Stories from the village

It describes neos·life's mission as a holistic village and transformational ecosystem being built on 1000 acres around a lake in Alentejo, Portugal, combining retreats, regenerative education, wellness, a hotel, a residential community, and an organic farm.

This is the main neos·life site overview, introducing the village, farm, wellbeing offerings, and transformational retreats being built in Alentejo, Portugal. It covers ways to visit, transform, or live at neos, along with its guiding philosophy.

It's an invitation to visit Neos in 2026, describing the regenerative wellbeing sanctuary set on 1000 acres of Alentejo nature, 75 minutes from Lisbon's airport, and the different ways to experience it.

It outlines neos·life's mission to build physical villages centred on transformation, education, and responsible living, aiming to become a leading model for human empowerment and regenerative living.

It introduces neos center, the heart of the neos·life ecosystem, describing its location, philosophy, the five New Earth Ways, and its future vision including a ceremonial dome and wellbeing development plan.

It introduces the Yutori Artists Retreat, a 6-day gathering at Neos Center themed around the Japanese concept of yutori (spaciousness and ease), combining creative practice, slow living, tea and cacao ceremonies, and somatic work, with pricing offered as a 'pay what feels good' exchange.

It announces the Yutori Artists Residency, a 10-day slow-living retreat for artists at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal, from 20-29 November 2026. It centers on spaciousness, presence, and creative flow rather than a packed program, with participants expected to bring their own art materials and tools.

It's a reflective piece marking the successful land acquisition for Neos, sharing the emotional 'Hero's Journey' behind it and the key lessons learned over the past year of fundraising and negotiations.

It revisits Neos Village's core purpose, gives an update on the land acquisition and founder opportunity, explains how new members are attuned to the community mindset via the Social Agreement and Attunement questionnaire, and invites people to help fund the final €1M needed to secure the land, plus join a Sunday land tour.

It's an urgent call to action following the 'Last Call' newsletter, updating the community that €2.2M has been pledged toward the €3.1M needed to secure the neos·village land, and outlining the next steps to finalize pledges, sign contracts, and transfer funds before the deed signing.

This is an urgent last-call appeal explaining that neos·life is about to lose its chosen land to a competing buyer unless the community can help raise a significant downpayment and show a clear path to completion within days, while the founders remain calm and open to whatever outcome is meant to be.

It explains the 'waking up' concept through the metaphor of never taking off a VR headset, describing how our body/mind is just an interface for the eternal awareness we truly are, and why realizing this reduces suffering and enables a life of higher purpose. It also ties this philosophy to neoslife's mission and mentions the land being acquired and an upcoming investor retreat.

Vincent announces he is committing his entire net worth of €600,000 to bring neoslife to life, laying out his vision for a self-sufficient village in Portugal, the structure of a Swiss foundation with for-profit entities beneath it, and an invitation for investors and collaborators to join.

Yes, neos·life is currently taking bookings for events, retreats, programs, and stays, including monthly 'HALO' Weekends, the New Earth Leadership program, and customizable Regenerative Escapes.

Yes, you can join the '4 Day Neos Experience', a monthly light retreat starting March 2026 for those curious to explore the village, alongside other retreats, events and programs listed on the center website.

Yes, Neos hosts a variety of retreats throughout 2026, including the 'Awaken' Retreat (Sept 9-13), the Deep Healing & Activation Retreat (May 21-24), a Sound Energy Medicine Teacher Training (June 25-July 4), the Kula Yoga Retreat (Oct 22-26), and the Yutori Artists Residency (Nov 20-29), among others like the Awakening Retreat, Beauty Way Retreat, and Silent Retreat.

Yes, the Yutori Artists Retreat is a 6-day immersion in artistic exploration, slow living, and eastern-inspired somatic practices at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal. Dates are still to be confirmed, but you can register your interest now or go to the booking platform for accommodation details.

Yes, the Yutori Artists Residency runs 20-29 November 2026 at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal, with a maximum of 15 places. Early bird pricing (until end of July 2026) is 2170 for a shared room or 2950 for a private room, secured with a 50% deposit.

