# Event Details - **Event Name**: No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: The art of happiness, compassion & mindfulness. Opportunity for slow living, space to breathe, meditation, and precious time to simply be.About this Event? The Plan ?"Creating opportunities to deepen compassion, love and joy with mindfulness, slow living, space to breathe, meditation, and precious time to simply be."We are inviting you to join us for this Bank Holiday weekend of mindfulness practice in the Plum Village tradition. A time for slow living, space to breathe, meditation, and precious time to simply be. We will sit, meditate, walk and eat together. This is an invitation to mindful simple living, creating community and practicing together in a peaceful and lovely setting. Practicing together we create the opportunity to experience peace and ease in each moment. We will deepen our understanding, care and kindness for ourselves so that we may experience more peace and ease in ourselves .We will arrive on Friday between 16:00 and 19:00 and depart on Monday @ 15:00. Included in the price is 3 nights accommodation and 9 beautiful meals.This retreat has accommodation for 50 people in single rooms.People new to practice and those with exerienced in practice are very welcome.The retreat is led by Lay Dharma teacher Marjolijn van Leeuwen.Please see note on Dana (Contribution to teacher) and cancellation policy towards the end of this page.The weekend will consist of both guided and silent meditations, indoor and outdoor walks, relaxation, time for chatting and friendly noble silence from the evening till lunch, allowing for spaciousness, relaxation and ease.Part of the retreat experience includes helping to set up the meditation rooms and other occasional light activity. This supports the retreat flow smoothly for everyone. We do this sangha service with mindfulness.Our bursaries places are full. A few bursaries are available. To qualify for a bursary you must be a member of Mindfulness Ireland. Initially we will offer bursaries to those who have not recieved bursaries in the last 18 months. We have a limited number of bursaries and concessions available.We look forward to being on retreat with you all.Eileen & MartinRetreat Organisers for this retreat.Mindfulness Ireland https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bd8c9af0-f2e0-11f0-a977-c54f66ab18e0-rimg-w500-h740-dc121820-gmir.jpg No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. "When we know how to suffer," Thich Nhat Hanh says, "we suffer much, much less."The teachings and practices on retreat will help us recognize the wonders inside us and around us. Together we will practice the art of happiness and wellbeing.This teacher will share how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deeping our joy can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom, a clearer mind and heart.We will be offered mindfulness practices for deepening our joy, our inspiration and acknowledging and transforming suffering—instead of running away from it. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/bdc1b4b0-f2e0-11f0-a977-c54f66ab18e0-rimg-w1200-h538-dc2e322d-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/bf197c80-f2e0-11f0-b1e4-475f0e34b788-rimg-w625-h740-dca6a891-gmir.jpg De La Salle Retreat & Conference Centre, Castletown, Co Laois, R32 FK02, is an ideal setting for retreat.Centrally located, just off the M7 & M8, 60 minutes drive from Limerick, 90 minutes from Dublin & Waterford, 100 minutes from Cork and 2 hours from Galway.The retreat venue has spacious grounds and is located in the beautiful village of Castletown beside the River Nore.The food is vegan and will be prepared by a professional chef. We aim to offer vegan meals and to travel in the direction of non harm.Please note: this is a residential centre and home offering meals to others including the resident community, milk, bread, butter, eggs and other dairy products that are part of their diet and may be in the shared dining room and fridges. We provide non dairy milk and non dairy spreads.https://youtu.be/stiG6IzDITc?si=0Mx6tj5j0NLOqPQChttps://youtu.be/schlgVvKoDk?si=HHu-tUX0oIGpls5DGiving (dana) is an essential Buddhist practice. It is about generosity and openness, our capacity to embrace others with our compassion and love. All the teachings you will receive on our retreats are offered freely by the teachers. They spend many months preparing for the retreats and have spent many years training and practicing. They have many of the same expenses we have, rent, health insurance, transport, food, heating and social. We invite you to give generously from your heart.We have priced the retreats to cover the cost of the retreat. We do not pay the teacher. We invite you to offer a financial contribution to the teacher to enable them to continue sharing the teachings we invite you to put your donation into the Dana bell during the retreat. Give any amount that speaks to your heart.Marjolijn will share deeply from her heart and many years experience.Cancellation Policy:We ask that you read our cancellation Policy.We understand that people's circumstances change. When People cancel in the last few days, a place often remains unfilled and we have to pay for the empty bed and food. This cancellation policy helps support the viability of the retreats which are priced to cover costs.The email address for communication about cancellations is events@mindfulnessireland.ie . We will acknowledge your request and come back to you as soon as possible to process your refund.More than 2 weeks before the start of retreat, your contribution will be refunded minus 50€.Less than 2 weeks before the start of the retreat, you will be refunded less 50%.On arrival day, no refund.We will look at each case individually. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/c14d4c70-f2e0-11f0-a0d9-23f031643b6b-rimg-w987-h740-dc1a1a13-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c1c98150-f2e0-11f0-a977-c54f66ab18e0-rimg-w1200-h538-dc2e322d-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/castletown/no-mud-no-lotus-practicing-the-art-of-happiness-and-wellbeing-3-nights/100001971120498472 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, meditation, workshops, food-drinks, nonprofit, bank-holiday, business, conferences, holiday - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 350, max: 430, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Castletown - **state**: LS - **country**: Ireland - **location**: De La Salle Retreat Centre - **lat**: 52.9774693 - **long**: -7.4995604 - **full address**: De La Salle Retreat Centre, De La Salle Retreat Centre, Castletown, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/7f1884651cf0b858f7b1f5f23075f3d39b7538b31154d94f4b5c644bbe9d6827-rimg-w1200-h783-dcf8f1e0-gmir.jpg?v=1768570768 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. being held? - **A:** No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. takes place on Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm at De La Salle Retreat Centre, De La Salle Retreat Centre, Castletown, Ireland. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights.? - **A:** Ticket prices for No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. range from EUR 350 to EUR 430 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilitysingle ensuite, 3 nights, 9 mealsEUR 430Availablesingle shared bathroom, 3 nights, 9 mealsEUR 390Availableconcession:single shared bathroom 3 night, 9 mealsEUR 350LimitedCopy of concession:single shared bathroom 3 night,EUR 350Limited - **Q**: Who is organizing No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights.? - **A:** No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. is organized by Mindfulness Ireland. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** No Mud, No Lotus, practicing the art of happiness and wellbeing. 3 Nights. is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Castletown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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