Retreats - Over The Edge Farm
Personal Retreats

Are you busy all the time? Do you long to break away from it all for a moment? This is the perfect place to do that. Relax into your own inner space and follow your flow with no clocks or timetable. You are welcome to join in farm life, or sit silently in your own room. Taste any or all of the things that we offer, horses, aromatics, nature meditations. Or just hang out and do absolutely nothing.

“Sitting silently, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself”,   Basho

Come and Do Nothing!

Join us here, far away from the electronic over-stimulation that is ‘civilisation’. Enjoy the vast nature, the peaceful horses, the star-filled nights. Walk in the woods, swim in the lake, explore the area, or just sit quietly and enjoy the view. We will take care of you with good food and comfortable accommodation, the rest is up to you. Give yourself a total re-set, you deserve it! 

Or do something

Activities

Activites and self-exploration

If you would like to use your retreat time to dive a bit deeper into yourself, with the horses and/or aromatic medicine we offer these activities. Click on the plus sign to open the drop down menu for details.

  1. 1
    Face to Face with Horses

    Nayana will facilitate this meditative self-exploration as the horse herd invites you to be present, here and now, heart-connected, bathed in horse wisdom -

  2. 2
    IFS with horses

    With the help of the horses' reflective presence, and Nayana's guidance we will explore your inner world through the IFS system and bring clarity to inner conflicts. This is a profound and gentle self-exploration. €75.

  3. 3
    Horse Constellation

    Based on Hellinger's Family constellation system, this is an in-depth exploration of questions and issues you are facing. With Ma Moumina, Nayana and the herd - €125 approx 2 hours

  4. 4
    Exploring horse

    Meet horses as you never have before. Answer questions like, "Who are they? What do they need? How can I best care for them?" For horse lovers, skilled or unskilled, who want to know more about the nature of horses - €65 approx 1.5 hrs

  5. 5
    Aromatic distillation

    Learn the whole process of distilling aromatics from harvesting plants to collecting the essential oil. €65 per person approx 2 hours, extra person €35, max 4

  6. 6
    Nature walk and meditation

    A gentle walk introducing you to the medicinal plants that grow here, meeting them consciously from your heart. Finishing with quiet time in the woods (Forest bathing) €25 approx 1 hour €5 per extra person

  7. 7
    Aromancy

    work with Nayana to create a personal blend of essential oils to support you emotionally and physically. It's a healing journey. €65 per person 1 hour

  8. 8
    Making Medicine

    Learn how to make simple lotions and potions with herbs and essential oils, how to harvest and preserve herbs, make flower essences. What exactly is included depends on the time of year

  9. 9
    Essential oils for Animals

    Nayana will give you a quick introduction to how to care for animals naturally using essential oils and other aromatics. Approx 2.5 hours €125

Basic Stay

Basic Stay

Basic stay includes all food and accommodation and maybe that’s enough for you.If you want to dive deeper choose one of the self exploration options below and build your own custom retreat

  1. 1
    4 nights basic stay- €525

    Price per person (25% discount for 2nd person in shared room)

    Includes: Accommodation, all food and drink, pick up and drop off from Funcheira train station

  2. 2
    7 nights basic stay - €775

    Price per person (25% discount for 2nd person in shared room)

    Includes: Accommodation, all food and drinks. Pick up and drop off from Funcheira station

    Extras:

    • Extra nights €115 pp all inclusive
    • Pick up from Faro airport, €100 each way
    • Pick up from Lisbon €250 each way
  3. 3
    Silent Retreat​ - From €825

    For more experienced meditators, if you would like to spend some time in quiet contemplation in your own room with no other distractions, we can facilitate that.  We will support your body with simple vegetarian food served to your room at regular times, and keep an eye on your comfort unobtrusively. If you need anything from us we are right there, but otherwise, you are on your own. Here are guidelines for a 21 day meditation from Osho, but you can choose how many days you want to do.

    Package includes, Accommodation, all food and drink, pick up and drop off from Funcheira train station

    7 nights - €825

    21 days - €1800

    • Extra nights €115 pp all inclusive
    • Pick up from Faro airport, €100 each way
    • Pick up from Lisbon €250 each way

    More info and application here

  4. 4
    More options
    • Extra nights €115 pp all inclusive
    • Pick up from Faro airport, €100 each way
    • Pick up from Lisbon €250 each way

We have a maximum limit of 4 guests at any time. See more about the accomodation here

What our guests say....

FACILITIES

Simple, Comfortable, Natural

Our home here is a beautiful off-grid eco-camp. Our facilities are designed to blend in to the landscape unobtrusively. The spaces are simple and clean, giving you the feeling of camping with the comfort of a room (I refuse to use the word glamping!). Accommodation is in simple wooden cabins or caravans, with all bedding supplied. We have warm showers and flush toilets in a small bathroom block. Our ethos is very much one of celebrating our embodied experience on this planet, with good food, good wine and good conversation. For details on the accommodation click here

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We want to make sure that everyone who visits enjoys their stay, and understands the special nature of our home. Over the Edge is primarily a working farm. Our days are organised around taking care of the animals, caring for the land and distilling. We live with horses, dogs and cats who move freely around the place, so a love of animals is a prerequisite for an enjoyable visit. You need to take into consideration that we are far from ‘civilization’ and there is no public transport. Also you need to have a reasonable level of mobility to negotiate the slopes in and around the camp. If I haven’t put you off yet, contact us to book through the form below or on +351 968774022

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How to Get Here

By Car

By Train

Take a train to Funcheira from Faro airport (1.5 hours) or  Lisbon (2 hours). We can pick you up from there. More info on trains in Portugal here.

Airport Transfer

We can arrange pick up from Lisbon  for €250 per vehicle (cost per person depends on the number of passengers) or Faro for €125.

By Bus

You can also travel by bus from either Lisbon or Faro to Ourique, more info here. We can pick you up from Ourique 

    Over The Edge Farm is near Sao Martinho das Amoreiras, in Southern Alentejo, Portugal

    ADDRESS

    Monte de Nossa Senhora, CP7373
    São Martinho das Amoreiras
    7630-536 Odemira
    Portugal

    PHONE

    +351 968 774 022‬

    EMAIL

    info@otefarm.eu

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