What a Pleasure!
Birthing the seemingly impossible
‘What a pleasure!’ is how we are meant to respond to anything that triggers or challenges us according to the Kabbalah. We are thereby transforming the energy behind the seemingly negative by recognising the teaching that is embedded within it for our personal and spiritual growth.
Note for some readers: We are not Jewish, just as whilst referring to ‘Christ Consciousness’ in our last newsletter, we are not Christian either. Rather, we draw from the highest and most inspiring aspects from all mystical and wisdom traditions in our enquiries into the nature of consciousness, the universe, and the human soul.
Over the past 15 months, there have been a lot of moments that challenged us while building neos·life. With the benefit of hindsight, I can see how they helped us in the transformation that was necessary to be able to build neos·life with a truly new way of being.
One of the biggest transformations I personally had and continue to have to go through, has been my relationship with money. To keep the project going required more and more financial resources while it continued to be uncertain whether it would ultimately get done.
One really needs deep conviction to keep going when rationality and fears present endless reasons to give up. And then there’s faith: This has been the biggest gift of all the struggle, the certainty that it will ultimately get done without knowing exactly how and when.
These are the moments when the spiritual teachings are put to the test. It’s beautiful to talk about trusting, manifesting and surrendering but when you are asked to pour all your money into one thing without any certainty of it working out, that’s an entirely different story.
It’s been an intense journey to say the least. It forced us to not just to explore but to become the new human being that we envisage to empower through neos·life. And not at some point in the future, when we are ‘ready’, but right now. Part of this process has been to having to continuously let go of the security blanket of money so that something greater can be birthed.
All the spiritual training I have gone through over the past decade is being put to the test. It seems the universe is asking: How much do you really want it? Are you willing to give your everything to this vision?
Karen and I often asked ourselves why it had to be so hard and difficult. What keeps us going is that this is the most important thing we could be doing and that really there’s nothing else for us to do. If it requires everything we’ve got to get it done so be it. In hindsight this will be a small price to pay for creating a new vision for the world.
AI and robots are bringing in the biggest transformation humanity has ever gone through. No one is prepared for what is about to happen next.
Everything is changing — except humanity: We continue to play the old power and control games of corruption, moral decay, power abuse, nepotism, epidemics, the worship of money, mental and physical health decay, natural and man-made disasters — the matrix we live in is so broken, it seems beyond repair.
And our antidote is neos·life: To show ourselves and the world that there’s a better way: To work together rather than against each other. That there are more important things than money. That life has a deep purpose and that we are all here for a reason and that the beauty we are all seeking is to be first created within, if we are to truly see it outside.
We need to build light houses that do not preach these principles but embody them. Places that inspire people not through arguments or logic but through experiences that are beautiful beyond anything they have ever lived. Where we come together to create magic — because this is what we are: Magical, otherworldly beings that are powerful creators beyond measure.
We create our world from moment to moment. If we all decided to change the world today, it would change today. Anything we can imagine, we can create. Only as long as we think a better world is a utopia, it stays utopia.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead
The people in power are lost and confused at best or nefarious at worst. But what we can’t change (other humans) shouldn’t be our focus. It only makes us feel powerless. We have the power to create the world we want within the microcosms of our relationships, families, communities, villages and ultimately society.
And this is what we are committed to create — whatever it takes: A village for a new way of being. A place that models and inspires a transformation of humanity.
Book your retreat at neos center — a leading wellbeing sanctuary
Preview of the interior look and feel at neos·life:
Requests are coming in on a weekly basis now for people wanting to book their retreat at neos·life this year, and we will soon publish our booking platform for you to book our upcoming retreats and programs starting this summer.
Whilst the final funding steps and renovation plans are still underway, neos·life is a retreat destination worth reserving now. What makes us unique as a venue choice for your retreat?
A Vision for a New Way of Life: Beyond a retreat center, we are creating a transformative hub for living, evolving, and creating change—a model for an inspired, conscious, and regenerative future.
Holistic Education & Inspiration: Offering world-class educational programs with partners like Zach Bush MD, workshops and content designed to expand awareness, promote natural health and spark global innovation. Have a look: neos·center
Eco-Residential Community: Building a sustainable, harmonious living community that demonstrates the possibilities of conscious living while regenerating the land:
Land Regeneration: Actively restoring the local ecosystem through innovative regenerative practices, ensuring long-term sustainability and biodiversity.
Connection with Local Community: Partnering with and supporting the local community by celebrating regional culture, employing local talent, and creating opportunities for collaboration.
Uniquely Stunning Spaces: Designing eco-friendly, luxurious environments that blend natural materials with innovative architecture to create spaces that heal, inspire, and elevate.
Conscious Design for Healing and Expansion: Every element of what we create is intentionally crafted to nurture the mind, body, and soul, promoting healing and deeper connection.
A Global Beacon for Change: Setting an example for how human potential, environmental regeneration, and community collaboration can create a truly flourishing world.
The perfect global location: 1000 acres of land close enough to Lisbon international airport but far enough for pure tranquility. Within the region of Alentejo - which deserves special attention in and of itself:
Alentejo — land of the purest light and darkest night
In the timeless landscape of Alentejo, where birdsong, immaculate starry skies, oak and pine trees, vineyards, olive groves and orange orchards are weaved together with ancient sundrenched white villages and castle ruins, it is easy to forget who you were, in the profound silence and presence of pure poetic being.
Despite its ethereal luminescent light during the day, Alentejo offers some of the darkest night skies in Europe, making it a haven for stargazing. The transition from the “land of light” by day to a celestial wonderland by night highlights the region’s loved beauty.
The region is renowned for its fine wines and cultural gastronomy, a reverence for community, environmental sustainability, and heritage - for instance World Heritage (Elvas and Évora) and Cultural Intangible Heritage of Humanity (Cante Alentejo) and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Castro Verde).
Inspiring artists and writers, Alentejo is a land of purity, light, wholeness, and minimalist beauty — values that precisely align with neoslife’s ethos of a new way of being. We welcome you into a sanctuary of peace and rejuvenation within a rich history of past civilisations: Neolithic, Arab, Romans and Phoenician.
We invite aligned retreat leaders, educators, eco pioneers and facilitators to book their retreats, courses, workshops, and events at neos·life's transformational Center now!
Please request the full information by emailing us at retreats@neos.life.
With much love and gratitude for being with us.
We hope to see you by the lake soon,
Vincent and Karen
I love this! I have been inspired and continue to be inspired by this journey I am blessed to witness. Cannot wait to join you on the land soon x
looks beautiful. eager to see it all unfold.