Algarve, Portugal

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Private Reformer Pilates · Groups of 4–20

THEStory

Eight years in Portugal. Twelve years teaching Pilates.

This place is not a backdrop. It is the whole point.

I moved to the Algarve eight years ago. My partner is Portuguese. Our children are growing up here. This is not somewhere I came to run retreats. It is simply home.

Victoria, founder of The Reformer Experience

The story

EIGHTyearsLIVING HERE

Twelve years of teaching Reformer Pilates. Eight years of living here. Over that time I built something I could not have planned: a network of extraordinary people. Chefs who cook with whatever came in that morning. Wellness practitioners who are genuinely exceptional at what they do. Experiences that are not on any list.

The food here is seasonal in a way that still surprises me. The landscape is extraordinary. The pace of life does something to people that a week at a spa simply does not.

I kept thinking: why would I not share this?

How I work

WHATyou canEXPECT

FIRST

A real

conversation

Before anything is planned, we talk. I want to know about your group. Who is coming, what you are celebrating, what you want more of and what you want less of. That conversation shapes everything.

ALWAYS

Nothing

off the shelf

There are no packages to choose from. Every retreat is built from scratch. That takes more time but it means what you get actually fits your group.

ALWAYS

I handle

everything

The villa, the chef, the activities, the practitioners, the logistics. You do not need to coordinate anything. You just need to show up.

The network

THEpeopleI TRUST

The chefs, the massage therapists, the sound healers, the yoga teachers. The villa owners. The local restaurant that's been in the same family for three generations. None of them are on a platform. They're all people I know personally and have worked with for years.

Want to know more?

GETin touch

Send me an email and tell me about your group and what you have in mind. I will come back to you quickly.

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