Treat yourself to a day full of yoga, delicious food, relaxation, great company and countryside walks all just only 25 minute drive from Cork City.

This day will take place in Ballintotis, Midleton East Cork on Saturday the 19th of May from 10-4.30pm.

The morning will consist of a 2 & 1/2 hr “Recruit the Glutes” focus workshop. The focus for this workshop will be strengthening and conditioning the glutes (bum). Your glutes are the ‘primary mover’ for your hip and are one of the most important muscles in the body because of its size, position, and multiple layers and functions. It is so important that these large group of muscles activate properly in order to avoid pain or injury. If you experience back, hip and knee pain this can be an indicator that the glutes are underactive and lazy. Reconnection with the glutes will reap benefits in terms of pain relief throughout the spine and bring with it strength and stability around the spine, hips and pelvis. We will all have buns of steel by the end of the workshop ;-)

We will then break for a super delicious lunch provided by Naturally Nourished Cafe. This will be 2 course lunch including homemade soup with fresh breads and either a salad of you choice or a warm curry finished off with the nicest chocolate protein balls I have ever tasted and tea or coffee. All the food is locally sourced and freshly made.

We will be back on our mats at 2.15pm for a 2 hour yin yoga and yoga nidra workshop. Yin yoga is a deep, passive, meditative style of yoga which helps to calm the mind, open the body and create space for us to gain a deeper connection to our inner selves. In this practice you will guided through a variety of seated poses which will be held for a few minutes at a time which will help to increase flexibility, stretch and strengthen the deep connective tissues and fascia system and nourish the mind and body. We will then move into our final stage of the day and probably the main reason people come on the retreat; yoga nidra. Yoga nidra is a guided meditation / relaxation through sensations of the body while lying down which releases stress and tension. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep. Our body finds its natural state of equilibrium the breath slows down and becomes calm and balanced, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into a deep state of blissful awareness. There is no right or wrong way to do yoga nidra the hardest part about it is trying to not fall asleep. It is both a simple and beautiful practice that will leave you feeling super relaxed and chilled.

This day is suited to anyone who already has an existing practice.
Full day costs €60 with a €25 deposit and if you have already done a day retreat with me then it is €55. I have limited spaces for people who may only want to do one of the workshops with or without lunch, contact me for price. To book contact me on 0863241168. These retreats tend to fill up quickly so be sure to book asap to save disappointment.
If anyone would like to purchase this as a gift I have gift vouchers available.