Becoming A New Saint: Exploring the Path of Emerging as Warriors from Our Broken Hearts

Retreat Description: Saints, spiritual warriors, bodhisattvas, zaddikim—no matter how they are named in a given tradition, they all share a profound altruistic wish to free others from suffering. Saints are not beings of stained glass or carved stone. “Each of us can be a new saint,” says Lama Rod Owens. “In our pain, our trauma, and all our complexity, we all can—and must—awaken the virtue of our compassion for the benefit of our communities, our planet, and our own souls.”

Join Lama Rod on retreat where he'll share personal stories, spiritual teachings, and instructions for contemplative and somatic practices from his newest book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors. This work reinforces the truth of our interdependency—allowing us to be of service to the collective well-being, and to call on the support and strength of the countless beings who share our struggles and hopes.

 

Santos, guerreiros espirituais, bodhisattvas, zaddikim – não importa como sejam nomeados numa determinada tradição, todos eles partilham um desejo profundo de libertar os outros do sofrimento. 

Santos não são seres feitos de vitrais ou de pedras esculpidas. “Cada um de nós pode ser um novo santo”, diz Lama Rod Owens. “Na nossa dor, no nosso trauma e em toda a nossa complexidade, todos nós podemos – e devemos – despertar a virtude da nossa compaixão para o benefício das nossas comunidades, do nosso planeta e das nossas próprias almas.” 

 

 

Neste retiro, Lama Rod compartilha histórias pessoais, ensinamentos espirituais e instruções para práticas contemplativas e somáticas de seu livro lançado recentemente, Os Novos Santos. Estas práticas reforçam a verdade da nossa interdependência – permitindo-nos estar ao serviço do bem-estar colectivo e recorrer ao apoio e à força dos inúmeros seres que partilham as nossas lutas e esperanças. 

COLLECTIVE CARE POLICY

Please attend in person if you are well.

We invite you to join in the online version of the workshop if you have any symptoms that would affect those with different immunity needs and concerns.

 The retreat venue is called Yoga Roots Odeceixe, located in the village of Odeceixe in SW Algarve, Portugal. Refer to this link for all information regarding getting here, accommodation, what to do, etc.

ACCESSBILITY

Please note that the venue is not wheelchair accessible. There is one flight of stairs to climb to get to the meditation space.

Image desc: An interior shot of the venue, Yoga Roots Odeceixe. There are windows facing the village, pink walls and a wooden floor.

 Can I travel to the retreat by car?

The venue is accessible via car and there is parking in the village. Everything in the village is walking distance. A car is needed to travel to Odeceixe and in the surrounding areas.

  What happens when all the retreat spaces are full? Is there a waitlist?

The venue comfortably accommodates about 35 meditation spots. Given that it is a non-residential retreat, we seek to host all who wish to receive the teachings of Lama Rod.

Is there a refund policy? 

Should there be COVID-19 related travel restrictions preventing Lama Rod Owens traveling to Portugal, the retreat will be postponed to a later date and all yogis will have the option of receiving a refund or their funds being held for the future date. 

In the case of local lockdowns, local travel restrictions or national lockdowns, refunds will be issued. If you find it necessary to cancel your booking due to COVID-19 related reasons,you can apply your registration funds as credit towards a future event/course organized by Lama Rod’s team (within 1 year of your cancellation request), or receive a refund less a $110 fee. The credit can be used for both in person and online offerings. 

If you cancel less than 2 weeks before the start date, we cannot offer a refund. Your registration payment will go towards further supporting those unable to pay the full amount. 

SATURDAY APRIL 6
11:30am - 1:00pm Morning Session
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch Break
2:00pm - 5:00pm Afternoon Session

SUNDAY APRIL 7
11:30am - 1:00pm Morning Session
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch Break
2:00pm - 5:00pm Afternoon Session

MONDAY APRIL 8 : We invite you all to join for a DONATION BASED evening session

5:30pm - 7:30pm Evening dharma talk and practice session
15-20€ (donation)
All welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds

You can familiarise yourself with Odeceixe by visiting this link: https://www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

If you have additional questions, email [email protected].

This event is a creative collaboration between Yoga Roots Odeceixe and Lama Rod Owens team. Please visit Lama Rod's website to learn more about upcoming events with him. Please visit Yoga Roots Odeceixe website to learn more about their virtual and in person offerings. 

Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with over 11 years of experience and a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School. A leading voice featured by various national and international news outlets, he is the author of the bestsellers The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation. His teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care. Lama Rod’s mission is showing you how to heal and free yourself. He activates the intersections of his identity to create a platform that’s natural, engaging, and inclusive. Learn more at lamarod.com.

Yoga Roots Odeceixe (est. March 11, 2023) is an Ashtanga Yoga- based space and healing treatment room located in the quiet village of Odeceixe, Portugal. Its ethos, Ashtanga Intersections: Emergent Healing Spaces™, centres lineage based spiritual practices at the intersection of personal and collection liberation.