Creative & Wellness Retreat

July 2-5
at la Manufacture Royale in Montolieu, south of France

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Your stay

Each day is designed as a creative and sensory immersion.

Mornings begin gently with a yoga session (guided by Catherine) to recentre and awaken the body. This is followed by a walk in the surrounding nature: a moment to open the senses, gather branches, leaves, and small natural treasures, and fully absorb the textures, colours, and light of the landscape.

Then comes studio time — 3 to 4 hours dedicated to deep artistic exploration. Through gesture, tools, and an intuitive, original approach, each participant is invited to experiment, feel, and bring to life abstract landscapes made of intention, colour, florals, and uplifting energy.

All art materials are provided.

Here’s what awaits you:
✨ Daily yoga to help you slow down and reconnect
✨ Painting every day to explore your creativity
✨ Inspiring walks in the heart of nature
✨ Charming accommodation designed for rest and comfort
✨ Delicious food and moments of shared connection

Whether you come alone or with someone, you’ll be welcomed into a warm and supportive atmosphere — and you’ll leave with meaningful memories, personal creations, and new connections.

Excursions
Daily outings to locations selected by the artist and the group. These are opportunities to explore, paint outdoors, or gather inspiration for studio work.

Teaching & materials
Each day, you will receive both group and individual guidance, either outdoors or in the studio, through demonstrations and personalised feedback.

Included

Meals
Daily breakfasts, with a healthy snack buffet (nuts, fruit, and unlimited tea). Easy lunches or brunch, a welcome aperitif, and the first dinner — all prepared with local ingredients and cooked on site.

Accommodation
3 nights in our luxurious estate, with access to the swimming pool and the surrounding natural spaces.

Travel and transportation
Restaurant meals (second and third dinners)
Personal expenses

To Bring

Yoga outfit
Casual clothing and/or an apron for painting

Not Included

Accomodations

The Manufacture Royale is located in Montolieu, in the heart of the Occitanie region. A listed historical monument, the building was constructed in 1739 and is a delight for architecture lovers.

It offers a unique blend of understated industrial architecture and Louis XV classicism. The style reflects the vision of Marieke and Bart, the proud owners of this gem — with apartments featuring inventive decor: raw romance, curated vintage furniture, and an eclectic, cosmopolitan design.

Each room is carefully decorated, unique, and different. Accommodation can be shared or private depending on the option you choose. All rooms include at least a double bed or two single beds, a bathroom, and in some cases a seating area and kitchen. Some rooms can accommodate up to four people.

Program highlights:

  • Yoga studio

  • Painting studio

  • Delicious meals

  • Excursions and beautiful walks

manufacture royale website

Iris Arnaud 

Art Life Coach & Artist

After more than 20 years in communications, Iris naturally returned to her first passion — painting — with a desire to share and guide others on a journey of inner and creative discovery.

Having grown up in France and spent over 15 years living and working in the United States, her artistic practice reflects this dual cultural background: a strong French academic foundation enriched by a more intuitive, sensory approach inspired by American mindfulness art.

Founder of this unique school project blending intuitive painting and well-being, Iris offers a singular vision of creation: painting as a space for grounding, freedom, and self-expression.

Closely related to art therapy, her workshops are designed as true experiences — where participants come both to explore expressive painting techniques and to reconnect with themselves, release tension, and let a deeper, more personal creativity emerge.

After more than 20 years in the world of fragrance — one of her lifelong passion — Catherine felt the need to slow down and reconnect with a more inward practice. With a rich background in movement (classical dance, modern jazz, hip-hop, Latin dance), she naturally turned to yoga as a deeper exploration of the body and inner sensations.

This shift marked a true turning point in her life. Since then, she has been sharing a grounded, accessible, and deeply human form of yoga, taught with sensitivity and care.

Today, Catherine also nurtures her creativity through different mediums: she leads fragrance workshops for children, explores ceramics, and has recently begun painting — reflecting the very spirit of this retreat, where different forms of expression meet and dialogue with one another.

Yoga teacher

Catherine Pfrunder

The program is not final and is likely to evolve.

Arrive & Meet
Arriver, se poser, commencer

Day One / Jour 1

As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.

À mesure que chacun arrive, nous prenons le temps de nous installer, de nous sentir à l’aise et de créer du lien avec les personnes présentes. Le voyage commence ici.

