Artist Daniel Canogar at work

Observations

Creative Workshop with Artist Daniel Canogar, 2-5 November 2023 at Podere Trafonti

Art is an essential tool to process and understand reality. It offers insights into ourselves and our place in the world. When we make art, and look at it carefully, we contemplate the intricate, chaotic, and exquisitely beautiful facets of life itself. 

The workshop “Observations” is an invitation to embark on an exploration our creative selves and share the journey with others. 

The first three days of the workshop will begin with presentations by Daniel Canogar where we will examine significant themes that permeate our culture. These insightful conversations will lay the foundation for the generation of creative projects, allowing participants to materialize the concepts previously explored. The resulting works will be analyzed by Daniel Canogar and the workshop’s participants, in a process which fosters collective visual thinking that is central to the workshop’s methodology. 

These exercises are designed to prepare all participants for the culminating assignment: the conception of an art project on the last day of the workshop. 

These creations will be celebrated in a concluding art exhibition, offering a joyous experience for participants and their invited guests. 

Escapade gourmande en Toscane

La chef Tamara Hussian vous invite à Podere Trafonti à la découverte d’une cuisine et de vins produits dans l’amour pour le vivant.  

Bienvenues et bienvenus à notre table !

Tamara Hussian est née à Annecy et a grandi entourée de campagne et de montagne. Ces paysages ont ancré en elle le respect du vivant. D’origine Arménienne, la cueillette sauvage, la cuisine proche du terroir et l’hospitalité constituent son héritage culturel. Au cours de sa formation, notamment au « Clos des sens » (trois étoiles Michelin), elle s’est passionnée pour les rencontres avec les artisans, vignerons et producteurs. Dans sa cuisine règnent les produits rigoureusement sélectionnés, cultivés et produits avec soin. Au cours de son parcours de chef, Tamara a donné des cours de cuisine en Iran, créé des cartes de menu dans des restaurants en Arménie, et animé des ateliers de cuisine en pleine nature au Japon.

Podere Trafonti, nous chérissons la cohabitation harmonieuse de la terre, des plantes, des animaux et des humains. Nous cultivons notre oliveraie et notre potager de manière biologique et régénérative, et prenons grand soin de nos animaux, qu’ils soient domestiques ou sauvages. Nous jouissons de l’abondance et de l’excellence que la nature et les producteurs du notre région nous fournissent en toutes saisons et, par-dessus tout, nous prenons plaisir à partager la beauté et la générosité de cette terre et de ses produits avec nos hôtes.

Ensemble, nous vous invitons à profiter de la dolce vita toscane tout en explorant les saveurs délicieuses et authentiques de son terroir, et en acquérant quelques-uns des secrets de sa gastronomie.

hands holding yellow leaves in a forest

AbunDance Yoga Retreat

“With patience and dedication we observe what manifests itself, exactly within the limits in which it manifests itself. And we let ourselves be healed with confidence. There must be dedication and there must be care.” – Martina Cova

Autumn is the season when we reap the fruit of labour, celebrate fertility and relish in the abundance of the harvest. It is also a time when the body and mind quieten and the gaze turns inward.

During these four days, Martina will guide you on the path that leads deep inside yourself, to a quiet and peaceful place. Gliding on your bodily movements and floating on your breath, your awareness will gradually sink inward, like the dance of the colorful leaves floating to the ground. Each practice will combine a flow of asanas, breathing exercises and mediations that aim at stilling the turbulence of the senses and nourishing your innermost consciousness. Moving on the support of your breath, your body will grow strong, agile and balanced and your mind be filled with harmony and serenity.

Classes will be conducted in English. All ages from 18 years upward welcome. All levels of yoga experience are welcome. Min. 6 and max. 10 participants. Indoor and – weather permitting – outdoor practices. Massages available on request.

For more information and registration, please contact welcome@poderetrafonti.com

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