The Strength Temple
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Rise Fierce Weekend
What’s it all About?
This is your chance to immerse yourself in wild West Ireland, embrace the outdoors and blow away the cobwebs while stretching your body, calming your mind and soothing your soul. The Strength Temple X Rise Fierce three night retreat is co-created and hosted by Sophie Hellyer and Richie Norton. The retreat is open to anyone from total water sport beginners to salty old sea dogs.
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- You arrive on Thursday 7th November, come down to the lodge and meet a group of new people.
- Then get up on Friday, spend the day doing fun stuff like surfing, yoga, movement, breath work, hiking, wild swimming and eating local, organic, veggie food (whilst still having scheduled free time to relax and explore!)
- If the weather allows we will have a bonfire in the evening and the general craic
- Then get up on Saturday and do it all again.
- The retreat ends Sunday morning but there will be the option of an extra nights accommodation for anyone who wants to stay til Monday
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Main Activities
Surfing
Yoga, Movement and Breath Work
Hiking
Wild Swimming
Bonfire
Rough Layout
18.30 Stretch and Relax Class – slow flow yoga after a days travelling
20.00 Dinner – delicious, healthy fare! Followed by arrival introduction chat to the weekend, the schedule and the area
09:00 Delicious healthy breakfast buffet
10.30 Surf Lesson with or a free surf for more advanced surfers, location dependent on conditions.
13:30 Lunch – lots of yummy healthy food!
19:30 Dinner – more lovely homemade healthy food, followed by a delicious healthy dessert
Saturday
09:00 Delicious healthy breakfast buffet
10:30 Coastal hike
13:30 Lunch – lots of yummy healthy food!
19:30 Dinner – more lovely homemade healthy food, followed by a delicious healthy dessert
Sunday
WHAT’S INCLUDED
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Three Nights Accommodation (in either a 4-bed dorm, twin share or private room depending on what option you go for)
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Daily Yoga Classes
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One Surf Lesson
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Surf Equipment (wetsuit and board available to use for your stay)
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A very yummy breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday, dinner Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday
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Loads of craic
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No hidden costs – we’re sound
What’s not included
- Transport down. No problem for drivers and we’ve got a train & bus package for those non-drivers.
- Alcoholic beverages – this is an alcohol free retreat but there are some great local pubs that we can guide you to and can also provide you with some taxi numbers.
- Optional Sunday night stay (accommodation only) for those who prefer to leave Monday.
GETTING THERE
So there are three ways of getting down to us.
1. SELF DRIVE
If you have your own car the address is BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Killadoon, Co. Mayo, F28 DA31, Ireland. If you’re driving solo or have space in your car we’ll try to find you some other guests to carpool with. The more people in each car the happier the environment. Once we know who’s going we can start putting plans together regarding this.
2. TRAIN & LIFT
You can take the train from Dublin to Westport and we can collect you from Westport train station and bring you straight to the lodge.
The transfer from Westport train station to the lodge costs €10 each way
From Dublin the plan would be:
Outgoing: Take the 14.45 train from Dublin Heuston to Westport on Thursday
Return: Take the 17.45 train from Westport to Dublin Heuston on the Sunday
The train usually costs €40 return and takes 3.5 hours
3. PLANE
You can fly into Knock Airport from London and we can collect you from Knock Airport and bring you straight to the lodge.
The transfer from Knock Airport to the lodge costs €30 each way
From London the plan would be:
Outgoing: Take the 13:00 from London Gatwick to Knock (or any earlier flight that arrives by this time)
Return: Take the 15:10 from Knock to London Gatwick (or any flight departing after this time