Marking Samhain
Marking this special time of year, here is a message and a meditation from our mindfulness teacher Martin Towey… This time of year can be challenging. Most of us dread the shorter days and und
Spring Revival Weekend…
A beautiful calmness descended on Logis du Paradis this weekend with the arrival of friend and meditation teacher Natalia Ripsher of The Little Room of Harmony and a wonderful group of ladies who are
A Truly “Mnásome” Experience
What a weekend! We’ve just had the pleasure and privilege of hosting an incredible bunch of women for a mindfulness retreat with teacher Martin Towey here at Logis du Paradis – our guests all
Cooking up a storm – Another First for Ceangal
Wow – here we are, hosting our first « Cookery & Cognac » week with Maggy – and what a treat it is…we’ve six super-enthusiastic students here learning so much…not just about the tradit
An Art Retreat at The Painted House
Our inaugural Art Retreat is in full swing here at the Painted House – and how fortunate we are to be hosting such a fab group of budding artists in this amazing venue. Everyone settled in effortles
January Mindfulness
It’s hard to believe we’re coming to the end of another year – and still living through these strange pandemic times. It’s been a long year but during these cold, dark days,
Bealtaine Blessings
Bealtaine, the old Irish pagan festival, marks the beginning of summer. It falls halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice, and was the time when the cows were driven out to the summer
Ease into the New Year
It’s been a difficult year and many of us are looking forward to bidding farewell to 2020 and welcoming in a new year. We thought January would be a great month in which to offer some online mindf
The Sunflowers are Out!
Yippee – it’s officially summer! The sunflowers have arrived here in the Charente and mother nature is glowing in all her glory. Everything is growing at a great rate – the vines,
Saturday Mindfulness
As the pandemic continues and we try to adjust to a host of ‘new normals’, the stresses and strains can often feel overwhelming. We know instinctively that we need to take care of ourselves, but
A little taster of our Mindfulness Retreat…
As the temperatures climb, everything here in beautiful Cognac is springing into action – the daffs are out, the vines are waking up and we’re busy too – preparing for the first of o
Back home spreading news of 2020 Spring Programme
Six months on from Irish Times fame, and 60 happy clients later, we’re back in Dublin spreading the word about our spring programme of meditation, yoga and mindfulness weekends. We were deligh