Lake Isle Retreats is a business owned by Tim McEvitt, who hosts retreats in conjunction with a group of friends who are self-employed therapists and facilitators. We've been hosting spiritual retreats at Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh since October 2005.
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Tim left his Dublin home at 18 to become a Krishna monk, which was initially a bit of a shock to his family, but now everyone is happy! He trained at Bhaktivedanta Manor temple near London, and then lived in the temple on Inish Rath Island for 8 years. While in the temple he studied Vedic philosophy from the ancient Sanskrit texts such as Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavat Purana, plus he learned kirtan-yoga - sacred chant music. |
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Chrissie is originally from Germany, but she has been so long in Ireland that she has the local accent! She's a Yoga teacher, a tour guide and a very nice person. Sometimes she travels around Ireland in coaches assisting German-speaking tourists with their holiday. But, more and more, she's back in County Fermanagh teaching yoga. We like to invite her to share her unique yoga tips on our retreats. She trained in Doi Saket, Thailand with a school which traces it's lineage back to Paramahamsa Madhavadasji, in the line of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. |
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As a tender 15-year old Carmen was brought to the Krishna temple by her father, and she soon enrolled as a full-time member. The head monk was an expert cook and she kindly requested him to teach her the secrets of Eastern spicing. Instead he had her wash the pots for months! (Remember the scene from the Karate Kid movie?! Whitewash the fence...) After learning patience and humility (and getting efficient at pot-washing) she began to learn techniques of Indian cookery. When several visiting Swamis tasted her cooking over the years, they blessed her cooking to always be amazing, and it seems it's turned out that way, as cooking is about love and consciousness - as well as expertise. Carmen is our chef, and she teaches people cookery. |
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Fiona Gracey is a holistic health and wellness life coach, stress management, CBT, yoga therapist, meditation and complementary therapist. She has a gentle, but quietly confident demeanour. She lives with her family in County Fermanagh in a home-made straw-bale and hemp lime Eco-house with cosy super-insulation and a large wood-fire. |
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One experiences gentle joy on coming into the presence of Frances McHugh, an expert Tai Chi teacher. She graduated from the Irish College of Traditional Chinese medicine in 1996, postgraduate training in the Nanjing Railway Hospital that same year, and graduated in medical Qi-kong in 2009. She gets many a retreat off to a flying start by slowing down the guest and drawing him or her into deep rejuvenation.g their time there. Sukhada has deep enthusiasm and faith in energy healing.
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Nanda Kumar is a yoga teacher and a great guy who we're delighted to welcome as many times as possible in a year. He annually spends several months in India perfecting his practise, and he's completed multiple teacher training programmes. He founded Govinda-Yoga in Dublin, which continues to operate classes when he's globe-trotting around the world. |
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Padma is a first-class yoga teacher who as well as being experienced with the physical postures, deeply understands the essence of the subtle side of yoga. She lectures on yoga philosophy, wisdom and history in a gentle, easy-to-listen-to fashion, and in conversation she's listens and respects the other person attentively. In the mid-nineteen nineties she served as an ISKCON Temple President, and she currently also works as a teacher in a guru-kula (a Krishna primary school) near London. |
Welcome to our Retreats :-)
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Lake Isle Retreats is affiliated with Govinda's Vegetarian Restaurant, 83 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1; and ISKCON Ireland Ltd, 83 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 - charity no. 6368 (in the Republic of Ireland). |
