Ceramics & Yoga Retreat in the South of France

September 14-21, 2025

Have you lost touch with your creativity? Don't know where to start? This week will help you to feel, create and trust your own flow again.

By spending a week in nature, slowing down and letting your hands do the work, your attention drops from your head to your heart. This creates space for play, rest and new inspiration.

During this retreat we combine ceramics and yoga as two ancient crafts that bring you back to yourself. In the silence of the French countryside you will find your creative power.

From Stuck to Flow – Reclaim Your Creative Spark

"You have been searching for yourself and the spark of your creativity for years.

You've tried yoga, mindfulness, read stacks of self-help books and done therapy, but the exercise remains absent.

Your plans and ideas are still mainly in your head.

It's time for a breakthrough.

This is an important moment.

This is the time to share your mission with the world.

What is holding you back? What patterns, thoughts or even physical challenges are still in the way?"

Yes! I am finding my creative flow again

Your hosts

Leonie is a ceramic artist from Studio Stellema , Annemieke is a yoga teacher and bag maker with Full Service Human and Westerman Bags .

They share a love for nature and craft. In the Netherlands they gave the Earth & Water day retreats together. Now they join forces again in the South of France, where Annemieke lives, a few kilometers from the retreat location in Monties.

Location and accommodation

We stay in a sturdy and sober Maison de Maître in Monties, the heart of the Gers. The rooms are very spacious, simple and comfortable. There is a swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi. You can choose a 1-, 2- or multi-person room.

Outside it is quiet. You see a deer, a fox. You hear the birds, the wind and the rhythm of the land.

Our private chef Jolène van der Steen will take care of all meals. She is an experienced retreat chef and cooks fresh, local, vegetarian and with lots of love every day! Expect nutritious, tasty and colorful dishes that will give you energy.

Daily routine during the retreat

Morning
We start the day with yoga and meditation in the open air. Then follows a fresh and nutritious breakfast. In the morning you work on ceramics on the veranda or in the garden, surrounded by silence and nature.

Afternoon
After an extensive French lunch, a varied afternoon program follows. Think of walking in the forest and hills, working with wild clay, a creative workshop on location in Simorre or deepening creative philosophy from yoga.

Evening
In the evening we serve a light dinner. There is space to swim in one of the large lakes in the area. The day ends with evening yoga or silence. Afterwards there is time to relax, read or just be.

Yes, I'm in!

Practical information

Dates: Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 September 2025
Location: Monties, Gers, South of France
Supervision: Leonie Stellema & Annemieke Westerman

Transport

You arrange your own transportation to and from Toulouse.
Guide price:
Return train Amsterdam–Toulouse: €200–250
Return flight Amsterdam–Toulouse: €230–250 / return Brussels-Toulouse €120-170

Car: Monties is located 1230 km from Utrecht

We arrange the transfer from Toulouse to Monties and back on September 14th and 21st.

Yes, I'm in

Cancellation policy:

  • Before July 1st : Full refund minus €50 administration fee.
  • Between July 1st and August 1st : 50% refund.
  • After August 1st : Unfortunately no refunds are possible.
  • If the retreat is cancelled by us, the full amount will be refunded.