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A sacred retreat to reclaim your first bleed, restore trust in the body, and remember your cyclical power — through embodied ritual, menstrual re-education, and deep rest.

Held one hour north of Lisbon, in the wild and fertile landscape of central Portugal, BLOOM is an intimate four-day immersion devoted to menstrual wisdom, feminine embodiment, and remembrance.

This retreat brings together the science of the menstrual cycle and the energetics of feminine ritual — a space where education meets embodiment, and where the body is honored as an intelligent, cyclical guide rather than something to manage or override.

Through somatic movement, breathwork, ritual, storytelling, and rest, BLOOM invites you back into relationship with your cycle — not as a problem to fix, but as a source of clarity, creativity, and inner authority.

This is a space for those seeking to reconnect with their body, reproductive health, fertility, intimacy, and creative power — held gently, safely, and in deep sisterhood.

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• WHAT TO EXPECT

  Across four days together, you’ll move through a carefully curated arc of grounding, learning, embodiment, and integration — guided by the rhythms of the menstrual cycle and the season of high summer.

  Each day weaves together education, ritual, and spacious rest, allowing insights to land not only in the mind, but in the body itself.

  Throughout the retreat, you’ll experience:

  • Somatic and nervous system regulation practices to support safety and embodiment

  • Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) teachings grounded in both science and ancestral wisdom

  • Ritual spaces honoring menarche, blood consciousness, and cyclical transitions

  • Creative exploration through movement, art, poetry, and myth

  • Full Moon and blood rituals held with care, reverence, and Rose Medicine

  • Spacious time for rest, reflection, and connection with nature

  • Nourishing meals shared in community

  • Optional 1:1 sessions for deeper personal support

  The retreat unfolds gradually — offering moments of tenderness, insight, emotional release, and celebration. You’ll be invited to meet your cycle as a living language, one that speaks through sensation, emotion, and intuition.

  BLOOM is designed to support processes of embodiment, reproductive health, fertility awareness, rites of passage, self-healing, and intimacy — without pressure, performance, or expectation.

• THE JOURNEY

  Day 1 — Arrival & Opening the Circle
  Ground. Soften. Remember.
  We arrive slowly, opening the space through ceremony, shared meals, and a guided menarche visualization — reconnecting with the girl who first bled, who still lives within.

  Day 2 — Foundations of Cycle Awareness
  Know your cycle. Know yourself.
  Through storytelling, somatic practice, and science-backed frameworks, shame is gently unlearned and replaced with clarity. The cycle becomes a map for living, creating, and resting.

  Day 3 — Embodiment & Creative Power
  Reclaim your creative essence.
  Movement, ritual, art, and Full Moon practices invite you into the fertile meeting place of science and soul — where cyclical intelligence becomes embodied knowing.

  Day 4 — Integration & Celebration
  Be seen. Be celebrated. Begin again.
  We close in reverence and joy, honoring your process through ritual and initiation — carrying what’s been remembered into the life awaiting you beyond the retreat.

• WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH

  BLOOM is not simply an experience — it’s a reset and a reclamation.

  You’ll leave with:

  • A renewed relationship to your menstrual cycle, grounded in Rose Medicine and ancestral wisdom

  • Practical tools for nervous system regulation and embodied self-care

  • Creative and spiritual practices aligned with your natural rhythm

  • A felt sense of sisterhood and support

  • A deeper trust in your body’s intelligence and timing

  You may arrive curious — and leave initiated.

• WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • 3 nights shared accommodation at Terra Raíz

  • Daily vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

  • Herbal teas and coffee breaks

  • Access to a 170m² heated practice space, saltwater pool, and outdoor fire pits

  • Group workshops, rituals, and embodiment sessions

  • Optional nature time and silent integration spaces

  • Thoughtfully curated take-home materials and gifts

• THE PRACTITIONER

  Zahava Rose
  Zahava is a trauma-informed women’s health educator from New York with an MA in Education. She is the founder of The Rose School, an international platform weaving together the science and energetics of the menstrual cycle.

  Her work integrates evidence-based menstrual health education with somatic practices, psycho-emotional archetypal frameworks, and rites of passage for women and girls. Zahava has guided workshops and 1:1 offerings across seven countries, supporting people in their journeys of embodiment, fertility awareness, reproductive health, intimacy, and conscious evolution.

  Alongside her focus on Menstrual Cycle Awareness, Zahava brings over a decade of study in nervous system regulation, meditation, tantra, yoga, breathwork, nutrition, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and somatic healing modalities.

• THE LOCATION

  Terra Raíz
  Nestled within the Serra d’Aire Mountains National Park, Terra Raíz is a sanctuary for deep rest and transformation — just one hour from Lisbon. The venue offers a spacious, hexagonal, heated practice space, shared accommodation, and immersion in nature.

  Learn more at: https://www.terraraiz.pt/

• PRICING & DETAILS

  Early Bird — €750 (until July 11)
  Standard — €950
  Portuguese Local Price — €650

  Capacity: Limited to 15 participants

  Pricing reflects the intention to keep BLOOM accessible while honoring the depth, quality, and integrity of the work.