Our Yoga classes will be accompanied by live music. Listen to one of Jack's tracks here...
"The sacred dimension of time, where the linear is absent, can lead us inwards to silence and emptiness;
and outwards, towards an unmediated awareness of the sights, sounds, and rhythms of the Earth."
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
and outwards, towards an unmediated awareness of the sights, sounds, and rhythms of the Earth."
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
6 - 14 May 2025 (incl. 2 nights on the Aran Islands)
RETREAT in the BURREN, CO. CLARE, IRELAND
In collaboration with musician JACK HARRISON of the CELTIC SCHOOL OF YOGA
At the edge of the world, where Celtic mythology meets Indian philosophy, we invite you to experience a yoga of homecoming—a journey that deepens your understanding of the world around you and your place within it.
This soulful retreat is held in the otherworldly beauty of the Burren, Co. Clare, in collaboration with Jack Harrison of the Celtic School of Yoga. Together, we’ll explore practices that root us in tradition while opening the door to deep personal transformation.
What Awaits You:
🌿 Daily yoga and meditation
🎶 Live music woven into practice and ritual
📜 Poetry and Celtic philosophy
🗺️ Guided excursions through Burren landscapes
🚶♀️ The Yoga of Wandering – contemplative walking and presence
🏝️ PLUS: 2 magical nights on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands
This soulful retreat is held in the otherworldly beauty of the Burren, Co. Clare, in collaboration with Jack Harrison of the Celtic School of Yoga. Together, we’ll explore practices that root us in tradition while opening the door to deep personal transformation.
What Awaits You:
🌿 Daily yoga and meditation
🎶 Live music woven into practice and ritual
📜 Poetry and Celtic philosophy
🗺️ Guided excursions through Burren landscapes
🚶♀️ The Yoga of Wandering – contemplative walking and presence
🏝️ PLUS: 2 magical nights on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands
The Yoga of Wandering
We’ll venture on guided excursions, immersing ourselves in the mystical landscapes of the Burren—a place that has long inspired poets, writers, musicians, and spiritual seekers.
Along the way, we’ll discover hazel woods, holy wells, and many more hidden treasures whispered into the stone.
Check the Package prices and what is included below, to choose the accommodations that suit you best!
We’ll venture on guided excursions, immersing ourselves in the mystical landscapes of the Burren—a place that has long inspired poets, writers, musicians, and spiritual seekers.
Along the way, we’ll discover hazel woods, holy wells, and many more hidden treasures whispered into the stone.
Check the Package prices and what is included below, to choose the accommodations that suit you best!
Programme outline - subject to change!
The programme will be adapted to the group's requirements and the weather!
We will support you in planning your trip!
What to expect: lots of nature, time for you to relax, lots of yoga practice, music and poetry!
Laughing, being, experiencing...
Arrival:
Thursday, May 6th from 5:00 pm at the Burren Yoga Centre:
burrenyoga.com
Move into your single room, and settle in!
Followed by dinner and presentation of the programme
Yoga Nidra
Wednesday, May 7th
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Drive to the starting point of our guided hike into the hazel woods...
Afternoon snack at a local café
Free time
Yoga
Dinner
Thursday 8th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Drive to Ach Inish Island
Lunch snack at Jack's home (‘Reflections’)
Yoga and music at Jack's Yoga Studio
We will cook dinner together, maybe a ritual evening fire - depending on the weather!
Friday 9th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
The Yoga of Wandering - a guided walk with Jack through the lunar landscape of the Burren
Afternoon snack at a local café
Free time
Yoga
Dinner
Saturday 10th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Galway market (optional)
Bealtaine Fire Festival - at Uisneach hill - spiritual centre of Ireland! (optional!)
Evening yoga
Dinner
Sunday, 11 May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Time for yourself!
Lunch on site or picnic
Massages (€85.-, to be booked in advance), hikes from the retreat centre, reading, ...
evening meal
live music in the PUB
Monday 12th May
breakfast and departure to the ferry to Doolin
ferry to Inis Mór, Aran Islands
settling into our accommodation and onto our bikes!
Qi Gong & meditation in nature
sunset at Dun Aengus
Dinner at a local restaurant afterwards perhaps to a typical island pub where Irish is spoken and sung.
