Whether you need to reconnect with nature, learn meditation, ease tense muscles or pause for some spiritual self-connection, we have selected some of the best places around Ireland for a new year retreat or reset
1 Studio Be in Glenavy runs regular one-day Journey Day retreats through the year, bringing together yoga, Pilates, yoga nidra meditation, journaling and techniques to help switch off from stress and outside pressures. Lunch and snacks are included. €108, lucillecassidy.com
2 Sunday meditation happens weekly at 10am in the Black Mountain Zen Centre on Donegall Pass in Belfast, most often led by its resident priest, Myogan Djinn Gallagher. The zendo (meditation hall) also offers a simple introduction to meditation most Sundays at 8.45am, where you can learn the basics and ask questions. Both are free of charge. Bmzcbelfast.org
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