Led by  Marjó Oosterhoff and Paola Vais

This silent retreat will focus on preparing, cooking and eating joyfully and thoughtfully, and will include compassion and awareness practices.

We’ll be preparing the food together, and all dishes will be seasonal  vegetarian and vegan, and can be all adapted to specific dietary requirements such as gluten and dairy free.  There will also be time for plenty of rest.

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This is a silent retreat, but of course there will be some talking during the cooking session – with an invitation to minimalism in communication 🙂

If you would rather like to come on the retreat but not doing the cooking, that would be totally fine too. You can use the space for your own practice, and Marjó will provide guidance.

The retreat takes place in Teach Bhride, Tullow. It is a spacious and warm centre, with a large meditation room, as well as a big catering kitchen.

Before training as a Mindfulness teacher,  I have trained at the Ballymaloe Cookery School, and have been cooking for restaurants, private catering, on board Asgard II and  for retreats for many years.
Marjó Oosterhoff of Passaddhi will guide the meditation sessions in sitting and walking.

We start 7 pm on 11th November with registration, and finish with lunch on 14th. It’s also possible to come on Friday evening 12th.

Cost: €200 for single regular room; €250 for single ensuite room; or €180 and €230 respectively for the weekend.

This is for food, accommodation and Paola’s and Marjó’s costs

The guidance by Paola and Marjó is on a donation basis

Bookings with Marjó on marjo.metta@gmail.com or 086 8787040.

An Online silent  Meditation and Cooking retreat

Apart from teaching mindfulness, you may not know that  I am a Ballymaloe trained chef, and I have been cooking for retreats for a number of years.

The idea of holding a meditation and cooking retreat came after  many people kept asking for the recipes – and together with Marjó Oosterhoff of Passaddhi we have held them twice a year since 2016

Since we cannot yet meet in person, and after cancelling last year retreats, Marjó and I have decided to offer it  online.

Marjó, will guide the silent meditation sessions, while I will take care of the cooking.

We’ll do this in a cook-along style,  you will receive the ingredient list and recipes beforehand so that we can be preparing together a simple vegan meal, in a ”cook along” style. Of course you can decide to simply watch!

The cooking part

On Saturday and Sunday we will  be preparing and cooking a simple vegan lunch consisting of a main course, a salad or two, and a dessert.  Saturday supper will be a one pot dish.

Outlined here is the schedule of the retreat

Start  Friday 16 April at 8 pm with introduction and sitting meditation.

Saturday morning and Sunday morning: sitting and cooking lunch.

Saturday afternoon sitting and cooking a simple supper

Saturday evening feedback and a short guided practice.

It’s also fine to do just the cooking sessions [although it would be good to start off together on Friday evening, and be together on Saturday evening], or doing only the meditation sessions.
Marjó and I offer this retreat on a donation basis. Bookings with Marjó, marjo.metta@gmail.com