There is a part inside of you that is still waiting to be liberated....
You come to this earth.
Naked.
Innocent.
Filled with unconditional love.
Unfiltered and alive in your expression.
Full of life force and childlike curiosity.
And throughout the years this natural state may be covered with shame and conditioning.
Maybe you learn that love is something that needs to be earned.
That sexuality is something to perform.
That pleasure is a reward - not a priority.
That it's safer to silence yourself and to shut down, instead of fully being seen.
That you are better at holding space for others, than at receiving.
Your source of love, life force and pleasure has always lived inside your body.
The Nature of Love Retreat is a Somatic Self Intimacy Journey, where we come together as humans to return to this natural state of love, wholeness and erotic aliveness.
Self intimacy comes first. There are no sexual interactions between participants. Eros is part of our nature and part of the container, but it is not acted out.
This journey is your invitation to:
𖤓 Take off the masks and be vulnerable
𖤓 Come home to the body
𖤓 Awaken your erotic aliveness
𖤓 Remember your inner wholeness
𖤓 Meet in truth - not in pleasing
𖤓 Reclaim pleasure as your birthright
𖤓 Release the shame and conditioning that keeps you small
𖤓 Grow and evolve in community
It's a space where your body can finally experience:
It's safe to be my authentic self and to be in connection
Feel the calling?
This journey is for you, if...
𖤓 You have already done some inner work, but a part of you is still holding back - especially in intimacy
𖤓 You want to experience your erotic aliveness as your natural and innocent state of being - not as something to perform in the bedroom
𖤓 You feel a calling toward a mixed gender container - also to heal your relationship with the inner and outer feminine and masculine
𖤓 You are a man on the path and ready to connect deeper with your body and step into deeper sexual integrity
𖤓 You want to expand your capacity to feel pleasure as your birthright
𖤓 You long for a space where you can be vulnerable, raw and real - without pressure or expectations
𖤓 You are longing to feel fully alive, sensual and home inside your body
𖤓 You feel deep down that the source of intimacy begins within yourself and you want to deepen that connection
Book your 20-minute free call to explore, if The Nature of Love Retreat is the right next step on your journey
“This retreat gave me permission to focus on me.”
"Jana and Sandro are both excellent facilitators.
The way Jana talks and moves embodies sensuality at every moment, I found this really encouraged me to do the same.
By removing direct sexual interaction yet still exploring sexual and sensual energy, Jana created a very special space unlike any other I've been in.
There's a focus on building your own pleasure rather than trying to create or give it to others. I've spent several years focusing on other people's pleasure, but in the process I lost track of my own.
This retreat gave me permission to focus on me.
We arrived as strangers and left as good friends.
Jana says 'you won't leave as a new person, but as more of yourself' and she is absolutely right."
- Jon
“After a long time I feel fully seen by my partner.”
"My partner and I attended The Nature of Love Retreat together and it changed our relationship in the most beautiful and unexpected way.
We learned so much about our own individual patterns and at the same time there is so much more togetherness between us now.
We shifted from being in constant fight and defensive mode into a much deeper connection and there is more softness and understanding.
After a long time I feel fully seen by my partner.
What is really healing for me since the retreat is to experience physical intimacy and touch without expectations or goals, which is so important for me and there is also much more playfulness between us.
It was also beautiful to witness Jana and Sandro facilitating together. Jana as a very energetic woman and Sandro as a very sensitive man with a grounded presence. Seeing that combination was healing in itself.
Thank you from my heart."
- Surya
“In Jana’s spaces, I don’t have to give anything in order to receive support.”
"What makes Jana's retreats special is the feeling of being right. There is no comparing myself to others. All self-doubt simply vanishes.
In Jana's spaces, I don't have to give anything in order to receive support. It is okay to focus only on myself. That is deeply healing for me.
The Nature of Love inspired me to play with boundaries. The way Jana supported me after a challenging situation shifted my perspective and reminded me of my self-leadership and my own power.
The retreat opened me up to erotic aliveness, a new kind of vitality that was always within me but which I had successfully suppressed.
It is so liberating to live this now. And to realize just how much energy it gives me in my everyday life too."
- Joëlle
What awaits you
This is not a retreat of endless processing, over-analysing and staying stuck in the loop of self-healing.
This is a space of permission to let the parts you are trying to fix finally come alive and to let your body guide you to places you can't reach with your mind.
