Mindful Co-working Retreat 2025
Mindful Co-working Retreat 2025
INTP - Institut Natura e Teoria en Pirenèus., INTP Lina, 09400 Surba, Frankreich
Up to 12 in group
July 27 - August 2, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- Daily deep co-working sessions in a focused, mindful atmosphere
- Guided meditations and gentle yoga to ground and energize
- Breathwork and somatic practices to reconnect with body and mind
- Inspiring natural setting in the Pyrenees with space for reflection and rest
- Shared meals and nourishing food prepared with care
- Community connection through music, conversation, and evening rituals
- Dedicated time for introspection, journaling, and creative exploration
- Tools and frameworks to integrate mindfulness into daily work life
- Optional workshops on attention, awareness, and meaningful productivity
- A supportive space to reset your relationship with work and presence
About this Retreat
Your Guides
I got my PhD in theoretical physics at MIT in 2019, working on complex systems, specifically looking for fundamental principles for origins of life - how inert matter can become intentional. Since then I continued that research independently, worked in AI, and branched into other fields. At the same time, starting in 2017, mindfulness and Eastern introspective practices became the focus of my life. After years of meditation retreats, travels, and monasteries, I still find truly bringing mindfulness into my intellectual work to be the greatest and most valuable challenge of all.
Details of this retreat
This is a meditation retreat. It's also a time you can be productive in your work. But most importantly, it's a time to intentionally lean deeper into the joy of doing the work we love, together with like-minded people, surrounded by beautiful mountains.
The core of this will be a guided exploration of how to make our work itself a deep and joyful meditation practice. We will combine focused mindfulness practices (like yoga, breathwork, meditations), with guided co-working (where we use specific exercises to meditate as we work), independent work blocks (where we practice what we learned), and community bonding times (like music and conversation). We will systematically study where our personal meditative and our work practices are now, so we can find how to bridge them together.
NOTE: we'll have about 5 hours of focused research time scheduled per day - so don't plan for 8. But hey, most of us don’t do more than 5 hours of actual work per day anyway, no matter how long we spend at our desks.
You’ll need to have some work you can do remote at a table with the rest of the group in our guided co-working sessions. E.g., while you can step out a couple times to take a call, that should not be your primary mode of work (and try to take those during the “independent work” blocks).
The core of this will be a guided exploration of how to make our work itself a deep and joyful meditation practice. We will combine focused mindfulness practices (like yoga, breathwork, meditations), with guided co-working (where we use specific exercises to meditate as we work), independent work blocks (where we practice what we learned), and community bonding times (like music and conversation). We will systematically study where our personal meditative and our work practices are now, so we can find how to bridge them together.
NOTE: we'll have about 5 hours of focused research time scheduled per day - so don't plan for 8. But hey, most of us don’t do more than 5 hours of actual work per day anyway, no matter how long we spend at our desks.
You’ll need to have some work you can do remote at a table with the rest of the group in our guided co-working sessions. E.g., while you can step out a couple times to take a call, that should not be your primary mode of work (and try to take those during the “independent work” blocks).
Schedule
Example:
• 08:00 – Morning meditation, yoga, or breathwork session
• 09:00 – Shared breakfast
• 10:00 – Guided co-working session (deep work focus)
• 13:00 – Shared lunch and rest break
• 15:00 – Independent co-working or mindfulness-integrated work block
• 17:00 – Optional walk, movement, or creative exploration
• 19:00 – Shared dinner (weekdays prepared in teams)
• 20:30 – Reflective evening session (e.g. sharing circle, music, ritual)
• Free time, rest, or silent integration
• 08:00 – Morning meditation, yoga, or breathwork session
• 09:00 – Shared breakfast
• 10:00 – Guided co-working session (deep work focus)
• 13:00 – Shared lunch and rest break
• 15:00 – Independent co-working or mindfulness-integrated work block
• 17:00 – Optional walk, movement, or creative exploration
• 19:00 – Shared dinner (weekdays prepared in teams)
• 20:30 – Reflective evening session (e.g. sharing circle, music, ritual)
• Free time, rest, or silent integration
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
INTP, INTP - Institut Natura e Teoria en Pirenèus., INTP Lina, 09400 Surba, Frankreich
Directions
✈️ Nearest International Airport
• Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (TLS)
Located approximately 1 hour from the retreat center. It offers numerous international and domestic flights. From Toulouse Airport, take a shuttle to Gare SNCF Toulouse Matabiau, then board a regional train to Tarascon-sur-Ariège (about 90 minutes). The retreat organizers can arrange a pickup from the train station.  
