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.
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.
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.
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.
THE FIREBIRD ASKS
What is calling
me forward?
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.
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.
LANDING
Shuttle Arrival · Check-In · Settle Into Rooms · Tea & Snack
Accommodations · Susannah & Neos TeamWELCOME DINNER
Our first meal together.
Dining RoomOPENING CEREMONY
Welcome & Orientation · Land Acknowledgement · Introduction to Neos
Infinita · Susannah & KarenBecome present enough to receive.
What is Glowing?
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.
MOVEMENT PRACTICE
Emotional Freedom Technique
Yoga Deck · Adrián CallejasBREAKFAST
Dining RoomTHE MASCULINE & FEMININE CO-CREATION OF NEOS VILLAGE
Yoga Deck · Karen & VincentNEW MODELS OF COLLECTIVE FLOURISHING
Yoga Deck · DanielleLUNCH
Dining RoomTUNING INTO YOUR NORTH STAR
Infinita · AnnaINTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3.0
Infinita · NilsSACRED WATER WALK
Connection time with the waters of Neos
Neos Lake · SusannahDINNER
Dining RoomFIRE CIRCLE
Igniting Our Collective Spark
Fire Pit · SusannahWhat is the luminous thing I can already see—even if I don't yet know how to build it?
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.
MORNING PRACTICE
Designing Your Sacred Daily Ritual
Yoga Deck · Vinita Prachi MurarkaCEREMONY PREPARATION
Prepare your space and gather pillow, blanket, hand towels, journal, pen & sacred items.
Rooms · AllNEO CEREMONY OPENING
Ingesting Medicine at 10:10 AM
Yoga Deck · Trevor & SusannahSOUND HEALING & ACTIVATION
Yoga Deck · Shai PeriWATER CLEANSING
Water Blessings in Neos Lake
Neos Lake · SusannahNOURISHMENT
Fresh, raw, delicious & nourishing snack and tea
Yoga DeckSOUP & FIRE
Hot drinks and a light dinner gathered around the flames
Fire PitNEO CEREMONY CLOSING
Closing Intentions & Words
Fire Pit · Trevor & Susannah
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:
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?
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.
BREAKFAST
Dining RoomDESIGNING YOUR BUSINESS 3.0
Part I
Infinita · NilsDESIGNING YOUR BUSINESS 3.0
Part II
Infinita · NilsLUNCH
Dining RoomACTIVATING YOUR NORTH STAR
Part I
Infinita · AnnaACTIVATING YOUR NORTH STAR
Part II
Infinita · AnnaBODY RESET: EXPANDING YOUR CAPACITY
Yoga Deck · Dr. MatsCELEBRATION DINNER
Seated Dinner
Outdoor SpaceECSTATIC DANCE EXPERIENCE
Embodied Movement & Celebration
Infinita · DJ AdriánWhat wants to exist because I was willing to follow what illuminated me?
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.
BREAKFAST & CLOSING
Our final gathering around the table
Dining RoomDEPARTURES
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.
These are your feathers. You can discern later which ones belong to the bird you are following.
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.