Held Space - Retreat and Gathering Venue

✨ Warming up at Held ✨ In Ayurveda, winter is governed by Vata dosha - cold, dry, and light qualities that can leave us feeling scattered and anxious. Enter: our new sauna located in the Held Grotto! According to Ayurvedic wisdom, heat therapy (swedana) is especially beneficial during the cold months, helping to: 🌱 Ground scattered energy 🌱 Release muscle tension 🌱 Promote deep relaxation 🌱 Support emotional balance Why add sauna sessions to your retreat program? • Create deeper transformation for your participants • Add a luxury wellness element to your offering • Differentiate your retreat package • Support participants' healing journey • Provide space for integration and reflection Are you a retreat leader or workshop facilitator looking for a unique venue? Let's co-create an unforgettable experience for your participants! DM us or email [email protected] to discuss hosting your next event at Held 🕊️ #retreatspace #portovenue #wellnessretreat #retreatleader #yogaretreat #porto #wellnessvenue #sauna #healingspace #workshopvenue #portugalretreat #eventspace #holistichealth #mindfulnessretreat #ayurveda #winterwellness #nervousystemhealth #holistichealth #wellness #heattherapy #swedana #portowellness

Walking the Camino de Santiago is more than just a journey—it’s a step toward discovering your svadharma, your true purpose. On this path, the rhythm of your footsteps becomes a practice of inquiry, each step peeling back the layers of expectation, revealing what lies beneath. The Camino invites us to pause, to listen, to reflect—a moving sadhana that asks us to show up without attachment to the outcome. I’m thrilled to announce our upcoming retreat, Discover Your Svadharma on the Camino, taking place May 10–19, 2025. Together, we’ll begin and end at Held in Porto, walking the Camino for six of these transformative ten days. It’s not about reaching a destination but about embracing the process, allowing the journey to awaken clarity, courage, and the creativity to live your unique truth. Spaces are limited, reserve yours at the link in our bio. What questions do you have about walking the Camino?

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Join us at Held this October for our new yoga schedule!!! Link in bio to register! We can't wait to see you on the mat! 🪷 Mondays: Vinyasa with Marta Golasz: 18:00-19:15 Find familiarity in the fundamental yoga poses, and find new transitions and challenges with strong, full-body flows. 🪷 Tuesdays: Hatha Flow with Sofia Bravo: 07:30-08:30 A blend of Hatha and Ashtanga yoga, creating a balanced practice that nurtures both body and mind. AND Hatha with Katarina Molin Mota: 18:30-19:30 A holistic Hatha yoga practice guiding you through a series of foundational postures, helping you build strength, flexibility, and inner calm. 🪷 Wednesdays: Hatha with Saffron Reeve: 10:00-11:00 A slow paced, energizing practice combining diverse asanas, pranayama, and mantra to create an overall sense of balance, safety, and ease. AND Yin with Lynn Castilla: 18:30-19:45 A meditative and gentle practice, designed to increase mobility, mobilize, stretch, and hydrate the body’s extensive fascial network. 🪷 Thursdays: Gentle Hatha with Lynn Castilla: 10:00-11:15 A supportive and accessible practice for all levels. Through the thoughtful use of props, you'll explore poses with greater stability, alignment, and ease. AND Hatha with Katarina Molin Mota: 18:30-19:30 A holistic Hatha yoga practice guiding you through a series of foundational postures, helping you build strength, flexibility, and inner calm.

Are you looking for a new companion to hold, and be held by?!!! Meet "Tom", the newest feature in Held's garden.... As cute as she is, Held is not the right forever home for her, and she has chosen not to reintegrate with her family on the garden wall after several attempts. She is approximately 2-3 months old. She has a vet appointment to get her first checkup, vaccines, and deworming tomorrow! Could you, or someone you know be her new forever home?!! Please reach out to inquire about adopting this sweet little love bug ❤️ 🌼 🌼 🌼 Você está procurando um novo companheiro para segurar e ser abraçado?!!! Conheça "Tom", o mais novo recurso do jardim de Held.... Por mais fofa que seja, Held não é o lar certo para sempre para ela, e ela optou por não se reintegrar com sua família no muro do jardim após várias tentativas. Ela tem aproximadamente 2-3 meses. Ela tem consulta veterinária para fazer seu primeiro check-up, vacinas e desparasitação amanhã! Você ou alguém que você conhece poderia ser seu novo lar para sempre?!! Por favor, entre em contato para saber mais sobre a adoção deste doce bichinho do amor ❤️

