Creative Writing Evening Workshops
with Burren Creative Writing
Starting Monday 11th January 2016
Monday evenings (8 week duration), 7.30 – 9.30pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
At Burren Creative Writing, we believe that everyone has a strong, unique voice, and we are all born with a creative genius. Our workshops inspire the creative and artistic instinct to write. In an environment that is both safe and inspirational, we can experiment as writers and develop and improve the craft. Workshops take place in the mystical and beautiful surroundings of the Burren in West County Clare, where words take flight and land on paper.
For more information:
Tel: 087 2226598
Email: brenda@burrenwriting.com
Website: www.burrenwriting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/burren.writing
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Introduction to Mindfulness and the Art of Living Mindfully – 6 Week Programme
Starting Wednesday 20th January 2016, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
Cost: €150
Are you experiencing stress and/or anxiety? Do you have trouble sleeping or are you feeling tired and exhausted all the time? Are you constantly worrying and finding it difficult to concentrate? If you experience any of the above then this may be the course for you.
Mindfulness is about paying attention to what we are experiencing in the present moment without judgement, it is a way of increasing:
* Self awareness * Self care * Stress reduction * Anxiety management * Calmness, stillness and clarity of thinking
For more information please contact Anne by email or mobile.
Email: annebuckley08@gmail.com / Tel: 085 8108633,
Anne Buckley, RN, RM, Dip. H.C. Mgt. M.I.S.M.A. is an accredited Stress Adviser and a recognised Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Facilitator.
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One-Day Burren Creative Writing Workshops
with Burren Creative Writing
Saturday 23rd January 2016, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 27th February 2016, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 19th March 2016, 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
For more information:
Tel: 087 2226598
Email: brenda@burrenwriting.com
Website: www.burrenwriting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/burren.writing
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A Homeopathic Seminar
Dr. Johnathan Hardy
Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st February 2016
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
Contact Erica for further details 086 8527080
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Spring Writers Weekends in the Burren
with Burren Creative Writing
Friday 4th March – Sunday 6th March 2016
Friday 29th April – Sunday 1st May 2016
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
For more information:
Tel: 087 2226598
Email: brenda@burrenwriting.com
Website: www.burrenwriting.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/burren.writing
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Nurturing the Helper Within
with Lucinda Drayton
Date: Thursday 7th April, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
A one day workshop for carers, Therapists and Helpers. Presented by Lucinda Drayton.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a very special one day workshop in a beautifully secluded location where we will explore in a group setting the journey to “Self-Love”.
This is considered to be the pinnacle of the journey of the self and yet often we do not realize there are definite steps to achieve this high aim. One which is necessary if I am going to truly give without burn-out…all so common in the helping professions.
The afternoon will be an experiential session with Live music.
Lucinda is a Therapist , a successful Singer and Songwriter of nine albums and a Raja Yoga mediator of 20 years. Lucindas music and beautifully haunting voice reaches far beyond the ear, to the essence of ones being, to the spirit, to the soul. (www.lucindadrayton.com)
Cost : €80 including a two course vegetarian lunch and refreshments
To secure a place contact Gerry on 087 2620832 / gerrymurphy100@gmail.com.
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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programme
‘Only that day dawns to which we are awake’
Date: Starts April 13th, 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Progrmme will help you to:
* Manage stress
* Enhance mental and emotional wellbeing
* Increase your ability to relax
* Reduce pain levels
* Increase energy, self worth and self esteem
Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing awareness to the present moment, paying attention to, and connecting with our present experiences, including our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations with openness, curiosity and acceptance.
This Eight Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR) is based on the work of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre. It introduces participants to different forms of mindfulness practice including; breath awareness, sitting meditation, body awareness, gentle mindful movement and inquiry exercises
Throughout the course and afterwards, the emphasis is on using mindfulness as a way of being in everyday life, therefore, a commitment to practice at home from 45 to 60 minutes a day, six days a week for the duration of the course is encouraged.
The course is open to anyone living with a physical or emotional difficulty, or anybody wishing to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
MBSR is also beneficial to a broad spectrum of professionals working with people with a range of health issues or professionals working in the field of education.
The overall cost of the 8 week course is €320, this includes eight, weekly, two and a half hour sessions, a full experiential day after week six, guided instructional CDs and a course work book. Concessions are available to people who are not presently working, are part time, on low pay or disability allowance, on a sliding scale.
