Yoga & Creative Retreats 2027

Le Grand Banc is a restored hamlet in the Luberon valley, a private estate that has drawn artists and writers for decades. It’s easy to see why, with its gorgeous stone cottages, wild gardens and rolling views across the hills. It’s a place built for slowing down and thinking creatively. Each retreat week is focused on seeing things with fresh eyes and feeling revitalised in every way with plenty of yoga, meditation, hiking and creative activity.

Yoga & Hiking Retreat

18th – 24th April 2027

2nd – 8th May 2027

Each morning starts with yoga with Tashi, adapted to all levels.

On three of the days we go out walking for around 3 hrs. We explore the trails around Le Grand Banc, the limestone gorge at Oppedette, and the village of Banon, which has a bookshop worth making time for and good local cheese. The walks take a few hours and the pace is easy going.

There is lots of free time to enjoy the pool, the gardens and time to do nothing in particular. The food is excellent, the evenings are super relaxed and the location is exceptional.

Yoga & Creative Writing Retreats

25th April – May 1st 2027

These retreats pair yoga with creative writing. Tashi teaches morning and evening yoga at different levels to suit everyone’s needs.

The writing sessions are led by Susan Elderkin, a published novelist and writing teacher whose approach is practical and encouraging, whether you’re a beginner or have been writing for years. You don’t need to come with a project or a plan, just the time and willingness to write.

There is also time to walk, journal, get a massage or explore the area. Our local chef cooks with the produce and flavours of the region.

what’s included

• Twice-daily yoga sessions and all hiking/writing activities
• All meals featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients, vegetarian options
• Accommodation in your chosen room type: private, shared or apartment.
• Use of all retreat facilities including saltwater pool, sculpted gardens, heated yoga shala and all communal spaces
• Coordination of group transfers from Marseille or Avignon TGV (the cost is shared between passengers)
• Small group environment to support personal attention and connection

the region

Le Grand Banc is located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a region known for its wild beauty, ancient hilltop villages and expansive views across the Luberon. This part of Provence has less tourists than the coast offering a quieter more regional experience of southern France.

The landscape here is rugged oak forests, limestone ridges, hidden gorges and open plateaux. It’s a place shaped by light, wind and time, with walking trails that have connected villages and shepherds for centuries. In spring the wildflowers are in bloom, the air is fresh and the hills are alive with colour.

Nearby, the village of Banon offers a taste of Provençal life with its weekly markets, local cheeses and famous rural bookshop. Oppedette Gorge and the surrounding national parks are within reach for walkers and nature-lovers, while the Le Grand Banc itself is a peaceful sanctuary remote enough to feel far from it all, yet accessible from Marseille and Avignon.

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