Health & Wellbeing courses
Introduction to our Wellbeing Holidays
We run two types of Wellbeing Holidays, both 6 day, all-inclusive holidays designed to return you back to your day-to-day life re-invigorated & re-inspired. Our Healthy Cooking & Wellbeing holidays combine cooking lessons, workshops and discussions with a range of wellbeing sessions with one of our personal trainers, and our Vegetarian Cooking & Yoga holidays combine cooking lessons, workshops and discussions with yoga sessions and mediation. See the About us page to meet the chefs, personal trainers, yoga practitioners and the other talented professionals we work with.
Healthy Cooking & Wellbeing Holidays
Healthy Cooking & Wellbeing Courses: 6 nights fully catered accommodation / Dates: tbc - on demand for small groups
The Healthy Cooking & Wellbeing Course has been designed to showcase some of the latest health & wellbeing thinking with a strong focus on how to eat, sleep and move for optimal wellness and a long healthy lifespan. It is a 6 day all-inclusive holiday designed to educate you about your body, how you eat & how you exercise enabling you to finish the week with an idea of how you would like to put your own blueprint for healthy living together.
Combining what you like about how you eat, sleep & move already with new ideas we will try out in the week to improve those areas that could be optimised, we will help you work out a personalised healthy living plan and give you tips on how you can practically fit them into your lifestyle. We cover the pros & cons for individuals different diets, work with those with dietary issues and promote fresh, seasonal, healthy cooking.
This course is run by chef Emma Lawrenson, combining her nutritional training, her coaching skils and her experience of healthy eating gained as a private chef, alongside one of our other chef's & one of our Personal Trainers. We are flexible in our approach & can integrate any existing dietary or exercise requirements you have into your schedule, in addition to introducing you to some new ideas. Above all we aim to ensure you have an enjoyable & interesting holiday that returns you back to your day-to-day life re-invigorated & re-inspired.
Holiday includes: Luxury catered chalet accommodation / Individual Fitness Assessment / 4 x Training sessions / Thermal Spa visit / Dinner at a local restaurant / 5 x Cooking sessions = Organic Meat & Wild Game + Sourcing & cooking with Fish + Super Seeds & Grains, Lentils, Beans & Pulses + Quick & Easy meal combinations for Essential amino acids, Omega Oils & Vitamins / Optional Extras: Daily Yoga classes
View or download a Sample Menu Plan
Vegetarian Cooking & Yoga Courses
Vegetarian Cooking & Yoga Courses:tbc - on demand for small groups
The Vegetarian Cooking & Yoga Course has been designed to combine learning about healthy, delicious balanced vegetarian cooking with developing your yoga practice. It is a 6 day all-inclusive holiday suitable for beginers and more advanced yoga staudents, as we work in small groups so can give clients individual attention. We will include some meditation sessions and optional alpine hikes into the week.
This course is run by Chef Emma Lawrenson, alongside our other chef's & one of our experienced yoga teachers - see the About us page to meet our yoga practitioners. We are flexible in our approach & can integrate any existing dietary or exercise requirements you have into your schedule, in addition to introducing you to some new ideas. Above all we aim to ensure you have an enjoyable & interesting holiday that returns you back to your day-to-day life re-invigorated & re-inspired.
Holiday includes: Luxury catered chalet accommodation / 4 x Yoga sessions / 1 x Yoga workshop / Thermal Spa visit / Dinner at a local restaurant / 5 x Cooking sessions = Basics of Veggie cooking + Sourcing & cooking with Veggie proteins + Super Seeds & Grains, Lentils, Beans & Pulses + Quick & Easy meal combinations for Essential amino acids, Omega Oils & Vitamins Optional Extras + Asian or Indian Veggie classics
Healthy Cooking & Wellbeing Course Itinerary
Breakfast will be at 8.00am – 8.30am every morning.
Lunch will be 12.30pm - 1.30pm (and is followed by 1 hours free time). Dinner is at 7.30pm.
Sun: Arrival after 2pm / 30 minute Individual Health Assessments / Welcome drinks / Dinner in chalet
Mon: 9.00am to 10.30am Individual Health Assessments / 11.00am to 12.00pm Kettlercise / Lunch / 2.30pm Afternoon Cooking session - Organic Lean Meat & Wild Game / Dinner in chalet
Tues:10.00am to 12.00pm Morning Cooking session - Super Seeds & Grains, Lentils, Beans & Pulses / Lunch / 3.00pm to 4.00pm Bodysculpt / Hike / Dinner in chalet
Wed: Italian Day Out - Market visit / Lunch in Italy / Thermal Spa visit / Cook & eat Italian dinner in chalet
Thurs: Morning Cooking session - Sourcing & cooking with Fish / Lunch / 3.00pm – 4.00pm Core training session / 1 hour ‘Total Balance’ workshop / Dinner in chalet
Fri: 9.30am to 12.00am Morning Cooking session - Quick & Easy meal combinations for Essential amino acids, Omega Oils & Vitamins / Lunch / 3.00pm to 4.00pm Lake circuits, stretch & relax / Dinner out at L’Impossible Organic Restaurant, Chamonix
Sat: Departure after breakfast
NB. The itinerary will usually only vary from the above for reasons of weather or local events.
Book a Course Now
As we only do small group holidays, I personally take the bookings & put together all the courses - so why not just ring me direct if you are interested in one of our courses? This is often the easiest way to book, and I can answer any questions and help with any personal details or requests.
Emma Lawrenson French mobile: +33 6 84 92 44 46
Email: info@holidaycookerycourses.com
Wellbeing Holiday Costs
Private 3 day group course (up to 8 people): €1500 for up to 8 people - book for dates that suit you - accomodation onsite in our 3 bed Airbnb.
Private 6 day group course (up to 8 people): €8000 for up to 8 people - book for dates that suit you - accomodation onsite in our 3 bed Airbnb.
Join a scheduled Holiday Cookery Course
Scheduled 6 day Health & Wellbeing holiday course: €1850 per person shared room / €2200 single occupancy
Scheduled 6 day Plant based cooking & yoga course: €1850 per person shared room / €2200 single occupancy
* Non participating partner: you can book a non participating friend or partner in on most of our holidays - just ask for reduced price.
Scheduled Course Dates 2021 & 2022
You can contact me directly for dates or
view course dates here: Booking calander