Soulful Art Retreat in France

With Tandy Pengelly

September 26 - October 2, 2026

Address: 1 Rue de la Mare, Empuré, France

Contact: Tandy
tandypengelly@gmail.com
0033 648023221

  • €2,440.00 – En suite King Size Room
  • €2,240.00 – Double room, shared bathroom
  • €1,840.00 – Double room, shared bathroom

Where Serious Art Meets Inner Transformation
A Soulful Art, Yoga & Meditation Retreat in France

This week-long Soulful Art Retreat in France is an invitation to step away from the noise of modern life and return to a quieter, more attentive way of being.

Set in a peaceful rural landscape, this intimate art and yoga retreat brings together mindful painting, meditation, gentle movement, and nourishing plant-based food, creating a space where both creativity and the nervous system can soften and reset.

This is not a typical painting holiday, nor simply a wellness retreat.

It is a carefully held experience where serious art meets inner transformation.

You will be guided by a professional international artist and experienced yoga teacher, receiving both practical art tuition and a deeper approach to creativity rooted in presence and observation. Alongside developing your skills in painting, you will learn to slow down, to see more clearly, and to engage with the world in a more embodied way.

Each day unfolds in a natural rhythm of yoga, meditation, creative practice, and rest. Through mindful painting sessions, you will explore light, colour, composition, and intuitive expression, not as performance, but as a living dialogue between yourself and the natural world.

The retreat is open to all levels, from complete beginners to experienced artists. What matters is not prior skill, but a willingness to be present and to explore.

With a small group and an application-based approach, the environment remains supportive, spacious, and deeply personal.

This creative healing retreat offers the opportunity to:

Reconnect with your creativity in a grounded, non-judgemental way
Develop real painting skills alongside intuitive expression
Calm the nervous system through yoga and meditation
Experience the restorative power of nature
Nourish your body with plant-based, wholesome food
Step into a slower, more meaningful rhythm of life

By the end of the week, many participants leave not only with artwork, but with a renewed sense of clarity, presence, and connection to themselves, to nature, and to their own creative voice.

This is a retreat for those who feel the quiet call to go deeper.

About the Leader

Tandy Pengelly

Tandy Pengelly is a professional international artist and experienced yoga teacher whose work bridges the worlds of creative expression, embodiment, and inner awareness. With over 25 years of dedicated yoga practice, her teaching is rooted in a deeply lived understanding of the body, breath, and the subtle layers of experience. Her approach to yoga and […]

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