“An invitation to slow down”
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The FrogS'House, 35 Rue du Saumalier, Saint-Jeannet 06640, France
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Yoga Retreat near the French Riviera including Hiking, Cultural Tours, and Cooking, South of France
This retreat is a rare opportunity to live with local people and meet their friends in rural France, taste the regional products, admire the beautiful landscape, get off the beaten track, and experience the French culture from the inside...while adding more mindfulness in your daily lives. Set in the beautiful medieval village of Saint-Jeannet in the South of France, only one step away from the French Riviera. All of the activities will be done with the awareness of the present moment, in complete contact with your bodies and your breathing. Prices are « per person », and include all yoga and meditation sessions, the accommodation with private bathroom (single or double occupancy), breakfasts and/or brunches, picnic lunches and some of the dinners (homemade, organic and local food), all daily activities, transportation, guided tours with a certified guide (entrances to museums and lunches at the restaurants are extra). The course will be held in French and English.
Meet the instructors
Benoit & Jean
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Highlights
- Daily yoga sessions in a stunning environment and shared talks about yoga philosophy
- Introduction and practice of meditation
- Communication workshops based on Non-Violent Communication philosophy
- A day of well-being that includes a “sound bath”
- Hiking trips, in the surrounding local hills, or in a local canyon to enjoy swimming in waterfalls during summer days
- Meditation walk toward a 1000 year old oak tree forest
- If time allows, visit of the Chapelle du Rosaire from French artist Henri Matisse
- Cheese and wine tasting
- French cuisine cooking class
- Personal development Workshop with a certified therapist
- Transfer to Antibes: free time to visit the old town, the famous harbor, the market, the Picasso museum or to go for a swim
- All night accommodation with daily homemade organic breakfasts, one picnic lunch and one tea break.
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
3 days with instruction in French
The organizer also speaks: English, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer available:
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (US$ 49 per person)
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (US$ 49 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
During this retreat, you will be staying at The FrogS'House Bed and Breakfast. The house is a former family hotel that has been reorganized to be turned into a warm and comfortable bed and breakfast. Six rooms options with single and double occupancy are available including 3 with a balcony and sea view, and 3 with view on the local hills.
If FrogS' House accommodation isn’t available anymore, they would be happy to book an alternative option so you could still take part in the yoga/meditation sessions and join the daily excursions. Of course you will be welcome to use the common facilities at the FrogS’ House as much as any other guests (the sunny terrace, the big open kitchen and cosy lounge room).
The options are:
- A room in our friend Marie Christine’s B&B (10/15 minutes walking distance from FrogS' House, +70 m denivelation), with a bathroom to be shared between 2 bedrooms.
- A room in a local 2* hotel, (15 minutes walking distance from FrogS' House, +100 m denivelation).
- A room in a gite/a studio/a private apartment, in the village itself, 3mns walk from the FrogS’House.
Program
These yoga retreats are proposed every week from March to November.
Philosophy
We created a program that lasts for a whole week, in order to offer our guests enough time to find the perfect balance between the yoga sessions, the cultural activities, moments of sharing with the teachers and with other guests, as well as time on their own: this is why it is really advised to arrive on Sundays, and start the retreat from the beginning to get the full benefit from it and feel the natural progression…
However, if your itinerary could not fit with this schedule (arriving earlier or later), please let us know, and we will see what other options we can offer:
- According to the season, it is also possible for you to stay less than a whole week.
- Please note that you will benefit from a 10% discount on our regular prices if you stay at least 6 nights.
