There is a different rhythm waiting for you here at @zee.barn .
A rhythm of slow mornings, hands in the soil, and meals that begin long before the kitchen.
A rhythm where we listen, to the land, to the seasons, to the quiet wisdom of nature.
During our private “Yoga of Eating” retreat, we spend our days in connection.
Harvesting fresh vegetables from the garden, collecting edible flowers, preparing food with presence, and sharing meals that are alive, vibrant, and deeply nourishing.
This is not just about cooking.
It’s about remembering.
Remembering how to choose with intuition.
How to move with the cycles of the earth.
How to create beauty with simple, natural ingredients.
How to be fully present in the act of feeding yourself.
Each experience is personal and intimate.
You can choose your dates, your pace, your intention.
If you feel the call to slow down, reconnect, and learn directly from the land, I invite you to reach out.
Let’s create this time together.
Love and gratitude to the beautiful souls that joined 🧡
#macrobioticooking #regenerativefarming #nature #holistichealth #ecoproject
Dear Spring ,
In the lush green of spring, everything starts again…
Color returns in waves, soft greens, wild blossoms opening to the light. The land exhales abundance, quietly, generously.
Spring carries nourishment, renewal… life rising from the soil, each leaf a reminder of enough.
The earth gives, and we learn to receive, to tend, to give back .
There is sweetness in this cycle, flowers, fruits to come, butterflies.
In the kitchen, in the garden, there is abundance, there is generosity.
Everything is.grounded.
Gratitude and a joyful spring to you ❤️
Meli.
#springkitchen #edibleflowers #kitchenmagic #spring #regenerativeliving
The Yoga of Eating
A day of food, nature, and conscious living 🌿
On May 2nd on our permaculture land , @melania.healthylife is opening a one-day immersive experience for those who want to reconnect with food, not just as nourishment, but as practice, ritual, and medicine.
This is not just a retreat.
It’s a hands-on journey into the alchemy of food.
We will:
• harvest directly from the garden & learn to recognize seasonal plants
• explore foraging and the intelligence of nature
• cook together, simple, plant based, grounding, deeply nourishing meals
• bake earthy cakes & work with fermentation
• discover the foundations of macrobiotics & Chinese medicine through food
• share meals in presence, from preparation to table
The day begins with a yoga morning practice to arrive in the body, in presence..
and unfolds through cooking, learning, tasting, and being together.
This is for you if:
– you want to learn how to cook in a more intuitive, seasonal way
– you feel called to understand food as energy and medicine
– you crave a day connected to nature, hands in the soil, feet on the grass
📍 Zee Barn
🗓 May 2nd
✨ Only two spots available
If you feel the resonance, send me a dm. 💛
Much love , Meli.
#FoodAsMedicine ##slowliving #macrobioticooking #foodretreat
🌿 THE YOGA OF EATING
The alchemy of food, yoga, nature.
We are happy to share a new private retreat format, created for 1:1 experiences or small groups (maximum 4 people), to allow time, space and presence to truly dive deep.
This retreat is an invitation to slow down and experience sustainable living from the inside, cooking together, practicing therapeutical yoga, sharing, walking barefoot in our permaculture gardens and reconnecting with food as medicine.
✨ What makes this retreat unique:
• time to integrate, rest and listen
• cooking together, step by step
• many simple, colorful and nourishing recipes
• introduction to macrobiotic cuisine and the energy of food
• medicinal herbs, edible flowers & seasonal plants
• gentle yoga, meditation and embodied practices
• workshops ( fermentation, aromatherapy )
Here, food becomes alchemy, the kitchen a place of creativity and connection, a quiet temple where nature’s gifts are prepared, shared, and savoured with presence.
A retreat designed to nourish deeply ✨️
📍 ZeeBarn BioCenter · Ericeira, Portugal
🗓️ Private dates · On request from APRIL 2026
📩 For details & bookings: DM or link in bio
Love and Peace
Melania.
#theyogaofeating #privateretreat #foodasmedicine #slowliving #permaculturelife
Observation of our evolving forest gardens as we experience winter with high rainfalls and winds.
The test of permaculture design and the feedback of a system is an important part of our work as regenerative landscape designers…
Our way of co-creating is natural and progressive, thus more resilient over time.
How is winter treating your garden?
