deepening the senses | ireland 2027
Walking Between Worlds
Deep Time • Landscape • The Inner World
The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
October 8th-15th, 2027
A seven-night, intimate retreat in Jungian depth psychology, Irish mythology and folklore, set within the ancient limestone landscape of the Burren on Ireland's wild atlantic coast.
Here, the light is rarely still. Mist moves in from the ocean. The Atlantic appears and disappears, silver one moment and dark the next. Wind and rain sweep across the limestone beneath an immense, changing sky. “Shifting brilliancies,” as the poet Seamus Heaney wrote, revealing a landscape at once stark, beautiful and strangely alive.
In this extraordinary place, we will step beyond the familiar rhythms of everyday life. There will be time to slow down, wander, listen and become more attentive to the world around us and the quieter movements within.
Walking Between Worlds offers a rare opportunity for sustained inner depth work, held within a small group and rooted in the landscape and stories of Ireland.
Through dream work, embodied awareness, imagination and creative exploration, we will turn towards the less familiar dimensions of ourselves. Attending to images, symbols and the wisdom of the body, we will explore the stories we carry, the patterns that shape us and what may be seeking expression in our lives. Guided by an experienced psychotherapist and group facilitator, the retreat offers a gentle yet psychologically grounded approach to this work, with care and respect for each person's experience, boundaries and pace.
Perhaps the deepest journeys are journeys of return. A return to the heart of the self, to what has been forgotten or left unlived, and to the older stories that still echo through us. Walking Between Worlds invites us to make that journey, listening for what may be waiting, within ourselves and across generations, to be remembered and brought home.
An Invitation
There are landscapes in which the past feels very close. The Burren in Co. Clare is one of them.
Everywhere are traces of those who came before us: portal tombs and burial places, standing stones and sacred wells, old stone walls and pathways worn through centuries of human passage. For thousands of years, people have lived here, tended the land, buried their dead, gathered, prayed and told stories. Their presence remains in stone and story, place-name and tradition, memory and myth.
Beneath this human history lies a deeper one. Some 300 million years ago, the limestone beneath our feet was forming in a warm, shallow sea. Water, weather and immense stretches of geological time shaped the landscape upon which we will stand. Deep time. Ancestral time. Cailleach time.
Walking Between Worlds invites us to enter this landscape slowly, stepping outside the urgency of ordinary life and into deeper currents of memory and imagination. Through myth and story, dream and embodied awareness, we begin to listen with an inner ear, becoming curious about what has been carried and forgotten, and what may be quietly stirring within us.
Perhaps this is one of the gifts of entering an ancient landscape: not to escape our lives, but to encounter them differently. The landscape becomes more than the setting for our retreat. It becomes part of the work itself, a meeting place between deep time and lived time, ancestral memory and personal experience.
This is the invitation of Deepening the Senses. This is Walking Between Worlds.
The Gaelic Otherworld
In Irish mythology and folklore, the Otherworld exists alongside the everyday world – a mysterious realm associated with the Aos Sí (the fairy folk), ancient mounds and hills, sacred wells and bodies of water. Certain places in the landscape were understood as thresholds where the boundary between worlds might grow thin.
Rather than a distant supernatural realm, the Otherworld was imagined as intimately entwined with this one – encountered through landscape and story, and in moments when the familiar gives way to mystery. Time moves differently there, and the old tales tell of people crossing into the Otherworld and returning changed by what they encountered.
During our retreat, we will gently explore the Gaelic Otherworld through myth, imagination and the landscape itself. Guided by an experienced psychotherapist and facilitator, we approach its stories symbolically and archetypally. The Otherworld becomes a doorway into the inner world – inviting us to encounter the unconscious, the numinous and less familiar dimensions of ourselves through dreams, symbols and imagination, at our own pace.
Rooted in Irish Myth & Ancestral Memory
Walking Between Worlds is rooted in the rich traditions of Irish mythology and folklore, explored both as stories belonging to a living cultural heritage and as images that may speak to our inner lives.
