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Iyengar

Yoga

             with Sonja

RETREAT 2022

FRENCH ALPS

August 8th - August 14th after brunch

From only £600 for 6 nights!

Come join Sonja Perreten and Mike Farr in the French Alps for five days of Iyengar yoga and walking in a breathtaking setting. You will live off-grid and sleep under canvas in an alpine meadow, in the rhythm of the natural world around us. Your senses will be fed by the mountain vistas, the sounds of water and wildlife, the smells of the earth, the tastes of food prepared together, the caress of a different air than you breathe at home. You will take the opportunity to connect to yourselves, to each other, and to the earth rather than be at the beck and call of insatiable devices; to slow down and inhabit the present instead of living in an anxious theoretical future.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 12 Iyengar yoga classes 

  • 2 4-hour guided hikse, for those who wish to participate

  • Practice in a fully-equipped Iyengar yoga studio, originally the property's barn

  • Daily morning tea and delicious vegetarian meals

  • Nourishing connection in shared endeavors 

  • 6 nights accommodation under canvas

  • All yoga equipment

  • Wood-fired hot tub

LOCATION

This retreat takes place at Les Fraissies, near Praz-sur-Arly in the French Alps. As you walk around the property, alpine vistas include views of Mont Blanc. The village of Praz-sur-Arly is an easy transfer from Geneva Airport (GVA) and train station, but feels a million miles away from busyness.

ARRIVAL

You are responsible for your own travel to Praz-sur-Arly; the team will come down the hill to collect you from the village. Blablabus usually offers a 2-hour transfer from the airport to Praz-sur-Arly for 29 EUR, and the bus which departs from the airport/train station at 10:45 and arrives in Praz-sur-Arly just before 13:00 will get you to the retreat with time to check in before the afternoon yoga class.

ACCOMMODATION

You will stay in teepees or tents nestled amongst the pine trees surrounding Les Fraissies. Les Fraissies is a traditional Alpine chalet handmade from trees cut down from the surrounding forest over a century ago. It is surrounded by alpine meadows and woodland, near a snowmelt gorge. Each tent or teepee is furnished with a sprung or memory foam mattress and pillow, so you need only provide a sleeping bag and pillowcase.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Please note that you must provide a sleeping bag and a pillowcase. You are also advised to bring layers for the cool evening mountain air, and a torch - headlamp is best. You do not need to bring any yoga equipment.

NOT INCLUDED

  • Flights/train journeys

  • Airport transfers

  • Travel insurance

Les Frassies

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