A Quiet Celebration Of
The Wholeness Of What Is
Naturally Appearing

Beyond belief, beyond interpretations of what’s happening, beyond metaphysics, and beyond interpretations of consciousness, beyond being a self, big or small, and the interpretation of separation, beyond everything—there is simply, naturally, what’s appearing: already everything, always whole.

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This page is intended to help me shape my forthcoming gathering of friends in Northern Portugal. It outlines the event as it is currently envisioned.

If you have a few minutes, I would be deeply grateful for your feedback on the proposal—even if you are unable to attend. At the end of this page, you'll find a short feedback form designed to keep the process simple. It should take no more than a few minutes to complete.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to help me create a gathering that is as welcoming, enjoyable, and meaningful as possible.

With love and best wishes,

Freyja

Spring and Autumn 2027

At A Retreat Centre In Northern Portugal

You are warmly invited to celebrate the wholeness of what’s naturally appearing.

If you’d like to spend three days in the northern mountains of Portugal, celebrating this wholeness with friends, you are warmly invited to our gathering this coming spring or autumn. In this event, we will point in meetings to the wholeness of what’s naturally appearing that is already everything and complete as it is, amidst the what’s naturally appearing as nature, with friends. The days are relaxed and openly organized around these principles. This is a quiet celebration of wholeness. Each day will include a 90-minute introduction to the wholeness with questions and answers with Freya. We’ll have walks in nature, time to simply be in nature, and time to enjoy friendship over beautiful Portuguese dinners. The event is inspired by Freya’s book, The Quiet Confidence of Not Being Anyone which is recommended reading for the gathering.

Nature

Plenty of time to rest, rejunvinate, walk in, swim and enjoy the beautiful mountains and countryside or northern Portugal

Dialogue

Each day includes a 90-minute dialogue with questions and answers with Freyja. A pointing to the wholeness of what is naturally appearing.

Friendship

Embracing the wholeness of friendship over beautiful Portuguese dinners. Relaxed evenings talking with others of like mind.

This is for those who resonate with this approach to nondual wholeness.

This gathering is not a training, intensive or spiritual retreat. It is a quiet celebration of the obvious wholeness of what is naturally appearing.

If you feel drawn to spend a few days in beautiful surroundings with open-hearted people, exploring the simplicity of nondual wholeness through conversation, silence and friendship, you are warmly welcome. There is nothing to learn, nothing to achieve and nothing to become.

Come as you are. Leave as you are. Discover that nothing was ever missing.

Proposed Gathering Schedule

Each gathering will be limited to 10 places.

Friday

  • From 15:00 – Arrival and check-in

  • Time to settle into the accommodation and enjoy the surroundings

  • 17:00–18:30 – Welcome dialogue

  • 19:00 – Shared Portuguese dinner

  • Relaxed evening with conversation and friendship

Saturday

  • Morning free to enjoy the accommodation, nature, reading, walking or simply relaxing

  • 11:30–13:00 – Dialogue Meeting

  • Lunch together

  • Free time

  • Optional afternoon excursion or walk, ending with dinner together at a local Portuguese restaurant.

Sunday

  • Morning free

  • 11:30–13:00 – Final Dialogue Meeting

  • Lunch together

  • Depart during the afternoon

Estimated Cost

Accommodation and meals: approximately €250 per person

This includes:

  • Two nights' accommodation

  • Breakfasts

  • Lunches

  • Evening meals (except where a restaurant meal is chosen as part of the optional excursion)

Gathering contribution: €250 per person

This contribution supports:

  • Three 90-minute dialogue meetings

  • Organisation and hosting of the gathering

  • Planning and preparation

  • Ongoing work in making future gatherings possible

Estimated Total

Approximately €500-€600 per person

(Any optional restaurant meal or personal expenses during the excursion would be paid individually if not included.)

Annual Gatherings

The intention is to hold four gatherings each year, taking place during the beautiful seasons of spring and autumn, when Northern Portugal is at its most comfortable and enjoyable.

A typical schedule would be:

  • Late April

  • Late May

  • Late September

  • Mid October

Each gathering is intended to remain small and intimate, with approximately 9–10 participants, allowing plenty of opportunity for relaxed dialogue, friendship and enjoying the beauty of Northern Portugal together.

Cost Structure

The likely cost to participants would cover:

  • —Your own travel to and from Porto airport

  • —Accommodation at the retreat centre, including meals

  • —A possible excursion cost, if an outing is arranged

  • —A contribution towards management, administration and the dialogue meetings offered during the gathering

Exact pricing will be confirmed once we gauge interest and choose a date.

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