The Seed Gathering
Saturday 13. June at 10:00 - Sunday 14. June at 00:00
Sat 10H until 24H - Sun 10H until 24H
Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique
🌱 THE SEED 🌱
Cacao Medicine Gathering
🤎 Medicine Music · Sacred Dance · Healing Arts 🤎
Inside every seed lives a memory of what it's meant to become. There is a part of you that already knows it's time. Time to put down your phone. To loosen your shoulders. To remember something older and quieter, the part of you that belongs to nature.
You've felt it, that subtle pull toward something more real. Toward people who speak the language of the soul. Toward mornings that begin with breath instead of alarm clocks. Toward music that doesn't just fill a room but moves something loose inside you.
What if two days could change the frequency you've been living at?
Not because something outside of you fixes you, but because you finally give yourself permission to arrive. Fully. In your body. In community. In nature.
Deep in the breathtaking mountains of Monchique, where thermal waters have been healing bodies and souls for centuries, you will find Vila Termal das Caldas de Monchique. Only 1h 20 minutes away from Faro airport.
The Seed Cacao Medicine Gathering is not an event you attend. It's the soil, the sun, and the water your seed has been waiting for.
With extraordinary artists. Ancient practices. Living music. Sacred ceremony. And a location so beautiful, it has a nurturing effect on its own.
ESCTATIC DANCE • CACAO CEREMONY • LIVE MUSIC • BREATHWORK • KIRTAN • SOUND HEALING • HYPNOTHERAPY • MEDITATION • YOGA • WORKSHOPS
THE SEED — The Beginning of Life 🌱
The origin of everything. The quiet miracle that carries within it the memory of an entire forest. Without the sacred seeds of Mother Nature, none of us would be here. And yet, somewhere along the way, many of us forgot that we too are seeds — living, breathing, and longing to grow.
This is an invitation to return. To nature. To your body. To the living foods and ancient wisdom that awaken your energy and restore your inner balance.
With deep gratitude to Mother Earth, who has never stopped giving us everything we need.
What awaits you:
🎶 Live Music & Medicine Songs
💃 Ecstatic Dance
🍫 Cacao Ceremony
🌬️ Breathwork
🎵 Kirtan & Singing Circle
🔔 Sound Healing
🧠 Hypnotherapy
🧘 Meditation & Yoga
🌱 Workshops & Sacred Arts
A space to soften. To open your heart. To share conscious moments with people who feel like home.
Come reconnect with nature, with community, and with yourself.
Plant the seeds of a new consciousness. 🌿✨
You are medicine
Every one of us carries our own essence, truth, and harmony. We are art in our listening, in our words, in our bodies. We are the living body of Pachamama herself.
When we care for our bodies, we care for the earth.
When we heal ourselves, we heal each other.
Here, on the earth, we remember how to hold one another with understanding, with humility, with humanity.
We are a living mandala. The Rainbow. The Sun. The Moon. Divine nature in human form. We are the Whole.
The Vision
The Seed Cacao Medicine Gathering was born from a simple and profound dream, to create a space of real exchange. Of reconnection. Of trust.
A place where you remember that you are not broken, not behind, not too much or too little.
A place where creative resonance becomes the path back to your essence.
Where you leave not just inspired but rooted.
You are a medicine. Come share it with us. 🌿
Line Up
MAYWA - Live Music voice and guitar - Híbrido live set
KULA & CHAKANA - Live Electronic Set
DANIELLE RIEGEL - Harp Live Music
DIVINEKODE - Ecstatic Dance
SHANKARI & SEBASTIAN - Singing Circle
LENA YOUNES - Live music ' Breathwork ' Sound Healing ' Yoga Meditation
BEYOND EGOS - Ecstatic Dance ' Yoga Meditation
BENJIS - ORGANIC SEEDS
Many More! Stay tuned
🌿 A Call to Artists, Food Makers & Workshop Facilitators
This gathering is a living mandala, and every voice, craft, and offering enriches it. If you feel called to share your art, your food, or your wisdom as a workshop, we would love to hear from you.
Apply at [email protected]
www.instagram.com/theseed_gathering
ENERGY EXCHANGE
🌱 Early Bird (until 15 April)
🐦 Magic Bird (until 30 Apr)
🦋 Butterfly (from 1 May)
CHOOSE YOUR TICKET
Early Bird Magic Bird Butterfly
Saturday only 60€ 90€ 120€
Sunday only 60€ 90€ 120€
Full Weekend 110€ 170€ 230€
ADD ACCOMMODATION FOR 2 NIGHTS
Single Room +230€
Double Room +250€
Age discounts: Children (0–10) Free · Youth (11–18) 50% off · Adult full price
Limited availability on Early Bird phases — secure your spot early!
SPACE
ROOMS
ARTISTS
MAYWA
Maywa Creating medicinal music and ceremonial space Inspired by the magic of nature and the beauty of the Earth, Maywa weaves healing sound journeys and voice embodiment guidance. She is devoted to the mystery and the frequencies of love.