As the earth shifts into autumn, we are called to pause, reflect, and realign with nature’s rhythms. Join Lynn for a special 2-hour practice celebrating the autumn equinox—a sacred time when light and dark come into balance, inviting us to do the same within ourselves. 🌿 Date: September 22, 2022 ⏰ Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 📍 Location: Held , Rua Padre António Vieira n 179 💶 Cost: €30 (Preregistration required) This year’s equinox also falls on #WorldOfflineDay, an ideal moment to disconnect from the digital world and fully immerse in the present. Together, we’ll create a space to reflect on what we’ve harvested throughout the year and restore balance between effort and rest, movement and stillness. Through mindful asana, breathwork, and quiet contemplation, we’ll honor the transition into autumn with grounding and grace. What you can expect: A grounding and balanced yoga sequence. Breathwork to nurture reflection and balance A gentle guided meditation to cultivate presence Time to unplug and reconnect within a supportive, peaceful space This practice is perfect for anyone looking to take a step back, reflect, and find their inner equilibrium as we move into a new season. 🌗 Spaces are limited, so preregistration is required to secure your spot. Click the link in our bio to reserve your spot!

Estúdio de Poesia (Studio of Poetry)

Introducing Held's Estúdio de Poesia (Studio of Poetry)! One of Held's four bedrooms, our studio apartment is designed around the evocative theme of poetry, celebrating its unique ability to stir the soul. This enchanting space features a queen bed, an efficiency kitchen, and a loft with a cozy reading nook, perfect for immersing yourself in your favorite verses. All of Held's bedrooms will be available during our Cultivate & Connect Residency Program this November! Learn more and apply by clicking the link in our bio, spaces are limited!

During our Held Ecstatic festival it was truly a marvel to watch each of our spaces transform throughout the day for each event, creating the perfect container for connection and discovery! Each of our spaces are designed to be highly adaptable for your event needs, and make you feel held as a host, as well as making your guests feel held during your offerings. The sky is the limit when hosting your creative offerings in Held's spaces, and we seek to make your retreat and workshop dreams a reality within these transformative containers. Did you attend and LOVE IT, or did you miss it and wish we had more events like this one? Well, we have something coming in November that you'll want to keep your eye out for..... What kind of events would you like to see, or hold yourself at Held?! Share your ideas in the comments! 🌼 🌼 🌼 Durante o nosso festival Held Ecstatic foi realmente uma maravilha ver cada um dos nossos espaços se transformar ao longo do dia para cada evento, criando o recipiente perfeito para conexão e descoberta! Cada um de nossos espaços foi projetado para ser altamente adaptável às necessidades do seu evento, fazendo com que você se sinta realizado como anfitrião, além de fazer com que seus convidados se sintam realizados durante suas ofertas. O céu é o limite ao hospedar suas ofertas criativas nos espaços da Held, e buscamos tornar realidade seus sonhos de retiro e workshop dentro desses contêineres transformadores. Você compareceu e ADOROU ou perdeu e gostaria que tivéssemos mais eventos como este? Bem, temos algo chegando em novembro que você vai querer ficar de olho..... Que tipo de eventos você gostaria de ver ou realizar na Held?! Compartilhe suas ideias nos comentários!

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Introducing Held's Sala de Asas - Room of Wings! This is one of Held's four bedrooms, featuring the uplifting symbolism of wings, this whimsical west-facing room is designed to inspire and elevate. It is equipped with two single beds as well as a writing desk with a view of the garden, making this room perfect for fostering creativity. Our rooms will be available during our Cultivate & Connect Residency Program this November! Learn more and apply by clicking the link in our bio! #DiscoverHeld #TravelPortugal #RetreatCenter #WellnessRetreat

We are so excited to hold space with you all next weekend, 3 August, at Held Ecstatic! Join us for this wonderful Summer celebration of connection to Self, Community, and Spirit! We will have movement practices, workshops, family activities, massage and flash tattoo, local artisans and vendors, ecstatic dance, and performances, vegan food and non-alcoholic beverages, and so much more! If you haven't already, be sure to secure your ticket via our website, link in bio! See you soon! 🌼 Lynn Castilla, Founder of Held🌼