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Join Lake Isle Retreats to explore some of the 154 islands of Lough Erne by canoe and become enlivened by yoga. Escape your busy schedule and return to nature to enjoy the forest, sky, sun, water, and most importantly, yourself. Don't miss the chance to not only relax with yoga but also go on a canoeing adventure and see various islands in County Fermanagh!
Lake Isle Retreats 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. Lake Isle Retreats can cater for between five and thirteen guests. 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 as 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.
Early arrivals from 15:30 onwards. Massages available as an option.
You have the option to take a boat service over to the island (across 300 meters of lake water) to visit the temple if you'd like. Depart from the island again with plenty of time for morning yoga. 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 where George played the harmonium for the recording.
The programme continues with some chanting music and an arati (aratis are ancient ceremonies that have taken place in Hindu and Buddhist temples for millennia). Afterward, there is a talk on Bhagavad Gita, a Sanskrit philosophical text, Kirtan, and how this can help improve your everyday lives.
Option 1: Depart for the ferry to the island for the Sunday programme. There is a 30-minute kirtan chant in the Temple from 12:30.
Option 2: Some guests may like to just relax in the retreat center for some time before they depart.
You will go on a canoeing adventure starting from Share Holiday village traveling in a Southerly direction past Trannish Island, Trasna Island, Inish Rath, Crehan Island, and Dernish Island, stopping in the Fairy Wood for a picnic.
Gertie is a dedicated yoga teacher with over 25 years experience. She loves to teach with a "hands-on" approach, guiding each student in a gentle way.
Lake Isle Retreats' retreat center, Mandala House, is 12 kilometers (8 miles) from Belturbet in County Cavan and 7 miles from Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh. Lake Isle Retreats is easy to reach from the cities, you stay on the same road N3 (or M3) all the way up from Dublin to within 5 kilometers of the retreat center (the turn-off is Teemore).
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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 (samosas, curries, basmati rice, and others) and Western vegetarian (pizza, salads, pasta, soups, and others).
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 stale 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" then you might find you have a lot to learn about non-European cookery!
You can get an Indian head massage, back massage, reflexology, Reiki, or therapy for 35 EUR for 50 minutes.
Belfast International Airport
97 km
Transfer not provided
George Best Belfast City Airport
115 km
Transfer not provided
Dublin Airport
117 km
Transfer not provided
Fly into either Dublin or Belfast. Each of these cities is a similar distance by road from Lake Isle Retreats' retreat center. If you are not hiring a car then Dublin may be the most convenient airport destination. Five times a day a bus Eireann coach (the national operator) goes through the airport and brings passengers to Belturbet (the small town closest to Lake Isle Retreats in the Republic of Ireland).
Ground staff at the airport will assist you to find the location of the bus stop, which is a 4-minute walk from the main exit of the airport building (specifically you want Zone 11, Stop 2, Route 30). You're looking for the bus with "Donegal" as its end destination. Tickets are 26.50 EUR Return to Belturbet. The coach at about 12:50 is the time most convenient for you for arriving for Lake Isle Retreats' retreats, in general.
Note: in Belfast, there are two airports, George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) and Belfast International Airport (BFS). If you fly into Belfast you'll need to get into the city center to take a coach from Belfast Europa coach station.
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