The 5 Elements: Yoga, Movement, Breath & Voice Liberation (France)

When: Sunday August 17th/15h - Saturday August 23th/11h 2025 (7 days/ 6 nights)

Where: La Vie Tara, Ardèche, Frankrijk

What: all inclusive retreat with 8/10 dance classes and 8/10 open classes or other program components 

For whom: all levels, all ages and men/women. No dance experience required. 

Language: the lessons are in English. On request the teacher can teach partly in Dutch when required. 

 

Accommodation: full board with vegetarian cuisine or alternating fish/meat/vegetarian

Rooms: 1, 2 and 3/4 person (with sink and shared sanitary facilities or with private bathroom) or stay somewhere else on the campsite

Rates: Luxury room with bathroom and toilet: € 1.290 - 1p-room | € 890 - 2p-room. Room with sink and shower: € 1.190 - 1p-room | € 840 – 2p-room. Room with sink: € 1.090 - 1p-room | € 790 - 2p-room | € 690 - 3/4p-room

 

Leisure time: walking, swimming in the lake, (sports) cycling, cultural excursions, treatments and relaxing on the estate

Treatments: massage and other treatments. 

 

In short:

Enjoy a liberating journey through the 5 elements through a combination of yoga, movement meditation, breathwork, and voice liberation. Enjoy special workshops each day, both indoors and outdoors in beautiful nature.

 

Experience the Transformative Power of the 5 Elements

Simon invites you to step out of your head, land in your body, and connect with the primal power of nature. By embodying the 5 elements, you will experience a deep inner awakening as well as a connectedness and harmony with the beautiful natural surroundings. Each day is devoted to one of the five elements. By actively working with that element, we activate its associated qualities – traits that already reside within us, sometimes hidden or dormant. This retreat helps you ground within yourself and find a strong foundation. At the same time, you're invited to open up to a more limitless life. Find your roots to stand strong and spread your wings to experience freedom.

 

Outside of the program, there's enough room for rest and relaxation – time for yourself! For movement, depth, reflection, stillness, meaningful encounters, and experiencing the beauty of nature. Come and breathe again in the clean outdoor air.

 

Participants about Simon:

"Simon is a fantastic teacher who has a good sense of what the group needs and consistently delivers a wonderfully varied and inspiring program." (Petra)

 

"Simon's workshops were well-structured and very varied. Simon is clearly a teacher with a wealth of experience, which has allowed him to develop his own inspiring style." (Anke)

 

"Brilliant. I've known Simon for a while, and that was the reason I booked him right away. I know he's truly talented, with a sense of humor. The dance program was absolutely top-notch. Simon is a star, and the extra Prana lesson in the morning is a wonderful addition." (Nadam)

 

Body & mind holiday: a unique holiday concept for the well-being of body and mind in nature with plenty of space and tranquility. Throughout the week you follow one of the programs with in-depth lessons in a closed group. The non-binding open lessons of the teachers present give the week a versatile and festival-like character. The holiday motto is: "everything is allowed, nothing is mandatory!"

 

Other programs during this retreat:

True Nature: Stressreductie, lichaamswerk & yoga - Dieke Bikker

Tai Chi & Qi-Gong - Stressreductie - Martin Wessels