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Rooted in Celtic Spirituality, created for your deep rest A gentle turning toward rest, rootedness, and renewal When life has been busy, demanding, or quietly overwhelming, the body often asks for a pause. Sacred Pause is a five-day eco-spiritual retreat for women who feel tired, stretched, ungrounded, or out of rhythm with themselves — and who sense that something softer, slower, and more nourishing is needed. You may not call what you’re experiencing burnout. You may simply know that you’re weary, that your nervous system feels frayed, or that you’ve been living in your head rather than in your body. This retreat offers a place to stop, rest, and reconnect — before exhaustion becomes something louder. In the rush of modern life, we so easily forget the sacred rhythm of rest. Sacred Pause is an invitation to step away from busyness and return to your natural state of quiet wisdom, deep peace, and gentle strength. This five-day, four-night retreat weaves ancient Celtic spirituality with restorative practices to nurture your body, mind, and spirit. Held within a circle of women, you will experience: Guided meditations and mindful practices inspired by Brigid, Anam Cara teachings, and Celtic spirituality Simple rituals with candle, water, and earth, bringing your intentions into sacred form Time in nature, honouring the land as healer and soul friend Restorative movement and body practices, awakening softness and vitality Sacred silence and unstructured time to sleep, journal, or simply be Might This Be For You? You feel over-stretched, over-responsible, or quietly depleted You live with the ongoing impact of stress You are a caregiver, helper, leader, or space-holder for others You struggle to rest without guilt You find boundaries difficult and energy hard to protect You long for rest that is meaningful, not just an escape You are drawn to nature-based spirituality and gentle inner work You want to move from over busy, or stressed toward blossoming as yourself — slowly, safely, and sustainably Reflection circles and gentle teachings, reconnecting you to what is deeply true within Each day unfolds around a theme drawn from Celtic tradition: 🕊️ Crossing the Threshold – Entering sacred time and space 🌸 Resting in Anam Cara Presence – Remembering belonging and soul friendship 🔥 Listening to Inner Wisdom – Rekindling Brigid’s flame within 🌿 Rekindling the Inner Fire – Awakening creativity and life force ✨ Returning with Blessing – Gathering insights to carry forward This is not a retreat of striving, self-improvement, or endless learning. It is a sanctuary of rest, where you are invited to lay down your burdens, listen deeply, and remember that you are held by something ancient, wise, and kind. Come. Be still. Let the land hold you. Return home to yourself – rooted, restored, and blessed Ready to Rest and Restore? If your heart is calling for stillness, deep rest, and a return to what is sacred within you, we invite you to join us. Sacred Pause is an invitation to come back into rhythm. Rather than pushing for change or insight, this retreat creates the conditions for restoration — through time, nature, gentle guidance, and the wisdom of the land. Over five spacious days, you’ll be supported by Celtic eco-spiritual practices and the living presence of the natural world. The retreat is shaped around the four elements — Earth, Air, Fire, and Water — each offering a different quality of support: The land — especially the old trees at the retreat venue — plays a central role. Through quiet presence, listening, and simple embodied practices, you’ll be invited into relationship with nature as a steady, non-demanding companion. This is not a retreat about self-improvement. It is about remembering how it feels to be held.

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Mount St. Anne's Retreat and Conference Centre

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At Mount Saint Anne’s Retreat and Conference Centre, we welcome all people. We offer nourishment for body and spirit in an environment of natural beauty and simplicity. We are inspired by the Spirit which shaped Nano Nagle (our foundress). We reach out in faith, in a spirit of hospitality, compassion, and simplicity to all creation.

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Meals provided

Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

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Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free

You will be well taken care of in this beautiful retreat space which excels at creating a feeling of being immersed in the best warm Irish hospitality. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are prepared fresh with wholesome, mostly locally sourced ingredients. Please let us know of any specific dietary needs or preferences at the time of booking so that your food will be served just as you want it.

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