Welcome to the Woodland Retreat

A peaceful and inspiring yoga & writing studio and forestry ran by Irish author and yoga & meditation teacher Emma-Jane Leeson.

24 Acres of Woodland in the heart of the County Kildare countryside waiting to help you unwind and reconnect with nature. 

“COME WHAT MIGHT, SHE WOULD BE WILD, UNTRAMMELED, FREE.”  James Joyce.

Situated alongside the stunning Ballynafagh Lake nature reserve, our family woodland is here to help you rewild, imagine, flow and reconnect with nature. 

“THE WORLD IS FULL OF MAGIC THINGS, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR OUR SENSES TO GROW SHARPER.”

W.B. YEATS.

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“HOLD TO THE NOW, THE HERE, THROUGH WHICH ALL FUTURE PLUNGES TO THE PAST.”

JAMES JOYCE.

Est. 2023

The Woodland Retreat Yoga & Writing Studio offers ways for you and your family to unwind, imagine and reconnect with nature. 

The studio and surrounding forestry offers writing, mediation, yoga and bushcraft workshops and children's summer/ midterm camps.

Check out our upcoming events here.