Sacred, Wild & Mystic · Immersion
You have understood yourself enough.
Come experience yourself.
Four days in the wild of Ardèche to get out of your usual life, back into your senses, and closer to what feels unmistakably yours.
The starting point
Your life can work beautifully and still not feel fully alive. True. And free.
Maybe, from the outside, it works. You are capable. Intelligent. Curious. Self aware. You have read the books. Done the therapy. Taken the trainings. Meditated. Practised yoga. Questioned yourself. You know yourself well.
And yet sometimes you catch yourself managing your life instead of actually living it. You think before you feel. You anticipate before you move. You edit what you really want to say. You feel an impulse, a desire, an instinct: and then the mind arrives.
You crave more freedom. More spontaneity. More creativity.
More intimacy. More pleasure. More life.
But somehow the person who knows all of this and the person living an ordinary Tuesday morning are not always the same person.
Maybe there is nothing more for you to understand.
Maybe you need a different kind of experience.
The Shift
Some parts of you can only be met through experience. Your body. Your instinct. Your voice before you edit it. Your desire before you explain it.
The part of you that knows when something is a yes. The part that knows when it is a no. Your capacity to play. To be surprised. To be moved.
To meet another person without managing how you are perceived. To create without immediately asking whether it is useful. To feel something without turning it into a lesson.
We are here not to give you another answer. Not to tell you who you are. Not to add another layer of understanding.
But to create the conditions for something else to happen:
And four days to experience parts of yourself that everyday life rarely gives you access to.
Step out of the life you already know
We leave the city. We put down the screens. We enter an old artists' residence surrounded by the wild landscape of Ardèche. And for four days, life becomes simpler.
You wake up somewhere different. You move. You breathe. You enter cold water. You dance. You sing. You rest. You meet other people. You explore intimacy. You sit in silence. You laugh. You play.
You encounter the parts of yourself you usually control, hide, minimise or intellectualise. Some moments will be deep. Some uncomfortable. Some absurdly joyful. Some quiet. Some sensual. Some completely unexpected. You will not know exactly what every moment is going to become. That is intentional.
Held with intention. Left open to life. Alive by nature.
We create the conditions. The experience does the rest.
We create:
And inside that architecture, we leave room for what is actually happening. For spontaneity. For the group. For the flow: for you to co create, take the lead and be held. For the unexpected conversation. For someone to bring a song. For a play to emerge. For an afternoon to need more silence.
For the experience to become something none of us could have completely designed in advance.
Every edition is different. Because every group is different.
Your presence changes the experience
There is no audience here. You are not coming to spend four days being entertained by facilitators.
We want people who can enter a room and contribute to its life. People who can be guided without becoming passive. People who can listen without disappearing.
The retreat is held by us. But it is created by everyone who enters it.
The moments when everything becomes quiet enough to actually notice what is happening. Silence. Meditation. Ritual. Nature. Song. Attention. Presence. Not spirituality as identity. Not performing depth. Something simpler. Being completely here.
Making contact with the parts of you that existed before everything had to be controlled, useful, productive or socially acceptable. Movement. Voice. Instinct. Cold water. Dance. Desire. Play. Curiosity. The possibility of surprising yourself again.
A room singing together. Looking into someone's eyes and suddenly noticing that you stopped performing. Standing barefoot outside at night. A conversation that becomes real. Dancing until you stop monitoring yourself. Silence becoming louder than thought. You do not need to believe anything. You need to experience it.
The Thresholds We Cross
Stepping away from screens. From the imposed rhythm. From the mind. Returning to the body. To sensation. To nature. To presence.
Creating enough space to hear what is seeking to emerge. A decision. A desire. A direction. A truth long postponed.
The essence of intimacy is not becoming closer to someone else. It is to grow closer to yourself while being in relationship with the other.
Daring to express it: through dance, voice, movement, presence. Reclaiming your singularity. Reclaiming your freedom of expression.
The Practices
Kundalini Yoga. Somatic movement. Breathwork. Ecstatic dance. Cold river immersion. Rest. Presence.
