Sensing Water - Immersive Island Retreat 17-20th April 2026
Inischcoo Island, Donegal, Ireland
Sensing Water - Immersive Island Retreat 17-20th April 2026
Inischcoo Island, Donegal, Ireland
Logistics
Fully Booked – Join Waiting List
This retreat is now fully booked but you can join our waiting list below and if a space becomes available, I will be in touch.
Dates: 17-20th April 2026
Location: Inishcoo Island, Donegal, Ireland
Group size: Intimate group of up to 12 people.
Who: For those called to water, healing, creative activism, restorative practice, and embodied presence – changemakers, artists, leaders, activists, water lovers and seekers of all kinds.
Facilitated by Easkey Britton, an award-winning writer and creative facilitator with a deep understanding of the creative process and the importance of nature connection.
Price (depending on room type):
- €675 – €775 (early bird rate, ends 17th January 202, full price: €850)
“I need the sea because it teaches me” — Pablo Neruda
Sensing Water is a 3-night, in-person retreat exploring the ocean as a spiritual, creative, and cultural force. Held on a remote island off the coast of Donegal, this immersive experience invites participants into a space between endings and beginnings—what Clarissa Pinkola Estés calls “the river beneath the river.”
What if we tuned into the water moving through us—pouring, pooling, evaporating—feeling its flow within and around our bodies?
Guided by Easkey, you’ll engage in daily inquiries, embodied practices, reflection, grief work, and ocean-centered dialogue. Together, we’ll listen deeply to the sea, to our bodies, and to what is being called forth in this time of ecological and personal change.
Some of the themes we will explore
- Embodiment & Interconnection – Experience a deeper, felt relationship with the ocean and one another through somatic, breath, and sensory practices.
- Grief, Fear & Presence – Cultivate practices to be with difficult emotions like ecological grief or uncertainty, supported by the presence of water and community.
- Creativity as activism – Reimagine activism as something rooted in beauty, creativity, and relationship rather than solely resistance.
- Blue Mind & Ocean Wisdom – Experience the calming intelligence of the sea and attune to its language through mindful listening.
- Honouring the Ebb – Practice slowing down and dissolving habitual boundaries to access new ways of sensing and understanding place.
- Awe, Wonder & Collective Healing – may we come away with an expanded sense of belonging — to both human community and the wider living world.
What new ways of sensing and understanding the world might emerge when we become porous to water’s intelligence, agency and joy?
“I need the sea because it teaches me” — Pablo Neruda
Sensing Water is a 3-night, in-person retreat exploring the ocean as a spiritual, creative, and cultural force. Held on a remote island off the coast of Donegal, this immersive experience invites participants into a space between endings and beginnings—what Clarissa Pinkola Estés calls “the river beneath the river.”
What if we tuned into the water moving through us—pouring, pooling, evaporating—feeling its flow within and around our bodies?
Guided by Easkey, you’ll engage in daily inquiries, embodied practices, reflection, grief work, and ocean-centered dialogue. Together, we’ll listen deeply to the sea, to our bodies, and to what is being called forth in this time of ecological and personal change.
Some of the themes we will explore
- Embodiment & Interconnection
- Grief, Fear & Presence
- Creativity as activism
- Blue Mind & Ocean Wisdom
- Awe, Wonder & Collective Healing
What new ways of sensing and understanding the world might emerge when we become porous to water’s intelligence, agency and joy?
Logistics
Fully Booked – Join Waiting List
This retreat is now fully booked but you can join our waiting list below and if a space becomes available, I will be in touch.
Dates: 17-20th April 2026
Location: Inishcoo Island, Donegal, Ireland
Group size: Intimate group of up to 12 people.
Who: For those called to water, healing, creative activism, restorative practice, and embodied presence – changemakers, artists, leaders, activists, water lovers and seekers of all kinds.
Facilitated by Easkey Britton, an award-winning writer and creative facilitator with a deep understanding of the creative process and the importance of nature connection.
Price (depending on room type):
- €675 – €775 (early bird rate, ends 17th January 202, full price: €850)
What’s Included?
- Boat transfers to/from the island
- Full board accommodation
- All meals catered, specially curated and prepared with locally sourced food by Wildfolk
- Guided somatic and breathwork practices
- Blue Mind sessions by/in the sea
- Daily creative practices and reflection
- Rituals of release
- Readings from writings by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Thich Nhat Hanh, Manchán Magan, Natalie Diaz & others
- Fireside chats and quiet / solo time to wander the land
- Additional boat trip to explore stunning seascapes
- Sea swimming. While this isn’t a swim-focused retreat, there are many beautiful places around the island for a dip or swim. Participation is entirely up to you and at your own risk / desire.
