::The
Hermitage Cottage Yurt::
Available
to hire
What
is a Yurt?
The
Hermitage Cottage Yurt is a modern adaptation of the ancient
circular shelter used by Central Asian nomads for centuries.
The compact shape of the yurt and combination of lightweight
members in tension and compression mean that the structure
is highly efficient in maximizing strength while minimizing
the use of materials. Heated with an environmentally friendly
air cooled heat pump and carpeted throughout, the Yurt provides
a conducive atmosphere for many learning modes and for open
dialogue.
The Hermitage Cottage
Yurt is available for hire as a meeting space and classroom
and provides a pleasing area for meeting using the long
establish pattern of ‘meeting in circle’. The
space serves groups of up to 35 people. The yurt is also
set in a 2 acre garden. It is the perfect atmosphere for
initial meetings, creating ‘breakthrough’ possibilities
for business, and provides training space and collective
group reflections. An adjacent walking labyrinth is also
available for team building use.
It is a Neutral Space and provides a unique possibility
for ‘Meeting in Circle’.
ALLOW THE SPACE ITSELF
HELP CREATE THE RESULTS YOU ARE SEEKING
Teas and Coffee available. Restaurants nearby*. Ample parking
available.
Mineral water, 1 flipchart, conference notepaper, screen,
ample electric outlets
(*Finger buffet lunch by arrangement)
The only Yurt in Northern
Ireland ~a unique meeting space
The Hermitage Cottage
Yurt is a modern adaptation of the ancient circular shelter
used by Central Asian nomads for centuries. The compact
shape of the yurt and combination of lightweight members
in tension and compression mean that the structure is highly
efficient in maximizing strength while minimizing the use
of materials. Heated with an environmentally friendly air
cooled heat pump and carpeted throughout, the Yurt provides
a conducive atmosphere for many learning modes and for open
dialogue.
'Contact Sally for more information and to let the Yurt
for your group or organisation'
Programmes
of the Hermitage Cottage Yurt
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Regular Meditation
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Meditation
At The
Hermitage Cottage, County Down
Meditation
is a unique tool for self reflection and understanding,
perhaps better stated as ‘training the heart &
mind’.
It is
also can lessen personal stress and better enable us to
benefit others.
We begin
simply, germinating a calm centre & greater clarity
about reality.
Meditation suitable for Beginners and Experienced Meditators
Suitable
for Everyone!
Meditation cultivates living with an open heart.
NO MEDITATION SESSIONS at The HERMITAGE COTTAGE in SEPTEMBER
from 10 Sept ~ 24 September 2012)
Regular
Meditation Begins again on 1 October Monday Evenings (7-8:30)
and 2 October Tuesday Mornings (11-1:30pm). A soup lunch
is provided on Tuesdays.
We conclude our time with a meditative visualisation of
love and compassion in our world. Why not join us for this
supportive practice in your own life? No charge. Donations
help with Mongolian poverty.
Monday
Evenings 7~ 8:30pm
Tuesday
Mornings! 11- 12:30
Private
Direction also available upon request 02897 510232
Payment for the Meditation Course is a free will offering
of generosity (giving) on your part, and will be split between
a donation to ‘Jampa Ling Northern Ireland’ Trust
to assist Mongolians living in great need and to help cover
the costs of the facility.
Contact
Sally at 02897 510232
The Mediations
are held in the Hermitage Cottage Yurt.
Seasonal
Fire Circles
At The Hermitage Cottage
Really,
we are befriending the Universe we live within.
We're embracing the
Story of the Universe as our own 'story'.
Certain moments annually mark significant shifts in the
life of the planet. They provide the points of connection
for our human lives.
At The Hermitage Cottage
we mark these occasions with Ceremonial Fire Circles:
acknowledging the shifts in the year's cycle as they are
reflected personally in our lives, honouring the earth and
it's changes through the year in nature,
rediscovering our own 'home' in the universe.
Seasonal changes are
acknowledged within most religious traditions. It is a universal
impulse as human beings: from Islamic Ramadan ~ time of
fasting & purification before entering the inner darkness
of winter; Hanukkah (Judaism), Christmas(Christian), Divali
(Hindu) ~Festivals of Light in the midst of that darkness;
re-emergence of life
in spring festivals (Easter and ‘New Year’ celebrations
in China, Tibet) through seasons of full expression into
the world ~ Pentacost (Christian), Saga Dawa (Buddhism),
Ridvan (Baha’i).
Mark this one on your calendar!!
(Open to All,
from the wealth of our differing Backgrounds &
Traditions!)
~ Invite a friend
and come along! ~
Friday 21 June
2013 Summer Solstice~ (7~ 9pm)
The summer solstice is the moment of longest daylight
hours in the year. It honours the fullness of life,
the apex of growth reached in nature ~ flowers abound!
Life IS renewed!
