Weekend Yoga, Meditation and Sound Healing Retreat in County Kilkenny, Ireland

The centre runs a regular calendar of events — group meditations, spiritual self-mastery classes, Tai Chi and QiGong, Japa Meditation and Healing Sound Sanctuary sessions. When you book a stay, you're slotting into that existing timetable rather than getting a bespoke programme built for you. A typical day might start with a morning QiGong session at 7:30pm (the centre runs evening classes on Zoom, and in-person timings vary by week), then move into a guided meditation, with one-to-one healing sessions booked in between.

The healing work on offer is specific and worth knowing about before you book. Energy work includes Prema Birthing, Rising Star and Soul Retrieval. Mind work includes NLP and psychotherapy. There are also guided meditations around abundance, expanding consciousness and the Heart Sutra. Readings are available, and you can have an intention candle lit in what the centre calls its vortex — used for sending energy toward a specific intention like healing, clarity, peace or protection, for yourself or someone else.

The centre is also a published house — Derek O'Neill's books are sold here, and there's a small shop with sacred jewellery, intention candles and aromatherapy oils. That's part of the atmosphere: it's a working spiritual community, not a hotel with a spa bolted on. You'll meet people who come back regularly for classes and treatments.

What makes this different from a standard wellness retreat is the combination of group practice and one-to-one work under one roof, with practitioners who are also teachers and authors in the field. You can do a morning meditation, book a Soul Retrieval session in the afternoon, and sit in on an evening class — all with the same small group of people.

Practically: sessions are a mix of in-person and online (many evening classes run on Zoom), so check which format applies to your dates when you book. The centre also runs retreats and workshops through the year, separate from the regular class calendar. If you want to combine a stay with a specific workshop, that's worth asking about directly.

This is a meditation, energy work and spiritual study retreat. There's no strength training, no cardio, no structured fitness programming. The physical side is Tai Chi and QiGong, which are gentle, and the rest is seated or lying-down practice. Come for that, not for a training camp.

What's included

- Overnight stay at the centre - Group meditation sessions - Tai Chi & QiGong classes - Spiritual Self Mastery classes - Healing Sound Sanctuary sessions - Access to the centre's grounds and communal spaces

What's not included

- One-to-one healing sessions (Prema Birthing, Rising Star, Soul Retrieval) - NLP and psychotherapy consultations - Readings - Intention candle lighting - Sacred jewellery, books and aromatherapy products - Travel to and from the centre - Travel insurance