- For 4 nights stay, please arrive on Sundays
- For 3 nights stay, please arrive on Thursdays
Check all the different duration possibilities and prices here:
https://www.bookyogaretreats.com/the-frogs-house
There is no "level" required here: the invitation during those yoga sessions is to mainly "listen" and "observe" the feeling of the moment, both physically and mentally. So either you have been practicing for a long time or not, it doesn't matter. Beginners or regular practitioners, everyone is welcome: make sure that you are willing to eventually experience a new approach, a new practice, and maybe explore your own being even more…hopefully, a better understating of oneself, and of the world, will come out…
Benoit has been inspired and still is, by a French spiritual teacher named Jean Klein, who has transmitted his own experience of yoga to many disciples, with whom he continues to learn more and more deeply each time he manages to attend their workshops. This type of yoga is also known as Yoga du Cachemire. It is a very meditative yoga which allows you to get deeper and deeper into some subtle feelings, both physically but also energetically. To do so, you have to first manage to put that little voice of yours that constantly make comments, criticism, judgment... into observation, and let yourselves become totally open to the here and now, to the proposition of the moment, to what is happening in your own body and your own mind, and let it be, by a simple, but profound, observation. To make it short, the yoga he likes to share is of Being, not of Doing.
Sarah, Carline and Jean, qualified teachers, will assist Benoit to lead the daily sessions. Sarah and Carline, both with their own style, will share Hatha yoga sessions, more or less based on “internal listening”. Jean is a certified Ashtanga teacher, a more dynamic and physical yoga style.
They all do their best to guide and listen to everyone’s needs and at the same time maintain harmony in the whole group.
PROGRAM FROGS HOUSE YOGA RETREAT 2020
ARRIVAL DAY: SUNDAY
NOTA: it is really advised to arrive on Sundays, and start the retreat from the beginning to get the full benefit from it…However, if your itinerary could not fit with this schedule (arriving earlier or later), please let us know, and we will see what other options we can offer.
- 15:00: Arrival at the time of your convenience.
- Rooms will be available from 15:00. We will be happy to store your luggage until then, if you wanted to arrive earlier that day: please be aware that if we were not home at your time of arrival, a note will wait for you on the front door, with the code to enter the house and instructions to find your room easily, so that way you can arrive anytime you want
- 18:30-21:30: Welcome evening to introduce the FrogS House and the yoga retreat, followed by a welcome cocktail-dinner
MONDAY
- 07:30-09:00 Yoga session
- 09:00-10:30 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
- 10:30-17:00 Walking day. Following the philosophy of the Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, let each one of your steps deepen yourself into the present moment… "Every breath we take, every step we make can be filled with peace, joy and serenity. We just have to awaken, living in the present moment»
Spring and autumn:
- This walking day will take place in the surrounding hills called “Baou”, to reach the top of the hill for a shared homemade picnic lunch (made with local and organic products) and a fantastic view over the whole French Riviera and the Southern Alps.
- Equipment required: The FrogS House will provide backpacks with camelback and walking sticks on demand. Each guest will need to bring comfortable shoes (running shoes are a minimum, but quite enough as well), sun screen and sunglasses, a hat, and in case of cold weather, a wind stopper and/or rain jacket.
- Description of the walk: 8kms, +350m uphill on rocky path, -350m downhill on rocky path, 4h00 + picnic lunch at the top
In Summer:
- An “aquatic” walk, taking you into a gorge/canyon, to walk along, and sometimes into a river. Waterfalls and fresh water ponds will be the highlights of the day to jump and swim, a perfect activity during those warm summer months.
