Due to demand, Soulshine Retreats, an operator specialising in holistic yoga retreats, is expanding its dedicated Snow Yoga Adventure retreat in the French Alps. Soulshine Retreats is now offering 10 dedicated snow yoga retreats in 2016, beginning on 3 January. These 7-night escapes combine the restorative benefits of yoga, meditation and massage, with the exuberance of ski and snowboarding, from just £990 per person.

The Yoga

Typically a day at the retreat will begin with a 60-minute Dynamic Vinyasa Flow class to warm up the muscles and awaken minds ready for a day on the slopes.

As well as being a mindful way to start the day, this pre-ski yoga session prepares the body, which is then less prone to strain or injury once out on the slopes.

At the end of the day and on return to the chalet well-worked muscles are stretched and après-ski aches are soothed away in a session of healing Yin Yoga in front of the log fire. These restorative yoga poses help minimise the morning-after aches which can appear after a day on the slopes. The evening session also incorporates some deeply relaxing Yoga Nidra guided meditations ensuring a good night's sleep will follow.

Soulshine Retreats provides different levels and options in each class to keep everyone gently challenged and constantly learning. It's a fantastic way for those new to yoga to build a strong foundation which can be continued at home. 

The Accommodation – Chalet Montperron

Hand-picked by Soulshine Retreats, the chic Chalet Montperron is set in rural tranquillity and surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Tarantaise Valley with a jaw-dropping vista of Bourg St Maurice. This elegantly rustic chalet mixes stylish design with warmth and character and is filled to the brim with original features such as open fireplaces, exposed beams and classic Baroque stone.

The menu at the chalet is wholesome Alpine fare with a healthy twist of superfoods making sure guests are nourished from within. Gluten-free options are available and most dietary requirements can be accommodated. Breakfast includes cleansing juices and a continental spread, with hot options available too. Dinner is a feast of deliciously filling, locally-sourced and freshly prepared home cooking. There is also selection of French and Italian wines to wash it all down.

About Soulshine Retreats

The Snow Yoga Adventure retreat is the second Soulshine venture for founder Soulla Demetriou, having first launched in 2013. The snow yoga is an extension of Soulshine Retreats' yoga retreat in Ibiza, adored by celebs such as model Lisa Snowdon and actress Helen Lederer.

Yogini, dream-chaser, explorer, meditator and founder of Soulshine Retreats, Soulla Demetriou discovered yoga on a South American adventure and has since clocked up over 900-hours of Yoga Teacher Training encompassing Mindfulness, Yin Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga and Yoga for Anxiety, Depression and Mood Management.

Soulla focuses on both dynamic, flowing Yang yoga and healing, restorative Yin yoga. Her classes fuse breathwork, meditation, dancing, poetry, intention-setting, music and laughter! The Yang flow classes bring together sequences of postures in a powerful practice, developing strength, flexibility and awareness, as well as detoxifying the system. Yin and Restorative classes focus on providing a pause in life to create a deeply healing and relaxing space. 

The dedicated Soulshine yogis and team embrace the powerful physiological, psychological and spiritual effects yoga and meditation practice can offer and aim to inspire their guests to embrace their full potential in their pursuit of peace, fulfilment, joy and happiness, and to let the soul shine bright!

Soulshine founder and yogi, Soulla Demetriou, commented on the launch: “We are so incredibly excited to return to the Alps for a third, bigger season of our enormously popular Soulshine Snow Yoga Adventures. These fantastically fun retreats offer a perfectly delicious combination of skiing, snowboarding, Yoga, meditation, log fires, hot-tubs, massages, saunas, delicious cuisine, hot chocolates, homemade cakes, great company and new friends, all on a backdrop of utterly breathtaking Alpine scenery! All these elements simply come together so beautifully to provide the perfect Soulshine winter Yoga break.”

Package Details

The Snow Yoga Adventure retreat commences 3 January 2015 and runs until end of March 2016 with departures every Sunday. The retreat is limited to a maximum of 10 guests in order to provide a bespoke experience for guests and is open to all yoga and ski abilities.

2016 retreat departure dates: 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 January; 21 and 28 February; 6, 13 and 20 March.

The seven-night trip costs from £990pp staying in a triple room, from £1080pp staying in a twin room and from £1,620pp for sole occupancy. The price includes half-board accommodation plus tea and cake every afternoon, a daily 60-minute morning yoga session, a daily 75-minute yoga, meditation and relaxation evening session, 1x 30-minute massage, a complimentary airport transfer and a daily shuttle service to and from the chalet to ski lifts.  

Early Bird Offers - The first 20 bookings receive a FREE ski pass worth £175, second 20 booking will receive a £100 discount and the third 20 bookings will receive a £50 discount.

Price excludes ski passes and flights. Fly to Geneva from around £80pp with EasyJet, Ryanair, BA and more. Alternatively, travel to Bourg-St-Maurice train terminal.

-ends-

For media enquiries contact Emma McEnroe at mcenroePR on 0775 221 5397 or emma@mcenroepr.co.uk