5 Days Nature Painting and Meditation Retreat with Yoga in Corsica
Private Villa, Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France
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Join Paola Beck on the magical island of Corsica where you will reconnect to nature, our bodies and minds, through painting, yoga, and meditation. Painting is an instinct, follow yours and discover how drawing and painting can give you peace of mind, a greater connection to yourself and your inherent creative spirit. This unique retreat will include nature painting, art theory, free flow sketching, meditative nature walks combining perspective, depth of field and nature as art. Guided evening visualisation meditation work connected to art and so much more.
Meet the instructors
Paola
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Highlights
- Nature painting
- Visual meditation sessions
- Meditative walks with art as focus point
- Tuning into your creativity and meditation
- Learn art theory and sketching
- Free time to explore nature
- Yummy vegetarian meals
- 4 nights lodging
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: German, Italian, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer included:
Figari–Sud Corse Airport
Accommodation
Destination Namaste offers immersive retreats and experiences in the heart of the Mediterranean, on the French island of Corsica. In the south close to Porto-Vecchio, you will be accommodated in various private villas around the area selected for each retreats specific needs with the intention of providing an intimate, exclusive experience for all guests. Places are limited.
Program
Join Destination Namaste on a visual journey within on the magical island of Corsica.
Daily program
Wednesday
- 15:00 Welcome drinks and introductions
- Free your hands and mind drawing session - free time
- Dinner and opening circle
- Evening visualisation meditation
Thursday
- Morning herbal tea and snacks, yoga, and brunch
- An introduction to landscape painting (theory)
- A meditative nature walk
- Basic color theory and landscape painting
- Tea, coffee, and snacks
- Free time
- Dinner
- Evening meditation - landscape memory visualization
Friday
- 08:30 Light breakfast
- Nature walk, taking pictures, and doing sketches
- Lunch - painting session on canvas (of the landscape you visited in the morning)
- Dinner
- Evening visual meditation
Saturday
- 08:00 Morning herbal tea and snacks
- Yoga - brunch
- Painting session of a landscape in nature: bonifacio (weather permitting)
- Tea or coffee snack time
- Interior sketching exercise
- Aperitivo
- Dinner
Sunday
- Morning closing meditation session
- Herbal tea and snacks
- Final painting session (either finishing first or second canvas or interior sketch or painting)
- Closing brunch
- Presentation of each participant's paintings
- 14:00 Retreat closes
Included excursions
- Painting in nature
- Nature walks around the south of the island
- Beach walks
Instructors
Paola Beck
Paola Beck is a Mexican-German nomad artist who currently lives and works in Rome, Italy. She studied Illustration but then started painting more and more, and for the last 6 years she has focused mainly on murals, always looking or a positive and constructive message. Respecting and honoring nature and your roots have become her main goal. She found a beautiful way of connecting minds and unblocking many of her students that have had the interest in starting to draw or paint through teaching people that never thought it could be possible.
Retreat location
This retreat will take place in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France. Corsica nearest airport is Airport Figari. The beaches around Porto-Vecchio are simply stunning and count the world-famous Palombaggia and Santa Guilia amongst their number. All have pearly white sand and glittering turquoise sea, surrounded by lush countryside. With shallow waters, they are ideal for swimming.
In the heart of the Mediterranean, just south of Italy, lies the French island of Corsica (also known as “Kaliste” in Greek, meaning ‘the most beautiful). It is a wild and untouched jewel just over an hour’s flight from Paris. As global travelers, Destination Namaste can attest that there is something magical about this place that leaves visitors in awe of its raw and powerful beauty.
Corsica is a spectacular granite mountain in the sea, allowing for a vast variety of landscapes from the tip of its summit, to the edge of the sea. For nature lovers it is nirvana. With breathtaking landscapes, an abundance of natural rock formations, a multitude of hiking trails in the "maquis" (a type of fauna and flora which smells heavenly and of which many essential oils are made of and that can only be found in Corsica) it will enliven your senses.
It offers white sandy beaches where you can find solitude, and limitless time and space; a perfect place for yoga lessons, sacred hikes, stand up paddle boarding and more. A true hidden treasure that's a natural beauty where Destination Namaste would like to preserve and share with you in the most conscious and respectful way possible to travel. Join Destination Namaste for a once in a lifetime experience on an island well worth discovering.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Savor yummy simple and delicious vegetarian meals with a touch of seasonal Corsican produce and love!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
You will learn to observe nature from a totally new perspective, as you refine your eye you'll be able to represent it through different techniques such as pencil, watercolor, and acrylics. Nature has been the most represented subject together with the human body since the first rituals and depictions on the walls of caverns. Destination Namaste believes everyone has an artist inside, it’s just about losing your fear, letting go, and going with the flow.
What's included
- Transfers from Figari airport
- 4 nights accommodation
- All meals and beverages
- All activities and workshops in the retreat outline
- A art kit to get you started
- Transport to hikes around the island
What's not included
- Flights to Corsica
- Travel and medical insurance during your stay, so please make sure you have this upon arrival
How to get there
Recommended Airports
FSC
Figari–Sud Corse Airport
20 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flights to arrive at Figari–Sud Corse Airport (FSC). The organizer will pick you up from the airport. The pick-up is included in the price.
There are three airports in Corsica. The closest one to the venue is Figari (Corse du Sud). Most frequent flights are from Paris, Nice, Marseille, or Brussels to Figari. You can also enjoy a ferry ride from various ports in Italy and France.
Airport: Figari–Sud Corse Airport
Airport transfer included: Figari–Sud Corse Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% 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.
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