Embodied Lightness
Release the weight. Remember who you are.
A sanctuary for women who are ready to put down everything that no longer belongs to them — and rediscover the extraordinary freedom that exists beneath effort.
Because the Queen does not carry unnecessary weight. She travels light.
Is This for You?
This Retreat Is For You If
The Transition
Effort
→
Lightness
There comes a moment when you realize life is not heavy. The stories are. The expectations are. The identities you've carried are. But you are not.
Embodied Lightness is an invitation to put down everything that no longer belongs to you and rediscover the extraordinary freedom that exists beneath effort.
Over seven days in the French countryside, you will learn that lightness is not avoidance — it is mastery. It is the ability to move through life with presence instead of pressure, trust instead of control, and joy instead of obligation.
The Focus
What This Retreat Supports
Release emotional weight that doesn't belong to you
Reclaim presence without pressure and trust without control
Restore your nervous system to its natural rhythm
Rediscover joy as a state of being, not a destination
What Makes This Different
This is not about escaping your life. It is about mastering the art of lightness — the ability to move through the world with presence, trust, and joy, without the weight of stories, expectations, and identities you were never meant to carry.
Retreat Location
La Confiance
Plazac, Dordogne, France
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
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
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
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
Dedicated indoor and outdoor spaces for guided teachings, relational exercises, and spacious integration — designed to support depth of work and joy of experience.
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.
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
May 27 – June 3, 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.
