Our monthly creative circle is a gathering of soulful women in a healing sanctuary of mindfulness, creativity, balance and inner exploration.
Join us in this heart nurturing circle to fill your cup with joy and beauty through creativity and nature’s medicine, where your intuition, authenticity and sensitivity are contained and celebrated.
The Journey:
Tea ritual:
This tea ceremony is to invite you to this sacred space in a mindful way. It’s a moment to slow down and reconnect to ourselves and to the healing power of nature.
Circle gathering:
We will gather in a nourishing circle to embark on a soulful journey, where we will set intentions, journal together, connect with our six senses and with our soul sisters.
Creative Expression:
With our intentional selected plant and nature allies for the day, we will explore the realm of imagination, creativity and playfulness. We will express our inner world using our senses, creative flow and joyful spirit through mix media and organic materials.
Let us enter a journey of emptying our cups of any worries and judgements and fill our cups with joy and love and rediscovering our divine inner light and Zen.
Please note: Materials are all inclusive, no experience needed, just bring your own journal, pen and an open and joyful heart!
In order to hold a supportive and intimate space, there are only limited spaces each month.
Something about Jeni:
Jeni: Soulful artist, Creative guide, Mama of twins, Nature and Tea lover.
Bit of my background:
BA Contemporary Applied Art in Textiles and Ceramics, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.
Diploma in Art & Design, Central Saint Martins College, London.
Certificate in Principles of Art Therapy , MTU, Cork
Certificate in International Tea Culture Training, Hong Kong.
Zen Buddhism and Mindfulness practitioner for 18 years.
Booking details:
€65 for once off circle
€144 for three circles (Choice of two venues within 3 months)
For further information or booking please contact Jeni on 0879143783 (Text or WhatsApp)
Dearbhla has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, the more she practiced she noticed how grounded and calm she was after yoga. In time the physical rewards became secondary to the mental and spiritual impact of her practice. Yoga and meditation has both become an integral part of her daily life.
Dearbhla currently practices and teaches Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative yoga and Meditation.And she believes through the practice of yoga we can find balance, clarity and stillness of the mind.
Dearbhla has trained extensively and has vast experience teaching retreats both in Ireland and Internationally, she has been the resident teacher at the Cliffs of Moher for 4 years. She also teaches in Little Bird and Samadhi yoga. And in 2020 and 2021 Dearbhla has been teaching online via Zoom!
Dearbhla is very interested in healing and trauma in the body, her retreats have a focus on healing and letting go of all stress, connecting to a place of peace and calm that is always there.
For more information on Dearbhla visit http://dearbhlaglynn.com/
Ballymaloe House has a reputation for delivering delicious food. All meals will be served in the beautiful surroundings of the Ballymaloe Dining rooms with produce sourced from the walled garden and local area. Each meal will be a delicious experience to nourish and rejuvenate.
Dearbhla will lead a warming Vinyasa flow practice in the mornings. Practicing several sun salutations with a different variations. The overall practice is slow, moving mindfully with the breath. Holding some poses a little longer to develop strength and generate warmth in the body. We will flow through different transitions improving overall body awareness and opening the joints, while also strengthening and lengthening the muscles. The practice is slow, warming and requires some physical stamina yet it has a lovely meditative and mindful quality to it. Dearbhla will offer modifications for any of the more challenging poses and rest is always an option! Creating an overall feeling of stillness and calm.
This is a lovely practice which focuses on breathing, stretching and relaxing before lunch.
Slow down, unwind and restore your energy with a ninety minute Yin Yoga and restorative practice, aiming to calm the mind, stretch and relax the body. This two-hour practice will create space and stillness in both the mind and body. Yin yoga targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones and even the joints, and releases tension and stress in the body.
The focus is simply about letting go of stress and tension, releasing into a deep yin practice followed by a long restorative practice using bolsters and blankets so people can relax, unwind and recharge. Dearbhla will use relaxing essential oils during the restorative practice for an even more relaxing experience.
Come take sanctuary in the beautiful grounds of Ballymaloe House and Grainstore.
We promise to nurture you and create a safe space where you can rest, reflect, reconnect with yourself. Our retreats are for those of us who really want to rest and take some time out to self care, reflect, unwind and simply let go of all stress.
Ballymaloe is is a beautiful, nourishing environment, you are in a safe and cosy cocoon of comfort, where every detail of your stay has been thought of.
All you have to do is show up and we will make sure you have a wonderful, restful stay
There is plenty of time to reconnect with yourself, move, stretch, rest and reset.
Your bedroom in Ballymaloe will be spacious and comfortable.
Ballymaloe Grainstore, as the name suggests is an old grainstore that was turned into a multipurpose venue by Rory Allen. The large airy space offers a calm light filled area for you to practice yoga in a safe and covid friendly environment.