- Equipment required: same than spring and autumn walk + swimming suits and towel
- Description of the walk: 5kms, -100m downhill on rocky path, +100m uphill on rocky path 2h00 + picnic lunch and swim in the river
- 18:30-19:45 Meditation session
- 20:00 Dinner at your own convenience
TUESDAY
- 07:30-09:00 Yoga session
- 09:00-10:30 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
- 10:30-12:30 Communication workshop based on the “Non Violent Communication” approach, with a certified professional. Introduction
- 12:30-15:30 Free time. Enjoy a massage, a lunch in one of the local restaurants, meditate at your own rhythm, or wander around the picturesque streets of St Jeannet, why not following Cyrielle’s treasure hunt to discover the secret of the Alchemist…
- 15:30-18:30 Cooking session with our friend Noel PICARD, a professional French chef, in our big open kitchen, using fresh local and organic products. A moment to discover, or rediscover, the pleasure and the joy of cooking together, and bring more mindfulness to nourish both our physical body and our mind
- 18:30-19:45 Yoga session
- 20:00 Shared dinner with Noël to enjoy the result of your mindful cooking session
WEDNESDAY
- 09:00-10:30 Yoga session
- 10:30-12:00 Brunch on the sunny terrace. Time of sharing about yoga, meditation, or following the inspiration of the moment and the needs of everybody
- 12:00-17:00 Meditation walk toward a 1000 year old oak tress forest. A new opportunity to deepen ourselves into the present moment
Starting the day by a 30 mns drive with our 9 seats mini van, on small roads off the beaten path, to reach the Domaine des Courmettes, a protected area that offers a stunning view over the whole Mediterranean coast... We will then walk into a forest, to meet green oak trees which have been living there for more than 1 000 years...
- Tea break to enjoy the view and for leisure talk about the Philosophy of Yoga...
- Optional: On the way back, if time allows, we will make a stop at the famous “Chapelle du Rosaire” in Vence built by Henri Matisse
- 18:30-19:45 Yoga session
- 20:00 Dinner at your own convenience
THURSDAY
- 07:30-09:00 Yoga session
- 09:00-10:30 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
- 10:30-12:30 Communication workshop based on the “Non Violent Communication” approach, with a certified professional. Practice
- 12:30-18:30 Free time. Enjoy a massage, meditate at your own rhythm, or wander around the picturesque streets of St Jeannet, why not following Cyrielle’s treasure hunt to discover the secret of the Alchemist…
- Optional: Workshop about medicinal and aromatic plants, discussion about nutrition.
- 18:30-19:45 Yoga session
- 20:00 Dinner at your own convenience
FRIDAY
- 07:30-09:00 Yoga session
- 09:00-10:30 Homemade breakfast on the sunny terrace
- 10:30-12:30 Personal development Workshop with a certified therapist
- 12:30-17:00 Transfer with our mini van to Antibes, one of the nicest city of the French Riviera, famous for its medieval old town and the Picasso museum
- Free time to have lunch in one of the many restaurants of the city (vegetarian/vegan, gluten free restaurants available), wandering through the local markets and the colorful neighborhood of the Safranier. Enjoying one of the best ice creams of the Côte d’Azur, and relaxing on the cute and cozy beach of la Gravette, taking a swim in the Mediterranean Sea…
- 18:30-19:45 Yoga session
- 20:00 Dinner at your own convenience
SATURDAY:
- 09:00-10:30 Yoga session
- 10:30-12:00 Brunch
- 12:00-15:30 Free time. Enjoy a massage, meditate at your own rhythm, or wander around the picturesque streets of St Jeannet following Cyrielle’s treasure hunt to discover the secret of the Alchemist…
- 15:30 -18:30 Yoga and relaxation. 15mns drive to join Jean in his yoga studio in La Gaude, for a Yin Yoga session followed by one of his relaxing «sound baths»: just let your body be touched and travel with the vibrations of Tibetan and crystal bowls, ancient gongs, and other different and original instruments…who knows which effect these almost magical instruments will have on you
- 19:00-21h30 Final dinner organized at the FrogS House
DEPARTURE DAY: SUNDAY
- 08:00-9:00 Final meditation and dedication of the retreat with Benoît
- 9:00-10:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 Check out
NOTA: Please note that rooms should be freed by 10:30 to allow cleaning for the next retreat. We will be happy to store your luggage if you wanted to leave later that day. Possibility to extend your stay if required, please consult us.
NOTE regarding dinners:
Some dinners will be at your own leisure, with a choice of 4 restaurants walking distance in St. Jeannet, or take away food from the local shops (1 grocery store and 1 butcher who also makes vegetarian dishes, 1 bakery, 2 cafés/pubs… that makes it very enjoyable to live in as a local, and that pleases a lot our visitors) to organize your own dinner at The FrogS House using the big open kitchen, at your disposition.
