Being · Belonging · Becoming
Women-Only

Being · Belonging · Becoming

Come home to yourself.

September 28 – October 5, 2027Dordogne, France

Human beings spend much of life trying to become someone. Very few first learn how to simply be. This retreat explores the beautiful progression of authentic transformation: Being. Belonging. Becoming.

Because belonging isn't about fitting in. It's about finally feeling at home in your own soul.

Is This for You?

This Retreat Is For You If

You are standing at life's threshold, ready for a new chapter
You are tired of striving and forcing your evolution
You want to reconnect with the quiet truth beneath achievement
You crave genuine belonging beyond performance
You are ready to become more by striving less

The Transition

Striving

→

Being

Human beings spend much of life trying to become someone. Very few first learn how to simply be.

This retreat explores the beautiful progression of authentic transformation: Being. Belonging. Becoming.

You will reconnect with the quiet truth beneath achievement, discover genuine belonging beyond performance and allow your next evolution to emerge naturally instead of forcing it.

This is a retreat for those standing at life's threshold — ready for a new chapter, ready to become more by striving less.

The Focus

What This Retreat Supports

01

Reconnect with the quiet truth beneath achievement

02

Discover genuine belonging beyond performance

03

Allow your next evolution to emerge naturally

04

Come home to yourself — and to a community of extraordinary humans

What Makes This Different

This is not about becoming more. It is about becoming more by striving less — allowing your next evolution to emerge naturally from the quiet truth of simply being.

Retreat Location

La Confiance

Plazac, Dordogne, France

La Confiance estate aerial view
Terrace with views
Outdoor dining terrace
Living room with fireplace
Covered loggia lounge

La Confiance, meaning "Confidence," sits on four acres and was built in 1821. Comprised of four buildings centered around a natural courtyard, it maintains its old-world charm while offering fully modern amenities. With fabulous views, it rests just minutes from the region's most treasured attractions.

Located in the Valley of the Dordogne, the rural surrounding is quiet and peaceful. The region is the historic medieval center of France, known as the "land of 1,000 castles," with well-preserved cultural sites and French gardens.

Your Experience

Beyond the Sessions

Food & Wine

Food & Wine

The Périgord Noir's finest food and fresh markets meet your table. Regional specialties, healthy cuisine cooked on-site by local French artisans, and the wines of nearby Bordeaux.

Accommodations

Accommodations

Five queen bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. Each bedroom can be accommodated for single or shared occupancy. Numerous indoor and outdoor living spaces provide ample opportunity to enjoy time in both private and group settings.

Saltwater Pool

Saltwater Pool

Relax by our 16-meter saltwater pool, admiring the natural green hills of the Vézère Valley. A view designed to take your breath away.

Retreat Space

Retreat Space

Dedicated indoor and outdoor spaces for guided teachings, relational exercises, and spacious integration — designed to support depth of work and joy of experience.

Dordogne countryside

The Setting

The Dordogne Countryside

Nestled in the Dordogne countryside, this retreat unfolds in a private, elegant sanctuary designed for slowness, presence, and integration. The environment itself mirrors the work: grounded, refined, unforced, deeply human. There is space here — for silence, laughter, nourishment, and truth.

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Aline Hanle

Meet Your Host

Aline Hanle

From inner authority to embodied sovereignty

Aline Hanle does not teach leadership as a concept. She lives it as a state of coherence. For over two decades, Aline has guided women, founders, and leaders through profound transitions — moving beyond self-improvement into embodied authority.

Her work is rooted in one simple truth: Sovereignty is not something you claim once. It is something you live, moment by moment.

Aline's approach weaves emotional intelligence, nervous system awareness, intuitive strategy, and lived experience into a grounded, elegant practice of leadership that does not rely on force, performance, or collapse.

Her work is not about becoming more. It is about stabilizing who you already are. Aline works with women who have already done the healing, the therapy, the searching — and are now ready to live from the center of themselves in relationships, leadership, and life.

Practical Details

Details & Investment

Dates

September 28 – October 5, 2027

Location

Dordogne, France

Single Room

$4,950

Shared Room

$3,750

All retreats take place at our private château in the French countryside. Investment is all-inclusive of accommodations, meals, wine, and the full retreat program.

Full itineraries sent upon registration of interest.

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