Silent Retreat
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Image: our local scenery
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Friday |
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RULES: Please turn off mobile phones for this Retreat, and use the time for experiencing Nature, meditation and reading books. We have holistic and spiritual books and magazines here. Arrivals from 4.00pm, and onwards. If you'd like a Friday therapy, please chat to us. Massages are available. Full-body aromatherapy massage; Indian head massage; head, neck and shoulder massage; back massage; Aromatouch, etc. See details here: therapies During Friday evening you are welcome to get to know the other participants on this retreat, by chatting with them informally. The official "silent time" begins from 9.00pm |
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6.30 pm |
Dinner |
7.15 pm |
Meditation and Introduction with Tim |
9.00 pm |
Silence |
Saturday |
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6.30 am |
Depart to visit island temple to hear morning chant music, and hearing from some ancient bhakti-yoga texts written in Sanskrit 5000 years ago |
8.20 am |
Depart the island. |
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9.00 am |
Yoga |
10.30 am |
Breakfast |
12.00 pm |
Mindfulness and Meditation with Tim |
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1.30 pm |
Light Lunch |
2.10pm |
Departure for the beautiful and remote local forest for wilderness walking. Walking boots or wellies are recommended for the off-track sections. |
4.00 pm |
Free-time. Massages and Therapies are available. |
5.10 pm |
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, back massage; head, neck and shoulders massage, reflexology foot massage, sound therapy, etc are available by appointment. See here for details. |
6.30pm |
Meditation followed by Dinner. |
Sunday |
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8.30 am |
Yoga with Chrissie |
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. |
12.30 pm |
Kirtan music chant (30mins) in Temple |
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 |
Kirtan Music in temple, OR explore the island in your own time. |
2.45 pm |
The Sunday Feast in the temple. Return ferry at 4.00pm, or you can choose to depart earlier on a rowing boat (with Tim). |
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What to bring:
All prices include:
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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 |
