YOGA & AYURVEDA WEEKEND
A holistic mountain retreat at Chalet Ganesha, Champéry (Switzerland)
30 August to 1st September 2024
With Céline Roux & Joan Fontarnau
Join us for a transformative weekend with somatic & hatha yoga and ayurvedic food & treatments
In ayurvedic medicine, the transition into autumn is said to be one of the best time of the year, along with spring, for a health reset.
If you have been struggling with your health or finding it challenging to make time for yourself and your wellbeing, we are creating this peaceful space where you can disconnect from daily duties. You will be able to fully focus on bodymind practices and inner healing in a fabulous retreat centre of the Swiss Alps.
There will be time to relax, to enjoy the mountains and to share delicious ayurvedic inspired meals with the group. You can also receive ayurvedic consultations and massages if you wish to book these extras.
Weekend program
You will be hosted at Chalet Ganesha, a beautiful and cosy retreat centre nested in the alpine village of Champéry. Purely focused on spiritual events, Chalet Ganesha place offers the perfect environment for relaxation and healing in the nature and for scenic mountain walks.
Hatha & Somatic Yoga
Joan will share Hatha yoga through profound breath & asanas, combined with Somatic yoga, an approach that focuses on releasing stored traumas from the body, giving an opportunity to become more conscious and therefore activating our potential for healing and transformation. Evening classes will also have Yoga Nidra sound healing.
We will introduce simple diet and daily routines that you can easily implement in your life. If you wish to go deeper with a personalized approach or to address specific needs, you will have the opportunity to book ayurvedic health consultations and massages at an extra cost.
Intentional schedule
Friday - Day 1
- From 3pm: Arrival and installation
- 3pm to 5pm: Possibility to book ayurvedic consultations and massages
- 5:30 to 7:30pm: Opening circle and evening practice with soft Somatic Yoga
- 8pm: Dinner
- 9pm: Yoga Nidra Sound Bath
Saturday - Day 2
- 8:30pm to 10.30am: Meditation and Hatha yoga practice
- 11am to 12pm: Brunch
- 3pm to 5pm: Free time – possibility to book ayurvedic consultations and massages
- 5:30 to 7:30pm: Somatic yoga practice and yoga Nidra
- 8pm: Dinner
Sunday - Day 3
- 8.30 to 10.30am Hatha yoga practice and Pranayama
- 11am to 12pm: Brunch
- 12.30pm to 1:30pm: Closing circle
- 3pm: Departure
Reservation
Special offer: When you bring a friend, you both get a 5% discount!
Price
Shared double or twin room : CHF 620.- per person
Private room single occupancy : CHF 740.- per person
(Only 3 private rooms available )
If you come along with a friend, you both get a 5% discount on your selected room.
How to book
To guarantee your registration, a deposit of CHF 200.- is required.
To reserve your spot, click here to fill in the booking form, and we will send you the payment details.
Cancellation policy
In case you need to cancel your attendance and you do it before 15 August 2024, a full refund of the booking fee will be given.
After 15 August, refunds are no more possible.
What is included in the weekend price
- 2 night accommodation in a shared or private room
- 4 yoga classes
- Access to the facilities: yoga room with mats & props, kitchen, dining room, communal and rest areas
- Vegetarian meals: 2 brunches and 2 dinners
- Water, herbal teas and healthy snacks
- Access to the sauna
- Local taxes
For inquiries, you can contact us on joanyog@hotmail.com or WhatsApp +41792704203
Massages & Consultations (optional)
Note that massages and ayurvedic consultations are not included in the weekend price. However, we offer a very special rate to the weekend participants who would like to book these extra treatments :
Massages
CHF 100.- for 60 minutes / CHF 150.- for 90 minutes
Ayurvedic, Thai Yoga massage or Deep Tissue massage
Ayurvedic Health Consultation
CHF 120.- for about 75 minutes
A health assessment through questioning, observations and pulse/tongue check is first conducted (prakriti/vrikriti diagnosis). According to your goals and the diagnosis, a therapeutic objective will be defined together and a treatment outline given. You will later receive by email personalized guidelines for diet, lifestyle and, if necessary, herbal supplements.
If you are interested in booking a session, we advise doing it in advance as slots are limited.
Approximate time slots available:
Friday: 3pm and 4pm
Saturday: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Discover Chalet Ganesha
This luxury retreat centre is known for its high-end amenities and for its stunning location in the village of Champéry in the Swiss Alps. The project began in 2004, inspired by Solange Demole, who imagined creating a warm and friendly centre for yoga and meditation courses in an old mountain pasture farmhouse dating from the 50’s.
The centre consists of four chalets: Ganesha, its smaller sister Amachi, Le Chalet François and Grand Ganesh. Grand Ganesh has a magnificent 121 m2 room, built according to the principles of the golden ratio by the engineer Thomas Buchi and his team of architects. The chalets are fitted out according to the principles of Feng Shui, and are supplied with spring water. They are equipped with Mom’s protection against 5G waves and their disruptions.
Depending on the number of participants, our retreat will take place either at Ganesha or Grand Ganesh.
Meet the team
Céline: Ayurveda and Yoga Nidra
Céline is extensively trained in Ayurveda & Yoga both from Indian and European schools. In Switzerland, she studied with the Vaidya Atreya Smith at the European Institute of Vedic Studies where she obtained a diploma in Ayurvedic Medicine. She teaches Hatha Yoga from an ayurvedic perspective, adapting the practice to the individuals’ needs and natural cycles (day, seasons, etc).
During the weekend, she will share Yoga Nidra, her favorite meditation & healing technique that she learned at the Bihar School of Yoga. You can also book health consultations & massages with her.
Joan: Breathing and Hatha Yoga
Joan is trained with A.G Mohan in Svastha Yoga, the yoga of Krishnamacharya. Today he shares yoga under the umbrella of Svastha Yoga. His approach is fused with his life experience and further studies and experiences in fields like Tantra, metaphysics, active dreaming and trauma.
Yoga with Joan is a creative expression of our energy through the breath, a commitment to the skill of moving well, where the form is not the goal but the consequence: slow, sensitive, simple, soft but powerful, and above all authentic.
We are very excited to share this retreat and we look forward to connecting with you there!