Here, in the ancient landscape of the Burren, we encounter the Cailleach, the Otherworld, the Aos Sí and those who cross between worlds. We honour the stories in their own right, while remaining curious about what they awaken in us. What draws us closer? What unsettles us? What feels strangely familiar?
Through myth, language, imagination and embodied experience, we explore the deeper stories we ourselves may be living, and what has been carried through family, culture and ancestral memory.
Here, Irish folklore, Myth and Jungian depth psychology and Psychothearpy meet, opening doorways into the numinous, the symbolic and the less familiar dimensions of ourselves.
Your Host — Eileen Ní Shuilleabháin
I grew up in the Irish-speaking region of Cárna, in Connemara, where Gaeilge was my first language and the landscape, folklore, mythology and presence of the older Gaelic world were woven into everyday life. That childhood landscape continues to shape how I experience the world and approach my work.
For more than twenty years, I have worked in clinical social work, psychotherapy and the facilitation of experiential groups. Alongside my clinical practice, I have a particular interest in ancestral memory, intergenerational trauma and the ways family and cultural histories continue to shape our inner lives. I also hold a master's degree in Irish Mythology and Folklore.
My work seeks to bring the ancient Gaelic world and psychotherapy into comhrá - into conversation. Jungian depth psychology, Irish mythology and folklore, language, symbol, landscape and embodied experience all have a place in this dialogue. Walking Between Worlds has grown from this meeting place.
At the heart of the retreat is an invitation to explore the unlived life: the possibilities, longings and less familiar parts of ourselves that may be waiting to be recognised and given expression. My approach is gentle yet deep, grounded in professional experience and respect for each person's individual journey.
We will walk among ancient stones, feel the Atlantic weather on our faces, and give ourselves the rare gift of time to listen, wonder and follow what stirs within. There is something about this landscape that invites another way of being—a space in which we may become curious about what calls us, what we carry from those who came before us, and what may now be asking to take shape in our own lives.
It took me time to find a place - the right place - that could hold this work. I believe I have found it here, in this beautiful setting. I look forward to sharing this work with you and discovering what may emerge as we walk between worlds, together.
Beidh fáilte romhat.
You will be very welcome.
Grá mór,
Eileen
BSocSc · MA Social Work · MA Psychotherapy · MA Irish Mythology and Folklore · Dip. Supervision · Dip. Jungian Psychology · Certified Coach (WCI), USA
Eileen’s own Unique Heritage and Experience
Walking Between Worlds brings together two deeply connected strands of Eileen’s life and work. The first is her upbringing in the Cárna region of the Connemara Gaeltacht, a place celebrated for its living Irish-language traditions, sean-nós singing and storytelling. The second is her more than twenty years of clinical and professional experience in social work, psychotherapy, mental health and group facilitation. With master’s-level qualifications in Social Work, Irish Mythology and Folklore and Psychotherapy, Eileen brings together lived cultural knowledge, academic scholarship and extensive experience of working with the human psyche. Her depth-psychological approach weaves these strands together, shaping a retreat that is both imaginative and psychologically grounded.
The result is a carefully facilitated space for sustained inner exploration, where myth, landscape and personal experience may open pathways towards meaningful psychological insight and transformation.
Our home in the Burren
For seven nights, we will make our home at the Cliffs of Moher Retreat Centre, on Ireland’s wild Atlantic coast - surrounded by open countryside, country lanes, within walking distance of the Cliffs of Moher, and on the edge of the ancient limestone landscape of the Burren.
Choosing the right place, and finding a home for this work was central to developing the retreat. I wanted somewhere that would be more than simply a place to stay - it was essential that the place would become part of the experience itself. The Cliffs of Moher Retreat Centre offers a beautiful and intimate setting in which to gather, eat well, rest deeply, and allow the pace of ordinary life to soften. The place itself is just, beautiful.
Our days will move between journeys out into the Burren, the rain showers and changing light of the Wild Atlantic, and the warmth of returning home again - to tea by the fire, nourishing food, conversation, solitude and rest. There will be time to wander, read, write in your journal, soak in the outdoor hot tub, warm yourself in the sauna, in and out of the rain and wind and wild early Samhain weather, or simply retreat to your room and listen to the weather moving in from the Atlantic.
