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2 Day Relaxing Break Yoga Retreat in Chateaubriant, France
La Haute Laudais, 44110 Chateaubriant, France
Zen Yoga Retreat in France
Do you need a relaxing recharge before the end of the year? Then look no further. With over seven years of partnership with BookYogaRetreats, Nik Kiyoko can offer exactly what you need through two days of relaxation and restoration. Relax completely with Nik Kiyoko's special program designed to ease away your stress and overwhelm and return feeling refreshed and recharged before anyone has even missed you!
Instructions will be offered in English and/or French.
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Highlights
- 2 sessions of Zen yoga
- 1 session of restorative relaxation for the body and mind
- 1 session of deep relaxing meditation
- 1 x 30 minute massage
- 1 night of comfortable accommodation
- Vegetarian meals included - breakfast, lunch, supper
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
2 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 4 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
16:00
Facilities
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Yoga studio
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
Part of the attraction of this retreat is that you stay at Nik-Ki's home complex, a quaint 300-year-old farmhouse and buildings, set amongst the Breton and French countryside. Surrounded by her family, Nik-Ki has lived in her home for over twenty years with her mum, Sylvie.
Some of the old farm buildings have been converted, too: one into a home for her youngest son, David, and his family, and another for the yoga studio and guest accommodation.
The lodge
On the ground floor is the studio, a space dedicated to yoga and meditation. The upper floor has two double bedrooms, a bathroom with a bath / shower and sink, and a separate toilet. Finally, another room is used for workshops, tea breaks, and as a general relaxing area.
All meals are taken across the driveway in the ‘hub and bub’ of Nik-Ki’s family life, her farmhouse.
Program
There's an old saying, "A change is as good as a rest!" So why not treat yourself to a weekend to relax and recharge?
Yoga Th.Y.M is one of the best retreats in North-West France, offering a Zen-style program of relaxation that will recharge your batteries, getting you ready for 2025.
Between October 2024 and January 2025, escape your busy routines and indulge yourself in a short weekend away.
Relax completely with Nik Kiyoko's special program, designed to ease away your stress and overwhelm from this busy season, so you can return feeling refreshed and recharged (before anyone has even missed you!).
- Zen yoga is suitable for beginners and those less flexible.
- Zen yoga is gentle and slow, a medicinal practice of breath, movement, and focused awareness on tension.
- As you'd expect with any Zen practice, Zen yoga is specific and disciplined.
Daily schedule
Day 1
- 15:00 Arrival
- 17:30 - 18:30 Zen yoga session
- 19:00 - 20:00 Evening supper
- 20:15 - 21:15 Relaxing pre-sleep meditation
Day 2
- 08:00 - 09:00 Zen yoga session
- 09:15 Breakfast
- 10:30 - 11:45 Restorative activity
- 11:45 Free time
- 13:00 Lunch
- RDV between 14:30 and 16:00 - 30 minute massage
- 17:30 Preparation for departure
Instructors
Nik Kiyoko
Nik-Kiyoko has over 30 years studying the mind-body connection. She started her long career as a sports physio for a semi-pro rugby team in the UK and studied psychology before looking to the Orient for answers. It was there she met a Zen Master who introduced her to an active form of yoga not often practiced outside of Asia. Passionate to share this unique Oriental version, Nik-Ki opened her home complex and created one of the most successful retreat in France. After more than 10 years teaching yoga, the focus of her retreat is still based on medicinal Zen alignment, activations and posture.
Retreat location
This retreat is set among idyllic rural countryside in north-west France. Just on the northern tip of La Pays de la Loire, Chateaubriant is an old market town central to the large cities of Rennes, Nantes, and Angers.
It has a colorful history of royal connections, a large Renaissance chateau, monuments dedicated to the Resistance Movement during World War II, and a building associated with the writer, Victor Hugo.
Less than five minutes by foot, there is a cycle route that takes you into the stunning countryside. It is perfect for a safe, mindful stroll.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Sylvie provides an array of wholesome, home-baked dishes that will tempt and tantalize your senses. Her vegetarian menus are freshly prepared and lovingly baked.
On your first evening, a satisfying supper followed by a delicious dessert is served at 19:00.
Between 09:15 and 10:00, enjoy a self-service style breakfast in the farmhouse kitchen / dining area. Choose from cereals, yogurts, and fresh-baked croissants with jam. Teas, tisanes, coffee, and orange juice are also available.
Mouth-wateringly scrumptious veggie lunches consisting of soup and the dish of the day are served between 13:00 and 14:00.
Everything is prepared using only the freshness of ingredients that are locally sourced, many of them grown on their own veggie patch. Beverages are available throughout the day in the lodge.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
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)
14h30 until 16h30 - A visit to AquaChoisel public wellbeing space with the longer staying guests.
If you choose this option you will need to pay the public entrance between 10 and 15 EUR depending on whether you wish to use just the wellbeing space of jacuzzi, Hamman, and sauna or include the use of the swimming pool, too.
What's included
- Zen yoga
- Relaxing deep meditation
- Restorative activity
- 1 x 30-minute massage
- 1 night comfortable accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch, evening supper and beverages.
- Towels and linen.
What's not included
- Travel costs
- Insurance
- Personal toiletries and items
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NTE
Nantes Atlantique Airport
63 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by bus
From Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), take a bus (directly outside the terminal building) to Nantes Train Station.
Arrival by train
From the train station, catch the Chateaubriant TT (Train-Tram). Yoga Thym offers free collection from Chateaubriant Train Station.
Arrival by car
Free parking is available.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% 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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Special offer Discount
This listing has a Winter Offer discount of 10% if you book between 2025-Jan-18 and 2025-Feb-28.
For this organizer you can guarantee your booking through BookYogaRetreats.com. All major credit cards supported.
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