A day to

Rest & Restore

Sunday 2nd Nov 10am - 4pm | Blackwater Valley, Co. Cork

Time to slow down

The darker months are an invitation inward.

As the days grow shorter and the nights longer, there’s a natural call to pause, reflect, and restore. Yet in today’s world, we often push through, leaving our energy depleted and our spirit craving stillness.

This one-day retreat at the Nano Nagle Birthplace, a serene spiritual and ecological sanctuary nestled deep in the Blackwater Valley, offers you a sacred space to release, replenish, and realign.

Together, we’ll journey through a powerful sequence of practices & rituals:

🔥 Fire Pit Ritual: Release and let go of what no longer serves you, allowing space for renewal.
🌿 Sacred Lemon Balm Tea Ceremony: Experience deep calm & grounding using this sacred tea.
🎵 Healing Sound Bath: Bathed in soothing vibrations that balance and nurture your entire being.
Crystal Pendulum Workshop: Learn to connect with your inner wisdom and heighten your intuition.
🌈 Energy Healing & Chakra Alignment: Allow me to align your mind, body, and spirit with energy work.

You’ll leave feeling lighter, deeply centered, and ready to embrace the winter months with renewed ease.

Spaces are intentionally limited to keep this a deeply personal experience.

Nano Nagle Birthplace, Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 CV91

Awaken your Intuition

Have you ever wished you could access clearer answers from within?
At our retreat, you’ll discover the ancient practice of dowsing with a crystal pendulum—a simple yet powerful tool to activate your intuition and strengthen self-trust.

Dowsing has been used for centuries to gain clarity, make decisions, and connect with subtle energies. With just a light movement of the pendulum, you’ll learn how to tune into your own inner wisdom and receive guidance you can rely on in everyday life.

As part of this workshop, you’ll receive your own complimentary pendulum—a beautiful crystal, either Amethyst (known for its calming, spiritual power) or Pink Agate (a gentle stone of balance and heart connection). These pendulums are yours to keep, a reminder of the clarity and insight you’ll carry forward long after the retreat.

Whether you’re new to energy work or already on your spiritual path, this session will open the door to deeper alignment, intuitive decision-making, and a greater sense of trust in yourself.

Release & Renew

As the light shifts into autumn and winter, we are invited to pause, reflect, and gently let go of what no longer serves us. During the day, we will gather around the warmth of the fire pit for a powerful ceremony of release, and intention setting.

Fire has long been honoured as a sacred element of transformation. In this circle, you’ll be guided to write down what you’re ready to release—old patterns, limiting beliefs, or simply the busyness you no longer wish to carry. One by one, we will offer these words to the flames, watching them burn away and create space for peace, clarity, and renewal.

This is a deeply symbolic, yet simple practice: as the fire consumes what is offered, it mirrors your own ability to let go and step forward lighter. Surrounded by community, nature, and the autumn air, you’ll leave this ceremony feeling grounded, spacious, and open to the season ahead.

Healing Sound Bath

During this session, you’ll be bathed in waves of sound created by a variety of instruments such as crystal bowls, gongs, chimes, and other therapeutic tools. These soothing vibrations work on a cellular level, gently releasing stress, calming the nervous system, and helping you to drop into a deep meditative state without effort. As the sounds move through you, you may experience:

  • A profound sense of calm and inner stillness

  • Release of tension held in the body and mind

  • Clarity of thought and a renewed sense of balance

  • A feeling of lightness and emotional reset

Energy Healing

This retreat is not only about stepping away from the noise—it’s about stepping into yourself. Through a series of guided reflections and meditative practices, you’ll be invited to slow down, breathe, and open to new layers of awareness.

Together, we will also share in a session of energy healing, a powerful practice that draws on the collective intention of the circle. In this space, you’ll experience the calming, restorative effect of shared energy, helping to release what no longer serves and create room for clarity, balance, and renewal.

These practices will unfold in harmony with the needs and energy of the group on the day, creating a safe and supportive space for insight, release, and growth. You’ll leave not only feeling lighter and more at peace, but also carrying simple, powerful tools you can return to whenever you wish—to ground yourself, connect inward, and remember the calm and strength that is always within.

My mission…

Life has asked me to find strength in unexpected places. Becoming a mother at fifteen taught me resilience, courage, and the importance of trusting my own inner voice. Those experiences shaped who I am today and gave me a deep knowing: every woman carries an inner warrior, even if she doesn’t always feel it.

This is why I hold space in the way I do. Supporting women to reconnect with their own power is more than my work, it’s my heart. When a woman remembers her strength, she not only transforms her own life, she inspires everyone around her.

Shirley x