Conscious Escape - Ardèche: August 21-24
Join us for three days of energetic "reset", in the heart of the Ardèche countryside, at Domaine du Taillé, in an ecologically preserved location.
Over this weekend, you will experience various practices designed to harmonize the main chakras: Yoga sessions (Vinyasa, Hatha, Pranayama, and Nidra) to support your physical, energetic, mental, and emotional bodies; singing circles to free your voice and open your heart; and moments of ecstatic dance to celebrate your creativity. We will be accompanied by the Italian musician Edoardo Tomada and his wonderful instruments (Tibetan singing bowls, Native American flutes, tong drum, drum, guitars, chimes, and other marvels). You will also have the opportunity to enjoy walks in nature and the freshwater pool, for a moment of communion with the environment. This retreat offers a profoundly enriching experience conducive to authentic connections with yourself and others.
Everyone is welcome. No experience is required, just the desire to participate. All equipment is provided.
The retirement package includes:
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Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa classes with Pauline
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Pranayama and meditation
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Sound baths, live music and mantra chanting with Edoardo
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Mudras and subtle practices
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Working with the oracle
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Making homemade cosmetics
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Mindful walks in the forest
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Relaxation in a natural swimming pool
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Arrival recommended on Friday, August 21st around 5pm
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Internship begins: Friday, August 21st at 6pm
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End of the internship: Monday, August 24th at 4pm
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Departure recommended on Monday, August 24th at 5pm or later (depending on the venue)
Schedules
Program
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Friday: 6-7 pm Welcome ritual 7 pm: Dinner
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Saturday: 8:00 am: Breakfast / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: - Mantra Circle - Pranayama - Dynamic Yoga - Meditation / 12:00 pm: Lunch Break / 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm: - Hatha Yoga - Ecstatic Dance - Yoga Nidra and Sound Journey / 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: - Free Time (Introspection, Walk, Swimming Pool) / 7:00 pm: Dinner
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Sunday: 8:00 am: Breakfast / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Practice / 12:00 pm: Lunch break / 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Practice / 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Making homemade cosmetics / 7:00 pm: Dinner
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Monday: 8:00 AM: Breakfast / 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Practices / 12:00 PM: Lunch Break / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Closing Ritual / 5:00 PM: Departure
A place to recharge your batteries
Villa Alto is a contemporary dream, completed in 1992. This exceptional villa is located on the Domaine du Taillé, a preserved and tranquil haven. Perched 15 meters above sea level, and thanks to its large bay windows overlooking the park, Villa Alto offers breathtaking views of the surrounding nature and the distant horizon of the Cévennes mountains. Each room offers generous spaces, each with a unique perspective on the environment. With its private 1-hectare grounds, a swimming pool bordered by a Zen garden, and its distinctive architecture, Villa Alto invites you to dream, guaranteeing a complete change of scenery! For our long weekend, we will use the Villa Alto's living room as our main practice space. The villa's bedrooms can be reserved when booking with Domaine du Taillé.
Accommodation
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Accommodation + full board for 3 days/3 nights: between €234 and €387 (depending on the comfort level chosen)
Booking your full board accommodation is done directly on the Domaine du Taillé website.
https://www.domainedutaille.com/formations-et-stages/recherche/
The meals served are primarily vegetarian, based on local, seasonal produce, and 80% organic. Allergies and intolerances to gluten and dairy products, indicated at the time of booking, can be accommodated by the kitchen team.
Cost of instruction + live music
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€280 (+ €8 website fee)
Accommodation
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€280 (+ €8 website fee)
The Teacher
Pauline Robin is a lifelong artist, educator, and movement researcher. A graduate of the London Contemporary Dance School, her training led her to a profound integration of disciplines. With training in Natha, Vinyasa, and Yoga Nidra, she enriches her approach. As a teacher since 2012, she shares her knowledge with students of all ages. Her skills also extend to various massages (Ayurvedic, Hawaiian, and Lahochi), breathwork, and Pilates Matwork and Barre. Each encounter with artists and practitioners has shaped her unique vision of movement and being. Pauline also develops her research on the art of breath through the Respire company, for which she is the artistic director.
In 2022/2023, Pauline led around thirty week-long Yoga and Dance workshops with groups of 8 to 18 people. She currently lives in Rome, is a mother of a young boy, and teaches Yoga, sound healing, and fire ceremonies at the 5-star Six Senses hotel in Rome.
For astrology enthusiasts, she is a Gemini with a Cancer ascendant and her moon in Libra. In human design, she is a Manifestor (the fire starter) with the profile: the establisher of knowledge and truth.
"The relationship to the body, to oneself, to touch, to care are ways of freeing oneself and accepting oneself as one is. For me, "moving" is vital. Dance makes us feel alive, fair, and authentic."
Edoardo Tomada is the guest musician for this workshop who will accompany us live with various captivating instruments; he is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer originally from Rome.
He has over ten years of experience in live performance, both as a singer-songwriter and accompanist, as well as a sound engineer and producer, in concert and in the studio. He owns a vast collection of traditional and ethnic musical instruments. For the past few years, he has been handcrafting musical instruments, primarily flutes, but also other types of stringed and percussion instruments.
Except in cases of force majeure, the User who cancels a course may be charged cancellation fees under the following conditions:
– 60 days minimum before the course 30% cancellation fee,
– from 59 to 30 days before the course 50% cancellation fee,
– from 29 to 0 days before the course 100% cancellation fee.