SUMMER Creative Pilates Retreat, 30 August - 4 September 2026

A Creative Pilates Retreat in Provence

Move, breathe, and create in the rhythm of nature.

Reconnect with your body, move with intention, and enjoy five restorative nights of Pilates, nature, and rest in a 150-year-old monastery surrounded by mountains and lavender fields. This retreat is for curious movers ready to explore their practice more deeply, without the pressure of performance.

Meet Your Hosts

Mariana da Silva Parreira: Pilates Teacher

Erin Clarke: Massage Therapist

We’re so excited to be returning to Monastère de Ségriès, a peaceful 150-year-old monastery set in the heart of the Verdon Natural Park in Haute-Provence. Surrounded by ancient trees, gardens, and mountains, it’s the perfect place to slow down, move with intention, and reconnect with yourself.

Just 1 hour 45 minutes from Marseille Airport and around 2 hours 40 minutes from Nice, the monastery is easy to reach, yet feels a world away.

Over six days, you’ll deepen your Pilates practice, explore creative expression, and enjoy nourishing food, nature, and community in this unique, inspiring setting.

The Space

Our home for the week, Monastère de Ségriès, is lovingly run by a local family and offers a blend of history, charm, and calm. The property includes:

• Expansive gardens with ancient trees

• A swimming pool, sauna, and gym

• A beautiful chapel and peaceful communal areas

Accommodation is boutique-style, with five shared rooms and four single rooms, each with a private bathroom. The monastery also welcomes other small retreat groups, adding to the sense of shared calm and community.

Nourishing Food

All meals are vegetarian, prepared by our talented chef Christopher, who creates seasonal Provençal dishes using local produce and vegetables from the monastery’s own garden.

We’ll share breakfast, lunch, and dinner together each day, except for one evening, when we’ll dine out in the nearby village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, just 6 km away.

Please let us know if you have any allergies or special dietary requirements when booking.

Movement & Creativity

Our Pilates sessions will take place in one of the monastery’s spacious living rooms, the chapel, or outdoors in the gardens (weather permitting).

Mariana will guide you through a thoughtfully designed program to:

• Revisit familiar exercises

• Explore new movements

• Build strength, ease, and freedom in your body

She will teach through the Pilates repertoire and its fundamental principles, helping you develop body awareness and proprioception. Her approach focuses on building confidence, strength, and agility, while encouraging you to move with more spontaneity and grace.

The classes are inclusive and open to all levels. Whether you’ve been practicing Pilates for years or are joining for the first time, you’ll explore and understand each movement at your own pace, developing a sense of control and freedom in both body and mind. The practice is about creating space - in the body, the joints, and the mind - to move with more ease and presence.

We’ll also have a creative workshop guided by a professional artist, an invitation to reconnect with your imagination and self-expression through movement, art, and play.

The chapel will remain open during the day for quiet reflection or your own personal practice.

Exploration & Local Adventures

Bicycles are available for you to explore the nearby countryside at your own pace. We’ll also arrange a half-day group trip to the village or Lake of Sainte-Croix and the Gorges du Verdon, with transport provided by one of our team members.

Massage Therapy & Private Sessions

Our massage therapist Erin will be offering 75-minute treatments for €90. Her sessions are in high demand, so we recommend reserving your spot when you book your retreat.

Private Pilates sessions with Mariana are also available:

• 30 min - £35

• 60 min - £60

Retreat Pricing

LAUNCH WEEK PRICING (Save £100 - book by Monday 8th December)

• £1,380 pp - Shared room (2–3 people)

• £1,570 pp - Single room

STANDARD PRICING:

• £1,480 pp - Shared room (2–3 people)

• £1,670 pp - Single room

PLUS the first three people to book will receive a FREE 1:1 session with Mariana pre-retreat (in person in you're in Glasgow, or online). 

What’s Included

• 5 nights’ accommodation

• 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners (including one dinner out)

• 10 Pilates classes (2 per day)

• 1 creative workshop

• Optional group trip to nearby villages/lake

• Organisation of your taxi to and from the airport to the Monastery (but to be paid by you)

Not Included

• Flights

• Transfers from Marseille/Nice airports (approx. €100 return pp for group taxi)

Booking Details

A £300 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place. The balance is due by June 30, 2026.

Cancellations (excluding the deposit) can be refunded if another participant takes your place.

Check-in: Sunday 30 August at 4 pm

Check-out: Friday 4 September at 11 am (you’re welcome to stay at the monastery until the afternoon)

As a condition of booking, all participants must have travel insurance that covers cancellations and other unforeseen events.

Monastère de Ségriès website

To reserve your place, email Mariana at marianadsp@yahoo.com.ar