#permaculture #portugal #regenerativeliving #forestgarden #ericeira #garden #zeebarn
🌿 THE YOGA OF EATING
The alchemy of food, yoga, nature.
We are happy to share a new private retreat format, created for 1:1 experiences or small groups (maximum 4 people), to allow time, space and presence to truly dive deep.
This retreat is an invitation to slow down and experience sustainable living from the inside, cooking together, practicing therapeutical yoga, sharing, walking barefoot in our permaculture gardens and reconnecting with food as medicine.
✨ What makes this retreat unique:
• time to integrate, rest and listen
• cooking together, step by step
• many simple, colorful and nourishing recipes
• introduction to macrobiotic cuisine and the energy of food
• medicinal herbs, edible flowers & seasonal plants
• gentle yoga, meditation and embodied practices
• workshops ( fermentation, aromatherapy )
Here, food becomes alchemy, the kitchen a place of creativity and connection, a quiet temple where nature’s gifts are prepared, shared, and savoured with presence.
A retreat designed to nourish deeply ✨️
📍 ZeeBarn BioCenter · Ericeira, Portugal
🗓️ Private dates · On request from APRIL 2026
📩 For details & bookings: DM or link in bio
Love and Peace
Melania.
#theyogaofeating #privateretreat #foodasmedicine #slowliving #permaculturelife #macrobioticinspired #consciouscooking #retreatportugal #earthbasedliving
#culinaryretreat #slowliving #macrobiotica #organicfarming #Ericeira
Join me for a regenerative culinary workshop rooted in the rhythms of nature and the nourishing energies of autumn.
Guided by the principles of macrobiotic philosophy and held on our permaculture project @zee.barn .
This experience will be a deep dive into seasonal, wholesome cooking that heals and regenerate.
Together, we’ll explore dishes inspired by the earth’s current offerings, reconnecting with the flavors, textures, and wisdom that autumn brings.
🍁 What will you experience during the cooking class ?
- Introduction to Macrobiotic philosophy and lifestyle
- Introduction to Chinese Medicine
- Discover how to choose healthy ingredients
- Learn how to use wholefoods in your cooking
- Create a balanced macrobiotic menu
- Eat more local and seasonal foods
- Macrobiotic tools and Spiritual approach
- Tips and easy recipes to stimulate your creativity in the kitchen.
- Tips for a sugar free diet, sugar and emotions
- Recipes and Material
📅 Date: Sunday 23th November
⏰ Time: 10am-3pm
📍 Location: @zeebarn (15 min north of Ericeira )
💬 DM us to reserve your spot or for more details
Contribution 40 euros lunch included.
Spaces are limited, reserve your spot in advance
Much love ,
Melania. #MacrobioticCooking #HealthyEating #Nutrition #ericeira #ericeiracommunity #macrobiotica #yinyang #organicfarming #permaculture #cookingclass #macrobiotica #ecoliving #regenerativefarming
Join me for a regenerative culinary workshop rooted in the rhythms of nature and the nourishing energies of autumn.
Guided by the principles of macrobiotic philosophy and held on our permaculture project @zee.barn .
This experience will be a deep dive into seasonal, wholesome cooking that heals and regenerate.
Together, we’ll explore dishes inspired by the earth’s current offerings, reconnecting with the flavors, textures, and wisdom that autumn brings.
🍁 What will you experience during the cooking class ?
- Introduction to Macrobiotic philosophy and lifestyle
- Introduction to Chinese Medicine
- Discover how to choose healthy ingredients
- Learn how to use wholefoods in your cooking
- Create a balanced macrobiotic menu
- Eat more local and seasonal foods
- Macrobiotic tools and Spiritual approach
- Tips and easy recipes to stimulate your creativity in the kitchen.
- Tips for a sugar free diet, sugar and emotions
- Recipes and Material
📅 Date: Sunday 23th November
⏰ Time: 10am-3pm
📍 Location: @zeebarn (15 min north of Ericeira )
💬 DM us to reserve your spot or for more details
Contribution 40 euros lunch included.
Spaces are limited, reserve your spot in advance
Much love ,
Melania. #MacrobioticCooking #HealthyEating #Nutrition #ericeira #ericeiracommunity #macrobiotica #yinyang #organicfarming #permaculture #cookingclass #macrobiotica #ecoliving #regenerativefarming
Join me for a regenerative culinary workshop rooted in the rhythms of nature and the nourishing energies of autumn.
