Laughing Orchard is a sacred retreat centre hidden inside the volcanic crater of Furnas, on the oldest island of the Azores — São Miguel, Portugal. Set within a one-hectare fruit garden tucked inside an ancient riverbed, surrounded by wind-sheltering forest, this is a place where the land itself is the teacher. Hot springs bubble underfoot, mineral-rich air fills the lungs, and two hundred shades of green open the eyes. The centre offers immersive multi-day gatherings — Immersions — for small groups of up to 18 people, as well as private retreat hire and organisational off-sites. Practices hosted include yoga, meditation, breathwork, somatic bodywork, sound journeys, and the unscripted gatherings known as Collisions, where strangers become kin and something unplanned always arrives.

Furnas, Furnas Valley, inside volcanic crater, São Miguel island

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