The rhythm of the retreat is one of venturing out and returning home - of wildness and shelter, landscape and inner landscape, movement and stillness.
A Glimpse of our Home for the Week
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Gathered Around the Table
Fresh Atlantic air has a way of making us hungry.
After mornings together and time spent out in the Burren landscape, we will return to generous, nourishing vegetarian meals in the evening
prepared for us by the retreat centre’s chefs, with ingredients drawn from their organic gardens. Meals will be part of the rhythm and pleasure of our days
- leisurely brunches, evening dinners, good food, conversation and laughter around the table.
And between meals, there will always be tea and coffee ready to hand, snacks and baked goods in the afternoons, something to keep us going after a walk in the atlantic air.
There is something deeply restorative about being well fed, with nourishing food, in good company, with with nowhere else that you need to be.
“Every day was still shaped by weather,
but every night their mouths filled with
Atlantic storms and clouded-over stars..”
Eavan Boland - “The Singers”
File | Poet
The Shape of our days
Walking Between Worlds will unfold at an unhurried pace, moving between facilitated time together, journeys into the Burren landscape, story, imagination and generous periods of rest.
Some days will take us into ancient places; others will invite us to stay close to home. There will be structure, but also room for the weather, the landscape and the simple pleasure of being to shape our days.
Ritual will provide a gentle thread throughout the week, marking moments of arrival, reflection, transition and return.
Most mornings will begin with guided experiential work, drawing on embodied awareness, authentic movement, dream work, Irish mythology and creative exploration with clay and art.
There will be time to reflect, journal and share within the group, if you wish. You will always be invited to participate in a way that honours your own experience and pace.
Entering the Burren Landscape
The Burren will be more than the setting for our retreat. We will journey into the landscape itself, accompanied on our excursion day by a local guide, exploring ancient sites and places rich in history, mythology and folklore.
Our journeys will take us among ancient stones, holy wells and places associated with the Aos Sí and the Gaelic Otherworld. We will make a pilgrimage to St Brigid's Well, where people have come for generations to seek healing, blessing and connection. Here, we will have time to pause with intention, remember those we love and, if we wish, leave a small offering in gratitude.
These are not simply sightseeing visits. Each place has been thoughtfully chosen as part of the retreat's inner journey. We will slow down, listen to the stories of the land, attend to our senses and notice what may stir within us.
Here, deep time is not simply something we learn about. It is something we are invited to experience.
Time To Just Be
Not every moment of Walking Between Worlds will be filled. Spaciousness is an essential part of our time together.
There will be afternoons to rest, dream, read or write; to wander the quiet country lanes, watch the Atlantic weather roll in, or curl up by the fire with a book and a cup of tea.
During your free time, you can enjoy the retreat centre's wellness facilities, including its cedar sauna, herbal steam room, outdoor hot tub and cold plunge pools.
And there will be opportunities simply to enjoy being in the west of Ireland: a walk to the nearby village, a quiet corner in a local pub, perhaps a pint of Guinness, good conversation or, with a little luck, some traditional Irish music.
Nothing needs to be filled. Rest, pleasure, dreaming and simply being here are part of the journey too.
Storytelling by the Fire
As evening draws in, we will gather around the fire and enter the world of story. During our week, we will be joined by a seanchaí, a traditional Irish storyteller, who will bring to life tales rooted in the folklore, landscape and oral traditions of Ireland.
We will hear stories of the Aos Sí, the Otherworld and mysterious encounters from Irish tradition, alongside tales belonging to the landscape of County Clare. Stories heard by the hearth may take on a different meaning as we encounter the places and landscapes from which they emerged.
There is something special about hearing a story spoken aloud, particularly in the hands of a seanchaí. We listen for the images it awakens, what feels strangely familiar, and what may linger long after the telling.
