Awaken opening within your closures. Learn to trust your inner oracle. Let your feminine expression fuel your work, art, relationships. Claim your body as your greatest tool for transformation. Return to Union. Taste the nourishment of true sisterhood. Love from satiated wholeness.
T H E Â I N V I T A T I O NÂ
Â
Join us on a 6-day journey into self-nourishment, feminine embodiment, creative expression, polarity work, transformation, intimacy, ritual and remembrance, and blossom from your feminine core.
Do you sense the effortless, honest, organic woman that is you? The one thatâs always been there, waiting for you to return to her?
Do you feel the deep feminine inviting you back in? Who lives in her body, is guided by the ancient voice of her womb, her raw open heart and sees her emotions as portals? Who remains open to love and life and all it brings and makes art out of her stories, birthed from her inner muse and creative channel?
She does not pretend because sheâs tapped into her own raw, authentic truth - and lives accordingly. In union with the feminine and masculine forces, rooted into her own satiated wholeness, she blooms.
She is of earth not of head.
Of leaning back rather than leaning in.
The deep feminine isnât cute, polished and perfect. Sheâs real, wise and pure. Sheâs dropped the mask of the nice girl and lives in her light and dark feminine range.
She is not taught, but remembered. Not gained but expanded.
The touching of our feminine core is a process of embodied remembrance. An unravelling, de-programming into our deepest feminine essence. Itâs one from feminist to feminine. From pushy manifesting ways, to creating abundance from our co-creational receptive power. A return to our divine, primordial self. A descend from head to heart to womb. It is by no means a strategy. It is certainly not a form of gaining, or a step by step, linear process.
When we touch her, an easeful, peaceful nature emerges who doesnât take everything all too seriously. Thereâs a lightness, a joy, as sheâs become the player in the game, the co-creator of her reality.
Like the ever-blossoming red rose, she reveals herself, one petal a time - in all of her gifts and unique textures. And so, shall she open herself to you â if you lean in, and trust her awakening.
T H E Â L O C A T I O N
Â
Nestled in the heart of Portugalâs Algarve Mountains, the Rose Mountain Retreat Centre spans 48 hectares of lush, ecologically preserved land.
What makes it so special is that itâs a sanctuary inspired by ancient feminine lineages, providing a sacred space for women. The name itself carries the essence of the rose as a symbol of the Divine Feminine.
The accommodations include spacious double rooms with private bathrooms, cozy tiny houses with shared facilities, and tipi tents set amidst nature.
In between sessions, you can relax by the saltwater pool, move in the sunlit yoga studio or outdoor yoga deck, or find stillness in one of the ceremonial spaces. Wander through the expansive garden, take a quiet hike along the nearby trails, or simply be, allowing the energy of the land to hold you.
The stewards of Rose Mountain are Melanie and Bas, who live here with their two children. Their presence infuses every detail of the land, and we feel deeply honored to bring our retreat to a place that so beautifully weaves together nature, sisterhood, and ancient feminine traditions.
âI couldnât have imagined how profoundly my life would shift after this retreat. It wasnât just a few days awayâit was a portal to a new way of living.
I rediscovered self-love, learned to trust myself again, and began moving through life with ease and flow. The experience felt safe, nurturing, and yet invited me to boldly embrace parts of myself Iâd been avoiding for years.
The best part? It wasnât âworkââit was playful, exciting, and filled with wonder. A true initiation into seeing the worldâand myselfâthrough new eyes.â
-Â Yana, The Netherlands
T H E Â S I S T E R H O O D
Â
We all need a sisterhood, a community, a coven. A group of women who mirror, reflect and inspire us. A circle to discuss what is present in the world and our hearts. A temple that offers a sacred pause in the busyness of life, where we are nourished - WHERE WE CAN SOFTEN. A space where all of us is welcome - as we are. A place to shed, embrace, cry, laugh, learn, question, shake, embody, awaken. A safe landing where we are held, can drop the masks â and return to ourselves.
We receive many amazing reviews after our retreats. One thing that touches women the most, is the sisterhood they become a part of. Connecting to like-minded women in a space void of judgement, rich in encouragement awakens a power, a remembrance, a love in us that we simply canât touch just by ourselves. Many women in the community have been in it for years, keep coming back to the retreats year after year. Whether youâre already immersed in or new to the medicine of sisterhood, there is a place for you here.
T H E Â S T R U C T U R E
Â
Weâll start the day with silence and yoga. After breakfast, we break the silence and go into our first workshop. After lunch, there'll be another workshop. We aim to offer a space rich in both transformation and nourishment.
The workshops will range from practices like visual meditations, ceremonies, feminine embodiment through breathwork and dance, voice activations, sound healing, heart-opening practices, sisterhood connections, poetry, expression, inner-child-, Tantric-, womb-, polarity and archetypal work.
Some days, there'll be an evening ritual. If not, weâll build a fire and share songs or take time to relax, read or enjoy nature.
Overall overview of our retreat days:
08.00 - 09.15 Meditation & Yoga
09.30 - 10.00 Breakfast
11.00 - 13.00 First workshop
13.30 - 14.30 Lunch
15.00 - 17.00 Second workshop
19.00 - 20.00 Dinner
20.00 - 21.30 Free time, evening ritual or music
All food will be Ayurvedic, organic and absolutely delicious.
