Deveza Retreats
GerJan van de Kamp & Karin Seelen
June 6 - 12 | 2026
September 12 - 18 | 2026
Looking for a peaceful place to tune-in to your wellbeing, unwind in nature and connect to yourself and others?
Relax your shoulders, take a deep inhale through the nose…and exhale.
You’ve found what you’re looking for!
Join our 7 day Yoga Retreat in
the beautiful mountains of Central Portugal.
Scroll down to read about what to expect from a Deveza retreat, or...
Yoga
The meditation and yoga classes will be guided by longtime yoga teacher GerJan van de Kamp of KernYoga. With his 10 years of experience in fulltime teaching yoga and background in Psychology, he is a master in offering a safe and grounded space for his no-nonsense type of yoga.
Classes will be guided in our beautiful yoga shala, with a view over the valley
and mountains, and are designed to help you reconnect to your body and inner voice.
- Pema Chödrön
Breathwork
Karin Seelen is trained as a Rebirthing Breathwork Facilitator in the original tradition of Leonard Orr.
During the retreat we will facilitate multiple group breathwork sessions, using a
connected breathing technique through the nose.
Want to learn more about breathwork?
- Ram Dass
Retreat Program
We create our program with enough time to relax and be with yourself.
All activities and workshops are included but never mandatory.
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Daily yoga classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening
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Meditation
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Yoga Philosphy | Q&A
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Pranayama
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Breathwork group sessions
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Ice bath guided by Giel
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Sharing circles
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Visit to the waterfalls
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Ecstatic dance
not included but optional: massages
For whom?
Our retreats are suitable for all genders and for both beginner and experienced yogi's. Minimum age is 18 years.
Our premises are less accessible for physical disabled persons because of the steep drive way and height differences. If you have any questions about the space or access requirements, please contact us at
info@landofdeveza.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Cuisine - don’t lift a finger!
Giel and our kitchen team will spoil you to the max this week!
Prepare yourselves for restaurant quality cuisine, served to you for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.
Prepared with local, mainly organic products and as sustainable as possible,
full of flavour; a feast for your eyes and taste buds!
On the last night of the week we heat up the wood oven to bake delicious, home-made pizzas.
There is always fruit, coffee, tea and water available throughout the day.
Dietary requirements or allergies? Please contact us before booking and will discuss the possibilities.
This is an alcohol free retreat. We ask you to please respect this and not bring alcohol.
Accommodation | Prices
Shared tiny house 1350 Euros. See photos of accommodation here.
Private room in guesthouse 1600 Euros. See photos of accommodation here.
Private glamping tent 1600 Euros. See photos of accommodation here.
Available accommodations:
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2 Guesthouse private rooms dubbel bed (price per room €1600)
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2 Guesthouse private rooms single bed (price per room €1600)
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2 Private Glamping tents (price per tent €1600)
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Shared tiny house; dubbel or bunk bed (€1350)*
All accommodations /rooms have shared bathroom and kitchen.
To book a private room, add `private room` to your booking!
*Tiny houses are shared accommodations for 3.
Price includes: full program with all workshops and day trips, accommodation, use of all yoga props, catering and transfer to our day trips.
Not included: flights, travel insurance, and massages
Your reservation will be confirmed after your downpayment of 50% of the total amount.
By booking you will agree with our Terms and conditions "retreats"'.
Please read before booking.
Travel to and from Land of Deveza
Flying
There are daily flights to Aeroporto Oporto, which is a 1.5 hours drive from where we are based in São Pedro do Sul.
Land of Deveza will take care of the transfer from and to the airport of Oporto on set times at the days of arrival and departure*
*times will be communicated asap
If you arrive or depart on other days, we can advise you about the options. We are also very happy to give you tips about traveling around Portugal,
if you wish to stay longer in this beautiful country.
Driving
You can find us on Google Maps here. Please let us know if you plan on driving as we have limited parking spaces.
And these are your hosts:
This is us; Giel Jansen and Karin Seelen.
Creating Deveza since 2019, together with friends, family and volunteers.
And ofcourse our doggos
Máka (r) and Sjakie
Our happy Saarloos makes sure he gets all the cuddles.He loves running and playing with dogs of all kinds and sizes. Sjakie is our newest family member, we found him Summer of 2021, as a puppy.
GerJan van de Kamp is one of your hosts this week; yoga teacher and spaceholder.
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With his 10 years of experience as a yoga teacher and his background as a psychologist, he knows how to create a safe and grounded space for his inclusive, no-nonsense yoga.
Instagram: @kernyoga
Besides host and ice bath guide,
Giel is also our chef at Deveza.
Together with his kitchen team he makes sure we will not be hungry during the retreats.
Prepared with lots of love and local products, fresh, yummy and beautifully
put together cuisine.
Karin is your other host; breathwork faciltator and spaceholder. She will guide you in (and outside of) the breathwork sessions
She finds breathwork truly
transformational and
can't wait to share it's magic with you!
Instagram: @karin_breathwork
