THE RECONNECTION RETREAT
blending science, somatics, and sisterhood
Wednesday, 6th - `Sunday, 10th May 2026
Rose Moutain, Portugal
A 12-week journey for women to slow down, soften and reconnect
In a world that constantly asks you to do more and be more, The Reconnection invites you to pause, exhale, and remember who you truly are.
Whether you’re moving through a life transition, recovering from burnout, or longing to reconnect with your body, intuition, and inner wisdom—this space offers deep restoration, gentle awakening, and meaningful renewal.
This is a return to wholeness, guided by feminine wisdom, somatic practices, and the power of being held in community.
“This was the most profound gift I’ve given myself.
I remembered the parts of me I thought I had lost.”
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"What a magical, beautiful, challenging and joyful experience. Laura and Lauren you are two wonderful humans who hold space so beautifully. I’ve left with an overall sense of calm, like a warm blanket has been placed over my world. Thank you."
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"The feeling of being held, not only by the incredible facilitators, but also by the the soul-family that had been brought together gave space to deep rest and transformation. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience, and I say that not with sadness, but the knowledge that I was blessed to participate in something so extraordinary, with the added bonus of having made beautiful life-long connections."
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"The union between science and heart, the rhythmic calibration that honored feeling and sensing, and the blend of ceremony and connection created the most genuinely incredible experience of my life."
There is a wild knowing within you. It is older than words, deeper than time.
We gather again so that remember who you are and why you are here.
To reawaken the creative, connected, sovereign woman you came here to be.
The Reconnection Programme
The Reconnection offers a full arc of transformation, carefully crafted and designed to blend modern science, ancient wisdom, and the healing power of nature and community. This is not simply a retreat. It is a fully held, relational container, a place where you are supported to soften, to surrender, and to come home to yourself.
Designed as a 12-week women’s programme, The Reconnection moves beyond the traditional retreat model into a community-based healing ecosystem, one that honours preparation and integration as central, not secondary.
Preparation.
The Reconnection container begins 6-weeks before we meet in-person.
You’ll be encouraged to prepare for your journey with introspection through 1:1 support, on-demand education, an online opening circle, and journaling prompts, and invited to attend online somatic practices held for the group to help you drop into your body and shed the surface layers of stress and tension from within.
Retreat Experience.
Hop on a plane and take off from daily life to immerse yourself fully in the retreat experience. The Reconnection retreat experience is held at a range of beautiful properties in Portugal and brings together a constellation of women to journey together, held fully in community.
The retreat offers an evolution of the group practices attended from home to bring the body fully into your healing journey and includes embodied yoga, TRE and voice activation with a ceremony at the midpoint of the retreat. Crucially, instead of borrowing from traditions we do not belong to, we draw on earth-based wisdom, somatic awareness, and relational presence. The ceremony is a space of reverence, listening, and remembering.
Integration is one of the most important aspects of this journey. You will be held through integration calls, and online group somatic practices, gently supporting your transition back into everyday life. The sense of connection continues beyond the retreat through a shared online community - a living thread of community and support that continues long after the retreat ends.
For those called to deepen their journey of reconnection, we offer a further retreat experience through The Deepening Retreat, and we’re always here to offer 1:1 support as your path continues to unfold.
Integration.
OUR HOME
Rose Moutain, Silves, Portugal
Rose Mountain is a lush sanctuary nestled in the heart of the Algarve Mountains in Portugal. Bathed in light, warmth, and natural beauty, it offers the perfect setting for deep rest and transformation.
Over our five days together, we’ll have access to 48 hectares of wild, untouched land - with breathtaking views and countless paths to wander and explore.
Between sessions, you can choose to relax by the pool, take a walk through the surrounding hills, or simply enjoy the stillness and peace that comes from being held in nature.
Nearest airport: Faro, Portugal
THE RETREAT FLOW
Honouring the feminine, this retreat follows a spacious schedule designed to hold you gently in practice while also giving you the time you need to disconnect from daily life and reconnect with yourself.
Rest, space, and slowness are woven into everything we do. They are part of the medicine.
7.30 am warm teas and morning snacks
8 am morning movement / gentle yoga
9.30 am nourishing breakfast
11 - 1 pm sharing circle
1 pm lunch time
2 - 4 pm time to rest
4 - 6 pm workshops
7pm evening meal
8.30pm bed time ritual
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"I cannot recommend this retreat enough. Lauren and Laura held such beautiful space, allowing a deep and lasting connection between a group of strangers, now friends. They wove yoga, ceremony and dance to reconnect us to ourselves and each other. I am infinitely grateful I had this time with you both. Thank you for holding and uplifting us all."
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"This was a week of remembering how we evolved to live - slowly, intimately, and connected to others. There is nowhere to hide, and you will find yourself looking into yourself, and into the eyes of others, with love and compassion. That's where the magic lies!"
