About Jennifer
Jennifer Prugh is passionate about guiding students toward discovering what is possible in life when we bring our whole selves to each moment. She is the founder of Breathe Together Yoga, a yoga studio, tea house and wellness center that offers over 100 classes a week for every level of practice, as well as the founder of the Joy of Yoga 200 and 300/500 hour teacher trainings.
Jennifer leads yoga adventures and retreats all over the world. A professional artist with a master’s degree in Art and Consciousness Studies, she was an associate professor for eight years at Cogswell College where she taught storytelling, mythology and creativity. She began practicing yoga in 1989, and teaching yoga after in 1999 following the death from cancer of her greatest mentor, her father. Jennifer left higher education to teach yoga exclusively, in the words of Joseph Campbell, “ to follow her bliss.”
Her online classes can be found on yogaanytime.com. Jennifer is a member of the board of the Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation, and because education changes the world, she enthusiastically encourages people to sponsor the education of Tibetan children and children of refugees from neighboring countries who live in India.
She lives with her husband Will, their son Liam, and their golden retriever, Hobbes.
What to Expect
Breathe In France
This special retreat in the French countryside that takes place over Mother’s Day is dedicated to love! We’ll be in a place where love is easy to feel and beauty so very easy to see. During the day we’ll explore our senses fully: in nature, food, wine, local markets, the French countryside and the people we meet.
We’ll begin each day with meditation and an inspired flow-based yoga practice. Before dinner we’ll calm the mind and body with a gentle practice. Our yoga will be accessible and tailored to the students, and you’ll be given new tools to take home with you to deepen your practice.
You will leave this trip rested, restored, inspired and empowered in your capacity for love. Soak up the beauty of the land, the warm open hearts of the locals and the camaraderie and smiles of your fellow yogis.
At whatever level your practice, everyone is welcome.
What's Included
What’s included:
- Yoga most mornings & each evening
- 7 nights chateau accommodation
- 3 farm-to-table meals each day
- Wine tasting
- Sample the best of the region during an evening with a local sommelier
- Local vineyard winemaker for a day!
- Teach your tastebuds with a lunch food/wine pairing class
- Create, blend and bottle your own unique vino memories to bring home
- Day trip to La Roque Gageac and Beynac
- Boating on the Dordogne
- Excursions through medieval La Roque and Beynac
- Trip to the Issigeac market
- Catch the tastes and colors of this medieval town during their famous local Sunday market
- Transfers (on arrival and departure days only) from the Bergerac airport or train station
What’s not included:
- Airfare to Bergerac, France (EGC)
- Additional excursions
- Alcohol or items of a personal nature/souvenirs
- Travel insurance (recommended)
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Day 1
- Midday arrival to Bergerac
- Transfers from the Bergerac airport or train station (on arrival and departure days only)
- Check-in and soak up the general countryside splendor
- Evening de-travel and welcome yoga class
- Gourmet group welcome dinner
Day 2
- Early morning coffee, tea and fruit available
- Wake up and refresh morning yoga
- Local and fresh breakfast
- Day trip to the locally famous Issigeac market
- Stroll through the medieval town’s farmers market for local and organic yummies
- Enjoy the local flavor and introduction to one of the area’s historic villages
- Souvenir shop, mix with the locals and sample tastes of the region
- Head back for lunch at the chateau
- Late afternoon yoga in the chateau yoga ‘stable’
- Group dinner
Day 3
- Early morning coffee, tea and fruit available
- Morning yoga class
- Local and fresh breakfast
- Enjoy a chill morning
- Dig into a country fresh lunch
- Enjoy an afternoon in the country
- Walk a country lane
- Chill in the pool
- Explore the town of Bergerac
- Head back for an evening yoga class
- Delicious evening group dinner
- Post dinner sommelier visit
- Enjoy an evening tasting and learning about some of the regions most delicious wines
- Get the scoop on the local wineries in preparation of the next day’s vineyard visits
Day 4
- Early morning coffee, tea and fruit available
- Morning yoga class
- Fresh poolside breakfast
- Enjoy a free day to explore or relax
- Book a day trip exploring local castles, Lascaux or local nature
- Rent a bike and cruise through the countryside
- Relax by the pool and chill
- Afternoon lunch at the chateau
- Early evening yoga class
- Poolside group dinner
Day 5
- Early morning coffee, tea and fruit available
- Morning yoga class
- Fresh poolside breakfast
- Head out to a local organic vineyard to be a winemaker-for-a-day!
- Hands-on exploration of the vineyard and winery
- Enjoy a farm fresh lunch with a wine/food pairing talk from the vintners
- Test your blending skills as you create your own bottle of wine to enjoy, bottle and take home
- Late afternoon yoga class on the outdoor deck
- Sunset group dinner
Day 6
- Early morning breakfast
- Day trip to picture perfect Aquitaine region
- Head to La Roque Gageac for a scenic Dordogne river trip
- Board an authentic Gabarre river trip
- Marvel at the centuries old buildings (1100s!) built up against and into the sheer cliff face
- Catch a fish-eyes view of the castles dotting the Dordogne
- Explore the castle town of Beynac
- Marvel at the castle on the sheer limestone cliffs
- Stroll through the 12th century village
- Picnic lunch
- Late afternoon yoga class
- Gourmet group dinner
Day 7
- Early morning coffee, tea and fruit available
- Morning yoga class
- Fresh poolside breakfast
- Enjoy a last full day at your leisure
- Head back to a favorite spot
- Stroll through the beautiful countryside
- Take off on one last adventure
- Early evening yoga class and closing circle
- Final group dinner
Day 8
- Morning breakfast, hugs and goodbyes
- Transfer to the Bergerac airport or train station with new friends and awesome memories!