July is the best time to be in Paris and this trip is the perfect opportunity to explore one of the most spectacular cities in the universe.

After breakfasting on mandatory croissant and people-watching at the corner café, head to yoga with Linda in a historic gallery next to l'Opéra.

We’ll then hop to a different museum every day, where our resident art historian Sarah will lead us through a quick tour of some of the best art in the world and give us the juicy gossip about the people in the paintings. 

The rest of the day is yours to eat your way through this magnificent city, shop for underwear, take up a French lover, or stroll along the Seine river. The sun doesn't set until 11pm in July, giving us plenty of time to get into as much trouble as possible.

ABOUT LINDA

Linda is the founder and owner of YogaSource Los Gatos, Silicon Valley's premier yoga studio. She leads workshops, conferences and retreats in the US and internationally. 

Linda has trained in both the US and India in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Power, Pilates, Yoga therapeutics, Yin and Vipassana meditation. She is a student of modern Buddhism, Jungian psychology and functional movement. Her yoga classes are a playful and masterful blend of precision, elegance, and breath. Linda lived in Paris for 3 years and still believes it is the most beautiful city in the world.

ABOUT SARAH
Sarah is a devout yogi and a trained art historian who specializes in Italian Renaissance portraiture. Sarah has lectured at San Jose State University, UCLA, UCSD, the Renaissance Society of America, and was recently celebrated as a historian of honor at San Jose State University. Sarah formerly worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art before assuming her current role at UC Berkeley. She has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Bachelors Degree Art History and Visual Culture, and a Masters Degree in Art History. 

ABOUT THE YOGA
Expect an all-levels 60-minute Vinyasa flow every day that will get your body feeling great and open your mind up to receive the gifts of the day. Yoga is the practice of paying attention and we will carry this warm curiosity through our day as we explore the art and wonders of the city, making our explorations more potent and keeping our bodies well tuned.  Some yoga experience will be helpful but not required.

ABOUT THE ART

Why does the Mona Lisa smile? Or, does she? What happened in 1870 (in France!) that changed the art world forever and continues to have a lasting impact today? What scandals and "behind-the-scenes" tales go untold? Rather than talking about the "textbook" version, art historian Sarah Fullerton, likes to indulge in the real accounts, the nitty gritty fun facts that mostly get left out of our history telling, but that make everything more fun (and scandalous). Join Sarah through bite-sized (1.5 hour) daily art tours that will be filled with exciting stories and interesting facts. Indulge in trips to the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, l'Orangerie, the Centre de Pompidou, Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, and more, including optional day trip suggestions to continue your exploration to places such as the Moulin Rouge, Versailles, and the Eiffel Tower. 

BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO GO WITH; SHOULD I STILL GO?

Yes! That's exactly why we are doing this! Being a part of the yoga and art activities, you will meet fantastic people from day one. Also the moment you sign up, we will send you the link to our Facebook group so that you can coordinate with a possible room mate or start chatting with people ahead of the trip. We will try to organize several meals together before/after our museum outings and always in our trips, friendships arise in the most spontaneous way. 

PAYMENTS

Trip cost is $695, due at registration.

Refunds until March 31, 2018:

A $100 administrative fee will be deducted from refund. 

Refunds April 1 - July 1:

A $500 administrative fee will be deducted from refund. If documented medical emergency, the fee is reduced to $100.

No refunds after July 1st.

In the event of cancellation on our part, we will issue you a full refund.

Practice in a stunning historic gallery with frescoed high-ceilings - the ultimate Paris experience! Our classes will tailor to all levels and will get your body moving and your mind beautifully open to receive the gifts of the day.

Of course, no trip to the City of Light is complete without a stop at the Louvre. The central landmark is instantly recognizable by the iconic I.M. Pei designed glass pyramids that sit out front. Inside, you'll find a massive collection of over 380,000 objects and 35,000 works of art—including, yes, the Mona Lisa. We will shortcut through the best of them in a couple of hours.

Once a Beaux Arts railway station, this glass-ceilinged museum houses a permanent collection that ranges from neoclassicism to art nouveau—but the impressionist works by artists like Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, and Seurat are the crown jewel of Musée d'Orsay. Our personal favorite!

One of the most extraordinary churches you'll ever see, this royal medieval chapel with its impressive gothic architecture and stunning 13th-century stained glass windows, is not to be missed.

Next door to where we practice is the area of the Grands Magazins - the Large Stores, including Galeries Lafayette and Magazins Printemps where you will find everything from cool affordable brands to the highest of couture and everything in between.

Peruse the skylit arcades—Galerie Vivienne, Passage des Panoramas, Galerie Véro-Dodat, and Passage Colbert are all great options. They're the city's original shopping malls and full of tiny boutiques, bookstores, antique shops, cafés, and more uniquely Parisian spots.

The famous Jewish quartier is home to some of the best boutiques and boulangeries (bread and pastry shops) in Paris. A good spot to hit after Centre Pompidou or Musee Picasso.

In Paris, even the cheapest sandwich bought on the street is mind-blowing. Many gluten-sensitive Americans find their allergy disappear in France because of the different processing of flour. Or maybe it's a placebo but who cares- eat the bread and the cake too!

The ultimate left bank lunch spot, Café de Flore draws a style-conscious, bourgeois crowd—though at a time it was the place of choice for the likes of Picasso and Jean-Paul Sartre. Perfectly situated on the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain, it's prime real estate for people-watching. Just across the street, Les Deux Magots, once the go-to spot of Simone de Beauvoir and Ernest Hemingway, offers just as quintessentially French of an experience. Grab a table on their outdoor patios to take a break from shopping, sip some café au lait, and soak up the French-ness.

Just steps away from the Louvre is the elegant Belle Époque salon that's now home to Angelina, where you'll find the most decadent, velvety hot chocolate in all of Paris.