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Calendar of courses at the Clare Island Yoga Retreat Centre

Dates

Retreat / workshop

Price

every weekend until 17th February Tree planting weekend (weather permitting).  Bring wellies and raingear. Spades provided!

50 euros (includes food, accommodation and 2 yoga classes)

24th - 25th February Ashtanga yoga intensive with Ciara. For serious students with at least one year regular practice. 295 euros (accommodation, food and 3 yoga classes). Small group (maximum 6 students)
16th - 19th March

Yoga and ayurvedic vegetarian cooking with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels.

325 euros / £ 230 (accommodation, food and tuition)
6th - 9th April Easter yoga and meditation intensive with Christophe and Ciara. Some experience of yoga or meditation necessary.

325 euros /  £ 230 (shared accommodation, food and tuition)

10th - 15th April

Asana and pranayama intensive with Christophe and Ciara . Some experience of yoga preferred.

525 euros /  £ 365 (shared accommodation, food and 2 classes / day)

16th April - 15th May Open house with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels. 90 euros / day, minimum stay 3 days.
4th - 7th May Yoga and ayurvedic vegetarian cooking with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels. 325 euros / £ 230 (accommodation, food and tuition)
16th - 23rd May Intensive with Yogacharya Venkatesh and his wife Hema. Not suitable for beginners. 895 euros / £ 620 (accommodation, food and tuition)
25th- 27th May Workshop with Sama Fabian and Tania. Not suitable for beginners. 240 euros / £ 175 (accommodation, food and tuition)
1st - 4th June Yoga and meditation workshop with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels. 325 euros / £ 230 (accommodation, food and 2 classes / day)
5th-21st June Open house with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels. 90 euros / day, minimum stay 3 days.
23rd - 29th June Yoga and meditation intensive with Paddy Mc Grath and Florian Palzinsky. Not for complete beginners. 390 euros / £ 280 (food and accommodation only)  + donation for teaching, see below
29th June - 3rd July Introduction to permaculture with Graham Strout 495 euros /  £ 340 (shared accommodation, food and one class / day) 
7th - 13th July Workshop with Rossella Baroncini, a direct student student of Vanda Scaravelli. Not suitable for beginners. 390 euros / £ 280 (food and accommodation only)  + donation for teaching, see below
14th - 20th July Yoga and meditation intensive with Sarah Hegarty. For all levels. 620 euros / £ 425 (shared accommodation, food and tuition)
21st - 27th July

Yoga and Pilates with Ciara and Rosy Sanders. For all levels.

620 euros / £ 425 (shared accommodation, food and 2 classes / day)
3rd - 6th August Yoga and meditation workshop with Christophe and Ciara. For all levels. 350 euros / £ 240 (accommodation, food and 2 classes / day) or 695 euros / £ 495 for the 3rd to the 10th (7 day course)
6th - 10th August Yoga retreat with Ciara. For all levels.

395 euros /  £ 285 (shared accommodation, food and one class / day)

11th - 17th August Asana and pranayama intensive with Christophe and Ciara. Some experience of yoga preferred. 620 euros / £ 425 (shared accommodation, food and 2 classes / day)
22nd-27th August Yoga retreat with Emil Wendel. Some experience of yoga preferred. 595 euros /  £ 410 (shared accommodation, food and tuition)

All courses start with dinner on the evening of the first day and finish after brunch on the last day.
Price includes shared accommodation, food and tuition (unless otherwise specified, see below the section on donations), but does  not include transport to / from the island (return ferry is 15 euros, discounted rate on some courses). Single room supplement (subject to availability) is 20 euros/ £ 12 per night. If you require a single room, you may have to stay in a B&B near the harbour (about a 15 minute cycle--we will lend you a bicycle) and will, of course, still have all your meals in the centre.
We wish to open our courses to as many people as possible and can offer a discount on most of the week long courses in exchange for some work, See below.
On all summer courses, it is possible to camp (bring your own tent). Discount for camping is 20 euros / day.

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Donations

On some courses, the price includes only accommodation and food. The teachers, rather than charging a fixed teaching fee, choose to rely instead on the honorary donation system. This is because in a world where it is presumed that everything must have a price, they feel that some forms of learning cannot be measured solely in money terms.  However, in order to continue running courses in the future in the same spirit, we need to make sure that participants understand that what is being offered is not just a 'cheap' option. Except in exceptional circumstances, the donation should be proportionate to the amount of teaching hours on the course, and related to the normal price of a yoga class (in Ireland, between 5 and 12 euros / hour).
Donations are to be paid in cash, directly to the teacher, at the end of the course. Make sure you bring an adequate amount of cash  as there are no ATMs and no bank on Clare Island, and most teachers cannot accept cheques or credit cards.

Discount on summer courses

We wish to open our courses to as many people as possible. If you want to come for a particular course, but because of financial considerations, cannot afford to, please . If you are willing and able to work in the kitchen, house or garden for a few hours a day, we can usually offer you a discount. However, we can only take a maximum of two people per course on this work exchange basis, so it is best to get in touch with us as soon as possible.  Also note that with this option, you may not have much time to explore the island in the afternoons. Discount for karma yoga is normally 20 euros / day (this may be negotiable, depending on what course is taking place and how much work you are prepared to do).