YOGA & CUISINE

at the castle of Montgaillard

in the

French Tuscany

Time for a deep breath!

Time for movement!

Time for freedom!

And finally time to enjoy!

Dates 2025

Yoga & Cycling

June 15 - 20, 2025

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“Au rythme de la vie”
Yoga, Breath & Cuisine

Juli 6 - 11, 2025

and

September 14 - 19, 2025

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Yoga & Stars

August 31, - September 5, 2025

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I find myself with yoga, meditation and wonderfully delicious, light and healthy cuisine! In French Tuscany - not far from Toulouse in the South West of France - sometimes the vastness and the view of the hilltops are enough to make you take a deep breath! Here, everyday life can take a week-long break and you can focus solely on your own breathing, your own body and your own thoughts. Recharge your batteries and regain your strength for new challenges.

Enjoy yoga and cuisine in France

How about a relaxing break with a week of yoga in France?

Yoga holidays in France for beginners and advanced practitioners.

monYOGA combines yoga and French-Mediterranean cuisine in a wonderful way. A yoga retreat at the Château de Montgaillard (France) will take you on a journey to yourself. With asanas, pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation and light, healthy cuisine, you can take a break from everyday life.

monYOGA - brings yoga & healthy food together

The mix of yoga and fine cuisine is at the heart of monYOGA. Carmen is convinced that yoga makes you happy: with a balanced asana practice that takes into account breathing, strengthens the body and makes it more flexible, yoga gives you strength for a demanding everyday life.

A certified yoga teacher (BDY/EYU), Åsa completed her yoga teacher training after an intensive period in an Indian ashram and regularly teaches courses in France.

Åsa joined her this year. When she cooks, nothing can get her down. With a lot of love, detailed knowledge and creativity, she prepares dishes that she has learnt both from her experience with top Scandinavian chefs and from her adopted country, France. She is particularly adept at blending the flavours of Mediterranean cuisine with components from her Scandinavian homeland.

Mediterranean Cuisine

Born in Sweden, Åsa combines the clear sophistication of Scandinavia with the joie de vivre of the Mediterranean. Since 2000, France has been her adopted country, and under the influence of French cuisine, she creates dishes that harmoniously combine Nordic freshness and southern flavours.

YOGATEACHER

Daily yoga practice with Carmen (BDY/EYU yoga teacher) not only brings movement into the day. Under her calm and relaxed guidance, in small groups of no more than 10 people, we practise sequences of exercises that are suitable for beginners and advanced students alike. The dynamic movements, brought into harmony with your own breathing, centre the mind, mobilise and strengthen the body and ensure good posture: 'the gait becomes more upright'.

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CHEF AND CICLIST

Åsa herself embodies the combination of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. Her great passion is cycling, which she spends much of her time doing. She makes a point of using organic and local produce and processing it in a way that preserves the nutrients and makes it a feast for the palate and the eyes. She also appreciates a good glass of wine as part of a balanced and happy life.

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Le château

With its quiet corners, the Château de Montgaillard offers retreats for contemplation, but also invites you to sunbathe by the pool.

The rooms are located in the former stables of the château. The view of the garden, the pool, the chateau, the vastness and the particularly clear starry sky will make your heart beat faster.

The yoga holiday in France - also suitable for beginners - includes five nights in a double room for single use with shared bathroom. Full board is mainly vegetarian. Fruit, water, tea and coffee are provided throughout the day. Other services include yoga twice a day, a cookery course, a visit to the market and a hike, while WiFi is also available free of charge on your yoga holiday in France. The yoga equipment with mats, blocks, cushions, etc. is available during your stay at monYOGA. The programme of your yoga week in France can be tailored to your individual needs.

“What I find unique about you is the successful mixture of nurturing security and at the same time the freedom to simply be on your own - that's pure relaxation!” - Julia

“It was one of the best things I've experienced in many years. Your appreciation, the positive and relaxed energy in your château, the incredibly tasty and varied cuisine, your sensitive and tolerant yoga classes... it was an absolutely successful and wonderful week.” - Ralph

“Now I feel more energetic and less tired than before the yoga week. [...] It's really incredible how much the food affects you.” - Arlette

“I can finally breathe deeply again.” - Carmen

“Carmen knows how to meet all participants where they are with their yoga knowledge - even from other yoga styles. Her calm demeanour and super-pleasant voice turn any yoga class into a wellness oasis. And Iris provides an all-round carefree package with her great cooking skills.” - Jutta

“Avec une vie professionnelle stressante et épuisante, ce stage de yoga avec cours de cuisine généreux et convivial m'a permis un retour à l'essentiel et à une analyse sur moi-même." - Marc

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Yoga holidays in French Tuscany

The rolling hills of Gascony - home to the traditional French way of life - provide the backdrop for this break from the daily grind. Here, the eye can wander and the soul can rest amidst the vastness of fields glowing in the summer sunshine.

The Château de Montgaillard gives its name to the village of Montgaillard, which has 100 inhabitants and is about 70 kilometres from Toulouse. The gardens of the château, with its swimming pool, are a place of retreat and relaxation. The small, very quiet village is only a 10-minute walk away, but sometimes you can see petanque players in front of the 'salle de fêtes' or two neighbours chatting in the middle of the village street. In between, the frogs in the village pond give a concert.

The countryside around Montgaillard is ideal for walks and hikes through bright fields of sunflowers or past tranquil lakes. Along the way, wild vineyard peaches, mirabelle plums and damsons or fig trees invite you to stop for refreshment.