Facilitated by: James (Jim) & Seamus 
Dates: Friday 13th – Sunday 15th December 2024
Cost: €425 per person sharing/€495 single occupancy/€260 Weekend package (accommodation not included)

Flow into Stillness: A Journey Through Breath and Movement

Step away from the busyness of everyday life and immerse yourself in a weekend of deep relaxation, mindful movement, and transformative breathwork. Join Seamus and Jim for the "Flow into Stillness" retreat, where you’ll be guided on a unique journey that brings harmony to body, mind, and spirit.

During this weekend retreat, you’ll experience:

• Tai Chi & Yoga with Jim: Gentle yet powerful practices to restore balance, strength, and vitality.
• Parasympathetic Breathwork Journey for a Restful Night’s Sleep with Seamus: Activate your parasympathetic nervous system to promote deep relaxation and prepare for restorative sleep.
• Practical Breathwork Session: Breathwork Techniques with Seamus: Learn effective breathing techniques to boost energy and clarity, preparing you for an active day.
• Letting It All Go: Healing Breathwork Journey with Seamus: Release emotional blocks to create space for peace and stillness.
• Functional Breathwork for Everyday Stress with Seamus: Discover practical tools to manage stress and enhance well-being through functional breathwork techniques.
• Guided Relaxation & Meditation: Allow your mind to unwind and reset, creating space for clarity and renewal.

Whether you’re seeking to recharge, find inner calm, or deepen your mindfulness practice, "Flow into Stillness" offers the perfect blend of movement and stillness, bringing you closer to your true centre.

NO PAIN, BIG GAINS

Although tai chi is slow and gentle and doesn’t leave you breathless, it addresses the key components of fitness — muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and, to a lesser degree, aerobic conditioning. Here’s some of the evidence:

Muscle strength. Tai chi can improve both lower-body strength and upper-body strength. When practiced regularly, tai chi can be comparable to resistance training and brisk walking.

Although you aren’t working with weights or resistance bands, the unsupported arm exercise involved in tai chi strengthens your upper body. Tai chi strengthens both the lower and upper extremities and also the core muscles of the back and abdomen.

Flexibility. Tai chi can boost upper- and lower-body flexibility as well as strength.

Balance. Tai chi improves balance and, according to some studies, reduces falls. Proprioception — the ability to sense the position of one’s body in space — declines with age. Tai chi helps train this sense, which is a function of sensory neurons in the inner ear and stretch receptors in the muscles and ligaments. Tai chi also improves muscle strength and flexibility, which makes it easier to recover from a stumble. Fear of falling can make you more likely to fall; some studies have found that tai chi training helps reduce that fear.

Aerobic conditioning. Depending on the speed and size of the movements, tai chi can provide some aerobic benefits. If your clinician advises a more intense cardio workout with a higher heart rate than tai chi can offer, you may need something more aerobic as well.

 5 tiebetens

Join us to strengthen your core, manage your weight, boost your energy, tone your body, and clear you mental chatter. The Five Tibetan Rites is a yoga practice that will revolutionize your physical and energetic self!

This type of yoga only has five asanas (positions), each working towards twenty-one repetitions and twenty-one breaths. There is no twisting or contorting in this yoga, just core strength exercises and basic movements.

Anyone can attend. Anti-slip mats, blocks, straps are provided. Wear comfortable and flexible clothing. Bring your smile and a friend.

RETREAT SCHEDULE

Friday:
16:00 Guest Check In 
17:00 Welcome Circle - Med Hall 
18:00 Dinner 
19.30 Breathwork Seamus - Med Hall (This session will focus on activating the parasympathetic nervous system to promote deep relaxation and prepare participants for a restful night’s sleep. The breathwork will guide participants into a calm, meditative state, releasing the stresses of the day and helping them transition smoothly into rest. This session will set the theme for the weekend ahead – Flow into Stillness)
20.30 Guest Down Time 
10.00 Guest Retires to Bed for Restful Sleep 

Saturday:
8.30-10.00 Breakfast 
10.30-11.30 5 Tibetans Yoga Jim - Med Hall 
12:00  Lunch
13:00  Breathwork - Seamus - Med Hall (Oxygen Advantage Techniques for Everyday Performance. This practical breathwork session will introduce techniques from the Oxygen Advantage approach, focusing on optimizing breathing for better physical performance, mental clarity, and overall well-being. Participants will learn simple, effective exercises they can use in daily life to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance energy levels.)

13:45 Tai Chi - Jim Med Hall 
15:00 - 17:00 Breathwork Seamus - Med Hall (Holding onto stress, past experiences, or unresolved emotions creates mental clutter and physical tension, making it difficult to access a true state of stillness. In this breathwork journey, we will focus on releasing what no longer serves us—whether that’s emotional baggage, limiting beliefs, or pent-up stress. By “letting it all go”, you allow space for clarity, peace, and inner stillness to emerge. Breathwork helps us connect with the body, release stored tension, and process emotions in a healthy, transformative way. Through this conscious connected breathwork journey, you’ll experience a sense of freedom and lightness that will leave you open to fully embracing the present moment with calm and ease. Finding stillness isn’t just about quieting the mind—it’s about clearing the space needed to welcome that peace. Letting go is the first step.)

18:00 Dinner 
19:30 - 20:30 Combo Tai Chi/Breathing - Med Hall  
22.00 Guest Retires to Bed for Restful Sleep 

Sunday:
8.30 - 10.00 Breakfast
10.30-11.30 5 Tibetans Yoga Jim - Med Hall 
11.45 Guest Check Out of Rooms 
12:00 Functional Breathwork for Everyday Stress- Heart Room (This session will focus on practical breathwork techniques that participants can use in their daily lives to manage and reduce stress. Functional breathing patterns are designed to calm the nervous system, enhance focus, and bring a sense of balance to both body and mind. This session will teach simple, effective exercises that help in handling everyday challenges and maintaining a sense of calm throughout the day.)
13:00 Lunch 
14:00 End Of Retreat 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

The purchases/deposits you make are non-refundable. You can cancel within 48 hours of making your purchase, we will gladly refund your full deposit upon request within this time line. Up to 2 weeks prior to the event, we can transfer your purchase to another date where possible, after which the purchase/deposit is completely non-refundable.

In the event of a no-show the booked night(s) and service(s) will be charged in full.