RETREAT OVERVIEW

Where You’ll Stay

Knockree sits along the Wicklow Way, surrounded by forest trails, open hills and fresh mountain air.
It’s a naturally quiet, spacious place — perfect for unwinding, walking, or simply sitting with a cup of tea and taking in the view.

Key Details

• Dates: Friday 14th - Sunday 16th August, 2026
• Location: Knockree Hostel, Glencree Valley, County Wicklow
• Price: Early bird €432 until 30th June - €475 after that | An Óige Members price €432 (includes all meals, sessions & accommodation)
• Suitable for: Complete beginners and all levels - no experience needed
• Includes: Yoga & somatic movement, guided nature walk, morning meditation, sharing circles & storytelling, all meals, accommodation, optional sauna & swims
• Facilitators: Fionnuala Ní Mhairtin & Liam Carroll

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Two nights' accommodation at Knockree Hostel
• All meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch
• Yoga & somatic movement sessions
• Guided nature walk through Glencree Valley
• Morning meditation
• Sharing circles & storytelling
• Imbas Walk - connecting to nature
• Heart Tree Guided Journey
• Quiet time to rest and reflect
• Optional sauna & swims

The Flow of the Weekend

Friday

• Arrival & welcome (3-6pm)
• Welcome dinner
• Arrival & landing circle

Saturday

• Morning movement & meditation
• Light breakfast
• Yoga - connecting to our bodies
• Lunch
• Imbas Walk - connecting to nature
• Dinner
• Connection circle, storytelling & sauna

Sunday

• Somatic movement & yoga - slowing down to listen
• Light breakfast
• Heart Tree Guided Journey
• Lughnasadh Feast lunch
• Departure

About Your Facilitators

An Slua Croí retreat is guided by two facilitators - Fionnuala Ní Mhairtin and Liam Carroll - both with experience in Women's and Men's Circles. Together they will lead you in a heart-based connection to yourself and to the land.

Fionnuala Ní Mhairtin

Fionnuala is a multi-disciplinary practitioner with a strong foundation in yoga teaching, and is also trained as a Nutritional Therapist. In recent years she became a Consciousness Medicine Practitioner, integrating energy into everything she does.

Fionnuala is passionate about life and all it has to offer. Her approach to movement and the body is always evolving, with a deep love of Somatics at its heart. Her aim is to help people connect to their bodies with ease - and a good bit of fun.

Liam Carroll

Liam is an avid nature lover with a deep connection to the land. A native of the Burren in Co. Clare, he has spent many hours connecting to nature spirits and the wisdom the landscape holds. With a background in community development, Liam loves the dynamic that emerges when people gather in a group.

His aim is to help people open their hearts by connecting more deeply to nature.

Together, Fionnuala and Liam wish to create a safe space where people can slow down, feel, and explore a deeper connection - to the body, to the breath, and to the land. And of course, to have lots of fun along the way.