Rhythm & Rest: Yoga and Gourmet retreat with Nicky and Hossegor Cuisine

Overview

Rhythm & Rest: Yoga and Gourmet retreat with Nicky and Hossegor Cuisine

Experience dynamic mornings, spacious afternoons, and deeply restful evenings. Enjoy nutritionally-balanced, seasonal food; produced locally, prepared and beautifully presented on-site by our private chef Andy. Explore varied daily Yoga classes with Nicky. Restore with on-site massage with Anna. Hosted with care by Neil.

28th Sept - 4th Oct 2026. 6 night retreat in Southwest France

Details:

As summer softens into autumn, we gather beneath the pine forests of southwest France for a week of movement, nourishment, and deep rest. Held at a secluded countryside estate near Bordeaux, this retreat offers a gentle, spacious rhythm designed to rebalance body and mind as the season turns.

Throughout the week, seasonal meals prepared by a private chef to nourish and ground, while the natural beauty and calm of the surrounding landscape create space to exhale fully. With a balanced Yoga classes offering a blend of dynamic movement and deep rest, Rhythm & Rest invites you to slow down, reset, and return to your natural pace in the warmth of early autumn in France.

Neil built a legacy in the hospitality sector before founding LANO in 2015, and he's bringing his wealth of professional experience to this week of yoga, food and respite. This retreat provides a joyful mix of all our expert skills, in order to create something truly special just for you.

Yoga:

Each morning begins with energising vinyasa and hatha-based practice in the fresh forest air. Afternoons open into unhurried time to swim, receive massage, rest in the shade, or wander the quiet grounds. As evening settles, we move into slower, deeply restorative yin and stillness, inviting the nervous system to soften and restore.

Nicky’s teaching blends supportive vinyasa, grounded hatha, and deeply restorative yin within a contemplative, embodied approach to practice. Classes invite students to move from effort toward ease and from doing toward being, using posture, breath, and stillness as pathways into direct awareness. Subtly informed by classical yoga philosophy yet rooted in lived experience, the practice emphasises presence, spaciousness, and inner steadiness. The result is a balanced exploration of rhythm and rest that supports both physical integration and quiet self-connection.

Food:

We're joined by Andy Bruce of Hossegor Cuisine (visit: https://www.instagram.com/hossegorcuisine/), who will be offering a bespoke omnivore menu catering for all dietary requirements.

"I create a carefully arranged menu that's nutritionally balanced, seasonal, beautifully presented and above all delicious! In the summer and autumn months i like to focus on mediterranean and asian cuisine, high protein from which ever source the clients wish (meat, fish, vegetarian, vegan ).  Healthy natural carbs, minimal processed foods and plenty of seasonal fruits and vegetables.  

I like to focus on seasonality of produce, freshness and sourced as locally as possible.  We have excellent produce here in the South West of France including local fish and sea food and the perfect climate for fruits and vegetables, we're also just 30 minutes from Spain and everything that offers up."

Meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan dishes will be of offer, carefully created by Andy.

Anna from Southsea Coffee will be creating barista-quality coffee during your stay; coffee is so often an afterthought on many retreats, but this retreat is bringing quality to the forefront, right from your perfect morning coffee to start each day.

Massage treatments:

Enjoy a 30 minute on-site massage with Anna included in your booking.

Extra add-on 30 minute massage appointments will be available for £55.00 with pre-booking, on a first-come first-served basis.

Location:

Immersed in a place of nature and tranquility, La Canopée des Landes is nestled in the forests of Southwest France. The location offers beautiful rooms, swimming pools on-site, nature to explore, bicycles, space for games, a spacious yoga setting, and areas to socialise or find solitude. 

Visit: La Canopée des Landes

Accommodation and pricing:

A choice of sharing and private accommodation is available.

Prices from £1250-£2250.

To find out more about the accommodation options and room types, browse our Accommodation Brochure

Booking deposit to secure your place: 30%

Monthly payment plans available. 

Sample itinerary:

Morning

• meditation

• vinyasa / hatha blend

• brunch

Afternoon

• free time / pool / massage / nature

• optional workshop (alignment / philosophy / mobility)

Evening

• yin / restorative

• seasonal dinner

• candlelight / nidra / journaling

Arrival and departure:

Checkin: arrival from 12pm at the retreat centre on Monday 28th September.

Departure: Bedroom checkout is 11am on Sunday 4th October.

Travel:

We recommend flying into nearest airports Biarritz or Bordeaux.

For those seeking extra travel advice, we can provide the following recommendations:

We advise booking these specific flights from London Gatwick to Bordeaux with EasyJet.

Flight Number EJU8381
Departure
08:20 Mon 28th Sep
Arrival
11:00 Mon 28th Sep

Flight Number EZY8384
Departure
10:55 Sun 4th Oct
Arrival
11:40 Sun 4th Oct

We have the additional option for LANO to arrange a return group transfer for an extra fee, for these flight details. 

There is parking at the retreat, for those wishing to drive/rent a car for their trip.

Extra info:

Booking deposit is non-refundable.

Flight and transfers not included.

30 minute on-site massage is included in your booking.