This retreat is a rare opportunity to live with local people and meet their friends in rural France. You will taste local produce, admire the beautiful landscape, get off the beaten track, and experience French culture from the inside while adding more mindfulness to your daily life. Set in the beautiful medieval village of Saint-Jeannet in the South of France, we are a stone's throw away from the French Riviera, with breath-taking views of it from the house. All of the activities during the retreat are performed with the awareness of the present moment, in complete connectedness with the body and the breath.
Day 1, Sunday
You are warmly encouraged to arrive on Sunday and start the retreat from the beginning to get the full benefit of it. You are welcome to arrive a day early, on Saturday, for a day of rest before your retreat starts (additional costs apply). If your schedule doesn't allow you to arrive by Sunday, please let them know, and they will see what they can do.
3:00 p.m. - Arrival at a time of your convenience
18:00 - 21:00 Welcome evening to introduce the FrogS' House and the couples yoga retreat, followed by a welcome finger buffet dinner served by the FrogS' House, including organic wine from the village vineyard
Day 2, Monday
08:00 - 09:30 Introducing the art of “Listening” and the notion of “Presence”: yoga lead by Benoit and Pilie
09:30 - 11:00 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
11:00 - 18:00 Playful presence: a day in nature: a hike in the local Mediterranean hills, practicing presence, while taking part in suggested activities and games based on Trust, Collaboration and Detachment
18:00 - 19:00 Guests have free time to rest
19:00 Dinner provided by the Frogs' House, self-service
Day 3, Tuesday
08:00 - 09:30 Setting up rituals: yoga lead by Benoit and Pilie
09:30 - 11:00 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
11:00 - 13:00 Communicating with your partner based on the “Non-Violent Communication” approach - part 1
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Self-service salad bar
14:30 - 17:00 Free time to relax, meditate at your own pace, reserve a specially designed couples massage including sound healing with Tibetan bowls, or wander around the picturesque streets of the village or in the surrounding hills
17:00 - 19:00 Vegetarian French gastronomy workshop with their chef Aurore
19:00 - 22:00 3-course dinner prepared during the gastronomy workshop, including wine
Day 4, Wednesday
09:30 - 11:00 Supporting each other in practice: yoga lead by Benoit and Pilie
11:00 - 13:00 Homemade brunch on the sunny terrace
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Free time to relax, meditate at your own pace,
reserve a specially designed couples massage including sound healing with Tibetan bowls, wander around the picturesque streets of the village or in the surrounding hills, or even take a trip to the beach.
18:00 - 19:00 Workshop: how to meditate in any circumstances (even when my partner is watching TV nearby!)
19:00 Dinner provided by the FrogS' House, self-service
Day 5, Thursday
08:00 - 09:30 Separate sessions: yoga with Benoit, meditation with Pilie - partners decide which group each of them joins
09:30 - 11:00 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
11:00 - 13:00 Communicating with your partner based on the “Non-Violent Communication” approach - part 2
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Self-service salad bar
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free time to relax, meditate at your own pace, reserve a specially designed couples massage including sound healing with Tibetan bowls, or wander around the
picturesque streets of the village or in the surrounding hills
17:30 - 19:00 Separate sessions: yoga with Pily, meditation with Benoit - same groups as the morning with the same teacher, but swapping yoga with meditation
19:00 Dinner (at your own leisure/expense)
Day 6, Friday
08:00 - 09:30 Yoga and meditation led by Benoit and Pily
09:30 - 11:00 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
11:00 - 18:00 Spa day: Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at sauna, jacuzzi and a variety of pools. Option to book a massage (extra charge). Local restaurant available for lunch (at own expense)
18:00-21:00 Farewell dinner of the retreat, including wine. Sometimes you play hilarious games, sometimes you dance, and sometimes you mingle and chat, but you will always have a lot of fun and celebrate the week you have spent together and the connections that have been made
Day 7, Saturday
09:30 - 10:30 Closing ceremony of the retreat: You, me, them - starting with couples together, finishing as a group
10:30 - 12:00 Homemade Brunch on the sunny terrace and check out
A holiday to rest and refresh, a retreat from the day to day, and most importantly, space and time for you.
Nestled in the charming medieval village of Saint-Jeannet on the Cote d'Azur, with breathtaking views of the famous French Riviera and the Mediterranean Sea, the frogs' house offers holistic yoga retreats for everyone.
It is a life project of a young couple of globe-trotters who wanted to share their love of their region and of French culture with visitors from the world over.
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Touristic activities & Yoga teaching
The purely touristic activities that we were initially offering, such as hikes, cooking classes and visits to the impressive local sites gradually started to be infused with the teachings of yoga; until in 2017 we finally accepted the inevitable and decided to dedicate the frogs’ house to sharing the teachings of yoga; still based here in our village, in our region and in France, and fully conscious of all the delights offered by our geography and culture.
Through daily yoga and meditation practice, as well as outdoor and cultural activities, you will be able to reconnect with your body and soul. Every session is an opportunity to practice Mindfulness: to come back to yourself, to listen deeply to what is, here and now, in order to become more present and discover, more and more, who you truly are and what you really want in life .
When physical tensions are sensed and welcomed as they are, real relaxation can occur: physical relaxation, but also psychological rest. This opens a space where emotions and unconscious fears can be revealed and released.
To fully benefit from this retreat, you are invited to be open to trying a new approach, a new practice, and to delve deeper into your own being. A better understanding of yourself, and of the world, will follow.
This is the reason why there is no pre-requisite to joining their retreats. Whether you have been practicing for many years or just discovered the practice, it doesn't matter.
On this retreat, the food is fabulous; you are in France after all!
The food at the FrogS' House is based on the world renowned cuisine of the Mediterranean, with innovative twists to make it more in accord with their yogic philosophy: respect for the environment and for animals, cand onsciousness of health. Their vegetarian or vegan food is all prepared on the premises by a qualified French chef who is passionate about local gastronomy and produce. The ingredients are as local and organic as possible and the food is accompanied by wine from the village vineyard. You will be served sumptuous daily organic breakfasts or brunches, homemade picnic lunches during excursions and light freshly prepared lunches at home, as well as most dinners.
The FrogS' House welcome the guests with an aperitif and a finger buffet on Sunday evening. On Monday and Wednesday, the guests serve and share the two-course dinners that have been lovingly prepared by chef Noel.
A French gastronomy workshop with a vegetarian or vegan twist, animated on Tuesday by the amazing chef Noel himself is a highlight of the week both in a culinary sense and in just how fun it is.
Dinner on Thursday evening will be at your own expense: there are plenty of choices of restaurants within walking distance in Saint-Jeannet, or you can take away food from the local shops to organize your own dinner at The FrogS' House using the big open kitchen which is at your disposal.
Friday night is a farewell dinner, and as with the activity of Friday, the whole evening takes the flavor and ambiance that the group brings to it. There are often games involved, a huge amount of laughter, and a bit of a party!
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 14% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled. The rest of the payment should be paid 14 days before arrival.
