‘Talk and cycle’ retreat in Canal de Bourgogne, France (with yoga & meditation, relaxation and stretching) 24 to 27 October 2024
[ PLEASE NOTE that this retreat sold out in 24 hours and is now fully booked for 24th to 27th October 2024. The next Canal de Bourgogne retreat will run from April 2025, June 2025, July 2025, August 2025 and September 2025. Register your interest by emailing me [email protected]]
I am overjoyed to invite a small group of up to four attendees to take part in a unique healing retreat combining individual/personal and/or group psychological therapy work with movement and psychoeducation in this stunning historical part of France: the canal de Bourgogne (Burgundy Canal) over an extended weekend of Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th October 2024.
Burgundy is very well connected to the rest of France , Europe and the world thanks to its high-speed train (the TGV) which is just over 1 hour to Paris or in 3 hours to London via Lille or Paris. Burgundy is also well known for its very rich history (Roman architecture, Joan of Arc), its architecture, gastronomy, worldwide produce and wine culture (Nuit saint George, Beaune, Santenay, Chassagne montrachet and many more!) with its very famous 2000-year-old ‘route des vins’ (the wine Road) dating back to Roman times. A young Napoleon even trained in the local military Academy in Autun, a city formerly known by its Latin name Augustodunum.
The area I am inviting participants to cycle will be further down the famed ‘L’EuroVelo 6 en Bourgogne’, a specific European cycling route focusing on the small stretch I am proposing near the river Saône.
In this retreat you will be given an opportunity to work intensively but at your own pace with me in an integrative manner combining various psychotherapeutic modalities, with movement and relaxation as well as sight-seeing. I’ll be available to support you and answer any questions in our allotted time together throughout the four days.
Below is a sample day for the four days. If you are interested in a more detailed schedule, please register your interest by emailing me at [email protected] or click here and I will send you further details and the booking form.
Below is a sample Schedule for Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th October 2024
- Day 1 – Thursday 24 October 2024 – Introduction in main stop-over Canal City 1, (cycling approximately 25kms)
- Morning: Introduction to main stop-over canal city, cycle and talk (therapy session 1)
- Lunch
- PM: Stretch, cycle and Talk (therapy session 2), alongside Canal de Bourgogne city 1
- Evening: Free time
Cost for private one to one: £ 1,599 per person
Cost for a group of 2 or 3: (or bring a friend, check T&C): £ 990 per person
Cost for a group of 4: £790 per person
What is included:
- Facilitation, travel organisation and personal therapy sessions (seven x 1-hour individual therapy sessions if one person, minimum of three individual therapy sessions if a group of two and group work, minimum of three individual therapy sessions and group work with a group of four during the three full days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and half a day on Sunday morning.
- Tour and movement guide alongside Canal de Bourgogne
- Yoga, stretching and meditation instruction.
- Questions & Answers throughout the event on all elements offered during the event, an opportunity to work in-depth on issues and to experience body/mind/spirit connection
- Light lunch snacks during the four days.
What is not included:
Travel, transfers, hotels, bike hire, out of hours support, morning and evening meals, refreshments, cycling and bike gear, personal, health and travel insurance.
Minimum requirement to be considered for the retreat:
Some experience of counselling and/or psychotherapy, an openness to learning and if working in group a capacity to work with others, cycling experience and an ability to cycle 25kms to 50kms a day at leisurely pace (this is not he our de France!), medical certificate.
Please register your interest by emailing me at [email protected] or click here and I will send you further details and the booking form.
About Me/My Credentials
To learn about me and my qualifications click here.
I am a psychologist ( soon to qualify as Doctor in Counselling Psychology) a registered therapist, educator, business manager, speaker, trained dancer, producer, workshop and group leader, yoga and meditation teacher(qualified in India) and an experienced cyclist. I am also an avid traveller having travelled around the world including over a whole year in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Japan, USA, Europe. I speak seven languages, and have basic knowledge of three more.