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Offer yourself the ultimate cocooning experience on the Swiss Riviera. An immersive weekend of yoga, meditation and sound healing in a newly renovated winemakers house, complete with pristine views of Lake Geneva and Chillon Castle.

Your hosts Alexandra and Carine will take care of your every need, from delicious home-cooked food to custom crafted yoga sessions. Their decades of experience in the wellbeing and hospitality industries will ensure the ultimate in comfort, quality and care.

With an accent on quality over quantity, this retreat is for a small group of 4-6 women who wish to deepen their yoga practise under the careful guidance of a senior teacher, and who wish to gain insight and inspiration through a carefully curated program of practises and  activities as well as precious free time.

Features:

o Semi-private yoga and meditation sessions

o Sound baths with crystal bowls

o Reading area and relaxing by the fire

o Hotel-quality bedding

o Homemade vegetarian meals using local, seasonal produce

o 2 nights' accommodation in a single or double room

o Full board

o Shared bathroom/WC

o Parking 6.- day

 
Location:

o 170m2 apartment

o 1 central yoga room overlooking Lake Geneva

o 1 living room with fireplace

o 1 boudoir

o 1 designer kitchen

o 1 bathroom with WC & separate WC

o 2x double bedrooms: 18m2, 1 bed 160x200, lovely light

o 2x single bedrooms: 6m2, 1 bunk bed 90x200, cosy atmosphere

o Free access to historic garden

Program:

Friday 16h Welcome & orientation with Alexandra & Carine

            18h - 19h Gentle yoga practice

            19h - 20h  Dinner

            20h30 - 21h Meditation & sound bath

21h Café Philosophique by the fire 

Saturday 8h30 - 10h30 Yoga

            11h -12h Brunch

            12h - 13h Free time

            13h - 15h Mindfulness activity

            15h - 17h Free time or private session/treatment*

            17h - 18h30   Yoga & sound bath

            19h - 20h   Dinner

            20h30 - 21h   Reflections and sharing
                       
Sunday 8h30 - 10h30 Yoga

            11h -12h Brunch

            12h - 13h Free time

             13h - 15h Mindfulness activity or private session/treatment*

              15h - 17h Yoga, sound bath & final sharing

            18h - 19h Closing dinner

            19h - 20h   End of the retreat*

*The organisers reserve the right to adjust the programme if necessary

*Individual treatments can be booked before or during the retreat and are payable extra

*Possibility of booking an extra night

 Hosts:

Alexandra Macdonald
Parallel to an international career in contemporary dance, Alexandra has been studying, practising and teaching yoga for over twenty-five years. She has organised and led yoga retreats in Switzerland, Italy, Majorca and Australia. Her warm and sensitive approach, combined with a natural rigour, creates a unique experience in which each participant can flourish. She is appreciated for her refined approach to organising retreats, her eye for detail and her knack for discovering hidden gems, which she loves to share with her guests. Alexandra has lived in the French-speaking part Switzerland for fifteen years and is fluent in both English and French.

Carine Dind
Carine holds an MSc degree in Human and Political Sciences from the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva. For the past 15 years, she has been renovating Les Platanes, a traditional local winehouse dated 1837, together with her husband Aleksis. Carine has a solid experience in the hospitality industry. As the Associate Dean of the Glion Institute of Higher Education, she developed a portfolio of Master’s programs delivered in London and Switzerland. A mother of four children, she very much enjoys welcoming friends, family members and hosts with warmth and kindness. Carine is fluent in French and English.

Dates:

22nd to 24th of November 2024

Tarifs:

1 person in a double room: 1080 CHF / person all inclusive
2 people in a double room: 935 CHF / person all inclusive
1 person in a single room: 970 CHF / pers. all inclusive
2 persons in single room: 870 CHF / pers. all inclusive

A bespoke retreat is a beautiful idea if you wish to create something unique and innovative, either for an intimate group of friends or colleagues.

This custom-crafted retreat experience is a rare opportunity to experience yoga, embodiment, ritual, care and rest in a carefully curated format that responds best to your needs and aspirations.

We will work together to find the ultimate venue and the most resonant program to bring alive your vision.

Don’t hesitate to contact me for more information or to initiate a collaboration.