For more information or to book a place email: annebuckley08@gmail.com. Phone: 0858108633.
Course co-ordinator Anne Buckley, to find out more please visit www.mindfulnessandstressreductionservices.com
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Bealtaine Weekend Retreat
With Amethyst Health
Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
Welcoming the light! Shamanic workshops with healing energies and tools to welcome Bealtaine, the healing light of Summer back into our life’s.
This weekend will be host to;
• Connecting to Nature workshops,
• Healing Shamanic journeys,
• Gathering in circle around the Willow Moon sacred fire,
• And most importantly tools to bring home to continue bringing the light energy through your life.
Cost: €350 all inclusive
Early Bird: €320
When we receive your non-refundable deposit of €85 before Feb 5th 2016
Package includes:
2 nights B&B in shared luxury accommodation, 2 evening meals, 2 lunches, break time snacks, teas & coffees, workshops, exclusive use of sauna and outdoor hot tub!
Contact us: 086 3845644.
info@amethysthealth.ie for more details and or your booking form.
www.amethysthealth.ie.
Maximum 3 persons in all shared accommodation
Limited private accommodation available at an additional cost, please contact us for more detail.
Therapies i.e. massage, reflexology & acupuncture are available throughout the weekend at an additional cost. Please enquire upon booking.
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Burren Outdoor Retreat
Celebrating The Spectacular Burren Region
Friday 6th to Sunday 8th May 2016
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
Come and GATHER on this fully guided journey through the Burren with its limestone pavements, rare flora and ancient sacred sites. Let the silence and beauty of this unique landscape unfold its mysteries and renew you in body and soul.
Facilitated by: Mary Lillis RSM & Noirin Long RSM
2 Options available:
Option 1: Full board residential Total cost €175 per person sharing
(limited single rooms available)
Option 2: Non-residential to include Friday evening (Introduction only), Saturday & Sunday all meals included. Total cost €85 per person (limited places)
Friday: arrival (residential) 4pm onwards, evening meal 6pm
Introduction to the weekend 7.30-8.30pm (non-residential to attend)
Saturday: Breakfast 8.30am. 9.30am Non-residential arrive
9.45-10.15am Meditation. 10.30am start of journey into the Burren packed lunches included. On return enjoy tea/scones and relax. Evening Meal 6-7.30pm followed by Integration 7.30-8.30pm
Sunday: Breakfast 8.30am. 9.30am Non-residential arrive.
9.45-10.15am Meditation followed by Mass in a chosen location. Then approx 2 hours in the Burren. Return for Buffet Lunch followed by Integration. Finishing approx 4pm.
To reserve call Des on 065 6827749 or 085 1614951.
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Exploring Happiness from the Inside Out
Enjoy a day of Mindfulness and peace at The Red Gates, Corofin on Saturday May 28th from 10.00 am to 4.30pm.
‘Only that day dawns to which we are awake’
Cost: €40- includes morning coffee and lunch, booking is essential as places are limited.
Contact: Anne annebuckley08@gmail.com 085 8108633 / Des info@theredgates.com 085 1614951.
Mindfulness is “openly experiencing what is there.” It is about having, as full as possible, awareness of what is around us – what we can see, hear, touch and taste, and what is happening inside – our physical sensations, thoughts and feelings.
It is about observing, without getting caught up in our thinking or worrying about what we are experiencing, thus giving us more choice over what we decide to give our attention to.
A day to nurture self-awareness, self-knowledge, kindness and generosity,
Facilitator: Anne Buckley Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. www.mindfulnessandstressreductionservices.com.
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Working with the Wisdom of our Dreams
Saturday 11th June, 10am – 5pm
Venue: The Red Gates, Corofin, Co. Clare
An experiential workshop with Kathleen Duffy.
This very popular workshop invites participants to experience the amazing wisdom of Dreams as a powerful source of Guidance from the Soul.
It offers practical experience of how to make sense of the unconscious wisdom we
often dismiss through lack of understanding of this ancient dream language.
‘For God does speak to us, now one way, now another, though man may not perceive it,
in a dream, in a vision of the night when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their
beds, he opens their ears and gives them instruction’. Job 33: 14-16
Participants will gain an understanding of the psyche and its functioning, as well as an
opportunity to explore the irrational nature of the dream in bringing unconscious content
to consciousness.
