Yes. This could be you.
Practicing at the villa within a small group allows a beautiful energy exchange between teacher and students. Nothing quite like it.
At LUX, luxury is simple, decadent is nourishing, and in this case, both are local, raw milk and delicious.
Heaven in a glass.
In this standing deep breathing, pull your ribs together and back on exhale and lift your mid-back straight up in opposition. Backward bending this one is allowing the container to leak - Benjamin Sears, LUX founder.
Did you know Lavender season coincides with our Summer retreats here at the Villa? Retreat schedule for Summer 2017 now online.
There's always time for pool time.
Caught in the act! One of our guests getting right into our cooking class. That's right, we #yogaeverydamnday, but also include plenty of other activities throughout our retreats. Including a cooking lesson with our incredible Lux chef.
Our retreats are kept small so that we can give you the attention you deserve in every class.
Feeling the sun on your face
We know a good salad here at Lux
Help people feel. Hand over the keys. I teach for sense memory. For my students: to encourage the self-sufficiency that comes from knowing one's own neurology — simply how it feels to be in the center of the pose, where the edges are, and how the middle connects to the circumference. For me: the reminder, the kind reflection of those who let me lead that I'm worthy to do so. My god, the leap of faith they take. Words by Lux Founder & Owner, Benjamin Sears.
Fresh flowers for the Villa.
Preservative-free, organic, locally sourced wine means that each drop is just that little bit sweeter and not to mention better for you here at the Villa. Cheers to those antioxidants.
Our guests enjoy an excursion to Tourrettes-sur-Loup, where we love to visit a small local glacier called Tom's. The village is famous for cultivating violets which are used in the perfumes made in nearby Grasse as well as in specialty confectioner shops in the area. Tom uses the local violets in his ice cream. We recommend trying a cone of violet flavoured ice cream with a crystallized violet garnish.
Charred squash coming up
Good morning from the villa. Watching the sunrise here gets us every time.
"Give me solitude - give me Nature - give me again, O Nature, your primal sanities" —Walt Whitman.
Take a hike, look at a beautiful view, feel more calm. Works every time. Whitman helps also. There's an expression in French (everything sounds better in French) "aérer ma tête" which is equivalent to the English "clear my head," but more literally means "air my head." As we yogis all know, you don't empty the mind, you concentrate upon something that brings peace and quiet and so the idea of bringing some fresh air into one's brain is not only cute but more congruent with actual brain function and the best mind-softener of all: time spent in nature. This is up top of one of the peaks around the luxvilla at the door to the alps. You literally pass through 3 climates on the way up. - founder, Benjamin Sears.
What if I have never done yoga before? Is the Luxlife still available to me? Not only has Lux Yoga hosted many first-timers but this is probably the one retreat in the world that you could enjoy even without yoga. Our teaching paradigm is geared towards establishing fundamentals; and the best place to start is an immersion... Oh and btw seasoned yogis get ready for some of the most challenging practice you will ever experience.
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