Definition of Meditation

The practice of meditation is essential for the development of mental clarity, insight into conditioned reality, freedom from negative states and ultimately cessation of suffering. Meditation rests on the development of Mindfulness and on the two keys elements : Concentration and Insight Meditation is you new best friend. It  provides you with the time and … Read more

Vail Vacation Rental

Escape to a unique vacation rental in Vail, Colorado. Le Refuge Wellness Retreat is a holistic way to travel to your favorite Colorado mountain destination. Your superhost Nathalie has two delightful overnight lodging choices and she offers a variety of wellness services to enrich your experience. Your host lives upstairs where she works out of … Read more

Book Your Visit

At Le Refuge Wellness Retreat your overnight reservations are booked at airbnb. You can read about your superhost Nathalie and book your choice of room: 2 Bedroom Lock Off Apartment: Creekside peaceful private retreat Private Room and Bath in Shared Chalet: Spacious room in wellness retreat If you’d like to book a treatment, or get … Read more

Wellness Retreat

Welcome to Le Refuge Wellness Retreat Le Refuge Wellness Retreat is an amazing place to rest  from the busy-ness of your life. This is an invitation for you to participate in the creativity of your own Divine expression. Le Refuge Wellness Retreat is the perfect setting for you to get away, replenish, restore and rejuvenate your body/mind/heart. … Read more

How Meditating Helped Me

My meditation story did not start from seeking enlightenment! But rather in search of a survival tool first! After hitting a tree skiing and waking up with massive multiple traumatic brain injuries, life looked kind of scary! loss of memory, disorientation, sleepiness, sleeplessness both, panic/anxiety attacks, inability to concentrate or focus on any thing, just to … Read more

Principles-based Partner Yoga

Just like meditation, yoga became a crucial tool in the recovery of my brain injuries.
Since 2000, I learned and practiced different kinds of yoga, (hatha, vinyassa, flow, and more) all of which have contributed to my healing progress.

However i think that the emphasis on communication is often time overlooked and underestimated. As we become mindful and aware we communicate with much more clarity and ease. Lining up the mind, the breath and  the body is a form of communication that leads to “know thy self….”

Principles-based partner yoga  sets the perfect environment to manifest the highest form of communication called harmony with self first  and then with others.

I was fortunate to  meet and learn from  Elyzabeth Williamson who has dedicated her life  in  developing this extraordinary practice based on principles such as :

—UNION
“Through the practice of partner yoga, the duality of self and other begins to dissolve and we experience directly the essence of yoga- Union”

—TRUST
“Healing comes as we choose to release pain of our past and cultivate the trust that returns us to innocence-an innocence that is reborn in Wisdom”

—COMPASSION
“The spiritual potential of  humanity-perhaps the survival of humanity itself- is intimately connected with our ability to develop true compassion for self and others.”

I invite you to LET GO once again of what you know and  to create space to explore and discover a new way to celebrate and share your true nature, bathing in the yummy-ness of radical self-acceptance.

with love and respect.
Nathalie