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Scaravelli Inspired Hatha Yoga Easter Retreat in France

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Amenities

Bathroom essentialsBreakfast includedHolistic TherapiesLunch includedMassageOutside activitiesSupper IncludedSwimming PoolYoga Classes

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Description of the Retreat

Hatha Scaravelli Yoga retreat in France with Jane Manze Easter weekend: Thursday 29th March – Tuesday 3rd April. This Yoga Retreat offers the opportunity to delve deeper into an existing practice and for beginners is a good immersion into yoga. The luxury of time is taken to really embody and enjoy the experience that is yoga.

Teacher/Teachings

Jane teaches Yoga and Movement from the Indian tradition of Classical Yoga, inspired by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli alongside a modern understanding of the body and a somatic awareness.

She trained at Natural Bodies in Brighton in 2002 with Gary Carter and many of Vanda Scaravelli’s first teachers, with John Stirk, and continue to deepen in her practice and teaching through my Somatic Movement Education.

She offers individuals a deeper understanding of themselves in yoga postures, in breathing and in movement, with somatic education. Her teaching is also influenced and inspired by her background and experience in martial arts, bodywork and dance.

Facilities

The French Retreat is a beautiful retreat centre in South West France. The food is of the highest standard and is all included. There is an onsite masseur offering a range of therapeutic treatments.

Timetable

Morning practise includes Asanas (postures) and Pranayama (breathwork) and the afternoon practice revisits specific asanas in greater depth experientially exploring anatomy. Time is given to longer guided relaxation and Yoga Nidra. As well as daily yoga sessions, there is plenty of free time.

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Food

We love our food at The French Retreat and aim to provide you with memorable meals.
As award-winning restaurateurs our standards are high and we take pleasure in creating original menus using the most delicious local ingredients available.

Practical Information

Cost £545 to include 9 yoga sessions and full board and accommodation. Travel is not included.

The French Retreat is accessible from Bordeaux Merignac (75mins) and Bergerac airport (85 mins). British Airways fly from Gatwick to Bordeaux daily. EasyJet have irregular Bristol-Bordeaux, Luton-Bordeaux flights and daily Gatwick-Bordeaux flights. RyanAir fly from Stanstead-Bergerac/Bordeaux. Prices can be cheaper if you fly midweek and add a few days to your stay.

You can hire a car from Bordeaux from £23.95 per day (through EasyJet), or take the airport bus to Bordeaux St Jean train station and from there a train to Chalais where you can be picked up by Emma (by contacting her on UK mobile 07508 920583 or French landline 00 33 5 45 78 04 79). There is also an English airport transfer service to which costs 100Eur each way; speak to Emma if you would like this option so she can, if possible, arrange for you to share the taxi with other participants if you are coming to attend a course.

Driving
Head for the town of Chalais and from Chalais exit the town in the direction of Brossac on the D731 and take the 2nd left after you see the end of Chalais crossed out signs. The retreat is at the end of the track. For a location map go to http://www.retreat.fr/#!contact_us/c3fg

Parking:

There is ample parking at the house

Testimonials

Testimonials:

The French Retreat is the perfect spot for a restorative break in an idyllic rustic setting."
Luxury Travel Diary

"The venue was amazing! Our hosts were so hospitable and the food was excellent. The rooms were ideal and we were disconnected enough to truly take our minds to a new, calming place!"
Starcom Media Group Academy Participant

"There was something so peaceful about the converted farm house retreat centre. Every detail just helped you relax and feel at home. The salt water pool was a wonderful way to start the day, the shady lime tree filled with birdsong was a beautiful place to dine. Special mention must go to the superb food, lovingly prepared by our expert, attentive hosts Matthew and Emma. What a delight to be served such fragrant, tasty and deliciously fresh food all week."
Renira Barclay, Therapist and Coach, Sussex

Scaravelli Inspired Hatha Yoga Easter Retreat in France

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The French Retreat was developed after many combined years teaching, attending and writing about residential workshops and retreats.

Matthew and Emma Pruen wanted to create a space that would hold the deepest emotional work. They searched for property that was both sufficiently private and open. They found this Manor house that hadn’t been lived in since the 1970s and set about converting the huge barn into a large group room with high spec en-suite accommodation.

The French Retreat is a very special workshop and retreat centre. The vast double height group room with its vaulted ceiling is simply stunning. Each bedroom has a very different feel, from simple French country twin rooms to the Lord of the Manor’s four poster bedroom. The en-suite bathrooms are sleek and modern, with traditional features retained.
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The owners run their own courses at The French Retreat and also invite teachers and facilitators to use the venue for their own courses. Matthew as been a self development facilitator for the last ten years and before that ran award winning restaurants in Bristol, although the original plan was to be an artist. You can read read more about Matthew and his work at www.matthewpruen.com.

Emma’s path has been equally eclectic working in the fashion industry, followed by becoming an image coach and self-esteem counsellor, founding and running a mind, body spirit magazine and latterly as a spin doctor for the Green Party. She has just completed her first novel. Read her blog here.

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