Yoga and Cookery
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Carmen, our vegan cook
Friday |
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Note: in our retreat centre on this weekend we will not have commercial dairy foodstuffs available. We will have coconut milk, vegan spread and soya yoghurt. Optional massage times: 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm Aromatherapy massage, full-body massage; head, neck and shoulder massage; Indian head massage, reflexology, Reiki, Sound therapy, Sports Massage - these therapies are all available from 3.30pm and should be pre-booked. Cost: €35 or £30 for 50mins therapy. |
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6.00pm |
Arrival (by this time). You're very welcome to arrive earlier. |
6.30pm |
Yoga with Tim (short class - Suitable for beginners) |
7.15pm |
Cookery demo with Carmen |
8.15pm |
Dinner |
Saturday |
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6.35am* |
Option to take a boat service over to island (across 300 metres of lake water) to visit temple. Although an optional activity (due to the early morning rising) we recommend you join in this fascinating cultural experience. The temple's first programme is at 4.30am every morning (we don't attend this), so the 7.00am ceremony is the second half of the morning programme. From 7.00am there is the attendance of the 'Greeting of the Deities'. This ceremony begins with some spiritual music arranged by George Harrison (of the Beatles) in 1970 - George played the harmonium for the recording. The programme continues with some chant music and an arati - aratis are ancient ceremonies that have taken place in Hindu and Buddhist temples for millennia. Afterwards there is a talk on the Bhagavad Gita, a Sanskrit philosophical text. Guests are welcome to stay for as long as they like, or may relax elsewhere on the island, as they wish. We depart from the talk early. |
8.50am |
Yoga with Gertie |
10.15am |
Breakfast, followed by break |
11.40am |
(Option) Meditation walk outdoors, either silent or chanting mantra with wooden beads |
2.15pm |
Cookery class with Carmen |
1.45pm |
Lunch |
2.45pm |
Depart for a forest walk at the Killeshandra forest park (the drive there takes 30mins - we do car-sharing so kindly request someone to drive others). |
5.30pm |
Arrive back at retreat house. Break |
6.15pm |
Meditation with Tim (30 mins) |
7.15pm |
Dinner, followed by evening relaxation. Massages are available. |
Sunday |
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8.30am |
Yoga (suitable for beginners or intermediate) |
10.00am |
Breakfast |
11.00am |
Cookery Demo with Carmen |
12.10pm |
OPTION: Cross over to island on ferry (12.20pm) for temple / island visit. Kirtan sacred songs - Sunday programme with various other visitors and participants. This event takes place every Sunday. |
1.00pm (this takes place on the island) |
(optional) Talk on the Vedic wisdom of ancient India. Guests may also use this time to relax and chill-out, if they wish. |
Take the Sunday lunch (from 2.00pm) in the temple on the island and the return ferry leaves at 3.15pm to return to the mainland |