👉 Entrer en douceur, ouvrir un espace intérieur

Check-In

1:00 – 1:30pm

Opening
  • Cercle de rencontre
  • Introduction à la pratique du  yoga et du mindfulness art
  • Premiere pratique de yoga, avec respiration, connexion à soi, ouverture

2:00pm

Premier atelier peinture
  • Première exploration à la manière de Zao Wou-Ki
  • Découverte de la poudre de Mica
  • Mise en place du geste et redécouverte des couleurs

2:30pm

Dinner / Diner sur place

7:00pm

Have a question?

Tel : +33 7 49 80 75 83
Email : studio@irisarnaudarte.com

Set Intentions & Reflect
Lâcher prise, libérer

Day Two / Jour 2

This is about aligning with ourselves and with the journey ahead. This is a chance to reconnect with what brought you here—your questions, your hopes, your turning points—and consider how they’ve shifted or deepened.

Il s’agit de s’aligner avec soi-même et avec le chemin qui s’ouvre. Un moment pour se reconnecter à ce qui vous a amené ici — vos questions, vos élans, vos passages de vie — et observer comment ils ont évolué, se sont transformés ou approfondis.

👉 Libérer les tensions, sortir du contrôle

Healthy snack / Collation (disponible toute la journée)

8:00 – 9:00am

Promenade en silence et collecte de feuilles, branches...

Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am

Creative Workshop - Lâcher-prise
  • Peindre en grand, en combinaison, avec le corps
  • Utilisation des feuilles pour peindre atelier en exterieur
  • Lâcher prise total : jeter la peinture, crier, libérer
Creative Workshop
  • Approche intuitive à la manière de Jackson Pollock
  • Projection, coulures, mouvement
  • Retour au calme, intégration, Respiration (type “souffle du feu”)
Brunch sur place

11:30pm – 12:15pm

12:30pm – 14:00pm

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Dinner/Diner en extérieur

7:00pm

10:00 – 11:00pm

Feel, Compose & Refine
Ressentir, composer, affiner

Day Three / Jour 3

Building on what has emerged in the previous days, we begin to compose differently—listening to color, sensing rhythm, and finding a balance between spontaneity and structure.

À partir de ce qui a émergé les jours précédents, nous apprenons à composer autrement — à écouter la couleur, à sentir le rythme, à trouver un équilibre entre spontanéité et structure.

👉 Transformer l’émotion en langage visuel

Breakfast / Petit Dejeuner

8:00 – 8:30am

Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am

Lunch Break

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Creative Workshop (étape 1, exploration)
  • Approche sensible à la manière de Joan Mitchell
  • Peindre avec les mains
  • Travail du rapport entre geste, rythme et intention

10:30am – 12:30pm

Dinner/Diner en extérieur

7:00pm

Creative Workshop (étape 2, mise en application)
  • Travail du rapport entre geste, rythme et intention 
  • Introduction à :
    • harmonie des couleurs
    • équilibre visuel
    • règles de composition

2:00pm – 5:30pm

Look Forward & Wrap Up
Intégrer & clôturer

Day Four / Jour 4

We explore the possibilities beyond this moment, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. As we end our time together, we honor the experience, the growth, and the connections made along the way.

À l’issue de ce temps partagé, nous honorons l’expérience vécue, les transformations engagées et les liens tissés en chemin.

👉 Repartir aligné(e), ancré(e), transformé(e)

Breakfast / Petit Dejeuner

8:00 – 8:30am

Yoga

9:00am - 10:00am

Workshop
  • Finalisation des œuvres
  • Regard sur son processus
  • Accompagnement, peauffinage
Lunch Break

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Clôture et cercle de partage

10:00am – 12:30pm

2:00pm

Departure/Depart

About you.

After selecting your package, feel free to share more details about yourself so we can better understand your needs and your creative journey.

Formule Harmonie
€872.00
One time
€436.00
For 2 months

There are two options:

-20% OFF until June 15th

  • Formule Harmonie
    €872 (2 × €436)
    Shared room
    An inspiring collective experience

  • Formule Sérénité
    €1032 (2 × €516)
    Private room
    Deep immersion & comfort

50% of the total price is required at booking, and the remaining balance will be automatically charged the following month.

Formule Sérénité
€1,032.00
One time
€516.00
For 2 months