Walled Garden Cocoon and Grounding Yoga

Walled Garden Cocoon and Grounding Yoga

Cocoon yourself in the stunning walled gardens for a meditative, gentle and balancing yoga and relaxation class

By Festina Lente CLG

Date and time

Sun, 26 May 2024 11:00 - 12:30 GMT+1

Location

Festina Lente

Old Connaught Avenue A98 F702 Bray Ireland

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Aoife has been practicing yoga and meditation since 2003 and has been teaching Yoga in Bray for around 10 years now. You may know her as Ahimsa Yoga Ireland, with weekly classes in the lovely Macha Yoga Studio on Florence Terrace. Her classes are welcoming and inclusive, with a balance of challenging and restful moments. Aoife will always encourage you to listen to your body and breath, and her classes provide a special opportunity to remember the quiet space within.

Aoife is delighted to invite you to a unique yoga session in the beautiful surroundings of Festina Lente. Cocoon yourself in the stunning walled gardens for a meditative, gentle and balancing yoga and relaxation class - the ideal way to ease the transition between summer and back to school season!

Before our Yoga session begins , Sinead our head gardener will also take you through a Horticultural Therapy Activity.

There will be light refreshments provided after the class, Tea from our Herbal garden. and refreshing summer fruits.

This special morning in aid of the wonderful Festina Lente garden and equestrian centre will be suitable for everybody, no yoga experience necessary.

*We do have some Yoga Mats available but bringing your own Mat would be advisable.

Dependent on weather - yoga will take place either outside or indoors in one of our chalets that offers a close up view of seasonal plant companions outdoors.


If you have any questions or would like more information please email Heather at Events.workshop@festinalente.ie


Tags

Organised by

Festina Lente CLG

Festina Lente is a not-for-profit organisation provides a unique range of equestrian and horticultural activities, training, recreational events and employment services options with a strong emphasis on social inclusion, choice and personal development.

We have a variety of public services and facilities for everyone to enjoy on our campus in Bray – an Equestrian Centre offering lessons, camps and equine assisted programmes, a beautifully restored Victorian Walled Garden where we host lots of fun seasonal family and events, children’s workshops and birthday parties and gardening workshops,  a Garden Centre, an open air snack bar and shop so why not pop along for a visit.  Keep an eye on our Events Calendar for upcoming events!

We are also an education centre offering QQI accredited educational training courses:

We also offer other Equine Assisted programmes:

All activities encourage individual choice, personal development, achievement and progression and we are a registered Irish Charity.

Saol Anois is also a day service run by Festina Lente in our campus.  The Saol Anois Day Service is funded by Health Service Executive and it was set up in 2005 to meet the support needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and/or dual diagnosis.  It is a supportive and therapeutic service designed to meet the needs of people through individual plans. Service users have the opportunity to access a range of integrated developmental and leisure opportunities.

Our campus is situated in the grounds of what was once Old Connaught House, formerly the residence of the Plunket family. Read more on the History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente Foundation.  Festina Lente (Latin) means Hasten Slowly and is the Plunket family motto. We adopted this as the name of our organisation in 1995 because it conveys our culture perfectly.  Festina Lente was founded in 1988 by Mary Rachel Brophy; her aim was through social and economic inclusion, to support those most at risk.  The result of all of the Festina Lente’s hard work is the wonderful garden and state of the art Equestrian Centre which are available to the public to enjoy whenever they want.