“Yoga and hiking in stunning nature”
4 Day Active Yoga and Hiking Retreat in the Swiss Alps, Champex-Lac
Chemin d'Arpette 9, 1938 Champex-Lac, Switzerland
Yoga Retreat in Switzerland
Reconnect with yourself and nature in a stunning setting in the middle of the swiss alps. Deepen your yoga and meditation practice, explore the nature surrounding you on a hike, take a dip in a mountain lake, and learn more about how to live a yogic lifestyle while connecting with like-minded people.
Meet the instructors
Julie, Nicole, & Tim
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Highlights
- Two yoga classes per day
- Yoga on and off the mat workshop
- Hiking excursion in a beautiful alpine setting
- Two meals per day delicious local vegetarian/vegan food
- Divine natural setting, overlooking the mountains
- 3 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
2 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French, German
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Café
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Parking lot
Located in between two mountain streams right at the center of a stunning alpine panorama in the middle of the beautiful and wild Val d’Arpette, Relais d’Arpette is a location where you will be able to truly get to experience nature and your place within it.
Just a short walk from the depth of the Alps and also the small village of Champex-Lac, Relais d’Arpette offers a casual luxury setting for this unique retreat.
Located in beautiful Val d’Arpette about a 5 minutes' drive from the Village of Champex, Relais d’Arpette is a meeting place for nature lovers of all ages. Besides of that, Relais d’Arpette offers home-made local and seasonal specialties.
Surrounded by streams, forests and mountains, it is the ideal starting point for many hiking adventures and a great spot to reconnect with nature, relax and unwind.
Program
Schedule
Morning:
- 08:00 - 09:30 Yoga and meditation
- 09:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 Free time or hike
Afternoon:
- 14:00 - 17.00 Yoga lifestyle workshop or hike
Evening:
- 18:00 - 19:30 Sunset yoga
- 19:30 - 20:30 Dinner and free time, macramé workshop, etc.
Included excursions
You will explore the beautiful nature surrounding you on a hike all together. A vegan or vegetarian lunch is provided on this hike. It requires a basic fitness level, but is strictly optional.
Instructors
Julie Bourquin
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Julie Bourquin is a free spirit traveler and a certified 200-hour yoga teacher, plant-based nutrition coach, and personal trainer from Switzerland. She has been working as a personal trainer since 2015, helping her clients to reach their health and fitness goals, and started teaching yoga in 2017. She traveled the world and learned from various teachers like Tara Stiles (Strala Yoga) and David Regelin along the way while also diving deeper into reiki, breathwork, Yin yoga, and meditation.
Nicole Marek
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Nicole and Tim are a plant powered couple, who traveled the world. They are certified 200 hrs Yoga Teachers based in Germany and for them Yoga is a lifestyle of bringing more consciousness and movement into life. They love to share their passion with powerful, yet calm classes. Their vision is to share the joy of a yogic life with anybody and to build a community of like-minded people around the globe.
Tim Marek
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Nicole and Tim are a plant powered couple, who traveled the world. They are certified 200 hrs Yoga Teachers based in Germany and for them Yoga is a lifestyle of bringing more consciousness and movement into life. They love to share their passion with powerful, yet calm classes. Their vision is to share the joy of a yogic life with anybody and to build a community of like-minded people around the globe.
Retreat location
Relais d'Arpette is located right above the small mountain village of Champex-Lac and it's pristine lake. Champex-Lac is on the route of Europe's famous Tour Du Mont Blanc and the starting point of many beautiful hikes for every level as well as a perfect spot for nature lovers. Located at an about 20-minute drive from Martigny, it is remote enough to enjoy peace and tranquility.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
A Life Alive Yoga is pairing with local chefs who serve tremendous, healthy cuisine. Enjoy the fully vegan meals on every retreat day and delicious lunch packs on the hiking adventures, as well as some healthy vegan snacks from the nutrition workshop.
The chefs work with seasonal and natural ingredients, creating healthy and nourishing meals that energize you for your next adventure. If you have any allergies or intolerances, please let A Life Alive Yoga know.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Daily meditation
- Two yoga classes per day (Vinyasa, Hatha, and Yin)
- Two meals per day delicious local vegetarian / vegan food
- Yoga on and off the mat workshop
- Yoga Nidra
- Conscious ratio of spaciousness (free time) balanced with activities
- Hiking in a beautiful alpine setting
- 3 nights accommodation in a divine natural setting, overlooking the mountains
- Access to private kitchen area, just for the retreat
- Wi-Fi in common areas (so it's available, but you can certainly tune out)
What's not included
- Transportation
- Train or flight tickets
- Hiking material and boots
- Additional excursions
How to get there
Recommended Airports
GVA
Geneva Airport
79 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
The closest airport is Geneva Airport (GVA). It is a 2 hours' drive away from Relais d'Arpette. The closest railway station is Martigny. There are direct trains between Martigny and Geneva Airport. Take a train from Martigny to Orsières and then a bus to Champex-Lac télésiège. It is an about 15 to 20-minute walk from there to Relais d'Arpette (asphalt road, so you can pull a suitcase for example).
Arrival by car
Drive until Champex-Lac and enter following adress in your navigation tool:
- Chemin d'Arpette 9, 1938 Champex-Lac
There are some parking slots around the house.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 15% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 5 days before arrival.
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