SARAH
WARNAAR
HOST
Sarah is a mentor, artist and womenâs work facilitator who supports women in embodying their organic feminine essence, opening their hearts in relationship and creative expression, connecting to their power and awakening their soul path and work. She creates spaces for others to heal conditioned patterns, re-align with their most expressed self and remember their wholeness. Sarah serves as a bridge from the ground-work of trauma, codependency, masculine/ feminine work - to archetypal, Tantric, multi-dimensional, polarity and feminine devotional work. As a Priestess of the Rose, she's is devoted to Union and serves the Path of Love.
LISA
Ă
KESSON
CHEF & MUSICIAN
Just as in all of our prior retreats, Lisa will be nourishing our bellies with beautiful Ayurvedic food and grace us with her warm presence. Her food is healthy and soothing, thoughtful and pure and gives just the appropriate energy for every unique day or workshop. Her approach is playful and nourishing, taking both the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing into account. Sheâs passionate about supporting others in finding freedom in their relationship to food, others and themselves.
Lisa will be your chef and will help hold the musical and ceremonial space.
ASHLEIGH
MCKENZIE
YOGA TEACHER &
CO-FACILITATOR
Ashleigh is a mindful movement facilitator, a birth doula and breathwork and Craniosacral therapist. She brings people into deeper connection with the infinite power and divinity within. Her work as a space holder creates a safe container where you can open to shed layers that no longer serve you to come back to your true essence, to the unique and magnificent expression of life that you are. Her deepest passion is to bring people into deeper connection with themselves and one another through embodiment and multidimensional healing. Ash will give the morning yoga and will help hold energetic space with Sarah.
KATHRIN
BECK
CHEF
Kath loves cooking for people and nourishing them with seasonal and healthy meals. Sheâs loves living and cooking in harmony with the seasons. Kath is currently deepening her knowledge about permaculture and growing her own food in Tuscany where she moved to recently. For her, the kitchen is the perfect space for creative expression and for making people feel loved and cared for. Then thereâs Kathâs humor; a good enough reason in and of itself to join the retreat.
6 Pillars of the Feminine
Â
Along the course of the six days, weâll work with Sarahâs six pillars to awaken your feminine essence; Heart-womb embodied, Cyclical Living, Inner & Outer Union, Receptive Core, Expression & Devotion.
HEART-WOMB EMBODIED
The feminine path is about living as love. Open as love. The woman who trusts her heart, dares to feel it all and isnât afraid to sink into her womb and void of darkness when sheâs called to alchemize whatâs ready to be transformed. Her emotions are her spiritual practice. Her path is raw heart confession, not the prison of head-centred living, but one of embodied exposure.
CYCLICAL LIVING
Women are directly connected to the moon and the Earth. The feminine speaks through our bodies and loudly so through our womb-wisdom. Itâs our nature to live in tune with the seasons and our cycles. Building a relationship with our womb and releasing anti-feminine programming that dis-connects us to our natural hormonal balance and cyclical living are crucial.
INNER AND OUTER UNION
Inner union touches on having remembered your inherent sovereignty, divinity and wholeness: a woman who takes radical self-responsibility, chooses herself, prioritizes her radiance and aliveness. Outer union as in being held, protected, in relationship with the Cosmic Father. From this re-unification and deep satiation, entering our relationship with an earth-man.
RECEPTIVE CORE
As womb-centred beings, weâre receptive by nature â both biologically and energetically. To be receptive to life does not mean to be passive; itâs an empowered surrender to receive all life wants to move through us, be it deep emotions, the cries of the world, our men. it's our instinctual need to be filled, guided, opened: a soul-longing to return to the One.
EXPRESSION
Besides voicing our heart-truth, expression points towards creative expression. Women are creators. Made to birth! We all have a creative muse that longs to be released, seen in the world. Art is alchemy. A way of creating gold from our pain, of channelling our soul gifts into the world. Embrace the artist within you and allow your creative expression to enrich your life.
DEVOTION
Being clear about and surrendered to your devotion nourishes all areas of your life; your children, business, relationship. It pulls your soul-business and romantic union into something higher, more important than your egoic feeling in the moment of wanting to âdoâ something or not. Devotion holds you accountable and is the dance between you and the mystical realm.
Watch reels of past two year's retreats
âI feel like Iâve been searching high and low and all over the world within numerous tribes and never felt such an incredible homecoming as I did with you all. I feel more sure of myself because you all exist and Iâm sitting at home singing the song Sarah wrote for the retreat thinking of you all. Viva las reinas!â
- Marie Lou, Germany
âSarah knows how to shake the ground youâre standing on with fire and at the same time fill it up with the beauty of roses.â
â Sara, Sweden
âItâs all starting to click. All that Iâve been learning about try to put into practice, but didnât really know how to embody.
The retreat truly was the most powerful container for me and exactly what I needed to get me to start to feel over the hump and that I can live my whole life this way.
From the day we left the space, the most incredible things have been happening. True miracles, that Iâm just blown away by. I know theyâve come from my open heart, my trust and surrender.â
 â Danika, USAÂ
FAQ
Is the retreat for beginners and/or advanced practitioners?
What about travel arrangements?
Would the chef be able to adjust the meals for my allergies, intolerances or pregnancy?
I'd like to work with plant medicine. Is this retreat for me?
Which yoga levels are you offering?
Will I be expected to do things out of my comfort zone?
When do we open/close?
What are your terms and conditions?
âIâm so moved by these days. It's incredible, wonderful, magical, beyond words.â
â Lena, Germany
