The team
Patricia Duarte always loved to travel and to get to know the world and other cultures. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, and started doing yoga in 1999 in Cologne, Germany where she graduated in Languages.
She created Padma Yoga Center in 2009 in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and 2013 in Lisbon (Portugal).
Since 2011 Patricia is a certified 1000 hours Senior Experienced Yoga Teacher by Yoga Alliance International. Now with more than 5000 Hours of teaching experience, she delivers the 100, 200 and 500 hours yoga teacher trainings.
She also studied Tao Tantra with Mantak Chia, Trauma sensitive yoga and Somatic Sexuality.
Patricia then created Shakti Yoga Dance, a mix between Yoga and Dance. She previously learned Samba and African dance in Germany and Salsa and Merengue in Costa Rica. Shakti Yoga Dance shares all her knowledge, it is influenced from her dancing experience and Tantra Yoga, Reiki, Meditation and Taoism practice.
Patricia gives private Yoga therapy sessions, and is highly experienced in yoga for women, trauma yoga , tantra and taoism.
Francisco is a grafic designer and musician. He was born in Panjim/Goa, he lived in Portugal, Germany and Spain. He writes and produces his own music.
He is doing yoga since 1991 and has a second degree in reiki.
He will take care of the hole organization and prepare the breakfast and some meals.
I am delighted to welcome you to our house and look forward to spend wonderful hours together at the retreat. We try to give you an unique experience.