Yoga Retreat in the Vercors — Le Mas du Moulin

The Yoga Retreat at Le Mas du Moulin is a small-group residential programme hosted on the Vercors plateau, a limestone massif rising to the west of Grenoble in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The retreat property — a Gîtes de France-certified rural farmhouse in Lans-en-Vercors at approximately 1,000 metres altitude — sits amid a landscape of forest, open meadow, and dramatic karst cliff faces that define the Vercors Regional Nature Park. The plateau is historically significant as a major centre of the French Resistance during World War II, lending the landscape a quality of purposeful quiet that suits the retreat programme's introspective character. Retreats typically run 3–7 nights and are organised in small groups of 6–12 participants, preserving the intimacy that allows individual attention from the instructor. The programme structure includes two yoga sessions per day: a morning Hatha practice of 75–90 minutes focused on alignment and breathwork, and an afternoon or early evening Yin session emphasising passive holds, myofascial release, and deep relaxation. The instructors hold recognised qualifications — typically the 200-hour or 500-hour Yoga Alliance certification — and several have additional training in yoga therapy or mindfulness-based stress reduction. Accommodation in the farmhouse includes shared and private room options; meals are included as half-board on the Gîtes de France model. The kitchen prioritises local and seasonal produce, with vegetarian and vegan options standardly provided. Between scheduled sessions, the surrounding trails through the Vercors forest offer gentle walking. The nearest town of Villard-de-Lans, 5 kilometres away, provides additional amenities. Multi-day packages start from €350 per person for 3 nights half-board including all sessions. Grenoble, approximately 30 kilometres away, is the nearest city with rail and air connections.