Guided by the principles of macrobiotic philosophy and held on our permaculture project @zee.barn .
This experience will be a deep dive into seasonal, wholesome cooking that heals and regenerate.
Together, we’ll explore dishes inspired by the earth’s current offerings, reconnecting with the flavors, textures, and wisdom that autumn brings.
🍁 What will you experience during the cooking class ?
- Introduction to Macrobiotic philosophy and lifestyle
- Introduction to Chinese Medicine
- Discover how to choose healthy ingredients
- Learn how to use wholefoods in your cooking
- Create a balanced macrobiotic menu
- Eat more local and seasonal foods
- Macrobiotic tools and Spiritual approach
- Tips and easy recipes to stimulate your creativity in the kitchen.
- Tips for a sugar free diet, sugar and emotions
- Recipes and Material
📅 Date: Sunday 23th November
⏰ Time: 10am-3pm
📍 Location: @zeebarn (15 min north of Ericeira )
💬 DM us to reserve your spot or for more details
Contribution 40 euros lunch included.
Spaces are limited, reserve your spot in advance
Much love ,
Melania. #MacrobioticCooking #HealthyEating #Nutrition #ericeira #ericeiracommunity #macrobiotica #yinyang #organicfarming #permaculture #cookingclass #macrobiotica #ecoliving #regenerativefarming
It’s not always sunny and sweet.
There is a lot of sweat, triggers and setbacks…
Life is life and as colorful as it gets, compost is always brown 🫶🏽
But…we love it and won’t have it any other way.
Today we share another week immersion with a beautiful group of humans who have committed to dive in and experience this with us.
Hopefully we would welcome more of you in the future and continue the real revolution…infectious down to the ground, roots deep and earth strong 🙌🏾
Blessings 🌱
Sunday we shall open the doors for a day workshop fir those still interested in spending a day learning and getting dirty 😃
Let’s do it….permaculture the way forward 🙌🏾
#permaculture #portugal #regenerativeliving #forestgarden #ericeira #pachamama #garden #zeebarn #organic #community
We invite you to join our upcoming regenerative garden workshop . SUNDAY 26 Oct.
Gardening is one of the greatest connections we can have with mother nature.
It’s a kind of meditation. While we get our hands in the soil and feel the earth, we can also feel recharged by nature’s magic 🌱
In this workshop we shall cover the basic approaches and steps to gardening.
Most importantly, we shall discover the secrets of soil and how to create healthy soils for organic plants. Compost.
Irrigation.
Companion plants.
Permaculture principles will be used to guide our process for planning various companion plants and growing systems.🙌🏾
During this workshop we shall get our hands in the soil so bring your gloves and hat, and don’t forget your water bottle.
🌻 LUNCH is included so we can sit and have a break together.
The exchange contribution is 45 euros and you can pre book your spot via revolut, mbway or paypal or send us a message.
Spots are limited as we shall focus on a small group, so please pre-book only. 🙏🏽
We look forward to sharing a beautiful workshop with lots of fun and creativity together. ☘️
With love Peppi & Meli.
#growyourown #growyourownfood🌱 #permaculture #regenerativeliving #forestgarden #ericeira #garden #zeebarn #organic #designgardenbed
We invite you to join our upcoming regenerative garden workshop . SUNDAY 26 Oct.
Gardening is one of the greatest connections we can have with mother nature.
It’s a kind of meditation. While we get our hands in the soil and feel the earth, we can also feel recharged by nature’s magic 🌱
In this workshop we shall cover the basic approaches and steps to gardening.
Most importantly, we shall discover the secrets of soil and how to create healthy soils for organic plants. Compost.
Irrigation.
Companion plants.
Permaculture principles will be used to guide our process for planning various companion plants and growing systems.🙌🏾
During this workshop we shall get our hands in the soil so bring your gloves and hat, and don’t forget your water bottle.
🌻 LUNCH is included so we can sit and have a break together.
The exchange contribution is 45 euros and you can pre book your spot via revolut, mbway or paypal or send us a message.
Spots are limited as we shall focus on a small group, so please pre-book only. 🙏🏽
We look forward to sharing a beautiful workshop with lots of fun and creativity together. ☘️
With love Peppi & Meli.
#growyourown #growyourownfood🌱 #permaculture #regenerativeliving #forestgarden #ericeira #garden #zeebarn #organic #designgardenbed
