held by the landscape of Altanure, a sanctuary born from seventeen years of mindful permaculture. This isn’t merely a backdrop; it is a living laboratory of balance. Having thrived in harmony for nearly two decades, the land itself serves as a silent teacher, offering a mirror to the practices and providing an organic grounding that makes the inner work tangible.
Every corner of this estate has been intentionally curated to support deep nervous system regulation and spiritual clarity. As you move through the gardens and sacred spaces, you are supported by an ecosystem that breathes with you.
Between practices, you will find rest in the refined comfort of our accommodations at Casa Terra or Quinta Sol d’Água. These beautiful rooms are designed as private sanctuaries of stillness, with the option for individual occupancy to further support your integration and peace.
Come and meet your true nature
Meet your Facilitators
Cidalia Paiva
Cidalia Paiva is a qualified child psychiatrist whose extensive professional experience supporting children, adolescents, and families is grounded in Western psychology and deeply enriched by many years of dedicated Tibetan wisdom practice.
Her path has been shaped and inspired by renowned Buddhist masters and scholars, including Geshe Lobsang Tengye, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagpo Rinpoche, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and, in particular, Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche. Through their guidance, Cidalia has cultivated a profound personal journey of inner exploration.
Drawing on this integration of psychological training and contemplative practice, Cidalia offers dynamic guidance and supervision on transformational pathways toward physical, mental, and social well-being. She understands this journey as an ongoing process of meeting oneself more fully, thereby opening the possibility for more authentic connection with others and a deep sense of inner freedom.
Meet your Facilitators
Elke Höllman
Elke Höllman accompanies individuals through profound processes of inner transformation with clarity, warmth, and a deeply embodied connection to Tibetan wisdom teachings. Her work is grounded in more than twenty years of experience with holistic body–mind practices, in-depth study of Buddhist psychology, and a sincere commitment to seeing people as they truly are, beyond roles, masks, or fixed concepts.
What guides her is less a technique than a way of being. As a long-time student of Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche, Elke integrates the Tibetan movement practices Lu Jong and Tog Chöd with mindfulness and meditation, while also drawing on Western perspectives on development and consciousness. Her approach is at once grounded, precise, and deeply spiritual.
Elke’s strength lies in her clarity and depth, and in her capacity to create spaces where healing and reconnection can unfold quietly yet powerfully and authentically. Her own spiritual journey emerged from a profound life crisis and led her through many stages, detours, and insights to what she now lives and shares: presence, compassion, and inner truth.
The Investment
Your journey into Mastery
What is included:
– 7 Days / 6 Nights accommodation in Casa Terra or Quinta Sol d’Agua
– All teachings, guided practices, and materials.
– Daily delicious vegetarian meals.
– Personalized guidance from our two expert facilitators.
(+ 576€ for a single room)
(+ 640€ for a single room)
if booked by April 25, 2026
Payment plans upon request
Clarity
F.A.Q
Do I need prior experience? Not at all. All practices are accessible and adaptable to every body.
How do I get to Altanure? We are located 30 mn from Faro. Once you register, we will send you transport options from Faro Airport.
Can you accomodate dietary restrictions? Our cook is used to cook delicious meals for all demands (dairy/nut/gluten free, vegan…).
What should I bring? Comfortable clothes for movement, a journal, and an open heart. We provide all mats and practice materials.