Alpine Wellness Retreats in Megève: Yoga, Hiking & Mountain Fitness at Les Fermes de Marie

The retreat calendar is split into seasons. In summer and early autumn, Tiger Yoga Club leads group yoga retreats. The summer edition runs July 5–9, 2026, and is four days of Ashtanga Vinyasa and Yin yoga, plus a mountain walk and a Skin Gym workshop. Ashtanga Vinyasa is the active part — a flowing sequence synchronized with the breath, working as moving meditation. Yin is the opposite: long holds, stillness, and deep relaxation, usually scheduled in the evening. The autumn edition, October 18–22, 2026, is five days and four nights and shifts to Kundalini yoga, a mountain walk, Yin Yang practice, a sharing circle, and mountain meditation. Late October in the Yin-Yang tradition marks the start of the off-season, so the program is built around letting go before winter.

Outside the group weeks, the hotel offers private retreats for smaller parties. Pure Disconnection is a four-day, three-night yoga program for 2 to 6 people, led by Marie, with outdoor yoga, guided meditation, and cooking classes. Pure Performance is also four days and three nights, up to 6 people, led by Florent Berthaut — expect strength and conditioning sessions, Nordic walking, trekking, trail running, recovery work, and stretching, plus input on nutrition and mental preparation. Pure Reconnection runs four days and three nights for up to 10 people with Charline, a nutrition specialist who teaches Goddess Yoga; the program combines yoga, meditation, silent walking, drainage workshops based on the France Guillain method, and treatments at the Pure Altitude Spa. Alpine Bike Bliss is a three-day, three-night e-MTB trip for up to 10 people, guided by MB Bike Megève, with daily picnics and routes around Mont-Blanc suitable for all levels.

What separates this from a standard yoga retreat booking is the infrastructure underneath it. Les Fermes de Marie is a full hotel with multiple restaurants, a bar, a spa, and its own beauty farm concept — La Ferme de Beauté — which Jocelyne Sibuet started here in 1990. The spa treatments use Pure Altitude products made from mountain plants. The hotel also has a traditional restaurant and an afternoon tea service, so non-retreat guests are around, which keeps the atmosphere relaxed rather than institutional.

The instructors are brought in per program rather than being resident staff. Tiger Yoga Club handles the yoga weeks; Florent Berthaut, who works in performance optimization and physical preparation and is a mountain trekking and trail running specialist, leads Pure Performance; Charline leads Pure Reconnection; Marie leads Pure Disconnection. MB Bike Megève designs and guides the cycling routes. If you want one specific coach, book the retreat they lead rather than assuming you can choose.

Megève itself is a proper alpine town, not a purpose-built resort. The hotel is at 163 Chemin des Épis, and the surrounding area has marked walking trails, mountain roads for cycling, and easy access to the Mont-Blanc massif. Covered parking is available, and pets are allowed under certain conditions. Summer and autumn are the main retreat seasons here, though the hotel operates year-round.

What's included

- Accommodation at Les Fermes de Marie - All meals during the retreat - Daily yoga sessions (Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin, Kundalini, or Goddess Yoga depending on program) - Guided mountain walks - Fitness and conditioning sessions (Pure Performance) - Guided e-mountain bike tours (Alpine Bike Bliss) - Use of the Pure Altitude Spa facilities - Access to hotel restaurants and bar - Cooking classes (Pure Disconnection) - Skin Gym workshop (summer yoga retreat) - Meditation and silent walking sessions (Pure Reconnection, autumn yoga retreat)

What's not included

- Travel to and from Megève - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Individual spa treatments unless specified for your program - Alcoholic drinks - Personal expenses - Additional nights outside the retreat dates