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To book your place - please click through to the registration form and make a deposit of €100. The balance will be paid to facilitators directly
Dates & Times:
Check-in is at 5 pm on Friday 18th September. The retreat ends at approx. 2pm on Sunday the 20th, after lunch.
Spaces are limited.
In the midst of increasing demands and constant busyness, it’s easy to lose touch with ourselves and what truly nourishes us. This weekend retreat offers a gentle pause, a chance to step away from the pressures of everyday life and reconnect with a sense of ease, presence, and inner steadiness.
Over the course of the weekend, you’ll be supported by a simple, spacious rhythm of guided mindfulness and compassion practices, personal reflection, and time in nature. Through shared silence and community, you’ll have the opportunity to reset, resource yourself, and return to daily life with greater clarity and resilience.
This retreat is open to beginners, or those more experienced with mindfulness.
Dates & Times:
Check-in is at 5 pm on Friday 18th September. The retreat ends at approx. 2pm on Sunday the 20th, after lunch.
Spaces are limited.
In the midst of increasing demands and constant busyness, it’s easy to lose touch with ourselves and what truly nourishes us. This weekend retreat offers a gentle pause, a chance to step away from the pressures of everyday life and reconnect with a sense of ease, presence, and inner steadiness.
Over the course of the weekend, you’ll be supported by a simple, spacious rhythm of guided mindfulness and compassion practices, personal reflection, and time in nature. Through shared silence and community, you’ll have the opportunity to reset, resource yourself, and return to daily life with greater clarity and resilience.
This retreat is open to beginners, or those more experienced with mindfulness.
Certified Mindfulness Teacher (MBSR / MBCT) (The Mindfulness Centre for Professional Training); Dip. Mindful Communication (Greenzone Communications); Supervisor for Mindfulness facilitators, Psychotherapist (MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy University of Northampton), Higher Dip Psychotherapy, Dip Counselling Skills, BSc Hons (Environmental Science)
Erica holds an MSc in Psychotherapy and is Co-Director of The Mindfulness Centre for Professional Training. She facilitates trauma-informed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Mindful Communication courses for the general public, in workplace settings, and for organisations such as AWARE. Erica enjoys her work as a teacher trainer and supervisor, with accreditation in the MBI-TAC framework for assessing and supporting mindfulness-based teaching.
Erica supports clients navigating a range of challenges including anxiety, stress, depression, abuse, grief, and difficulties in family and relationships. She has particular experience and interest in working with trauma, ADHD, autism (including AuDHD), eco-anxiety, and eco-grief.
Her approach is integrative and flexible, drawing on Person-Centred Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other modalities to meet the unique needs of each individual. Erica believes that therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process, and works collaboratively to find an approach that feels supportive and effective for each client.
MSc Mindfulness Based Intervention, BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, CORU Registered Occupational Therapist
Mindfulness Teacher with The Mindfulness and Compassion Centre:
Rachel began her training in teaching mindfulness in 2017 in Bangor University through their teacher training pathway. In 2020 she completed a Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions in UCD, and was awarded with the Mindfulness Award for best performance in the Masters from the UCD School of Psychology. She has completed further training in other mindfulness based interventions including Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, and Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Rachel is a part of the Tutor Team for Trainee Mindfulness Teacher's in The Mindfulness and Compassion Centre. She is a registered member of the The Mindfulness Teacher's Association of Ireland.
In 2020 Rachel set up Insight Out Mindfulness and Therapy, a platform where she provides evidence-based mindfulness courses, retreats and one to one sessions for members of the public, hospitals, members of the LGBTQI+ Community and Direct Provision Centres. She has a special interest in the role of mindfulness and compassion in supporting adults with ADHD, and women experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss.
Mental Health Occupational Therapist with The Mindfulness and Compassion Therapy Centre:
Rachel is a Senior Mental Health Occupational Therapist who graduated from Trinity College in 2007. She now specialises in Occupational Therapy Mental health and neurodiversity. She has worked in various sectors for the past 16 years, including disability, paediatrics, equine assisted therapy, and has specialised in the area of mental health for the past 9 years. Rachel spent 7 years working as a Senior Clinician in the National Centre for Youth Mental Health before moving into OT private practice.
Rachel’s approach to OT is firmly grounded in cultivating more self-compassion and awareness in order to support people to engage meaningfully in what’s important to them in their lives. Rachel has training in various therapeutic approaches which are also woven into her practice, including ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy) Solution Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy.
She specialises in providing occupational therapy for adults and young people who are neurodivergent, or who are experiencing mental health difficulties. She also has a special interest in supporting people with ADHD. Rachel is CORU Registered and a Member of AOTI
