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SUMMARY:August '26 Vegetarian Cooking Course
DESCRIPTION:13th - 15th July\n10th - 12th August\n\n\n\n\n\nVegetarian/ Vegan Cookery\nOur residential cookery course is for those who want to learn the secrets behind the delicious food we serve on our residential retreats and in our Stone Barn Café. This hands-on course includes lots of cooking practice in the kitchen as well as a 5-course tasting menu dinner in the the Stone Barn on the first evening!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to expect\nMost of the people who come on our retreats and cooking courses are not vegetarians\, and are amazed to see how easy it is to cook plant-based\, seasonal meals which not only improve one’s health and well-being\, as well as the health of the planet but are absolutely delicious! This year you will have the opportunity to enjoy a very special dinner in the Stone Barn (located just across the road from your accommodation) on the first night. In addition to being a very special experience\, the five course tasting menu will serve as an inspiration for the work in the kitchen over the following two days as we replicate some of the elements of the tasting menu into the two lunches and dinner we prepare and share together over the following two days. The course is based on learning-by-doing in the kitchen and coupled with lively discussion - it is a lot of fun!\n\nOn this course you will learn\n\nHow to make 3 delicious vegetarian meals (2 lunches and one dinner) using fresh local ingredients\nHow to replicate some elements of the delicious 5 course dinner you will have on the first night\nHow to make your own sourdough bread\nHow to make fermented vegetables (sauerkraut\, etc.)\nHow to use spices and herbs\nA large collection of easy\, seasonal and healthy vegetarian recipes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE*\nMONDAY5.30 pm Leave Roonagh pier with ferry for Clare Island6.00 pm Arrive at the centre\, settle into accommodation7.00 pm 5-course set menu dinner in the Stone Barn Café (across from the accommodations)\nTUESDAY8.30 am Breakfast10.30 am Tour of the garden then morning cooking sesson continuing until1.00 pm LunchAfter Lunch Free time4.30 pm Afternoon cooking session until 7.00 pm Dinner\nWEDNESDAY\n8.30 am Breakfast10.30 am Morning cooking sesion until1.00 pm Lunch2-3.30 pm Afternoon Fermentation session + Q&A 4.10 pm Depart centre4.30pm ferry back to Roonagh Pier (also possible to stay for later ferries)\n* schedule subject to change\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDATE OPTIONS\n\n13th - 15th July\n10th - 12th August\n\n\n\n\nPRICE\n\n\n\nIn line with our three tier pricing policy: \n\nStandard cost of this retreat is €450\, please pay this price if you can\nSupported rate is €400 for those who can’t afford the full fee\nSupporter rate of €500 is available for those who would like to support our work and encourage us to continue offering a supported rate on our courses.\n\nA 50% deposit\, payable online by Paypal or by bank transfer\, is required at the time of booking. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nWHAT'S INCLUDED\n\n\n\nThese prices include: \n\nTwo nights in shared accommodation. Single rooms are available on a limited\, first come first served basis for those paying the standard rate. Please note there is a supplement of €90.\nAll meals (delicious organic vegetarian food\, all vegetables grown on our farm)\nOver 10 hours of tuition in the kitchen\nRecipes of all the dishes we prepare together to take home with you\nA tour of our gardens and polytunnels to see where the ingredients are coming from as well as some foraging for wild herbs/fruit according to what's in season\nTransport on the island to and from the harbour to our place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDISCOUNTS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE\nIf you think that attending one of our retreats would be of great benefit to you\, no matter what your particular financial situation may be\,  we are very happy to explore various options for discounted prices. Please contact us! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Here
URL:https://macallafarm.ie/course/august-26-vegetarian-cooking-course/
