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 4.00pm 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. We generally go over on Saturday morning using a 19-foot (5.8 metre) rowing boat. |
8.20 am |
Depart from the island |
8.40 am |
Return to retreat house by boat |
9.00 am |
Meditation and Yoga with Evangeline |
10.30 am |
Breakfast, followed by rest time |
12.00 pm |
Japa mantra mindfulness practise using traditional wooden counting beads. |
1.30 pm |
Light Lunch |
2.30pm |
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 stream where we do a silent mindfulness walk. There is a charge of £7 to enter Florencecourt, owned by the National Trust charity. |
5.50 pm |
Return from walk |
6.30pm |
Meditation |
7.15 pm |
Dinner |
Sunday |
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8.30 am |
Meditation, Chi Qong and Yoga with Fiona |
10.00 am |
Breakfast |
11.10 am |
Meditation and Visualization with Tim |
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. |
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 |
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 |