Retreats, crafts and workshops

Weekends to learn with your hands, and to slow down in good company.

Wool, willow, clay, plants, watercolour, yoga. Our Slow Crafts and Slow Practices weekends gather small groups around a material or a practice, with time to learn it properly. These pieces are about those weekends, the people who lead them, and what making does to the mind.

There is more to notice

20.09.2026Disconnect and rest

It arrived quietly, somewhere between a long lunch in the garden and […]

Four images: someone looking out over the hills, a blue butterfly, daisies in the grass, and bare feet in leather sandals

There are seasons in life when time feels borrowed from us.

10.05.2026Disconnect and rest

Days become organised around notifications, obligations, and movement. We measure ourselves through […]

Four images: a botanical watercolour, a singing bowl and crystals, bowls drying on newspaper, and blossom against the light

The Art of Calm

01.03.2026Retreats, crafts and workshops

A deliberate pause in time. In the Alto Alentejo, among ancient olive […]