The museum closes its doors, then reopens them for you alone. Mats are unrolled between the sculptures. What you looked at standing, you now inhabit lying down.
Sessions are led by Sarah Fu: Vipassana meditation since 2020, 200-hour RYT Yoga Alliance training in 2022, traditional Thai and Ayurvedic massage in 2023 and 2024. They are open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Rates
- Trial classFirst class, once only
- €15
- Single class
- €28
- Member classWith annual membership
- €21
- 10-class cardMembers only — €19 a class
- €190
- Annual membershipPaid off by the fifth class, plus exhibition access all year
- €35
- Private classOn request, 1 hr 15
- €70
The experience, moment by moment
Facing the works
Hatha yoga, every Saturday morning. The museum is privatised for the session: mats are unrolled among the paintings, in the light crossing the Galeries. What you looked at standing, you now inhabit on the mat.
Fourteen, never more
Fourteen practitioners at most, beginners welcome, mats provided — or bring your own. And whenever the weather allows, the practice moves to the Sign-Me sculpture garden, facing the monumental works.
Why yoga?
“The union of body and mind, we most often say, to mean yoga. Yet this ancient science from India is not merely a multitude of mental, breathing or bodily practices aimed at a constant state of well-being. To grasp its meaning you would have to go back to its origin — far too vast. Here, what yoga means depends on what you want to do with it: each person adjusts it to their own values.” — Sarah Fu
The Saturday class
“Setting aside what yoga may mean, I simply invite you to come and practise with me, without pressure and with interaction — hatha asanas, the original yoga. Beyond a class's basic structure, I improvise a great deal: I work by feel, and every session differs. Sometimes more flow, where I draw on dance; sometimes yin and yang after traditional Chinese medicine; sometimes more meditation or other somatic practices.” — Sarah Fu
From Auvers to Taiwan, and back
“Of Taiwanese origin, I was born in Pontoise and grew up in Auvers. At twenty-one I left France for Taiwan, to connect more deeply with where I come from. Searching for meaning, I gave up the path of studies and corporate work for a pragmatic spiritual one — many highs and lows, but the enrichment was plain. I eventually found what I was looking for: the art of living, as Buddhism puts it. It all became clear after my first meditation retreat, at twenty-four. Today, after nine years away, I am back in Auvers to support my family and to share what matters to me.” — Sarah Fu