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a five day retreat for women exploring embodiment and sensuality in the quiet landscapes

what will grow if you plant your heart in the earth?

we arrive at a 19th-century mansion in the middle of a private park with twelve hectares of old trees and cows in their pastures.

for five days we give ourselves permission to slow down and feel:
we listen to the body and let it release through massage, bodywork, movement and psychological practices. we enjoy seasonal food, sit in tea ceremony, watch and discuss a film, chosen specifically to explore the roles and different chapters in woman's life, draw and share our stories and experiences with other women.

at the end of the retreat, each woman receives a personal photo session as a memory of being seen exactly as she is.

we arrive at a 9th-century mansion in the middle of a private park with twelve hectares of old trees and cows in their pastures.

for five days we give ourselves permission to slow down and feel:
we listen to the body and let it release through massage, bodywork, movement and psychological practices. we enjoy seasonal food, sit in tea ceremony, watch and discuss a film, chosen specifically to explore the roles and different chapters in woman's life, draw and share our stories and experiences with other women.

at the end of the retreat, each woman receives a personal photo session as a memory of being seen exactly as she is.

tender heart
august 16 - 20
Normandy, France
a five day retreat for women exploring embodiment and sensuality in the quiet landscapes of Normandy, France

what will grow if you plant your heart in the earth?
each day unfolds in its own rhythm.

guests arrive in the afternoon. we meet, settle in and open the retreat with a tea ceremony made from local seasonal herbs.

every morning begins with a body practice and breakfast on the terrace. before lunch there is time for art, walks in our own vast private park and conversations in a circle of women.

the afternoons are held for rest, massage, solitude and photo sessions.
in the evenings we gather again around the table, share thoughts, watch a film and dance.
investment: 1500€
what is included:

  • transfer from Verneuil-sur-Avre station to the house and back

  • four nights in a double room with individual beds and a private shower in a 19th-century house surrounded by a vast private park

  • all body practices and sessions

  • three meals a day prepared by a professional chef using local and seasonal ingredients

  • one massage session

  • a personal photo session

  • full access to the private park

not included: travel to and from Verneuil-sur-Avre station