How might immersing ourselves in these watery systems unsettle what we know of land, home, and human?
This retreat is an offering to honour the ebb as well as the flow—a chance to slow down, to feel deeply, to let go, to move and create from the body of the world, and to be held by the living presence of the ocean.
May you come away with a deeper embodied relationship to water, an expanded sensory awareness, creative tools for expression and activism, and a strengthened capacity for ecological presence, grief work, and healing.
Where Do We Stay?
Inishcoo House is a beautifully restored 18th century coastguard station standing on an untamed 109 acre island (with 7 acres of private garden and beach access). Just a 5 minute boat ride from the main fishing village of Burtonport. The house has been refurbished as a comfortable eco-retreat but retains its unique character. Please note due to the uniqueness of this venue and limited capacity, most rooms are shared occupancy.
How Do We Get There?
Upon arrival in Burtonport, Inishcoo’s boatman Oscar will take you to Inishcoo (approx. 5 mins), dropping you off at the quay directly in front of the house. Cars cannot be taken over to Inishcoo. They can be parked safely alongside the quay in Burtonport.
Can we dissolve the boundaries of the familiar and listen with water’s own language?
- Boat transfers to/from the island
- Full board accommodation – all meals catered by Wildfolk
- Guided somatic and breathwork practices
- Blue Mind sessions by/in the sea
- Daily creative practices and reflection
- Rituals of release
- Readings from Rilke, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Thich Nhat Hanh, Natalie Diaz & others
- Fireside chats and quiet / solo time to wander the land
- Additional boat trip to explore stunning seascapes
- Optional sea swimming. While this isn’t a swim-focused retreat, there are many beautiful places around the island for a dip or swim. Participation is entirely up to you and at your own risk.
This retreat is an offering to honour the ebb as well as the flow—a chance to slow down, to feel deeply, to let go, to move and create from the body of the world, and to be held by the living presence of the ocean.
How might immersing ourselves in these watery systems unsettle what we know of land, home, and human?
Inishcoo House is a beautifully restored 18th century coastguard station standing on an untamed 109 acre island (with 7 acres of private garden and beach access). Just a 5 minute boat ride from the main fishing village of Burtonport. The house has been refurbished as a comfortable eco-retreat but retains its unique character. Please note due to the uniqueness of this venue and limited capacity, all rooms are shared (there are no private rooms available).
Upon arrival in Burtonport, Inishcoo’s boatman Oscar will take you to Inishcoo (approx. 5 mins), dropping you off at the quay directly in front of the house. Cars cannot be taken over to Inishcoo. They can be parked safely alongside the quay in Burtonport.
Can we dissolve the boundaries of the familiar and listen with water’s own language?
If you have any questions about anything or your suitability for joining, please drop us an email and we will help in whatever way we can. You can email Easkey at hello@easkeybritton.com.
Retreat Cancellation Policy
We understand that life happens, and sometimes plans need to change. Please read our cancellation policy carefully before booking:
Cancellations by You:
- More than 60 days before the retreat – Full refund minus a €50 admin fee.
- 30 to 60 days before the retreat – 50% refund.
- Less than 30 days before the retreat – No refund available, unless we are able to fill your place.
If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your place to a friend or family member at no extra cost. Just let us know at least 48 hours in advance.
Cancellations by Us:
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel the retreat (e.g. due to illness or unforeseen circumstances), you will receive a full refund of all payments made. We are not responsible for any travel or accommodation costs you may have incurred.
We Recommend Travel Insurance
To protect yourself from unexpected events, we strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance that covers retreat cancellations and travel disruptions.
Retreat Cancellation Policy
We understand that life happens, and sometimes plans need to change. Please read our cancellation policy carefully before booking:
Cancellations by You:
- More than 60 days before the retreat – Full refund minus a €50 admin fee.
- 30 to 60 days before the retreat – 50% refund.
- Less than 30 days before the retreat – No refund available, unless we are able to fill your place.
If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your place to a friend or family member at no extra cost. Just let us know at least 48 hours in advance.
Cancellations by Us:
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel the retreat (e.g. due to illness or unforeseen circumstances), you will receive a full refund of all payments made. We are not responsible for any travel or accommodation costs you may have incurred.
We Recommend Travel Insurance
To protect yourself from unexpected events, we strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance that covers retreat cancellations and travel disruptions.
