SALTY SENSATIONS IRELAND
Session – 29th – 2nd SEPTEMBER €1850 (50% deposit required)
We’re delighted to be teaming up with Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson, Makala Harmony Smith and the Salty Sensations crew from California!
Join us for an unforgettable five day Women’s Surf, Nature, Sound Adventure retreat in magical County Sligo, Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Complete with video feedback, this surf-centric retreat is designed to improve your surf skills while enjoying the wondrous offerings of the Irish countryside with eco lodge accommodation, healing experiences and food included.
16 spaces available on each retreat. Suitable for advanced beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Surfers
BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE DIRECTLY WITH REBELLE SURF
THE LINE -UP
Kassia Meador
A freethinker and peacekeeper, Founder of Kassia + Surf, she nurtures surf culture and beyond through her environmental activation, healing work, and positive vibes.
Leah Dawson
A lover of all things Earth, Leah’s approach to surf is grounded in freedom of expression and dance. A co-founder of Changing Tides Foundation, she believes the ocean has great powers to connect us and fuel systemic improvements necessary for environmental and social respect.
Makala Smith
San Clemente Local and one of the world’s top lady loggers and stylists Shredsista, As one of Kassia and Leah’s favorite surfers, Makala’s surfing is worth coming just to see in real life!
Melanie White
Melanie, founder of Rebelle Surf shares her love of surfing & native connection with the Ocean in Ireland. Her intention of bringing more grass roots reverence & awareness to the presence and power of the Ocean and ourselves is the essence of her work. Joy, Love & connection are what fuel her!
Heather Boland
Founder of Acufive and a Classical Five Element Acupuncturist Heather will be giving you acupuncture. She is a musician, surfer & photographer who expresses her art in everything she does. Acupuncture and elemental diagnosis will be available throughout the retreat.
Aine McAteer
Chef extrordanaire to the stars in California, Aine native to Ireland is returning to nourish all you lucky salty women for the whole retreat. Her effervescent presence & luscious food will light you up.
Between the Sky and the Sea
A holistic outdoor experience, these retreats are an opportunity to deeply nourish your mind, body and spirit – a chance to decompress, make new friends, eat delicious food, share hot tubs under the stars, expand and refine your surf technique and knowledge, and most of all, feel the levity of togetherness.
Kassia Meador and Leah Dawson have been friends for over 20 years, have traveled the world together and each have over 25 years of knowledge in surf technique and experience. They are thrilled to bring their vibrant energy, experience and knowledge to a one-of-a-kind surf retreat to Ireland with Rebelle Surf.
UP YOUR SURFING
Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson & Makala Smith offer their lifetimes of surf experience to you in a heart open way!
TIPS FROM THE PROS
Water based and land based coaching sessions to take your surfing to another level.
Loose Itinerary
Monday – Afternoon arrival, Welcome circle, Dinner, Sound bath
Tuesday – Breakfast, Surf, Lunch, Healing Sessions, Dinner , Video Feedback, Fire
Wednesday – Breakfast, Surf, Seaweed Bath, Lunch, Land based workshops, Healing Sessions, Dinner, Video feedback, Treatments
Thursday – Breakfast , Surf, Lunch , Lodge time, Healing Sessions, Dinner, Fire
Friday – Breakfast, Sound Bath, Closing Circle
This is a LOOSE plan and it may change depending on how we all feel. Open yourself to the moment. Healing spaces, treatments and hot tubs will generally take place in the evenings.
The retreat Centre is an eco lodge, low impact on the environment and we invite you to flow with this by bringing eco friendly products where possible.
WHATS INCLUDED
- Accomodation
- In-Depth surf coaching with Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson, and Makala Smith.
- Video feedback & Take home footage
- Mind-Body-Surf Reflection Sessions w/ Melanie White
- Acupuncture with Heather Boland
- All meals and snacks to nourish body and soul
- Seaweed Bath soak
- Sound Baths
- Fire circles
- Movement Practices,
- Yoga
- Hot Tubs, Nature walks
- Water & Land based Surf Workshops
- Surprises
EXCLUSIONS
- Transport to and from lodge and to surf-breaks.
- We DO NOT provide transport ( let’s carpool)
- Surf Gear, BYO boards and wetsuits
T & C’S
50% Non refundable deposit to secure place
You must be able to catch your own waves, control your board and be responsible for your own safety at all times.
WHAT TO BRING
- Surfboards/ Surf gear
- Sunscreen
- Keep Cup (optional)
- Water Bottle
- Yoga mat
- Towels/Changing robe
- Warm clothes (nights get cool!), waterproofs (it’s Ireland)
- Extra blanket for bed
- Headlamp
- Camping Chair
- Chocolate!
- Any other goodies you’d enjoy to make your stay more enjoyable/comfortable
If it is not possible to bring some of these items let us know and we may have spares to share.
DIETARY
Please let us know of any dietary requirements and allergies at time of booking.
SURF GEAR
- Surfboard BYO – what ever you love to ride, longboards, mid lengths, shortboards, weird boards. We only have soft boards available for use.
- Leash (at least as long as your board)
- Wax – cold water (eco wax please)
- Wetsuits (depending on current water temp 4/3 or 5/4) Hood if you get cold easy, surf boots
- Sunscreen
The water temperature in August /September is average 16 degrees
Salty Sensations is a celebration of everything we love about the lifestyle of surfing- connection to nature, community, & the brilliant joys of being immersed in the ocean and the present moment.
GYREUM ECO LODGE
Dubbed “the most extraordinary building in Ireland”, Castlebaldwin’s Gyreum is an all-out ecological marvel: a ginormous camouflaged temple powered by a wind turbine, heated by geothermal energy and watered by tanks of collected rain.
Nestled in the Irish countryside near to Irelands most ancient megalithic site Carrowkeel, The Gyreum aligns with nature not against it. There is 6 bedded dorm, a five bedded dorm, a four bedded loft dorm for the agile, 2 double rooms and 9 x curtained cubicles about the inner hall’s circumference.
Accommodation will be shared and there is a combination of single beds and sleeping pods.
This building is the essence of community, circular living and the perfect location for the Salty Sensations Ireland retreat!
KNOCKNAREA FARM
All your fresh vegetables and eggs will be provided by the incredible Knocknarea farm in Strandhill, County Sligo.
Knocknarea Farm is run by Seán & Rob. They run a small mixed farm that works with nature at the foot of Knocknarea. Two young local farmers who are passionate about regenerative agriculture.
Sean and Rob believe Ireland should be able to produce it’s own nutrient-dense food grown in a manner that makes the soil and landscape more abundant and full of life for generations to come.
Using regenerative principles to produce nutrient-dense food for people’s health and well being the food on the retreat will be full of life!
GARY MCCALL PHOTOGRAPHY
Gary is a professional photographer with a huge passion for the sea and the coastal landscape. Specialising in surf, landscape and aerial imagery, he is known for his breathtaking images of big wave surfing and landscape in Ireland. A member of Irish Tow Surf Rescue club Gary can be found out in the middle of the Ocean when the biggest swells hit the Irish coasts.
Mullaghmore in County Sligo absorbs some of the biggest waves on the planet every winter with charging men and women gracing the monster waves there.
We’re beyond stoked to have Gary on board taking stills and video of our surf sessions on both retreats.
