We are thrilled to be hosting an exciting evening with Ray Behan – the man who changed his brain – and Antonella Traino – the woman who had one day to live. This will take place on Thursday June 6th, from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. in Bewley’s Café, 78/79 Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.”
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Facebook page|Thursday, December 8th, 2016, 7:00pm | Eur 15 euros | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2
It’s the annual positive nights / Buddha bag Xmas party! Yes the 2 are joining forces to welcome oldies and newbies into our gorgeous new venue which we love! We have a stage , we have lights & We have action. Positive Nights will be taking a break until the new year and we have a wonderful line up ready to thank you and to celebrate the cosiest month! Check out below and get ready to celebrate and to have a Positive Night!
Comedy, Dance and of course, love, peace, kindness & laughter!!!
Everyone will get a little gifts courtesy of Emma’s Eco-Soy Candles
‘Tis the season for even more kindness and positivity so all attendants will also be entered into a draw for two tickets to the Pendulum Summit in January at the Dublin Convention Centre!).
& Many more surprise guests plus comedy, dance and of course, love, peace, kindness & laughter!!!
For the night we will have the tasty juices from Cornucopia and delicious mince pies!
The event will finish at 10:30pm with an after party at Kokoro Ramen Bar with a DJ, some mingling and some more dancing!
We love you all! Thank you for supporting us this year and every year! Get your tickets here.
Happy Christmas and and an abundant 2017!
Facebook Page Event | Thursday, September 8th, 8:00pm | Eur 20/15 Concession
Our brand new Positive Nights (formerly known and loved as the Buddha Bag meeting) starts off with a bang! Our first event will bring the lovely and successful Flynn brothers to talk about their passion, their love of healthy foods and some funny stories. They will of course talk about their amazing restaurant, The Happy Pear and bring some snacks and suggestions for a better diet.
Join us at our new venue: The Powerscourt Theatre for a wonderful evening with the Happy Pear bros!
Doors open at 7:45pm
email us at thebuddhabagmeeting@gmail.com to book your place!
The Happy Pear twins, David and Stephen Flynn, are chefs and authors of bestselling cookbook, The Happy Pear – recipes and stories from the first 10 years. They love what they do and use their natural food store, wholefood cafes and evening restaurant, superfood sprout farm, own-label products, online shop, and health education talks and courses to inspire a healthier, happier world!
After studying business degrees at university, they travelled the world tasting as many local dishes and unusual ingredients along the way. When they returned, over a decade ago, their aim was to start a food revolution by making fruit and veg sexy, to get involved with their community and drag as many people along for the ride as they possibly could. Today, The Happy Pear is a family and community and all about making natural and healthy food mainstream and producing really great tasting products that make it easier for people to be healthier and happier.
Facebook Page Event | Thursday, September 8th, 8:00pm | Eur 20/15 Concession
Our brand new Positive Nights (formerly known and loved as the Buddha Bag meeting) starts off with a bang! Our first event will bring the lovely and successful Flynn brothers to talk about their passion, their love of healthy foods and some funny stories. They will of course talk about their amazing restaurant, The Happy Pear and bring some snacks and suggestions for a better diet.
Join us at our new venue: The Powerscourt Theatre for a wonderful evening with the Happy Pear bros!
Doors open at 7:45pm.
email us at positivenights@gmail.com to book your place! The event has limited seating so please book early :)
The Happy Pear twins, David and Stephen Flynn, are chefs and authors of bestselling cookbook, The Happy Pear – recipes and stories from the first 10 years. They love what they do and use their natural food store, wholefood cafes and evening restaurant, superfood sprout farm, own-label products, online shop, and health education talks and courses to inspire a healthier, happier world!
After studying business degrees at university, they travelled the world tasting as many local dishes and unusual ingredients along the way. When they returned, over a decade ago, their aim was to start a food revolution by making fruit and veg sexy, to get involved with their community and drag as many people along for the ride as they possibly could. Today, The Happy Pear is a family and community and all about making natural and healthy food mainstream and producing really great tasting products that make it easier for people to be healthier and happier.
Facebook Event Page | Thursday, July 28th, 8:00pm | Eur 15/10 Concession
John will talk about the importance of connecting with your senses as a way to still the mind and awaken intuition. The Leopard is one of the main totem animals in Southern African traditional healing. It represents raw, intuitive intelligence and interconnectedness with the natural world. The Leopard reminds healers of always listening to their body as a way to help harmonise people with themselves and the natural world. John will speak about the 7 senses of man and what it requires to wake up and use our senses. In order to walk like the Leopard we have to learn to dance like the leopard. The trance dance is one of the main methods in Southern Africa for healers to connect to the divine and spirit worlds. John will teach participants to shake their bones, awaken their intuition and open their hearts in a form of dancing that has been practiced for thousands of years.
Join us on this night of awakening!
