Toison d'Or
Punta Cana
The most precious thing a person can find is peace of mind.
Toison d'Or is French for the Golden Fleece — the object of the oldest quest story we have. Something precious, guarded, and worth crossing the world for.
We don't pretend one retreat heals anyone completely. What four quiet days can do is give a small group room to rest, look honestly at whatever they are carrying, and go home with practical tools — so that finding peace isn't something that only happens here.
Most people leave more peaceful than they arrived. That is the whole ambition. Learning to find peace in any situation is one of life's hardest things, which is why we think of it as a quest rather than a cure.
The villa sits alone at the edge of a lake, with the fairway beyond it and nothing built behind. In the evening there is no sound but water, birds and whatever we make ourselves.
It is a house, not a compound — which means a retreat here holds six guests rather than sixty, and the week shapes itself around who actually comes.
A pool that runs the length of the terrace. A hammock under the palms. Shade, quiet, and long stretches of afternoon with nothing asked of you.
Rest is not the gap between the sessions here. It is half the work.
At dusk we move onto the grass, and the day closes with fire.
A secluded house with its own swimming pool, set beside a lake on a golf course in Punta Cana. No neighbours, no passing traffic, and no other guests while a retreat is running.
Punta Cana International is a short drive away, with direct flights from most of the eastern United States, Canada and Europe. We collect you from the airport.
Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, one house. Nothing shared that you wouldn't want shared.
A king bed, doors onto a private balcony over the water, and a bathroom of its own with a double vanity.
A queen bed and a balcony looking out over the palms and the fairway. Yours alone for the week.
Two single beds for guests travelling alone or together. The gentlest way to join us, and the way most people meet someone.
The lights go on at seven, and the house turns warm.
8 – 11 October · Thursday to Sunday
A four-day retreat for six. Sound, ceremony, Reiki, Qi Gong and ninety minutes a day of practical tools for finding peace.
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