The Fire Horse Within - Horse-Assisted Women's Rewilding Retreat, Portugal 2026

With Brittany Pilgrim and Liza Altena

June 29 - July 4, 2026

Address: Pachawa Retreat Center, São Luís, Portugal

Contact: Liza Altena
Liza.altena@gmail.com
+4915237522305

  • €1,290.00 – Stay Together: Shared nature domes or tiny homes with two separate beds. A comfortable, easy way to stay connected while still having your own space.Nature Domes, Tiny Homes or Firetruck — shared accommodation with 2 people, separate beds. Outdoor compost toilet and hot shower. Up to 10 spots available.
  • €1,590.00 – Stay Close: A shared apartment with ensuite bathrooms and a full kitchen. Designed for a bit more room to settle in, while still sharing the experience.
  • €1,590.00 – Private Firetruck or Tiny Home for one person. Stay Solo: Your own space to unwind, recharge, and move through the retreat at your own pace.

There are moments when timing, nature, and inner calling align — and this retreat is one of them. The Fire Horse Within is a 6-day immersive women’s retreat held at Pachawa Retreat Center in the wild, sun-drenched hills of South Alentejo, Portugal.

At the heart of this experience is ground-based immersion with a herd of highly intuitive horses — living mirrors that respond not to words, but to the truth of your nervous system. Through guided interaction and quiet presence, the horses offer a rare opportunity to meet yourself as you are: unguarded, honest, and alive.

Woven throughout the week are somatic movement, voice activation, breathwork, family constellation work, energy medicine, shamanic journeys, fire ceremony, cacao ritual, sound healing, and a beach water ceremony. Each day moves through the elements — fire, earth, water, air — building a container for deep regulation, liberation, and rewilding.

This is a space for conscious women who are ready to soften out of performance, return to their instincts, and feel truly at home within themselves. More than a retreat — this is an invitation to remember your nature, reclaim your power, and step forward with a renewed sense of alignment, embodiment, and aliveness.

About the Leaders

Brittany Pilgrim

Brittany's path to healing has been anything but linear — and that is exactly what makes her such a powerful guide. Having navigated her own journey through trauma, loss, and the long road back to herself, she brings a deeply embodied, lived understanding of transformation into everything she holds. Her healing path led her through […]

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Liza Altena

Liza's work is rooted in a lifetime of learning how to hold others through chaos, intensity, and transformation — first through survival, and now through deep, conscious practice. Blending energy medicine, shamanic practice, family constellation, and the intuitive wisdom of horses, she creates powerful, grounded spaces where women can safely explore, release, and come home […]

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