ALENTEJOZEN – Creative and healing place

ALENTEJOZEN, is a combination of Zen meditation sessions, personal life coaching, spiritual Zen meditation retreats, healing events and creative workshops at one place. Here you can discover a very unique rural region and culture, you can combine the useful with the satisfying for an unforgettable and beneficial stay.

A place that encourages and enables a transformative experience while living in the present moment. The Alentejo invites you to slow down. Authenticity, peace, and creativity await you.

Our Zen ” monte “

Monte da Avó Maria is a rustic and welcoming farmhouse, located in the Alentejo region near Elvas, with a separate wing designed for long-term rentals and retreats. It features several bedrooms, a cozy bathroom, and a spacious dining room. Everyone is welcome to use the meditation room (dojo), the social area with benches, and our small organic vegetable garden.

Here, you can enjoy the calm and slow pace of life for a short period or even several months.

You can go for a nice walk in the surroundings, go cycling, read a book, meditate, contemplate nature, but also rest or even write.

ZAZEN – Sessions and retreats

At Monte da Avó Maria you can participate in a spiritual and very deap experience that helps you to find your inner peace. We organize regular sessions every Wednesday evening and also Soto Zen meditation retreats.

Mediation will not carry you to another world, but sitting in silence and doing “zazen” (japanese name for seated meditation), reveals the most profound and calming practice to develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight, reduces anxiety and helps you to discover who you really are.