Soul of the Pyrenees Yoga Retreat

2nd - 6th October 2026

Find space to breathe, move, and rediscover inner peace in the untamed beauty of the French Pyrenees on this immersive yoga retreat

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Overview

Nestled in the untouched quiet of the French Pyrenees, we invite you to slow down, breathe deeply, and return to your truest self at the beautiful Catalan farmhouse that is La Taillede. Each day offers a harmonious blend of uplifting and restorative yoga, complemented by soothing guided relaxation that invites your whole system to unwind.

On two days, you’ll venture along the forested mountain paths on gentle guided walks, opening your senses to the landscape’s natural rhythm and expansive beauty. Between sessions, indulge in La Taillede’s luxurious wellness facilities; two jacuzzis, a sauna, a cold plunge pool, and an outdoor swimming pool, each space designed to deepen your rest and renewal. And if that is not enough, you’ll also have ample time for reading, journalling, or simply being present in the stillness of this beautiful mountain setting.

Nourishing vegan meals are prepared with care and creativity each day. Vibrant food that delights, grounds, and encourages a more mindful approach to eating. A retreat created to elevate your sense of balance, replenish your body, and deepen your bond with the mountains.

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Retreat Details

Dates

02 - 06 Oct 2026

Duration

5 days, 4 nights

Pricing

€1,395 / £1,250 / $1,650

Guests

Min 5, Max 10

Spaces are limited to ten participants for this immersive yoga retreat in the French Pyrenees. A £450 / €500 / $600 deposit secures your place.

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Sample Itinerary

  • Upon arrival in France, transfer to La Taillade and settle into our charming farmhouse, your home for the next four nights. Take some time to relax and unwind, perhaps with a soak in the jacuzzis before joining your first gentle yoga and relaxation session. 

    In the evening, enjoy a welcoming dinner designed to nourish both body and spirit and set the tone for your retreat.

  • Begin the day with a sunrise yoga session, a slow-flowing vinyasa practice that will guide your body and mind into balance. Afterward, take some personal time to refresh before enjoying a nourishing breakfast.

    Spend the late morning in the jacuzzis and saunas, followed by your first somatic practice, reconnecting with your body and senses. Lunch will be a light, leisurely affair inspired by the Swedish tradition of Smorgasbord, offering a moment to pause and enjoy the surroundings.

    The afternoon is free to explore, walk in the surrounding woodlands, swim in the pool, spend time with the animals, or simply be present. 

    In the evening, gather for a family-style dinner before a guided yoga nidra session to help you rest and prepare for a good night’s sleep.

  • Rise for sunrise yoga to start the day. After breakfast, enjoy a guided walk with the donkeys, culminating in a picnic with a stunning view of the surrounding peaks. Take in the vista, breathe deeply, and enjoy this mindful journey through the landscape.

    Return to the farmhouse in the afternoon for free time. Relax in the jacuzzis, stroll through the woods, or simply rest. The late afternoon brings your second somatic practice, designed to foster self-awareness and thoughtful reflection.

    In the evening, join a wholesome dinner, followed by a guided Tonglen meditation to help you reflect and settle into the evening.

  • Start the day with sunrise yoga, helping you integrate the practices and experiences of the retreat. After breakfast, enjoy a relaxed morning, perhaps revisiting your favourite spots around the property, meditating, or spending time with the animals. Optional massage sessions will be available for those wishing to deepen their sense of calm and renewal.

    Lunch brings the group together to share reflections and gratitude. In the afternoon, a closing yoga and relaxation session allows you to seal in the benefits of the retreat. 

    In the evening, we celebrate with a special, celebration dinner, a feast for the senses, highlighting vibrant plant-based dishes and bringing the retreat to a memorable conclusion. 

    This will be followed by the last guided yoga nidra, allowing you to fully release, restore, and prepare for your departure.

  • Begin your final morning with a gentle yoga session. After breakfast, take a final moment to reflect, enjoy the surroundings, or take a short walk around the property.

    Lunch marks the end of the retreat, after which check-out and transfer to your departure airport. Leave feeling refreshed, restored, and carrying the calm, clarity, and mindful presence of the retreat into everyday life.

What will a typical day look like?

