Kshanti

Since 2012, we have been hosting different styles of retreats, including meditation, yoga, and qi gong, each encouraging rest, insight, and immersion in nature.Coming to Les Gavaxes, you will find yourself in the midst of a native forest and touched by the silence and stillness of the mountains. Here, you can re-attune nature's rhythms and rediscover yourself, making it an ideal location for an individual retreat or break in nature.Mission and VisionThe core mission of Kshanti-Les Gavatxes is to create space for mindful transformation. We run meditation retreats, host groups that are aligned with our aims, and welcome individuals seeking rest, recovery, and transformation.We notice how the overly busy and anxiety-ridden nature of much contemporary living obscures us from the natural flow of things and puts us out of balance.Our desire to nurture a spiritual relationship with the environment is aligned with this core mission.Recognizing that the forest and the mountains were here before us and will outlive us, we feel how they invite us into respectful relationships acknowledging the earth’s natural wisdom.The core vision of Kshanti-Les Gavatxes is to enable deeper, spiritual, and meaningful relationships with ourselves, others, and the places we find ourselves in.Just as the forest and mountainscapes of the estate continuously change with the seasons, so we, too, can find ways of flowing with and opening to the inevitable changes in life.This is at the heart of meditation practice and mindful transformation; it is a continuous process of being attentive to the present moment that holds everything.