YOGA TEACHERS RETREAT at
THE BURREN YOGA
August 28 - September 3, 2025
Learn with Lisa Petersen in the Burren Yoga Retreat on the magical west coast of Ireland.
Come be inspired, grow and thrive as a teacher and practitioner. This time is a gift to you.
This 6-day retreat is different: daily outings are shorter (but just as stunning) and we devote more time (25 hours) to the practice and teaching of yoga and meditation in the intimacy of a small group setting (up to 18 students)
For the yogis,
you get three sessions a day with me - a 2 hour morning session, a 2 hour afternoon session and a 1 hour evening session. We offer you guided walks (and swims) in the exquisite Burren landscape every day, followed by lunch in a local eatery. Groups are small and class is personalised so I really get to know you and your practice.
For the nature lovers, mornings after yoga and breakfast are spent exploring the beaches, cliffs, forests and hill of County Clare.
For the foodies,
County Clare seems to specialise in eclectic combinations: lobster bisque, lebanese flatbreads with lamb and mint raitas, local cheeses, honeys, and a dessert table to greet you as you come in the door. Good thing for all the hiking and Yoga!
Yoga, Somatics & meditation
All practices are individually tailored to you. That’s the beauty of a small group. They are infused with heart, presence, curiosity, joy and gratitude for the wisdom of the body and the gift of existence.
It is Lisa’s intention that your learning journey is practical and accessible so that you can immediately apply it to your practice and your teaching.
This retreat is for teachers of all levels – whether they have studied with Lisa or not – and for experienced practitioners who wish to take their practice to the next level (physically, mentally, energetically or spiritually).
We will explore the practice of asana, vinyasa, somatic yoga, breathwork, meditation, restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra through the lens of the world renowned pedagogic model created by master teacher Donna Farhi.
Classes also draw on experiential or embodied anatomy, modern neuroscience, yoga therapy, developmental and functional movement. As one student said, ‘it’s all there in one package.’
Enjoy being part of a like-minded community of teachers and practitioners, ‘somanauts’, experiential learners, anatomy geeks and spiritual seekers.
Guided Outdoors in the Burren’ Outings
These outings are organised for the group as a whole, so you don’t need to do any planning or make any decisions. Simply enjoy.
We offer you guided walks (and swims) in the exquisite Burren landscape every day, followed by lunch in a local eatery. Breakfasts and dinners are created with love and flair by our amazing chefs at the centre using local ingredients.
All classes, walks and activities are optional: you can chill out at the centre, use the yoga room, put your feet up and read, climb the local hill or simply sit marvelling at the landscape.
State of the art retreat centre
The most inspiring yoga studio flooded with natural light and designed according to sacred geometry at the foot of the Burren Hills.
It can feel as if you are practicing in the clouds… with amazing views from all 3 sides. Watch the fluffy clouds lazily drift overhead through the huge roof windows. Or lie back and watch the stars at night.
Enjoy newly built en-suite bedrooms are all very spacious, very bright with a large triple glazed window, super insulated so they are warm in Winter and cool in Summer, underfloor heating, and excellent sound proofing.
Read an Irish Times article about the Burren Centre here
About Lisa Petersen
Lisa Petersen is a somatics innovator and yoga teacher who is passionate about guiding people towards personal transformation both on and off the mat. She is internationally known for her integrity, clarity and presence. Her teaching is informed by a rich understanding of embodiment, experiential anatomy and developmental movement patterns. She is moved by finding the balance between being and doing, movement and stillness, strength and fluidity, discipline and freedom
Enjoy over 25 hours of formal training. Sessions include asana, vinyasa, somatic inquiry, breathwork, meditation, and yoga nidra.
Daily outings into the Burren hills and by the sea
Enjoy social interaction with like minded people
Luxurious facilities at our new ‘State of the Art’ retreat including amazing vegetarian food
Freedom and peace of mind in our digital free Environment
What others say
The retreat centre is beautiful, clean, welcoming and in a quiet place in nature. With lovely food and walks. The yoga room feels spacious and light with amazing views.
Lisa is a wonderful teacher. She meets everyone as and where they are in a way that makes you feel seen, accepted and save. She embodies the yoga and somatics practices with joy, playfulness and a world of knowledge. Being at the retreat felt like coming home to my practice as a teacher and a student. I arrived exhausted and departed refreshed, inspired and centred.
Carrie Schriemer ● Social Worker, Yoga Therapist
‘The magic of Lisa’s Teachers Retreat was supported by being in the ancient landscape of the Burren, swimming in the ocean and having amazing healthy food. Lisa modelled permission-based teaching so beautifully. Now I know that fluidity and flow of movement is also a possibility for me in my body. It’s a transformation. I am holding onto all the magical memories and feel so blessed, thank you.
Rachel Waldron, Yoga Teacher Trainee and Somatic Exercise Coach (in training) Ireland
A special note from Lisa
A little piece of magic happens every year at the Burren.
How often do you walk on a 330 million year old tropical ocean bed? It’s a walk through deep time even as you plunge headlong into the wild Atlantic ocean. Climb the hill behind the centre early in the morning and commune with goats, rabbits and foxes. Swim in a lake named after a bunny. Marvel at tiny bee orchids, hear the cuckoo and drink from sacred springs. Yoga is truly everywhere.
This is an invitation to explore the inner landscape of sensation, thought and feeling through the koshas (your physical, breathful, emotional, mindful, spiritual self). It’s deep practice that’s held lightly. Year after year I witness how natural playfulness, lightness and spontaneity emerge out of embodied wisdom and presence. Come solo and you’ll make new friends. Return and you’ll meet old ones. It helps that the yoga is world class, the centre is stellar and the food is made by an ex-Michelin chef.
This retreat is a place to live your yoga. Conversations meander – like the walks – through ideas, insights and experiences. It’s a unique and precious place to talk of ‘teacherly things’ and gather with other teachers. We fit 18 people so it stays small and intimate. The inter-connectedness extends far beyond the week.
Come and be held in the invisible web of somatic yoga teachings and experience Lisa model how to teach this way. Discover yoga’s introspective roots as an embodied experience and guiding thread. Watch it transform how you think, teach and practice.
Everything we do is supported by the grandeur of the landscape: vast skies, hidden forests, ancient fossils and big oceans. It’s the perfect backdrop for the inner-outer self.
Some people come to rest and recuperate; some to be invigorated and inspired. Whatever you come for, the staff meet you with genuine care and the practice does its own inimitable magic.
I am here to serve you. I invite you to explore your practice and your authentic self with compassion, curiosity and trust.
Pricing
Luxury - En-suite
Budget - Shared Bathroom
What's included