Schedule

 Friday

Yoga with Gertie Lynch

Gertie is a qualified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and has been teaching yoga since 2001. She has studied the Iyengar method under many senior teachers including Penn Reid, who studied with B.K.S. Iyengar at his centre in India. Gertie has also studied Sivananda Yoga in New York and has trained with Marie Quiel at the Yoga Training Therpy Centre (YTTC) in Belfast.

Attendance at the 'Greeting of the Deities' in the temple. This ceremony begins with some spiritual music arranged by George Harrison (of the Beatles) in 1970 - George played the harmonium for the recording.

The programme continues with some chant music and an arati - aratis are ancient ceremonies that have taken place in Hindu and Buddhist temples for millennia.

After the chant we'll walk around the island outside. Wellington boots are recommended for this, as some of the woodland tracks are muddy.

Archery (fun with a bow and arrows), followed by
Meditation with Tim

Depart from walk to the Crom Estate, to see woodlands, parkland, lakes, castles, islands and two ancient yew trees over a thousand years old. (2 hour walk) - image of a foot-bridge going to Iniserk Island from beautiful Crom below.

OPTION 1:

Depart for walk / hike to Cuilcagh Mountain
Geo-park

You'll need walking boots, a light rain jacket and a water bottle for this. N.B. walking boots or wellington boots are essential as parts of the ascent and the descent are muddy.

We'll bring a picnic!

Note: If you are not interested in going on this walk then there are several alternatives: the nearby (1)Florence Court House and gardens, Visitors Centre, tea-rooms and tour. Open from 11am to 5.00pm and cost £5.00 for a tour of the stately house, (2) An easier, shorter, slower version of this same walk, up to the point were the steeper ascent begins.

OPTION 2: If you'd like to spend more time visiting the temple and island you could instead go over on the ferry at 12.20pm, attend the chant for 30mins, and then either (1) attend some or all of the talk / discussion on the ancient text Bhagavad Gita or (2) Go for a walk around the island at this time. At 2.15pm the Sunday Feast is served, and the return ferry to the mainland is at 3.15pm.

 Return from walk, and departure. Guests who live North, NW and NE (i.e. Sligo, Donegal, Derry / Londonderry, Belfast) won't need to come back to our retreat centre (unless you want to), but can return home from the Geo-park car park.

Or you're welcome to stay Sunday evening and depart on Monday morning (cost: £20 / €25).

Aromatherapy massages or reiki therapies available Sunday evening (€35 or £30 for a 50-minute session. All our therapists are professional and very friendly people) 

  What to bring:

• Walking boots 

  All prices include:

• Free parking  
• Two-night's accommodation  
• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and complimentary herbal teas every day 
• All classes and workshops   
• One 30-minute massage per guest 

      Fees for this retreat:

• £160 or €185 per person in shared accommodation from Friday until Sunday 
• £160 or €185 per person for two or three friends sharing a private room  (or double room) from Friday until Sunday 
• £190 or €225 single room from Friday until Sunday 
• £210 or €250 en suite single room from Friday until Sunday 
• Stay Sunday night for  or £25 or €30 extra 
• Additional massage therapies: £30 or €35 for 50mins  
• £3 or €3.50 (rounded) is the group entry cost for the Crom Estate which is managed by the conservation charity National Trust Crom

 How to Book:

(1) Email us to let us know your requirements and to check availability.

(2) If you decide to book we ask for a deposit of €100 per person.

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