Your Teachers & Host
YOU COULD NOT BE IN BETTER HANDS! THIS RETREAT IS HOSTED BY OUR FOUNDER MAREILE PALEY AND THE EVER JOYFUL DOM VIEIRA
Mareile Paley
OWNER OF LIFE IN MOVEMENT, RETREAT HOST, PILATES & WELLNESS GUIDE
If a retreat is a beautiful piece of art, Mareile is the glue that holds all the pieces together. Having started in 2010 leading her own Pilates retreats, she soon found her true calling and strength in connecting people, in crafting and curating truly exceptional retreat experiences and in finding the best teachers. The personal attention you will receive before, during and after the retreat can all be attributed to Mareile’s deep desire to make people happy and to make you feel valued and special.
This retreat will take place on Mareile's 'home turf' - Portugal. Passionate as she is, she will share with you all her local insight and best-kept secrets. Mareile will also teach your daily dose of Pilates, so you are in for a treat from our founder herself.
Dominique (Dom) Vieira
YOGA TEACHER, STUDIO OWNER, TEACHER TRAINER
Dom teaches Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga, as well as a meditation and breathwork. She firmly believes that yoga is for everybody and every body and carries that ethos throughout her teachings. Her classes focus on intelligent sequencing and making the practice as accessible as possible. She places a lot of value on the connection to breath and cultivating that beautiful feeling of presence and connection through breath, movement and stillness. For her, the yoga practice is really a practice of coming back home to oneself with loving-kindness. She can’t wait to guide you through your own practice.
Tom Maryniak
ARTIST & CREATIVE WELLBEING FACILITATOR
With a background in Fine Art Printmaking, Tom Maryniak co-founded Lisboa Social Press in 2018 with the vision of making creativity accessible to everybody. Since then, alongside hosting exhibitions, retreats, artist residencies and events, he has developed a wide range of workshops that seek to unite creative pursuits with wellbeing practices. From a Meditative Walk, Draw & Forage, to Stretch & Sketch, Tom continues to ensure that each of his offerings are carefully curated so that participants feel nurtured and gently guided to a place of full creative expression. We are super excited to see what he has in store for us on this retreat.
Mary Ann Voli
VENUE HOST, QI GONG, BREATHWORK FACILITATOR, MINDFULNESS COACH
A former Hong Kong-based executive coach running a successful business in leadership development and corporate mindfulness, Mary Ann built her dream in Portugal by creating Quinta Marugo - A place where she could put her certifications in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living to greater use. We are excited to collaborate with Mary Ann not only as our venue host, but to share some of her wisdom and magic with you. Mary Ann will be teaching Breathwork and Qi Gong providing you with more space to reconnect with your inner resources, wisdom, compassion, and power.
