Eco-camping and glamping in Co. Clare, Ireland

Women and Girl’s ‘Bealtaine’ Yoga weekend

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Mother and girl’s weekend  1st – 4th May 2020 –Yoga for girls and women, mothers and daughters, aunties and nieces, grandmothers and granddaughters, godmothers and goddaughters, or just the women and girls of your friends and community.
Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Crafting, Cartwheels, Conversation and Play in the great outdoors. Suitable for girls from 6 up to 106.

Uma delves into the feminine roots of yoga practice, and helps women to support the practice of yoga that honours and respects femininity, womb cycles and the deep cyclical wisdom of women’s cycles. 

This weekend is hosted by the gifted and inspiring teacher, author and mother, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli. Along with being a mother of three, Uma is a yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for women’s health, and has written four books on yoga for women, including the massive Yoni Shakti now in its second printing.

Price of course program including food but excluding accommodation will be €190 (incl 13.5% VAT) for an adult and €80 (incl 13.5% VAT) per child up to a maximum of two girls with their mother or auntie or grandmother. Email info@purecamping.ie to make a booking now. Numbers will be limited and attendees can camp with their own tent or rent one of our bell tents. We have block booked the bell tents and cabins for this purpose. Camping will be permitted as an overflow option.

***Event is full ***

Cancellation Policy:

Cancelled 4 weeks or more before event commences: 90% refund (10% covers admin and advertising to backfill place). If you can help with backfilling your place, we  refund the 10% 🙂

Cancelled between 4 and 2 weeks before event commences: 50% refund.

Cancelled less than 2 weeks before event commences : 0% refund.

Dawn chorus camp-out

At this time of the year, our woodland is bursting with sound. Join us to experience this cacophony of bird-song from the comfort of your tent, or take a walk through the trails at dawn (around 4-4:30am). Email info@purecamping.ie to make a booking. Numbers will be limited.

We will have a campfire going the evening before and will all be tucked into our sleeping bags nice and early to prepare for the morning wake-up call! Bring warm clothes, a camping chair and your tent of course. Small tents good as we will be camping together in the woodland. Usual camping rates apply.

The RTE Mooney Goes Wild article really sums it up:

“Each morning in May, as the first glimmer of light begins to break the darkness of European skies, millions of birds begin to sing.  Each individual bird does this for two key reasons: to lay claim to a breeding territory and to attract a mate.  The birds can’t know this, but to human ears the collective effect is like nothing else in the world.

The wall of sound which the birds produce moves like a great wave across the face of the earth, just as it has done without fail for millions of years, as our planet revolves and the line of dawn shifts westwards.  It provides us with an astonishing insight into how our world functions, breathtaking and humbling in equal measure, as well as into the sheer diversity and majesty of nature.

Birds know no boundaries, and their songs have the power to connect us all in a unique way, right across the continent.  As it moves from east to west with the rising sun, the Dawn Chorus represents a genuine shared link between all of Europe’s people, transcending national borders and cultures.”

Yoga and Vegan cooking Retreat

The sun stops (Grianstad in Irish) and so should you…

Take that breath with Trea and delve into deliciousness with Siobhán on this Yoga and Vegan cooking retreat.

Trea: 

Settle into your cabin or bell tent and after you unpack, join me in the beautifully restored and bright Yoga room for some gentle Yoga and Yoga Nidra relaxation to help you arrive and connect with the space. We will explore the energising practice of Surya Namaskar in synch with this Summer Solstice period. You will learn a breathing technique or pranayama practice and a short meditation that you can continue on at home if you like.  You will have both Yoga Nidra and Night-time meditation to help you settle into restful sleep in this natural peaceful setting.   

Siobhan:

“I grew up in London, where I trained and worked as a chef, in Spanish and English restaurants, before finally running my own kitchen. Specialising in vegetarian and vegan food, I was able to incorporate my love of Mediterranean cuisine and create healthy, colourful, vibrant dishes that are both nourishing and indulgent.

I moved to Ireland with my children, in 2015, and started ‘The Naked Forager’ business, a wild food initiative, that aims to share the joy and knowledge of sustainable wild harvesting.

In the kitchen with me, you will learn how to cook nourishing vegetarian food that you can add your own flair to. We will create dishes that are full of colour and beauty, using as many locally sourced ingredients as we can. Perhaps, we’ll even add a few seasonal ingredients too!

