7 days Yoga, Ayurveda and herbal workshops in France
Centre Lothlorien, A place where beautiful encounters belong to daily life, Frankrijk
Up to 12 in group
July 14 - 20, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- Yoga and ayurveda as it is taught in India;
- Asana’s, adjusted to your possibilities;
- Workshops on herbal applications;
- Personal attention;
- Practical tips on how to make your life better with Yoga;
- Implementation of Ayurvedic knowledge;
- A beautiful peaceful French estate, surrounded by nature.
About this Retreat
Richard Slager is raised in the Netherlands. After years of working in the Hotel and Tourism Industry in different countries he sets a bridge between India and the western world.
Since the establishment of Centre Lothlorien in France in 2002, Richard has helped with the organisation of the centre has been organizing activities to familiarize young people with playing and living in nature.
Richard has studied Ayurvedic herbs and medicins in Kerala. Now in he puts this in practice by teaching the basis of Ayurveda and the practical use of local herbs in France.
Richard has completed the Yoga Teacher Training Course at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai and has continued learning about the Indian Philosophy, including Patanjali Yoga Sutra's, Samkhya, Vedanta and Ayurveda. Currently he is teacher at the Indian Classic Yoga Teacher Training Courses in France and The Netherlands.
Pinky More was born in India. Here she has completed her Yoga education at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, the Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World. After a few years of working and traveling over the world she has settled down in the Netherlands to introduce Indian Classic Yoga, the traditional style of Yoga. In Kerala, India, Pinky has studied Ayurveda and started giving ayurvedic massages.
Since 2012 Pinky organizes Yoga retreats at Centre Lothlorien in France. In 2019 she started the affiliation between Centre Lothlorien and ‘The Yoga Institute’. Currently, besides leading her own Teacher Training Courses in France she teaches in several other European countries and participates to Yoga programs in Ghana, Dubai and India.
Details of this retreat
7 day retreat in a peaceful, inspiring environment.
A variety of workshops with herbs that we find, identify and collect on a French estate in the middle of nature. Learn how to work with these herbs by drying them, composing tea, making massage oil with them, making rose water and using them in cooking. Experience how you can also use Indian herbs and spices for flavour and to promote your health.
Learn about the Ayurvedic system and it's perception on the use of herbs as medicine.
Centre Lothlorien is a special place on a very versatile site. Because of the presence of different soil types, wet spots, dry spots, sun, shade, forest, agriculture and differences in altitude, there is a staggering variety of herbs growing on the property, in the garden and in the surroundings.
Herbs possess culinary and medical properties. During the course, we will explore the herbs, learn about their properties and how you can practically do something with them at home in a simple way.
The knowledge about herbs is based on local herbal medicine or phytotherapy. In the course content, we also bridge the Indian lore of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is the oldest medicine of the world and means ‘Knowledge of Life’. Ayurveda is a medicine that treats the cause of complaints and disease rather than the symptoms. In Ayurveda, only natural products are used.
The retreat is intended to promote a healthy lifestyle. Before starting the herbal workshops in the morning, you can participate to Yoga Asana's.
Especially for this week in the evening Ayurvedic meals are served.
Ayurvedic cooking workshops and yoga workshops are offered outside the regular program and can be booked in addition.
A variety of workshops with herbs that we find, identify and collect on a French estate in the middle of nature. Learn how to work with these herbs by drying them, composing tea, making massage oil with them, making rose water and using them in cooking. Experience how you can also use Indian herbs and spices for flavour and to promote your health.
Learn about the Ayurvedic system and it's perception on the use of herbs as medicine.
Centre Lothlorien is a special place on a very versatile site. Because of the presence of different soil types, wet spots, dry spots, sun, shade, forest, agriculture and differences in altitude, there is a staggering variety of herbs growing on the property, in the garden and in the surroundings.
Herbs possess culinary and medical properties. During the course, we will explore the herbs, learn about their properties and how you can practically do something with them at home in a simple way.
The knowledge about herbs is based on local herbal medicine or phytotherapy. In the course content, we also bridge the Indian lore of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is the oldest medicine of the world and means ‘Knowledge of Life’. Ayurveda is a medicine that treats the cause of complaints and disease rather than the symptoms. In Ayurveda, only natural products are used.
