Neos Village, Alentejo, Portugal

September 30 – October 4, 2026 · Alentejo, Portugal

EMERGENCE
Vision Retreat

THE FIREBIRD JOURNEY

There comes a moment in every creative journey when something begins to glow at the edge of our awareness.

An idea. A longing. A possibility.
A world we can almost see.

Enter the Journey ↓
SHOW FLOW

THE INVITATION

Follow
What Glows.

In the old Slavic stories, the seeker does not encounter the Firebird all at once.

First, they find a single luminous feather. It is enough to illuminate the darkness—and enough to begin the quest.

Over these five days at Neos Village, we gather to follow our own luminous threads—to listen for what is calling, expand what we believe is possible, and begin giving form to the visions asking to move through us.

WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCE VISION RETREAT Your journey begins here.

THE FIREBIRD

One Feather
Changes Everything.

The Firebird of Slavic folklore is a creature of extraordinary radiance—mysterious, beautiful, and impossible to ignore.

In one of its best-known stories, Ivan Tsarevich discovers the Firebird stealing golden apples from his father's garden. He reaches for the bird, but it escapes, leaving behind only one glowing feather.

Ivan doesn't yet know where the journey will lead.

He simply knows:
Something luminous exists.

Ivan Tsarevich encountering the luminous Firebird

Perhaps this retreat is not about arriving with your entire vision already formed.

Perhaps it is about becoming quiet enough to recognize your feather.

YOUR COMPASS

The Firebird &
The Bird of Happiness.

In northern Russian tradition, the Bird of Happiness was suspended above the hearth. Warm currents rising through the home caused it to turn gently overhead—a symbol of sunlight, warmth, happiness, health, and well-being.

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THE FIREBIRD ASKS

What is calling
me forward?

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THE BIRD OF HAPPINESS ASKS

What brings
me alive?

FOLLOW WHAT GLOWS OUTSIDE YOU.

NOTICE WHAT LIGHTS UP INSIDE YOU.

Where those two meet, there may be something worth creating.

Throughout our retreat, your Firebird journal becomes your Book of Feathers—a place to capture the fragments, questions, images, impossible ideas, synchronicities, and moments of aliveness that appear along the way.

You do not need the entire map.
One luminous feather is enough to begin.

01

WEDNESDAY · SEPTEMBER 30

Landing

Arriving in the Garden

Before the quest begins, we land.

We cross the threshold from ordinary life into a different rhythm—one shaped by land, beauty, relationship, curiosity, and the possibility of what has not yet been imagined.

There is nothing to accomplish tonight. Simply arrive.

4:00–6:00 PM

LANDING

Shuttle Arrival · Check-In · Settle Into Rooms · Tea & Snack

Accommodations · Susannah & Neos Team
7:00–8:00 PM

WELCOME DINNER

Our first meal together.

Dining Room
8:30–9:30 PM

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome & Orientation · Land Acknowledgement · Introduction to Neos

Infinita · Susannah & Karen
TONIGHT'S INVITATION

Become present enough to receive.

The First Feather
THE FIRST FEATHER

What is Glowing?

02

THURSDAY · OCTOBER 1

The First Feather

What Is Glowing?

In the story, the Firebird first appears as a disruption. Something unfamiliar has entered the established order.

Only when Ivan stays awake does he discover that what appeared to be a problem was evidence of something extraordinary.

Today we begin looking differently.

8:00–9:00 AM

MOVEMENT PRACTICE

Emotional Freedom Technique

Yoga Deck · Adrián Callejas
9:00–10:00 AM

BREAKFAST

Dining Room
10:30 AM–12:00 PM

THE MASCULINE & FEMININE CO-CREATION OF NEOS VILLAGE

Yoga Deck · Karen & Vincent
12:00–1:00 PM

NEW MODELS OF COLLECTIVE FLOURISHING

Yoga Deck · Danielle
1:00–2:00 PM

LUNCH

Dining Room
2:00–3:00 PM

TUNING INTO YOUR NORTH STAR

Infinita · Anna
3:30–4:30 PM

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3.0

Infinita · Nils
5:00–6:00 PM

SACRED WATER WALK

Connection time with the waters of Neos

Neos Lake · Susannah
7:00–8:00 PM

DINNER

Dining Room
8:00–9:00 PM

FIRE CIRCLE

Igniting Our Collective Spark

Fire Pit · Susannah
YOUR FIREBIRD QUESTION

What is the luminous thing I can already see—even if I don't yet know how to build it?

03

FRIDAY · OCTOBER 2

Entering the Mystery

Following Without Knowing

The Firebird does not hand Ivan a business plan. It leads him beyond the edges of what he knows.

