New Year Retreat

Nick is a teacher of Buddhist Insight meditation and Bridie a teacher of Satyanander Yoga who has also undertaken Buddhist retreats. Together they will be using Body, Breath and Mind trainings to bring us into the body, and shift us into awareness. So that we can become open and free in the moment, in touch with a natural sense of spaciousness, stillness and ease.

Within this framework we will be inquiring into the process that is us. So that we can understand ourselves better and through that wisdom begin to free ourselves of our reactivity and the karmic load we carry from our past. Which leads to the joy of freeing ourselves form suffering.

The retreat is held in silence and is suitable for all levels of yoga and meditation experience but not complete beginners at both. It is designed to be a way of starting the New Year with a rejuvinating of our body and mind while deepening our understanding and our intentions.

It is held at the Kilcuan Retreat Centre which is set in woodland near Clarinbridge, Co. Galway. The teaching is free and donations, based on what you afford, go towards the running costs.

This retreat is to be held at Kilcoan Retreat Centre. Kilcuan is situated in woodland near Clarinbridge, Co Galway.

Booking:

To find out more or to book a place, please contact: teachnat@gmail.com

Start and End Times:

Registration will be at 7.00pm on Tuesday 27th. The retreat will finish after lunch at 1pm on Monday 2nd Jan. You have to attend the whole retreat.

Coming on Retreat

The retreat will be held in Noble Silence and participants will be keeping the Eight Precepts. To find out more about coming on retreat please see here: http://www.sunyatacentre.org/coming-on-retreat-at-sunyata/. To book a place, or to make enquiries, please write to teachnat@gmail.com. We will send you a link to the registration form and more information by return.

Cost of Retreat

This retreat is offered on a donation (dana) basis. At the end of the retreat there will be an opportunity to give a donation towards the cost of hiring the facilities and our other costs. Any excess will go to Sunyata Retreat Centre to help with their running costs. The teachings are free. The donation can be made at the retreat, or on-line using this link: Retreat Donation (choose the 'sending to a friend' option, so that no fee is deducted).

Daily Schedule

6.30-7.10am Puja and meditation

7.15-8.00am Yoga and movement (optional - you can do your own practice)

Breakfast

9.00-12.00am Taught meditation session - sitting, walking, sitting

Lunch

2.00-5.00pm Taught meditation session - sitting, walking, sitting

Tea

6.00 - 7.10pm Yoga and movement (not optional)

7.30- 9.30pm Puja, meditation, talk and discussion