Meditation and Mindfulness
Naam-Avatar Mindfulness
March 20-22 2026
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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.

Arrival time anytime that suits you between around 4.00pm and 6.00pm.

If you'd like a Friday therapy please chat to us.  For information about our therapies, see:
​Massages and 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".
​Saturday
    
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 from island
9.00 am
Yoga and Mindfulness with Fiona
10.30 am
Breakfast 
11.00 am
Break time
12.00 pm
Mindfulness
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1.30 pm
Light Lunch
2.30 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 running stream where we do a silent mindfulness walk.
5.15 pm
Return from walk 
6.00 pm
Meditation
7.00pm
​Massages available all evening. Dinner from 6.45pm.

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.
Sunday
 
8.30 am
Yoga and Meditation with Genny
10.00am   
Breakfast
11.10 am
Meditation 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. 
12.20 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
Kirtan Chant Music
3.00 pm
The Sunday Feast, followed by departure at 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
  • ​Terms of booking
  • Stay Sunday night for £45
  • Florencecourt Estate Entrance Fee: £7.50 (bring you card if you are a National Trust member)
  • Massage therapies: Massage and 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 or £125 per person.
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Email and Payment options here - Contact and booking
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