Are you feeling the call to reconnect with your creativity, deepen your craft, and nurture your whole self as an actor?

From September 7th to 11th, I’m thrilled to be welcoming a new group of actors to Connemara for our next Acting Retreat — a transformative and embodied journey into performance, presence, and personal growth.

Whether you're a returning participant or considering this work for the first time, here’s a look at what you can expect…

A Unique Opportunity to Grow, Breathe & Reflect

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Connemara landscape, this retreat is a space for actors to step away from the noise of daily life and fully drop into the creative process — with support, pleasure, and play at the heart of it all.

You’ll be:

✅ Paired with another actor to work on a scene together — creating real, alive connection through your characters
✅ Immersed in daily sessions focused on voice, body, character integration, and nervous system regulation
✅ Exploring the deeper mechanisms of the creative impulse — including the fight/flight/freeze responses that often arise in performance

Our work draws from Fitzmaurice Voicework®, Organic Intelligence®, and Neurosystemics®, blending cutting-edge nervous system regulation tools with grounded, intuitive artistic practice.

This isn’t just training — it’s a full-bodied return to your instrument: your imagination, your voice, your breath, your presence.

Why This Work Matters

This retreat is designed to help you embody your character more fully by accessing the subtle, nuanced parts of yourself that are often hidden beneath layers of tension, performance anxiety, or overthinking.

We will explore what it means to:

• Be present and responsive in the moment

• Speak from your character’s experience — not just your intellect

• Work relationally, not in isolation

• Discover richness in vulnerability, play, and truth

And all of this happens within a supportive community of fellow actors who are just as committed to the depth and aliveness of the work.

Nourishment for All of Your Senses

Beyond the scene work, the retreat includes:

🌊 Wild swimming in Connemara’s stunning coastline
🚶 Meditative nature walks
🔥 Fireside gatherings under the stars

These moments are not just extras — they’re integral to the holistic experience, helping you reconnect with your body, nature, and creative spirit.

Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…

“Helena Walsh’s retreat was glorious and life changing. I love the community of actors she has curated and her teachings are inspiring and healing, on top of helping actors go to places inside ourselves we may never have gone to before. Truly wonderful.”
— Rosanna Arquette, Actress

“One of the biggest gifts of any of Helena’s retreats and programs is the strong sense of community she encourages and creates — the most loving, caring and creative community I know in Ireland. I can’t recommend enough to work with her and her team. If you get the chance, it will definitely transform you as a person and your career.”
— Alessandra Heredia, Actress

Ready to Join Us?

This is a small, intimate retreat with limited spaces, and they tend to fill quickly.

✨ If this work resonates with you — if you feel the pull toward deepening your connection to yourself and your craft — I would love to see you there.

📝 Apply now or learn more here:
https://www.helenawalshempowermentstudios.com/store

With love and creativity,
Helena