Waters of Courage
A Transformational Creative Retreat in Portugal
Coimbra District, Portugal
Nearest Airport: Porto (OPO)
May 28 – June 1, 2026
with Hamaima and Jewels Norbury
Waters of Courage is a 5-day transformational creative retreat in Portugal, designed to awaken courage through the Water Element, creativity, movement, voice, and ritual. Held in nature near river and forest, this retreat invites you into a deep journey of emotional flow, creative expression, and embodied transformation.
“Thank you so much for guiding me through this deep and beautiful journey. I’m still feeling the openness and the codes received moving within me.
My voice longs to sing, and my heart feels clearer and more direct in my teachings. Thank you for the initiation I received through you.
It feels as if a new portal has opened, and as I integrate, my purpose here is becoming more focused and clear.
”
Awakening Courage Through Water & Creativity
Water teaches us that courage is not a sudden burst of strength — it is a gentle, persistent flow.
It softens stone, shapes valleys, and carries us where we are meant to go.
In times of uncertainty and inner change, the Water Element becomes a guide: an invitation to listen, feel, dissolve, release, and create again from a place of deep truth.
This retreat invites you to meet your inner waters — still, wild, tender, or fierce — and to rediscover the creativity that moves through you like a river returning to its source.
A Retreat Designed for Fluid Transformation
Over five days, you will move through experiences inspired by the qualities of water:
flow, depth, emotional cleansing, intuitive expression, and creative emergence.
Through movement, meditation, breathwork, Kundalini Yoga, voice activation, creative arts, ceremony, and nature immersion, you will be guided to:
Let go of emotional sediment
Reconnect with inner fluidity
Awaken creativity as a healing force
Feel held, softened, and seen
Remember your natural rhythm and inner wisdom
Here, courage is not demanded — it is revealed.
Held by River, Forest & Sky – Retreat Location in Portugal
Our sanctuary rests between flowing river waters and lush Portuguese wilderness, in the Coimbra district of central Portugal.
You will walk forest paths, create art under ancient trees, stretch beside the riverbank, and listen to the land as it gently dissolves tension.
This is a place where:
Silence feels like nourishment
Nature becomes your teacher
Creativity emerges effortlessly
You return home to yourself
Waters of Courage: A Journey Back to Flow
This retreat is for those longing to soften, to breathe, to feel, and to create without pressure.
It is for you if you:
Feel emotions pooled inside with nowhere to go
Long to reconnect with your creative essence
Have been “strong” for too long and crave softness
Want to be heard without judgment
Wish to feel alive, expressed, fluid, and real again
Are ready for your inner waters to move, cleanse, and inspire you
Core Practices & Experiences
Flow & Release Movement
Somatic unwinding, fascia release, and breath-led movement to soften emotional armour and awaken the body’s natural currents.
Kundalini Yoga & Energy Activation
Practices to ignite inner vitality, awaken the spine, and dissolve stagnation.
Creative Mandala Art
Water-inspired mandala creation, expressive art exploration, colour alchemy, and intuitive creativity.
Voice Activation & Song Circles
Free the voice, open emotional channels, and allow the river of sound to move through you.
Nature Immersion
River contemplation, forest wandering, grounding practices, wildflower stillness, and elemental rituals.
Ceremony & Ritual
Cacao, sound healing, water blessing rituals, and evening practices designed to integrate each day’s journey.
Prices & Accommodation
FULL RETREAT: 1500€
Hear From Our Participants
“Hamaima is a wonderful space holder. In her ceremonies she creates lovely, safe and grounded places. With a clear intuitive flow she inspires us to go deep into inner worlds to connect our heart with the source. Removing obstacles without pushing in a very delicate way. She inspires me to enjoy the simplicity of expressing myself.””
Meet Your Facilitators
Hamaima
Hamaima is a Shamanic Practitioner, Musician and New Earth Guide with many years of experience in holding space world wide.
Hamaima had many strong experiences in her own life and on her spiritual path which makes her an empathic and strong Guide during this time of transition on Planet Earth.
Through ancient womb wisdom, inner child work, ancestral healing and cosmic guidance she enables in you an increased state of balance, grounding and harmony.
Hamaima guides you in a playful, creative and equally powerful way, so you experience deep healing and at the same time learn simple tools, that will help you remember “who you are”.
Find out more about Hamaima here and in the Lui Diaz Podcast Remembering with Hamaima
Jewels Norbury
Julie Norburn is a qualified teacher, arts educator, and mindful therapeutic practitioner with over 35 years of professional experience. She is also an accomplished artist, specialising in drawing, mosaic, and ceramic work. Julie is the co-founder and Executive Director of Art4Space, where she enjoys the challenge of responsible leadership and developing sustainable business growth.
Through Creative Chance, Julie offers a range of services that support personal discovery and creative response. Her classes are dynamic, engaging, and varied, offering participants many opportunities to learn and create within a warm and supportive environment. What participants take away is deeply personal — the way they perceive, process, and organise the techniques and tools they learn not only shapes their creative expression, but also influences how they navigate everyday life.
Feeling the call but Not sure if it’s for you?
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We are looking forward to share more details with you.
Step into the waters of courage and allow yourself to flow.
This is your invitation to soften, feel, and create.