DINA KARIM BEYOND WELLNESS
UNSHAKEABLE
A Luxury Yoga Retreat into Lasting Inner Steadiness and Joy
28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 · Sintra, Portugal
This Retreat Is For You If you are a high achieving woman near mid-life and ...
You are ready to build an inner steadiness that does not waver when life does not cooperate.
You want practical tools, not just theory, for meeting difficulty with a grounded mind.
Your sense of calm depends on things going right, and you are exhausted from holding it together.
You are ready to be guided by a teacher whose thirty years of practice, in true lineage, have shaped a teaching that does not take a lifetime to receive.
This Retreat Is Not For You If...
You are looking for a party holiday rather than a week of genuine practice and reflection.
You are not willing to switch your phone off during shared sessions and meals.
You are hoping someone else will do the inner work for you.
Can you imagine how liberating it would feel to live from a place that nothing can disturb?
If your calm currently depends on other people's moods, your relationships, or your week going to plan, that is the exact problem you will get to solve on this retreat. Through ancient teachings of yoga, pranayama, meditation and philosophy woven through every day, you will build a relationship with yourself that no longer depends on external conditions, so you can meet whatever life brings with a quiet, grounded confidence.
You Know This Feeling
One unexpected call, one hard conversation, and the calm you built all week disappears.
You can find stillness on a mat, but it rarely survives contact with real life.
You are tired of feeling like your peace is on loan from your circumstances, rather than something truly yours.
Melody, long-term client
★★★★★
"Dina is an amazing teacher, and I keep coming back to her classes because they make me feel so good. There is a holistic element to her teaching, and she is very in tune with people and what they need."
What each day holds
Poses
Rooted in Dina's extensive Iyengar training and over thirty years of teaching, each practice is precisely and thoughtfully adapted to the individual. The aim is not solely to cultivate a strong, supple and healthy body that supports longevity, but also to come home to the body and breath in preparation for effective Prāṇāyāma, supporting us on the full journey of Yoga, whether our aspiration is freedom from suffering, deeper self understanding or simply to live well.
Breath
Breath is more than breathwork in the modern sense. Through regulating inhalation, exhalation and the pauses between them, we gradually refine the breath, which in turn helps regulate the subtler vital energies and settle the fluctuations of the mind. As the breath becomes steadier and more subtle, awareness naturally turns inward, preparing us for deeper concentration and meditation, and for a deeper experience of the stillness within.
Meditation
Meditation is a practice of becoming aware of, influencing and stabilising your mental and emotional state, allowing you to guide how you experience thoughts, feelings and awareness itself. As the mind becomes quieter, we can begin to recognise the awareness beneath its constant activity. Dina draws on her extensive knowledge of meditation to guide you progressively deeper into this silent presence, towards greater clarity, freedom from habitual patterns and a deeper understanding of who you are.
Philosophy
Yoga is a whole art and science of living. Each session is intimately connected to the philosophy and ancient teachings underpinning the practice. To be Unshakeable is not to force the mind into stillness, nor to achieve a trophy pose. We aim to arrive at witness consciousness, the awareness that watches every storm without ever being disturbed by it, already still, already whole, already free. The transformation is not becoming someone new. It is recognising what was never shaken to begin with.
Nourishment
Fresh, farm to table brunches, tailored to meet your dietary requirements minutes away at Albu Restaurant situated in the stunning grounds of Albuquerque Foundation with dinners across some of Sintra, Cascais and the coast's finest tables.
Your stay
Residential guests stay at a stunning architect built modern villa in Beloura, Sintra, 10 to 15 minutes from both Sintra and Cascais town, beaches and Sintra forest and only 25 minutes away from Lisbon airport. It is equipped with a twenty person studio, sauna, steam room, pool, cinema, work spaces and a gym. It has whole house water and air filtration and is supported by solar energy.
What's on the Table
Fresh, farm to table catering, tailored to meet your dietary requirements.
Where We'll Explore
Cabo da Roca, most westerly point of mainland Europe
Pena Palace
Praia Grande to Adraga
Sintra town
Cascais Town & Marina
Sintra Forest
You Might Be Wondering
New to retreats?
