“Experience the serenity and deep peace within”
(No availability) 3 Days Mindfulness and Yoga Retreat in County Fermanagh
Shambala Holistic Centre, Ground Floor of 48 Geaglum Road, near Derrylin, County Fermanagh BT92 9GN, Northern Ireland, UK
The listing is fully booked, get notified when dates are available
We’ll only ever send you one email notification and will never spam you
Similar available listings
We've found similar listings that are available to book for the dates you've chosen
Transformative Yoga Retreat UK
Learn new techniques for living a calmer and more resilient life while you relax and unwind in this beautiful and tranquil corner of Northern Ireland. Come and find more clarity about yourself and find ways to improve your overall well-being!
Meet the instructors
Chrissie & Tim
Read more
Read more
Highlights
- Yoga sessions
- Mindfulness practices
- Relaxation, visualization, and meditation
- Forest walk at the beautiful Killeshandra forest park
- Daily meals and complimentary herbal teas
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
3 days with instruction
Accommodation
During this retreat, you will stay either in a shared or a private room. Most rooms have shared bathrooms.
Program
Friday
- Massage time (15:00, 16:00, and 17:00)
- 18:00 Arrival (by this time). You're very welcome to arrive earlier.
- 18:30 Dinner
- 19:15 Meditation and welcome with Tim
Saturday
- 18:30 Option to take a boat service over to the island (across 300 metres of lake water) to visit the temple. Although an optional activity (due to the early morning rising) they recommend you join in this fascinating cultural experience. The temple's first programme is at 16:30 every morning, so this is the second half of the morning programme.
- From 07:00 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 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. You depart from the talk early.
- Note: as breakfast is later, you're welcome to take snacks during the early morning time if you feel hungry.
- 08:50 Yoga with Chrissie
- 10:20 Breakfast
- 11:30 Mindfulness and Meditation with Chrissie (1 hour)
- 12:45 Mindfulness walk with Tim
- 13:45 Lunch
- 14:45 Depart for a forest walk at the beautiful Killeshandra forest park (the drive there takes 30 mins - you do car-sharing so kindly request someone to drive others).
- 17:20 Arrive back at the retreat house. Break
- 18:00 Mindfulness (40 mins)
- 19:00 Dinner, followed by evening relaxation. Massages are available.
Sunday
- 08:30 Yoga with Chrissie
- 10:10 Breakfast
- 11:10 Relaxation, Visualization, and Meditation with Tim
- 12:10 (Option) Depart to cross over to the island on a ferry (12:20) for a temple/island visit. Kirtan sacred songs - Sunday programme with various other visitors and participants. This event takes place every Sunday.
- 13:00 Optional: this takes place on the island. 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 in the temple on the island and the return ferry leaves at 15:15 to return to the mainland.
Included excursions
- Forest walk
- Temple visit
Instructors
Chrissie
Chrissie is originally from Germany, though has a sweet Irish accent. She is a yoga teacher and a tour guide. She sometimes travels around Ireland to assist German-speaking tourists with their holiday. But back in Fermanagh, she shares her unique yoga tips during the retreats. She was trained in Doi Saket, Thailand with a school which traces its lineage back to Paramahamsa Madhavadasji in the line of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Tim McEvitt
Tim left his home at Dublin when he was 18 years old to become a Krishna monk, which was initially a bit of a shock to his family but now everyone is happy. He trained at Bhaktivedanta Manor temple near London and then lived in the temple on Inish Rath Island for eight years. While in the temple, he studied Vedic philosophy from the ancient Sanskrit texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavat Purana, plus he learned kirtan-yoga and sacred chant music.
Location
This retreat will be held at Shambala Holistic Centre near Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Features
Activities
- Cooking classes
General
- Garden
- Lake
- Smoke-free property
Services
- Free parking
- Parking lot
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).
Lake Isle Retreats cater to any special diets for allergies and intolerances. In case you're a yogi, Vaishnava or someone familiar with a 'sattvic' diet, they 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!
They have a polytunnel and a vegetable garden for growing their food. During the growing season, they use their own organic potatoes, carrots, courgettes, peppers, corns, tomatoes, beetroots, cucumbers, French beans, and some herbs in preparing the dishes.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Massage or therapy
Spa treatments
You can book treatments at an additional cost.
- Aromatherapy full-body massage
- Head, neck, and shoulder massage
- Back massage
- Reflexology
- Reiki energy healing
- Sound healing
- Aroma touch (light massage of the back and feet)
All therapies are available at the competitive rate of 35 EUR or 30 GBP for 50-minute sessions. Your therapists are fully-qualified individuals who not only are good at massaging and healing people - they also love to do it! You are free to ask the therapist for a variety of therapies in the same session, for example: try a head, neck, and shoulders massage for half of the session and a foot massage for the second half.
What's included
- 2 nights accommodation
- All classes and workshops and activities
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and complimentary herbal teas every day
- Free parking outside center
What's not included
- Massages
- Flights
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BFS
Belfast International Airport
97 km
Transfer not provided
DUB
Dublin Airport
117 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Dublin Airport (DUB), Belfast International Airport (BFS), or City of Derry Airport (LDY).
Arrival by bus
Enniskillen and Cavan are 25 kilometers away, but you can get closer to the retreat center with the national coach services of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. From the airport, you will have to take the bus with (Donegal) as its end destination.
From Dublin, you may take the Donegal line from the main (and only) coach station in Dublin city center (Busárus). You may ask for a ticket to Belturbet. The journey takes about two hours and 20 minutes. And from Belturbet, you will need a taxi to go to Inish Rath Island.
Arrival by ferry/boat
If you live in the vicinity of a ferry port on the Irish Sea, traveling by ferry is a fine alternative to travel by air.
Arrival by train
If you live in the vicinity of a ferry port on the Irish Sea, traveling by rail or coach is preferable to air travel. For example, visitors from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Wales, and the English midlands can access Holyhead in North Wales by rail or coach.
Arrival by taxi
Large towns close to Inish Rath Island are Enniskillen and Cavan town. A taxi from Cavan will cost around 35 EUR and a taxi from Enniskillen will cost approximately 30 GBP. If you arrive on the Bus Eireann coach at Belturbet, the car journey to Lake Isle Retreats, Mandala House near Inish Rath Island costs about 15 EUR. Lake Isle Retreats suggests that it's better for you to phone that morning to make a provisional booking.
Benny Corby, with his family and friends, is the cheerful local taxi service. Almost two hours after leaving Dublin, the coach stops in Cavan town for a five to 10 minutes break. From the moment this bus departs again, you should phone Benny and tell him where you are. He will then know you will be arriving in Belturbet 15 minutes later.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
Why choose Tripaneer.com
Largest Selection
Friendly Customer Service
Offers for every budget
Best Price