5 Day Your Elemental Voice Wellness Retreat in Aude, France
Sacred Wellness Retreat in France
A sacred four-day journey through the elements within and without, in the beautiful setting of the Pyrenees mountains. Meeting the self through voice, movement, and prayer.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Explore the use of sound, silence, and listening
- Be with sacred sound, sacred silence, and sacred space, and uncover your voice
- Gather in sacred prayer to meet the elements in a stunning, secluded estate
- Find the water, fire, water, and air in the rolling hills, lakes, and forests.
- Walk the paths of the Cathars, and bathe in waters once graced by Mary Magdalene.
- Beautiful, spacious rooms, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily nutritious meals
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Table tennis
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga studio
- Bicycle rental
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
The whole domain comprises both the auberge and the farmhouse. It gives the guests exclusive use of the main courtyard and the swimming pool, which is located a short walk from the main houses. They can accommodate 16 guests in eight double rooms, including twin rooms. The auberge bedrooms are all en suite, and the farmhouse has a separate shower room. There are extra, less comfortably appointed mezzanine beds and children’s rooms that can be made available on application.
Program
This is not a retreat, this is a journey, a weaving, a meeting of self, your elemental self; the self without the layers, without the masks. This is a moment to gather in sacred prayer to meet the elements within and without, the land, the water, the fire, the sky, your earth, your waters, your spirit, your inner fire.
Within the sacred lands of the Pyrenees, we will walk the paths of the Cathars and bathe in waters once graced by Mary Magdalene. This is a moment to be with sacred sound, sacred silence, and sacred space, to uncover Your Elemental Voice from within. If you feel the call to meet yourself more deeply, to connect to your truest expression more fully, to rest in a reverent space in your heart, then join us on this wondrous journey.
With the combined experience of four facilitators, you will explore the use of sound, silence, and listening as profoundly healing and expansive mediums, meeting the elemental nature within yourself: your emotional waters, your burning heart, your grounding presence, and your connected spirit. You will use your voices, move your bodies, and meet with stillness and silence to reveal your deeper expressions, create space for release, and allow yourself to soften. You will visit sacred sites and connect to the frequencies of the ancients, bathe in sacred waters, and visit thermal springs.
Journey schedule
Thursday
- 12:00 - 15:00 Arrival and settling time
- 17:00 Opening ceremony
- 18:00 Dinner
- 20:00 Sound healing journey
Friday
- 07:00 Morning flow yoga (silent)
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 - 11:00 Earth voice workshop - chakras
- 11:00 Rest and integration
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:00 - 15:00 Water voice workshop - emotions
- 15:00 Rest and integration
- 16:00 Tea and flute ceremony
- 17:00 Gentle yin yoga
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Rest
- 20:00 Integrative sound journey
Saturday
- 07:00 Bone alignment yoga (silent)
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Depart for trip to Rennes-les-Bains
- 10:00 - 12:00 Wild swimming and thermal bath
- 12:00 Picnic lunch
- 13:00 Water blessing and song ritual
- 14:00 Depart for Rennes-le-Château
- 15:00 Free exploration
- 16:00 Concert with Reiki healing at the Church of Mary Magdalene
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Rest
- 20:00 Integrative sound journey
Sunday
- 07:00 Slow morning yoga (silent)
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 - 11:00 Air voice workshop - listening and prayer
- 11:00 Rest and integration
- 12:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Depart for Les Contes
- 15:00 - 17:00 Special song offering and sound healing at the sacred Magdalene chapel
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 - 21:00 Sacred fire ceremony
Monday
- 08:00 Closing ceremony
- 09:00 Depart for Mirapoix market
- 09:30 Breakfast at Mirapoix market
- 11:00 Free exploration
- 12:00 Departures
Instructors
Indira Natalia
Indira Natalia is a dedicated Sound and Voice Healing Therapist with a deep love and passion for the harmony that is present all around us. It is her life's work to gather medicine from around the world, bringing elements from many cultures, to create spaces which enable others to connect to their own sacred voice and heart through sound, silence, and song, to begin to sing their soul song. It is her firm belief that everyone has a unique and powerful frequency to bring to this world, and she is here to lovingly walk beside those who wish to attune to their true signature tone and weave into
Catarina Carvalho
Catarina Carvalho is a classical singer, yoga teacher, and sound artist with a strong passion for embodied sound. Catarina’s journey with her voice whilst studying opera led her to yoga, and she has specialised in using sound and voice to encourage people to feel, embrace, and process all emotions that arise with no judgement; to be present and accept themselves as they are. She also runs community choirs and singing groups for people living with dementia.
Alex Dmochowski
Alex Dmochowski has been around music from all over the world since a young age. After first picking up the clarinet at 6 years old and the saxophone at 12, Alex went on to graduate from Trinity Laban Conservatoire. He plays music from varied and rich cultures in bands with musicians from Ghana, India, and South America, and is also running his own band, In the Name of Ra. He has extensive experience leading inclusive orchestras and choirs for people of varied backgrounds and has supported many sound ceremonies worldwide.
Tom Woia
Tom Woia is a Naturopathic herbalist, a practitioner of Classical Tantra Yoga, and an Ayurvedic massage therapist. Classical Tantra Yoga is a tradition combining the non-dual philosophy of Kashmiri Shaivism with Asana, Pranayama, and Bandha practice. It is a way of living that holds enduring fascination for him, and it brings him deep satisfaction to share this with others.
Retreat location
Retraite Le Puget is a secluded estate of 24 acres in rural Languedoc, with its rolling hills, lake, and forests. In the distance are the snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees. Languedoc is known for its glorious weather, great food and wine, medieval castles, and market towns. There is also plenty of opportunity for outward bound activities, with a swimming pool, horse riding, and yoga studio available on the farm. The hills and mountains provide excellent road and off-road cycling and skiing in the winter. The farmhouse and the auberge accommodate up to 18 people in 8 double or twin rooms, with en-suite bathrooms in 6 of them. The auberge has plenty of space for groups to enjoy time together, for meetings and workshops, and the farmhouse is a smaller, more intimate and stylish home
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
They provide gourmet local and Asian food for a range of dietary requirements. France blesses you with its produce and culinary traditions, but it also has award-winning Asian chefs to hand.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Lactose Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
What's included
- Voice workshop
- Private tutoring
- Music
- Singing
- Yoga (bone alignment/yin)
- Wild swimming
- Thermal baths
- Blessings and rituals
- Concerts
- Sacred fire ceremony
- 4 nights accommodation
- Full catering
- Trips to Mirepoix
What's not included
- Airport transfers
- Flights
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 67 per person
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport
76 km away from your destination
Transfer available for additional US$ 40 per person
Carcassonne Airport
12 km away from your destination
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 40% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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