More about John
He was born, in 1971, into a divided Apartheid South Africa, with the mark of the sangoma on his face – a band of white birth skin around the eyes. At 18, John was serving in the South African army as a medic (during the war with Angola in the 1980s) when he had a strong, prophetic dream calling him to train as a Xhosa sangoma. He immediately began to suffer from the thwasa, a severe period of ill-health that is inherent in all ancient shamanic cultures which can only be cured through apprenticeship to a shamanic teacher. Because of the restrictions of Apartheid (which ended in 1994) it would take John seven years to find a Xhosa teacher.
During the early days of his calling he trained as a Zen student under renowned Zen Master, Su Bong, completing an intensive three-month kyol che in a Buddhist monastery in South Korea. He was then invited by the Grand Master Dae Soen Sa Nim to join his “monk army”, but the strength of his sangoma calling drew him back to South Africa. Eventually, post-Apartheid, John met Mum Ngwevu, a well-known Xhosa Sangoma medicine woman, in one of the poorest townships in South Africa. She had foreseen his arrival in a dream and began his 10-year apprenticeship, giving him the initiated name Ucingolwendaba, meaning messenger or connector between people and cultures.
John is also offering a one day workshop and Private Sessions:
Way of the Leopard, shake your bones and connect to your heart
Date: August 6th, 2016
Location: 128 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2
In this workshop participants will learn the Ancient Art of the African trance dance. It involves shaking the body in a particular way and listening to the heart beat. It has been practiced without cessation for thousands of years.
To book and for more info on the workshop or his private sessions please contact Christine at hello@christinejudd.com / Tel: 086-877- 3085
Facebook Event Page | Monday, July 18th, 6:30pm | Eur 20/15 Concession
Location: The Buddha Bag is going NY Loft style with a hint of adventure! 5 The Grain store, Distillery Loft, Distillery Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 is your main address! Just go there and lovely signs will guide you to our two beautiful souls for the evening.
Lulu and Mischka are coming to Europe to share the chants and sounds from their two albums as well as new mantras and songs. In their words: “Our hearts prayer is to touch hearts, allow all people to fill up with love, encourage through song and silence to remember your own heart’s prayer so we can support one another in the awakening of humanity to live in peace and harmony with each other and our precious planet and all beings.”
Join us on this beautiful night of chants and songs!
More about Lulu & Mischka
Lulu & Mischka, 2 souls devoted to supporting the awakening of humanity through music and stillness. The Australia based international couple comes to share their message and soulful songs with you to sing as one. Ancient mantras meet English lyrics, modern melodies fuse with magical harmonies, enriched by Lulu’s lush vocals. This couple offers a chance to join their radiant journey into the powerful practice of chanting. They believe that coming together in the magical energy of joyful heart songs brings us closer to each other, further away from separation and deeper into Truth… leaving you with peace of mind and ?lled with inner Joy. Blissful, ecstatic & meditative…. Hearts wide open.
Facebook Event Page | Monday, July 18th, 6:30pm | Eur 20/15 Concession
Location: The Buddha Bag is going NY Loft style with a hint of adventure! 5 The Grain store, Distillery Loft, Distillery Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 is your main clue! Just go there and lovely signs will guide you to our two beautiful souls for the evening.
Lulu and Mischka are coming to Europe to share the chants and sounds from their two albums as well as new mantras and songs. In their words: “Our hearts prayer is to touch hearts, allow all people to fill up with love, encourage through song and silence to remember your own heart’s prayer so we can support one another in the awakening of humanity to live in peace and harmony with each other and our precious planet and all beings.”
Join us on this beautiful night of chants and songs!
More about Lulu & Mischka
Lulu & Mischka, 2 souls devoted to supporting the awakening of humanity through music and stillness. The Australia based international couple comes to share their message and soulful songs with you to sing as one. Ancient mantras meet English lyrics, modern melodies fuse with magical harmonies, enriched by Lulu’s lush vocals. This couple offers a chance to join their radiant journey into the powerful practice of chanting. They believe that coming together in the magical energy of joyful heart songs brings us closer to each other, further away from separation and deeper into Truth… leaving you with peace of mind and ?lled with inner Joy. Blissful, ecstatic & meditative…. Hearts wide open.
Facebook Event Page | The Lantern Centre, Dublin 8 | Thursday July 7th, 8pm
Gráinne Carr is an IAMC (International Association of Mind Coaches) qualified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Life & Business Coach with over 20 years experience. Her passion is to support individual clients and couples in achieving a more confident and centered approach to coping with life’s challenges, growing in self-awareness and acceptance, becoming more resilient and effective in life and relationships.
Grainne runs Cuddle Parties for the general public and she is bringing one of them to the Buddha Bag! These are events that focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of how to be aware of and maintain strong personal boundaries and how to operate from a place of respect for self and others.
Join us on this lovely & cuddly evening!
More about Grainne
Gráinne delivers coaching services training to personal clients, couples & those in the business, therapeutic & education. In addition to the significant experience and expertise gained whilst in business management roles, She has invested in a large variety of training in personal development and life enhancing modalities over the last 15 years, in subjects such as Consent and Boundaries, Mindfulness, Emotion Processing, NLP, Non Violent Communication and Family Constellation Therapy.