Among the restaurants in the village, all within walking distance from the FrogS’House, we can especially recommend for its fantastic French gastronomy: La Table des Baous owned by French chef Sébastien Liprandi. Try also “le Bivouac” chez Claude. If you want to try the best organic pizza of the Côte d’Azur in the warmest atmosphere, go and meet Hugues and Zazou at the pizzeria “le Vieux Four”, or go to « Maï o Maï » for the delicious take away pizzas by Romain and Rafael. At last, all summer long, Le “Sainte Barbe” will also welcome you for a great diner on its open terrace with a great view over the coast.
Included excursions
Unique features
- “Sound bath” with Tibetan bowls
- Non Violent Communication workshop : Theorie and Practice
- Cooking class with a professional chef
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Wine and goat cheese tasting
- Cultural visits and tours
- Personal development Workshop with a certified therapist
- Medicinal and aromatic plants workshops (optional)
This retreat includes all the excursions described in the itinerary above: they will depend on your arrival and departure day. It is warmly advised to arrive on Sunday, and stay as long as you can to the next Sunday to get the full benefit from the retreat.
However, if your itinerary could not fit with this schedule (arriving earlier or later), please let us know, and we will see what other options we can offer. In that case, please note that excursions on arrival and departure days are not included. However, you are very welcome to join us if your timing allows it (arrival before 10am or departure after 5pm). Cost extra, please consult the organizer.
Instructors
Benoit Couvreur
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Benoit has been practicing yoga and meditation on a regular basis since 2010. Soon after, he met his spiritual teacher, Somasekha ROS. He graduated from Yog Nisarga International Training School for his 200-hour teacher training course, and from Sampoorna Yoga School for his 300-hr TTC, both based in India, where he traveled to attend the training to become a fully qualified yoga teacher. Both centers are certified by the Yoga Alliance, the largest non-profit association representing the yoga community whose mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga.
Jean Rocca
Jean specializes in Ashtanga yoga. He has also followed a long training to give Tibetan bowls massages. He started his yoga practice in India in the city of Calcutta 20 years ago. His philosophy is based on the idea that through the practice of yoga, you can live your life in a better way, reduce your suffering, and the suffering of those around you, and discover universal unity. His work focuses on the breath and how to integrate it into a physically active yoga practice in order to create strength, freedom, and lightness of beings. Jean and Benoit have been old school friends for 35 years.
Retreat location
This retreat will take place in the middle of the peaceful village of Saint-Jeannet, France. Saint-Jeannet is a charming and typical French medieval village, perched at the foot of the Mediterranean hills called “Baou”.
Only 15 kilometres away from Nice Côte d’Azur and the French Riviera, but so much more quiet and relaxing, its position at 450 meters of altitude offers a great view on the Mediterranean sea and a moderate temperature in the middle of the summer.
Nearby places:
- French Riviera - 15 kilometres
- Mediterranean hills - 5 minutes walk
- Nice - 30 minutes drive
- Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) - 15 kilometres
Unique features
Activities
- Cooking classes
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Wine tasting
General
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Special menu request
- Terrace
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
Food
During this retreat, you will be served daily organic breakfasts, brunches, and a homemade picnic lunch or a tea break on the two hiking/walking excursions (see program).
A cooking session is also programmed during the week, as well as a welcome cocktail on Sunday evenings and farewell dinner on Saturdays.
All the food provided is as local and organic as possible.
Please let the organizer know of any specific dietary requirement.
Lunches during visit of Antibes are extra (choice of organic, vegan restaurants or without gluten)
Apart from the cooking session day, the welcome cocktail and farewell dinner, evening meals will be at your own leisure: there is a choice of 4 restaurants walking distance in Saint Jeannet, or take away food from the local shops to organize your own dinner at The FrogS House using the big open kitchen, entirely at your disposition.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
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)
- Use your free time to explore the amazing village of Saint Jeannet, wandering around the small medieval streets. Bring in it more fun by participating in Cyrielle’s famous treasure hunt that will take you around the secret places of the village and deepen you into the legend of the alchemist.
