5 Day Detox & Juice Cleanse Retreat
This fantastic retreat is one of the first of it’s kind in Ireland, and specially designed to completely cleanse the body, whilst leaving you with life skills to help you to lead a healthier and happier lifestyle. With a complete two day juice fast included, as well as the usual detox package of daily yoga, daily sauna/hot tub sessions, countryside walks and beautiful food, juices and smoothies, this retreat will leave you feeling bright eyed, clear headed and brimming with new knowledge.
A special addition to this retreat is the inclusion of workshops which will show you inspirational ways of incorporating raw foods and wholefoods into your diet. Personal development will also be covered, with a workshop on happiness and wellbeing with psychotherapist Rachel Webb. We have an evening of Tai Chi with Liam, and also a special workshop about personal fitness with personal trainer Ronan McNamara. All participants will also receive a sumptuous back massage.
Included:
Accommodation in our beautiful Eco Cabins
All food, juices and smoothies
Daily yoga and meditation
Daily session in our detox sauna and hot tub
Invigorating walks
Plenty of time for rest and relaxation
Massage
Workshops (Tai Chi, food demos, fitness)
Personal development workshops
Raw food feast
Date: 23rd - 27th May 2012
Cost: €630 pp
To book, or for more information, contact us.
More Information
This retreat provides an opportunity for you to focus on your diet, lifestyle, health and happiness. Guided by our team of experts you will experience the healing effects of eating a raw food diet, drinking organic juices, practicing yoga and meditation and taking a look at your life, valuing all that is good and changing anything about it that no longer serves you.
When we say ‘raw food’ you might conjure up visions of munching on carrots and celery but a real treat awaits you. We create delicious meals that leave you feeling totally satisfied and amazed at how simple these nutrition packed meals are to prepare. Juices and smoothies using all types of veggies, wild food, seaweed, fruit and an array of superfoods will ensure you do not go hungry. The format will include ‘hands on’ demonstrations and practical tips on how you can incorporate these ‘superfoods’ into your diet.
We start on Wednesday and finish on Sunday. Friday & Saturday we will have a ‘juice only’ cleanse. By nourishing the body with fresh nutrient rich juices, we will be flushing the body of toxins without starving the system, as with a traditional fast. The benefits of cleansing with juice are a clean and well functioning colon (which in turn helps the skin, immune system and reduces sluggishness), brighter skin and hair, a feeling of clarity and rejuvenation, elimination of toxins in the body, increased sense of energy and a general clean out of the organs of the body. It’s also a great way to kick start a healthier regime, and weight loss is often a welcome side effect, though not what we are striving for with this retreat.
Every morning we start with a gentle yoga session. This hour long practice is designed to help your body eliminate the toxins that are being released into your bloodstream through the process of detoxifying. Yoga does not merely exercise, stretch and challenge the gross physical body but each pose directly affects the internal organs and glands as well as having a profound effect on the subtle body and on the mind.
At the end of the day we return to the mat for a sunset meditation session. You will learn how to meditate and experience the beauty and freedom of silence. One of the nights we will have a ‘Silent Night’. This means that after meditation we will be silent until we gather again for yoga the next morning. In a world that is so loud and invasive this is a wonderfully unique experience.
The retreat is led by Noeleen Tyrrell founder of Ard Nahoo. She will bring a wealth of knowledge gathered over almost two decades in the field of natural health.
We are very lucky to be joined by a group of fantastic therapists. Rachel Webb, psychotherapist and Nicola Brady, massage therapist, Ronan McNamara, personal trainer and Liam Tai Chi teacher. There will be group sessions with Noeleen and Nicola. Everyone will have a massage with Nicola. If you would like private sessions with any of the therapists this can be arranged and will cost extra. Advance booking is advised.
Day 1 - Wednesday:
4pm – 6pm Arrival & Registration
During this time you can familiarise yourself with the surroundings at Ard Nahoo, have a cup of tea and meet with your cabin mates. If you cannot arrive until later, that is fine too.
6pm – 7.30pm Dinner & Overview
The programme begins with a ‘raw food’ feast. We will then go over the programme for the coming days.
7.30pm – Evening Meditation
A combination of relaxation and meditation before bedtime.
Day 2 - Thursday
8.30am – 9.30am – Yoga
Super Smoothie
10am – Uisce Hours
A 30 minute treatment in the Detox Sauna followed by a glorious soak in the hot tub. To see the benefits of our ‘Uisce Hour’ LINK
12noon – Lunch (main meal)
1pm – 3pm - Freetime
3pm – 5pm - Workshop - ‘Why are we detoxing?’
A closer look at how detox and juice fasts work with prepartion of a dish for supper.
6pm – Supper
7pm – Walk
8pm – Evening Meditation
Day 3 – Friday (juice only)
8am - Lemon liver cleanser in cabin
8.30am – 9.30am – Yoga
9.30am - Juice
10am – Uisce Hours
11am - Juice
12.30 – Juice
12.30pm – 3pm – Free time for sleep or treatment
3pm - Juice
3pm – 5pm – Guided walk
5pm - Juice
6.30pm – Juice
8pm – Juice followed by Tai Chi
Day 4 – Saturday
8am - Lemon liver cleanser in cabin
8.30am – 9.30am – Yoga
9.30am - Juice
10am – Uisce Hours
11am - Juice
12.30 – Juice
12.30pm – 3pm – Freetime for sleep or treatment
3pm - Juice
3pm – 5pm – Workshop with Rachel – ‘Creating your future’
Creating a 5 year plan.
5pm - Juice
6.30pm – Juice followed by Evening Walk
8pm – Fitness Workshop with Ronan McNamara
Day 5 – Sunday
8am – Lemon liver cleanse tea in cabin
8.30am – 9.30am – Yoga
Smoothie
10am – 12noon - Preparation of ‘raw break-fast’.
Together with Noeleen and Nicola we will prepare a wonderful feast to ease the digestive system back into solid food. We will go over guidelines for coming off the detox and recipes to incorporate into your meal plans.
12noon – Packing and preparing for leaving
1pm – ‘The Raw Break-fast’
2pm – Closing circle and departure
The Team
Retreat Co-Ordinator/Yoga Teacher - Noeleen Tyrrell (owner of Ard Nahoo)
Resident Therapist - Nicola Brady
Personal Trainer - Ronan McNamara
Psychotherapist - Rachel Webb
Tai Chi - Liam
Please note the schedule is suject to change.
