YOGA & MEDITATION RETREAT AT CHÂTEAU LONGEVAL

Over the summer I attended the first-time running five-day retreat titled Rest, Reconnect & Renew at Château Longeval, around an hour north of Lyon by train. It was the most relaxing retreat I’d ever been on and definitely a detox after five days of a vegan diet and no sugar! We did yoga, meditation, breathwork and group exercises. Lectures on yoga theory (namely on the five elements: earth, water, fire, air & ether) were also part of the programme which I enjoyed. We also had the option of going on treks in the surrounding forest area, which we did, and thoroughly enjoyed. The forests were full of fir trees, wild blackberry bushes and there were butterflies everywhere. The Château had its own vegetable gardens too. The scenery was truly idyllic .