Autonomy & Resilience Retreat in Pornic
An immersive retreat to regain control of your daily life, surrounded by nature at Éco-Domaine la Fontaine
The Autonomy & Resilience Retreat is an immersive, hands-on week designed tohelp you reconnect with life and take back control of your daily routine.
Over the course of 5 days and 4 nights, you’ll explore the essential pillars of autonomy—food , water, energy, shelter, and health—in a natural setting dedicated to practice, learning, and meaning.
A turnkey training retreat in small groups, designed to help you acquire essential skills, gain greater freedom, and reinvent a simpler, happier daily life.
The Spirit of the Autonomy & Resilience Retreat
Here, it’s not about survival, but about a life of choice.
Autonomy is approached as a path toward greater freedom, confidence, and harmony with the world around us.
Throughout the week, you’ll learn how to grow some of your own food, manage your essential resources, master key skills, and gain a better understanding of the real challenges of resilience.
The program follows a structured framework, while allowing room for integration, observation, and discussion, with adjustments possible depending on the seasons and the group’s energy.
Interested? Contact us at: infos@ecodomaine-la-fontaine.fr
A Week of Garden Cuisine
Monday
Arrival & Opening
Starting at 5:30 p.m.: arrival and settling into rooms
5:00 p.m.: group welcome and opening circle
7:30 p.m.: cocktail reception
8:00 p.m.: dinner
Tuesday
🥐8:30 a.m.: Local gourmet breakfast
9:30–10:45 a.m.: Introduction and philosophy of self-reliance
10:45 AM–12:00 PM: Risk and resource assessment
Emergency kits
🍽️ Lunch: local and seasonal cuisine
Free time: rest, reading, walking, napping
🌿 2:00 PM–5:30 PM: Water Assessment, Strategy, and Management
Water Needs, Collection, and Purification Methods
🌙 End of the Day
7:30 PM: Aperitif
8:00 PM: Dinner
Wednesday
🥐8:30 a.m.: Local gourmet breakfast
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Food Self-Sufficiency (Production and Storage): The Garden
Seeds and Long-Term Storage
🍽️ Lunch: Local and seasonal cuisine
Free time: rest, reading, walking, napping
🌿 2:00–5:30 p.m.: Energy self-sufficiency
Your needs, energy conservation
Emergency power
Self-sufficient heating and cooking
🌙 End of the day
7:30 PM: aperitif
8:00 PM: dinner
Thursday
🥐8:30 a.m.: Local gourmet breakfast
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.:
Health Independence:
Home Safety and Passive Defense
Hygiene and Sanitation Independence
🍽️ Noon
Lunch: local and seasonal cuisine
Free time: rest, reading, walking, napping
🌿2:00 PM–5:30 PM
Animal Management and Production
Tools, Repairs, and Crisis Planning
Garden Cooking Workshops
Time for Yourself
🌙 End of the Day
7:30 p.m.: aperitif
8:00 p.m.: dinner
🥐8:30 a.m.: Local gourmet breakfast
9:30–10:45 a.m.: Open to the community
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Self-guided tour
12:00 p.m.: Departure
What the Autonomy & Resilience Week Includes
Workshops & Experiences
– Daily hands-on workshops
– Sharing essential skills
– A practical, accessible, and reproducible approach
– Time for discussion and reflection
– Guidance from Mathieu David and the garden team
Lodging & Meals
– 4 nights in a 4-star eco-friendly room
– Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
– Homestyle, local, homemade cuisine
– Produce from the garden and herbal teas from the estate
Practical Information
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights (Monday → Friday)
Capacity: minimum 6 people / maximum 10 people
Dates for 2026: October 12–16, November 9–13, December 14–18
Location: Éco-Domaine La Fontaine, Pornic
Prices for the Wellness Retreat
Starting at €901 (including tax) per person ( based on double occupancy)
Single room supplement: +€176 (including tax)
✔️ Accommodations included
✔️ Meals included
✔️ Workshops and guidance included
✔️ All-inclusive stay
Who is this retreat for?
This self-sufficiency retreat is ideal if you’re looking to:
– reconnect in a practical way with the cycles of nature,
– acquire essential skills (water, gardening, energy, health),
– to reduce your dependence on complex systems,
– to gain confidence in the face of the modern world’s uncertainty,
– to experience simplicity as a source of clarity and freedom,
– to join a community that shares values of mutual support and resilience.
No prior experience is required.
Interested? Contact us at: infos@ecodomaine-la-fontaine.fr