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SUMMARY:August • Summer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:August Sati Yoga and Meditation Retreat\n25th - 30th of August 2026\n\n\n\n\nMoving from Practice to Praxis\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this special summer retreat over the last week of August – one that offers the time and space for deep inquiry into the nature of practice through the exploration of classical yoga\, early Buddhist teachings\, contemporary mindfulness\, somatic and breath techniques\, allowing us to experience the transformative nature of these endeavours\, and their relevance to the fractured times we're living through.\nIn addition\, you’ll experience the welcoming atmosphere of Macalla Farm and the unique elemental nature of the island which we will explore directly as part of the week's practice.  And we can't forget to mention the amazing food!!!  scrumptious vegetarian/vegan meals – all organic\, all vegetables/fruit grown on the farm.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Time Together\n\n\nBy consciously slowing down\, we will explore how practice and the mastery of necessary skills are transformed through reflection\, intention\, purposefulness into praxis - essential for creating meaningful change and growth\, not only in our own lives but in society. There’s no more urgent time to be exploring this ethical dimension and its application! \nKey to our endeavours is the integration of mindfulness (sati in the ancient language of Pali of the Buddha)\, which allows us to deepen our embodied experience through supportive qualities and values we wish to cultivate\, as well as navigating and being with discomfort\, boredom\, unease when they arise. \nInvestigating our relational experience – to gravity\, to the space that surrounds us\, we gain an understanding of natural alignment of the body\, necessary for meditation\, free and relaxed breathing\, easeful asana practice – for the overall integrity of our embodied existence. This exploration of inter-relationality and inter-connectedness will be enriched by direct practice with the land and sea of Macalla Farm and Clare Island  (we'll remind you to be prepared for all types of weather!)\nThe length of the daily sessions provides for interactive inquiry and experimentation\, encouraging questions\, insights\, feedback as well as periods of self-practice. This course will be of interest to keen beginners as well as experienced practitioners and teachers\, especially to anyone with an interest in establishing or furthering their meditation practice.\nPlease note that this course involves periods of shared silence. To truly gain the benefits of being on retreat\, we encourage students to turn off phones and any other electronic devices while you are here on the farm.\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE*\nTUESDAY Arrival\n\n5.30 pm Leave Roonagh pier with ferry for Clare Island\n6.00 pm Arrive at the centre\, settle into accommodation\n7.00 pm Dinner followed by introductions and outline of the retreat\nDAILY\n\n8.00 - 11.00 am Morning session\n11.00 am Silent brunch then free time for hill walking\, reading\, relaxing\n4.30 - 6.00 pm Afternoon session\n6.30 pm Dinner\n8.30 pm Sitting meditation\nSUNDAY  Departure\n\n8.00 am Morning meditation\n11.00 am Brunch\n12.40 pm Depart centre\n1.00 pm Ferry back to Roonagh pier\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACCOMMODATION\nPrice is based on shared accommodation. Single rooms available on a limited\, first come first serve basis at an additional cost of €150 for those who pay the standard rate.  Click here to view our Accommodation Page\n\n\n\n\n\nPRICE\nWe have a three tier pricing policy:\nStandard cost of this retreat is €920\, please pay this price if you canSupported rate is €790 for those who can’t afford the full feeSupporter rate of €1050 is available for those who would like to support our work and encourage us to continue offering a supported rate and additional discounts on our courses.\nA 50% deposit\, payable online by bank transfer* or Paypal is required at the time of booking. ** Please include your name in the transfer. \n*if at all possible\, we ask that you pay the deposit by bank transfer so we can avoid paying admin fees to Paypal.\n\n\nWHAT’S INCLUDED\nThese prices include: \n\nFive nights in shared accommodation. Single rooms are available on a limited\, first come first served basis and the extra charge is €150.\nAll meals (delicious organic vegetarian food\, all vegetables grown on our farm)\n9 yoga classes and 3 meditation sessions\, equivalent to 23 hours of tuition\n\n\n\nDISCOUNTS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE\nIf you think that attending this retreat would be of great benefit to you\, no matter what your particular financial situation may be\, we are very happy to explore various options for discounted prices. We wish to make our retreats available to everyone and do not want to turn away anyone with insufficient funds. \nDATE:\n25th - 30th August 2026\nThe course starts with everyone arriving with the Tuesday the 25th evening ferry which leaves Roonagh Pier at 5pm and finishes with the ferry leaving the island at 1pm on Sunday the 30th.\n\n\nTo apply\, please fill out the application form by clicking the link below:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Now
URL:https://macallafarm.ie/course/august-26-sati-yoga-and-meditation-retreat/
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