Spring Retreat from April 20th to 23rd : a Revitalising Yoga & Ayurveda Stay
This Yoga & Ayurveda retreat of 4 days and 3 nights is a fantastic opportunity to reconnect body and mind and reenergise yourself in our stunning surroundings, deep in the heart of Provence’s natural environment.
○ Release your body’s built-up tensions through breathing and yoga practices, and let go of what is no longer useful.
○ Find calm and a physical and mental balance thanks to Ayurveda.
○ Get close to nature to find your deepest truest self and recharge your batteries within the beautiful revitalizing energy of Provence.
With Mireye Vidal, Ayurvedic practitioner and creator of Panchakarma cures in South India, and Christina Ching, yoga teacher.
4 day, 3 night retreat program
From Thursday April 20th at 4pm to Sunday April 23rd at 4pm.
Thursday, April 20th
4:30 p.m : meeting in the olive grove, introduction of the programme and explanation of your vata-pitta-kapha
5-6h30 p.m : first session of meditation and yoga nidra
7:30 pm : friendly buffet dinner
Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22
7:30 a.m : awakening Ayurvedic herbal tea and introduction to barratage techniques
8-9:30 a.m : yoga & pranayamas
9:30 a.m : breakfast
10:30 a.m : ayurveda discovery workshop
12:30 p.m : lunch
2 p.m on friday : rest or massage
2 p.m on saturday : meditative walk or massage
5 p.m : meditation, yoga nidra and mantras
6 p.m on friday : gong & songs session with Daniela
6 p.m on saturday : massage session
7:30 p.m : dinner
Sunday, April 23rd
7:30 a.m : ayurvedic herbal tea awakening and barratage techniques
8-9:30 a.m : yoga & pranayama
9:30 : breakfast
10:30 a.m : ayurveda discovery workshop
12h30 : lunch
2 p.m : botanical walk with Vera the herbalist
4 p.m. : end of the retreat
Information and prices
- Accommodation in a double or single room
- Full board: meals morning, noon and evening
- Yoga & meditation classes (around 2h30 per day)
- A 1-hour Ayurvedic massage
- A meditative walk
- A gong & songs session
- A botanical walk to discover plants
- 3 Ayurveda discovery workshops
- Transfer from the TGV station in Aix-en-Provence : 150€ (4 persons maximum)
- Transfer from Nice airport : 180€ (4 persons maximum)
- Transfer from Marseille airport : 170€ (4 person maximum)
Reservation request
Mireye Vidal
Practitioner in Ayurvedic treatments, creator and user of Panchakarma cures.
In the morning, the practice will begin with a yogic sequence such as the sun salutation, followed by various postures to awaken the spring energy in all of us. We favour Matsyendrasana twists, Viparita Karani inverted postures, Kumbhakasana arm presses and we tend to finish with Nadi Shodhana, and Kapalabhati pranayamas. Then we will take a moment in a seated position before starting fresh, light and free. In the evening the practice will begin with relaxation, Yoga Nidra, a Vipassana type meditation which involves careful breathing techniques, and we aim to finish with the chanting of a specifically-designed mantra.
Ayurveda, a tradition common to South India, uses a complex pharmacopeia. There are about 2600 plants, essential oils, mineral powders, metals like gold and copper, and some animal products. The medicinal oils based on plants have multiple virtues (toning of the muscles, improvement of the blood circulation, regeneration of the tissues and especially elimination of toxins). Ayurvedic massages are one of the oldest regenerative therapies for the body. This retreat will bring you considerable and perceptible benefits. It will give you the impetus to take even better care of yourself and especially the desire to renew the experience.
Christina Ching
Yoga teacher
Yoga has been my great passion since adolescence. I have been lucky enough to practice yoga for almost 50 years: from my university years in Auckland, New Zealand, all the way through my diplomatic career in Hong Kong, and then throughout my time in in France for the last 30 years. I graduated from the École Française de Yoga du Sud-Est (EFYSE) under the direction of Boris Tatsky in 2008. In addition to my yoga training, I am also qualified in relational coaching and “Coaching within Short Therapies”. Through yoga we learn to return to the present moment and stay there – to find a feeling of unity, joy, ease and inner peace within your own state of being. This is my main aim while teaching and practicing yoga.
Yoga practice will begin in the morning with a yogic sequence such as the sun salutation, followed by various postures to awaken the spring energy in all of us. We favour Matsyendrasana twists, Viparita Karani inverted postures, Kumbhakasana arm presses and we tend to finish with Nadi Shodhana, and Kapalabhati pranayamas. Then we will take a moment in a seated position before starting fresh, light and free. In the evening the practice will begin with relaxation, Yoga Nidra, a Vipassana type meditation which involves careful breathing techniques, and we aim to finish with the chanting of a specifically-designed mantra.