It is a time
of honouring the light of the Sun which sustains
us all.
Time too to
ask in our own lives what might be waiting to ‘flower’
~ what have we each to offer out to the well being
of others, to the well being of us all?
£10 charge
for each Fire Circle Session // Seasonal Refreshments
Served
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Dates Celebrated in
the Cycles of the Year at The Hermitage Cottage:
31 October Samhain (All
Hallow's Eve); The start of winter when traditionally the
harvests were complete and preparations begun for the winter
ahead. It is time to turn inward, kindle the home fires,
and tell stories round the hearth as a way of remembering
who we are in this universe.
21 December* Winter
Solstice ~ the shortest day of the year asks us each year
to live out from the womb of life in the fertile darkness
of winter
1 February Imbolc, (St
Brigid’s Day) ~ marks the beginning of spring in the
ancient Celtic Earth Calendar; marks the return of the first
spring bulbs – snowdrops and crocus; So too does the
potential in all life lie begin emerging at this time. It’s
time now to complete preparation for possibilities in our
own lives.
21 March Spring Equinox
* The Dynamic Equilibrum on its way into the lighter longer
days of summer; Honour this moment in the seasonal cycles
by pausing in your daily routines to consider right now
this moment you are inhabiting.
1 May Beltane ~ May
Day ~ marks the beginning of summer, and the season with
most sunlight and plant life in its fullest expression
21 June* Summer Solstice
Celebration ~ The summer solstice is the moment of longest
daylight hours in the year. It honours the fullness of life,
the apex of growth reached in nature ~ flowers abound! Life
IS renewed! It is a time of honouring the light of the Sun
which all life
1 August* Lammas Celebrating
the fruits of the Earth, and beginning the Autumn season
21 September* Autumn
Equinox ~ equal time, day and night, heading into the darkness;
Pause to enjoy a moment of dynamic balance amidst the dance
of change that is life on Earth.
31 October Samhain (All
Hallow's Eve) ~ The start of winter when traditionally the
harvests were complete and preparations begun for the winter
ahead. It is time to turn inward, kindle the home fires,
and tell stories round the hearth as a way of remembering
who we are in this universe.
21 December Winter Solstice
~ the shortest day of the year asks us each year to live
out from the womb of life in the fertile darkness of winter
*Date varies
between 21st and 23rd of the month.
Your
hostess at the Hermitage Cottage, Sally Taylor, is a 15
year practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. She hosts meditation
practice regularly through the year. As a keen gardener,
she tends 20 acres of landscape, opening her garden to the
public seasonally.
She has taught adults
and primary age children, using nature and gardening as
an effective experiential learning tool.
The Hermitage Cottage,
14 Drumnaconnell Rd., Saintfield, Co. Down BT24 7NB
02897 510232 info@thehermitagecottage.com
www.thehermitagecottage.com
Collegial
Programmes around the World ~
or things you wouldn't want to miss knowing about!
Please come again for
information about unmissable events around our globe to
nurture your soul
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The Hermitage
Cottage in Co. Down, provides a private ‘retreat’
(self-catering) for individuals and offers workshops
and Programmes on related themes. It sits in a stunning
2 acre garden which is open to the public seasonally.
There is a walking Labyrinth in the grounds of the
Hermitage Cottage available for contemplative use.
A Ceremonial Fire Circle is used to mark seasonal
turning points in Nature. The Hermitage Cottage
Yurt (30ft diametre) is available to hire as a meeting
and small classroom space from Autumn 2007.
Your hostess
at the Hermitage Cottage, Sally Taylor, is a 15
year practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. She hosts
meditation practice regularly through the year.
As a keen gardener, she tends 20 acres of landscape,
opening her garden to the public seasonally.
She has taught
adults and primary age children, using nature and
gardening as an effective experiential learning
tool.
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The
Hermitage Cottage, 14 Drumnaconnell Rd., Saintfield,
Co. Down BT24 7NB
02897
510232 info@thehermitagecottage.com www.thehermitagecottage.com
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The
recipes collected together here come as a result of requests
made of me in recent years by people attending courses and
events at The Hermitage Cottage. Among them are the ‘seasonal
treats’ I provide at the meditation sessions and the
Fire Circles. All the recipes are tried and tested and the
main courses can be regarded as complete meals in themselves.
They are also nutritionally healthy and can be made even
better for you by removing some ingredients altogether or
replacing them with healthier equivalents.
All things are connected in one way or another.
Once we appreciate this ‘interconnectedness of all
things’, then we can make informed choices about the
way we wish to live. When we change the way we eat, we change
our whole life.May you enjoy these simple methods of feeding
your body well.
£5 For CD which holds theRecipe Collection
in Word and PDF format.
Money collected is contributed to the work of Ven Panchen
Otrul Rinpoche in Mongolia through ASRAL NGO. Thank you!
Be healthy!
Sally