Every practice is offered with options, so however experienced you are, you will be met exactly where you are.
Coming alone?
Most guests arrive solo. By day two, you will not remember arriving as a stranger.
Can't switch off?
Each day is built with real rest in mind through restorative yoga and breathwork.
Not sure your body's ready for it?
The week incorporates gentle, remedial and more active options to meet your personal needs and accommodate exactly where your body is at.
Dates don't suit you?
Request a different date.
Prefer a private retreat with friends, family or colleagues?
Book for a minimum of 5 guests for residential and up to 20 for non-residential.
Want an offsite retreat?
Offsite retreats can also be arranged.
What's Included
Included
✓ Nights at private home in Sintra for Residential bookings
✓ Daily yoga practice, morning and afternoon
✓ Daily brunch
✓ All excursions and experiences on the itinerary
✓ The closing ceremony
Not Included
Flights and travel insurance
Transport to and from the airport
Dinners
Additional treatments and private sessions
Alcoholic beverages
Where You'll Stay
Residential guests stay at a stunning architect built modern villa in Beloura, Sintra, 10 to 15 minutes from both Sintra and Cascais town, beaches and Sintra forest and only 25 minutes away from Lisbon airport.
It is equipped with a twenty person studio, sauna, steam room, salt water pool, cinema, work spaces and a gym. It has whole house water and air filtration and supported by solar energy.
The house
The studio
The pool
Sauna and steam room
A bedroom
The living room
A Note From Dina
Dina Karim is a renowned wellness expert, keynote speaker and transformative leader who combines timeless Yogic philosophy with practice to empower individuals and organisations. She has over thirty years of experience in yoga, meditation and leadership coaching.
I have watched people arrive exhausted by circumstances they could not control, and leave with something steadier than that. I did not come to yoga as a fitness practice, I came to it as a complete art and science of living, a path to greater clarity, vitality and inner freedom, and that is the belief this whole retreat is built on. This is my invitation to you to experience that for yourself. Away from the noise of your ordinary week, we will work with the teachings that have shaped my own life, so you can build a foundation nothing external can shake, a quiet, steady joy that no longer depends on external conditions. I cannot wait to share this week with you.
+30
Years of experience
+10K
Satisfied clients
A Day at Unshakeable
No two days are quite the same. But each one is built to move, rest, nourish and gather.
9:00am
Morning practice
11:00am
Free time, sauna, steam, swim
12:00pm
A slow, nourishing brunch
2:00pm
Afternoon practice and breathtaking excursion options
7:00pm
Dinner, conversation, a little more magic beneath the last rays of Autumn sun.
Investment
Residential
£2,950
Per person, private ensuite room based on availability. Limited to 5 residential guests.
Non-Residential
€795
For guests joining the daytime programme without overnight accommodation.
Accommodation is based on availability at the time of booking. As the retreat is coming up shortly, full payment is due at the time of booking to secure your place. Payments are non-refundable given the proximity of the retreat, though your place can be transferred to someone else at any time.
What Guests Are Saying
Claudia
★★★★★
"After attending countless yoga classes over the years, this was the first time I truly understood the nuances of each pose: the purpose behind it, its benefits, and the safest way to practice it. Dina's presence and her careful attention to every student were felt throughout the entire session. It was, without question, one of the best yoga classes I've attended recently. I left in awe."
Mary, long-term client
★★★★★
"I have been coming to Dina Karim's classes for over 15 years and plan on going to them for the next 15... I recommend her classes to everyone, beginner or yoga teacher or somewhere in between, you will learn and feel good."
Karen, yoga rookie
★★★★★
"I believe that I have today inadvertently stumbled upon the Rolls Royce version of London 'yoga practise'!"
What You'll Leave With
You won't simply take home great memories. You will take home a renewed relationship with yourself.
A steadiness that holds, whatever life throws at you.
Practical tools you can return to, long after UNSHAKEABLE.
A quieter mind, a solid trust in yourself and a sense of joy that does not depend on outer circumstances.