Today, the pace changes. We move from thinking into experiencing. From designing into listening. From pursuing the vision into allowing ourselves to be changed by it.

8:00–9:00 AM

MORNING PRACTICE

Designing Your Sacred Daily Ritual

Yoga Deck · Vinita Prachi Murarka
8:30–9:30 AM

CEREMONY PREPARATION

Prepare your space and gather pillow, blanket, hand towels, journal, pen & sacred items.

Rooms · All
10:00–11:00 AM

NEO CEREMONY OPENING

Ingesting Medicine at 10:10 AM

Yoga Deck · Trevor & Susannah
12:00–1:00 PM

SOUND HEALING & ACTIVATION

Yoga Deck · Shai Peri
3:00–4:00 PM

WATER CLEANSING

Water Blessings in Neos Lake

Neos Lake · Susannah
4:00–5:00 PM

NOURISHMENT

Fresh, raw, delicious & nourishing snack and tea

Yoga Deck
9:00–10:00 PM

SOUP & FIRE

Hot drinks and a light dinner gathered around the flames

Fire Pit
10:00–11:00 PM

NEO CEREMONY CLOSING

Closing Intentions & Words

Fire Pit · Trevor & Susannah
TODAY'S INVITATION

You do not have to chase the vision.
Become quiet enough that it can find you.

THE GOLDEN CAGE

Vision Before
Possession.

In the old tale, Ivan eventually finds the Firebird. But his guide gives him an important instruction:

Take the bird. Do not take the golden cage.

Ivan cannot resist. He reaches for the beautiful cage—and immediately sets another series of trials into motion.

There is wisdom here for every creator. We can receive a vision and immediately try to contain it. Name it. Brand it. Monetize it. Make it reasonable. Explain how it will work.

What might this vision become if I allowed it to reveal its own form before deciding what it must be?

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SATURDAY · OCTOBER 3

Giving the Vision Form

From Feather to Flight

Eventually, inspiration asks something of us.

The vision wants a body. An idea becomes an offering. A longing becomes a decision. An impossible possibility begins taking its first earthly form.

Today we begin translating what we have discovered into direction. Not by trapping the Firebird—but by building conditions in which it can fly.

9:00–10:00 AM

BREAKFAST

Dining Room
10:00–11:00 AM

DESIGNING YOUR BUSINESS 3.0

Part I

Infinita · Nils
11:30 AM–12:30 PM

DESIGNING YOUR BUSINESS 3.0

Part II

Infinita · Nils
1:00–2:00 PM

LUNCH

Dining Room
3:00–4:00 PM

ACTIVATING YOUR NORTH STAR

Part I

Infinita · Anna
4:00–5:00 PM

ACTIVATING YOUR NORTH STAR

Part II

Infinita · Anna
5:30–6:30 PM

BODY RESET: EXPANDING YOUR CAPACITY

Yoga Deck · Dr. Mats
7:00–8:00 PM

CELEBRATION DINNER

Seated Dinner

Outdoor Space
9:00–10:00 PM

ECSTATIC DANCE EXPERIENCE

Embodied Movement & Celebration

Infinita · DJ Adrián
TODAY'S QUESTION

What wants to exist because I was willing to follow what illuminated me?

05

SUNDAY · OCTOBER 4

The Return

Carrying the Light Home

Every true quest ends with a return.

But the one who returns is not quite the same person who departed.

Perhaps you leave with a clear vision. Perhaps you leave with the beginnings of one. Perhaps you leave only with a feather—a fragment bright enough to illuminate the next few steps.

That is enough.

9:00–10:00 AM

BREAKFAST & CLOSING

Our final gathering around the table

Dining Room
10:00–11:00 AM

DEPARTURES

And then... the journey continues.

YOUR BOOK OF FEATHERS

What Will
You Gather?

Throughout our days together, keep your journal close. Capture what arrives before deciding whether it is useful.

A phrase. A sketch. A strange idea. A business model. A conversation. A question. A moment beside the lake. A vision from ceremony. A possibility almost too beautiful to speak aloud.

These are your feathers. You can discern later which ones belong to the bird you are following.

FOR NOW Collect What Glows.
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A BLESSING FOR THE JOURNEY

May You Follow
What Illuminates You.

May joy become a compass rather than a reward.

May you have the courage to follow the feather before you know where it leads.

May you resist the temptation to place what is still becoming inside a golden cage.

May you remember that imagination is not separate from creation—it is where creation begins.

And may what you birth become a source of warmth beneath which others, too, can flourish.

FOLLOW WHAT GLOWS. CREATE WHAT BRINGS YOU ALIVE. BRING THE LIGHT HOME.
EMERGENCE VISION RETREAT

Neos Village · Alentejo, Portugal

September 30 – October 4, 2026

Welcome to the journey.