Haute Savoie • French Alps

31 Jul-6 Aug • 8-14 Aug • 16-22 Aug

RAW & REAL

OFF-GRID MOUNTAIN RETREAT

Simple living, real people, real nature, real conversations, real connection - 7 days of Real Life

“I realised you gave me something far bigger than a retreat week — a lasting shift in daily life. That one week changed my life permanently for the better.”
— Returning participant 2025
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF RETREAT

not a retreat centre,
A Home.

You won't be staying in a commercial retreat centre or a boutique villa. You'll be welcomed into our home. A mountain chalet built by hand over a hundred years ago, bought as a ruin and lovingly restored over the last fifteen years. 1300m up in the French Alps, nestled in pine forests with the sound of the gorge thundering below and an ever changing picture of the sky and the mountains.

Here, we are off-grid. No electricity cables or wifi. Water straight from the mountains. A wood-fired range for cooking and hot water and a hot tub on the mountainside. Canvas tents under a blanket of stars.

Guests often say it feels like being welcomed into a family. Many choose to return year after year. Because what happens here is real. Not scripted, not packaged, not repeatable anywhere else.

The group stays small. A maximum of 12. That intimacy is everything. It's what allows the trust, the depth, the conversations you didn't know you needed to have.

A rustic off-grid alpine house in the French Alps

Nothing packaged, nothing rehearsed

What awaits you

Guests come expecting yoga and mountain air. What they find is something harder to describe — and impossible to forget.

A white camping tent set up in a grassy clearing surrounded by tall, green trees on a sunny day with a clear blue sky and mountains in the background.


A place that doesn't ask you to be anything

Once you arrive, something opens. You don't have to perform or protect yourself here. Soraya and Mike hold the space with such care and non-judgement that vulnerability feels natural — even welcome.


Yoga that goes beyond the mat

Two daily practices — dynamic and restorative — alongside pranayama, meditation, and philosophy. Perfect for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. The focus is always awareness, not performance.


Strangers become a community that become a family

Something about this place — the mountains, the fire, the shared meals — opens people up. Guests consistently describe conversations deeper than any they've had with close friends.


The mountains do the rest

Alpine hikes with self enquiry woven in. Hammocks. The hot tub at sunset. The choir of crickets at night. Always the ever changing light over the mountains. Nature holds you in ways nothing else can.

Four people outdoor around a campfire in a wooded mountain area, cooking and preparing food, with mountains and blue sky in the background.
Three people sitting around a campfire at night outdoors, with trees and a dark sky in the background.

What participants shared

  • This retreat nurtured my body, stilled my mind, and made my soul sing.

    — recent participant

  • The group became a real, authentic community.

    — participant

  • I leave feeling inspired to make radical changes to how I live.

    - participant

  • I felt safe enough to go deep and transform.

    Participant

Three people relaxing in a wooden hot tub outdoors surrounded by green trees and a partly cloudy sky, with a woodpile and a person standing in the background.
Group of hikers trekking through a lush green mountain trail with scenic mountain ranges and blue skies in the background.
A woman and a man sitting on a wooden bench in a dark setting. The woman has glasses, a tattoo on her arm, and is wearing a dark shirt and pants. The man has glasses, a hat, and is holding a guitar and a smartphone, wearing a dark shirt and shorts.
A woman with curly hair and glasses sitting on a log in a forested mountain area, smiling and wearing a black Watchhouse hoodie, yellow shorts, and a blue beanie. There is a small campfire in front of her, and stacked logs behind her. The background
A group of women participating in a yoga or art class, with one woman in the foreground kneeling and drawing with black ink or charcoal on large sheets of paper on a wooden floor.
A group of four women sitting outdoors on a mountain trail enjoying a picnic. They are surrounded by trees with mountain peaks in the background. One woman is smiling at the camera, holding a jar, while others are slicing vegetables and preparing foo
Two women cooking outdoors on a camping stove in a forested mountain area. One woman is stirring a large pan of food, and the other is adjusting the stove. The scene is sunny with a clear blue sky.
Group of people practicing yoga in a rustic studio, in a downward dog position on purple mats with yoga blocks.
Outdoor outdoor shower setup with wooden platform, rustic wooden and branch structure, surrounded by green foliage, under blue sky with clouds.
A camping scene with tents set up on grassy terrain amid tall trees, with a backdrop of mountains and a sky filled with clouds.
View from inside a beige camping tent looking out at green trees and a forested mountain. Inside the tent, there is a bed with a pillow, blanket, and throw rug, a decorative lantern, and an acoustic guitar leaning against the tent wall.
Group of people sitting in a circle on yoga mats in a wood-floored room, with one man in the center holding a stick in his mouth and a feathered arrow on his nose, appearing to participate in a workshop or activity.

31 Jul-6 Aug • 8-14 Aug • 16-22 Aug

Prices from £830 all inclusive

Three weeks available this summer. Small groups, 12 people maximum. Once it's full, it's full.

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