Reconnect to what truly inspires you.
WHERE
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
WHEN
2025 retreat dates will be announced this fall
Spend an enchanting week in the south of France
Our retreats are for women who are looking to get back in touch with their creativity, be inspired, and take the next steps towards their next big idea.
Design Your Life
It’s productive indulgence.
Professional women looking to reconnect with their creativity and take action toward their next big idea. Whether it's a new business idea or venture, crafting a creative project plan, or just making time to incubate your own creative potential, this week is entirely devoted to your creative development.
Leave with a complete toolkit for your next chapter in life, whether it’s business or personal, and a network of supportive women to guide you.
ABOUT OUR RETREATS
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You’ll stay in a private suite at the exclusive Domaine Agalia maison—a 20 hectare olive and lavender farm in the heart of the famed Luberon Valley.
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Indulge in the bounty of French cuisine with healthy, local meals everyday throughout the retreat
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We’ve curated a curriculum of hands-on experiences and workshops for every day of the retreat, each focused on one of the 5 senses.
Every morning begins with a private yoga and meditation session for retreat attendees only.
One of the highlights of the retreat will be time for you to interact and collaborate with other ambitious creatives in an intimate, immersive learning environment.
Leave with a clear plan for your next creative endeavor.
TELL ME MORE
We welcome career-focused women looking to reconnect with their creativity and take action toward their next big idea.
Whether it's a new business idea or venture, crafting a creative project plan, or just making time to incubate your own creative potential, this week is entirely devoted to your creative development.
Previous Retreat Itineraries:
Day 1 | Sunday
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Airport transport to Domaine Agalia in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Welcome snack
Relax, adjust to the time zone, and explore the property and pool
Dinner and share your story with the group
Day 2 | Monday
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Daily yoga or meditation class
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Morning Seminar + Workshop: Navigating Change and Overcoming Fear
Afternoon excursion and private tour the celebrated winery, contemporary art center and gastronomy hub, Château la Coste
Talk with head curator on The Business of Art
Dinner at Chateau la Coste
Day 3 | Tuesday
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Daily yoga or meditation class
Daily facials or massage services
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Morning: Seminar and vision board kick-off
Afternoon: A divine picnic lunch in the olive oil groves followed by an olive oil tasting and seminar on olive oil production in the Luberon Valley.
Private Group Dinner
Day 4 | Wednesday
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Daily yoga or meditation class
Daily facials or massage services
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Morning: Sensory walk and biomimicry brainstorm
Afternoon: Gathering inspiration workshop and seminar
Private Group Dinner
Day 5 | Thursday
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Daily yoga or meditation class
Daily facials or massage services
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Morning: A visit to one of the world’s most renowned flea and brocante markets in nearby L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue—the antiques capital of France, third largest center for antiques in Europe, and the most enchanting in the eyes of many!
After lunch, enjoy an afternoon in the heart of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue’s historic town center and savor the radiance of this unforgettable French village.
Dinner in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Day 6 | Friday
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Daily yoga
Sound bath and meditation
Daily facials or massage services
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Morning: Build Your Pitch workshop and seminar
Afternoon: Vision board and pitch presentations
Champagne Apero + Vision Board Celebration
Graduation 3-course celebration dinner at Domaine Agalia
Saturday
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Final Seminar (with a special gift!)
Transfers to airport (or extend your journey throughout the south of France or to Paris!)
It’s productive indulgence.
Treat yourself, while also working towards your goals.
A Relaxed, Intimate Gathering (vs. Scaled Retreat Operation)
This is not a massive, scaled operation, but instead an intimate building of community hosted by two best friends and collaborators who want to share their experiences + love of southern France with other creative women.
Luxurious & Refined
All attendees will have full access to the beautiful Domaine Agalia in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, hosted in individual, private suites, as well as fed healthy, nourishing meals.
The week will include experiences such as guided meditations and sensory outings designed and curated by your hosts and local experts.
Energizingly Creative
In addition to time spent by the pool, exploring the grounds, and embarking on outings in and around town, we’ll spend much of the time getting in touch with our individual and communal creativity through intentionally designed exercises and workshops.
Every attendee will leave refreshed, inspired, and ready for their next step.
WHY ATTEND?
By offering yourself the chance to slow down, you can revel in the information and inspiration your senses are sharing with you—all the time!—and connect to your highest creative potential.
Allow yourself to be guided back to the innate inspiration that started you on your creative journey from the beginning.
Intimate, luxurious, creative.
It’s your life. Make time to savor it.
Immerse yourself in a world that inspires you and learn to savor every moment. It’s here that you’ll reconnect to your most creative and inspired self.
Launch a new business.
Write that novel.
Gain the confidence and inspiration to paint again.
Dance everyday.
Sing your heart out.
Nurture your dreams.
Put yourself first for once.
Celebrate yourself.
Live your most creative life.
Reconnect to your purpose and use it to design the life you want.
Join us for a week of productive indulgence in the south of France.
Amber Cartwright & Ericka Saurit
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Besties since the moment they met, their decades-long friendship and creative partnership has endured and evolved across time and continents.
Both North Carolina natives and creative executives, Amber Cartwright and Ericka Saurit share a passion and purpose to elevate the lives and careers of women through creative education and professional mentorship.
Gleaning wisdom from following their own dreams after similar life transitions—love, loss, divorce, career changes—they embarked on a new journey in the south of France.
Away from the hustle of city life in the US, they’ve both gained a new energy and vitality from building new lives in the French countryside, and are thrilled to share this transformative experience with other creative women on a similar journey of discovery and transition.
Join us for a week of productive indulgence.
Your greatest creative potential is already inside you.
Our immersive retreats are designed to bring together professional women searching to reconnect with their own creative purpose.
They are specifically designed for those seeking inspiration and a new point of view they can bring into their next chapter—be it starting a new business, stepping confidently into a new career or role, or simply looking for the time, space, and framework to discover what’s next.
You’ll find the support you need to develop a plan, reconnect with your creativity, and Design Your Life.
Space is very limited at each of our retreats, don’t miss your chance to bloom with us in 2025 in the south of France.
