Body Soul
Retreats
Threshold II
Winter Solstice Retreat
December 20-22, 2024
Lough Corrib, Connemara, Ireland
Body & Soulers,
The Threshold retreat series continues with Winter Solstice.
Join us on the tranquil shores of Lough Corrib for an intimate weekend honouring the reflective energy of the Winter Solstice. This rare gathering offers a moment to pause, reconnect, and move in harmony with the season’s rhythms before the year’s end.
Led by founder of Body & Soul Avril Stanley with meditation teacher Susan Quirke, Winter Solstice centres around The Being Technique—a powerful meditation practice fostering inner peace. Complementing this, you’ll also experience grounding practices in Kum Nye, Yin Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, and relax with a lakeside sauna for deep renewal.
In the glow of the year’s final solstice, a lakeside fire ritual will mark our seasonal transition and close our weekend together. As a participant, you’ll also have access to free weekly online meditation sessions afterwards, offering continued support in connection and growth.
With only 8 spaces available, Threshold: Winter Solstice offers a unique opportunity to embrace reflection and is open to all.
Location
Threshold takes place near the village of Oughterard, at a charming home nestled along the shores of Lough Corrib. It’s the perfect setting to unwind and reconnect.
Meals
Over the course of the 3-day retreat, you’ll enjoy seasonal meals prepared by our on-premise chef from only the finest locally sourced ingredients.
Accommodation
You’ll rest and stay in shared twin en-suite rooms, where nature surrounds you and balance is found between moments of solitude and meaningful connection with others.
Partnership
We’re excited to partner with INISH LIVING, an Irish wellbeing and lifestyle brand by Chartered Physiotherapist Christina Foley. Their eco-friendly yoga mats and cork blocks will elevate our retreat experience with sustainable luxury.
Facilitators
Avril Stanley
Avril is the founder of Body & Soul, bringing over two decades of experience in crafting transformative spaces that blend creativity, healing, and nature. As a mindfulness-based psychotherapist trained in Core Process Psychotherapy and Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga, her work emphasises presence, awareness, and ritual.
Susan Quirke
Susan is an advanced certified meditation teacher who has led mass meditation experiences for thousands across Ireland and globally. She works with elite athletes, musicians, and individuals from all walks of life. A multi-award-winning social change-maker, Susan is also a singer-songwriter with an album entitled Into the Sea.
Hannah O’Sullivan
A native of Connemara, Hannah is a chef whose journey has taken her from the wilds of the west of Ireland to remote villages around the world. Passionate about creating nourishing, sustainable meals using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, Hannah believes food is a powerful way to foster connection and build community.
Details
The Winter Solstice retreat is priced at €950 for the three-day stay, inclusive of accommodation, nourishing meals, and all facilitated sessions. To support accessibility, we offer a sliding scale of €750 to €950, with two bursary spaces available.
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