Around the fire, story becomes something shared and alive, connecting an ancient oral tradition with the landscape around us and our own inner worlds.
Opening the Inner Path
Through carefully facilitated inner depth work, we make space for a deeper kind of listening -slowing down, turning our attention inward and becoming curious about what may be stirring beneath the surface of everyday awareness.
Through authentic movement, embodied meditation, dream work, art and clay, Irish mythology and archetypal imagery, we explore different pathways into the inner world. What cannot yet be expressed in words may emerge through movement, appear in a dream, take shape through our hands or find expression in an image or symbol.
Rather than rushing to interpret or explain, we learn to stay close to what emerges, allowing time for its meaning to unfold. Drawing on my experience in psychotherapy and experiential group work, I will carefully hold and guide this process, helping us attend to the inner images, feelings, patterns and connections that may begin to reveal themselves.
Across the week, these different strands of movement, dream, creativity, myth and landscape will be thoughtfully woven together. Each experience may deepen or illuminate another, creating a sustained process of inner exploration in which we can listen for what carries life and energy, what remains unlived and what may be seeking expression in our lives.
“A Journey into the wideness...a Journey where each point of arrival - whether in one’s poetry, or one’s life - turned out to be a stepping stone rather than a destination.”
Is Walking Between Worlds calling to you?
Walking Between Worlds may be for you if you find yourself at a threshold in life, or longing to step away from everyday demands. A chance to slow down, reconnect with yourself and the ancestral threads you carry, and make room for landscape, imagination and the symbolic life within.
Over seven nights, you will be invited into gentle yet deep psychological exploration, guided by a psychotherapist, folklorist and educator with over twenty years of clinical and group facilitation experience, in an intimate setting that honours your own pace.
You may also be a therapist, counsellor or practitioner wishing to deepen your own inner work and enrich your professional practice through experiencing this approach with an experienced psychotherapist and group facilitator.
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You find yourself at a threshold - A time of change, questioning or new possibility, and you long for space to listen to what may be beginning to stir within you.
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You wish to explore the dreams, symbols and inner images that shape your experience through gentle yet meaningful depth-psychological work.
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You want to reconnect with ways of knowing that are easily lost in a busy life - To rediscover the wisdom of the body, senses, intuition and imagination, through carefully guided experiential practices.
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You feel a particular connection to Ireland - Its ancient landscape, mythology, language and folklore, and the possibility of encountering these traditions in a deeply personal way.
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You are curious about ancestry and belonging. The stories carried through family, culture and generations, and how they may continue to shape who you are and who you are becoming.
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You wish to experience depth alongside beauty and rest - Seven nights of meaningful exploration, extraordinary landscapes, nourishing food, warm hospitality and the freedom to simply be.t.
You do not need to arrive with answers. The invitation is simply to come with curiosity and a willingness to listen — to the land, to deep time, to the old stories, to those who came before us, and to the deeper heart of yourself.
Begin the Journey
If you feel the pull of Walking Between Worlds, I would love to welcome you to the Burren.
What is included?
Seven nights’ accommodation at the Cliffs of Moher Retreat Centre on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic coast
All professionally facilitated Jungian Depth Work / Psychotherapy group facilitations with Eileen throughout the week
Pre-retreat reflections and invitations to support you into the experience in the months leading up to our time in Ireland
Daily brunch and dinner, freshly prepared by the retreat centre’s chefs, alongside Tea, coffee, snacks and baked goods available in the afternoons
Full use of the wellness suite - cedar sauna, herbal steam room, outdoor hot tub and cold plunge
A facilitated Day Excursion into the Burren, with private transportation and local guide, visiting ancient and storied place - including St Brigid’s Well
An evening by the fire with a traditional Irish Seanchaí, sharing stories from Ireland’s oral and folkloric tradition
Time to experience the Cliffs of Moher at your own pace, within walking distance of our retreat home
An midweek evening together in a County Clare pub.
Private group transfer between Dublin Airport and the retreat centre at designated arrival and departure times
Bespoke Walking Between Worlds welcome gifts, thoughtfully chosen and awaiting your arrival.