The retreat is intended to promote a healthy lifestyle. Before starting the herbal workshops in the morning, you can participate to Yoga Asana's.
Especially for this week in the evening Ayurvedic meals are served.
Ayurvedic cooking workshops and yoga workshops are offered outside the regular program and can be booked in addition.
Schedule
07:30 - 08:30 Seize the Morning Asana's
08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00 Ayurevda system teachings
11:00 - 13:00 Free Time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Herbal workshops
16:00 - 18:30 Free time
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
20:30 Possible evening activities such as a tour, lecture or bonfire
08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00 Ayurevda system teachings
11:00 - 13:00 Free Time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Herbal workshops
16:00 - 18:30 Free time
18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
20:30 Possible evening activities such as a tour, lecture or bonfire
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Heart of India - Indian Classic Yoga, Centre Lothlorien, A place where beautiful encounters belong to daily life, Frankrijk
Directions
By Flight:
Book a flight to Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or Orly Airport (ORY).
By train:
From Paris, you can take a train to the city of Chaumont (52). Please check the SNCF website for timings. From Chaumont, a free pick-up can be arranged.
By Flixbus:
You can make arrangements to arrive at Langres-Nord FlixBus stop. From here a free pick-up can be arranged.
By Car:
Reachable within a day from many countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain.
The location is near the junction of the motorways A31 (Route du Soleil) and A5 at Langres. You can exit the motorway at Langres-Nord.
Book a flight to Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or Orly Airport (ORY).
By train:
From Paris, you can take a train to the city of Chaumont (52). Please check the SNCF website for timings. From Chaumont, a free pick-up can be arranged.
By Flixbus:
You can make arrangements to arrive at Langres-Nord FlixBus stop. From here a free pick-up can be arranged.
By Car:
Reachable within a day from many countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain.
The location is near the junction of the motorways A31 (Route du Soleil) and A5 at Langres. You can exit the motorway at Langres-Nord.
Accommodation
Spacious guestrooms in the chateau Single, double, twin or triple. Each with their own characteristic French furniture and marble fireplace. Use of a shared bathroom. Wooden Log Cabin Centre Lothlorien has quietly located wooden log cabins in between the trees. Each house consists of 1 room with a double sofa bed (1.40 x 2.00m), a single bed (70cm x 2.00m) and a table and two chairs. The cabins have electricity and a simply furnished outdoor kitchen on the veranda. The camping sanitary facilities include toilets, hot showers, spacious kitchen, refrigerator and washing room. Ample place at the green campsite for caravan or tent. Centre Lothlorien has a green campsite with spacious pitches within in the walled orchard. Connection to electricity is possible on the caravan and camper pitches on the courtyard. The camping sanitary facilities include toilets, hot showers, spacious kitchen, refrigerator and washing room.
7-day retreat at the campsite for one person, full board
7-day retreat in a guestroom for one person, full board
7-day retreat at the campsite for two persons, full board
7-day retreat in a guestroom for two persons, full board
7-day retreat in a wooden log cabin for two persons, full board
7-day retreat at the campsite for three persons, full board
7-day retreat in a guestroom for three persons, full board
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Terrain with 14 hectares of free space in the middle of nature
French chateau with guestrooms
Green campsite
Gras-covered dam in front of the lake as a spacious exercise platform
Colombier with small meditation chapel
Dining room and salon in the chateau
Activityroom at the Campsite
French chateau with guestrooms
Green campsite
Gras-covered dam in front of the lake as a spacious exercise platform
Colombier with small meditation chapel
Dining room and salon in the chateau
Activityroom at the Campsite
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
You can enjoy vegetarian meals 3 times a day, including a healthy, tasty, 3-course menu every evening on the terrace or in our lounge. We use organic products, often from our own vegetable garden.
What's Included
- 6 nights of Accomodation
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Coffee and tea
- Seize the day morning Asana's
- Ayurveda Teachings from 09:30 to 11:00
- Herbal workshops from 14:00 to 16:00
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Tourist Tax
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