Yes, the Hozho Retreat runs May 15-21, 2026 at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal, a 6-day ritual immersion into nature and the divine inspired by Navajo/Dine 'Beauty Way' teachings. Registration is open via the retreat's booking platform.

Yes, the Yutori Artists Residency runs 20-29 November 2026 at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal, with a maximum of 15 places. You can secure your spot with a 50% deposit now and pay the remaining balance by the end of July 2026.

Yes, the next A W A K E N: Neos Experience runs April 9-12, 2026, and is open for booking now. It's especially recommended for prospective team members, future village residents, and anyone drawn to deep nature immersion and higher-purpose exploration.

Yes — on August 10th, Zach Bush MD is hosting an intimate 4-hour activation experience at Neos Center for up to 60 people, with an optional extended experience including dinner, music, and two nights' stay for up to 30 participants. Village Members contributing €100k+ in the next 8 days receive a free place.

Yes, in April neoslife is holding a world-first transformation experience for up to eight potential investors to experience the estate and the waking-up process firsthand.

Neos village is located in Alentejo, Portugal, just 75 minutes outside of Lisbon, on 410 ha (1,010 acres) of land. This is enough space to develop a village for 1,000 people centred around healing, well-being and awakening.

The land is located in Alentejo, Portugal, and spans 1000 acres around a beautiful lake.

Neos center sits on 1000 acres in the rural Alentejo region of Portugal, about 75 minutes east of Lisbon and close to Evora's ancient standing stone circle.

The Neos center sits on 1000 acres of nature with a huge majestic lake, located just over an hour from Lisbon, Portugal.

Neos Center is in Alentejo, Portugal, offering heart-expanding views across 500 hectares (also described as 1000 acres) of nature, including lakes to swim in, only about a 75-minute car journey from Lisbon International Airport.

The retreat takes place at Neos Center in Alentejo, Portugal, on 500 hectares (1000 acres) of land with lakes to explore, and it's about a 75-minute car journey from Lisbon International Airport.

The venue sits on 1000 acres of secluded nature in Alentejo, Portugal, just 75 minutes east of Lisbon's international airport.

Neos is located in Alentejo, Portugal, about one hour from Lisbon, spanning 158 hectares for the village plus 1,000 acres total including the adjoining Neos Center land, with 410 hectares of Montado (cork oak) landscape being stewarded.

It's a 410 ha (with existing buildings measured at 420 ha) piece of land in Alentejo, Portugal, about 75 minutes from Lisbon airport. It's 2km wide and 3.1km long, with hill chains, a dam, and an altitude difference of 100m from peak to river valley.

The village is designed as a whole ecosystem with two sides: a public, north-of-the-lake side offering internationally recognised educational and transformational experiences, and a residential, south-of-the-lake side that lives out those teachings through practices like harmony with nature, decentralised governance, a regenerative/circular economy, and biodiversity restoration.

It will include a transformational center for retreats, regenerative education and wellness, a hotel, a residential autonomous community, and an organic farm, all set within 1000 acres around a lake.

The village is envisioned as part of a transformative ecosystem across 1000 acres, combining wellness and consciousness expansion, regenerative education, and nature-based living, with event spaces, gardens, and residential community areas.

The neos ecosystem consists of five parts: the Village itself, a Transformational Center for learning and healing, Residential Eco Living for permanent life, a Global Community network of change makers, and Regeneration efforts to restore the land.

The village will include homes for residents and guests, well-being and healing services, education and training programs, land regeneration work, an organic farm, and additional services extending beyond the physical village.

Neos Village will have 144 houses across three clusters (Lakeside, Community, and Meadow) built around a shared village center, on 158 hectares of oak groves, lakes and meadows. It sits alongside the adjoining Neos Center, a wellbeing, retreat and educational hub with space for 500 guests.

Once the land is bought, two parallel tracks begin: the Northern guest part called 'The Center for a New Humanity' (education, healing, wellbeing retreats stewarded by aligned leaders) and the Southern part, the Neos Village residential community, which will include housing, agriculture, rewilding, roads, and community infrastructure like schools and creative studios for about 200 homes.