Generous unscheduled time for rest, walking, reflection, wellness, reading, dreaming - or simply enjoying being in Ireland
A 2.5 hour Online Group Gathering after the retreat offering space to reconnect, reflect and support the integration of the work into everyday life.
The Arc of the Journey
Our journey begins before we gather in the Burren and continues long after we return home.
In the months leading up to the retreat, you will receive gentle invitations from me by email: stories, images and questions to sit with, allowing the themes of Walking Between Worlds to begin quietly unfolding.
We will gather in October 2027, as the year turns towards Samhain and the dark half of the year, the time of the Cailleach. A fitting threshold for our journey inward, inviting us into a season of reflection, remembrance and discovery. What emerges may need time to settle, deepen and take root.
Then, at Brigid's time of Imbolg, in February 2028, as the first stirrings of spring return, we will gather again for an intimate, participants-only 2.5-hour online Integration Gathering. Together, we will reconnect with our experience in the Burren, reflect on what has unfolded through winter, and listen for what may now be ready to emerge.
From the Cailleach's time into winter's darkness, and towards Brigid and the returning light, the retreat becomes part of a larger journey, allowing what we discover to find its way into our everyday lives.
Accommodation and Investment
Your investment includes seven nights at the Cliffs of Moher Retreat Centre, the complete Walking Between Worlds programme and guided experiences, daily brunch and dinner, and all other inclusions outlined above. Flights are not included.
Our bedrooms are warm, comfortable and thoughtfully appointed, with quality linens and space to settle in. Shared and private rooms are available, with private accommodation limited. The retreat is intentionally small, allowing for personal attention, meaningful connection and the depth of professionally facilitated work. All prices are per person for the full seven-night experience. *Private rooms are allocated in order of confirmed enrolment.
Extended payment plans are available should you prefer to spread the cost over the months leading up to the retreat.
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Shared Ensuite
Twin ensuite room shared with one other participant
$5,650 per person -
Private Room · Shared Bathroom
Private bedroom with bathroom shared between two rooms
$6,350 per person -
Private Ensuite
Private bedroom with private bathroom
$6,950 per person
Next Steps…
My Invitation to You
Walking Between Worlds is an intimate, professionally facilitated retreat, and the experience we create together matters deeply to me. Because we will be engaging in meaningful inner exploration within a small group, I would love for us to meet before you decide to join.
If you feel drawn to spending these seven nights in the Burren, I invite you to get in touch.
I will send you the retreat brochure, with further details about the experience, accommodation, travel and enrolment, giving you time to read and reflect. You will then be invited to a complimentary 20-minute Exploratory Conversation with me.
This is a relaxed opportunity to meet, ask questions and explore whether Walking Between Worlds feels like the right experience for you.
Following our conversation, if we both feel it is a good fit, I will personally invite you to secure your place.
I would love to welcome you to the Burren.
What Meeting the Gaelic Otherworld Participants have said...
FAQ
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Walking Between Worlds is an intimate, reflective and experiential retreat for women, limited in the number of participants. It is for those who feel curious about exploring their inner lives through body, image, dream, creativity, story and relationship with place.
You do not need to have Irish ancestry to join me, though for some women, a connection to Ireland through family or ancestry may be part of what draws them to this journey. Others may simply feel a pull towards Ireland—its landscape, mythology, stories and traditions.
Some familiarity with inner work can be helpful, but it is not essential. You do not need previous experience of Jungian psychology, Authentic Movement, dream-work, meditation or creative practice. What matters most is a willingness to turn towards your own experience with curiosity and openness, and to approach both your own process and that of the group with care and respect.
Before joining the retreat, you will have an opportunity to meet with Eileen to explore together whether Walking Between Worlds feels like the right experience for you at this time.
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The retreat is informed by Jungian depth psychology, my professional experience as a psychotherapist, and more than 20 years of facilitating groups. Our work together will invite meaningful psychological exploration and engagement with the inner world.