- Meditate on your balcony watching the sea, or take a walk into the nearby Mediterranean hills…
- and for the most adventurous, go explore the must seen places of the French Riviera, relax on the local beaches, using your own car, the public transportation services (buses and trains) or the service of our local taxi driver.
Must see places on the French Riviera and cultural tours
- Other perched villages, including famous St Paul de Vence
- The islands of Lérins in the bay of Cannes
- Monaco, Eze village, Saint -Jean Cap Ferrat and Villa Ephrussi, the Chapel and the private villa Jean Cocteau
- Grasse perfume factories
Outdoor activities
- Canyoning
- Hiking in the Mercantour national park
- Rafting
- Rock climbing
Vineyards and wine sampling
- Visits and wine sampling in the vineyards of the Côte d'Azur or the Var area
Spa treatments
There's a possibility to book a massage with our local professional masseuses, Claudia, specialized in oil relaxing massage, tuina (Chinese) and reflexology (Thai), with Myriam, specialized in Shiatsu massages, or with Florence, a physiotherapist specialized in Californian massages. Or discover the amazing effect of a Tibetan sound massage with Jean, a certified sound healer.
What's included
- According to your arrival and departure day and length of stay (minimum 4 nights)
- All yoga and meditation sessions
- All nights’ accommodation with daily organic breakfasts and/or brunches
- Homemade and organic lunches on picnic days (see program)
- Welcome cocktail, farewell dinner and shared cooking session dinner with organic and homemade food
- All days of activities including transportation, guided tours, and visits with a professional and certified guide
- Hiking trip in the Mediterranean hills around Saint Jeannet
- Communication Workshop (based on Non Violent Communication)
- Fresh goat cheese and Saint-Jeannet local wine sampling
- Meditation walk toward a 1000 year old oak tree forest
- If time allows, guided visit of the Chapelle du Rosaire from Henri Matisse (entrance extra)
- Cooking class with a professional chef, followed by a shared dinner
- Transfer to Antibes: free time to visit the old town
- Personal development Workshop with a certified therapist
- Sound bath experience with Tibetan bowls and Chinese gongs
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport/train station transfers (available at extra cost, please consult us)
- Additional activities other than specified. Excursions on arrival and/or departure days if arriving another day than Sundays. If your schedule allows it (arriving before 10am or living after 5pm) you are welcome to join us. Extra cost, please consult us)
- Some lunches and dinners, see program
- Entrance to museums
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NCE
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
10 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 49 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE). Transfer from and to the airport is available upon request (from 50 EUR /transfer to be shared by number of passengers, cost extra on early morning and evening/night.
Arrival by bus
There is one direct bus to Saint-Jeannet: Bus N°54 starts from the Commercial centre CAP3000 or Grand Arenas, both near the airport.
Once in Saint-Jeannet, bus N°54 allows direct connection with Nice (city Tram) or any other city along the coast. Bus N°54 also goes to/comes from Saint Laurent du Var, a train station for direct connection with Nice or any other city along the coast by train (Antibes, Cannes, Monaco). The second bus is bus N° 47, connecting Saint Jeannet with Vence, and eventually St Paul de Vence (connection with bus N°9).
Arrival by train
The closest train station is Saint Laurent du Var, only eight minutes away from Nice central station and only 20 minutes away from Saint-Jeannet by car. Transfer from and to the train station is available upon request (from 60 EUR/transfer from Nice Ville or from 50 EUR/transfer from St Laurent du Var, to be shared by the number of passengers, cost extra on early morning, evenings and WE/public holidays).
There is also the possibility to catch bus N°54 just outside Saint Laurent du Var train station.
Arrival by car
The organizers will send you the link to their website that contains a map and some photos about how to find the Frogs’ House and where to park when arriving in the village.
Airport: Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Airport transfer available:
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (US$ 49 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 1 days before arrival.
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