Semente Criativa

Lisbon MMXXVI A note in pause

A small clearing

An idea, resting.

Some seeds rest in the soil for a long time before they reach for the light. This is one of them.

A line for the day
Each breath is a small returning.

Come in.
Set down your basket. Breathe.
The world will still be there in a moment.

i.

The story behind the name

Semente Criativa began as a feeling more than a plan.

It started as the wish to make a place where work and creativity could happen with care — where people could think, gather, rest, and begin again, without the noise of corporate spaces and without the pretence of wellness sold by the hour.

Over time the idea took different shapes. A coworking space in Lisbon. Then a coworking and wellness studio. Then a quiet retreat near the Serra da Arrábida, with small houses, a garden, and room for workshops, retreats and slow stays.

None of those forms has happened yet. And that is part of the story too.

ii.

What we believe

  1. Some seeds need time before they reach for the light.
  2. Creating well asks for waiting well.
  3. The smallest space made with care is enough to begin with.
  4. Community is built slowly, conversation by conversation.
  5. Rest is part of the work.
  6. Nature is the best teacher we have on patience.
  7. What is true to itself does not need to be loud.
  8. Not every idea has to become a business.
  9. Some places exist first as intention.

iii.

What may grow from this

We do not know yet what Semente Criativa will be.

It may grow into a small place to work, to gather, to host workshops or retreats, to offer slow stays in the countryside, or to host conversations between people who are building something honest. It may take a single one of those forms, or none of them, or something we have not imagined yet.

For now, the seed stays in the soil.

iv.

Why it is resting

Not every idea should be rushed. Some need to find the right ground.

Semente Criativa is paused because we would rather wait for the right form than build the wrong one. The name, the values and the intention are kept. The doors will open when the doors are ready.

v.

Stay close

If anything here resonated with you, write a line. We read everything. We answer slowly.