I went to Lesley Giltinan's Radiance weekend — here's what I learned about women's retreats

As a growing number of women’s retreats launch in Ireland and internationally, Vickie Maye visits Castlemartyr Resort to experience Lesley Giltinan’s Radiance

Lesley Giltinan at Castlemartyr Resort. Picture by Noel Sweeney

It is a Saturday morning — a day I usually spend on GAA sidelines — and I’m side by side with 55 women that I’ve met for the first time this weekend. We gather tentatively for a 30-minute workout, greeting one another with polite smiles and nervous laughter.

By the time we sit for a half-hour meditation practice, the ice is already broken, our heart rates soaring, giddy from the exhilaration of jumping jacks and squat jumps.