Exclusively gay retreat to calm your mind, relax your body, and connect to your higher self. This retreat could be the beginning of some new chapter in your life or just great holidays spent with gay people, sharing experiences, and visiting Provence. Through everyday activities, especially yoga sessions, meditations, silent walks, or mantra chanting you will spend much more time in your inner space, conscious about who you are and what are your needs. Simply enjoy life with all its imperfections.
Day 1
4:00 PM Arrival and welcome tea, home rules, planning
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Yin yoga and meditation session
19:30 Dinner
11:00 PM Lights off, bedtime, silent time
Day 2
08:00 - Tea/coffee/herbal tea time, fruits (if you need to eat)
09:00 - 11:00 Pranayama and kundalini yoga session
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 15:00 Silent time, meditation, siesta, reading, personal retreat diary, walks, pool/garden chilling
16:00 Petanque session
19:30 Dinner
11:00 PM Lights off, bedtime, silent time
Day 3
08:00 Tea/coffee/herbal tea time, fruits (if you need to eat)
09:00 - 11:00 Pranayama and kundalini yoga session
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch - Provencal sandwich preparation class
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Silent time, meditation, siesta, reading, personal retreat diary, pool/garden chilling, preparation for a hike
14:00 Drive and 1h30 hike to Sainte Victoire mountain
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Meditation in nature on the top of the mountain
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Walk back and drive to home
19:30 Dinner
11:00 PM Lights off, bedtime, silent time
Day 4
08:00 Tea/coffee/herbal tea time, fruits (if you need to eat)
09:00 - 11:00 Pranayama and kundalini yoga session
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch - Provencal specialties conscious tasting
13:00 - 15:00 Silent time, meditation, siesta, reading, personal retreat diary, pool/garden chilling, preparation for a trip
15:00 Authentic Provencal village and winery visit with wine-tasting
6:00 PM Way back home, free time
19:30 Dinner
11:00 PM Lights off, bedtime, silent time
Day 5
08:00 Tea/coffee/herbal tea time, fruits, cornflakes, milk, bread, marmalade
09:00 Departure for the biggest European canyon Les Gorges du Verdon
11:00 - 13:00 Lunch - electric boat trip, picnic on the lake, canyon navigating, swimming time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Visit of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provencal hilltop stone houses village
4:30 PM Arrival at home, free time
19:30 Dinner
21:00 Yin Yoga session
11:00 PM Lights off, bed time, silent time
Day 6
08:00 Tea/coffee/herbal tea time, fruits (if you need to eat)
09:00 - 11:00 Pranayama and kundalini yoga session
11:30 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Silent time, meditation, siesta, reading, personal retreat diary, pool/garden chilling
15:00 Personal development activity and sharing circle with tea and cakes
6:00 PM Mantras chanting with live music
20:00 Dinner
11:00 PM Lights off, bedtime, silent time
Day 7
08:00 - 09:00 Pranayama and yin yoga session
09:00 Breakfast with fruits, bread and cheese, eggs, ham and marmalade, pool chilling
12:00 Departure time, pick up to Aix-en-Provence
Maybe you are searching for a yoga retreat, mindful holidays, nice time with a small group of other gay people. Maybe you are doing very well, maybe you need to recharge batteries, connect to yourself, take a break from everyday life, take a step back, and see if there is something you should change in your life.
This exclusively gay retreat is adapted to all kinds of public and is not at all any therapy. It could be the beginning of some new chapter in your life or just a nice holiday.
Morning Kundalini yoga sessions will make your energy circulate and will wake up your creativity. This process will naturally stimulate your awareness about any eventual changes or adjustments you might need in your life or just make you feel more energetic, more relaxed, simply happier, and much more conscious.
Meditations and mantra chanting will help you to calm your emotions, to observe your thoughts instead of being extremely reactive. The goal is to leave less place for your ego, and for your mind, and create much more space for you, for consciousness. Chanting together is a very nice experience, it puts people closer, it creates a community feeling.
Yin yoga sessions are perfect to integrate the day experience, relax your body, and take off any tension.
During your free time you will chill at the pool, walk in the vines fields, play petanque integrate yoga and meditation. Being a bit alone, having those exclusive moments just with yourself is highly recommended. That's why every day we ask you to respect 2 hours of silence. If you need to say something, you can whisper.
The vegetarian meals will be great moments to exchange, to get to know each other better, to listen, to express yourself.. and to laugh! Don't be too serious. You are here to have a good time and stop always taking thoughts too seriously.
I will also organize for you some excursions to discover Provence. Of course, you will not go to the most iconic and super crowded places. Provence is big enough to have a more authentic experience here. I will bring you to the some nice spots to feel Provence, to rather experience it than just visit it. You will not mix with other people, you will stay in the group to maintain the connection in the circle.
Nature has all the answers we are searching for. So you will contemplate it, feel it with all your body, all your senses.
Alcohol and any type of drugs are not allowed inside or outside of the house. One wine-tasting class will be organized. If you smoke, there will be only one area to have a cigarette, but please make an effort to reduce your consumption during this retreat.
The weekend before or after the retreat, you can stay in:
The following meals are included:
The following drinks are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and catered for:
A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled. The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
