2nd edition
20 December 2025
to 9 May 2026
Meditative, somatic and creative practices for embracing loss
This is a seasonal journey of welcome and creativity, in which we re-embrace grief as a part of life and not an isolated episode. For six months, we create a nurturing and restorative space around our processes of loss, transition, and metamorphosis, acknowledging all their layers:
human loss through death or separation;
the disruptions we experience during our personal transformations;
communal mourning for what crosses us and hurts us collectively;
ecological mourning for the destruction of living nature that we witness daily.
We begin at the threshold of the winter solstice quarantine and continue until Maya Madre in monthly anchor gatherings where we can breathe, be in sensitive presence, actively listen, and lively connection with what is falling apart.
What is this journey?
What is the proposal?
We re-embrace grief as profound cyclical and relational wisdom through meditative practice, somatic movement, eco-mythological belonging, and artistic creation.
In a practical and immersive invitation, we embrace life with open arms in its varied dimensions and facets, consciously addressing the processes of grief, understanding that they are already part of the journey and that we coexist with them.
We re-embrace the fertile darkness, returning the mysteries of decomposition, composting, and fermentation to our personal and communal metamorphoses. We choose to remain here, too, in the fissures of what collapses. We sit with grief, relearning to walk with it as a porous connection to life and a force for renewal, insurgency, regeneration, and the possibility of creating new worlds, remembering that love and grief are always intertwined.
In a reflective group where we unite internal and external landscapes, we decided not to camouflage or hide parts of life and death just because they are difficult to deal with or overcome.
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Why a Grief Course?
We see this course as a river to which we want to restore flow and containment so that it can be a life force.
We have long since lost the social rituals that guide our emotions, and so we have arranged a meeting here. With each meeting, we restore grief to its language, giving it a body, slow pace, space to be felt, conscious embrace, and creative expression, reliving this side of life together.
Because loss needs to be embraced with love, given a place in the landscape and in our communities, we have arranged a meeting in the embrace of a group, where any and all disruption will take place, because we are not meant to experience our grieving processes alone.
We return to ourselves a space-time of return, sharing, and creation so that we can explore the deep and sometimes stagnant waters of life, with support, guidance, and care at every step of the journey.
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There are 6 in-person meetings, 1 Saturday per month, from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm
1 weekly online meeting, via Zoom, lasting 30 minutes
Meditation
Somatic Movement
Ritual Art
Eco-Mythology
Ancestral Herbalism
Transformative Learning
Active Imagination
Deep Education
Creative Improvisation
Active Hope
Multidisciplinary practices
Modules
I Life-death-life cyclicity
II Mortality itself
III Grief-creativity intertwining
IV Meditation and loss
V Integration and artistic expression of grief
VI Mourning in movement
VII Philosophy of consolation
VIII Ancestral eco-mythological altar
IX Ritualization of grief
X Sacralization of life
What is the invitation?
~ Experiencing death as an integral part of life
~ Returning to mourning as a collective and communal journey
~ Embracing processes of loss and grief with awareness and creativity
~ Recovering silenced capacities and internal resources that support maturation and the journey through grief
~ Including grief support in your individual, therapeutic, educational, and community practices
~ Dreaming of new worlds, sitting with what collapses
You have a place here if you're looking for
When we sit with what dies, we can finally rest.
Workload
60 hours
48 hours in person + 12 hours online
6 Saturdays in person
from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm
1 meeting per week online
30 minutes live via Zoom
recording sent later
Dates
December 20
January 17
February 7
March 14
April 11
May 9
Location
Practices and Online Support Group
Certificate of Completion
One 1:1 Mentoring Online Session After the Course
Travel
Overnight Accommodation
Lunch (available kitchen with fridge, microwave, stove and oven)
Number of People
Minimum 4 Participants
Maximum 10 Participants
How will it work in practice?
Included
Not Included
Meditation teacher certified by Yoga Alliance Professionals and trained in meditation at the Buddhist Center of Porto. Nuno sought answers to his existential concerns in everything society promotes and offers, realizing that outward-looking experiences are important but always fleeting.
It was on his inner journey that he found a return to his heart, to the essence of life, and to contact with the pure, vast, and limitless universe. By exploring the infinite practices and currents of meditation, he delved deeper into his path, becoming intimate and true to himself and the world.