Offerings - Coaching - Music - Ceremony
Maywa is a singer, composer, voice and embodiment coach, DJ, and music producer. She creates original themes inspired by the magic of nature that we are part of. In service to the mystery and the frequencies of love, she channels lyrics for her medicine songs—giving voice to different worlds, elementals, plants, and spirits.
Her art guides listeners to connect with their own inner world, embracing their most intimate, vulnerable aspects and emotions. Maywa's voice and sonic creations feel like a prayer and sound alchemy: through simplicity and purity, they unify the hearts of humanity.
KULA & CHAKANA
African Rhythm Alchemy | KULA & CHAKANA
Kula & Chakana form a powerful artistic and ceremonial collaboration at the intersection of rhythm, electronic music, and consciousness exploration. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and contemporary sound design, their work creates immersive experiences that activate body, mind, and spirit through rhythm, movement, and trance.
Kula is a holistic musician and rhythm facilitator dedicated to the evolution of human consciousness. Drawing from ancestral practices of singing, breathing, rhythm, and movement, he leads transformative programs worldwide—from social and educational projects to retreats and corporate settings. As a certified TaKeTiNa Rhythm Process leader, Laughter Yoga teacher, and Trance Dance facilitator, Kula integrates embodied learning with conscious music as a tool for collective transformation.
Chakana is the musical alias of producer and DJ Eyal Siri, crafting expansive sound journeys that blend downtempo, techno, and trance. Through refined production and immersive DJ sets, Chakana guides listeners into deep, psychedelic soundscapes that invite introspection, transcendence, and exploration beyond the ordinary.
www.instagram.com/chakana_official
DANIELLE RIEGEL
Danielle Riegel is an internationally acclaimed harpist for over 35 years. She began her studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague at the age of 12, and since then, has built a distinguished career as a versatile artist.
Danielle has performed at prestigious venues and festivals across Europe, including the Salzburger Festspiele, World Harp Congress, and Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam. She graduated cum laude from prestigious institutions in Berlin, Amsterdam, and Lyon and is a prizewinner of multiple national and international competitions in the Netherlands, USA, Italy, Israel, and France. Throughout her career, Danielle has collaborated with world-renowned orchestras and was the principal harpist of the Symphony Orchestra of The Hague for 15 years. Based in the Algarve since 2020, she has been a lead performer at the Algarve Harp Festival in 2022 and 2023. Most recently she deeply moved the participants of the Ecstatic Dance Festival Holland 2025 with her mesmerizing performances.
Driven by her passion for expanding horizons, she has explored various music styles and collaborated with diverse artists, including composers, dancers, and actors. Her repertoire encompasses classical and contemporary works, with several pieces dedicated to her, as well as neo-classical compositions by Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, and Yiruma, along with jazz and pop music. This artistic expansion led to the creation of her signature Lay-Down Harp Concerts — immersive performances where audiences are invited to lie down and experience deep listening through the evocative sound world of Einaudi and other contemporary composers, all re-imagined on the harp.
Inspired by her love for mantra and world folk music, she has engaged in new collaborations, most recently with Ayla Schafer, performing at sold-out concerts in Lisbon, Antwerp, and Amsterdam and recording for her new album. In her continuous pursuit of artistic growth, she has delved into improvisation and arranging while incorporating other instruments and electronic elements such as a looper to create captivating sonic landscapes for her sound journeys.
In the past decade, Danielle has also immersed herself in the healing qualities of music, completing trainings in harp therapy and sound healing. Furthermore, she has completed numerous dance, yoga, qigong, bodywork, and coaching trainings. Using this extensive skill set, Danielle developed the Harp & Sound Journeys, a ceremonial space that starts with a sound journey with sacred instruments and a heart opening meditation, followed by an intimate concert with Meditative harp music. And the Harp & Healing Sessions – a unique method that combines harp therapy, sound healing, energetic bodywork and coaching to assist individuals in reconnecting with their inner selves and the wholeness within. Her work in this field complements her dedication to creating transformative and deeply moving musical experiences.
www.instagram.com/danielleriegel_harpist
DIVINEKODE
Transform Your Life with a new understanding of your divine nature.
Dj since 1994 & Music Producer 1998
Electronic producer Ecstatic Dance and mixes of tribal rhythms, deep grooves and dance India beats, Downtempo progressive beats fusing multiple genres brings cultures together.
Producer, Electronic Music, Drums, Piano and Guitar Player, Sound Engineer. Deep Progressive Techno Minimal House Music, Electro Swing, Trance and much more!!!
Since then, he already played in big Clubs, Parties and Festivals all around the globe! To name a few countries like Japan, Ibiza, Brazil, Amazon, Germany, Uk, Budapest Hungary, Spain, Portugal and France.
Alexander born in 1976, in Portugal, has a rich musical background, his trajectory began in childhood.
Drums played since 1991 with various music Bands, became a Vinyl dj in 1994 with acid techno and trance. Electronic Producer since 1998. Over 18 years producing electronic music with various projects such as recording mix and mastering bands and singers.
www.instagram.com/divinekodemusic
SHANKARI & SEBASTIAN
Shankari discovered her voice through the practice of singing bhajans. What began as a path of devotion and self-discovery, has blossomed into a heartfelt offering to others — an invitation to go beyond the mind and return to the expansion of the heart.
