Paula Strupeck Gardner
Serenity in the South of France
Dates :
7 - 13 September 2025
Take yourself from ARGHH to AHHHHHH with this beautiful, life-affirming, restorative, relaxing retreat in the South of France.
Let yourself receive the softness of being deeply cared for, sweetly honored and lovingly soothed by practices steeped in the traditions of ayurveda, restorative yoga, gentle yoga, nature healing, sound bathing and more.
Body = Mind = Spirit are inseparable.
What we do for one, we do for the others.
A refuge from the every day
Paula has curated each aspect of the retreat to best offer you a refuge from the every day so that you may return to your world, refreshed and ready to integrate all of your experiences into your renewed perspective…So that you take yourself home feeling greater ease, greater energy, greater joy.
Like all of Paula’s work, Serenity in the South of France 2025 retreat weaves philosophy, music, gentle movement and deeply restorative practices with excursions to the local countryside to allow us to experience beauty from within and from around us.
Feel the joy that comes from pairing mindful, self-care practices with exploring French cuisine, connecting with like-minded souls, experiencing unique creative activities, “bathing” in the light and stillness of the nearby limestone rock formations carved by weather over millennia, indulging in the relaxation of a beach day…
Feel the inspiring effects of witnessing the breath-taking panoramas all around.
Feel the sigh of release and relief that comes when you care tenderly for your self, leaning back into the arms of Beauty, ….
If you’ve never enjoyed the deliciousness of restorative yoga with Paula, prepare to be amazed: you’re surrounded by pillows and blankets, lovingly attended to by Paula, with no stretching and with your only focus on softening and rest. And Paula makes all Gentle Yoga sessions accessible to all who choose to participate so that you are able to embody your beauty, your courage, your joy.
Benoit and Ali of the frogs’ house, provide us with the warmest welcome and most exquisite meals. They are ever-present to gather us together, shepherd our excursions, and guide our tours. Our yoga and sound healing experiences take place in the frogs’ house.
All participants receive Paula’s signature care package to help you savor the retreat and integrate the retreat into your EveryDay life! And all participants receive inspirational emails before and after the retreat to ease your way into and out of the transformative nature of this retreat.