Where:
The Island of Sao Jorge Azores
This is where I grew up!
It is a special place in my heart and a sacred sanctuary. Its climate is temperate, and its energy, peaceful and tranquil. It is also the home to crystalline and calm seas, sun bathed beaches, healing natural pools, trails for long walks, lush landscapes and beautiful volcanic rocks.
Eco-tourism / Sustainable living:
Sao Jorge can be completely autonomous and self-sufficient. However, this has been challenged since Portugal and the Azores joined the European economic community. Currently there is a drive towards autonomy and self-sufficiency. Local cooperatives are forming again around organic farming of local fruits and vegetables as well as some of the exportable commodities such as cheese, butter, beef and wine. Furthermore, there is a drive to support the local weavers and local craftsmen. We will be visiting some of these facilities.
Booking
As a resource, you may visit the Azores airlines website: www.azoresairlines.pt or United Airlines http://www.united.com to help plan your trip. Travel arrangements can also be made through Cora Rodrigues at Top Atlântico tel: +351 969 126 580 or email cora.rodrigues@topatlantico.com.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
3 Meals per day
Accomodation
Transportation on Island and to and from the Airport
Accommodation
A Traditional Azorian Ocean and Mountain View Home!
Relax in our completely renovated, 100 year old traditional
stone home with old world charm and modern flare.
We'll overlook the Atlantic ocean, volcanic mountains
and neighboring islands.
Prepare for your workshop
I highly recommend that you check out one the following books before our retreat.
There is Nothing Wrong With You: Going beyond Self-Hate by Cheri Huber
Embracing Ourselves by Hall & Sidra Stone
The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto
GUT MICROBIOME AND DISEASE
$2,500.00
Program:
AUGUST 26-30 2024
Day Plan: Each day will be divided into 4 parts. You will enjoy:
Self-healing and regenerating outings, rituals and cultural activities
Didactic learning on specific topics
Patient case discussion—bring your challenging cases for us to review utilizing functional Medicine principles and the saudade wellness approach.
Nutritious, organic, traditional meals—the best the island has to offer
Learn more about functional medicine and find your yourself and what makes you unique. Expand your functional medicine knowledge while also experiencing the aromas, flavors, textures, feelings and energies her center and this amazing island has to offer. Bring your complex patient case studies to this clarifying retreat.
Gut microbiome & disease detailed daily didactic schedule:
Day 1: Food as Medicine the Saudade Wellness Approach.
Day 2: Saudade Hormonal Symphony: Insulin effects.
Day 3: Saudade Hormonal Symphony: Adrenals/HPA axis and Thyroid
Day 4: Saudade Hormonal Symphony: Sex Hormones.
Day 5: Saudade Hormonal Symphony: Estrogen Metabolism
TOTAL WELLNESS RETREAT
$3,000.00
Program:
JULY 29- AUGUST 3 2024
Our time together will be spent on the exploration and integration of states of being through: functional medicine assessment tools, movement, writing, drumming, 'pilgrimages' to special energy places on the island that support the day's transformative work, expressive arts, grounding and earthing techniques, rest, nature, healthy, organic and nutritionally dense food.
The foundation to Filomenaʼs approach rests on tending to the physical and the psychological in order to nurture and promote further spiritual growth while honoring and empowering each individualʼs unique nature.
Personalized health assessment using functional medicine principles
Detoxification and Natural, healthy cleansing diet
Nutritious and organic cuisine produced by sustainable agriculture
Consciousness raising daily exercises
Guided Meditation
Visualization exercises
Guided Walking Nature Tours
Exposure to the local culture
Hiking to cleansing salt and fresh waters
Venturing to healing vortices
Learn how to make cheese with Marisa
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Testimonials
“As a family physician who practices functional medicine and keeps a raised bed garden, I thought I was practicing good stewardship for my food and my planet. After spending a week with Dr Trindade at her retreat home in the Azores, I am humbled and awed by her commitment to “eat from the land.” I learned so much more about creating nutrient dense meals, returning scraps to the earth via composting or chicken feed, and spending time in community with friends and neighors. My favourite parts were the nature walks and thee raja (lava created) swimming holes, and the bonus offsite adventure we did rappelling waterfalls. If you want to nurture your body, mind spirit and planet, this is the place to some. it should be hearts, and 5 are not enough❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️”
“Magical Experience. You must go at least once to see the stunning beauty of the Azores Islands. You will swim in amazingly clear waters of the ocean and watch awe-inspiring nature. You will meditate with Dr Trindade (to grow your shrunken hippocampus, and to find the path you were looking for). You will indulge in soul-soothing, aromatic herbal teas and detoxifying, organic food from her garden and local farmers and fishermen. You will learn how to make mozzarella and yogurt from fresh milk of the neighbours cow (to benefit your microbiome and the brain). You will do daily yoga and ocean beach exercise to sweep away tension and stress. The retreat is designed to cleanse and nourish your body and soul with unique energy of the Sao Jorge Island. Filomena organizes the program such that you get transformed from an exhausted caregiver, suffering from common burnout of medical profession, to a calmer, healthier, happier, more grounded version of yourself, with a newly found meaning and energy to do more in your life. Priceless ”
“The retreat on the beautiful island of Sao Jorge where Dr Trindade grew up, is another opportunity to really dive deep into a systems biology way of thinking. Learning the hormonal symphony as it is explained so elegantly by Filomena, gives you details and interaction of the endocrine system not taught in any other place. I truly believe if you want to become an excellent functional medicine clinician, learning from Dr Trindade is an opportunity you doo not what to miss”