Woman Retreat in France

A Women’s Religious Retreat & Feminine Awakening in the Lot. There are places in the world where time seems to soften. Where the land itself holds memory. Where your body exhales before you even understand why. The Lot region in Southwest France is one of those places.

It is here, surrounded by rivers, limestone cliffs, and ancient villages, that I guide a woman retreat in May—an invitation into deep rest, remembrance, and feminine awakening through the wisdom of the body and ancestors.

This is more than a retreat.
It is a modern-day women’s religious retreat—rooted not in doctrine, but in devotion to the feminine.

The Call to Retreat as a Woman

Modern life asks a lot from women.

To hold.
To give.
To perform.
To keep going.

But beneath all of that…
There is a quieter rhythm.

A rhythm of the body.
Of the breath.
Of the nervous system.

A woman retreat is a space where you can return to that rhythm.

Through yin yoga, fascia therapy, breathwork, and ritual, we begin to unwind the layers of tension that have built up over time.

Not by pushing.
But by softening.

And in that softening, something ancient begins to awaken.

A Women’s Religious Retreat in the Land of the Black Madonna

During this retreat, we connect not only to ourselves—but to the land and its history.

One of the most powerful places we visit is Rocamadour, home to the ancient Black Madonna of Rocamadour.

For centuries, this site has been a place of pilgrimage.

Women—and men—have walked the steep paths, climbed the sacred steps, and entered the chapel where the Black Madonna resides.

But who is she?

The Black Madonna is often seen as a representation of the dark feminine—
the fertile, mysterious, grounding force of life.

She is not the light, idealized version of femininity.
She is depth.
Womb.
Earth.
Transformation.

Long before institutional religion, feminine energy was honored in connection to the land, the body, and the cycles of life.

In this way, visiting Rocamadour becomes part of a women’s religious retreat—not to follow a belief system, but to remember a deeper truth.

Feminine Awakening – Wisdom of the Body

Feminine awakening does not happen in the mind.
It happens in the body.

Your body holds stories.

In your fascia…
your breath…
And your nervous system…

Patterns of holding, protecting, adapting.

During the retreat, we work gently with these layers.

Through:

• Yin & Fascia Therapy
• Somatic movement
• Breathwork
• Womb-based rituals

We allow the body to release what it no longer needs to carry.

And when that happens, something shifts.

You feel more open.
More grounded.
More you.

This is the wisdom of the body—a knowing that cannot be taught, only experienced.

The Wisdom of the Ancestors

Many of what we carry as women did not start with us.

Tension in the womb space.
Patterns in relationships.
A sense of disconnection from the body.

These are often part of a larger lineage.

In this retreat, we gently open space to connect with the wisdom of the ancestors.

Not to relive the past—
but to release what is ready to be released.

And to reclaim what has always been ours:

• Sensitivity as strength
• Intuition as guidance
• The body as a sacred home

The Experience in the Lot – May Retreat

This woman retreat in May takes place in the serene landscape of the Lot.

Think:

• A peaceful château surrounded by nature
• Morning practices to awaken the body
• Slow afternoons by the river
• Nourishing meals shared in community
• Sacred rituals and deep rest

And a pilgrimage to Rocamadour—walking the path where so many have walked before.

Each element is intentionally woven to support your feminine awakening.

Not through force.
But through safety.

Because when the nervous system feels safe…
The body opens.
And when the body opens…
We remember.

A Return to What Has Always Been There

This retreat is not about becoming someone new.

It is about returning.

To your body.
To your rhythm.
To your truth.

A woman retreat can be the doorway.
A women’s religious retreat can be the remembering.
And your body…
Is the guide.

Join the Feminine Awakening Retreat in May

If you feel the call to step into this space—
to soften, to reconnect, to remember—

You are warmly invited to join my Feminine Awakening Retreat in the Lot this May.

A space where ancient wisdom meets modern embodiment.
Where the land, the body, and the feminine come together.

✨ You can explore the retreat and reserve your place here.

Or simply begin by listening…
Because often, the call is already there.