I look forward to seeing you all in the kitchen and getting creative together!” Siobhán, ‘The Naked Forager’

Prices:

Prices range from €250 to €260 for this 2 night retreat. This includes your recipe booklet and hopefully the skills to cook delicious and nutritious food, and a Yoga handout to help you to continue your Solstice Yoga program. Retreat will be quite intimate at  8-10 people. All prices include 13.5% VAT.

• Private cabin ‘Holly’ (With stove and WC): €260
• Shared cabin (With stove, own room and shared WC) ‘Alder’ : €250
• Shared cabin (With stove, own room and shared WC) ‘Rowan’ : €250
• Private 5m bell tent ‘Ash’  : €260
• Private 5m bell tent ‘Oak’ : €260
• Private 5m bell tent ‘Hazel’ : €260
• Private 4m bell tent ‘Hawthorn’ : €250
• Private 4m bell tent ‘Birch’ : €250

Contact Trea directly to make a booking on yoga@purecamping.ie or WhatsApp or Text Trea directly on 086 3819 216

Payment is via Bank transfer:

Please make sure to give your full name on the transfer.
– Bank name: Bank of Ireland
– Bank address: Kilkee, Co. Clare, Ireland
– IBAN: IE96 BOFI 9042 3786 0940 27
– BIC: BOFIIE2D

Retreat Program

Evening 1

• 16:00 Arrival with herbal tea and settling in
• 20:00 Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra
• 21:15   Sauna under the stars

Morning 1

• 08:30 Morning yoga session followed by vegetarian cooking with Siobhán
• 13:00 Lunch

Afternoon 1

• 14:30 ‘Inner Silence’ Meditation, outside if weather is suitable
• 15:00 Cookery creations with Siobhán

Evening 2

• 18:00 Dinner
• 21:00 Sunset Yoga Nidra
• 21:20 Late evening sauna under the stars

Morning 2

• 08:30 Morning yoga session
• 10:15 Brunch
• 11:15 Labyrinth walk
• 12:00 Relax for a while on site, take a swim if you like and make your way home, fully refreshed

Loop Head Autumn Wellness Weekend

Enjoy a weekend of Yoga, Qigong, Tai Chi, Relaxation and Meditation with experienced teachers, Trea Heapes of Purecamping and Kevin Copeland, Tai Chai teacher and instructor. Both teachers with between 10 and 15 years of teaching each. These classes take place at the Purecamping eco-camping retreat space, set looking over a fairy tale woodland along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Join Hilary for a nutritional talk and demo followed by lunch.
Soak in a seaweed bath in the luxurious setting of Kilkee Thalassotherapy centre and relax even deeper with a Head, Neck and Upper back massage.
Take a coastal walk with local guide Martin Haugh of Loop Head Walking Tours.

Take an E-bike cycle tour, stopping for a picnic on the way. Booking essential with Loop Head E-bikes on 087 641 3413.

Join Jenny for a Beach boot camp in Kilkee. Again, booking essential. Ring 087 7739028.

Book your accommodation now with a choice of glamping or family run guest houses with Purecamping, Kilkee Thalassotherapy centre or the Strand Guesthouse.

Tickets on sale soon 🙂

What the ticket covers: All classes, the nutritional talk and demo and lunch on Saturday and the coastal walk on Sunday.
What the ticket doesn’t cover: Accommodation, E-Bike tour, Beach boot camp, Seaweed baths and massage and your meals outside of lunch on the Saturday.

Normal ticket : €140

FAQ

Q: Do you need previous experience of Yoga or Meditation before?
A: Absolutely not. Classes are adapted to the levels of all students needs.

Q: Do you need to be fit?
A: Not particularly. You might be recuperating from an illness and might need to use this weekend to get a deep and restorative rest. You can choose to lie in Shavasana if things get too much for you and that is absolutely acceptable and recommended.

Q: Would it be suitable for families?
A: This particular weekend is not really suitable for children as there is no specific program on for them and we would like to give the practice space over to adults on this weekend.

Q: Will there be other children on site (at Purecamping)
A: There may be other children on site staying with families that are on holidays here. It will be fairly minimal though as the school holidays are over and children are back into their school routine.