Health and Living

"The Burren Yoga and Meditation Centre is a real find. The atmosphere is warm, welcoming and fun. "I felt rejuvenated after a weekend of excellent yoga, wholesome vegetarian food, and a variety of beautiful hill and coastal walks."

Sorell Fearnell, Health and Living

Some of the comments below were from Yoga teachers, some from participants who attended courses.

Yoga teachers

"Dave 'you're an inspiration + you've created a wonderful retreat space. Congratulations. Love and peace"
Danny Paradise

"Dave, That once iritating grain of sand in your eye has become the pearl in the Burren. Congratulations for holding fast to your vision. This is a wondeful place filled with a healing stillness and charged with restorative vitality. May all good things come to your door. OM"
Kevin Gardiner

Course participants

"I came to the Burren Yoga and Meditation not really knowing what to expect, and what I found far exceeded any expectations that I could have had.
The beauty and serenity of the area was breathtaking, and the centre itself was instantly a home from home. As soon as I walked through the front door I felt a sense of peace and calm. Dave has obviously devoted so much of himself into the design and construction of the centre; he explained he wanted to create a place where guests could just ‘be’.
I slept beautifully every night of the week, catching up on well-needed rest, and each day recharged my batteries with Paddy’s fantastic vegetarian cooking. The yoga classes (it was an Ashtanga course) were really rewarding, and I enjoyed noticeable improvement by the end of the week. Our group was varied in experience and ability, and each of us were instructed, and developed, at our own pace. I also started practising meditation during the week, and my continued practice is making an enormous difference to my peace of mind : ) . Dave has a great library of books to encourage the mind in the philosophy of yoga and meditation. I enjoyed peaceful hours stretched out on the sofa, book in hand.
I had no idea of all the activities that were possible during the week - each day in my diary started with comments like, ‘a spectacular day…’, ‘another cracking day…’.
We walked in the forest, went sailing in Galway Bay, went hill climbing in the Burren (and what an incredible area it is!), went to a blues concert in Galway City, walked on the beach, went dolphin watching, ate oysters and seafood chowder, visited the Cliffs of More… the list goes on!.
All of these (and more) activities are entirely optional, so you can really create the kind of experience that you want. You could just chill out in the centre, reading books from Dave’s library or simply watching the world; or you could fill your days with all sorts of activities – bike rides, climbing, photography, swimming etc.
I cannot explain how much I enjoyed the week at The Burren centre. I have about 4 rolls of film from the week, I made new friends, and I will most definitely be coming back! "
Jules (London)

"Delicious food, Friendly Atmosphere, Scenic Views, Relaxing Yoga ..... What more could a person want! A very beneficial weekend. Looking forward to coming back some time."
Geraldine (Dublin)

"Great weekend. Relaxed. Great surroundings & expert & friendly teachers. Will definitely be back"
Tracey (UK)

"Thanks for a lovely weekend with great food and brilliant classes. We'll be back! "
The Swedes

"Hey Dave
Good to hear from you. I have to say that my week at Burren really represented a massive change in my life...I came back a different person. A week later, I met a fantastic woman and we are getting married this summer!!! I was really in the right 'space' after coming back from the Burren and then....fate kicked in!!
As for Facebook I can see that you have really gone for it. The events are great, and its good that you have one central group for all things burren yoga.
Anyway, hope to come and visit you guys soon for sure.
Best wishes..."
S (from London)

"Thanks so much for your hospitality. I had a fantastic time - great yoga, great food and great people too - all in a lovely location. I have been to similar retreats but have never found such a good mix of people - not a bad egg amongst them. The only problem was that the time went too quickly so I hope to come back later in the year."
Amy (UK)

"Hei suomalaiset jooganharrastajat! Vietin neljä hienoa päivää Burrenin joogakurssilla heinäkuussa 2006 ja suosittelen lämpimästi paikkaa muillekin! Kaikki elementit olivat kohdallaan. Erinomaisia harjoituksia pienehkössä ryhmässä, jossa sai myös yksilöllistä ohjausta; mukavia retkiä upeissa maisemissa; herkullista kasvisruokaa; rento, ystävällinen tunnelma. Lähtemällä Burreniin voit vaihtaa joogamaisemaa turvallisessa, lämminhenkisessä ilmapiirissä. "
Paivi (Finland)

In English it would be something like this:
"Hello Finnish yoga practitioners! I spent four fabulous days on a yoga course in the Burren in July 2006 and warmly recommend the place to others! All the elements were in place. Superb yoga exercises in a smallish group where you could also have individual guidance; great outdoor activities in a magnificent landscape; delicious vegeterian food; a friendly, relaxed feel. In the Burren you can have a change of yoga environment in a safe, welcoming atmosphere." - Paivi

"A fabalous week of introduction to Ashtanga with Richard who has a magical practice and who has more than inspired me. Dave, thank you for making the stay here in this wonderful place sooo good and for all the wonderful trips to the Burren. Wishing you every success with your vision for the future"
Love, Madaline (Dublin)
P.S. The sun beds and the Beatles on Thursday were great, Thanks ;-)

"A genuine Awakening. Thank you!"
Barry (Dublin)

"Uplifting, fulfilling, relaxing, a stepout of the real world."
Joanne (Roscommon)

"The trifle ruled, and the Yoga was real"
Paddy (Dublin)

"Thank you so much for bending over backwards to help us bend over backwards"
Cathy (Cork)

"I find the Burren a magical place and combined with Yoga practice each day, this was the ultimate weekend of serene scenery and supportive challanging Yoga. Thanx Dave, Orla and everyone in our group"
Love Kessie (Byron Bay, Australia)

"What wondeful great people, great food and fantastic yoga. Can't wait to come back. Love and Light"
Emma (England)

"Dave, a week of heaven, each day better than the next. As for Kevin, well if you havn't practiced with kevin then you have not experienced the essence of Yoga, especially when he takes his shirt off. Jai Jai Yoga"
Patricia ;-)

"Dave, thanks for a wondeful week. This week was a continious experience of absolute pleasure. The wild beauty of the Burren, Paddi's delicious meals and above all Kevin's blissful yoga teaching." Tamar (New Yor, energising & relaxed. A brilliant weekend, well organized, everyone wonderful and friendly. I will definitely come back and recommend it to friends. Thank you"
Michelle (Cork)

"What a beautiful experience! Thank you. Dave you are a fantastic teacher and person. Looking forward to coming back"
Neasha (UK)

"I feel like a million dollars and paid an awful lot less! Thanks all. Some things have no price"
Ramona (Italy)

" 'A moments good company allows one to cross the worldly ocean.' Great company, beautiful environment.... a wondeful weekend of Yoga in the Burren. Love and Blessings"
Mike (Galway)

"A superb week-end. Fantastic organization. The content of the course was brill', the good hospitality, could not fault it. Cannot wait to be back in August"
Sylviane (Dublin)

"Must be something in the air. Best meditation in years. Fabalous weekend"
Margaret (Nenagh)

"Thank you Dave for the superbly run Yoga weekend and Paddi for the wonderful food"
Tom (Dublin)

"Pulled, pushed, twisted, stretched - a great way to make room for the delicious food. Great yoga, great food"
Philip (Galway)

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