It's envisioned as a fully self-sufficient village hosting around 1,000 people at once (guests, day visitors, patients, staff and residents), providing everything needed to live well, heal, evolve and thrive, and even includes an airstrip for small planes.

Planned components include a healing center led by Dr. Nader Butto, a co-working/creation center, a meditation center, a school, an academy on mind-body-soul integration, a resort and residences for about 1,000 people, and a regenerative/permaculture farm that sustains the village with its own water and energy.

Until July 31st you can become a Village Member by contributing at least €50k (with €100k+ preferred) toward a €200k lot, gaining priority lot selection once the masterplan is finalized and other benefits like influencing village design. Email connect@neos.life to book a call to discuss options.

You can invest now for the best financial value and priority plot location, help shape the Village Masterplan, or offer a loan for the remaining €1M by contacting connect@neos.life; full details are in the Funding Codex.

You can pledge any amount (e.g. €20k, €150k, €1M) toward collective land co-ownership by sending a non-binding letter of intent via DM or email to connect@neos.life, after which you'll join a closed group conversation to help shape the collective terms; you can also join their 300-member WhatsApp group for casual conversation first.

Send a direct message to connect@neos.life confirming your pledge intention and amount, sign the Pledge Letter (docusign link to follow), join a WhatsApp group or 1:1 call to define a simple contract, and then transfer funds, ideally by Tuesday.

The team is asking community members to reach out ASAP (within the weekend) if they can contribute funds, invest, or partner in any way; they also suggest someone could acquire the land for the remaining €3M and allow 12-18 months of collaborative exploration, or contribute toward a future home secured by the land via the poll in this issue.

They are looking for help making the financing happen this month, including short-term bridge loans if bank financing doesn't come through in time, as well as contacts, ideas, and prayers.

Vincent invites seed investors to help acquire the land and also welcomes people passionate about the vision — visionaries, architects, farmers, hospitality experts, marketers, and more — to reply to the email or join the Telegram channel to get involved.

Vincent is seeking seed money to complete the land purchase, begin planning, hire an architect, and refurbish existing buildings for retreats by summer. Interested investors can reply to the email or contact vincent@neos.life, and there's also a retreat, 'Awaken to Beauty,' on December 8 or 9 to experience the vision and land firsthand.

Depending on the retreat, you can expect deep self-discovery and healing, embodiment of divine feminine/masculine energies, sound and vibrational healing practices, silent inner clarity through fasting and detox, or creative and artistic exploration inspired by slow living.

You'll get daily spaciousness to explore writing, painting, or any artistic form that calls to you, alongside journaling, deep listening, and inner exploration. The retreat also includes tea ceremonies, cacao and blue lotus rituals, eastern somatic practices, live devotional music, and access to 1000 acres of land and lakes for deep renewal.

Yutori offers 10 uninterrupted days in a lightly-guided but self-directed creative container, with time for writing, painting, sound, or any art form that calls to you. Shared anchor points include medicine tea ceremonies, cacao and blue lotus rituals, eastern-inspired somatic practices, and moments of collective silence or deep listening, all set within 500 hectares of nature with lakes to explore.

The retreat facilitates opening into expansive bliss, harnessing awareness, nourishing body and soul, and dissolving into oneness with nature and the stars. It includes cacao and sound ceremonies, self-care and nature rituals, heart-sharing circles, and time for personal reflection and creative reconnection.

Yutori offers 10 uninterrupted days in a gently held container for self-directed creative practice—writing, painting, sound, or movement—supported by anchor points like medicine tea ceremonies, eastern-inspired somatic practices, and collective silence. Rather than a packed program, it provides spaciousness and presence so your own art and creative process can breathe and re-emerge.

You'll enjoy organic meals, sessions on 'The New Human' and a 'New Way of Being', deep nature connection practices, village exploration and talks, and spontaneous gifts. It's designed as a gentle reset to expand awareness, ground authenticity, and clarify your role in the collective shift, while giving you a first-hand feel for the Neos land, people, and mission.

During the life-changing weekend you'll experience neoslife and the estate directly, and understand for yourself what 'waking up' means and why it could change the world.

