Meditation and Mindfulness
Naam-Avatar Mindfulness
 April 4-6 2025
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Image: our local scenery
Friday
Retreat Info
    
Naam-Avatar Mindfulness is suitable for anyone new to meditation, or for people with more experience.

Arrivals from 4.00pm, and onwards. If you'd like a Friday therapy, please chat to us.

Massages are available. Full-body aromatherapy massage; back massage; head, neck and shoulder massage;  Sound Therapy; Aromatouch, etc.
​See info Therapies
6.30 pm
Dinner
 7.15 pm
Meditation and Introduction with Tim: intro to Naam-Avatar Mindfulness. Naam is pronounced as rhyming with "calm". Practise to stay in the present moment using mantra. 
​Saturday
    
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
8.20 am
Departure from island
9.00 am
Yoga and Meditation with Genny
10.30 am
Breakfast, followed by free-time / rest-time  
12.30 pm
Meditation and Mindfulness with Tim
1.30 pm
Light Lunch 
 2.10 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.
5.00 pm
Return from walk
5.10 pm
Free-time
6.15 pm
Japa and Silent meditation with Tim
7.15pm
Dinner
8.00pm
​ Therapies available (optional)
Sunday
*
8.30 am
Yoga and Meditation with Fiona
10.00 am   
Breakfast
11.10 am
Meditation and Mindfulness with Tim
12.00 pm
Option 1: Relax in Retreat House at your own pace.
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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 meditation music 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.
1.45 pm
Kirtan meditation music.  Also. OPTION to depart early by rowing boat
 2.45 pm
The Sunday Feast, followed by departure ferry boat from 4.00pm.
What to bring:
  • Walking shoes / trainers / runners. Bottle of water for the walk on Saturday.

  All prices include:
  • Accommodation
  • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and complimentary herbal teas every day 
  • All classes and workshops   
      Fees for this retreat:   
  • £250 or €290 single room from Friday until Sunday
  • Twin room:  £225 or €260 per person 
  • £160 or €185 charge with no accommodation provided. See here: Local Accommodation
  • Entrance to the National Trust Property, Florencecourt Estate: £8.50 per person
  • Terms of booking
  • Stay Sunday night for £45
  • Massage therapies details here: therapies
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 per person.
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Email and Payment options here - Contact and booking
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