Workshop Schedule and Explanations

The prices of the workshops include the actual workshops and extra activities as well as lodging and meals (breakfast , lunch and dinner).
The yurts and tipis are being shared depending on the number of participants.
As you can imagine there are no walls inside the yurst and tipis and we will do our best to make sure everyone feels comfortable with who they are staying with.
Bathrooms and showers are in the main building, where a washing machine and a dryer are also available.

INTEGRAL & KUNDALINI YOGA

April 25th to May 2nd    &    May 2nd to May 9th

The prices of the workshops include the actual workshops and extra activities as well as lodging and meals (breakfast , lunch and dinner).

Teachers:

Raghubir: Kundalini Yoga / Golden Bridge of Los Angeles
Nicole Daignault aka Coco : Integral Yoga / Windsor Canada

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CREATIVITY WORKSHOP

July 6th to July 11th

Teacher:

Wanda Chaves ,Ph.D, Teacher at the Ringling school of art and design / Tampa Bay, Florida.

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CIRCUS ARTS

July 12th to July 19th    &    July 19th to July 26th

Teachers:

Aidan O'Shay
Karine Mauffrey (former Cirque de Soleil performer)
Jade Kindar-Martin (former Cirque du Soleil performer)

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About the People and the House

The Mas Pinet is a 300 year old stone farm house nestled in a secluded provincial valley, bordering the Cevennes National Park in southern France. Sitting on 25 acres of land cradled in the Valley Pinet and accompanied by a small river running by, the Mas Pinet is the ideal environment to learn, grow, laugh, and rest.

Here, as with the growing majority of the world, we aspire to live a healthy, organic, and eco/local friendly existence. Our large organic garden provides the majority of the food that will be served to you if you choose to eat around the family table (normal attendance varies nightly between 4-14!).

The biweekly farmers market provides our cheese, organic breads and local meats. A cook will be present during workshop weeks and will be available for all special needs. Menus may be elaborated upon depending on our population and adjusted in recognition of personal eating preferences.

The Mas Pinet is also an international ionized water port, so bring your canteens!

Guests will have the choice of staying in original mongolian yurts or traditional native american tipis. We also invite everyone to pass a night under the naked sky (highly recommended for those city dwellers who always wondered what stars were).

The Mas Pinet Artistic Retreat is open from March to October, offering weekly workshops and seminars in a wide range of artistic, cultural and environmental activities. Artistic residencies as well as solo retreats are welcome at the Mas. The possibility of extending personal or group projects into the winter months will be considered upon necessity and availability.

A simple bed and breakfast is also offered for those who are on the road and cannot stay for more than a few days. No matter what, the "baptism on the wire" is always available at the Mas Pinet, where one may, under Jade's watchful eye and safety line, experience the thrill of walking on a high wire.

If you need a quiet place to create and retreat for a few weeks or if you want to bring twenty of your students for an exotic week long intensive, don't hesitate to contact us about availability or project guidance.

The Mas Pinet will help you create your vision and bring it full circle.

Your hosts will be Jade and Karine Kindar-Martin. Artists themselves, They will make sure your experience at the Mas Pinet is unforgettable.

Sometimes words do have a meaning... ! "No words can describe the magical time I have had here, life changing in so many ways. I am grateful to Jade, Karine and Raphael for making me feel more at home here than I have felt anywhere in a long long time! If I filled every page in this book it still wouldn't cover how i feel about the love that abounds here." Listen to my song inspired by and written at the Mas ! Douglas Ladnier "You'll probably have more nationalities pass through Mas Pinet than the shades of green in your view ..." Sita Martin "Thank you Jade, Karine , Raphael and Lily for your gracious warmth.May the Mas ever more clearly reflect it !" Tom Tintle "The experience of walking on the high wire was a once in a lifetime oppotunity and it blew me away! Thank you !" Davy "Thank you for creating this place for us to come find ourselves." Katra Kindar "As my adventure ends at Mas Pinet, I reflect on the warm conversations, the great coop meals and all the work to help bring this place and land back to life, or to a new life with a new family, and I look forward to returning soon." Mondo "It's so refreshing to see people still work at making their dream come true ... keep going ! It's looking good already !" Charlie White "My time with you has been incredible and i will miss my french home ..". Porter Lontz Underhill "It's hard to write about the amazing feelings this place brought to me ... pure hearts , magic , beauty , joy ..." Kitty "You just can't stay for a day or two at the Mas Pinet ... so we ended up staying 3 months and loved every minute of it ... The fresh air , the wonderful people , the hard work , the joyful tables , the healthy food ... I will be back again." Satya Martin "I leave the Mas Pinet with only good memories, full of smiles and happiness" Gabriella "I finally stayed long enough to become the earth, the rocks, birds, trees, kiwis, chestnuts, fig , garden, wild bores, past, present and future ... bunnies, chickens, kitties ... sun, stars ... Continue to bring creative, prosperous and loving energy to Mas Pinet . " Katra "L'accueil chaleureux d ce couple si tendre et si etonnant ravis tous ceux qui leur rendent visite ! " Rudy et Colette Omankowski "Que du bonheur dans la maison du bonheur ..." Sylvie Coden "Savez-vous planter les choux ? ...Et marcher sur un fil avec des bottes en caoutchou avec une brouette et un rateau ? ... si vous passez au Mas Pinet ... c'est ce que vous risquez de voir !" Anais "Quand on vient ici , tous les soucis s'envolent ... On devient un avec la nature , la communauté et la Vie tout simplement. C'est un endroit inspirant qui vous donne envie de creer , de peindre , de chanter que vous soyiez un expert en la matiere ou pas du tout !" Wanda "Quelle experience incroyable ... se mettre dans la peau d'un funambule pour quelques instants ! Mettre un pieds devant l'autre sur ce fil tendu au dessus de cette majestueuse petite vallee fut un moment que je n'oublierai jamais ! Merci de tout coeur ..." Severine "Je ne dirais a personne ou se trouve votre maison afin qu'elle reste mon paradis secret !" Fabien "Ici , on allie corps et esprit dans un cadre superbe , le lac et la riviere furent fort appreciés. La bonne humeur toujours au rendez-vous. Merci !" Ludovic Denis