However, Walking Between Worlds is a retreat experience and is not a substitute for individual psychotherapy, psychiatric care or other mental-health treatment.
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You do not need to be exceptionally fit to participate in Walking Between Worlds, but you should be comfortable spending time outdoors and walking for short periods of time. Our journeys into the Burren will take us across natural terrain, which can be rocky, uneven and affected by the weather. The walking will be gentle and unhurried, without strenuous hikes, significant climbs or extended periods of walking.
There will also be plenty of time for rest throughout the week. If you have mobility, accessibility or health considerations that may affect your participation, you are welcome to discuss these with Eileen during your Exploratory Conversation so that together you can consider whether the retreat is a suitable fit.
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Our days will have a rhythm rather than a rigid schedule. This spaciousness is intentional and is part of the Deepening the Senses experience. Facilitated depth work, Authentic Movement, creative practice, dream and symbolic exploration will sit alongside time in the landscape, shared meals, conversation, rest and solitude.
Some days will take us out into the Burren; others will invite us more deeply inward. Some mornings will begin quietly, allowing us to enter the day slowly and attend to what is stirring within. There will also be generous unscheduled time for walking, reading, reflecting, using the wellness facilities, dreaming - or simply being in Ireland.
The week has been intentionally designed and specially curated so that the facilitated work, our encounters with landscape and story, and the quieter spaces in between become part of one unfolding experience.
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Absolutely! Many women do, and you may arrive without knowing anyone else in the group.
Walking Between Worlds has been intentionally created as an intimate group experience, with opportunities for meaningful connection alongside space for solitude and your own inner process.
Welcoming people is one of my favourite parts of facilitating any retreat. There is something very important to me about that first threshold - the moment you arrive, no doubt, a little tired from travelling, perhaps uncertain about who you will meet or what the week will bring, and discover that a place has already been prepared for you. You are expected. You are welcomed. There are gifts especially chosen awaiting you. The work of creating the group begins there.
And I find myself so excited to create that welcome. I am imagining that moment already. The fires will be lit for you in Co. Clare. We will be gathering as the year turns towards Samhain, arriving into the darkness of an Irish autumn evening. Outside, the sky will be dark and the Atlantic close by; inside, there will be the glow of the fire in the hearth, warmth, and welcome. For me, there is something deeply meaningful about beginning this way - crossing from the journey outside into the warmth within. It is the essence of this work and we will have the whole week and all that we will discover together still ahead of us.
Beidh míle fáilte romhat.
You will be a thousand times welcome.From there, we will gradually come to know one another over the course of the week, with space for you to find your own place and rhythm within the group.
If you choose shared accommodation and are travelling alone, you can be paired with another participant in a twin ensuite room.
I know that arriving alone, sharing a room, or entering a group of people you have never met can bring some natural uncertainty. Part of my work as your facilitator is to attend to these moments with care—helping to create an environment in which you can gradually settle, feel at home and find your own place within the group. I can say, now, that the rooms and the space is beautiful.
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Our journey begins before we gather in the Burren. In the months leading up to the retreat, you will receive occasional, participants-only invitations from me, thoughtfully created to support you as you begin the process of Walking Between Worlds. Through questions, stories, images and reflections to engage with in your own time, you will be gently invited to turn towards the work and allow its themes to begin quietly unfolding before we meet in Ireland.
After returning home, we will allow time for the experience to settle and continue working within us. At Brigid’s time in February 2028, we will gather again for an intimate, participants-only 2.5-hour online Integration Gathering—a dedicated space to reconnect, reflect on what has continued to unfold, and consider how what began in Ireland might now find expression within the rhythms of everyday life.
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My approach to Walking Between Worlds is shaped by two strands of my life that have gradually come together.
Professionally, I am a trained psychotherapist and facilitator of depth-oriented process, with more than twenty years’ experience of working with groups. My training is in facilitating deep, transformative experiences while attending carefully to the psychological process and creating a thoughtfully held environment in which this work can unfold. This means paying attention not only to the work itself, but to what is emerging within each person, within the group, and within the experience we are creating together.