What happens when your movements become less controlled?
Voice. Movement. Creative exploration. Authentic expression. Play.
What happens when you stop constantly adjusting yourself to the room?
Tantra. Partner practices. Authentic relating. Circles. Witnessing. Intimacy.
Intimacy as the capacity to remain fully seen while another human being is actually there.
Shadow work. Parts we learn to hide because they are inconvenient, excessive, strange or difficult to explain.
Not to glorify every impulse. To become more honest about what is actually there.
Meditation. Chant. Ritual. Silence. Nature. Live music. Drum journeys. Ceremonial spaces.
Not everything needs to become a conclusion. Sometimes the experience itself is enough.
And some part of you keeps asking: what would happen if I stopped holding so much of myself back?
Sacred Wild & Mystic asks something from you.
Presence. Curiosity. Responsibility. Participation.
What May Become Possible
We cannot tell you exactly what these four days will reveal. And we would distrust anyone who could.
A Unique Immersion
Song → Vulnerability → Intimacy → Truth → Courage
Each one nourishes the next. And courage allows something new to emerge.
This is not about becoming someone else.
It is about returning to what is already there.
The Experience
A morning of breath and Kundalini may move into cold water in the river. Lunch creates space. An afternoon may bring somatic movement, shadow exploration, voice, intimacy or creative shamanic play.
Evenings have their own rhythm: live music, chant, ritual, tantra, a fire, a Temple Night, dance, silence.
The schedule provides direction.
Example Program
Each edition is unique. The program evolves based on the group and what seeks to emerge collectively.
The Place
An old artists' residence surrounded by nature. A house with history. A river nearby. Shared tables. Music moving through the rooms. Places to gather. Places to disappear for a moment. Space to breathe. Space to move. Space to notice yourself again.
For four days, there is no commute between "the retreat" and ordinary life. We live there together. We eat there. Practise there. Rest there. Meet there. The place becomes part of the experience.
The real luxury is not excess. It is space. Time. Beauty. Nature. Attention. And sixteen people with nowhere more important to be.
Because anonymity changes a room. Because intimacy requires scale. Because connection becomes different when you know everyone's face. Because every presence influences the experience. And because we are interested in depth, not volume.
Applications are read individually. We are not selecting the most spiritual people. We are looking for people who are: curious, responsible, engaged, open, self aware, and willing to participate.
The Four Days
Arrival, grounding, and first meeting with the group. We build together the container of trust that makes everything else possible.
The practices intensify. The mind begins to quiet. The body takes over. The layers open.
The heart opens. Vulnerability becomes strength. The community becomes real. What you've been keeping hidden begins to find its place.
Before you leave, you choose. One uncomfortable action. One courageous conversation. One public commitment to yourself. What you carry home, beyond the retreat.
Throughout: SELVA's live sound architecture moves through every session, every ceremony, every transition, holding the container open, making the unspeakable speakable.
40 day ritual. The retreat doesn't end on the last day. A 40 day ritual accompanies your integration, anchoring the shifts into daily life.
What Participants Say
"I found an indefinable magic in the place, the activities, every moment of this retreat with this group. A pure connection, a genuine curiosity, a rare uniqueness. And all without any substance. Like a dive into the unknown that turns out delicious and wonderful! I feel deep gratitude for these moments of surrender, discovery and intense joy that will stay with me."
"It was truly superb. I was able to go deep into my vulnerability, my fears and my wounds. Beyond limits I thought I had already pushed far enough."
"This retreat reconnected me with humans, the real ones. It nourished my heart and, I'm certain, changed the trajectory of my life in the long run."
"I felt like I was discovering a part of life, after 36 years on Earth. The capacity to be connected to one another completely disoriented me. Very strong and powerful."
"A saving experience, intense, powerful yet liberating and healing. An acceleration toward meeting ourselves, that brings the truth deep inside to the surface."
"I discovered myself through at least four or five different aspects. The retreat was so rich in varied experiences. 10/10 without hesitation."