About the Teachers
Nuno Miguel Teixeira
Inês de Araújo e Silva
Woman, mammalian, communicator, eco-somatic educator, and storyteller. It follows the lineage of peasant women, artisans, and teachers, weaving educational, therapeutic, and community projects that return to the ancient wisdom of the Earth: listening, presence, and sensitive and creative relationships.
It facilitates human development projects with groups and individual support formats, which invite the repair of the deep relationship with the body and the Earth through expressive arts, supporting women's health and the creation of communities of sharing and affection.
It investigates ancient wisdoms of Iberia, develops experimental studies and questions about modern ways of life, creating original work that intertwines eco-somatics, eco-mythology, eco-psychology, conscious fertility, ancestral herbalism, therapeutic movement, ritual art, and the female body.
Marie Manuelle (France)
University Teacher
Incredible. The teacher Nuno is an excellent guide and teacher, simultaneously firm and flexible, straightforward yet very attentive and respectful of the states and rhythms of knowledge integration of his students. The greatest value was the applicability of the course to life and the presence and support of the teacher between sessions.
Foster Hodge (United States)
Entrepreneurial Manager
The group exploration methodology is incredible, such a perfect combination of elements. Offering this kind of depth of meditative and contemplative practice with group sharing and support is truly a sweet spot. I really enjoyed the six-month commitment. The main value was creating and maintaining a daily meditation practice in a much deeper way.
Testimonials
Patrícia Araújo (Portugal)
Psychologist and Therapist
Incomparable to other personal development experiences I've attended. I take with me the responsibility of supporting and caring for the world where I live with greater awareness, emotional expression and vulnerability.
Fátima Caridade (Portugal)
Primary School Teacher
This six-month trip and weekly practice led me to make meditation a part of my daily life. It was truly profound.
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Payment Methods
Save your place by filling out the form and making the initial payment of €90 (refundable only if the course is canceled by Meditation House Porto).
Payment options:
MBway (927090747)
Bank transfer (IBAN Montepio: PT50.0036.0472.99102259646.34; BIC/SWIFT: MPIOPTPL)
Card, Visa, Google Pay, Apple Pay: https://donorbox.org/meditationhouseporto (+5% fee)
Paypal: paypal.me/nunomedi - option Friend
Medi Voucher
Payment of the remaining amount must be made before the start of the course.
For special payment terms, please contact us at meditationhouseporto@gmail.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What language will the course be taught in?
The course will be taught in Portuguese, English, or bilingually, depending on the participants.
Do I need any prior knowledge of meditation practices?
Yes. A minimum of three months of meditation experience is required. Exceptions may be accepted upon prior interview.
Are you considering taking this course online?
No. This course was created for those who want to re-experience grief as part of life, a process of maturation and collective transition. Therefore, it takes place in person in a safe and intimate group. There are weekly online meetings via Zoom so we can practice supporting our grief processes together, from our homes.
Is this training certified by DGERT or another entity?
No. At the end, a certificate of participation will be provided as a personal symbol of course completion.
How much time do I need to dedicate to homework?
There is no homework. All creative proposals are included in the course schedule.
What if I can't complete the entire program?
Ideally, you should consider the required level of commitment. Participating in all modules and completing the course is essential. The in-person portion of the course is experiential, and the practical exercises are unique.
Am I capable of teaching classes and therapy sessions on grief support?
No. This course focuses on personal practice and the recovery of internal resources that can support all professionals in their educational, therapeutic, and supportive roles for their families and communities of affection.
What if I want to drop out of the course?
We do not refund the money invested. Each case is evaluated individually.
Private Retreat
Have you seen our immersive residences?
Meditation House Porto hosts three or five day retreats, a time for rest and practice, where you can inhabit this beautiful house and immerse yourself in a meditative, eco-somatic and creative journey.
1 Day Immersion
Looking to practice with guidance for a day?
We facilitate educational and regenerative day retreats where you can deepen your personal practice with the exclusive guidance of a teacher.
Do you want to practice meditation with us?
In person two hour sessions that you can fit into your schedule, where we create time and space for exploratory and supported meditation practice.
Online meditative coaching
We provide individual support for life questions through meditation. Together we open ways to incorporate meditative consciousness into your daily life.