Rest Before You Rise
Retreat Booking & Cancellation Terms
5–7 February 2027 | The Almanage, Co. Tipperary
By booking a place on Rest Before You Rise, you confirm that you have read and agree to the following terms.
1. Your Booking
Your place is confirmed once your selected initial payment has been successfully received.
The total retreat price is the price displayed at the time of booking and includes two nights' accommodation, meals and the retreat programme as described on the booking page.
Travel to and from The Almanage and any personal expenses are not included.
2. Payment Options
Depending on availability, you may choose to pay in full, by payment plan or by deposit with the remaining balance payable at a later date.
If you choose a payment plan or deposit option, you are committing to payment of the full retreat price, not simply the initial payment.
Your payment schedule and final balance date will be clearly stated when you book.
All outstanding balances must be paid by the stated due date.
Failure to make a payment when due may result in your place being cancelled.
3. If You Need to Cancel
Because Rest Before You Rise is a small residential retreat with accommodation reserved specifically for each guest, cancellations can have a significant impact on the retreat.
If you need to cancel, please contact hello@christinejhiggins.com as soon as possible.
Any initial deposit paid is non-refundable, except where required by applicable consumer law.
For amounts paid above the deposit:
Cancellation more than 12 weeks before the retreat: payments made above the deposit will be refunded.
Cancellation between 12 and 6 weeks before the retreat: 50% of payments made above the deposit will be refunded.
Cancellation within 6 weeks of the retreat: payments are non-refundable.
If you have chosen a payment plan, cancelling your place does not automatically cancel payments already due under these terms.
Where possible, I will try to work with you if exceptional circumstances arise, but refunds outside these terms cannot be guaranteed.
4. Transferring Your Place
If you are unable to attend, you may request to transfer your place to another person rather than lose your booking.
Transfers must be approved in advance and the replacement guest must complete all required booking information and agree to these terms.
Please contact hello@christinejhiggins.com before arranging a transfer.
5. Private Rooms & Room Allocation
The standard retreat price is based on shared ensuite accommodation.
A limited number of private ensuite rooms may be available for an additional charge and must be confirmed in advance.
Room allocations will be arranged taking into consideration your booking type and, where possible, requests to share with another guest.
Specific rooms cannot be guaranteed unless expressly confirmed.
6. Dietary Requirements
Please provide all dietary requirements and food allergies when requested.
The venue will be informed of dietary requirements provided in advance; however, specific dietary requests are subject to the venue's ability to accommodate them.
If you have a serious food allergy, please contact hello@christinejhiggins.com before booking so that suitability can be confirmed.
7. Participation
Rest Before You Rise includes optional practices that may include meditation, gentle movement, yoga, energy work, breath and body-awareness practices, cacao, Shamanic Touch Activation, shamanic drumming and ecstatic dance.
You are responsible for listening to your own body and deciding whether participation in any activity is appropriate for you.
Participation in individual practices is always optional.
If you have any concerns about whether a particular activity is suitable for you, please seek appropriate professional advice before participating and let Christine know where relevant.
8. Travel
You are responsible for arranging and paying for your own travel to and from The Almanage.
Where possible, guests may be connected with one another to facilitate car-sharing, but any such arrangements are made between guests themselves.
Christine Higgins / Embodied Energy Wellness is not responsible for individual travel arrangements, delays or cancellations.
9. Changes to the Retreat
Occasionally, circumstances outside my control may require reasonable changes to the retreat schedule, activities or running order.
Where this happens, I will endeavour to provide an experience of an equivalent standard.
10. Cancellation by the Organiser
In the unlikely event that I need to cancel the retreat, you will be offered a refund of payments made directly to me for the retreat, or an alternative option where appropriate.
I am not responsible for additional costs you may have incurred independently, including travel or other personal arrangements.
For this reason, guests are encouraged to consider appropriate travel insurance.
11. Personal Belongings
Guests are responsible for their own belongings throughout the retreat.
Please take reasonable care of valuables and personal possessions.
12. Respect & Confidentiality
Rest Before You Rise is intended to be a respectful and supportive space.
Guests are asked to respect the privacy of other participants and not share another person's personal stories or experiences outside the retreat without their permission.
13. Photography
No guest will be required to participate in promotional photography or video.
Any photography or filming intended for marketing purposes will be communicated, and guests may choose not to be included.
14. Contact
If you have any questions regarding your booking or these terms, please contact:
By completing your booking, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Retreat Booking & Cancellation Terms.