"Deep, human, alive, regenerating, innovative and artistic. A capacity to seize the present moment to change what needs to change."
A first: live sound architecture for the entire retreat
SELVA, sound alchemist, producer, and live performer, will be present for the entire retreat, creating live music that moves with the experience itself.
SELVA is a sound alchemist, producer, and live performer operating at the intersection of electronic music, frequency science, and ceremony.
His work moves between driving downtempo live sets with organic percussion and electronic architecture, and precision crafted sound journeys designed to guide audiences into states of deep presence, restoration, and expanded awareness.
His presence throughout the retreat means every session is held in a sonic field built specifically for the work. Echoes of the Self, his live 100 minute sound architecture, will run as a dedicated ceremony during the retreat.
With
Teacher · Alchemy & Intimacy
Trained in coaching at HEC Paris, Ophélie then traveled the world to study with masters of consciousness and transformation — from shamanism to initiatic sexuality.
Since 2021, she has created initiatic spaces across Europe: 19+ retreats and more than 200 people guided. She guides each person toward their truth, their sensuality, and their deep inner freedom.
She opens spaces to reveal:
Actress · Facilitator · Co-founder
Her work lives in the body, on stage and in the spaces she holds through Kundalini Yoga, breathwork and dance. What she offers isn't a technique, it's a return: to our breath, our instincts, our joy.
As a performer, she knows what it means to inhabit a feeling fully. As a facilitator, she brings that same permission to others: to feel without editing, to move without explaining, to let the body lead.
Her spaces are playful and alive, but never surface-level. Joy, for her, is not the opposite of depth. It's often what depth makes room for.
Musician · Vocal Liberation
Bruno has explored music since childhood, blending voice and sound with a sensibility shaped by his path through cinema. Between Paris and Ibiza, he guides people toward vocal liberation through spaces of expression and creativity.
He guides:
Sound Alchemist
SELVA is a sound alchemist, producer, and live performer operating at the intersection of electronic music, frequency science, and ceremony. His presence throughout the retreat means every session is held in a sonic field built specifically for the work.
Practical Details
29 October to 1 November 2026
Saint Sauveur de Montagut, Ardèche
Approx. 45 minutes from Valence TGV station. A WhatsApp group is created before the retreat to organise shared transport.
Four day residential immersion. 16 participants maximum.
Accommodation, all vegetarian meals from the first dinner to the final brunch, snacks and herbal teas, all practices and workshops, musicians and invited artists, access to all shared retreat spaces. Not included: transport to and from the residence.
€880 per person
Non mixed shared room. King or twin beds depending on configuration. Accommodation, meals, all practices and workshops.
€770 per person
Queen bed. Available when the room is booked together with your chosen roommate. Accommodation, meals, all practices and workshops.
€1,770 private solo room, subject to availability
Accommodation, meals, all practices and workshops.
A €300 deposit is required to confirm your place after acceptance. The remaining balance must be paid according to the booking terms. The most desirable rooms are allocated in order of confirmed registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Most participants arrive alone. The group becomes part of the experience — sixteen people meeting each other for real, beyond roles and polite conversation.
No. The retreat is open to all. Shared rooms are non mixed, and every practice is held with clear agreements and respect for each person's boundaries.
No. Every practice is guided step by step. Curiosity and willingness to participate matter more than experience.
Here, tantra means presence, attention and connection: practices of breath, eye contact and conscious relating. It is not sexual practice. Your boundaries remain yours at every moment.
You can say no, observe, step out of any practice, or change your mind at any time. We are interested in honest participation, not compliance.
The architecture is set: the practices, the rhythm, the agreements, the people holding the space. Inside it, the content evolves with the group. Every edition is different.
No. This is not therapy and does not replace it. It is an immersive experience designed for functioning adults who take responsibility for themselves.
You do not need another version of yourself to become. You do not need to arrive healed. Fearless. Perfectly open. Completely clear.
You can arrive exactly where you are.
But come willing to participate.
Come curious. Come ready to leave some of your usual answers behind. Come willing to meet people.
To let four days be four days, not another project to optimise.