Soulful Art Retreat in France
Soulful Art Retreat in France
1 Rue de la Mare, Empuré, France
Up to 4 in group
September 26 - October 2, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Week-long soulful art retreat in a peaceful rural setting in France
- Guided painting tuition with a professional international artist
- Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork practices
- Mindful, intuitive approach to creativity and artistic expression
- Open to all levels, from complete beginners to experienced artists
- Small, intimate group for personalised support and guidance
- Nourishing plant-based meals designed to support wellbeing
- Time and space to rest, reflect, and reconnect with nature
- A deeply calming environment to reset the nervous system
- Opportunity to develop both artistic skill and inner awareness
- Immersive experience combining art, nature, and presence
- Application-based retreat to ensure a harmonious group dynamic
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Tandy Pengelly is a professional international artist and experienced yoga teacher whose work bridges the worlds of creative expression, embodiment, and inner awareness.
With over 25 years of dedicated yoga practice, her teaching is rooted in a deeply lived understanding of the body, breath, and the subtle layers of experience. Her approach to yoga and meditation is gentle yet profound, guiding students towards presence, regulation of the nervous system, and a more intimate connection with themselves.
Alongside her teaching, Tandy is an accomplished wildlife painter known for her atmospheric, expressive work inspired by the natural world and the strength of feminine energy. Her paintings explore light, movement, and depth, inviting a quieter, more attentive way of seeing.
Through her retreats and creative guidance, she brings these two paths together, offering a space where art is not separate from life, but a living practice of awareness. Her work supports others to reconnect with their creativity, develop their skills, and return to a deeper sense of balance and authenticity.
Details of this retreat
Where Serious Art Meets Inner Transformation
A Soulful Art, Yoga & Meditation Retreat in France
This week-long Soulful Art Retreat in France is an invitation to step away from the noise of modern life and return to a quieter, more attentive way of being.
Set in a peaceful rural landscape, this intimate art and yoga retreat brings together mindful painting, meditation, gentle movement, and nourishing plant-based food, creating a space where both creativity and the nervous system can soften and reset.
This is not a typical painting holiday, nor simply a wellness retreat.
It is a carefully held experience where serious art meets inner transformation.
You will be guided by a professional international artist and experienced yoga teacher, receiving both practical art tuition and a deeper approach to creativity rooted in presence and observation. Alongside developing your skills in painting, you will learn to slow down, to see more clearly, and to engage with the world in a more embodied way.
Each day unfolds in a natural rhythm of yoga, meditation, creative practice, and rest. Through mindful painting sessions, you will explore light, colour, composition, and intuitive expression, not as performance, but as a living dialogue between yourself and the natural world.
The retreat is open to all levels, from complete beginners to experienced artists. What matters is not prior skill, but a willingness to be present and to explore.
With a small group and an application-based approach, the environment remains supportive, spacious, and deeply personal.
This creative healing retreat offers the opportunity to:
Reconnect with your creativity in a grounded, non-judgemental way
Develop real painting skills alongside intuitive expression
Calm the nervous system through yoga and meditation
Experience the restorative power of nature
Nourish your body with plant-based, wholesome food
Step into a slower, more meaningful rhythm of life
By the end of the week, many participants leave not only with artwork, but with a renewed sense of clarity, presence, and connection to themselves, to nature, and to their own creative voice.
This is a retreat for those who feel the quiet call to go deeper.
A Soulful Art, Yoga & Meditation Retreat in France
This week-long Soulful Art Retreat in France is an invitation to step away from the noise of modern life and return to a quieter, more attentive way of being.
Set in a peaceful rural landscape, this intimate art and yoga retreat brings together mindful painting, meditation, gentle movement, and nourishing plant-based food, creating a space where both creativity and the nervous system can soften and reset.
This is not a typical painting holiday, nor simply a wellness retreat.
It is a carefully held experience where serious art meets inner transformation.
You will be guided by a professional international artist and experienced yoga teacher, receiving both practical art tuition and a deeper approach to creativity rooted in presence and observation. Alongside developing your skills in painting, you will learn to slow down, to see more clearly, and to engage with the world in a more embodied way.
Each day unfolds in a natural rhythm of yoga, meditation, creative practice, and rest. Through mindful painting sessions, you will explore light, colour, composition, and intuitive expression, not as performance, but as a living dialogue between yourself and the natural world.
The retreat is open to all levels, from complete beginners to experienced artists. What matters is not prior skill, but a willingness to be present and to explore.
With a small group and an application-based approach, the environment remains supportive, spacious, and deeply personal.
This creative healing retreat offers the opportunity to:
Reconnect with your creativity in a grounded, non-judgemental way
Develop real painting skills alongside intuitive expression
Calm the nervous system through yoga and meditation
Experience the restorative power of nature
Nourish your body with plant-based, wholesome food
Step into a slower, more meaningful rhythm of life
By the end of the week, many participants leave not only with artwork, but with a renewed sense of clarity, presence, and connection to themselves, to nature, and to their own creative voice.
This is a retreat for those who feel the quiet call to go deeper.
Schedule
Morning meditation and gentle yoga to awaken the body and settle the mind
Nourishing plant-based breakfast shared in a calm, unhurried space
Guided mindful painting session focusing on observation, technique, and presence
Midday break with time to rest, walk in nature, or reflect quietly
Fresh, seasonal plant-based lunch enjoyed together
Afternoon creative workshop with individual guidance and space to develop your own work
Optional one-to-one support to deepen your artistic process
Free time to explore the surroundings, journal, or continue painting
Evening meal prepared with nourishing, wholesome ingredients
Gentle evening meditation, reflection, or quiet integration practice
Occasional group sharing or closing circle to deepen connection and awareness
Nourishing plant-based breakfast shared in a calm, unhurried space
Guided mindful painting session focusing on observation, technique, and presence
Midday break with time to rest, walk in nature, or reflect quietly
Fresh, seasonal plant-based lunch enjoyed together
Afternoon creative workshop with individual guidance and space to develop your own work
Optional one-to-one support to deepen your artistic process
Free time to explore the surroundings, journal, or continue painting
Evening meal prepared with nourishing, wholesome ingredients
Gentle evening meditation, reflection, or quiet integration practice
Occasional group sharing or closing circle to deepen connection and awareness
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Soulful Art Retreat, 1 Rue de la Mare, Empuré, France
Directions
Limoges
Poitier
Paris to Ruffec Charente Train Station
Airport and train transfers included
Poitier
Paris to Ruffec Charente Train Station
Airport and train transfers included
Accommodation
Two double rooms with shared bathroom One single room with shared bathroom One ensuite kind size room
En suite King Size Room
Double room, shared bathroom
Double room, shared bathroom
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
The retreat is held in a beautiful 200-year-old detached farmhouse in South West France, offering a quiet and deeply restorative setting surrounded by open countryside. Painting sessions take place both outdoors in the natural surroundings and within the artist’s private studio, allowing you to move between open-air inspiration and focused creative practice.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
This retreat will be an organic plant-based retreat
What's Included
- 6 nights accommodation in a peaceful rural retreat setting in France
- Full board: three nourishing plant-based meals per day
- Local airport transfer (arrival and departure)
- Daily guided art tuition and creative workshops by International Professional Artist
- All basic art materials and use of studio space
- Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork sessions from a trauma-informed experienced teacher
- Small group experience with personalised guidance and support
- Time for rest, reflection, and immersion in nature
- Access to beautiful indoor and outdoor creative spaces
- Evening integration sessions or quiet reflective practice
What's Not Included
- Travel to the local airport
- Insurance
- Health care
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