AUGUST 5 - 10/2025
You are invited to take a break from daily hustle in the beautiful villa in the south of France. Tucked away in a charming, rural village of Saint-Martial-Entraygues, this place sets a perfect environment for a peaceful yoga gateway.
Focusing on three aspects: Presence, Breath and Joy we will delve deeper into how we can practise our yoga with more effortlessness and ease.
The green serenity of nature is an ideal backdrop for supporting your connection to the heart space, where joy resides.
Slow, deep, and flowy yoga sessions surrounded by pastoral landscapes are designed to immerse you fully into your delight.
Let's practise allowing the movement to emerge from the place of pleasure.
That pleasure of movement guided by the breath.
That breath uniting body and spirit.
Over the years of practice, Anya has noticed that movement arises mostly from two areas in the body: hips and chest.
Stretching and releasing pelvis and hip flexors, relaxes the body and brings us closer to our sense of pleasure and delight: the sacral chakra.
Lengthening, backbending, and twisting our spine energises us and allows us to get closer to the feelings of joy, love and even euphoria: the heart chakra.
Engaging muscles at the base of the spine, mula bandha, lets the energy move upwards from the sacral chakra to the heart, opening the body and spirit in new and delightful ways.
WHY ARE WE DOING YOGA?
To get stronger and more flexible? Of course . To balance our emotions? Yes, also. To feel more spiritual? Maybe, but what does that even mean?
All of the above are true, but according to one of my favourite yoga practitioners and teachers, Vanda Scaravelli, : “we do it for the fun of it.”
‘’No motivation, no aims, only an agreeable appointment for the body to look forward to. To twist, stretch, and move around, is pleasant and enjoyable, a body holiday.There is an unexpected delight in meeting earth and sky at the same moment!
‘’Vanda Scaravelli, Awakening The Spine
During our 6 days together, you will be able to not only rest and recharge, but also:
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Develop a better body awareness to cultivate delight in your yoga practice.
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Learn ways to optimise your breath to enjoy moving your body even more.
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Explore meditation techniques that take you deeper into the place of peace.
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Take time for yourself and enjoy taking a walk in the beautiful nature, journaling, reading, or taking a swim.
What is included:
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Accommodation (all rooms are shared between two people). There are 5 bathrooms with toilets and showers shared between all.
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Simple, fresh, vegetarian and vegan meals twice a day.
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Two to three yoga, movement, and breath-work sessions a day.
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Swimming pool.
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A day hiking tour to see the beautiful landscapes of Coreze.
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A day trip to see the delightful waterfalls of Gimel.
What is not included:
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Tickets to France and any other transportation.
now or, to book your spot and a second half before the start of the retreat.
Any questions? Get in touch !
Photographs taken and designed by Alena Jascanska @jascanka
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