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The French Retreat

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Amenities

AcupunctureAirport transfersBathroom essentialsBreakfast includedChildren friendlyCounselling/TherapyCyclingHolistic TherapiesHorse RidingInternetLunch includedMassageMeditation ClassesOutside activitiesSupper IncludedSwimming PoolYoga Classes

Description of the Retreat

The French Retreat is both our home and a retreat centre for anyone looking to find stillness, reconnect with themself or learn something new. We welcome you as we would a guest in our home, rather than a visitor to a hotel.

Your bed will be made up with cotton sheets, duvet, pillows and a throw. Soap and bath towels are provided but please bring your own pool towel. Unless otherwise arranged you do not have your bed made and towels replaced every day.

Although it can be very hot in the day with clear skies, the evenings can be chilly so bring another layer if you feel the cold or if you want to stay up late watching the stars, which are magnificent. It is a very rural and relaxed location, comfortable shoes are recommended and if you head out you will find the local restaurants are very informal.

 

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.

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.

Read more about Matthew’s work here or by downloading his latest newsletter below.

 

Teacher/Teachings

The French Retreat hosts programmes led by different facilitators. Consult the centre’s current calendar to see who leads your chosen retreat and contact that facilitator directly about the programme.

Facilities

Meals:

All the food is prepared to the highest standards using fresh, local and often organic ingredients. Special diets can be catered for, please discuss when you book.

For residential guests all meals are provided: Breakfast 8am, Lunch 1pm and Dinner 8pm, unless a course faciliator changes these times.

Tea, coffee, fruit and biscuits will be provided during breaks and there are also cooking facilities if you would rather cook for yourself.

The local market town of Chalais is within easy walk, there are also a few bicycles for your use.

Other facilites: Wifi, although being rural France the wifi is slower than cities, so please do not expect to able to stream films; ping pong table, washing machine.

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Practical Information

The French Retreat is at 11 Route de la Loge, 16210 Yviers, France. Its published retreat season runs from April to October. Choose a programme from the centre’s current retreat calendar and book directly with that programme’s facilitator.

Confirm arrival/departure times, accommodation, meals and the full price for your chosen programme. The nearest station is Chalais; arrange any station collection with the centre before travel.

Testimonials

Testimonials:

"I feel so blessed to be part of the supported circle for mothers welcoming their daughters over the threshold of womanhood. It has been an enriching and powerful journey and has brought a lot of healing into our lives for which I am deeply grateful. Jill is a skilled and dedicated facilitator, bringing so much of her passion for personal growth and healing into what she offers. I would enthusiastically encourage other mothers and daughters to get involved with this rites of passage course. It is invaluable work." (Riga)

"I loved the 'rites of passage camp' and can't wait to go again. I felt so connected there in the community of mothers & daughters, as we talked about the different stages of growing up, and our bodies. Thanks again Jill x x x" (Anoushka aged 10)

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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.
    ​
    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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