Winter Warmth
Welcome the New Year with Warmth & Clarity
Date: Saturday 23 January 2027
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Drumshallon Forge Heritage Centre
Price: €65 per person · €120 for 2 booked together
Step in from the winter chill into a cosy, softly scented space where time slows down, your shoulders drop, and you can finally exhale.
Winter Warmth – Welcome the New Year with Warmth & Clarity is a half‑day aromatherapy retreat with Maria Morgan, founder of Esker Fields Wellbeing, designed to help you:
This is an experiential, hands‑on workshop – you’ll smell, feel and experience essential oils in a very real, personal way, through the comforting lens of winter rest and fresh beginnings.
What you’ll experience
Winter aromatherapy for warmth & clarity
You’ll be introduced to a small selection of specially chosen essential oils for the winter season, such as:
- Lavandin – soothing and soft, encouraging relaxation and emotional ease
- Mandarin – gentle, uplifting citrus that brings comfort and cheer on darker days
- Frankincense – grounding and centring, ideal for reflection and inner stillness
You’ll notice how these scents make you feel, which ones you’re drawn to, and how they can support your mood, energy and clarity as you move into the new year.
Breath, stillness & gentle reflection
With Maria’s calm guidance, you’ll explore:
- Simple breathing practices to soothe your nervous system
- Short, guided reflections to help you let go of the old and welcome the new
- How to pair gentle aromatherapy with mindfulness to:
- Settle a busy mind
- Feel more grounded and present
- Clarify what you truly want for the year ahead
No experience with meditation or breath work is needed – everything is gentle and at your own pace.
Create your own personalised winter bath salt
The heart of this retreat is a beautiful, creative ritual: blending your own aromatherapy bath salts.
Together, we will:
- Explore what you’d like more of – calm, courage, focus, rest, renewal
- Choose essential oils that match your intentions (for example, comforting lavandin, uplifting mandarin, and grounding frankincense)
- Blend your chosen oils into mineral‑rich salts to create a bespoke winter soak just for you
You’ll take home your own personalised bath salt blend – a tangible reminder of the warmth and clarity you cultivated during the retreat, and a soothing ritual you can return to whenever you need it.
This retreat is for you if…
- You’re craving peace, rest and a softer pace after the busy festive season
- You’d like to begin the new year with more clarity, intention and calm
- You’re curious about essential oils and want to use them safely and meaningfully
- You feel a bit tired, overwhelmed or “switched on” and long to feel more grounded and centred
- You’d love a nurturing experience to share with a friend or loved one
Come on your own for a solo winter reset, or bring someone special and make it a shared ritual.
What’s included
- ✓Guided introduction to winter aromatherapy
- ✓Gentle breath work and relaxation practices
- ✓All materials to create your own personalised aromatherapy bath salts
- ✓Warming tea and homemade treats
- ✓A cosy, welcoming space at Drumshallon Forge Heritage Centre
- ✓Supportive guidance from Maria Morgan, Esker Fields Wellbeing
You’ll leave with
What previous guests say
Maria has a calmness about her and when you walk into a room where she is, you straight away start feeling like you are at peace. Add essential oils to the mix, and your mind and body relax.
Her (September workshop) Autumn Pause Retreat was incredible. I walked away understanding about different oils, how they work and what they help you with. The body wash I created wakes me up each morning, with a scent that is revitalising and allows me to listen to what I need that day.
If you need a moment to step away from chaos and find calm, Maria’s workshop is definitely the place.
A really enjoyable workshop, where we explored the different oils and got to make our own blends from those we felt most drawn to. Maria has created a lovely, relaxing space to step back from the busy-ness of life and just be.
Thank you very much for the retreat! I would like to say, that the retreat has exceeded my expectations. The environment felt very welcoming and relaxing. Entering the world of essential oils was more than just smells, it was a connection to myself and the world around me. That's so captivating and powerful and Maria's guidance really helps you understand it, navigate it and connect to it. Really recommend it to anyone wanting to explore the power of essential oils in their own life.
Practical details
| Date | Saturday 23 January 2027 |
| Time | 10:00am – 2:00pm |
| Venue | Drumshallon Forge Heritage Centre Ballymakenny Road, Grangebellew, County Louth A92 DF7X |
| Parking | Ample Parking Available |
| Access | Accessible Venue |
| Bring | Just yourself in comfortable clothes and an open mind |
| Group size | Limited to 12 places to keep it intimate and unhurried |
| Food | Guests will be treated to homemade sweet treats, fresh fruit, herbal teas, tea and coffee, granola bars and more; please note any allergies or vegan/gluten-free requirements when booking, or contact me directly with specific dietary needs. |
| Price | €65 per person · €120 for 2 people booked together |
Reserve your place
Give yourself (or someone you love) the gift of a warm winter pause, and start the new year with more warmth, clarity and ease.
About Maria
I am the founder of Esker Fields and a qualified Aromatherapist, Reiki Master and Bio Energy Therapist. Before I followed my passion for holistic healing, I spent 20 years working in Adult Education and hold a BA in Adult Education. Teaching and supporting adults through change has always been at the heart of my work.
After a period of severe work related stress, I became so unwell I was unable to work for 11 months. I was mentally, emotionally and physically burned out, and conventional medicine could not fully support my recovery.
During my journey back to wellness I began to explore holistic healing methods and discovered just how powerful they can be for restoring balance and wellbeing.
This experience gave me a real and personal understanding of the impact that prolonged stress has on the body and mind. I have seen in my own life how simple acts of self care, practiced consistently, can gently rebuild resilience and bring you back to yourself. I am especially passionate about anchoring these moments of self care with the aromas of essential oils, so that your body and mind begin to associate those scents with calm, comfort and ease.
At Esker Fields I bring together my professional training, my background in adult education and my own healing journey to create a warm, nurturing and safe space. I know how hard it can be to slow down and allow yourself to receive support, so I meet each person with genuine care, respect and compassion.
I am on a mission to share my love of aromatherapy and holistic therapies and to create an environment where you have the time and space to connect in a deeply personal way with essential oils. My retreats are designed to be gentle and restorative, inviting you to pause, breathe and reconnect with yourself.
When you come to Esker Fields you are not just another guest. You are welcomed, listened to and supported, so that you can leave feeling calmer, clearer and more in tune with your own inner wisdom.
Questions that often come up
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Give yourself a warm winter pause
Places are limited to keep the experience intimate and unhurried.