Through the sharing of Kirtan, Shankari creates a space for connection, supporting others in opening their voices and reconnecting to their inner essence.
Her circles are rooted in the understanding that singing is not about performance, but about presence: a doorway into expansion,
joy, love and harmony.
Each gathering is a sacred, shared journey.
Sebastian’s path with music began early, with classical guitar becoming a steady companion from the age of six. Although singing was something he always loved, it wasn’t until his thirties — through an encounter with devotional music in an ashram — that his voice fully came alive again.
Today, singing is both a personal practice and a shared offering. Through kirtan, Sebastian experiences a sense of freedom, presence, and connection beyond the thinking mind. For the past six years, he has been holding singing circles in Scandinavia and Portugal, sharing the joy, love and magic that arise when voices come together in community.
LENA YOUNES
Lena Younes is a singer-songwriter, E-RYT 500 yoga facilitator, and Transformational Breath® practitioner based in Tavira, Portugal. Weaving together her German-Egyptian roots with a deep background in somatic healing, Lena’s work creates a bridge between spirit and song, inviting listeners to breathe deeper and rediscover their inner landscape.
Her debut album, Ways of the Dreamer, has been described by Fame Magazine as "more than an album—it’s a sonic ritual." Reflecting on the emotional depth of her performance, Odyssey Magazine noted that “Lena Younes is offering a safe space inside her music, a gently lit room where you can feel your feelings and remember the ones you’ve lost — without fear, without shame, with only love.”
Currently, Lena is preparing for the release of AZULITA, a 6-song collection of medicine music arriving later this year. Rooted in themes of interconnection and surrender, this upcoming project serves as an invitation to come home to oneself and discover the wholeness that is already held. You can find more of her work at www.lenayounes.com
BEYOND EGOS
Energy Healing • Ecstatic Dance DJ • Kambo Practitioner • Cacao Ceremonies • Yoga Teacher • Private Retreats
Beyond Egos, Lisa is a facilitator of healing, transformation, and deep connection.
She guides you gently back to your true self, to the essence of who you really are.
Her vision is simple: a world where love and unity flourish, where we all live in harmony with ourselves, each other, and the earth.
Every offering she provides is crafted to be deep, grounding and uplifting. From energy healing sessions and ecstatic dance journeys, to Kambo ceremonies, heart-opening cacao rituals, yoga and private retreats.
She believes that healing doesn't have to feel heavy; it can feel expansive, joyful, and liberating.
Ready to reconnect and rise? 🌿✨
beyondegos.com
KIDS CORNER BY CHAITYA
Kids’ Corner by Chaitya
Kids’ Free Flow
An imaginary castle, where creation; happiness and free playfulness, abides ! In a beautiful gathering, hosted by a spiritual family that is passionate about sharing gifts & nurturing the heart of the souls.
Bringing sparkles of India culture, to the little mermaids !
The Child Guardians, will support your family presence !
Puja, by Chaitya Devi
Puja, a sacred ceremony ritual, of India Spiritual Culture Heritage & of humanity ! Passed down by tradition.. making it a living heritage !
Celebration is lived ! Bonding is experienced ! Devotion is nurtured ! Honouring is cultivated ! Offering it is ! Divine expression, is seen by the human heart !
Through Puja, the ceremonialist honours the formless or the form, deities; sacred beings; or significant guests.
The term Puja, originates from the Sanskrit root pūj, meaning "to honor," "to worship," or "to revere," and is often interpreted as a sacred act of offering love, respect, and homage to the divine.
My name is Chaitya ( Temple ).
I have lived 5 years in India in Ashram Setup ! With the profound magical gift of life, to daily support the priests in temples in their rituals !
I have learned and performed sacred ceremonies from Priests and Hight Priestesses of different cultures and lineages ! From the roots of their culture wisdom ! In the red carpet of harmony, love and peace where its language is pure Love, Truth, Wisdom & Grace !
In present moment .. living each heartbeat in passion and gratitude for this invitation .. to be part of this co-creation with such beautiful light warriors.
Bringing mother India to you, in a nutshell & sprinkling her blessings into the pilgrimage of your life ( sacred intentional journey with less suffering ) .. !
With love, Chaitya Devi
BENJIS / ORGANIC ANCIENT SEEDS
Here, you can discover our living cultural heritage, which has been passed down through generations and is deeply rooted in our history. A history we should learn about before it is irretrievably lost...
Large range of medicinal plants and spices of various traditional and rare species
Traditional seeds from proven fruit and vegetable varieties
Ancient varieties enrich us with a unique taste and can also be used for propagation in our own home garden.
Seedlings and potted plants from Portugal.
Preserve tradition and plant the future - Healthy and strong seedlings from our range pre-cultivated for you.
Large range of medicinal plants and spices of various traditional and rare species.
Villa Termal das Caldas de Monchique • R. de Caldas de Monchique, 8550-232, 8550-232 Monchique, Faro, Portugal
