The Foundations of Yoga - Retreat
📍 Mulvarra House, St. Mullins, Co. Carlow
🗓️ Friday, September 12th – Sunday, September 14th, 2025
Discover How to Build a Sustainable Yoga Practice
This weekend retreat is designed to help you understand and modify yoga poses to meet your unique needs, allowing you to create a practice that truly works for you.
Too often, we overlook the basics in a rush to advance, but revisiting the foundations can deepen your practice, enhance strength, stability, and awareness, and offer powerful transformation.
Whether you're a beginner or a current student looking to refine your practice, this retreat will provide you with the tools to:
✅ Understand the how & why behind yoga poses and their benefits
✅ Modify poses based on your body, energy levels, injuries, or ability
✅ Use props to make poses either more accessible or more challenging
✅ Integrate simple, daily yoga rituals for lasting impact
✅ Connect with the energetic systems within your practice for deeper transformation
✅ Explore the spiritual and mythological connections to yoga postures and how they influence your practice
✅ Experience deep healing through mantra, mudra, pranayama, and meditation
Retreat Schedule
Friday – Arrival & Opening
5:00pm – Arrival & Welcome
6.30pm - Opening Ceremony
7:30pm – Dinner
9pm – Relaxation For Sleep
Saturday – Deepening the Practice
8:00am – Hatha Yoga (asana, pranayama & meditation)
10:00am – Breakfast
12:00pm – Sauna in Graiguenamanagh (Optional River Dip in the Nore)
2:00pm – Lunch
5:00pm – Restorative Yoga (with mantra, mudra & deep relaxation)
7:30pm – Dinner
Sunday – Integration & Closing
8:00am – Hatha Yoga (asana, pranayama & meditation)
10:00am – Breakfast
11:00am – Mindful Walking Meditation
1.30pm – Lunch (included before departure)
3:00pm – Closing Ceremony
4:30pm – Departure
"When the mind is steady, and the body is controlled, then the practitioner can experience the bliss of yoga." — Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Location
The retreat will take place at Mulvarra House, Co. Carlow, a peaceful sanctuary overlooking the River Barrow. With nourishing meals, time to relax, and space to reconnect with your practice, this retreat offers the perfect setting for growth and renewal.
Who Is This Retreat For?
This retreat is open to all levels—whether you're new to yoga or have an established practice, this is for you if you're looking to retreat, to rest, and to reconnect.
You will:
🔹 Gain a deeper understanding of yoga postures, alignment, and modifications
🔹 Learn to tailor your practice to suit your individual needs
🔹 Develop a stronger connection to your body and breath
🔹 Explore both the physical and energetic aspects of yoga
🔹 Discover the rich spiritual and mythological stories behind the yoga poses and how they can inspire and deepen your practice
🔹 Practice mantra, mudra, pranayama, and meditation for deep healing and self-discovery
Take this time to step away from the noise, nourish yourself, and immerse in a journey of self-love and renewal.
Ready to Join Us?
📩 Book your place now! A deposit of €150 is required to secure your space.
Accommodation Options
Twin Room - €425
Triple Room - €405
Twin Room without a view €395
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