A self-guided juice cleanse retreat designed to help you slow down, reset, and recharge, this experience can begin on any day of the week. Settle into a newly renovated hotel near the beautiful Praia da Rocha beach, in one of Portugal’s most breathtaking coastal settings.

We invite you to take a digital time out, step away from the pace of everyday life, and give yourself permission to pause. At Bend it like Buddha, you are warmly welcomed into a Detox Juice Cleanse experience created to support rest, renewal, and inner balance.

Fasting may support the physical, mental, and spiritual body by allowing the digestive system to rest and recover. This gentle process can encourage detoxification, improve mental clarity, and help release toxins in a gradual way.

Guests often notice benefits such as:

Deeper sleep
Greater mental clarity
More energy
Deeper meditation and pranayama practice
Clearer skin, stronger nails, and healthier hair
Body shape shifting
Weight loss, including water and toxic fat
Reduced pain and inflammation
Improved blood circulation
Smoother bathroom releasing
A smaller stomach and fewer cravings
And more

This 4-day, 3-night detox cleanse offers a meaningful introduction to fasting, with the potential for positive and lasting results. Enjoy a restorative yoga holiday in southern Portugal, surrounded by natural beauty and three world-class beaches within walking distance of the yoga studio.

Throughout the retreat, you will explore meditation, breathwork, contemplation, and the yogic lifestyle, while also learning about fasting, Reiki, ayurveda massage, self-community sustainability, and more.

Highlighted activities

2 daily yoga sessions: morning Vinyasa and evening Restorative or Yin yoga, plus meditation, pranayama, and yoga philosophy
Emotional-release breathwork, movement, mantras, and mindfulness sessions
Learning about fasting and the yogic lifestyle
Sound healing journey
Reiki attunement
Community self-sustainability in Algarve
Journal writing
3 nights of accommodation
Daily detox green juices, cleansing juices, and nut milk for 3 days

Optional add-ons include ayurveda massage training with 45+ techniques, as well as Reiki Level 1, 2, or 3 certification for those wishing to offer healing sessions to others. Both options are limited in availability.

The retreat is suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners. Yoga styles include Vinyasa Morning Flow, Yin, Restorative, and Nidra. Instruction is provided over 3 days, and the group is limited to just 4 guests for an intimate experience.

You will stay in a comfortable, cozy hotel just a 5-minute walk from Praia da Rocha beach, Portimao, and the yoga studio. Each bedroom includes a living room, kitchen, patio, bath, and shower. The private 5-star hotel also offers a 24-hour reception, daily cleaning service, free Wi-Fi, a fridge, swimming pool, cable TV, and spa facilities.

The program blends peaceful relaxation with the lively atmosphere of the Praia da Rocha beach strip. Morning and evening yoga, meditation, ayurveda massage, and pranayama are central to the experience. Depending on the weather, sessions may take place in a beautiful yoga studio on Praia da Rocha or directly on the beach.

Evening practice may be followed by Reiki, crystals, Tibetan bowl sound healing, angel therapy cards, yoga Nidra meditation, and other healing sessions, all tailored to the needs of the guests.

Sample day schedule

10:00 Vinyasa Yoga
11:30–12:00 Breathwork, Meditation, or Pranayama
Rest
15:00–15:45 Yoga Philosophy, Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga / Journal Writing
16:00–17:00 Restorative or Yin Yoga
Rest

During the retreat, you will be served 5 daily detox juices and nut milk for 3 days. The cleanse is healthy, tasty, vegetarian, and organic, with everything freshly harvested and lovingly prepared in the on-site kitchen. Please advise in advance if you have a nut allergy.

Investment

Private accommodation: 599 Eu
Private 5-star hotel: 749 Eu

The balance must be paid 15 days before your start date. Limited spots are available.

Disclaimer Notice: This detox fasting retreat is not suitable if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, diabetic, taking blood thinners, living with a chronic illness, or over 60 or under 18 years of age.

Health retreat in Portimão