Meditation and Mindfulness
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Image: our local scenery
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Friday |
Retreat Info |
Naam-Avatar Mindfulness is suitable for anyone new to meditation, or for people with more experience. Arrival time anytime that suits you between 3.00pm and 6.00pm. Massages are available. Full-body aromatherapy massage; back massage; head, neck and shoulder massage; Sound Therapy; Aromatouch, etc. Cost £30 or €35 for 50-mins. See info Therapies |
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6.30 pm |
Dinner |
7.15 pm |
Meditation and Introduction with Tim: intro to Naam-Avatar Mindfulness. Naam is pronounced as rhyming with "calm". |
Saturday |
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6.30 am |
Depart to visit the Krishna island temple to hear morning chant music, and hearing from some ancient bhakti-yoga texts written in Sanskrit 5000 years ago |
8.15 am |
Silent mindfulness walk around the forest tracks on the island |
8.40 am |
Return to retreat house by boat |
9.15 am |
Breakfast |
9.30 am |
Break time |
11.00 am |
Introduction to japa mantra walking. Retreat guests may either walk in silence, or walk slowly and peacefully chanting mantra using traditional wooden counting beads. |
11.45 pm |
Relaxation period hearing sacred chant music and a reading of inspirational stories from the Vedas |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
2.00 pm |
Departure for the beautiful Florencecourt Estate for a 1 hour 30 mins forest walk. Walking shoes, trainers or runners are acceptable footwear. Includes a period along a river where we do a silent mindfulness walk. |
4.45 pm |
Return from walk |
5.15 pm |
Meditation: silent meditation on a mantra |
6.30pm |
Massages available all evening. Dinner from 6.30pm. Ayurveda, the ancient Vedic health system recommends massage and therapies as a being beneficial to one's health. So various aromatherapy massages; head, neck and shoulders massage; reflexology foot massage, sound therapy, etc are available by appointment. See here for details. €35 or £30 for a 50-min therapy. |
Sunday |
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8.30 am |
Yoga and Meditation with Tim - a simple power yoga exercise class |
10.00 am |
Breakfast |
11.10 am |
Meditation and Visualization |
12.00 pm |
Option 1: Relax in Retreat House at your own pace. Option 2: Visit to Krishna Temple. Depart Retreat House to walk to jetty for the ferry crossing to Inish Rath Island. Cost £3.50 or €4 for ferry boat. |
12.20 pm |
Ferry to island for temple music chant (30mins) and relaxing around Inis Rath Island |
1.00 pm |
Talk on Vedic wisdom and philosophy open to the general public. You're welcome to go for a walk around the island during all or part of this period. |
2.00 pm |
The Sunday Feast in the Temple - a unique cultural experience (and the food is pretty good also!) |
3.00 pm |
Ferry Departure back to the mainland, and end of retreat |
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What to bring:
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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 |
