El Juego – Portugal

September 1 – 28

2024

OUR EVENTS IN PORTUGAL SEPTEMBER 2024

The Hide, near Oleiros

Rolling Retreat

Community experience with personalised accompaniment

Any dates between September 1 & 28

more info here

Intensive Group Retreat

Weekend retreat

September 20-22

more info here

Process Circles

Half-day events from 2pm into the evening

September 7 & September 15

more info here

Session

for individuals, couples, families or groups

typically between 2-5 hours.

Date and Time to be discussed

more info here

ABOUT EL JUEGO

El Juego (The Game) is a group of 30 people living together as a community since 2016.

We are dedicated to accompanying processes of personal and collective growth using our conflict transformation techniques which we call Doors.

Based in Colombia, they spend their time experimenting with their daily lives in order to constantly improve their methods and strengthen as a group. They call this approach “playing” – inspired by the Hindu idea of “Lila”, the divine creative play of life. The community is made up of people from different parts of the world, with a wealth of stories, cultures, backgrounds, and gifts.

Our methods are an innovative blend of ancestral wisdom with scientific and psychological streams of thought. Most importantly, they are rooted in our own lived experiences.

They are the care-takers of 300 acres of beautiful land – abundant with native tropical forest, natural springs and waterfalls – where they invite visitors from different parts of the world to receive their methods.

ABOUT NATURALMA’S COLLABORATION WITH EL JUEGO

Since our first encounter with El Juego we could not get enough and have since spent many months with them here in Portugal and in their community in Colombia to deepen our own personal transformation as well as our collaboration with El Juego.
We find their set of methodologies & wealth of experiences incredibly powerful, authentic, safe and unlike anything else we have experienced so far and have felt its huge impact on our own lives.
We are extremly honoured, excited and grateful to support El Juego in bringing their magic to Europe and hope it will transform many more lives.

TESTIMONIALS

Helped me to connect more deeply with myself and those around me

 

EL JUEGO

“El Juego provided me with support to explore and play with my emotions, and connect more deeply with myself and those around me.”

Liz

I’ve never before felt such clarity and determination in what I want for myself.

 

EL JUEGO

“I’ve never before felt such clarity and determination in what I want for myself.”

Lluis Morego

Deep letting go, healing and transformation

 

RETREAT EL JUEGO

“At the end of September 2022 I was lucky to take part in this transformative retreat. The people, the environment, the consciousness that was always present during the sessions opened up a space for deep letting go, healing and transformation that I don’t want to miss since. What a holy ride. Thank you to all who made this game possible.”

Michèle Amacher

Reinforced my idea of therapeutic work among equals, where emotional disclosure and sharing is pivotal in healing on both sides

 

EL JUEGO

“Seeing how things work at El Juego first hand, reinforced my idea of therapeutic work among equals, where emotional disclosure and sharing is pivotal in healing on both sides.”

Lucy

It’s a place full of energies, with warmest people, and offers bright and deepest workshops

 

RETREAT EL JUEGO & ROLLING RETREAT

“I arrived mid-September in Portugal. Naturalma was the first place I discovered where I could spend some days in the nature and discovering the Portugal’s vibes. After those 5 days, I spent one and a half month in Portugal but I never found a such beautiful place like here. It’s a place full of energies, with warmest people, and offers bright and deepest workshops. Thank you Gesa & Michael to make things happen <3”

Kerim El Ayadi Amacher

I took away the goal of treating aspects of myself that I seek to change with compassion and respect.

 

EL JUEGO

“I took away the goal of not harbouring any enemies inside of me: of treating aspects of myself that I see as challenges or seek to change with compassion and respect.”

Sonya

Helped me break out of my repetitive cycles and have more freedom

 

EL JUEGO

“Sharing my conflicts in a group made me feel less alone. It also helped me break out of my repetitive cycles and have more freedom.”

Alison

I have been able to show myself so vulnerable

 

EL JUEGO

What I liked the most was the fact that I could break down and feel that they could contain me, and how natural it seemed. It is very rare that having been in a place for such a short time, I have been able to show myself so vulnerable.”

Uri

I discovered a new way to love myself and I believe that now I can love others much more deeply.

 

EL JUEGO

“I discovered a new way to love myself and I believe that now I can love others much more deeply.”

Juan-Diego

ROLLING RETREAT

A community experience with personalised accompaniment

INTENSIVE GROUP RETREAT

🗓️ September 20-22

⏰ Start on Friday afternoon and finish on Sunday afternoon 

📍Naturalma, Oleiros, Portugal

From 335€

Are you looking for more creativity and purpose in your life?

Would you like to transform conflicts standing in the way of more meaningful relationships?

Are you struggling with stress, anxiety or grief?

In this intensive 3-day retreat with El Juego we will transmit our exploration with radical authenticity, to reimagine our way of thinking, feeling and seeing the world. We will unlock the wisdom hidden in our wounds and rediscover the strength in vulnerability, using the group as a mirror and container of our personal and collective transformation.

PROGRAMME:

  • Opening and Presentation
  • Group sessions using a combination of our methods including tailored interventions  (individual and group)
  • Sharing circles 
  • Meditations and Rituals
  • Closing

PROCESS CIRCLE

🗓️7 &15 September

⏰ From 2pm into the evening

📍Naturalma, Oleiros, Portugal 

 80-120€

During Process Circles, we come together to share our daily discomforts and conflicts. It’s not only a sharing circle, we will also play in freestyle, using a mix of our techniques for individual or group interventions.

These circles represent a ritual which we value as a space of intimacy, trust, and depth. An opportunity for the collective to mirror and contain our individual processes.

We put no time limit on the circle. Depending on the number of participants it can take 4-6 hours. We will hold the space for as long as there are people who would like to share!

For more comfort, we invite you to stay the night at Naturalma (35€, including food).

SESSIONS

We offer the following options either in-person or online.

📍In-person sessions will be held in Oleiros or Lisbon. 

You can read more about our different techniques (which we call “Doors”) here.

Individual Session (200€)

A deep dive into your inner world. We will accompany you to discover the roots of the blockages or conflicts holding you back, and support you to transform them so that you can make the changes you want in your life. 

We put no time limit on this exploration. However, each session typically lasts between 2-5 hours.

Couple/Family Session (From 120€ per person)

A personalised accompaniment for couples, families or groups of friends. A safe space to explore uncomfortable dynamics, conflicts or challenges. Or simply an opportunity to deepen the trust, communication and authenticity between you.

Group Sessions (Prices available on consultation)

A space for groups/collectives who work, create or live together. From our experience and with our tools, we will accompany you to transform what doesn’t work in your group dynamic, and strengthen what does. 

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