What we’re about
This group is an invitation for workshops, events and retreats based on meditation, self-knowledge, movement, dance, feminine and male circles, plant-based nutrition in Porto.
The purpose of the events change all the time to work different aspects of ourselves, sometimes more introspective with silence or writing, sometimes more focused on body release with free movement and dance.
Sharing circles, music, support and care are always present.
The events take place in Quinta da Arroteia - Meditation House Porto, a lovely and quiet place surrounded by nature so that everyone can be, feel, explore the inner journey and share the experience in a safe and comfortable environment.
Join us!
Inês and Nuno
(teachers & co-founders)
BIO
Inês is passionate about life, its mysteries and endless possibilities of exploration.
Life took her from communication and production of artistic events and content to the production of human development events.
She is bringing to the world some of the healing tools that support her self-knowledge: meditation, writing, dancing and natural cooking.
Always studying and learning with the wisdom of those who inspire her, but above all through giving her whole body to life. There is nothing that teaches Inês more than this experience that is living and exploring all its magic.
https://instagram.com/purpurines
Nuno leads meditation classes, workshops, courses and 1:1 sessions, as well as retreats.
His full time mission is to promote meditation and inner journeys as part of the cure and liberation, and help others integrating it in their daily lives.
His sessions follow the way of self knowledge, the silence and the emotions, as well as of being with what the reality is in the present moment.
He develops and applies the methodology of Meditative Coaching and he wrote a book named “A Prova do José” and expanded through Economics, PNL, Life Coaching and Master of sports training.
Nuno looked for answers to his existential anxieties in all that society promotes to find out that experiences turned to the material world yet important are ephemeral.
By exploring techniques of self knowledge, he started his journey “back home”, but it was through the practice of the diverse methodologies of Meditation that he started a deeper and more authentic relationship with himself and the world around him.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- FOODBREAK: the food and ILink visible for attendees
MEDITATION . BODY . SELF INQUIRY . INTUITION
SIX WEEKS ONLINE REGULATION PROGRAM
STARTING 15 SEPTEMBER
MONDAYS 8:30pm-10pmBOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://bit.ly/engfoodbreak
The Food and I - a conscious, intimate and free relationship
Food has direct healing or disease-fighting effects; of pleasure, comfort and sustainability; of clarity and tranquility or of nervousness and anxiety. Food has the potential to support and to save a life. And the food choices we make at each moment determine a significant part of the way we live, and in the long term lead the lives of each of us and those who share meals with us to different paths depending on the food choices made each day.
The relationship between food and ourselves is by definition a primordial, natural, organic, ancestral relationship. With sensitivity and self-knowledge, over the years we learn to understand what our body needs, when and why, honoring and thanking each time food is at our service, how food enhances our energy and vitality, supports our physical regulation and emotional center, provides for our rest and the regeneration of the entire organism.
Although it does not replace personalized medical and therapeutic monitoring, people with compulsive eating, attachment to pleasure and sensations promoted by food, as well as aversion to food, people who are overweight and have difficulty changing habits, excess control, unstable diets or permanent fear of gaining weight are welcome and accepted in this internal investigation.
At the end of their graduation, medical doctors proclaim the Hippocratic oath, which has become immortal: “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” What will you claim for your relationship with food, your mind, and your body?
FOR WHOM
~ People who want to improve their relationship with food and their body
~ People who want to foster a more intuitive and connected approach to food
~ People who want to develop inner listening, knowledge and non-duality between themselves and food
~ People who want to learn more consciously about the impact of nutrition on themselves, in the short and long termPROGRAM
I SELF-RECOGNITION: relating food to emotions, memories, experiences
II INTERNAL CONFLICTS: duality of thoughts associated with food
III NEW HABITS: priorities of who I want to be
IV BODY AWARENESS: neurotransmitters effects and body history
V INTUITIVE EATING: subtle signs and sensitivity with food
VI SYSTEMIC CONSCIOUSNESS: empathy, group and community
VII THE ENCOUNTER (WITH THE NEW ME): who I am now
DURATION
Six weeks
Starts September 15thTIME
Mondays 8:30pm to 10pmFORMAT
Online via ZoomPRICE
€110 students first time
€90 students Meditation House PortoLANGUAGE
The course will be taught in english, portuguese, or bilingually, depending on the participants.NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Minimum 4 participants
Maximum 10 participantsBOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://bit.ly/engfoodbreak
Thank you very much, a big hug and see you soon.
Nuno
Meditation House Porto (IG)If you have any questions, get in touch via WhatsApp (+351927090747) or email meditationhouseporto@gmail.com
- DEEP SILENCE meditation course 60hMeditation House Porto - Quinta da Arroteia, São Mamede de Infesta
SIX MONTHS MEDITATION COURSE
48 HOURS IN PERSON
STARTING 11th OCTOBER
SAVE YOUR PLACE WITH 90 EURBOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://meditationhouseporto.com/en/deep-silence-en
Who are we beyond the constant noise, the need for company, the permanent external stimulus?
PRESENTATION AND PURPOSE
Sooner or later we are invited to find stillness within ourselves, in the silent comfort of our own presence and existence.
In this course, we explore in a practical way our relationship with silence, developing reciprocity and openness so that silence expresses in us, emerging from itself. The process is gradual over six months, supported by a growing relationship of intimacy with ourselves and with the world. Although the course prioritizes meditative practices in silence, it is not a silent retreat, as moments of sharing will be widely promoted.
WHY
~ The practice of silent meditation proposes us to listen to what arises as it arises, in a continuous encounter with the inner truth.
~ The practice of silent meditation suggests an internal and autonomous dive into ourselves, preparing us for the original and unknown mystery of life.
