Sundays x La Grange
Details
Location: Saint-Jean, Saint-Malon-sur-Mel, 35750 Brittany, FRANCE
Duration: 4 days, 3 nights
Dates and time: Friday 21st July 2023, 10am - Monday 24th July 2023, 11.30am
Experience Overview
Looking for a countryside summer adventure allowing you to switch off and leave refreshed and inspired? Feast & Forest Unwind allows attendees to get away from busy city life and engage in a long weekend of outdoors, movement, creativity, food, community, and local tradition.
The 4 day programme is an opportunity for participants to immerse themselves into aspects of the strong local Breton culture, the beautiful farm outdoors and its surrounding forest, enjoying the countryside's simple pleasures.
This year’s summer edition will include:
Traditional storytelling night, by an award-winning ‘conteur’ William Landin
Yoga in the old wood workshop barn, guided by Bella Hayward
Galette workshop (local dish)
Walks through the forest and picnic by the lake
Silent forest night walk
Farm tour
History & sustainability exploration at the farm
Creative writing workshop
Massage (optional)
Opportunity to go horse riding
Looking for something a little more sportive and physically engaging? Our new Feast & Forest Trail Run Edition is now available. Learn more here.
Early bird prices available until May 31st 2023
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Early bird prices available until May 31st 2023 〰️
About the location
Brittany is a diverse region in northwestern France and a historic country with a distinct cultural identity, known for its own ‘Breton’ dialect, traditional dances and local cuisine. At its heart is the beautiful forest of Broceliande, which offers incredible walks and has been steeped in Arthurian mythology for many centuries. Most notably, it is host to the tomb of the legendary figure of Merlin, but also links to the Lady of the Lake and the Knights of the Round Table.
For this adventure, we will gather at Saint-Jean, founded in the 1200s by the Templars and passed through many hands and generations since.
Any questions? Please contact lagrangedesaintjean@gmail.com.
About your hosts
George Bauer - Sundays
George, a Melbourne raised runner, currently lives in the Highlands of Scotland, fulfilling a dream to explore single track, mountainous trails from his doorstep.
His inspiration comes from the vast and varied people within the wider nature-led community and the experiences that running as a form of movement has brought to his life. He is training as a mountain guide alongside leading his business, Sundays.
Sundays is a production house focused on creating community through exploring the exciting ways in which we can exercise the body and mind in a group setting.
Anouk Dijkman - La Grange
Anouk is based in London where she is a sustainability practitioner specialised in sustainable food systems, while in parallel undertaking an MSc in Agroecology, Water and Food Resilience. She frequently escapes to Saint-Jean, away from the city hustle and bustle, on an ongoing quest to combine her professional and academic interests with the urge to spend time outside in the fields. Having grown up on Saint-Jean, Anouk has been working with family and friends on opening-up the farm to share the wonderful place it is. Her favourite moments at the farm are spent by the fireplace, holding a cold glass of cider with one hand while petting the dogs with the other.
William Landin
William Landin, 2022 winner of the prestigious Bogue d'or competition in Redon and speaker of Breton and Gallo (the two other languages of Brittany), will join us for an evening of traditional storytelling. Will likes to combine stories with regional songs, telling the dreams of our elders and feeding ours to come. Set by the fireplace in the attic of our old barn, his contribution to the programme will offer a unique way of exploring local heritage and reconnect with your own stories from home.
Isabella Hayward
Bella is a yoga teacher, actor, singer and movement practitioner. She shares the practice of yoga between the UK, the West Indies, and on rejuvenating retreats and festivals. Saint-Jean feels reminiscent of her upbringing on a farm in the mountains of St Vincent; it’s like a little slice of home. After joining us last year, Bella’s name still frequently resonates between the farm’s wall not only for her great classes, but also the wonderful playlists she brings to the mix.