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🛬 Alternative Regional Airports
• Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE)
Approximately 1 hour from the retreat center. This airport handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe. 
• Carcassonne Airport (CCF)
Also about 1 hour away, offering flights primarily from European destinations.()
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🚗 By Car
If you prefer to drive, you can rent a car from any of the airports mentioned above. From Toulouse or Carcassonne, take the direction of Foix and Andorra until Tarascon-sur-Ariège. Follow signs indicating Saurat & Surba (right on a large roundabout before entering Tarascon). Once you enter Surba, continue straight into the village.  
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🚆 By Train
A night train runs directly from Paris Gare d’Austerlitz to Tarascon-sur-Ariège, which is the closest train station to the retreat center. From there, a pickup can be arranged. 
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For detailed directions and maps, please visit the INTP Campus Directions Page.
• Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (TLS)
Located approximately 1 hour from the retreat center. It offers numerous international and domestic flights. From Toulouse Airport, take a shuttle to Gare SNCF Toulouse Matabiau, then board a regional train to Tarascon-sur-Ariège (about 90 minutes). The retreat organizers can arrange a pickup from the train station.  
⸻
🛬 Alternative Regional Airports
• Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE)
Approximately 1 hour from the retreat center. This airport handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe. 
• Carcassonne Airport (CCF)
Also about 1 hour away, offering flights primarily from European destinations.()
⸻
🚗 By Car
If you prefer to drive, you can rent a car from any of the airports mentioned above. From Toulouse or Carcassonne, take the direction of Foix and Andorra until Tarascon-sur-Ariège. Follow signs indicating Saurat & Surba (right on a large roundabout before entering Tarascon). Once you enter Surba, continue straight into the village.  
⸻
🚆 By Train
A night train runs directly from Paris Gare d’Austerlitz to Tarascon-sur-Ariège, which is the closest train station to the retreat center. From there, a pickup can be arranged. 
⸻
For detailed directions and maps, please visit the INTP Campus Directions Page.
Accommodation
Guests will stay at the INTP Campus in the French Pyrenees, housed mostly in shared double rooms arranged by gender. The accommodations are simple yet comfortable, designed to support rest and focus in a peaceful environment. Special needs and preferences are taken into account wherever possible to ensure a good fit for everyone.
Program Price
Venue & Amenities
The INTP (Institut Natura e Teoria en Pireneus) campus, nestled in the French Pyrenees, offers a serene and inspiring environment for the Mindful Co-Working Retreat 2025. Designed to foster creativity, collaboration, and mindfulness, the campus features: 
• Shared Accommodations: Participants stay in shared rooms, typically accommodating two people of the same gender, promoting a sense of community and shared experience. 
• Vegetarian Meals: Meals are vegetarian and prepared in teams, encour
• Shared Accommodations: Participants stay in shared rooms, typically accommodating two people of the same gender, promoting a sense of community and shared experience. 
• Vegetarian Meals: Meals are vegetarian and prepared in teams, encour
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- Accommodation in mostly shared double rooms (same gender), with special needs considered
- Vegetarian meals, prepared in teams (weekdays)
- Approximately 5 hours/day of guided co‑working focusing on integrating mindfulness into work
- Guided mindfulness practices including yoga, breathwork, and meditation
- Independent work blocks, to practice learned techniques
- Community bonding activities: music, conversation, reflective evening sessions
- Access to the INTP campus in the French Pyrenees and its natural surroundings
- Weekend time off, with optional suggestions for hikes, mountaineering, cave visits, or town exploration
What's Not Included
- Travel to and from the retreat location (INTP Campus, French Pyrenees)
- Travel insurance
- Meals on weekends (participants cook or eat out individually)
- Personal expenses during free time (e.g. excursions, café visits)
- Private rooms (only available in exceptional cases)
- Work-related equipment (e.g. laptops, notebooks, chargers)