About the Cuddle party she says: “At Cuddle Party you may experience an increased sense of well-being and belonging, a boost in compassion and playfulness, a decrease in blood pressure and afterward have a better night’s sleep. Cuddle Party provides an opportunity to meet new friends, connect with partners and pals in a soulful new way and be part of a warm, safe and huggable tribe.”
Facebook Event Page | The Lantern Centre, Dublin 8 | Thursday July 7th, 8pm
Gráinne Carr is an IAMC (International Association of Mind Coaches) qualified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Life & Business Coach with over 20 years experience. Her passion is to support individual clients and couples in achieving a more confident and centered approach to coping with life’s challenges, growing in self-awareness and acceptance, becoming more resilient and effective in life and relationships.
Grainne runs Cuddle Parties for the general public and she is bringing one of them to the Buddha Bag! These are events that focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of how to be aware of and maintain strong personal boundaries and how to operate from a place of respect for self and others.
Join us on this lovely & cuddly evening!
More about Grainne
Gráinne delivers coaching services training to personal clients, couples & those in the business, therapeutic & education. In addition to the significant experience and expertise gained whilst in business management roles, She has invested in a large variety of training in personal development and life enhancing modalities over the last 15 years, in subjects such as Consent and Boundaries, Mindfulness, Emotion Processing, NLP, Non Violent Communication and Family Constellation Therapy.
About the Cuddle party she says: “At Cuddle Party you may experience an increased sense of well-being and belonging, a boost in compassion and playfulness, a decrease in blood pressure and afterward have a better night’s sleep. Cuddle Party provides an opportunity to meet new friends, connect with partners and pals in a soulful new way and be part of a warm, safe and huggable tribe.”
Facebook Event Page | The Lantern Centre, Dublin 8 | Thursday June 30th, 8pm
On June 30th we welcome Dr. Shane Murnaghan, an expert in the human body and how it works combined with a training in martial arts and numerous therapies. If you or a friend have any ongoing pain issues or an interest in getting your body to work at its most optima level then this is the night for you. Shane is here to share his passion and his unique invention: GRAVITY.
Expect a night of passion fuelled healing and here in Shane’s own words:
“Forgive me, but body mind and spirit, is not earthy enough for me to really appreciate the vital divisions of living. From teaching medicine in natural ways of understanding and discovering the true meaning of ‘gnothi seauton’ the temple of Delphi becomes my home too and If I stay focussed I can achieve great recovery from injury and dysfunctional movement. There are six degrees of freedom, Five elements of organs, four agreements of spirituality, three states of qi, two opposing forms of energy and one life. There are bones ligaments muscles fascia and skin. This journey is an understanding of how injury stays in the body, and the energetic value of ‘change by knowing’. The impact this brings and it’s true existence is not an aspiration of faith and destiny but a subconscious control that benefits everyday living.”
More about Dr. Shane
“When I was older I was fortunate to meet my first martial arts instructor In the Elite Martial academy, Mr. Jo Ryan . A man of great discipline. I started with him in Kendo, but it was apparent to him when I saw a fellow ninja break all the bushido rules when doing kendo, this was a break with protocol, but damn he made it look good. Enter my first encounter with the shadow warrior art of Ninpon Taijutsu. My instructor, then Steve Byrne, was a man on a mission as we all are, I learned much, I doubted much, turmoil and award mixed in equal measure. I stopped for a number of years after treading Takamatsu sensei’s essay on being at one with your Budo. It was real insight, and I grew much stronger for it.
To be in the moment educates your being-ness more than any filtered learning. I prefer to be in the moment than have an opinion of it. You just have to let go and trust — much easier said than done. It’s a subtle and substantial difference I’ve learnt with age, almost as though youth veto’s anything other than heroics. Maybe it is acceptance.
From his Master Scrolls, Master Hatsumi revealed the techniques of the battlefield medics of feudal japan and the medics of the time. These tried and tested techniques speed up the bodies recovery and release injury, that in western terms could not be done. All in a day’s work for the ninja clans. For me it fit well to how I compute things. All of a sudden it made perfect sense. Now there’s a phrase worth considering, perfect….sense.
Now, life is offering me even more good fortune as I bring to market my researched, developed understanding of the body in its incredible sensitivity. I am deep in a mission of interpreting in our crude language and behaviour we exhibit as keys to better health and more natural movement. It just gets better and better, and all the time I was hearing it through The grand masters words, but yet differently, it is all the same. It is rare to be so lucky as to have the ear of one of life’s great teachers and I am so very lucky to be able to ‘make sense’ of some of the things he says. Ironically I return to him recovering after my own serious injuries and have a sense of nervous anticipation. I suppose it is in the end, desire. A feeling of an authenticated life based on wonderful timeless events that you can carry with you always.”
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