::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

 

 

 

 

Regular 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.

Meditation cultivates living with an open heart.

NO MEDITATION SESSIONS at The HERMITAGE COTTAGE in SEPTEMBER (from 30 August ~ 30 September)

Regular Meditation Begins again on 4 October Monday Evenings (7-8:30) and 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 in this case will be donated to ‘Jampa Ling Belfast’ Trust to assist Mongolians living in great need. Additional Charge specifically cover the costs of the facility: (£12 for 6 sessions)

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!! Samhain 31st October 2011, 7-9pm Ancient Celtic Earth based Celebration marking the end of harvest and embarking the dark half of the year. Welcome this time by experiencing it as ‘womb’, rather than ‘tomb’ a vibrant generative time. Seasonal treats included. £10 RSVP Sally 02897 510232 sally.taylor803@btopenworld.com

 

 

 

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

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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.

The Hermitage Cottage, 14 Drumnaconnell Rd., Saintfield, Co. Down BT24 7NB 02897 510232 info@thehermitagecottage.com www.thehermitagecottage.com