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Lake Isle Retreats invites you to join a weekend that can help you deal with grief, loss, addiction, and depression (G.L.A.D.). There will be talks or workshops with a counselor, Krishna Sundari, as well as Power yoga that is doable for beginners but can also be enjoyed by people with some yoga experience and meditation session with Tim to make sure that your body finds the peace after this retreat. Come and join a weekend of healing.
The retreat center has 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. 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 countryside by the shores of Upper Lough Erne, hearing the morning chorus of the birds.
The Power yoga class is a set which is doable by beginners, that will also be enjoyed by people with some yoga experience. It is a yoga mini work-out. Atma power yoga helps to stretch and tone muscles, improve posture and balance, plus its good fun. The exercises are fairly doable by the majority of people, but if you can't quite stretch into certain asanas, there is an easy-going mood. Everyone is encouraged to practice only according to their own ability. Lake Isle Retreats provides the yoga mats, so if you've never done even ten seconds of yoga in your life and have no equipment or anything, all you need is yourself, some light clothes, and a little enthusiasm.
Atma power yoga is practiced with a breathing count from start to finish, which adds a dynamic aspect to the class, and each class ends with a gentle relaxation sequence (after you've done the hard work!).
'To meditate' is defined as the practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time for spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation (Oxford English Dictionary). Lake Isle Retreats' meditation class is designed to satisfy these two motivations. As long ago as 1,500 years before the present, early monks in Ireland established monasteries on several islands of Lough Erne. The feeling of meditation and calmness permeates the lakeland atmosphere, and they especially recommend you arise early and to experience this for yourself, even if the retreat you attend only begins at 08:30.
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.
This retreat is located at Mandala House near the shores of Upper Lough Erne, Ireland. Mandala House is located 400 meters across the water from Inish Rath Island. The lake land area is a peaceful sanctuary where you can enrich your body, mind, and soul. Peacocks strut openly around the island, while in the local area, the herons, swans, and deers wander freely in the peaceful lakeside atmosphere.
The house is situated in Fermanagh, one hour and 45 minutes' drive from the start of the M3 motorway in Dublin, or the same drive-time from the start of the M1 in Belfast. For spiritual, holistic and meditation retreats in Ireland, perhaps there is no more fitting and beautiful location as L. Erne, with its 154 islands - five of which were historically the sites of monastic communities from the sixth century. On nearby Inis Rath there is a beautiful Krishna temple, and at the retreat and accommodation facility on the adjacent mainland, Lake Isle retreats offers you a very warm welcome.
You will be served two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, complimentary herbal tea during this yoga retreat.
All food is vegetarian and extremely tasty, cooked with love by vegan chef Carmen Padilla Quiel. Meals are prepared fresh on the day. Vegans can note that most meals are vegan-friendly.
The food is a combination of Indian vegetarian (e.g. samosas, curries, basmati rice, etc.) and 'western' vegetarian (e.g. pizza, salads, pasta, soups, etc). In case you're not so familiar with the cuisine of India and you think 'spicy' means hot with chilies, you can look forward to many nice experiences on your retreat. Remember: when Europeans first started going to India about 500 years ago, one of the prime motivations was to trade in spices. Some probably picked up a few cooking tips as well - maybe they were getting bored with meat and bread.
In case you're a yogi, Vaishnava, or someone familiar with a 'sattvic' diet, Lake Isle Retreats doesn'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', you might find you have a lot to learn about non-European cookery! The venue also doesn't allow the eating of non-vegetarian foods, defined according to the Vaishnava tradition from India as no meat, fish or eggs.
The optional massage is not included in the overall price. Therapies cost 35 EUR or 30 GBP for 50 minutes.
Reiki is a Japanese technique for relaxation and stress reduction which is beneficial for all ailments. Sukhada has been giving Reiki therapies since 1999, and she offers restorative Reiki-yoga workshops. Sound healing is the use of tuning forks on the body to restore harmony and balance. It works on similar principles to Reiki and helps to restore harmony and balance as well as reduce stress. Each energy center within the body has its own note, so when one receives sound healing, it's an aid to restore the body's natural vibration. Sukhada has completed 100 hours of sound healing training.
Sukhada is also qualified to do Rahanni. This is a gentle therapy that balances the masculine and feminine energies, working deeply at a heart level. It helps to heal emotions and is administered by a light hands touch with the client fully clothed on a massage couch.
Belfast International Airport
97 km
Transfer not provided
Dublin Airport
117 km
Transfer not provided
Please book your flight to arrive at Dublin Airport (DUB).
You can also fly into Belfast International Airport (BFS). Each of these cities is a similar distance by road from Inis Rath Island and Mandala House.
If you are not hiring a car, then Dublin Airport (DUB) may be the most convenient airport destination. Nine times a day a Bus Eireann coach (the national operator) goes through the airport and brings passengers to Belturbet (the small town closest to the retreat center in the Republic of Ireland). Ground staff at the airport will assist you to find the location of the bus stop, which is a very short walk from the main exit of the airport building (specifically you want Zone 10, Stop 2, Route 30). You're looking for the bus with 'Donegal' as its end destination. Tickets are 26 EUR return. The coach at about 13:50 is the time most convenient for you for arriving for the retreats, in general.
Large towns close to Inis Rath Island are Enniskillen and Cavan Town. A taxi from Cavan will cost approximately 35 EUR and a taxi from Enniskillen will cost approx 30 GBP. 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 Dublin, take the Donegal line from the main (and only) coach station in Dublin city center (Busárus). Ask for a ticket to Belturbet. The journey takes about two hours and 20 minutes. From Belturbet, you need a taxi. From Belfast, there are buses every hour from Belfast to Enniskillen. You get off at Maguiresbridge, about 12 miles before Enniskillen. Then, take a taxi.
Especially if you live in the vicinity of a ferry port on the Irish Sea, traveling by rail (or coach) and a ferry is a fine alternative to travel by air. For example, visitors from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Wales, and the English midlands can access Holyhead in North Wales by rail or coach. Once you arrive at Dublin city center, you're on a coach from the central coach station (Busarus) to get to Mandala House.
Via Republic of Ireland: Benny Corby with his family and friends are the cheerful local taxi service. If you arrive on the Bus Eireann coach at Belturbet, the car journey to Lake Isle Retreats' Mandala House near Inis Rath Island costs 15 EUR. 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.
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