WESTPORT,   COUNTY MAYO,  IRELAND

The remarkable story of Cloona begins in 1969 with Tibetan monks. In exile in the UK since the Chinese invasion of Tibet, they were invited to be part of the renovation of Cloona Mill in a project which would see them set up a community in the West of Ireland. However, even before the project was finished they were refused visas from an Irish government loathe to offend China. So it came to pass that since that time Cloona has been operating as a dedicated detox retreat centre. Run by Dhara Kelly, son of the founder, the program currently includes yoga, walking, sauna, massage, wheatgrass, juice fasting and various other cutting edge practises and treatments. Cloona is the only such detox retreat centre in Ireland and the UK. Set in the idyllic West of Ireland, a mile from the sea, Croagh Patrick and the heritage town of Westport, Cloona offers a calm, secluded, soulful environment in which gentle detoxing is supported by a team of experienced therapists whose work is guided by an ethos of respect, dedication and warm professionalism. It has won us a loyal clientele who return yearly to experience the benefits of our structured and holistic programme. These benefits range from clarity of mind, increased physical energy, brighter eyes, clearer skin, toning of muscles, loss of weight, improved creative energy, renewed sense of purpose, new friendships, self-discovery, amelioration of existing symptoms, enhanced responsiveness, greater awareness, co-ordination etc... Whatever your aspiration is, be it a detox holiday, to re-energize, retreat, find space for meditation or simply fine-tune your body you will find that at Cloona you always get something more! Some programs have specialised themes. Check the Cloona News icon for details.

"I would like to thank you for the excellence of the program, its refined simplicity and deft delivery. I arrived thinking I would lose a few pounds and feel less sluggish. I left joyful and optimistic: here was a way of living, an ethos I could adopt which offered endless possibilities in terms of health and happiness. Thank you." S. C. (Dún Laoghaire)

CLOONA HEALTH RETREAT, WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND

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