Mama Baby Retreat

Hi Mama,

This is a warm invitation for you to join us on this retreat, be lovingly taken care of yourself and have the time to indulge yourself in relaxation and recovery and connect with other new moms sharing highs and lows. Soak up good vibes in our beautiful quinta with a big garden, enjoy the most delicious food that will nourish you deeply and enjoy some time for you! You can come solo with your baby and make use of one of our loving babysitters, or bring your partner, a close friend or family member along to support you on your retreat.

Highlights of the retreat include:

• Daily Postnatal yoga/Restorative Yoga/Pilates classes
• Group birth story sharing session with doula
• Read the baby, not the book, supporting session with doula
• Group ‘Closing the bones’ (postpartum period) ceremony
• Homeopathy and natural healing for babies/children
• Montessori, supporting independency and natural development at home
• Postnatal Pelvic check/massage or Relaxing Postnatal full body massage
• Mama Baby dance
• Communal walk together over the cliffs
• Online Recorded Postnatal Yoga classes leading up to the retreat
• Online Live Reunion class after the retreat
• Delicious nourishing meals 3 times a day made with love by our amazing chefs
• Romantic stay in a beautiful unique quinta

and dreamy extra’s to add to your retreat, like:

• Baby care/sitting
• Cranio-sacral Ostheopatic therapy for babies
• Postnatal Acupuncture
• Photoshoot
• Personal one-on-one Postnatal Nutrition session
• Activities to book extra like a surf class, mountain biking, etc.
• Any transfers (also to/from the airport) with baby seat

• You will be treated to Postnatal yoga, Restorative yoga or Pilates classes to combine both strength & softness. Together we focus on bringing back presence and love into the womb, recovering & strengthening your abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, relieving and opening shoulders and chest, learning tools to calm & reset your nervous system and creating a sacred space for you and your baby (you can join classes with and without baby).

• Our expert doula Sara is there to hold a birth story sharing circle, to support you in your process of being a mom. Sharing a session about intuitive parenting and facilitating a hands-on ritual that is called ‘closing the bones‘, where we bind, rock and close the pelvis and giving lots of nourishment to the Mama’s.

• You receive a massage treatment as a gift, and can choose for either a Pelvic physio massage from our specialist Marta or a relaxing full body Postnatal massage from our doula Mayra. The pelvic physio massage focusses on checking the state of your pelvic floor and diastasis and relieving possible pain from the pelvic area and muscles after birth. If you would like to experience more treatments, you can add a treatment to your retreat off course.

• We have a specialist, Gabriela, in Osteopathy and cranio-sacral therapy for babies. A gentle but extremely effective approach to treat various conditions, leaving your little one soothed, relaxed and happy. She can treat for example any stresses or strains that may have happened during birth, that can make them unhappy or unsettled.

• Our experienced Homeopath Tanya will share with you the many ways in which homeopathy can help you to support your child’s health naturally. She will teach you how to confidently use homeopathic remedies to help your child through fevers and colds, as well as minor first aid situations. You will receive a helpful guide to take home with you and there will also be the option to purchase homeopathic starter kits. 

• A guide to implement elements of Montessori at home, supporting their independency, confidence and your babies natural development. Following this approach from a young age will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

• Leading up to the retreat, you will receive 4 recorded Postnatal Yoga classes to start recovering after the first 2/3 months of birth. And we will have a Live reunion class after the retreat.

• The necessities for your baby like baby beds, baths and high chairs are available. You can make use of a loving and experienced babysitter, for if you would like some time here and there for you. This is an extra to book as you might have your own partner/caretaker with you.

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“This retreat was exactly what I needed. Starting each day with yoga and ending it surrounded by beautiful mamas at the dinner table. There’s nothing like it. The flow and connection just felt so right. I am so grateful to have taken part in such a wonderful experience. From the amaaazingly gentle but deeply felt touch during the prenatal massage to spending my afternoons in the sun reading. I was able to truly tap in and just be in my powerful pregnant body. I am filled with gratitude. Thank you to all the lovely women who were apart of this team. Thanks Lisanne. xx. Myriada“

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If you would like to bring your partner, a family member of friend

We welcome and encourage you to bring someone along to your retreat, so you can share the care for you baby and have a little me time every now and then. This can be your partner, a family member or a friend for example, but it’s also possible to come solo! We have loving babysitters available to take care of your baby one on one, if you would like this.