But my relationship with the world at the heart of this retreat began long before my professional training.
I grew up in the South Connemara Gaeltacht, in a world where Irish language, storytelling, folklore, traditional beliefs and the presence of the Otherworld were woven into the fabric of everyday life. I was privileged to grow up among people for whom these were not simply subjects to be studied, but part of a living cultural and imaginative world.
Later, through my professional and academic training in psychotherapy and Jungian depth psychology, and my engagement with mythology, dream, archetype and the unconscious, I encountered another way of understanding and entering some of this same territory.
It is at the meeting place of these two worlds - the professionally held world of psychological depth and the lived, inherited world of Irish language, story, landscape and tradition - that much of my work now lives.
Walking Between Worlds grows from that meeting. It is professionally informed and carefully facilitated, while also deeply rooted in a landscape and cultural world that has shaped me from the beginning.
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Walking Between Worlds is informed by Jungian depth psychology, Eileen’s professional experience as a psychotherapist, and more than 20 years of facilitating groups. The work we undertake together invites meaningful psychological and emotional exploration.
However, Walking Between Worlds is a retreat experience and does not constitute individual psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or crisis support, nor is it intended as a substitute for these services.
Because depth-oriented and experiential work can sometimes bring emotionally significant material to the surface, participants are asked to consider their own readiness for this kind of experience. The Exploratory Conversation and enrollment process provide an opportunity to discuss any relevant circumstances and to consider together whether the retreat is an appropriate fit at this time.
If you are currently experiencing significant psychological distress, are in crisis, or require a level of mental-health support beyond what can appropriately be provided within a retreat and group setting, Walking Between Worlds may not be suitable for you at this time.
As part of the enrollment process, all participants will be asked to review and sign a participation agreement that clearly outlines the nature and scope of the retreat, participant responsibilities, and the terms of participation.
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Yes. Because Walking Between Worlds is an intimate, experiential retreat involving meaningful depth work, enrollment is a little more personal and considered than simply booking a place online. The process gives you the information and time you need to consider whether the retreat feels right for you, while also allowing me to begin getting to know you and preparing thoughtfully for the group we will create together.
Request the Retreat Brochure
Your first step is to request the retreat brochure where you will find further details about the experience, accommodation, investment, travel arrangements and enrollment.20-minute Exploratory Conversation with Me
In the same request, we will look to find a time that works for us for a complimentary conversation. This is an opportunity for us to get to know one another a little, for you to ask questions and share what is drawing you to the retreat, and for us to explore together whether Walking Between Worlds feels like the right experience for you at this time. We can also discuss extended payment-plan options if you would prefer to spread your investment over the coming months.Participant Information Form
Following your invitation to join, I will ask you to complete a short, confidential participant form. This allows you to share anything relevant to your participation, including accessibility or mobility needs, dietary requirements, relevant health considerations, emergency contact information, and anything else you feel would be helpful for me to know as I prepare to welcome and support the group.Participation Agreement
Before your place is confirmed, you will review and sign a Participation Agreement. This outlines the nature and scope of the retreat, participant responsibilities, group confidentiality, payment and cancellation terms, and other important conditions of participation, so that everything is clear before you make your commitment.Accommodation & Payment
You will select your preferred accommodation, subject to availability, and make the required deposit or first payment to secure your place. If you choose an extended payment plan, your individual payment schedule will also be confirmed at this stage.Travel Insurance
You will be asked to arrange appropriate travel insurance for your journey to Ireland. Further information about this will be provided as part of your retreat information.Preparing for Ireland
As our time together approaches, I will send you everything you need to prepare for the journey, including information about airport transfers, arrival and departure, what to bring, the Irish weather, and other practical details. We will also confirm any final travel information at this stage.From the moment you enroll, you are not simply waiting for October to arrive - the journey has already begun. In the months before we gather in the Burren, you will begin receiving participants-only reflections and invitations from me, creating a thread of connection to the work and to our journey ahead. The space is held across the months before we meet, through our week together in Ireland, and into the integration that follows.