𖤓 Embodiment practices & rituals to come home to your body, express and awaken your aliveness
𖤓 Awakening of your erotic & primal body in direct contact with nature
𖤓 Men's work and women's work
𖤓 Feminine and masculine healing ritual to return to your inner wholeness and learn from each other
𖤓 Collective rituals to release shame and celebrate the sacredness of your body
𖤓 Re-writing old stories about your body, pleasure and sexuality
𖤓 Self intimacy rituals to explore new pathways of pleasure through slowing down and deep listening
𖤓 Circles of sharing and witnessing
𖤓 Archetypal and Primal Play
𖤓 Intimacy Playground to awaken your childlike curiosity and remember your sensual innocence
What you will take with you
This retreat is not an escape from real life, but an initiation to live and love in deeper intimacy with life.
You won't leave as a "new person", but as more of yourself.
You may take with you:
𖤓 A felt sense of safety and aliveness inside your body
𖤓 A living experience of intimacy based on presence, authenticity and vulnerability - not pleasing & performance
𖤓 A deeper sense of inner wholeness and self-love
𖤓 More confidence in voicing your needs, desires and boundaries – in life, love and the bedroom
𖤓 A deeper connection to your sensual and erotic nature - based on being, not doing
𖤓 More capacity to feel pleasure and tools to cultivate a self-pleasure practice
𖤓 A deep sense of belonging and being held in community
𖤓 The remembrance of your innocence - and the freedom to be playful, curious and wildly alive
This is for me
Meet the team
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Jana Zappe
Jana is the creatrix and the lead-facilitator of "The Nature of Love".
Her path of holding space started 12 years ago as a yoga teacher.
Over the last 7 years she has gone deep into the territories of Embodiment, Somatic Bodywork, Tantra, Temple Arts and Nervous system work.
She is a certified and trauma-informed Somatic Bodyworker & Coach, Embodiment Facilitator, Tantric Bodyworker and Yoga teacher.
Her own journey led her through shame and deep disconnection from her body, her pleasure and sexuality.
After years of seeking love and answers outside of herself she discovered that the source of power, pleasure and creation is her body and that embodiment has always been the missing piece in her life.
Her mission is to create spaces where people feel safe enough to meet the places inside themselves which have been shamed, silenced and suppressed - and return to their most authentic, alive and innocent self.
Sandro Jonas
Sandro fell in love with movement in his late teens and gave five intense years to the dream of dancing professionally.
Until self-doubt and self-judgment quietly closed the door.
Dance fell away for nearly two decades. It returned unexpectedly, at his first sacred masculine retreat, no longer as performance art but as self-love and a way deeper into himself.
Today, he works with movement and the sacred masculine. He is part of Adam’s Barley mentoring circle, founder of the ZeroOne method and a student of Gabrielle Roth, creator of 5Rhythms.
He is trained in therapeutic dance and in the foundations of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy at the University of Coimbra.
His masculine path has been shaped by teachers, including Rui Estrela and Miguel Sevilhano, lending a grounded presence to the space.
Across the retreat, Sandro holds the sonic ground and the masculine presence, guiding movement and ritual, and laying the live soundscape. He creates a space without judgment or expectation, where you can stop performing, listen inward, and let the movement find you.
Our shared vision
As partners in life and in facilitation, we weave our complementary energies, strength and vulnerability, structure and softness, into a single living container:
Steady enough to be wild in, tender enough to be honest in.
Our intention is not to change you – you have never been broken, so there is nothing to fix – but to walk with you back home, to an awake, vibrant body, and to that primordial life force free of guilt, fear, and conditioning.
This is the ground where erotic innocence can be remembered: not as something to perform, but as something that was always already yours.
We have been weaving our work together since 2024, hosting regular Tantric Date Nights for couples in Portugal.
Our retreat location
Biovilla is nestled in the heart of the Arrábida Natural Park – one of the most beautiful and unspoiled landscapes in Portugal, just 40 minutes from Lisbon Airport.
Surrounded by lush, vibrant nature, ancient forests and the wild Atlantic coast, it is a place that holds you from the moment you arrive.
The space has a warm, boho feel – built on the values of sustainability, regeneration and community.
