The Open Your Divine Heart Retreat
May 23-25, 2025 | County Wicklow, Ireland
We all carry past hurts - from our own life experiences to those passed down through our ancestors, and they can weigh heavy on the heart.
On May 23-25, 2025 we'll embark on a three-day retreat in County Wicklow, Ireland, where we'll work on identifying and releasing emotions like grief and anger so we can open our hearts for more joy, love and acceptance.
Facilitated by medical doctor, shaman and energetic healer, Dr Anthony Rafferty, we'll go on a mind, body and soul approach to healing. You'll walk away with the awareness of what it means to be in conscious and fulfilling relationships, along with practices for cultivating more love and compassion - for yourself and for others.
What to expect...The Weekend Itinerary
Over the course of three-days, we'll go on a deep journey of healing, learning and intention setting.
Friday:
Opening circle, hosted by Dr Anthony. This will be a special moment to connect as a group and an opportunity to learn about energy and in particular, the heart chakra. We'll discuss what it means to live with an open heart and set intentions for the weekend and our lives back home.
Saturday:
- Morning: A shamanic breathwork session, hosted by Dr Anthony. This will be a safe space to process grief and ancestral trauma, opening up your heart for more love, joy and acceptance.
- Afternoon: A journey into women's health facilitated by Dr Anthony. In this session, we'll explore the full lifecycle of the womb from hormonal and vaginal health, through to reproductive wellness, and the connection to our energetic centres located in this area, primarily the root and sacral chakras.
- Evening: A magical evening of Kirtan, hosted by Irish musician, Jenny Russell.
Sunday:
- Bloods: We believe blood profiling to be a critical part of physical and energetic health but they are entirely optional. If you choose to do bloods, we'll take them fasted first thing on Sunday morning.
- Womb Healing: You carry the dreams and wounds of those who came before you - etched not only in your memory, but in your womb, your breath and your bones. This womb healing session is a sacred space to remember, release and reclaim. Through shamanic breathwork, womb healing and deep trauma release rituals, we will journey into the ancestral feminine to clear inherited pain, awaken intuition, and open the body to creativity.
- Closing circle: We'll finish retreat together as a group, sharing what came up for us and setting intentions for when we get home.
Are you ready to open and heal your heart?
This retreat is a significant investment of your time, energy and money. Participating requires you to be brave, vulnerable and seen. This work is hard and you may not be ready. But for those who do feel the call, the results will be profound as you start to heal your heart and welcome in more joy, peace and acceptance. Can you afford not to do this?
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Can only make one night?
Want to come on retreat but can't commit to a full weekend? It is possible to come just for one night and take advantage of the women's health aspect, womb healing and magical Kirtan.
Tell me moreThe Retreat Experience
Dr Anthony will take a special group of people on a magical healing journey to shine light on the shadows that exist within all of us, release stories that no longer serve and step together into a new energetically refreshed you. What to expect:
- Shamanic healing: Trauma release using ancient wisdom and intuitive practices to help you release deep-rooted personal, familial and ancestral pain and trauma from the heart space.
- Embodiment practices: Breathwork journeys, meditation, embodiment and ceremony, held in a safe, intimate setting.
- Emotional processing: Journalling, sharing and time for integration - either alone or in community with your fellow retreat participants.
- Individual blood analysis: This involves bloods being taken on retreat and results and recommendations provided via a 30-min online consultation 1-2 weeks later. We believe bloods are a critical indicator of what is going on in the body from a physical, emotional and energetic perspective, and a unique part of our retreat experience. It is, however, possible to purchase retreat without bloods for a lower rate. Contact [email protected] for details.
About The Deerstone
We are staying at luxury eco-retreat centre, The Deerstone. Just an hour from Dublin, this tranquil haven has everything you need to rest, connect and re-set. Here's what to expect:
- All meals included and catered for by an exemplary private chef.
- Free use of all facilities including sauna, hot tubs, ice-baths, outdoor hydro-pool, and the many nearby trails.
- Time to integrate, make use of the facilities and connect with each other. However, we also respect silence and solitude outside of group sessions if that's what you need.
- There is an on-site masseuse available for one-hour bookings (€100 per hour). Must be booked ahead of time and paid in cash on retreat.
Who is Dr Anthony Rafferty?
Dr Anthony is a medical doctor with more than 20 years experience in academic and clinical research. He is also a shamanic, energetic and intuitive healer with a well-established practice in Ireland.
In bringing together his scientific and shamanic expertise, Dr Anthony has built a first-of-its kind programme that looks at the physical body as well as mental and emotional wellbeing, and spiritual health.
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