Adventure, well-being and rejuvenation
Adventure, well-being and rejuvenation
Micro-adventure3 experiences to recharge your batteries
Need to slow down?
Welcome to the Pays des Écrins, where three enthusiasts share their art of rejuvenation.
Helen’s Yoga
Hélène Ducournau arrived one summer to climb, but has never left. Based in the Écrins, this former osteopathy student trained in yoga in India. Today, she teaches vinyasa flow : a dynamic, playful and adaptable yoga, nourished by her travels, her encounters and the mountains. In the gym or in the open air, her sessions are an invitation to breathe, to anchor and to relax. Everyone comes to pick up what they need, quite simply.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, Hélène will tailor the session to your needs so you can let go and find harmony with the landscape.
The Rainbow Forest
La Forêt Arc-en-Ciel, led by Claire Marcoz, offers a gentle 3-hour sensory walk designed to help you slow down, breathe, and rediscover the forest in a new way. Through a series of accessible stops along the way, set out to explore your seven senses through the colors of the rainbow, the energy of the trees, and the sound of a tree singing… until you encounter your totem tree. 🌳🌈
Marie-Noëlle’s pickings
In L’Argentière-la-Bessée, Marie-Noëlle Peguy is a forager unlike any other. An ethnobotanist and mountain guide, she invites you to rediscover wild plants. Observe, touch, smell, taste… We explore nature with all our senses. After foraging comes cooking: pestos, herbal teas, nettle tarts… A joyful sharing of forgotten knowledge and time-honored recipes.
Lucas’ forest bathing
Lucas Bessy, a forest bathing guide and intuitive musician, offers short but profound experiences. Less than a kilometer, three hours of gentle immersion, to listen to the trees, your breath, and life itself. The bonus? Musical journeys on the handpan or guitar, played as if speaking from the heart.
Where can you have these experiences?
- Yoga : indoor or outdoor sessions with Hélène in different valleys of the Écrins.
- Picking : departures from L’Argentière-la-Bessée, walks and cooking workshops.
- Forest bathing : around Puy Saint Vincent and in the surrounding forests.
- Forest Therapy: in the peaceful forests of the Pays des Écrins, just a stone’s throw from your home.
These activities are usually available year-round. For more information on availability, contact the relevant service providers.
Take a breath… You’re there.