A venue for fasting and hiking retreats
A fasting and hiking retreat needs two things very few places offer together: paths that start at the door, and somewhere quiet enough for the body to settle. Le Domaine de La Planésié, at Roquecourbe in the Tarn, is a 30-hectare private estate of which 22 hectares are woodland threaded with paths. You hire it whole, self-catering, and you are alone here from the first day to the last.
Paths that start on the estate
This is the point that changes everything on a fasting retreat. No vehicle to organise each morning, no meeting point, no time lost: the group walks out of the house and starts. The 22 hectares of private woodland can be walked in loops, with gentle gradients and wide tracks.
It is also what allows a tired participant to come back alone, at their own pace, without breaking the group’s walk — a flexibility no minibus departure can offer. For longer days, the Sidobre massif and its waymarked paths begin a few minutes away by car.
A room for the group sessions
A fasting retreat is not only walking. There is the gentle yoga in the morning, the breathwork, the talks, the sharing circles, sometimes the bodywork.
- A 60 m² practice room under a timber roof, wooden floor, natural light — up to 24 mats, no pillar in the middle
- A sitting room with an open fire for rest periods and one-to-one conversations
- A large dining room and a terrace for the broths taken together
- The grounds and the orchard for outdoor sessions in the warmer months
The kitchen, for broths and juices
The estate is let self-catering, which means you keep control of what people consume — and on a fasting retreat that is the heart of the protocol. The kitchen is professional and fully equipped: induction hob, oven, dishwasher, two fridges and two freezers. Enough to prepare the broths, the juices and the refeeding without compromise, whether you cook yourselves or bring in your own cook for the duration.
No board is imposed on you. We can point you towards local producers and caterers if you would like.
Quiet, genuinely
Fasting makes people sensitive to noise, to light, to comings and goings. The estate is entirely private for your group: no other guests, no staff crossing through, nothing overlooking you. The 30 hectares put the nearest neighbour out of sight and out of earshot. A private lake and a swimming pool round out the rest periods.
Accommodating your group
8 bedrooms, 18 beds, all with their own shower room. The layout suits a group of 14 to 18 fasters as readily as a smaller group of 8 to 10 each in a single room — a comfort many participants look for on this kind of retreat. Bed and bath linen provided.
Our availability falls at the right time of year
Fasting retreats cluster in spring and autumn, and often in the first weeks of the year. Those are precisely our most open periods: the weeks in May–June and from September to early November book easily, and from November to April the estate is available at the lowest rates of the year.
Options, on request
These are options: tell us at the time of booking which ones you would like and we will price them in your quote.
- The cook or caterer of your choice — broths, juices, refeeding: it is your protocol. No board imposed, no commission taken by us.
- An introduction to local producers and caterers, if you would rather not go looking yourself.
- Practice equipment: mats, blocks, straps and blankets for the whole group.
- The room set up before you arrive, to a plan you send us: circle, rows, clear perimeter.
- An arrival basket: the shopping for the first meal done before you get here.
- Transfers from Castres station or Toulouse-Blagnac airport.
- End-of-stay cleaning, €150, so your group leaves without having to clean.
- Inflatable paddleboard and canoe on the private lake.
- Beyond 18 participants: Le Verger de l’Espargne, 3 km away, brings capacity to 33.
- A visit before booking, which we offer as a matter of course.
Rates
Whole estate, self-catering, up to 18 people, 60 m² practice room included. All utilities covered (heating, firewood, electricity, water), bed and bath linen provided, tourist tax included.
| Duration | Low season (November → April) | Mid season (May–June, Sept → early Nov) |
|---|---|---|
| Weekend (2 nights) | €1,650 | €2,100 |
| 3 nights | €2,300 | €2,900 |
| 4 nights | €2,700 | €3,400 |
| Week (7 nights) | €3,200 | €4,100 |
Organising your retreat
To check your dates and receive a proposal: bonjour@la-plana.fr or +33 6 73 69 10 88 — we reply within 24 hours, in English or French.
We strongly recommend visiting before you book, and we offer it as a matter of course: on a fasting retreat, you need to have walked the paths before bringing a group to them.
See also: Yoga retreats & workshops · Silent retreats · Yoga teacher training