Connemara · 4 days
The retreat runs three nights, arriving on 15 November 2026 and leaving on 18 November. Welcome drinks are on the arrival night, then the programme settles into a rhythm of yoga and meditation classes — six in total across the stay — plus one breathwork workshop. Hannah and Rachel, the two women behind Yoga Mara, teach…
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Connemara · 4 days · From EUR 1140 (indicative)
The retreat runs three nights, arriving on 15 November 2026 and leaving on 18 November. Welcome drinks are on the arrival night, then the programme settles into a rhythm of yoga and meditation classes — six in total across the stay — plus one breathwork workshop. Hannah and Rachel, the two women behind Yoga Mara, teach the sessions themselves and draw on several styles of yoga rather than sticking to one.
Guided meditation and breathwork sit alongside the physical practice. The stated aim is practical: lower stress, better sleep, and time to actually connect with a mindfulness practice rather than just hear about one. Sessions are pitched so there is something for everyone, whether you already have a regular practice or are newer to it.
Breakfast is served each morning and dinner each evening, leaving the middle of the day free. That is the window for the estate's walking trails, a guided walk, a cycle around Connemara, or a trip out to Roundstone Bay on the Fisherman's Boat. Diamond Hill, Killary Harbour and Errisbeg are all listed among the walks within reach.
The castle itself gives you somewhere warm to come back to. There is the Owenmore Restaurant, the Fisherman's Pub with its fire, the Terrace, and a library where cocktails are poured on a Friday evening. The walled garden supplies produce to the kitchen — the garden team harvested 1,625kg in the year to date.
What separates this from a standard yoga weekend is the combination of a taught programme and a 700-acre estate in winter. You are not bussed anywhere; the walks start from the door, and the quiet of the place in November is the point rather than a drawback.
- 3 nights' accommodation in a private or shared room - Welcome drinks on arrival night - 6 yoga and meditation classes - 1 breathwork workshop - Breakfast each morning - Dinner each evening - All yoga equipment - A personalised journal to take home - A Yoga Mara gift bag
- Lunch - Travel to and from Ballynahinch Castle - Transfers - Travel insurance - Drinks beyond the welcome drinks - Optional spa treatments - Optional estate activities and tours