Saúde is the Portuguese word for health. It is also what Brazilians say when they raise a glass.

The Premise

You have spent years building something. A career, relationships, a life. You have gotten very good at performing. What most people like you have not had time for is the harder work: actually resting, actually listening to your body, actually being present within the life you have built.

Saúde 2026 is seven nights in one of the world's most untouched coastal villages. Just the Atlantic wind, warm freshwater lagoons, and a program designed to help you reconnect with your body, your energy, your joy and yourself.

It is an opportunity to exhale.

To step away from the constant stimulation of everyday life. To move, breathe, explore, play, rest and reconnect. This is not a holiday. It is not a corporate retreat. It is a small group of people in a place wild enough to make honesty feel natural.

And there is no single prescription for what that experience needs to look like.

Part of the philosophy of Saúde is exploration: giving you access to different practices, different forms of movement, different ways of finding stillness and the freedom to discover what actually resonates with you.

The Place

Preá is a fishing village on the coast of Ceará, in Brazil's northeast. The beach is reached on foot. No paved roads, no cars, no chain hotels. The Atlantic trades blow clean and constant off the water. The lagoons behind the dunes are warm and still.

November is the tail end of the wind season: warm, dry, and uncrowded. Transfer from Fortaleza airport takes approximately two hours. Fortaleza is served by direct flights from São Paulo, Lisbon and Miami.

The opportunity to slow down, disconnect from constant stimulation, reconnect with ourselves and each other, and simply exist somewhere extraordinary is a gift in itself. We believe nature may be one of the greatest healers we have. So rather than filling every available hour, we deliberately protect the spaciousness of the experience.

The Program Arc

The week moves through three deliberate phases.

Phase 1: Arrive and Unwind

Days 1–2

People arrive from airports, inboxes and busy lives. The first two days ask almost nothing of them.

A welcome dinner. Morning swims. Time to remember what quiet sounds like.

The environment does the early work. Preá is disorienting in the best way.

We begin the week with a beautiful opening intention-setting ritual: a moment to consciously arrive.

With music, gentle energy cleansing and cacao ceremony, we create an intention and vision for the week ahead. Everyone receives a retreat journal and chooses a handmade affirmation candle with the message that calls to them.

The candle becomes a simple ritual throughout the week - something you can light as a way of returning to yourself and the intention you arrived with.

Phase 2: The Core Reset

Days 3–5

Three focused days, each anchored to a single theme.

BODY

Movement, physical challenge and hands-on bodywork.

Your body has been carrying what your schedule has not let it process. We start there.

But movement here isn't about performance.

It is movement as medicine.

Alongside yoga and functional fitness, there will be opportunities to experiment with different ways of moving: different styles of yoga, strength, dance, swimming and more playful forms of movement.

The idea isn't that there is one "right" way to exercise. It is to experience different modalities and begin to understand what makes your body feel strong, energized and alive.

Optional bodywork is available throughout the week, with massage and energy-based practices such as Reiki, gentle energy healing and intuitive energy work.

BREATH/ MEDITATION

Guided breathwork, grounded in the extraordinary ability of our breath to change our physical and emotional state.

Throughout the week, there will be opportunities to experience different breathwork modalities rather than a single approach. It is to experience what happens when we consciously change the way we breathe and discover which practices resonate with you.

Alongside breathwork, a meditation space will allow people to explore different ways of finding stillness. Meditation does not have to mean sitting cross-legged and trying to empty your mind. It might be guided, mantra, movement, or visualizations.

The intention is to give people permission and tools to explore rather than suggesting that there is one "right" way to meditate.

REST

Understanding what your body actually needs and what you have been substituting for it. Sleep, stillness and structured reflection.

But rest isn't only sleep. It can also be allowing yourself to receive. To have nowhere you need to be. To spend an afternoon reading beside the pool, to wander to the lagoon, or to explore something simply because you're curious.

Optional one-on-one experiences may also include discussions on Human Design or astrology readings for those interested. These aren't central to the retreat or something everyone needs to participate in  - simply another opportunity for curiosity, reflection and self-exploration.

And sometimes rest looks like something completely different:

Joy.

We want to intentionally weave play into the week.

So much of adult life is spent inside our heads. Sometimes the release we need comes not from going deeper, but from laughing.

Dancing. Singing. Shaking. Games. Creative release. Being ridiculous. Moving without worrying what it looks like.

Reconnecting with the kind of untethered joy that we often forget to make space for as adults.

Because perhaps one of the most meaningful ways to measure a life is simply:

How much joy did you allow yourself to experience?

Afternoons are yours.

The lagoon, the dunes, a kite lesson, massage, reading, conversation, a nap or nothing at all.

Phase 3: Integration

Days 6–7

Lighter programming, space to absorb.

Return to the practices that resonated with you. Swim. Walk the dunes. Journal. Move. Meditate. Have a three-hour conversation. Spend an afternoon alone. 

The final evening is a celebration dinner.

The Daily Rhythm

6:00 — Optional sunrise ocean swim or meditation
7:00 — Morning movement, yoga or functional fitness
8:30 — Communal breakfast
10:00 — Core session, breathwork, meditation, workshop 
13:00 — Lunch
14:00 — Free time for adventure, exploration or rest
18:00 — Sunset ritual and light group reflection
19:30 — Dinner

Communal dinners are the social heart of the week.

The Exhale

There is an energy to Saúde that is difficult to put on a schedule.

The Exhale.

It is the feeling of finally letting go of the noise, the constant stimulation, the expectations and the feeling that you should always be doing something. The ocean, the wind, the dunes, the warm lagoons, the long meals and the spaces between activities are as much a part of the experience as anything we program.

We believe nature may be the greatest healer of all. So we intentionally protect time to simply be. And to exhale.

What Is Included

• 7 nights accommodation at Casas Elilula in Preá

• All core program sessions and facilitation

• Daily movement and yoga experiences

• Guided breathwork

• Meditation and mindfulness experiences

• Opening intention-setting ceremony

• Retreat journal

• Handmade affirmation candle

• All meals and non-alcoholic beverages throughout the week

• Return airport transfers from Fortaleza

• Closing celebration dinner

Massage, private energy bodywork, Human Design, astrology and other optional one-on-one experiences may be available at an additional cost.

Flights to Fortaleza are not included.

Program Investment

$1,500 per person

Seven nights of accommodation, programming, meals, experiences and return airport transfers from Fortaleza.

Capacity is intentionally limited to preserve the intimacy of the experience.

Week at a Glance

Day 1 | Nov 7 — ARRIVAL
Welcome dinner. Opening ritual. Intention setting.

Day 2 | Nov 8 — DECOMPRESSION
Explore Preá. Gentle movement. Ocean. Spaciousness.

Day 3 | Nov 9 — BODY
Movement as medicine. Physical challenge. Bodywork.

Day 4 | Nov 10 — BREATH
Guided breathwork. Meditation. Lagoon afternoon.

Day 5 | Nov 11 — REST
Stillness. Sleep. Energy. Reflection.

Day 6 | Nov 12 — INTEGRATION + JOY
Play. Movement. Nature. Space. Sunset dunes.

Day 7 | Nov 13 — INTEGRATION
Open day. Reflection. Celebration dinner.

Day 8 | Nov 14 — RETURN
Morning closing circle. Departures.

Reserve Your Place

Capacity: 20 adults. When it is full, it is full.

Contact: roman@romanf.com

Saúde 2026 is part of the Profound Human retreat series. Curated experiences for those pursuing the most profound journey, the one within.