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Yoga Holidays & Yoga Retreats
We offer weekend and week-long retreats in all types of Yoga and meditation.
Experience delicious vegetarian food, comfortable accommodation and great company in one of the most magical parts of Ireland. See our Yoga Links
Affordable prices, Quality courses.
Complete beginners and Advanced
Please see Calendar of Yoga Retreats

Calendar of Retreats
Anusara Inspired Hatha Yoga with Frank Brooks 1
[February 03 2012]
Feb 3rd - 5th
Satyananda Yoga & Meditation Cormac Lennon 1
[February 10 2012]
Feb 10th – 12th
Hatha Yoga & Pranayama with Gabi Gillessen 1
[February 17 2012]
Feb 17th – 19th
Body Breath Being with Paul Whelan 2
[February 24 2012]
Feb 24th – 26th
Satyananda Yoga and Meditation with Tadhg Ferriter 1
[March 02 2012]
Mar 2nd – 4th
Anusara Inspired Hatha Yoga with Kanta Barrios 1
[March 09 2012]
Mar 9th - 11th
Hatha Yoga & Meditation with Michael Ryan 2
[March 16 2012]
Mar 16th – 18th
Yoga Boot Camp with Niamh Jones 1
[March 23 2012]
Mar 23rd – 25th
Easter Yoga retreat with David Muehsam
[April 06 2012]
April 6th - 12th
Easter week
Hatha Yoga and Meditation Spring Renewal with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli 1
[April 13 2012]
Apr 13th - 15th
Body Breath Being with Paul Whelan 1
[April 20 2012]
Apr 20th – 22nd
Hatha Yoga & Meditation with Michael Ryan 2a
[April 26 2012]
Apr 27th – 29th
May bank holiday Satyananda Yoga and Meditation with Dave Brocklebank 2
[May 03 2012]
May 4th - 7th
Bikram yoga with Niamh Jones 5A
[May 11 2012]
May 11th – 13th
Anusara Inspired Hatha Yoga with Kanta Barrios 2
[May 17 2012]
May 18th - 20th
Satyananda Yoga and Meditation with Tadhg Ferriter 2
[May 24 2012]
May 25th – 27th
June Bank Holiday Hatha yoga & Meditation with Niamh Jones
[May 31 2012]
June 1st – 7th
Satyananda Yoga and Meditation with Tadhg Ferriter 2A
[June 21 2012]
June 22nd – 28th
Anusara Inspired Hatha Yoga with Kanta Barrios 3
[June 28 2012]
Jun 29th - July 5th
Body Breath Being with Paul Whelan 3
[July 06 2012]
July 6th – 12th
Shakti Rising Womens Yoga with Uma Dinsmore Tuli 2
[July 12 2012]
July 13th – 19th
Hatha Yoga & Pranayama with Gabi Gillessen 3
[July 19 2012]
July 20th – 26th
Hatha Yoga & Meditation with Michael Ryan 4
[July 26 2012]
July 27th – Aug 2nd
Anusara Inspired Hatha Yoga with Kanta Barrios 4
[August 02 2012]
Aug 3rd - 9th
yogAsana and Meditation Granville Cousins 1
[August 09 2012]
Aug 10th - 16th
Satyananda Yoga and Meditation with Tadhg Ferriter 3
[August 17 2012]
Aug 17th – 23rd
Hatha yoga & Meditation with Niamh Jones 4
[August 24 2012]
August 24th - 30th
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latitude = 53.086653 North longitude = -8.955059 West

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Dave Brocklebank
Lig do Scith
The Burren YOGA and Meditation Centre
Cappaghmore
Kinvara
Co. Galway
091 - 637680









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Coming from North-West or Galway

Donegal, Sligo, Galway Go via Galway to Kinvara


Coming from North-East or East

Belfast, Drogheda, Dublin Go via Dublin to Kinvara


Coming from South or South East

Wexford, Rosslare, Waterford, Cork, Limerick Go via Limerick to Gort


Coming locally from Ballyvaughan or Corrofin

Follow local directions


Please use your milometer in your car to measure distances.

Anyone who has got lost, usually has not followed the directions regarding distances.

You will need the directions on the next few pages to find the centre.



Gort to Burren Yoga

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  • Shortcut from Crusheen Please see next page
  • From Limerick (or Loughrea) direction, continue down the main street, Take Left at main square (opposite AIB) signed Corrofin
  • After 1 km take right signed Kinvara (opposite SuperValue Supermarket).
  • After 1.5 Km, take right turn signed "Natural Stone Products". Be careful. Some people miss this turn. You should have measured 1 mile from SuperValue Supermarket, and after bad bend to left, this turn is next on right after the bend, and road dips down
  • After 2.5 Km take right alongside Tirnevin church signed Kinvara.
  • After about 1 Km, ignore two turns to the left.
  • After 2.5 Km reach a fork. The right fork is signed Kinvara and the left fork has a sign Burren Yoga
  • Take the left fork.
  • Follow straight road for approx 2 Km, straight through cross roads.
  • The house is 1 Km after cross roads on LHS.