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"This retreat will truly transform your life, whether in profound, immediate ways or through subtle, lasting shifts. The shift is undeniable and deeply felt. The wisdom shared by these incredible women, their ability to hold space, support the group, and inspire authentic co-creation is both rare and powerful. There is something uniquely sacred and empowering in the way they guide each experience over the retreat."
The Reconnection Retreat brings together the alchemy of science, soul, and sisterhood. Led by Dr. Lauren Macdonald and Laura Wilkes, with the soulful presence of Mary Bonnet, the team are trauma-informed guides who hold space with a rare balance of clinical expertise, somatic wisdom, spiritual depth, humour, and heart.
We honour research, evidence and science, alongside somatics, spirituality, and soul.
YOUR RETREAT GUIDES
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LAUREN MACDONALD
Lauren Macdonald is a doctor, psychedelic therapist, and group facilitator. Over the last few years she has worked as a clinical trial doctor and therapy guide at The Centre for Psychedelic Research (Imperial College London) and as a lead facilitator at legal psilocybin retreats around the world. She is passionate about holistic, whole-person wellness and draws upon her training in medicine, psychology, nutrition, mindfulness, yoga and psychedelic-assisted therapy.
In the retreat setting her approach is holistic, relational, somatic, and mindfulness-based. She is skilled at creating a safe and loving environment that encourages deeper healing, transformation and growth. She offers group work, self-inquiry and ceremony to help you reconnect to your authentic self, and open up to the beauty and mystery of life.
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LAURA WILKES
Laura Wilkes is a yoga teacher and trauma-informed somatic practitioner who specialises in women’s health and fertility. She has extensively studied the female body and the nervous system, and is trained in yoga, meditation, and trauma release. She is currently studying to be an acupuncturist and threads Traditional Chinese Medicine through all of her teaching.
After years working on yoga retreats and exploring holistic wellbeing on her journey to heal from the stressful, masculine, corporate world, Laura has created a unique and empowering style of teaching. Her classes are soft and deeply healing, soothing for the nervous system, and honour a reconnection to the feminine energy that has been robbed from us in today’s stressful modern world. She places deep importance on creating safe and held experience that support true healing and bring you home to your authentic self.
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MARY BONETT
Mary is a Somatic Therapist and Yoga and Somatics Teacher with over a decade’s worth of experience working with people in recovery from physical and emotional trauma, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, those struggling with substance misuse and facing mental health challenges.
On this retreat she will be bringing and sharing her Somatic Toolkit for everyday life, sharing theory and practices for nervous system regulation, including voice and breath work, and of course movement practices - all from a trauma-informed lens.
Mary loves being on retreat and she’ll bring her light and bright humour, care and love to support your experience to feel held and safe. She'll be sharing somatics in support of all our TRE practices and will be offering 1:1 Somatic Experiencing sessions on the retreat.
“You two women, your deep wisdom, your authenticity, your energy, and pure openness allowed ours to flow so much. You are so complimentary in your offerings. You both made it feel like such a safe, fully trusting sisterhood. It’s what made the retreat for me.”
“You are beyond anything I have experienced before - your entire beings seem to be dedicated to us and our development for far more than the time we were on the retreat. You ladies have changed my life forever - you enabled growth and encouraged me to love myself until I truly believed it. Thank you x”
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
& INVESTMENT
TRIPLE ROOM ~ £2,500 pp
in the main house, shared bathroom
PRIVATE ROOM (tiny house) ~ £2,700 pp
in a tiny house with nature views, sharing with one other woman,
with a shared bathroom.
PRIVATE ROOM 1 ~ £2,900 pp
in the main house, private bathroom
PRIVATE ROOM 2 ~ £3,100 pp
a larger and more private option. in the main house, private bathroom
INCLUDES:
BEFORE & AFTER RETREAT SUPPORT
12-Week Group Container ~ pre and post retreat
Group Welcoming Call - pre-retreat (online)
1 x 1:1 before the retreat to help preparation
1 x 1:1 Somatic Therapy session before the retreat
4 x Yin classes before / 4 x Yin classes after retreat (online)
1 x Group TRE class before / 1 x Group TRE class after the retreat (online)
2 x Group Integration Calls - post-retreat (online)
DURING THE RETREAT
5-day retreat / 4-nights accommodation
All food and drink: 3 x nutritious meals a day plus snacks, juices, and herbal teas (vegetarian menu)
Classes and Practices to support your journey of self enquiry and reconnection: somatic enquiry, meditation, yoga, authentic relating, voice activation, sound healing, TRE, dance, and more
Sharing circles and lots of integration time to feel held and supported in community for the whole retreat
Guided afternoon ceremony (Friday)
Monthly payment plans are available on all options.
Not included: flights, transfers to the retreat venue or extra 1:1 sessions or massages on retreat
