Ecovillage Experience Gathering

A week at our growing ecovillage, to experience living here, share visions and learn how it works to be a resident member

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Stay on for the following weeks for a longer experience and to help with our projects

Wednesday 7 - Thursday 15 May 2025

Quinta do Guarda Rios,

Nelas, Viseu, Central Portugal

Vision sharing and introductions
Tour of the land
Workshop: how it works to be a resident member
Questions and answers about joining
Heart sharing circles
Morning yoga
Full moon ceremony
Cacao and singing circle
Space to share other well-being practices or workshops
Optional work sessions - building with clay, gardening
Arts and crafts for children and adults
Time to ourselves
Visiting a local market
Three plant-based meals per day
Camping or campervan parking
Caravan and yurt to rent
Childcare arranged between us
Optional extra stay for the weeks after

Co-created event

Everyone helps cook, clean etc. and we design the schedule to meet the group’s needs.

Participants are invited to offer wellbeing practices and evening activities.
Childcare arranged between us and/or workshop sessions designed to be child-friendly.

Accommodation

Flat spaces to camp

Flat spaces to park a campervan (limited spaces)

Caravan €15 per night one adult, €20 per night 2 adults

4m diameter yurt €10 per night one adult, €15 per night 2 adults

See visiting page for details

Finance

Sliding scale €120 - €220 for the seven days event, including food

Half paid in advance

Possibility of work exchange

Children free/donation for food

Workshop topics

Brief introduction, with chance to go deeper during questions and answers sessions:

Sharing our visions, skills and passions
Ecovillage design and legal status
Cooperative structure and decision making
Finance and livelihoods
Joining process

Boundaries:

No smoking, alcohol, cannabis or recreational drugs on site
(unless part of a group ceremony)

No meat, animal products, sugar, caffeine or junk food in communal areas

(can be in own space)

Who is this event suitable for?

Those who:

Want to learn about ecovillage life
and/or are actively looking to join an ecovillage
Like the idea to join a new project and help shape it
Have some experience living off grid with basic facilities

Why participate?

Early access to the project: chance to become a co-founding resident, joining the current team of four, and be part of forming the project.

Possibility for paid roles in the management team and running workshops, retreats and recruitment events.

You are welcome to first visit and help set up in the weeks before the event, before committing to reserving a place.

Following weeks

Participants are welcome to stay for the weeks after, to integrate the gathering experience, get more of a feeling for living here, get to know us more and help out more with the work tasks.

As a full work exchange of 22 hours per week, food and camping included

Part work exchange of 15 hours, camping included, with €5 per day contribution to food

Paid visitor arrangement

(see visiting page)

We will continue with a co-created schedule, with chances to offer practices and workshops as desired by the group.

Visit to Coja artisan market Saturday 17 May - meet the wider local community
Cacao and singing circle Saturday 24 May
Silent day? and new moon ceremony Monday 26 May
Visit to Sandomil artisan market Sunday 1 June

Booking and Cancellation

Book a place by sending a message to healingecocommunity (at) gmail.com

Half payment in advance.

Cancellation:

If you cancel more than two weeks before the event, half your money back

If you cancel less than two weeks before the event, no refund.

If we cancel the event, full refund