Tasty Home-made Vegetarian and Vegan Food
All food is vegetarian and extremely tasty, cooked with love by vegan chef Carmen Padilla Quiel. Meals are prepared fresh on the day. Everything is vegetarian - no meat, fish or eggs. Most preparations are vegan (Dairy-free). The food is a combination of Indian vegetarian (e.g. samosas, curries, basmati rice, etc, etc.) and 'Western' vegetarian (e.g. pizza, salads, pasta, soups, etc).
We cater to any special diets for allergies and intolerances.
In case you're a yogi, Vaishnava or someone familiar with a 'sattvic' diet, we don't use the following ingredients: onions, garlic, mushrooms, vinegar and alcohol. In Ayurveda these ingredients may be prescribed for medicinal or other uses, but are not generally consumed by hatha or bhakti yogis. If that sounds 'restrictive' then you might find you have a lot to learn about non-European cookery!
We cater to any special diets for allergies and intolerances.
In case you're a yogi, Vaishnava or someone familiar with a 'sattvic' diet, we don't use the following ingredients: onions, garlic, mushrooms, vinegar and alcohol. In Ayurveda these ingredients may be prescribed for medicinal or other uses, but are not generally consumed by hatha or bhakti yogis. If that sounds 'restrictive' then you might find you have a lot to learn about non-European cookery!
We have a polytunnel and a vegetable garden for growing our food. During the growing season, we use our own organic potatoes, carrots, courgettes, peppers, corns, tomatoes, beetroots, cucumbers, French beans, and some herbs in preparing the dishes.
A cook in one of the polytunnels where organic vegetables are grown
a small selection of the spices we may use. Many spices aid digestion (and general health and well being) in subtle ways.
Accommodation
We have private single rooms, twin rooms, and triple rooms. You can either book a room privately for yourself, share a private room with a friend or two, or share a room with others on the same retreat. We can cater for between five and thirteen guests.
Single rooms available on all retreats. Also, on some retreats accommodation may be shared with other attendees. If you're not used to this, don't worry! This is part of the retreat experience and helps to create a large family atmosphere. Also, you won't be spending so much time in your room anyhow - the retreat is so packed with events, exotic experiences and friendly interactions, that you hit the pillow tired at night, and then the next morning you jump out of bed and are out walking or jogging through the countrside by the shores of Upper Lough Erne, hearing the morning chorus of the birds.
Photos of Guest Rooms
Single rooms available on all retreats. Also, on some retreats accommodation may be shared with other attendees. If you're not used to this, don't worry! This is part of the retreat experience and helps to create a large family atmosphere. Also, you won't be spending so much time in your room anyhow - the retreat is so packed with events, exotic experiences and friendly interactions, that you hit the pillow tired at night, and then the next morning you jump out of bed and are out walking or jogging through the countrside by the shores of Upper Lough Erne, hearing the morning chorus of the birds.
Photos of Guest Rooms
The images below are bedrooms in the Shambala Holistic Centre, 2 minutes walk from us.
