Cavan Lakeside Wellbeing

22/09/2026

Mental health support doesn’t have to look the same for everyone.

For one person, movement helps.
For another, quiet.
Someone else needs nature, conversation, music, challenge, rest — or simply somewhere they can show up without having to explain themselves.

💚 That thinking sits at the heart of Balance 2026.

On World Mental Health Day, we’re creating different ways for people to take part — from yoga and sound to kayaking, family orienteering, sauna, coffee, music and food.

And if being there isn’t possible, supporting from home counts too.

Our aim is to raise €10,000 for Cuan Cancer Support Centre through our 'Help Get Cuan Adventure Ready' campaign.

👉 FIND YOUR ACTIVITY:
https://cavanadventure.ie/activity-event/balance-mental-health-awareness/

💚 DONATE FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE:
https://cavan-lakeside-wellbeing.kit.com/products/balance-event-for-cuan-cancer-c

You don’t need to participate in the same way as everyone else.

You just need to find the way that works for you.

21/09/2026

A slower life definitely doesn't mean a smaller life....

Read about it in Love from the Lakeside Ledger. 💚

20/09/2026

💚 BALANCE | Saturday 10th October

We’re delighted to co-host Balance again this year with Cavan Adventure Centre on World Mental Health Day, raising funds for .

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is:
“Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.”

And there’s something important in that....

Mental health isn't an abstract conversation.

It is lived.

It shows up in how we cope with change, diagnosis, pressure, grief, relationships, uncertainty, work, identity and everything else that comes with being human.

And there isn't one correct way to support it....

For one person, it might be getting onto the water.

For another, movement or yoga.

For someone else, sitting quietly in a sauna, getting outdoors with the family, talking over coffee, listening to music or simply being around other people for a while.

That’s our thinking behind Balance....

Not telling people what wellbeing should look like.

Instead creating different ways to experience it.

On Saturday 10th October you can:

🧘 Join Yoga & Sound
🚣 Paddle with a Purpose
🧭 Take on Family Orienteering
🔥 Book some sauna time
☕ Drop in for coffee and homemade cake
🎶 Stay for live music from Ramblin Jacks
🍕 Enjoy pizza and the afternoon atmosphere

And this year we have another goal:
€10,000 for Cuan Cancer Support Centre.

So if you can’t attend, you can still be part of what we’re trying to do.

👉 FIND YOUR ACTIVITY:
https://cavanadventure.ie/activity-event/balance-mental-health-awareness/

💚 OR DONATE HERE:
https://cavan-lakeside-wellbeing.kit.com/products/balance-event-for-cuan-cancer-c

Perhaps that’s one of the simplest lessons in this year’s theme:
listen to real people, recognise that everyone's experience is different, and create more than one way for people to feel supported.

💛That’s our intention for Balance 2026.

19/09/2026

Give the gift of Heal & Nurture, Reset Ritual or Fresh Start! Each box can be customised to suit the occasion! 💚👌

17/09/2026

If you are excessively stressed, this one is for you....👌

Yoga Nidra & Sound is 90 minutes where very little is required of you.

It's an interesting state of rest experience. You’re not quite asleep, but you’re not engaging with the world in the usual way either. Research has even recorded slow-wave activity associated with sleep while people remained technically awake.

Which might explain why it can feel so deeply restful....

No need to be good at meditation.
No yoga ability required.
And if your mind wanders, that’s completely normal.

You lie down.
You listen.
You let yourself be guided.

That’s it....

👉 If life has been particularly full, your head hasn’t stopped, or you’ve noticed that even your downtime doesn’t feel particularly restful, come and spend 90 minutes doing considerably less.

😴Yoga Nidra & Sound: A Deep Rest for the Soul
🗓 Wednesday | 30th September
🕛 7pm–8.30pm
📍Cavan Lakeside Wellbeing, H12 CD43

Bookings now open.

15/09/2026

⛅️ Sunrises make me hopeful. Sunsets like this make me grateful the day happened at all. 🩷

14/09/2026

Join an easy going yoga flow or relax with a sound bath.....AND raise money for Cuan Cancer Cavan?!

Can I count you in? 😉 Sessions are already filling up. Secure your mat here
https://cavanadventure.ie/activity-event/balance-mental-health-awareness/

Slow down, reset and reconnect by the lake. 🧘‍♀️✨

Yoga and Sound Baths are among the activities available to book at our Balance Mental Health Awareness & Charity Event on Saturday 10 October.

Step into our peaceful lakeside studio and choose from a selection of sessions designed to help you relax, recharge and take some time for yourself.

⏰ Sessions run from 10am–3pm
🌿 Suitable for all levels

Spaces are limited, so book your session today!
https://cavanadventure.ie/activity-event/balance-mental-health-awareness/

13/09/2026

Sometimes we just need a little space, a little softness, and the reminder that all is OK.

11/09/2026

The best feedback isn’t always “I loved it.”

It’s:

“I completely lost track of time.”

“I cried, but I felt safe.”

“I left feeling lighter.”

“My friends and I keep booking in.”

“I didn’t realise how much I needed that.”

That’s the part I care about 👌

👉 Not creating an experience that just looks relaxing from the outside, but one that actually helps people switch off, settle, reconnect and feel different when they leave.

These lovely words came from people who joined me for Reiki, sound healing, sound baths and retreat days at Cavan Lakeside Wellbeing. 🩷

Different experiences. Different people. Different reasons for coming.

But one thing in common:

They gave themselves the time. 👏

And sometimes, that changes more than you expect....

09/09/2026

A Sound Bath - For those of us who are tired, tense, overstimulated… and secretly craving one quiet hour where nothing is asked of them.