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Week 8: Retreat 5 – What’s up Universe?
This week started with a lot of odd things happening at the Chateau. The pool we have been struggling with for the whole season seemed to both get better (we figured out the vacuum) and worse (the pump didn’t seem to be working right) at the same time. There were dead things that we found…
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Week 7: Last heat wave (hopefully)
We are on the home stretch – three retreats in a row remain for Summer Camp 2026 season! Last week was a final break in the action – a week without guests to do projects and get the Chateau put back in order. During our weeks off there is plenty to do around here, and…
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Week 6: Retreat 4 – entering the Lionsgate
Tuesday a new group of retreat guests arrived, all from Chicago! The retreat was in collaboration with Dew Society – a Wellness PR firm for artists, instructors & practitioners. Six lovely ladies joined us for the week and ran their own schedule of activities at the Chateau. I had the opportunity to shift my role…
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Week 5: Bordeaux birthday vibes
After we said goodbye to the last retreat guests on Sunday I was still feeling really ill and there were well publicized fires burning in Bordeaux which is where I had planned my birthday trip. However, by the time I traveled on Wednesday I felt ‘good enough’ and the fires were being contained. (Thanks to…
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Week 4: Retreat 3 – how about some tarot?
The Chateau hosts two different types of camps: 1. open registration for any woman or binary adult where the staff is creating and running workshops and determines the schedule alongside a “creative in residence” who has applied and been selected to share their art in a couple of workshops throughout the week. There are four…
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Week 3: chop wood, carry water
There is a Zen Buddhist saying – “chop wood. carry water” – the meaning has been debated as summarized here. The way I am applying it is that the daily tasks of life help us to become present through focusing on simplicity and can become a moving meditation. In a communal living situation, I also…
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Week 2: Retreat 2 – heat wave 2
I had escaped the worst heat wave and arrived in Europe just as it was coming to an end… but the second arrived just as guests arrived. This time we had 6 lovely ladies (2 of them repeats from Retreat 1) and our creative in residence was here to teach ukelele! I did three pickups…
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Week 1: Retreat 1 – between the heat waves
When I arrived it had been over 100 degrees for most of the week prior and the other volunteers were telling me how crazy it was. This week we had lovely temps, mostly in the 80s and low 90s and dropping into a cool 50s/60s overnight. There were 5 lovely ladies that arrived Tuesday and…
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The Deets & Miscellany
The retreat is focused on women and non-binary adults to experience fun and creativity in the style of Summer Camp. It is in the little village of La Petite-Marche which is about 4 hours from any place you might have heard of in France. To get here I flew into Lyon, FR and took a…
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Origin Story: How did I get here? All the stars aligned!
Now this is the story all about how,My life got flipped-turned upside down,And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there,I’ll tell you how I got a gig as a yoga teacher in France! Picture it, Seattle, Spring of 2026… My contract as a Project Manager at Alaska Airlines was coming to a…
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