Ballyvaughan to Burren Yoga

  • From Ballyvaughan take Galway road.
  • After approx 12 miles you see an inlet of the sea on your left signed Bell Harbour. Take right turn at Bell Harbour (short cut over hills)
  • After 1 Km, Take left at T junction.
  • Continue on road for approx 5 Km.
  • Come down steep hill (Abbey hill) and take sharp right just before the T juction at the bottom of the hill.
  • This sharp right turn takes you onto the New Line.
  • Continue for approx 5 Km.
    (Straight through cross roads which has left turn to Kinvara).
  • Approx 1.5 Km after this cross roads,
  • Take left turn to Gort. Sign for Burren Yoga
  • House is 3rd house on right.


Shortcut from Crusheen to Burren Yoga

  • Take this road if you are confident on back roads
  • Please measure the distance below which is written in bold
  • From Limerick / Ennis go through Crusheen village.
  • 1 mile past Crusheen, take first left turn signed "Boston"
  • Continue on that road (through a few crooked cross roads) for 16.6 Km and take right turn signed "Burren Yoga"
  • Burren Yoga is 3rd House on the right hand side.


From Coroffin, Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenora

  • From Coroffin take road towards Gort.
  • Continue for approx 18 Km until you see Lough Bunny lake on the left hand side
  • Just past Lough Bunny lake, take left at cross roads (straight would be Gort)
  • Continue 7.9 Km and take right turn signed "Burren Yoga"
  • Burren Yoga is 3rd House on the right hand side.



Dublin to Kinvara

How long does it take to drive from Dublin?

It all depends what time you leave Dublin. On a Friday afternoon the traffic is very bad in Dublin.

Leave Dublin 2.00 PM approx 3 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 3.00 PM approx 3.5 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 4.00 PM approx 4 hours to get here
Leave Dublin 5.00 PM approx 4.5 hours to get here


N4 - M4 - exit at junction 11 signed Galway - M6 - exit 19 signed Limerick. At Kilcolgan take road to Kinvara



From Dublin you have the choice to exit the Motorway early at exit 16 for Loughrea, and take the old back road to Gort. Be aware there are pot holes. Best to remain on the M6 to exit 19 signed Limerick, and then through Kilcolgan, Kinvara

You can view map at Map of M6 motorway junctions and towns

Dublin to Kinvara


  • Take N4 road signed "The West"
  • Continue onto Motorway M4 signed "Sligo" or "Galway" and stay on M4 for 45 Km
  • Leave M4 at Junction 11 signed "Galway"
  • Continue onto M6 signed "Galway". Stay on this motorway for approx 136 km
  • Take EXIT 19 signed for Limerick / Oranmore.
  • See Map diagram next page
  • Take first exit at roundabout signed Limerick
  • After approx 2 Km take first exit at roundabout signed Limerick
  • After approx .5 Km take second exit at roundabout signed Limerick
  • Stay on this N18 road through Clarinbridge (3 Km since motorway exit) and reach Kilcolgan village (8 Km since motorway exit)
  • In Kilcolgan village, pass Topaz petrol station on RHS
  • Take next right signed "Kinvara"
  • Continue 10 Km into Kinvara village
  • See directions Kinvara to Burren Yoga next page


Galway to Kinvara

  • Take old Limerick road (same as old Dublin road initially) out of Galway, and stay on Limerick road.
  • Pass through Clarinbridge village, and then come into Kilcolgan village.
  • In Kilcolgan, pass petrol station on RHS, and take next right turn signposted Kinvara.
  • Follow road for approx 10 km into Kinvara.
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Kinvara to Burren Yoga

  • From Galway (or Kilcolgan) direction go into Kinvara village.
  • Take first left (At Sextons Downtown pub)
  • Immediately take right fork Signed Burren Yoga.
  • After 3.2 Km take right turn signed Burren Yoga
  • Follow narrow twisty winding road for 3.2 Km. At crossroads take right signed Burren Yoga
  • Continue on 1 Km.
  • Centre is on left about 300 metres before T junction.
  • Drive in over cattle grid, and take the immediate left marked "Car Park" and
    please park car neatly to allow others room to turn easily.

Checklist to bring with you

Essential things to bring with you

  • Walking boots (or very good strong shoes)
  • Rain gear, including rain pants if you have them
  • Change of clothes
  • Alarm clock
  • A printed copy of this page
  • Cash to pay for the full course fee (not credit card or cheque)
  • No money has been debited from your credit card. Read line above.
  • We do not wear shoes inside the centre, so thick socks or Soft wollen slippers (not sandals, or flip flops or any harder soles than soft wollen or fake fur) for the centre
  • Small plastic bottle for water (fresh spring water from taps at centre)


Useful additional items to consider


  • Camera & spare films, batteries
  • Walking shorts, pants
  • Swimming suit and towel for beach
  • Sun block
  • Wetsuit, snorkel, mask & fins
  • Hat, scarf, gloves for sailing or staying snug
  • Torch if you are adventurous ;-)
  • Your own yoga mat and props (yoga mats are supplied if you don't have your own.
  • ATM card for bank


Please do NOT bring

  • Newspapers
  • Radio
  • iPod
  • Magazines
  • Mobile phones should be switched off at all times, so please make arrangements that you don't need to be contacted


Yogic environment

These courses are a chance for you to take time to yourself and to get away from the outside world. It is an opportunity for you to learn quality yoga and meditation, and to take time to tune inwards.

We ask you to leave the usual outside world behind while you are at the centre.
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