Workshops

Digital Detox

June 15 – 22

Step away from your inbox, your phone, and the endless scroll. Immerse yourself in uninterrupted creative work for a week in the serene French countryside, guided by art director and yoga instructor Artem de Sibérie.

Enjoy daily yoga and meditation, optional group sessions, and evenings on a secluded terrace sharing conversation under the stars. Disconnect, focus, and explore your creativity in a supportive inspiring environment.

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Writing with the Senses

July 13 – 20

Explore how words can become colors, textures, and sounds in a reader’s mind. Drawing inspiration from painting, music, cinema, and nature, this workshop guides writers in translating perception into vivid prose.

Led by Yara Zgheib, novelist, poet, and essayist, participants experience discussion, exercises, and generative writing that strengthen scene creation, emotional resonance, and narrative rhythm.

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Creative Sparks

July 27 – August 3

This one-week creative writing workshop ignites imagination and reconnects participants with the joy of storytelling. Participants explore different themes and genres while developing their unique voice.

Through prompts, discussions, and exercises, participants write freely and experiment boldly in a supportive environment, guided by writer and artist Natalia Armenia.

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Cinematic Screenwriting & Visual Storytelling

August 3 – 10

Learn how color, light, and visual design shape emotion and narrative in films. Examine motifs, mood, and character through playful interpretations of classic tales.

Participants practice visual storytelling, character development, and screenwriting techniques with exercises to pitch ideas and advance creative projects guided by Flavia Soubiran.

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Embodied Creativity

August 10 – 17

This workshop guides artists to reconnect with the intelligence of the body through movement, breathwork, and reflection. It supports creative flow from the inside out in a nurturing environment.

Morning yoga and meditation sessions are followed by journaling, exploration, and optional community dinners. Led by Kelly Berry, participants experience presence, inspiration, and collaboration in a safe creative space.

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Meet your workshop leaders

Artem de Sibérie

Artem de Sibérie (Mozgovoy) is a bundle of creative energy and joy. Having lived in six countries and worked as an art director, literary editor, yoga instructor, and magician’s assistant, he turned his experiences into the autobiographical novel Spring in Siberia (2023), which received praise from Stephen Fry and Ocean Vuong. His second book, Living No Lie: Diary of a Russian Volunteer for the Ukrainian War Relief Effort, won the Bo Huston Award in 2024. Artem has volunteered internationally and, since 2014, has organized creative retreats and village events at Labastide-Esparbaïrenque for writers and artists from around the world.

Kelly Berry

Kelly Berry is a seasoned yoga and movement instructor guiding individuals and groups toward greater physical and emotional awareness. She has led yoga programs at the U.S. State Department, taught professional athletes including the Washington Mystics, and specializes in trauma-informed yoga, functional movement, breathwork, and mindfulness practices. Kelly incorporates various disciplines including bodywork, Pilates, kinesiology, anatomy, Reiki, and alchemy, to support artists in connecting with their bodies as a source of creative insight.

Flavia Soubiran

Flavia Soubiran is a researcher and film teacher. She studied in Brussels and then in Montreal, from where she returned with a taste for magical realism, forests, and maple syrup. She now teaches screenwriting at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and at film schools in Paris. She is currently working on a project to write and direct a traditional 2D animated short film about the early days of cinema.

Natalia Armenia

Natalia Armenia is a Peruvian-French writer and artist based in Paris. She likes to write about the body, languages and the absurdity of life. She runs Le Phare creative writing workshops, directs long-format writing projects, hosts open mics, and publishes books. She is currently working on an absurd play, a novella about loneliness and bizarre short stories. She studies theater and writes songs as well.

Yara Zgheib

Yara Zgheib is a novelist, poet, and essayist with a deep love for art, music, and nature. She is the author of No Land to Light On, longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and named one of the top ten books of 2022 by The Washington Post, L.A. Times, and Newsweek. Her debut novel, The Girls at 17 Swann Street, was recognized as a Best Book of 2019 by Indie Next, Barnes & Noble, and People. Yara’s poetry collections, Chasing Comets and City Rhapsodies, have been adapted into musical albums. Born in Beirut and now based in Paris, Yara brings a global perspective and a passion for the intersection of art and storytelling to her teaching.

A bit more information about the workshops and what to expect…

• Workshops are scheduled from a Monday afternoon arrival to a Monday morning departure.
• In order to keep the workshops intimate and high-quality, we limit participation to a maximum of seven guests.
• Reservations are made and honored on a first-come, first-serve basis. When you RSVP we’ll ask you for my top three selections of rooms. Click here for a detailed descriptions of the guest rooms at La Muse.
• We value our ability to keep the costs reasonable for artists who come to visit, all workshops are provided to participants at an additional 300 EUR a week for each of the programs listed above. To discover a complete list of weekly rates by guest room click here.
• We provide transportation to and from La Muse for an additional 100 EUR fee. At pick up we will personally drive you to the grocery and bakery to purchase anything you’d like to enjoy for the week. We also recommend bringing extra cash in euros if you want to purchase anything from the local vendors in town (such as meat, honey, bread) however the delivery schedule in town is not guaranteed which is why we recommend purchasing all your needs to make your meals in our fully equipped kitchen during your stay.
• All other costs such as fresh linens and towels, high speed internet, heating and firewood are included without restriction in the cost of your room reservation.
• If you have more questions feel free to check out our FAQs or contact us directly at getaway@lamuseretreat.com.