07:00am
Sun rise energising yoga (one hour)

08:30am
Nourishing plant-based breakfast

11:00am
Morning activity: guided forest walk

13:00pm
Swedish-style Smorgasbord lunch

14:30pm
Relax, wander the grounds, enjoy an optional massage

16:00pm
Afternoon yoga to restore and integrate the day’s experiences

19:00pm
Family-style, plant-based dinner at the farmhouse

21:00pm
Pre bedtime relaxing guided yoga nidra

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What about the yoga?

Our retreat offers a blend of yoga styles and practices designed to support both your body and mind, whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner.

Vinyasa Flow

Each morning begins with a gentle sunrise vinyasa session, a flowing style of yoga that links breath with movement. This practice helps to awaken the body, improve strength and flexibility, and create a sense of calm focus for the day ahead.

Restorative & Somatic Movement

In the afternoons, we focus on slower, mindful movement. Somatic practices guide you to explore the subtle movements of your body, reconnecting with your own sensations and fostering self-awareness. Restorative elements allow deep relaxation, helping release tension and restore balance after a day of activity.

Yoga Nidra & Meditation

Several evenings, we offer guided meditation and yoga Nidra sessions, helping you to fully relax and recharge. Yoga Nidra, sometimes called “yogic sleep,” provides a deep state of rest while keeping you conscious, allowing for profound physical and mental restoration. The meditation follows Tibetan buddhist principles and cultivates mindfulness, grounding you in the present moment and supporting a sense of inner calm.

Together, these practices create a balanced retreat experience, energising the body, soothing the mind, and leaving you feeling renewed, present, and fully connected to yourself and your surroundings.

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Accommodation & Meals

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Accommodation

La Taillede is an ancient Catalan Mas perched at 950m, just above the charming village of Corsavy in the Pyrenees Orientales. Lovingly restored by Ali and Matt, this historic farmhouse has been transformed into elegant, high-end accommodation designed for those who appreciate mountain beauty, comfort, and nature in its purest form.

Expansive views stretch across the surrounding peaks and forests, creating a sense of space and serenity the moment you arrive. The property is also home to a gentle collection of animals, donkeys, sheep, chickens, dogs, and cats. Adding warmth, character, and a grounding connection to the land.

Thoughtfully curated interiors, generous communal areas, and peaceful outdoor terraces make La Taillede an ideal sanctuary for slowing down, unwinding, and reconnecting with yourself. With its blend of rustic charm and refined comfort, it offers the perfect environment to rest deeply, nourish your body and mind, and savour the quiet magic of the mountains.

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Healthy Eating

The quality of the food on the retreat is very important to us, and you will enjoy balanced and nutritious meals that have been selected to complement the retreat perfectly. Our aim is to present a new way of eating to you, which is packed full of flavours, textures and colours.

Although the food will be vegan, we don’t feel labelling it as such is helpful – it is just delicious food, presented to a high standard, with no animal products on the plate. We use organic and local produce wherever possible. Come with an open mind and an appetite for experience and you won’t be disappointed.

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Pricing and Inclusions

The trip costs €1,395 / £1,250 / $1,650 and includes the following:

What’s Included:

  • Four nights’ accommodation in our luxury farmhouse based on twin room sharing (single rooms available at additional cost)

  • Breakfast and lunch during the day

  • Family style gourmet dinner every night

  • Herbal infusions and mountain spring water available all day

  • Daily morning and afternoon yoga with certified yoga teachers

  • All yoga equipment provided – mats, blocks and straps

  • Two guided mountain hikes, one with a picnic

  • Several evening Yoga Nidras and guided meditations

What’s Not Included

  • Flights

  • Personal travel insurance (required)

  • Airport transfers to and from La Taillede

  • Drinks and snacks away from the farmhouse

  • Any additional activities you choose to participate in

  • Massages bookable on site

  • Saturday market trip to Ceret

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Join the Soul of the Pyrenees yoga retreat

Get in touch with us today with any questions you may have. Places are limited to 10 people, and we expect to sell out. All we need from you is a £450 / €500 / $600 deposit to confirm your place

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Holding space for you

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Clare Maddalena

Clare brings a deeply transformative and heart-centred approach to yoga and personal inquiry. Her work is an intuitive fusion of practices drawn from many disciplines and lineages, shaped by the decades she has spent listening, learning, and sharing the wisdom of this ancient tradition.

