Review My Retreat

Yoga, Meditation and Health Retreats – Worldwide

  • Guides
    • Product Guides
    • Retreat Guides
    • Festival Guides
    • Reflections
    • Guided Meditations
  • List Your Retreat
  • Marketing
  • Help
    • About Us
    • Register
    • Help Center
    • Blog
    • Good Causes
    • Contact us
  • Sign Up / Login
Menu
  • Guides
    • Product Guides
    • Retreat Guides
    • Festival Guides
    • Reflections
    • Guided Meditations
  • List Your Retreat
  • Marketing
  • Help
    • About Us
    • Register
    • Help Center
    • Blog
    • Good Causes
    • Contact us
  • Sign Up / Login

Retreat Within

France
Budget RetreatWomen's Retreat Yoga
0 Reviews
1 Favorite
Claim this listing Add Photos
Write a Review

Amenities

Breakfast includedCounselling/TherapyLunch includedRetreat Space to RentSupper IncludedYoga Classes

Description of the Retreat

Nestling in the rolling countryside of the 7 Valleys (Les 7 Vallees) in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais is Les Civelles – the perfect bolthole for weary bodies and minds. We believe that small is beautiful, and with no more than six guests per retreat you are guaranteed to receive our personal attention. Choose from three inspirational retreats being offered this summer, focusing on Pilates, creative writing or yoga and Pilates.

Teacher/Teachings

Caroline Sawbridge - Caroline teaches Body Control Pilates - a remarkably effective and medically approved approach to movement and exercise. Central to the method is 'awareness of your own body', and every exercise is built around eight principles: Relaxation, Concentration, Co-ordination, Centring, Alignment, Breathing, Stamina and Flowing Movements.

Melissa Sargaison - Melissa trained at Triyoga in London and is also a medically trained doctor. She is passionate about the restorative powers of yoga, meditation and the body mind connection for physical and mental wellbeing. Melissa also teaches at the Life Centre in London on the Yoga Therapy Teaching Training course and is involved in research into integrating yoga into the NHS.

Sandy Semple - Sandy has worked for over twenty years in broadcasting, writing scripts, producing and directing factual and daytime programmes for ITV and BFBS. She has written articles and short stories and her first e-book 'You Don't Look Ill' is to be published in May. Sandy runs writers' workshops in her home town of Frodsham in Cheshire.

Carrie Eeles - Carrie combines her life coaching skills with her work as a counsellor with Cruse, the national bereavement charity. During each retreat Carrie provides a one to one life coaching session; a 'walk and talk' to help you gain perspective on your life, contemplate where you might like to be and explore how best to get there.

Facilities

Enjoy your meals in our farmhouse kitchen, unwind in front of the fire in the sitting room or read a book in the snug. Every space is thoughtfully presented with individual touches, comfy cushions and throws. The large vaulted barn provides the setting for yoga and Pilates during the day, and in the evenings space for table tennis and billiards. Don't forget to pack your walking boots as there are delightful walks in the surrounding countryside or try your hand at painting and sketching: we have a selection of paints, pastels and charcoals for you to use. It's your choice.

Timetable

Pilates (23 - 27 June. 5 days/4 nights. £425pp - Early bird offer £375pp until 16 April)

Creative Writing (30 June - 4 July. 5 days/4 nights. £425pp - Early bird offer £375pp until 16 April)

Yoga and Pilates (8 - 12 September. 5 days/4 nights. £485pp - Early bird offer £435pp until 16 May)

Write a review

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Food

All of your meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), snacks and drinks (except alcohol) from 4pm on your arrival day until midday on your departure day. We provide a selection of wines at reasonable prices.
Meals are an important part of the Les Civelles retreat experience. We've carefully selected nutritious and delicious recipes to perfectly complement your daily activities and sustain you throughout your stay. Enjoy a bowl of our home made granola for breakfast, tuck into a hearty tortilla packed with fresh herbs and spices at lunch time and keep energy levels high during the day with a shot glass or two of fruit smoothie. In the evenings try our delicious falafels with tahini sauce and beetroot humous and round off the evening with a naughty cream passion pudding (you've earned it!). Our menu is predominantly vegetarian but we aim to cater for all tastes and food intolerances - just let us know.

Practical Information

It really is an easy drive! Just over 60 miles from the Eurotunnel exit or ferry terminal, we will send you detailed travel instructions once you have booked your stay with us.
We request £200 deposit per person by BACS to secure a place with the balance payable 6 weeks before departure.
Towels and bedding are provided but if you are on our Pilates/yoga retreats you may wish to bring extra towels. Due to the age and layout of the house the three bathrooms and shower rooms are shared by all guests.
We are a happily wifi and television free zone but there is mobile coverage. Our Retreat Within ethos encourages a technology free stay.

Testimonials

Testimonials:

'Melissa's medical background as a GP takes her classes into a whole new dimension - she seems to be able to "see" what's happening inside your body inside as well as out. Her evening yoga nidra is a joy to experience'. - CS
'Caroline brings a superb energy and fabulous sense of humour to every class. She instinctively adapts exercises to suit the individual, at the same time enabling you to understand what your body is doing and why'. - AT
'Until I worked with Sandy I had fabricated all sorts of reasons why the things I wanted to write about and the way I wanted to write were somehow... wrong. With Sandy's help I've scrambled, crawled (and occasionally jumped) over those hurdles! Now I genuinely feel I can call myself a writer'. - ATG

Related Listings

    Retreat Within

    wobeeles

    Member since April 2018
    Contact Retreat
    Name(Required)
    France
    Get Directions

    Social Profiles

    • Facebook URL
    Copyright Review My Retreat © 2026. All Rights Reserved
    • facebook
    • twitter
    • instagram
    • Youtube
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Linkedin
    Manage Cookie Consent
    To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    • Manage options
    • Manage services
    • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
    • Read more about these purposes
    View preferences
    • {title}
    • {title}
    • {title}

    Welcome back

    Lost your password?

    Sign up for Review My Retreat

    Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.