Amazing Vegetarian food
The vegetarian meals are cooked by Niall our chef who looks are the full process of sourcing our organic vegetables and the finest ingredients for our meals. We source most of our organic vegetables and fruit from Beechlawn Organic Farm and during the summer months from some of smaller organic growers.
All our food is sourced as locally as possible.
Niall weaves together the best of ingredients using locally produced organic vegetables, fresh herbs and spices and ‘creates with love’ these amazing dinners each day at Burren Yoga.
The vegetarian food at Burren Yoga has been described as restaurant standard and many people have said they have not eaten such good vegetarian food even in restaurants.
Niall’s menus and the care when choosing ingredients are combined with his love for cooking, and his care and attention to detail to both the presentation and the quality of the food that he serves.
The food at Burren Yoga centre is a combination of the best healthy vegetarian ingredients combined carefully with fresh herbs and spices to produce amazing vegetarian food which not only is a delight for the taste buds and the enjoyment of eating, but one feels good afterwards as all the ingredients have been carefully combined together to be good for one’s health and wellbeing.
Niall is a very experienced chef, and is very conscious of preparing the food with love and the effect this can have on the food that is being prepared.
Each day begins with breakfast
We start each day with our special porridge prepared by our chef and served by Nathalie.
There are also a range of cereals to choose from, a range of home baked breads, our homemade compot, quality jams, spreads, fresh fruit, yogurt, teas and coffees.
If you let us know about your special diet we also offer our home made gluten free bread.
We have normal dairy milk (both full and low fat), oat milk, soya milk, and rice milk.
Nathalie will make sure you have everything that you need, and will prepare toast and eggs as well as offering you a wide range of approximately 20 different types of herbal teas.
Breakfast is a hearty meal and is a great way to get ready for our day’s adventures exploring the Burren on our guided outings.
Sampling the local cuisine
During our guided outings, Dave will bring you to one of the local restaurants or cafes for lunch. Dave knows all the best places in the area and the restaurant owners look after us very well… giving us the best tables and making sure we are well looked after.
Although all the food prepared within the centre is vegetarian you are welcome to try whatever catches your fancy on the menus of these excellent places to eat.
The places we go include the Ballyvaughan tea rooms where Stephen Spielberg flew in especially for the cheese cake. Linnane’s Seafood restaurant and many more.
Each evening our chef’s dinner
During the afternoon while we are out and about exploring the Burren on our guided outings, our chef is preparing your evening dinner.
We use organic locally sources vegetables where possible, and only the finest of ingredients. Most of our organic produce comes from Beechlawn Organic Farm, and during the summer months we also source a lot of the organic vegetables from our local farmers marker and growers in Kinvara.
The food is prepared with love, and many people are amazed at the quality of the dinners being served.
The atmosphere in the kitchen is warm and intimate filled with fun and love as people enjoy this amazing vegetarian food.
Paddi who used to be the cook at Burren Yoga for over 14 years produced her own cookbook in 2008 which can be purchased at Paddi’s Heav’nly Delights Vegetarian Cook Book
Niall spent time cooking with Paddi when he started at Burren Yoga, and he often uses many of Paddi’s recipes.
Vegetarian recipes
If you are looking for vegetarian recipes then you are in for a treat. Niall loves cooking and is only too happy to share his knowledge and to give you vegetarian recipes and cookery and baking tips while you are here.
The kitchen is the heart of the home
Many people are very surprised at the homely comfortable feeling they get when they arrive at Burren Yoga, and are often amazed at how ‘at home’ they can feel while they are away from their usual home.
The kitchen is certainly a very homely welcoming place at Burren Yoga, and when one arrives one is greeted by the smell of Niall’s cooking as he prepares one of his famous vegetarian dinners.
The atmosphere is very light and friendly and the only time you will hear silence in the kitchen is when Niall’s amazing meal is served up, and one enters into another world of taste delights and wonder at how good this food tastes.
Special Occasions
Niall loves to find an excuse for a special feast, and you can be sure that on New Year’s eve, or on somebody’s birthday, or just on some evening during the retreat Niall will find some way to make this an even more special meal.
Special diets
We can cater for any special diets including vegan, wheat and dairy free, coeliac, or any special diet to cater for allergies or intolerances.
Please make sure you let us know about any special diets when you fill in your booking form.
Paddi’s Blog of Vegetarian Recipes
Paddi who used to be the cook at Burren Yoga for over 14 years produced her own cookbook in 2008 which can be purchased at Paddi’s Heav’nly Delights Vegetarian Cook Book
Vegetarian Cookery Book
Paddi published her Vegetarian Cookery book in 2008 and many people have said the book is very easy to follow and uses easy to source ingredients which you can usually find in your own local farmer’s market or local vegetable shop.
You can order Paddi’s vegetarian recipe book at Other -> Shop
Vegetarian diet
Traditionally a vegetarian diet was recommended part of the yogic way of life. The main reason for this is that vegetarian food has a much clearer effect on the human body and in particular one’s state of mind. This leads to much more steady levels of energy, and also to clearer states of consciousness during meditation.
Other foods such as meat can produce a tiredness and lack of clarity in one’s consciousness, thus resulting in difficulties with meditation as well as with health in general.
However Swami Satyananda said “Many people do more damage to themselves by worrying about their diets, than actually as a result of the food itself”. So he advised “not to worry about your food, but simply to practice a lot of yoga and meditation, and eventually your body and mind will speak to you and tell you what it not good for you.”
The more yoga and meditation one practices, the more in touch we get with ourselves.
And eventually one will simply not feel good if one eats certain foods, and at that stage it requires no effort to just allow those food types to fall away. It is not like making a big effort to give something up. It is simply like watching one’s body move on and leave behind what is not good for it anymore.
Another interesting point is that each one of us needs to discover this for ourselves. And it can be different from one person to the next.
Teas and Coffees
We have real tea and real coffee at the yoga centre and a huge range of herbal teas.
Our water comes from our own well which is 160 foot deep into the Burren rock and comes out crystal clear with many natural elements which are very good for us. All the water is filtered and you are welcome to bring your own bottle to top up during your stay.
You are also welcome to help yourself to tea or coffee in the kitchen at any time during your stay.
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Reviewed 13th July 2021
This was my 1st time to do anything alone and it turned out to be the best impulse decision I ever made! The centre was spotless and the lighting that flowed through it was uplifting in itself. The bedroom was lovely and comfortable with a huge window letting in light and overlooking nature.
The fully tiled bathroom felt very luxurious with a large shower and heated towel rail!
The food was delicious, and plentiful. Really impressed with so many new flavours and all vegetarian, my body was flooded with goodness all week.
Our yoga teacher Grainne, went above and beyond and as I am building my strength after an illness last year, I never felt under any pressure to keep up with the group on hikes or classes, It was perfect for me.…
