The Venue

“This house has the feel of a secret temple... It’s both majestic and louche, part grand house, part boho shack, accessorised via Marrakech, Ethiopia and Liberty of London”

— CONDE NAST TRAVELLER

“The house has the feel of a vast, ancient temple. The bedrooms have a certain monastic simplicity - uncluttered and candle list - but the suites are huge and look as if they have been styled by Elle Decoration”

— DAILY MAIL

“There are places that embody the word ‘soul’; places out of time; half-seen, half–imagined worlds. Think Tom’s Midnight Garden, The Little Princess, The Chronicles of Narnia, places where the veil between the material and the ineffable is gossamer-thin: one snag in the fabric and you’re in another realm.”
— SPA KITCHEN REVIEW

The owners of the venue have been hosting their own retreats to their community in France since 2013. Every detail is considered, its a collection of love, and history, and a joyous eclectic life. This is completely translated into every detail of the house, the plates, the food, to the finest detail. It has taken me forever to find a retreat venue in Europe that I felt immediately sure about, and finally it happened with this space. Each venue takes me months to find, endlessly contacting venues, learning about the area, the space, the feel. And I am overjoyed to welcome this venue to the mineral yoga collection.

Each room is individual, with their own subtle quirks. There are 5 shared bathrooms between 8 rooms which will be allocated based on location and occupancy of each room.

I think the venue reviews above speak for themselves, and if you’re a visual person then say no more, and get lost in the pictures of French whimsical dreamland below.

THE RETREAT

Held over 5 nights (with the opportunity to explore Toulouse or Carcassonne either side of the retreat). I am so happy to offer this new venue for our ongoing solstice retreats, honouring the longest day of summer, with the Summer Solstice right in the centre of our time together. We will be working through variations of asana including mandala and varying vinyasa styles depending on the theme for the day. Followed by ground yin evenings as the long summer nights draw to a close. This retreat is all about, rejuvenation and exploration, letting go and letting new light in. Honouring summers presence of renewal, growth, creativity and fire. Perhaps delving into ourselves a little more than we usually do in our daily practice. Each practice and workshops will be expertly tailored and space will be held professionally for you to dive deep, and feel at home to safely explore physically and emotionally. Everyones reason for joining the retreat will be different, and somehow the most incredible community always come together to support each other, grow and have an amazing love filled and joyful experience. I am overjoyed to share this experience in this incredible venue with you.

Example Day

8am - meditation, pranayama & morning dynamic vinyasa practice

10am - breakfast at the chateaux

11am - freetime, sun, chill, hike, explore the village or day trip ( depending on schedule)

2pm - lunch (in or out depending on if we day trip)

4pm - on 2 days workshops

5pm - freetime

6.30pm - yin or restorative practice

7.30-8pm - dinner at villa (we are in a tiny village this time so all dinners will be within the retreat venue)

9pm - freetime

(full itinerary will be added at a later date with much more detail)

Highlights include…

whats included?

Daily morning meditation & pranayama

2 x daily LONG yoga practices - morning vinyasa of variable styles from stronger to softer as we weave our way though the retreat & evening yin or restorative.

2 x workshops

After practice breakfast, lunch & dinner - all made in-house with seasonal fresh ingredients

Yoga mats and meditation cushions

Towels ( towel changes are possible however not daily as the venue would like to remain as environmentally friendly as possible)

exclusive use of grounds and house

Access to the private walnut grove, where you can laze away the day in a hammock or wild swim in the river

whats not included?

flights (currently flights are around £85 return to Carcassone)

transfers (we will try to arrange as many same flight passengers as possible so that taxis can be shared)

lunch or food and drink purchased outside the villa during freetime

activities not offered in itinerary - but can be experienced during free time

anything marked with a * on the schedule (provided nearer the retreat) - these will be mostly group day trips - anything within the villa is included

massage and treatments - I am working with the venue on this offering

WHATS THE COST? (ROOMS IN BOLD ARE AVAILABLE)

Our 5 night retreat will has a few options for occupancy.

2 X Suite - 1 double occupancy Garden Suite (twin beds to share with a friend or I will partner you with another lovely yogi) - £1250pp (SOLD OUT)

OR Private occupancy £1650 (the one with the abstract painting and snow leopard bedding)

ALL ROOMS BELOW ARE NOW SOLD OUT….

1 X Extra Large suite with private bathroom, and Juliette balcony looking over the garden - single or double occupancy couple/close friend (shared bed) £1850 (solo person) or £1400pp (the pink room with the floor to ceiling windows & drapes, and tiger bedding) (SOLD OUT)

1 X Large suite - double bed to take alone or shared with close friend £1400pp (SOLD OUT) (The light coloured room with zebra bedding)

- 1 single occupancy (double bed) - £1600 or shared/couple or close friends in same double bed £1300pp (possible additional single bed at request) (SOLD OUT)

3 X Queen room - single occupancy or couple/ close friend (shared bed) £1500 or £1200pp (SOLD OUT)

1 X Single private room - Single bed - £1200 (SOLD OUT)

4 X single bed suite - shared room - £1000pp (SOLD OUT)

If you are planning to join alone and concerned about sharing, do not fret! I’ve seen incredible friendships blossom over the years from people sharing rooms, and joining these retreats, some even come on further retreats together. You will be in safe hands, and the group is always full of kind hearted people I know well.

I always offer open level retreats, and I am incredibly experienced at hosting open level classes for all to enjoy, grow and experience. However If I do not know you from class or we haven’t met before please reach out so we can have a chat about expectations and yoga experience to make sure I am the right teacher for you.

Deposit : £350pp - non refundable, and non exchangeable.

Flights : flights/airport transfers and all travel costs are not included - you will also be responsible for booking your own flights and we can arrange a group transfer through the WhatsApp group closer to the time. Please be aware that some may choose to travel the island before or after so group transfer is not always definite on this type of retreat and you will need to factor this into your planning.

HOW TO SECURE / T’S&C’S

To enquire and make your booking click the button above or head to the contact page in the navigation, which will direct you to a form to contact me. We will go from there via email.

To secure your space you will need to place a £350 deposit. This will be deducted from the total cost of the retreat. The rest of the retreat balance will be due 8 weeks before the retreat start date in mid April. If you would prefer to pay in instalments to split the cost we can also work that out.

Please be aware that I have some terms with this retreats, based on many previous experiences these boundaries are fundamental. The deposit is non refundable. If under any circumstances I need to cancel the retreat I will refund what you have paid or move you to another retreat (whichever you feel more comfortable with).

I cannot under any circumstances be responsible for participants deciding to not to join, and the full amount (not including the deposit) is non refundable from 8 weeks before the retreat. This will be non negotiable since everything will have been secured and paid for. Please ensure you have sufficient insurance to cover any issues that you can potentially see arising pre retreat should you need to cancel.

On retreat this is a community experience. If you chose to join please be fully prepared to take part in everything unless we have discussed previously. This is primarly because the energy of the group is so important and such a huge part of everyones experience. There will be plenty of free time to do your own thing/explore, but shala time is shala time, and you will grow and benefit so much from being fully immersed in it.

flights & transfers are NOT included.

*When booking the retreat and the deposit has been paid you are agreeing to all of the above.