Yes, the land was acquired in 2025 and Neos Center has been operating on it since, running retreats with a committed team and community. The village itself is currently in the permitting stage, with its licence expected in Q2 2027.

Yes — a week before this newsletter, Karen and Vincent signed the deed and moved onto the Neos land, marking the completion of Phase 0 of the project.

Not yet — a few weeks ago the land was at risk of being lost, and the community raised €2M in response; as of this issue there is one week left to raise the final €1M to secure it.

Not yet — as of this issue, at least €2.2M of the €3.1M needed has been pledged by 23 people, but funds still need to be transferred to the sellers and the deed signed before the land is secured.

No — as of this issue, neos·life is on the verge of losing the land next week because a competing buyer is ready to close if a significant downpayment and clear completion plan aren't provided in time. Three independent valuations put the land's worth at least €4.4M, while the remaining amount needed is €3M (at €0.75/m2).

Not yet — as of this issue, they are still praying that full financing comes together this month, with the final deadline to acquire the land less than two weeks away and the outcome uncertain.

Not yet finalized—Vincent describes it as 'a beautiful piece of land' neoslife is acquiring, and he just returned from his sixth visit, sharing an unedited video of the estate including its ostriches, cows, sheep, and brown-tinted water from recent rains.

The issue states that despite technological progress, humanity still operates from victim and survival consciousness, causing suffering to the planet and people, so there's a need to shift toward meaning, connection, and co-creation of a more beautiful life.

Neos needs to repay a bridge loan by early August, so only 8 days remain to invest at exceptional land value before masterplanning with EDSA begins in August and lot prices rise to their premium value.

The sellers' deadline has already passed, and with only about €1M of the ~€2.2M pledge target confirmed, the team needs to show concrete pledges coming in within a day or two to convince the sellers to extend their patience until Monday.

Karen and Vincent explain that the sellers have a competing buyer ready to finalize the sale if neos·life doesn't secure a downpayment and a clear road to completion within days — they literally only have that weekend to bring something concrete together.

There are less than two weeks left for the final deadline to acquire the land, and it remains uncertain whether the financing will come together in time.

He sees the world crumbling through war, polarisation, and moral decay, while AI and robotics threaten to make most people commercially useless, and warns that consolidated wealth and power could lead to a totalitarian, CBDC-controlled one-world government unless people wake up and build a new model now.

Neos is built around a dual structure of public and residential sides that work together as one ecosystem, combined with a location in Alentejo—a region rich in wine culture, community cooperatives, syntropic farms, and heritage from Neolithic, Arab, Roman and Phoenician civilisations—plus a strong commitment to zero waste, regenerative sustainability, and reusability.

Its offerings are curated around five core design principles—Nature, Consciousness, Beauty, Collaboration, and Whole-Systems—combined with a focus on zero waste, regenerative sustainability, and reusability to create a holistic, transformative ecosystem.

Neos life is guided by five Design & Experience Pillars—Nature, Whole-Systems, Consciousness, Community, and Beauty—connected to its New Earth Ways cultural principles, aiming for a holistic ecosystem rather than just an eco-village.

Neos combines private home ownership with shared land, farm and community spaces, self-sufficiency in food, water and energy, wise self-governance with no guru, and a full ecosystem pairing a residential village with a world-leading center for transformation next door. It's designed as daily life for committed residents, not a retreat or commune.

Neos aims to unite 'sovereign individual' with 'unified community,' giving ample space for diverse paths—families, entrepreneurs, introverts, extroverts—rather than enforcing a single guru or ideology, while still cultivating shared healing, purpose, and consciousness through structures like the Community Social Agreement and Attunement.

The land already includes the beginnings of a self-sufficient sanctuary, from an organic farm to energy-efficient dwellings, with each element designed to nourish, inspire, and respect the earth as shown in the drone flyover.

The land already features accommodation designed as a cosy wellbeing space, a spacious restaurant and professional kitchen, indoor spaces for yoga and lounging by the fire, and a majestic lake with hilltop views for hiking, biking, swimming and paddle boarding.

The retreat description mentions the land includes 1000 acres (also cited as 500 hectares) with lakes to swim in and luxurious chill-out and practice spaces. It notes that through 2025-2027 the space will continue to upgrade, eventually offering a full spa and a unique ceremonial dome.

