Kindred Voyages

Rhythms of La Cuisine: Provence
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An immersive culinary retreat for women in the restorative French countryside.

May 15 - 23, 2027
Forcalquier, France
Limited to 8 women

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KIMBERLY DUNN

Owner & Lead HostKindred Voyages was originally founded in 2009 by MayaJoëlle Aubry to share the love of her native country France. She joyfully provided the traveler with opportunities to visit France like a welcomed friend.Kimberly met MayaJoëlle in 2023 shortly after returning from living in Forcalquier. Recognizing their shared love of French culture, culinary arts, and intentional hosting, MayaJoëlle gracefully passed the torch of Kindred Voyages to Kimberly. In 2025, Kimberly led her first trip to Provence, carrying forward the spirit of gently-guided travel that began 16 years prior.Kimberly's path as an international host and guide is shaped by a life of global immersion, whole-food culinary arts, and mindful movement. Fluent in French and Chinese, she spent eight years living abroad in Shanghai and southern France. In the course of 15 years as a yoga instructor, she created and led immersive retreats across six different regions of rural China. Combined with three years of facilitating women's circles and teaching wellness-focused cooking classes, she has built a strong foundation in facilitating intimate and cross-cultural group dynamics.Kimberly finds great joy in bringing women together and introducing guests to the places she has lived, loved, and called home. Provence is one of these beloved places, and she looks forward to sharing the rhythms of la cuisine with you.

AMANDA HEISMAN

Co-Host & CHHCAmanda Heisman is a Holistic Health Expert, Food Psychology & Intuitive Eating Teacher, Detox & Regenerative Specialist, and Energy Medicine Practitioner. Her relationship with France began in 2003 in Grenoble. What began as a formative study-abroad became an enduring relationship; she has returned for roughly half a dozen summers since, continuing to experience the food, markets, landscapes, traditions, and everyday rhythms of French life.Those experiences deeply influenced the way Amanda thinks about food, nourishment, and the body. In France, she encountered a different relationship with eating: food as pleasure and nourishment rather than something to fear or control; quality and seasonality over constant optimization; and eating as a deeply social, sensory, and cultural experience.That perspective became an important thread in Amanda’s work, enforcing that our relationship with food isn't simply about nutrition. At the heart of her work is the understanding that the body is intelligent and has its own rhythms. Her work brings together Nutrition Science, Psychology, Energy Medicine, and Body Channeling — a practice of learning to listen to and interpret the body's own signals.During Rhythms of La Cuisine: Provence, Amanda will bring this perspective through gentle morning movement, optional Body Channeling experiences, and intimate round-table conversations. Amanda invites women to become curious about what happens when we slow down enough to listen — to our bodies, to one another, and to the rhythms of life around us.

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