𖤓 A natural pool on the land that invites you to slow down and simply be
𖤓 Vegetarian and vegan food – organic, local and nourishing
𖤓 Sauna and hot tub
𖤓 Shared, modern dorms of 3
𖤓 Private accommodation available for an extra fee of 70€ per night
𖤓 Camping or sleeping in your own van is also welcome (same price)
𖤓 Some of the most beautiful hiking trails in Portugal right on your doorstep, and wild beaches just 15 minutes away by car
What previous participants say about The Nature of Love
“I’m simply making myself more of a priority.”
"Two weeks have passed since The Nature of Love Retreat and so much is still resonating within me.
What was particularly special for me was how fast you created a safe space. I felt safe and able to simply be myself without any expectations to meet or roles to take on.
I could playfully try new things and truly come into contact with my body.
Experiencing safety, openness and connection in this mixed gender setting was very special.
I experienced depth and lightness, pain and joy, closeness and boundaries, shame and freedom and felt how closely all of these are connected.
I'm taking away a new and deeper connection with myself. I'm simply making myself more of a priority."
- Nina
“Something inside me has moved into its right place.”
“I came to the retreat with so many trigger points and spent the first days in an exceptional state.
But from the second day something shifted. For the first time I was able to stay with myself and not run away like I usually do.
Something that particularly touched me: what I had discovered as self-love 3-4 years ago didn’t include the woman in me. After this retreat, it finally does.
I can now touch myself and experience an indescribably beautiful feeling that had never been accessible to me before.
Something inside me has moved into its right place."
- Ariane
“Jana’s authentic self embodiment is contagious, inspiring and encouraging.”
“I highly recommend this transformative embodied approach.
It is deeply life changing & creating openings of superpowers from within that are ripe and ready to step up and out into the truth of my unique being and to show up in the world with courage.
The cherry on the top was also the beginning of deeper self connection & pleasure!
Jana’s authentic self embodiment is contagious, inspiring and encouraging.
I recommend the path of embodiment as it is a layer that feels vital to our process & transformation within ourselves and the collective field of current evolutionary change.”
- Kerry
Your investment
This is not the next experience to consume, but a space to build a strong foundation inside yourself.
Super Early Bird
888€
until 8 November
Early Bird
999€
until 28 February
Regular
1111€
from 1 March
What's included in the price?
𖤓 4 nights accommodation in shared dorms
𖤓 3 nourishing organic meals per day + water, coffee & tea
𖤓 Sauna & Hot Tub
𖤓 Full retreat programme
𖤓 Use of all facilities including natural pool
𖤓 Integration Call
Private accommodation with your own bathroom is available on request for an extra fee of 280€.
Bring your partner/friend: sign up together and get a 10% discount.
After you register you secure your spot by paying a 400€ deposit. The remaining amount you can pay until 30 days before the event.
Payment in instalments is possible, but needs to be individually discussed.
It's time to remember who you are
Practical Information
When?
26th – 30th May 2027
Where?
In the beautiful location Biovilla in the Arrábida Natural Park (40 min from Lisbon Airport)
Arrival & Travel
𖤓 Airport Lisbon (LIS)
40 min drive to Biovilla
From Lisbon, you can:
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rent a car or carpool
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share an Uber (ca. 30€)
𖤓 Bus Travel
Portugal has a reliable and affordable bus system.
You can travel to Lisbon Oriente by bus or train.
From there you can take the local bus (4710) to Palmela, which is 10 min by car from Biovilla.
Bus lines:
Get-to-Know Call
Book an introductory call with me, in which I will answer your questions and we see together whether the retreat can support you and your journey.
Good to know
Food
During our retreat we will be nourished by 3 delicious vegetarian/vegan meals per day. All meals will be mostly organic, local and seasonal, with less gluten and sugar.
Language
The retreat will be held in English.
As we are originally from Germany and Portugal, German and Portuguese translation is possible.
We are very experienced in facilitating bilingual spaces.
Registration
You can apply via the registration form.
Your spot is secured with a 400€ deposit (see "Your investment" above).
Cancellation policy
If you want to cancel, you must send an e-mail.
Please note that the deposit is non-refundable.
The cancellation fees are:
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until 26.02.2027: 400€ (deposit)
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until 25.04.2027: 50% of your investment
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after 26.04.2027: no refund possible
A refund is not possible if a participant leaves the retreat early or does not fully participate for personal reasons.
Transfer of ticket
It is possible to transfer the booking to another person as long as this is communicated in writing at least 14 days before the start of the retreat and the new participant fulfills all the necessary requirements.
Are you ready to become more intimate with life?
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