Because you will be able to share your room with your partner/support person, we can give you a low price for the second person in your booking (+ €625,-).

Location

The Mamy Baby retreat will be hosted at the most magical place in Ericeira, Portugal, with lots of space to enjoy yourselves in a big romantic garden, cozy houses and close to the village, ocean and beaches of Ericeira. And yet just a 40 minute drive away from Lisbon airport.

Our home away from home, Casa Paço d’Ilhas, an intimate, unique and charming retreat location. The cozy 8 accommodations feature comfortable beds, with mosquito nets, heating and an inviting touch to every detail. All nestled in the garden of this beautiful quinta.

You have the peace and tranquility of being in the countryside on a hilltop, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, yet you are only a 5-10 min drive away from the beaches and the picturesque fishermen’s village Ericeira in Portugal. Ericeira will steal your heart with all its romantic little streets, cobblestones and houses.

Food

Just like they have given their care and love to every little detail in the houses, Casa Paço d’Ilhas is renowned for their food as well. Each day of the Mama Baby retreat, you will be treated to a delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner, served buffet-style in the charismatic main house, complete with a bar and fireplace. We can ask the chef’s also to prepare something for your baby, in case they are already trying/eating solids.

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Prices

The retreat price includes the Mama and her baby. Add your partner/friend/family member to your room for a reduced price of €625,- extra. You pay for a 50% deposit to book, and pay for the remaining balance at a later stage. Check out our early bird discount below.

€100,- Early bird discount until 31 March ’24 per person, use code EARLYBIRDMAMA

We offer €100,- discount on top to all returning Mama’s that have already been to a Babymoon Retreat. Contact me for the special code.

Booking & cancellation policy

• To secure your spot, a 50% advance payment is required upon booking.
• The remaining 50% is due one month before the retreat start date, you will receive a notification by mail.
• For cancellations 90+ days prior to start of the retreat, a 100% refund will be given.
• For cancellations 30+ days prior to start of the retreat, a 50% refund of the total amount will be given.
• For cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start of the retreat, there is no refund. If the retreat is fully booked and the cancelled accommodation could be occupied by someone else, you will receive a 50% refund less a reasonable administration fee.
• Flights, travel costs, trip cancellation and travel insurance are not included in the price.

I hope you are as excited as I am. Any questions don’t hesitate to contact me through email or Whatsapp.

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Sample day schedule

The airport of Lisbon is only 40 minutes away of Ericeira. We can reserve a transfer for you from the airport with babyseat (or bring your own seat on the stroller), this is €70,- one way. It’s also possible to take an Uber. If you want to be more flexible, you can rent a car from the airport.

If you would like to come a day/some days earlier, or leave later, let me know and I can send you the possibilities based on the availability they have or help you find an accommodation around the area.

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About me

My name is Lisanne, 37 years, and I am living since 7 years in Ericeira, Portugal, but born in the Netherlands. After teaching yoga for a few years, I had the desire to go much deeper into my ‘home base’, the root, our sacred pelvis. I had the feeling that I always felt a constant holding or bracing in my root and pelvic area. Dedicated to feel more relaxed in my root, I deepened my training in Pelvic yoga, as fascinated as I was later also Pre- and Postnatal yoga.

Guiding moms and expecting moms in the last years through yoga classes and bringing them together in an intimate group, has been the most profound feeling. There is a magical energy that is shared and felt.

In the beginning of 2022 I was lucky enough to be pregnant of my first. Somewhere in this journey of pregnancy, I dreamed of a retreat where I could go to while being pregnant. After one year of motherhood and the moms of the pregnancy retreats asking for a Mama Baby retreat, this is our creation.

Read more about my journey here.