Kathleen will also;
• Introduce you to the language of the dream, which is that of symbol, myth, ritual, imagination and story.
• Explore some of the major Archetypes of the psyche.
• Teach you how to discern when to take dream wisdom literally or symbolically.
• Work with why we have recurring dreams, and what happens when we ignore them and they turn into nightmares.
• Examine the difference between personal and universal symbols.
• Show you how to befriend the unconscious, and listen to, record, and work with dream wisdom in order to benefit from this guidance in everyday life.
Kathleen Duffy is an accredited Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist and supervisor who has a passion for working with the use of dreams in her practice for over twenty five years. She has recently had her book published on this subject. It is titled Awaken to the Wisdom of your Dreams – Mirrors in the River.
For further information you can see her web page at www.awakentoyourdreams.com
Cost for the day €60 which includes two tea/coffee breaks, and a wholesome lunch from the wonderful catering team hosts at Red Gates.
Deposit of €20 (non refundable) to:
Des Tully +353 65 6827749 or/and Kathleen Duffy +353 87 2495250
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Deepening the Senses – A Journey Inward
Venue: The Red Gates, Killeen, Corofin, Co Clare.
29th July – 31st July 2016
An Experiential Workshop/Retreat with Eileen Ni Shuilleabháin Counsellor & Psychotherapist.
To be sensual, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread – James Baldwin.
For more info or to make a booking visit www.teallach.com or contact Eileen on 087 7126271.
This is an experiential weekend where you are invited to join us in a workshop where we will awaken a more grounded authentic connectedness to ourselves and bring conscious awareness in our bodies to our presence in the world. Through the realm of myth, dreams and archetypes we will deepen into the senses, drawing on our connection to the wisdom of the ancient landscape around us, attuning to our own inner journeying, appreciating in our subtle bodies the richness of the present moment in our lives.
When we listen to myths, if we let ourselves step into their world of poetry and imagination, we step out of the rational concrete patriarchal world of our time and into the symbolic life. In this way we become receptive to our inner environment, and the energies of life and the archetypal patterns living through us.
During the retreat we will spend time indoors and outdoors exploring that sensory embodied connection. We will also be utilising the medium of poetry and images, gentle mindful movements, art, meditation, and dream imaging, exploring the language of our dreams and their symbols in our psyches to assist us. On our last evening after our féasta (n.celtic feast) we will gather at the hearth or if the weather permits us, under the stars at a bonfire, for the ancient tradition of our ancestors – sharing songs and poetry, music, story telling and conversations. We aim to create a warm atmosphere where we will awaken the senses, deepen our understanding of ourselves and explore the sensual in our everyday lives.
The Retreat Package:
The package includes 2 nights bed and breakfast in shared twin room luxury accommodation, 2 evening meals (2 courses), 2 lunches (2 courses), break time snacks, teas and coffees, the workshop and exclusive use of sauna and outdoor hot tub.
The package price below is based on shared spacious twin room accommodation. There is one triple room available. There is limited private accommodation available at an additional cost. Please enquire about availability upon booking.
Booking:
The full 2-day retreat package costs 300 euro – a non-refundable deposit of 100 euro is payable by 30th June 2016. Early booking is advisable as places are limited.
For further details and to make a booking, please contact Eileen at teallach1@gmail.com or phone 087 7126271.
About Eileen:
Eileen grew up in the Connemara Gaeltacht. This has influenced her particular interest in exploring the deeper memory world of archetypes and how they resonate in the body and senses and the ancient landscape around us. Eileen is a poet with her work appearing in literary journals both nationally and internationally.Eileen is a Psychotherapist and Supervisor. She lives and works in Galway city in Adult Mental Health Services and in a private practice. Her background includes a Masters in Social Science (Social Work); Masters in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy specialising in Psychodynamic, Existential and Gestalt Psychotherapies. She has a diploma in Advanced Reflexive supervision.
Her workshops also reflects her training and experience in facilitating group work, Gestalt body work, Somatic Trauma Therapy ,Attachment and Emotion Focused Therapy as well as her interest in Jungian Psychology and Marion Woodman’s BodySoul rhythms work.
She is an accredited member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, CORU and a member of the Marion Woodman foundation.
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