We have exciting news to share: our Winter 2020/21 issue has now been released! This one was a real labour of love, and we were delighted to create it for you. Thank you so much, Positive Lifers, for all of your support this year – one of the most extraordinary times in living memory – and we wish you a beautiful, restorative holiday season.
natural medicine
Do you want to know how to support your immune system using nutrition over the winter months? If so, we recommend this very helpful webinar by CNM (College of Naturopathic Medicine) on Wednesday December 2nd.
During this webinar, Nutritional Therapist and CNM Graduate and Claire O’Brien will discuss:?
- The Immune System and how it works?
- How food influences an immune response?
- Prebiotics and probiotics?
- Specific nutrients to support immune function?
Learn more and book your place here.
During this time, many people’s thoughts have turned to how they can best empower themselves to take care of their own health, and support the health of their families. In our Autumn 2020 issue, Judith McAdam discussed her own ‘family healthcare toolbox’, and included a wealth of helpful suggestions to help readers create their own. Read on below!
On Wednesday November 25th at 6 p.m., CNM (The College of Naturopathic Medicine) invites you to tune in to their latest Health Coach panel discussion, talking about a new recognition in the importance of an integrated healthcare system, and how Health Coaching fits in.
Integrative Healthcare seeks to combine the best of Western scientific medicine with a broader understanding of the nature of illness, healing and wellness and is where the patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process.
Join CNM’s panellists and pioneers of this collaborative approach to find out how they view the future of integrated health care:
- Dr Jasmeen Mehta – MBBS BSc (neuroscience) FSRH DRCOG MRCGP, NHS GP
- Maria Trindade – CNM Health Coach Course Director
- Izabella Natrins – Professional Standards and Development Director, UK Health Coach Association
- Ali Mortimer – Successful Health Coach, founder of Heal Yourself Happy
You can learn more and book your place here.
Mobility Medicine: Amatsu to Free Up Movement
One of the many holistic luminaries we were pleased to interview for our Autumn 2020 issue was Amatsu practitioner Carole Douglas, who told editor Alison McEvoy all about this soothing, re-balancing form of healing. Read the full article below.
Positive Nights: The Promise and Challenges of Psychedelic Therapy
During this very special Positive Nights event, we will be joined by Rob Coffey and Dr Darragh Stewart (Phd), co- founders of Inwardbound Psilocybin Retreats in the Netherlands, to talk about the promise and challenges facing the emerging field of psychedelic therapy.
We will be looking at some maps of consciousness associated with psychedelic therapy, how psychedelics can be used in a therapeutic way, and some of the risks associated with psychedelic therapy.
Rob Coffey is a psychotherapist (IACP pre-accredited), and since 2013 has been training as a Transpersonal Therapist at the Irish Centre for Shamanic Studies (Dunderry Park).
Dr Darragh Stewart has a Phd in plant genetics and is a co-founder of Inwardbound.
This event will take place over Zoom on Wednesday November 25th at 7.30 p.m. Irish time. If you are located outside Ireland, please check what this time will be in your local time zone. The link and login details will be sent to all ticket holders the day beforehand.
Book your place here.
About Inwardbound:
“Inwardbound provide legal psychedelic retreat programmes with a 5 day psilocybin retreat in the Netherlands as the focal point. Our programme has a pre-screening and integration process supported by our team of facilitators.Our programmes combine best practice in psychedelic facilitation with a range of integration methods.
Our methodology is based on the work of Dr Stan Grof. We provide a safe container for you to maximise your experience with psilocybin in order to access your own inner healer.”
We Recommend: Judith McAdam’s SOUL Retreat This Sunday
If you’re looking for a way to deeply warm your heart and feed your precious SOUL this winter, we highly recommend joining Judith McAdam and her wonderful team for a 3-hour Zoom morning retreat on the 18th October. Click here to book your place, or read on to learn more about it.
