Arrival date: 2 August 2026
End date: 8 August 2026
Course leaders: Pinky More and Richard Slager
Price: € 235
Set in the peaceful, inspiring, and nature-rich surroundings of Centre Lothlorien, this week offers a space to unwind and reconnect with your deepest self through Indian meditation techniques.
Led by Pinky More and Richard Slager, the program introduces yoga as it is taught in India. While yoga is often associated mainly with physical postures, this retreat explores Indian Classical Yoga as a complete way of life.
The focus of the week is relaxation and reflection. Many of us are already engaged in mindfulness and personal growth, yet rarely slow down long enough to allow real change to take root. At Centre Lothlorien, that pause becomes easier. With forests, open fields, lakes, streams, and valleys all around — and very few people in sight — the setting offers the ideal conditions to return to yourself.
The week includes:
Activities take place from Monday to Friday in the mornings, from 09:30 to 12:30, and include workshops, asanas, and pranayama. Each day also features a meditative walk. In addition, you may join morning yoga classes from 07:30 to 08:30.
The week is taught in English.
About the course leaders
Pinky was born in Mumbai, India, where she completed the most advanced yoga teacher training program at The Yoga Institute. After several years of working and traveling around the world, she settled in the Netherlands to introduce Indian Classical Yoga, the traditional style of yoga. In Kerala, India, Pinky studied ayurveda and began giving ayurvedic massages. Since 2012, she has organized yoga retreats at Centre Lothlorien. In 2019, she helped establish the affiliation between The Yoga Institute and Centre Lothlorien. Today, in addition to leading her own Yoga Teacher Training Courses, she teaches in several European countries and takes part in yoga programs in Dubai, Ghana, and India.
Richard, together with Pinky More, is responsible for the organization and delivery of the yoga retreats and yoga teacher training courses at Centre Lothlorien, The Yoga Institute France.
Since 2002, Richard has spent a great deal of time at Centre Lothlorien and knows the surrounding area well. In Kerala, India, he studied the foundations of ayurveda and herbology. He completed the Yoga Teacher Training at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai and has been deepening his knowledge of traditional yoga for several years. Richard now teaches on the Yoga Teacher Training Course at Centre Lothlorien, organizes courses on yoga and ayurveda philosophy, and leads practical workshops on balanced eating, the use of local herbs, and the preparation of oils and other herbal remedies.
Accommodation
Courses at Centre Lothlorien normally run from Monday morning through Friday. It is possible to arrive earlier or stay longer. For a course week, arrival is on Sunday and departure is on Saturday.
Accommodation costs depend on your chosen stay. A double room with full board starts from €420 per person for a 6-night course week.
Domaine de Moiron 52800 Foulain France
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There are three wooden log cabins located along the upper path. Each cabin features one room with a double sofa bed (1.40 x 2.00 m), a single bed (70 cm x 2.00 m), and a table with two chairs. Electricity is available, and the veranda includes a simply furnished outdoor kitchen. Outside, you will also find a table with chairs.
Please bring your own bed linen, including a bottom sheet and pillowcases, as well as kitchen linen. A linen package with duvets can be rented for €35 per week; please request this when booking. If you prefer not to cook, you are welcome to dine at the Chateau.
During school holidays, rentals are available only by the week, with changeover on Saturday or Sunday. We ask that you leave the cottage clean and tidy on departure; otherwise, a cleaning fee of €45 will be charged. Pets are not allowed in the cottage.
Arrival is between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. If you plan to eat at the Chateau on your arrival day, please check in before 6:30 PM, as dinner is served at 6:30 PM. Check-out is before 10:00 AM.
Pinky More
Richard Slager
Sun, Aug 2