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Friday |
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6.00pm |
Approximate arrival time. You can arrive from 3.00pm if you wish. Massage or other therapies available from 3.00pm. Therapies cost €35 or £30 for 50-minutes: aromatherapy full-body massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Indian head massage, Aromatouch, Rahanni; Thai head, neck and shoulders massage. |
6.15pm |
Sound Bathing with Swathi |
6.45pm |
Dinner |
7.30pm |
Group Kirtan Music - singing of the Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra with various neighbours and friends joining in. |
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Saturday |
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6.30am* |
Option to take a boat service over to island (across 300 metres of lake water) to visit temple. Although an optional activity (due to the early morning rising) we recommend you join in this fascinating cultural experience. The temple's first programme is at 4.30am every morning, so this the second half of the morning programme. From 7.00am there is the attendance of the 'Greeting of the Deities'. 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. Afterwards there is a talk on Bhagavad Gita, a Sanskrit philosophical text, and kirtan, and how this can help improve our everyday lives. |
9.00am |
Yoga with Chrissie (option), or take time for yourself. Hatha Yoga physical exercises. |
10.30am |
Breakfast |
12.00pm |
Kirtan music and meditation with Tim. Singing the Krishna maha-mantra, plus other songs and mantras. |
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1.30pm |
Lunch |
2.15pm |
Depart by walking to local Reilly Forest - Forest bathing. You can choose to either do the full walk, or do a shorter walk because at one point we go off-track and enter directly into the forest. |
4.30pm |
Return to centre. Free-time |
5.30pm |
Option 1: Harmonium lessons with Tim (informal) Option 2: Free-time Option 3: Take a massage or energy therapy: holistic therapies |
6.30pm |
Dinner |
7.30pm |
Camp-Fire Kirtan Outdoors |
Sunday |
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8.30am |
Yoga with Lucy |
10.00am |
Breakfast |
11.10am |
Kirtan |
12.00pm |
Option to depart from retreat centre for ferry to Inish Rath Island. |
12.30pm |
Kirtan-yoga chant music in temple room |
1.00pm |
(optional) Talk on Bhagavad Gita - an ancient text covering many of the subtle aspects of Vedic philosophy. This talk will be focused on Bhakti-yoga, which is the yoga of developing pure love. Another option is to use this time to walk around island. There are many outdoor paintings and murals depicting Krishna. |
2.00pm |
Lunch in the Temple |
3.00pm |
Departure. Another option is to depart at 3.30pm |
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All prices include:
To Bring: Wellies or walking boots are needed for a section of the Reilly Forest walk on Saturday and are more useful for Winter / early Spring walking around Inish Rath Island also. Fees for this retreat:
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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 €150 or £125 per person. Email and Payment options here - Contact and booking |