Tuesday, 13 May
Meditation
Breakfast
Guided bike/hike tours of the island
Qi Gong & meditation in nature
Pub and music evening
Wednesday, 14th May
Meditation
Breakfast
Departure to the ferry to the mainland - with new friendships, experiences, impressions... maybe you will stay another day on the island and let the experience sink in...
Please contact Selina before making your travel plans!
We will support you in planning your trip!
What to expect: lots of nature, time for you to relax, lots of yoga practice, music and poetry!
Laughing, being, experiencing...
Arrival:
Thursday, May 6th from 5:00 pm at the Burren Yoga Centre:
burrenyoga.com
Move into your single room, and settle in!
Followed by dinner and presentation of the programme
Yoga Nidra
Wednesday, May 7th
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Drive to the starting point of our guided hike into the hazel woods...
Afternoon snack at a local café
Free time
Yoga
Dinner
Thursday 8th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Drive to Ach Inish Island
Lunch snack at Jack's home (‘Reflections’)
Yoga and music at Jack's Yoga Studio
We will cook dinner together, maybe a ritual evening fire - depending on the weather!
Friday 9th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
The Yoga of Wandering - a guided walk with Jack through the lunar landscape of the Burren
Afternoon snack at a local café
Free time
Yoga
Dinner
Saturday 10th May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Galway market (optional)
Bealtaine Fire Festival - at Uisneach hill - spiritual centre of Ireland! (optional!)
Evening yoga
Dinner
Sunday, 11 May
Somatic Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation
Brunch
Time for yourself!
Lunch on site or picnic
Massages (€85.-, to be booked in advance), hikes from the retreat centre, reading, ...
evening meal
live music in the PUB
Monday 12th May
breakfast and departure to the ferry to Doolin
ferry to Inis Mór, Aran Islands
settling into our accommodation and onto our bikes!
Qi Gong & meditation in nature
sunset at Dun Aengus
Dinner at a local restaurant afterwards perhaps to a typical island pub where Irish is spoken and sung.
Tuesday, 13 May
Meditation
Breakfast
Guided bike/hike tours of the island
Qi Gong & meditation in nature
Pub and music evening
Wednesday, 14th May
Meditation
Breakfast
Departure to the ferry to the mainland - with new friendships, experiences, impressions... maybe you will stay another day on the island and let the experience sink in...
Please contact Selina before making your travel plans!
At the Edge of the world...
Yoga at the Burren Yoga CentreThe yoga studio was designed according to the principles of sacred geometry. It is bright and warm, with a view of the spectacular landscape of the Burren.
2 nights will be spent on the Aran Island of Inis Mór.
2 nights will be spent on the Aran Island of Inis Mór.
Package prices and what is included
The price of the retreat depends on your choice of accommodation. Packages from €2238.-
In the registration document, you will find all relevant information.
Please reach out, should you have any questions.
In the registration document, you will find all relevant information.
Please reach out, should you have any questions.
Selina Gullery
Yoga & poetry & meditation & Qi GongSelina Gullery
Since 1996, Selina has been researching, practising and studying various yoga styles and movement methods. She rediscovered the yoga of homecoming and a reconnection to her homeland Ireland through the Celtic School of Yoga. She teaches around the world and feels at home in many worlds. Yoga has become her purpose in life, a vibrant being in harmony with the heart, always curious and in awe of life and all things. Her teaching draws on a wealth of experience, is close to life, anchored in the heart and unique. E-RYT 500+ RYS 200 |
Jack Harrison
Yoga & poetry & music & talesJack Harrison Jack is a folklorist, archaeologist, musician and certified Anusara yoga teacher. His teaching and practice explore how it is to ally movement of the body with breath, focus, mythology, poetry, music and the natural world. He has recorded three acclaimed albums of yoga music and co-written a ground-breaking book on the connections between yoga and the Celtic world. Since 2007, Jack has travelled internationally to give workshops, intensives and teacher trainings and now teaches with a strong influence from the Celtic tradition. |
6th - 12th May - single accommodation (various room categories) at the Burren Yoga Retreat Centre - burrenyoga.com
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12th - 14th May Inis Mór, Aran Islands
The Aran Islands – once a place of refuge for scholars, where manuscripts were kept safe and copied for future generations. We will spend two days on Inis Mór. We will venture to the very edge of the world to a fortress on a headland that holds many more secrets. Curious? |
📷 Michael Toh - thank you! 📸