Beginning her teaching journey at just 23, Clare has devoted her adult life to exploring the spiritual roots of yoga, its philosophy, history, and its potential to awaken profound inner change. Her classes draw on yoga therapy and mental wellbeing practices, all offered within a compassionate, trauma-sensitive framework.

Clare’s true gift lies in her presence. She holds space with depth, tenderness, and clarity, inviting participants into their own inner sanctuary, where enquiry becomes healing and movement becomes a pathway to truth. Her sessions weave traditional asana with gentle somatic exploration, guiding embodied awareness, enhancing mobility, and supporting the body in harmony with active, athletic pursuits.

Over the years, Clare has guided and trained hundreds of yoga teachers, and together with Alistair, she brings this wisdom, intuition, and spiritual sensitivity to Soul of the Pyrenees, shaping an experience that supports reflection, growth, and connection with the mountains.

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Alistair Crompton

Alistair has been teaching yoga for over a decade, beginning his journey in 2000 and deepening his practice in 2015 when he trained as a teacher. For ten years, he shared yoga with mountain athletes in Chamonix, enhancing their mountain sports training with improved mobility, strength, and mindful awareness. For Alistair, yoga is a way of being, not just a class, a path to cultivate presence, embodiment, and a deeper connection to life as it unfolds.

Alistair’s teaching follows a flowing Vinyasa style, rooted in the ancient teachings of yoga, and enriched by practices from Tibetan Buddhism and mindfulness. At the heart of his practice is the art of being fully present, cultivating awareness of the body, breath, and mind in each moment. For Alistair, yoga is a path of service, a way to guide others back to themselves, awaken embodied presence, and nurture a deeper connection with life as it unfolds.

He brings this same mindful intention to the kitchen, creating vibrant, plant-based meals designed to nourish the body and feed the soul. Serving others through food is for him a profound expression of care, presence, and connection, supporting wellbeing on and off the mat.

Through his teaching, guidance, and the meals he prepares, Alistair holds space for reflection, embodiment, and reconnection, inviting each participant of Soul of the Pyrenees to step fully into themselves, enhance their movement, and immerse in the timeless magic of the mountains.

[ Testimonials ]

  • "Alistair went well beyond what I would expect from a guide, not only in terms of logistics and local knowledge, but in the quality of emotional presence, attunement, and grounded support that he offered individuals and the whole of the group. His ability to meet people where they were, and hold complexity with steadiness, warmth, and deep sincerity made the experience both accessible and expansive."

    Shannon, USA

  • Clare Maddalena - “So much more than just a yoga class! The classes are amazingly restorative and tailored to the groups ailments and challenges each week. The pace is perfect, the content is amazing and I often pinch bits to practice at home.”

    Rosa Sanders, UK

  • "Dear Alistair, what a beautiful person you are, such a team player. Kind and funny, but also clear and honest. I feel like you have so much self knowledge and little ego. I have had such a good time with you - the jokes, the gifts, the food, the conversations. I would love to visit Chamonix one day."

    Didi, Shambala Gatherings, Sweden

  • Clare Maddalena - “Fabulous space… to regenerate, relax and learn… covering all sorts from yoga and well being. Clare cultivates a wonderfully loving environment and oozes with experience from decades of teaching yoga… She genuinely listens and offers a very nurturing approach, which we need.. Highly recommend the yoga and classes for holistic support and community.”

    Cassia Weaver, UK

  • "Alistair, we are truly grateful that you were our guide as we explored the Jungfrau region. Your experience and friendly nature made the whole trip so very enjoyable. This trip and the time we spent with you will be with us throughout our days. Thank you and with much appreciation."

    John and Eileen, USA

  • Clare Maddalena - “I really love this class it makes me feel relaxed and better physically and mentally. Claire is so kind and caring.”

    Hannah Thomlinson, UK

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Join us in the French Pyrenees

Spaces are limited to ten participants for this unforgettable yoga retreat in the French Pyrenees. A £400 / €500 / $600 deposit secures your spot. Please use the registration to confirm your place.