fRANCE yOGA RETREAT 2025

Temperatures may vary from 5° to 20°, it might be sunny, windy or rainy. There’s definitely no snow or freezing!

Last year, we visited Bordeaux in January and the mimosas were in flowers!

It’s an ideal time for a cultural immersion experience, it is low tourism season. You can enjoy the city to yourself, it’s less crowded, more secure, only locals are around, and life is cheaper then.

The Yoga I offer is gentle and respectful of the practitioner’s needs.

The morning practice’s intentions are soft limbering and awakening of your senses to fully take in all the daily visiting, discovering, tasting and learning you’ll experience of the amazing French culture.

The late afternoon practice is designed to give you an unique opportunity to fully integrate your experiences of the day. Loosing up your muscles, relaxing and preparing to ease into a delightful evening of city night light & life.

The classes are 60-minute long and all the props are provided in the beautiful city centre located studio I will be renting.

You will be most relaxed & limbered tourist in one of most beautiful cities in the world! 

There will be plenty of free time beside the morning and late afternoon yoga practices, your one massage on the day of your choice, and one group activity per day (usually around 45-90min).

Bordeaux is like an open book, everywhere you look you see art, culture & history and the blend between contemporary & antique makes the experience fun and interactive.

It’s enjoyable to fill up your free time with strolling cobblestone streets, shopping french fashion boutiques, exploring fresh markets, visiting cathedrals or museums.

It’s simple to move around with your included 7-day transportation pass!

In addition to the short term benefits of the change of scenery, pace, and learning so much about French culture.

There are incredible scientifically proven long term benefits to this retreat.

In addition to life-long memories of experiencing France in such a local and intimate way, practicing mindfulness through the bi-daily yoga classes for 5 consecutive days is going to foster the “Blue Mind/Deep Rest” mode of your nervous system talked about by world renowned psychologist Dr Elissa Epel in her amazing book « The Stress Prescription ».

She ran a study comparing long term benefits of 2 groups of women going on a retreat for a week. One year later, the group that was offered mindful movements during their retreat maintained their lower levels of stress and depression, some of the women had kept up their mindfulness practices which means they kept access to the “Blue Mind/Deep Rest”.

This deep state of restoration is cultivated by changing our environment and practicing deeply relaxing activities like Yoga. It is the most regenerative stage. And it just sounds like what you will be experiencing in my France Yoga Retreat.

The retreat price is all taxes included and covers the 10 yoga classes, the massage, the 5 activities -3 private guided tours, 1 Bordeaux wine masterclass, and 1 group night time dinner cruise, and a 7-day transportation pass.

There are 3 installed payments to support your budgeting.

In France there is no added taxes to prices indicated. Tipping is unusual.

The hotel I recommend in the brochure is very well located, very clean and very secure, in addition it has the best prices due to the low tourism season, the discount applied after booking 3 nights in a row and if you get their free loyalty card you take take an extra 10% off your bill!

As for your meals, Bordeaux overflows with artisanal boulangeries, little cafés & bistrots, daily fresh produce markets, and small grocery stores selling local food, so it’s easy and simple to feed yourself fantastic meals at reasonable prices.

As for the airfare, it is the cheapest season of all to fly, no holidays crowds or overloaded planes.

No. People in Bordeaux are in contact with lots of anglophones through tourism, art & wine business. 

Being willing to learn simple conversational words is a plus!

If you are interested into dusting off or learning conversational French, I will be offering group sessions online prior to the retreat.

The retreat price is in Canadian dollars and includes all taxes.

Here is an estimate average breakdown of the other costs in $CA and taxes included (remember we do not tip in France):

Room for 6 nights avg $430 breakfast included (without the over 3 night booking discount + 10% off with free loyalty card)

Food for one pers. for 6 days avg $250 (breakfast included in hotel room and one supper included in retreat price)

Transportation for one pers. airplane round trip avg $800, train form Paris to Bordeaux avg $30, bus/streetcar 7-day pass in Bordeaux is included in the retreat price

Planning in advance, taking advantage of the Retreat Early Bird price is a great way to organize your trip with ease.

Remember that the retreat cost has installment payments too!

All retreat payments, including the initial booking deposit, are non-refundable but are transferable.

This means that if you cannot attend, you can find someone to attend in your place and they can transfer to you directly.

We got you! Traveling alone can be intimidating and stressful this is why our Retreat group is made of local participants so you can connect with each other and align your traveling dates, plane seats, share tips, etc. 

Our Retreat is intimate and very friendly, Julie will make sure to make you feel supported each step of the way.