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Meet the rest of our loving team

Sara

Our doula Sara, a loved and respected doula who has made a significant impact on the realm of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care in Portugal. She loves how Motherhood can be sacred and transforming. The paths it makes us take, the adventures we encounter along the way, and the unexpected twists and turns. She recognises how the journey of motherhood acts as a vehicle for self-discovery and a powerful means of forging connections with others.

She is passionate about breathwork, and bodywork connected to pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She trained as a Doula in the UK with Nurturing Birth, and has the honour of witnessing babies being born in varied contexts, choices and situations. Her experiences have also sensitised her to the disparities in birth options available to women in different countries, prompting her to take action in Portugal. This led her to found the Portuguese Birthrights Association where she puts her energy into every day so that human rights in pregnancy and birth become reality in Portugal. More about her work here.

During the retreat, Sara’s presence will be invaluable in supporting you on your Motherhood journey. Her support will shine through as she facilitates a birth story sharing circle and will empower you to trust yourself and your baby. Together with her we celebrate you in a Closing the bones ceremony, which supports you in the physical and emotional journey of motherhood through ritual, bodywork and nourishment, like a massages of the belly and rocking, binding and closing the pelvis with fabric.

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Marta

Meet Marta, our warm and experienced pelvic physiotherapist who brings a deep passion for women’s health to her practice. With over a decade of specialised expertise in this field, Marta has been dedicated to helping women and couples during one of the most transformative phases of their lives – pregnancy and postpartum.

In our retreat, Marta offers a unique one-on-one treatment that includes a check of your pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. She will teach you how to strengthen your pelvic floor and core again. A soothing massage of key areas such as the belly, hips, gluteus, buttocks, and lower back.

“Marta’s pelvic floor massage is special and I would recommend any pregnant woman to do at least one such pelvic floor massage during her pregnancy. In a short time, I learned so much about my pelvic floor and how to support it for smoother and easier labor. Also, the massage itself was effective and relaxing. Truly recommend her!“

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Mayra

Meet Mayra, our doula, Shantala baby massage specialist, prenatal & postnatal massage therapist. Mayra is a compassionate and dedicated doula who is committed to providing unwavering support to women and families throughout their transformative journey from pregnancy to postpartum. Her mission is deeply rooted in her belief in the power of connection, care, and the profound impact of touch during this remarkable time in a woman’s life.

Her approach to touch goes beyond mere relaxation; it delves into the realm of connection, creating a bridge between a woman and her own body. Mayra understands that touch is not only a physical act but a means of fostering a deeper bond between a woman and her changing body, allowing her to fully embrace the experience of pregnancy & postpartum.

For our retreat, Mayra will offer her Postnatal full body massages, based on Ayurvedic Yoga massage, the treatment she offers is not only restorative but also promotes essential elements of well-being, including enhanced blood circulation, relaxation, and the flow of prana (life force energy).

“Mayra’s Ayurvedic massage was out of this world. I felt so much relaxation deep in my tissue and muscles and a great feeling of comfort during her treatment in a way that I entered a meditational state whilst being very clear and in my body. She has a magic touch and works with energy very consciously. I totally recommend any pregnant woman to treat herself with one of Mayra’s massages to connect deeper to her body and baby.“

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Patchi

Meet Patchi, our certified herbalist and licensed acupuncturist. She completed her Doctoral (DACM) and Masters (MSTOM) at Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego and New York which included 4800 hours of clinical and didactical hours in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and Western medicine. After having a busy clinic in New York for many years she moved to Ericeira and now proudly serves the community and those visiting. Through acupuncture and Chinese medicine she reconnects women to their bodies and serves as a vehicle to help women feel grounded, worthy and empowered in their journey.

“Patchi’s acupuncture treatment was extraordinary — the best one I’ve had so far. She acts with a targeted approach yet soft in her female energy in a way that I felt to fully give my body to her and her treatment during my pregnancy session. It was effective and I feel the improvements through one treatment. Will book her again soon!“

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Tanya

Meet Tanya, our homeopath, with eighteen years of experience in supporting women on their unique health journeys, as well as empowering Moms to support the health of their children using natural medicine. Her practice encompasses a synergistic blend of homeopathy, nutrition, flower remedies, tissue salts and herbs.

