16 - 18 Oct 2015
Corrymeela Centre, Ballycastle

Step into the Autumn, by taking more care of yourself. Relax in beautiful surroundings by the sea on the North Coast at Corrymeela. Come for a weekend of wellbeing and healthy living with sessions in Mindfulness, Yoga, Massage & Shiatsu. A chance for you to forage & harvest, blend juices and make some products just for you.

The weekend will include activities under three main themes. “Smart Food,” “Yoga for Life,” and “Resilience.”

Earlybird price: The cost for this weekend is £150 per person or £125 if booked before the 21st September. Download a Booking Form.

SMART Food: Simple, affordable, Delicious Super Foods for Life

Discussion, Cooking Demonstration, Shopping/ Eating Plan and lunch

This workshop starts with brief presentation and discussion on what we eat and the overall Well–Being for students.  Using these guidelines, we will create simple, affordable, delicious foods to keep you healthy and high–functioning.

‘Good’ food does not need to cost a fortune!  Your brain needs these 5 essential things to operate at an optimal level:

1. Water         

2. Good Fats

3. Protein

4. Complex Carbohydrates

5. Micro Nutrients, found in Fruits and Veggies

We’ll use these guidelines to create Super Bowls.  Well ‘batch bake’ delicious nutritious; mix it up and experiment with different ways to create satisfying, delicious food to keep you full and happy for a long time!

Yoga for Life: Creating simple life–giving practices:

Let’s use our body, mind and spirit to stay vibrant, strong and present.  Over the course of the residential we will experience simple, accessible and fun yoga/ mindfulness practices to help inspire an ongoing well–being practice in your own life.

Resilience: Stay strong, rooted and supported 


This workshop takes a creative and reflective approach to cultivating Resilience – as a carer and a person.  Drawing upon the research associated with Resilience – we look at three different aspects:

My: Self (the anchor & intrinsic strength of the individual)

My: Tribe (supportive network, the cultivation and maintenance of that network even when there are challenges and conflict

My: Will (Cultivate Hope and Optimism, and take ACTION to make things happen)

We’ll use creative reflection, yoga and mindfulness to explore these aspects and create an action plan for staying strong and healthy in your mind, body and spirit.

Programme Facilitators:

Rachel Craig, Massage Therapist of ‘Different Tracks Global’

Dr Elizabeth Welty, Yoga – Flow Studios.

John McKeever, Shiatsu Health.

Schedule: 

Friday 16th

7.00pm Arrive Corrymeela welcome. Settle–in & information. 

Relax & Open into Soft space, candle light & Mindfulness.

Croi time

Saturday 17th:

8.00am Croi Yoga

8.30am BREAKFAST

9.30am Shiatzu

11.30am BREAK

12.noon Simple Massage products for you. 

1.00pm LUNCH

2.15pm Calm Yoga

3.30pm BREAK juicing.

4.00pm Out & About

‘From Plot to Plate’,

Eating on the wild side.

6.00pm EVENING MEAL

7.15pm Body Massage

9.00pm Croi time – Social time

Sunday 18th

8.00am Croi Yoga

8.30am BREAKFAST

9.30am Clean–up

10.00am Guiding session, discussion.

11.30am BREAK

12.noon Shiatsu

12.30pm Evaluation

1.00pm LUNCH

2.00pm Depart