2008 SOUTH WEST OF FRANCE YOGA & WALKING RETREAT
Sat 27th Sep – Sat 4th  October 
8 days / 7 nights
All inclusive. Cost: US $2165 twin, $2706 single

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If you love yoga, love walking, fine food, luxury accommodation and love the south west of France - or have always wanted to go there - then this soulful retreat with Jessie Chapman will be an awesome experience...

We stay 7 nights at 'Chateau Robert', a private luxury 'castle' with views to the Pyrenees originally built in 1790 on 35 gorgeous acres in the beautiful countryside between the towns of Biarritz, Bordeaux and Pau.

Starting with airport pick-up at one of the 3 nearby international airports, the retreat includes 6 nights luxury accommodation, all gourmet healthy meals, morning Vinyasa flow yoga and afternoon restoration yoga with Jessie Chapman, an early morning market tour with our chef, raw & healthy cooking classes and demonstrations, an exhilarating days Pyrenees mountain walk and other guided walks, vineyard tour and wine tasting, herbal tea making as well as evening yoga nidra, meditation and core strength classes.

Most meals are wheat, sugar & dairy free apart from the occasional treats in keeping with true French style. Food is organic where possible and sourced from local markets and their own vegetable gardens, which you're encouraged to get involved in by planting some new vegetables for future visitors.

There’s many windy and hilly country roads to explore plus nearby local villages with plenty of shops to browse. You can also opt to treat yourself at an authentic thermal spa or head to the longest beach in Europe for a surf or swim.

As well as the stunning grounds with nature trails, organic gardens and orchids, the Chateau has a 16 metre heated saltwater pool with shaded pavilions and tennis courts.

Cost:
US$ 2,165 per person twin share
US$ 2,706 per person single
* If booking twin share we put you with a same sex person. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, hand embroidered bed linens, sunset valley or sunrise garden views and elegant décor. There’s a laundry with washer and dryer for guest use, high speed internet and WIFI, TV and games room with library and lots of private areas to soak up the French provisional air. Organic cleaning products are used.

about Jessie & the yoga: Jessie is an experienced and qualified yoga teacher who has been teaching in Australia and Asia since 1996. She is Australia's bestselling yoga author of 4 yoga books (HarperCollins Australia & Ulysses Press USA) and writes on yoga for leading magazines. During the retreats Jessie teaches morning Vinyasa flow yoga for beginner to general levels, afternoon restoration yoga as well as yoga classes to build core strength, meditation and yoganidra.

getting there:
Chateau Robert (www.chateaurobertfrance.com) is easily reached by the international airports of either Pau (45 min), Bordeux ( 1hour) or Biarritx (50 min). If arriving from outside of Europe you can fly into Paris and make your way to the retreat by a short internal flight or train ride. Or you can fly first into London and then by plane or train to France. Full details on how to get there are emailed to you upon booking. We can also assist you with flights. More details will be emailed to you upon registering.

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