She will provide a session about how you can use homeopathy and natural healing alternatives for your developing baby. A family remedy kit will be optionally available to take home with you.

More about her work here.

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Bruna

Meet Bruna, our sweet and joyful photographer. She loves to record feelings and people’s stories in a free, true, and simple way.

‘Photographing people is a constant inspiration for me, I learn every day with my sensibility I am able to navigate through different scenarios and capture feelings, expressed in every detail, look, and emotion. The main focus of my work is to use natural light to capture candid moments with elegance and authenticity.’

Being a photographer is much more than capturing moments of people’s life, it’s being connected with them. She creates a safe and easy atmosphere, which makes the experience very pleasant.

In your retreat you have the option to book a photography shoot with Bruna. If you would like to do so, it’s best to let us know beforehand. Contact us to receive more info about prices etc.

More about her work here.

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Reviews

Some kind words of some of the women I have had the honour to have had in my groups/retreats over the past years.

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“This retreat was exactly what I needed. Starting each day with yoga and ending it surrounded by beautiful mamas at the dinner table. There’s nothing like it. The flow and connection just felt so right. I am so grateful to have taken part in such a wonderful experience. From the amaaazingly gentle but deeply felt touch during the prenatal massage to spending my afternoons in the sun reading. I was able to truly tap in and just be in my powerful pregnant body. I am filled with gratitude. Thank you to all the lovely women who were apart of this team. thanks Lisanne. xx. Myriada“

“Lisanne’s prenatal yoga classes and her babymoon retreat for pregnant women changed course for my pregnancy in a big way. I am much more connected to my body and physically becoming more flexible through her beautiful, soft, yet charging prenatal yoga classes. She acts with much awareness, connects to the babies in the bellies throughout the class, and radiates light. The retreat gave me so much insight into different aspects of my pregnancy and what’s coming for the labor and post-partum time that I am already eternally grateful for. For me, and for my baby. It also connected me to beautiful mothers and more therapists that I will stay connected throughout my pregnancy. Thank you, Lisanne, for following your passion and sharing your gift!” Eva Maria

“If you are pregnant this is the sign you need to book the most beautiful experience with other expecting moms ❤️ You will learn every single detail of birth/postpartum, you will feel relaxed and taken care of, and you will build a community of motherhood that we all need at this time in our lives. I absolutely recommend it! Thanks, Dani Silva“

“The retreat was simply wonderful.  It was above all expectations. The venue, the organisation, the energy, the activities, the food, wow, all amazing. It gave me lots of strengths for the upcoming months of pregnancy, and I feel that I’m much more prepared!! Thanks Lisanne for this and looking forward to the mommy-baby retreat 🙂 Have a great day!! Regards, Viki“

“I practice prenatal yoga classes with Lisanne and I love it. Each yoga class makes my day special. I feel so relaxed, calm after each class. Lisanne manages to bring some special atmosphere in every class. After each session, I feel so connected with my mind, my body, my baby..it makes my day different. I absolutely recommend! | from Stasya Pakhomova“

“Lisanne’s attention to movement, the body and spirit is impeccable. Lisanne embodies the teacher we all need to encounter, during all phases of life, but most of all when we need to feel nurtured and loved – especially during and after pregnancy. Thank you. | from Kaylee Boraso“

“I found Lisanne when I was 10 weeks pregnant and in need of some movement and meditation. Her prenatal yoga classes are nothing short of divine ✨ The sessions kept me from feeling stiff throughout my pregnancy and the breathwork prepared me for quite a calm labour. Postpartum, I attended her baby & me yoga classes with my infant son and I found a happy balance between meditation and being with my baby. Lisanne is incredible, I can’t recommend her enough! | from Katie Sideris“

“I’ve been doing pregnancy yoga with Lisanne for the second time around 🙂 She is the most caring person with calming vibes, her classes are always a pleasure to go to✨ | Csilla Bognar“

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