~ The practice of silent meditation orients us to the totality in an experiential, unique and revealing way, embracing each new moment as it is.THE COURSE
The Deep Silence meditation course (3rd edition) contemplates meditation practices in silence, exploring different positions, times, spaces, internal and external focuses.
We complement the journey with writing, drawing, movement and sharing, in a place of understanding, openness and non-judgment.We use the body as a reference, the attention as a compass and breathing as a flow in this permanent encounter with the silence that lives in us.
We emphasize progressive learning, cultivating Deep Silence through a personal, direct and objective experience.MODULES
I Encounter with Silence - tune into the presence of silence with various focuses and postures
II Sharing of Silence - free heart expression and deep listening
III Path of Silence - knowing how to follow our own path in the crowd
IV Permanence of Silence - knowing how to find and remain with internal silence among chaos
V Dance of Silence - the subtle body movement of silence
VI Art of Silence - the fertile creation that emerges from a space of silenceFOR WHOM
~ Interested in developing an honest and fraternal relationship with yourself through a direct exploration of silence.
~ Interested in deepening the potential of silence as a fertile, safe and creative field of consciousness.
~ Interested in gaining more understanding, autonomy and consistency in your own meditation practice.MANDATORY
Three months experience in meditation practices. Exceptions may be accepted through a prior interview.TEACHERS
Nuno Miguel Teixeira and invited teachers to explore silence through meditation, philosophy, movement, nature, art, danceRECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Biography of Silence” (Pablo D’Ors)
“Stillness Speaks” (Eckhart Tolle)DURATION
60 hours
(48 hours in person + 12 hours online)CALENDAR
Annual edition 2025: October to March
Dates IN PERSON: 11 October, 08 November, 13 December, 10 January, 14 February, 07 MarchTIME (in person sessions)
10:30am to 6:30pmPLACE
The sessions take place at Meditation House Porto - Quinta da Arroteia, a farm with history located on the northern border of the city of Porto (near hospital S. João), surrounded by nature, with green fields, beautiful gardens, ancient fruit trees, a pedestrian path and a lake.INCLUDES
- Student handbook
- Weekly online practices
- Online group support
- Certificate of achievement by Meditation House Porto
- One online 1:1 mentoring session after the course with the teacher NunoDOES NOT INCLUDE
Transport, Overnight, Lunch (there is kitchen with fridge, microwave and oven available; restaurants nearby)LANGUAGE
The course will be offered in english, portuguese or bilingual, depending on the participants.
PRICE
€440 first time
€390 students Meditation House PortoBOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://meditationhouseporto.com/en/deep-silence-en
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Minimum 4 participants
Maximum 10 participantsFeel very welcome.
Big hug,
Nuno
Meditation House Porto (IG)Any additional questions can be contacted via WhatsApp (+351 927090747) or via email meditationhouseporto@gmail.com
- RELEASE CONTROL WEEKENDMeditation House Porto - Quinta da Arroteia, São Mamede de Infesta
MEDITATION . INQUIRY . MOVEMENT . LIBERATION
WEEKEND 1-2 NOVEMBER
IN-PERSONBOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://bit.ly/releasecontrol
We recognize the tendency to want our lives to be our way, according to our preferences, goals, rules, and limits. We prefer to feel in control of the context in which we live, attentive to the environment around us, and we want to know what we can count on each day, whether it's the behavior of our family or colleagues, the routines in our home and the actions of our children, the rhythm of the city where we live and the events in our country.
Let's begin by understanding why we control or want to control life so much, and we'll explore why it's difficult to let go of control. The comfort of the expected and control by the known can be tempting, but it's more likely to narrow and make our lives more rigid in the long run. Is this truly what fulfills us as evolutionary beings?
The two-day program will be a continuous and evolving process, structured in a complementary way so that the pillars of control that reside within us are touched and transformed. It happens during the Autumn falling leaves as a nature reference for our bodies to let go what does not serve us.
PROGRAM
I TO UNDERSTAND CONTROL: the threat as the root and source of control
II SOCIAL CONTROL AND OTHERS: the bilaterality of control in human, historical and cultural relations
III CONTROL OF LOSS AND RESULT: the role of detachment and the impact of success on the human experience
IV CONTROL OF ROUTINE AND IDENTITY: dealing with the impermanence of oneself and life
V CONTROL OF THE MIND AND POWER: feeling control in the body and in the relationship with the land
VI THE ILLUSION AND SURRENDER OF CONTROL: the unpredictability of control and complete surrender
FOR WHOM
~ People seeking to understand the root of control as a step toward liberation
~ People seeking to prevent control from dominating their life experiences
~ People seeking to let go of control in their relationships
~ People seeking to experience a life of freedom and complete surrender in their bodiesMETHODOLOGY
Throughout the program, we will engage in meditative practices of inquiry and self-awareness through deep listening and intimate honest writing, including dynamics for releasing control through body and movement, with moments of vocals and group sharing.
FORMAT
IN-PERSON at Meditation House Porto - Quinta da Arroteia.
The program takes place on a historic farm called Quinta da Arroteia, located on the northern border of the city of Porto, surrounded by nature, with green fields, beautiful gardens, ancient fruit trees, a walking trail, and a lake.DATE
Saturday and Sunday
1-2 NovemberTIME
10:30 AM - 6:30 PMPRICE
150€ - first time
125€ - students Meditation House PortoLANGUAGE
The course will be offered in english, portuguese or bilingual, depending on the participants.
BOOKING MANDATORY HERE: https://bit.ly/releasecontrol
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Minimum 4 participants
Maximum 10 participantsFeel very welcome!
Nuno
Meditation House PortoIf you have any other questions, please contact Meditation House via WhatsApp (+351927090747) or email meditationhouseporto@gmail.com
