Spring Cleaning for Mind & Body: 2024 Edition

Banish the blahs and rejuvenate your spirit with a yoga weekend near Paris or the Mediterranean

Retreat yourself… © Design + Know-How

Research suggests that spring may be one of the best times to start a new habit or make a change.

If your New Year’s promise to yourself didn’t happen in January, or February, or March, it can still happen in April! This notion that renewal only happens once a year and never again—a type of negative samskara that dooms you to perpetual failure—is a LIE.

Renewal, rebirth, recommitment, Passover, Easter, Ramadan, Holi, Nowruz, whatever you want to call it, can happen at any time of year. Spring just happens to feel like a fitting moment for bringing fresh, optimistic energy to what you want because Nature is in full jazz-hands mode: cha cha tree branches sleeved in fluffy pink flowers, birds chirping for your attention, and bright green asparagus winking at you from marché crates. How can you not fall under Spring’s spell?

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Sometimes, though, you do need a kick in the ass and that’s where a retreat comes in. A retreat is like a putting your mind and body in a well-being time-compressor: you accomplish in a short amount of time what it might take months for you to do on your own. While it might not seem like two days would be sufficient to get you on track, we can assure you that a weekend is plenty of time: away from your normal life, inspired by teachings and practices, nourished by down-time, you’ll come away rejuvenated… with a spring in your step.

After the jump, our insider tips for two excellent upcoming yoga weekends: one just 90 minutes from Paris; the other in an adorable seaside village on the southern coast…

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BY THE WAY

Are you looking for an opportunity to trade a few hours of volunteering for yoga classes? If so, check out these Paris studios that offer work-exchange:

Échange d’Énergie: Free Yoga in Paris

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