
EXPRESSIVE AWARENESS
How Art Teaches Us to Create Consciously
14-18 August 2025
Join us for five unforgettable days in the heart of Portugal, where nature, creativity, and consciousness meet. Tucked away in a peaceful valley, Expressive Awareness invites you to reconnect with your inner rhythm through nourishing breathwork, wild swims, and intuitive art-making. As you slow down and tune in, you’ll be gently guided to express what’s been waiting beneath the surface—renewing your energy, awakening your clarity, and consciously creating the life you want to live.

Imagine waking up in a peaceful Portuguese valley, sunlight filtering through the blinds, the scent of wild herbs drifting on the breeze. For five soul-stirring days, you’ll step away from the noise and into a rhythm that is deeply your own—one of breath, creativity, connection, and inner clarity.
Each morning begins gently, with grounding breathwork and somatic practices that tune you into your body’s wisdom. From there, the day flows into expressive rituals—journaling, movement, stillness, and art-making—all rooted in ancient Hermetic principles that guide you toward conscious creation. This isn’t about being an artist. It’s about discovering how creativity can unlock insight, shift energy, and help you shape the life you truly want.
You’ll share nourishing, seasonal meals with like-hearted souls, laugh under the trees, and swim in wild waters that create space for release and renewal. Our setting—intimate, natural, and quietly magical—invites you to drop the masks, reconnect with your truth, and trust your inner guidance.
As the sun sets, you’ll find yourself changed—not in dramatic ways, but in subtle, powerful shifts that stay with you. A deeper breath. A clearer mind. A soft but certain knowing of what’s next.
Expressive Awareness is your chance to reset, express, and return home with a renewed sense of purpose, presence, and creative power.
Creating Life with Intention
We often postpone our own growth, waiting for the “right” time to reconnect with ourselves. But true transformation doesn’t wait—it begins the moment we pause and choose to listen inward.
When we make space to feel, express, and breathe with intention, we unlock clarity, energy, and a deeper sense of meaning.
What would it feel like to give your inner voice space to speak—to explore your creativity without pressure, and to move through your days in rhythm with your own energy?
Expressive Awareness is more than a retreat—it’s an immersive experience in conscious living. Guided by artist-facilitators and rooted in ancient Hermetic principles, you’ll explore how art, breath, and presence can help you shape a life that reflects your truth.
So to the deep thinkers, sensitive souls, and quiet seekers: now is the time to choose expression over suppression, clarity over chaos, and conscious creation over autopilot. This retreat is your invitation to reset, reconnect, and rediscover what truly matters.
You’re ready—and you deserve this. We often put our health on hold, thinking there will be a “perfect” time to focus on ourselves.
But true well-being can’t wait.
Sample
itinerary
7am Tea
8am Morning creativity/meditation/breathwork
10am Brunch
12:30pm Workshop/hike/river swim
3pm Free time/treatments/reading
5pm Evening creativity/meditation/breathwork
7pm Dinner
9pm Fireside reflection/stargazing/journalling
What’s included:
• 4 Nights accommodation - shared or private room
• Chef-prepared meals - brunch and dinner
• Morning & evening creativity/meditation/breathwork
• Personal Journal and shared art materials
• 7 Guided expressive awareness sessions
• Hiking, Wild Swimming in secret spots and Pool
• Transfers from Porto Airport
What’s Not Included:
Travel to Porto, travel insurance, alcohol

Meet Kate….
Kate Tarratt Cross is a dynamic retreat facilitator, skilled chef, and health coach. She inspires individuals to adopt daily habits and unlock their true potential. Kate creates a safe and supportive environment for personal growth and transformation. Her expertise and guidance have guided countless individuals to lead lives filled with vitality and joy.
From running an Art Centre in Haiti to working as a private chef for the highly acclaimed Novak Djokovic, Kate has gathered valuable insights into the importance of good habits. Inspired by her own experiences, she authored a book that serves as a practical guide for improved well-being and happiness. Her unique blend of creativity, culinary expertise, breathwork facilitation and health coaching positions her as a trusted facilitator for excellent retreat experiences.
Meet Kai….
Kai Lossgott is a German-South African artist, intuitive coach, and educator with over 15 years of experience leading transformative workshops. Through his nomadic gathering space, Infocus Institute for Creative Transformation, he has guided more than 750 participants in creative and therapeutic practices that foster self-awareness, personal growth, and intuitive development.
He studied painting and sculpture at the National School of the Arts and dance theatre and documentary film at Rhodes University, South Africa. With an Advanced Master's in Art and Design Research (Sint Lucas Antwerp) and an MA in Creative Writing (University of Cape Town), Kai combines his extensive academic background with practical therapeutic approaches, including Superconscious
This was an extremely rewarding retreat, surrounded by amazing women - The energy that we've all shared and built up together has been, I think, my favourite part - I am more at peace with myself and feel more open to the world - The highlight of this week has been this overwhelming feeling of being safe and loved - I have gained more clarity and perspective -
This was an extremely rewarding retreat, surrounded by amazing women - The energy that we've all shared and built up together has been, I think, my favourite part - I am more at peace with myself and feel more open to the world - The highlight of this week has been this overwhelming feeling of being safe and loved - I have gained more clarity and perspective -
Retreat Investment
Shared Twin Room € 999 pp
Private Room €1300 pp
Private Room Private Bathroom €1450 pp