The land is operational with its own drinking water sources, several water bodies including a dam, 170 cows and other animals, cork trees, existing buildings with 19 bedrooms plus a restaurant and social spaces (currently used for hunting tourism), agricultural equipment, and even its own airplane landing strip.

You can book a HALO Weekend, retreat, or program directly through the site, host your own event on the land, or follow along via their Substack and Instagram (@neos life) for deeper updates.

You can book the 4 Day Neos Experience, join a retreat or event from the center's program, or attend one of the open community days held throughout the year for outdoor activities, wellbeing sessions and al fresco dining.

In May 2025 the Center opened with Stage One, following a light refurbishment of the existing hotel, and it will continue through a stage-by-stage refurbishment from 2025-30, eventually including a ceremonial dome and advanced healing and wellbeing spaces.

They are finishing the development plans for the first phase of the hotel, retreat and event center, which includes a community space, a 100m2 multi-purpose room, and future bedrooms.

Details are in this newsletter issue itself, and you can email connect@neos.life to schedule a call to talk through investment options before the July 31st deadline.

You can find the investment deck, 1-pager, newsletters, and retreat programs at neos.life/links, and connect directly with Karen and Vincent if interested in investing or joining.

Pledging is not an investment with fixed ROI but a commitment toward co-ownership of the land and, where applicable, home development — the size of your land/home allocation scales with your contribution (e.g. a €200k pledge might cover a €100k land share plus €100k toward building a home), and founding members get discounted or free access to the Center.

Investors get a homesite as co-owner on the village land south of the lake, discounted or free lifetime access to the retreat and event center's offerings (spa, festivals, workshops, healing sessions), and recognition as a Founding Member of the project.

The issue outlines the five New Earth Ways as the core cultural principles taught through neos center's programs: Deepen Awareness (Consciousness), Respect Life Energy (Sacredness), Embody your Blueprint (Embodiment), Wholeness & Balance (Balance), and Creation of Beauty (Elevation).

Yes, Neos is now taking venue reservations for 2027 for retreats, courses, or gatherings, offering 1000 acres of nature, accommodation for 38 people, and beautiful facilitation and community spaces just over an hour from Lisbon.

Karen Aiyana is a main facilitator of the Hozho Retreat, leading Medicine Cacao Journeys, Temple Sound Healing & Light Codes, Shamanic Meditation, Consciousness Expansion, and Blueprint Mastery sessions.

Early bird pricing (until end of July 2026) is an all-inclusive exchange for 10 days: 2170 for a shared room or 2950 for a private room. The organizers also invite those who are able to pay more, as a symbol of appreciation, since pricing is meant to be a base level rather than reflecting the full value of the experience.

It's designed for artists already engaged in a personal creative process, not beginners seeking instruction. Participants are expected to bring their own materials and tools, while basic shared supplies like simple art materials, tea ceremony elements, and space setup are provided.

First read the Venue Info document, which covers spaces, capacity, catering, and pricing, then fill out the Retreat Enquiry Form linked on its last page.

The Center offers 20 rooms across four buildings (sleeping 40 people, many ensuite), a restaurant with professional kitchen, four private kitchens, four lounge spaces, two studio spaces for sessions or yoga, and 1000 acres of nature including a lake and hilltops.

The best way to connect at this stage is by joining a Neos Experience Retreat, which allows in-person time on the land to explore alignment as the project moves into its next chapter. Karen and Vincent note that many prior email enquiries didn't get the response they deserved while they stabilized operations, so the retreat is now the recommended path.

Almendres Cromlech is a nearby ancient megalithic complex used for ceremonial and astronomical purposes, believed to connect to the sacred dolmens on the Neos land. Vincent describes it as symbolic of Neos itself, where ancient past and sacred future merge, and recommends visiting it before or after a stay.

They learned to trust and act on what's core to the vision without being held hostage by perceived limitations, to follow intuition even against advice, to be radically honest and vulnerable (like writing a heartfelt letter to sellers), to ignore unhelpful critics, and to surround themselves with a small, deeply aligned team rather than a large one.