Kim Bellisimo M.A. is the creator of the EnergyWorks method. She teaches individuals, families and businesses how to create success in their work, relationships, finances, and other areas of their lives. In our Autumn 2021 issue, we were honoured to share an extract from her forthcoming book, ‘From Chaos to Creativity.’ Enjoy it below!
Energy Medicine
Positive Nights presents: Energy Medicine, Community, Healing & Climate Change
Facebook Page| Thursday, October 12th, 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
This evening we welcome Author, Neuropsychologist & Director of the Tara Approach Stephanie Mines to our Stage.
Stephanie and Paul will talk about the interface between healing and climate change and how all of us have a specific role to play in the Great Turning. Be inspired by Stephanie’s enthusiasm for human potential and our resilient capacity to resolve trauma in our own bodies so that we can steward for the children of the future. All of these themes are united in great hope for humanity as we cross the threshold into facing our greatest existential crisis.
The time for a New Story has come, heralded by climate change. Energy medicine is the surprising art that you can learn to ignite the brain resilience you need to move from I to We; to Love and Community. Find out how in this unique conversation about maximizing your highest potential health and creativity. They are, literally, at your fingertips. The world we live in is transforming in every regard. You can feel it and smell it in the seasonal shifts and the rising of the seas. This is not a doomsday warning. It is an awakening. People get ready; there’s a change a comin’!
We will have refreshing cold pressed juices at the break courtesy of Sisú
Click here to get your tickets or email us at positivenights@gmail.com for more information.
More about Stephanie
Stephanie Mines devotes herself to the resolution of personal and collective trauma. Her explorations into natural, non-pharmaceutical ways to unburden the nervous system from overwhelm have resulted in five books including the best-selling We Are All in Shock: How Overwhelming Experience Shatters You and What You Can Do About It and They Were Families: How War Comes Home. Dr. Mines is the founder of the TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma. She is also the convener and vison holder for CLIMATE CHANGE & CONSCIOUSNESS: Our Legacy for the Earth (www.ccc19.org).
Positive Nights presents: Energy Medicine, Community, Healing & Climate Change
Facebook Page| Thursday, October 12th, 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
This evening we welcome Author, Neuropsychologist & Director of the Tara Approach Stephanie Mines to our Stage.
Stephanie and Paul will talk about the interface between healing and climate change and how all of us have a specific role to play in the Great Turning. Be inspired by Stephanie’s enthusiasm for human potential and our resilient capacity to resolve trauma in our own bodies so that we can steward for the children of the future. All of these themes are united in great hope for humanity as we cross the threshold into facing our greatest existential crisis.
The time for a New Story has come, heralded by climate change. Energy medicine is the surprising art that you can learn to ignite the brain resilience you need to move from I to We; to Love and Community. Find out how in this unique conversation about maximizing your highest potential health and creativity. They are, literally, at your fingertips. The world we live in is transforming in every regard. You can feel it and smell it in the seasonal shifts and the rising of the seas. This is not a doomsday warning. It is an awakening. People get ready; there’s a change a comin’!
We will have refreshing cold pressed juices at the break courtesy of Sisú
Click here to get your tickets or email us at positivenights@gmail.com for more information.
More about Stephanie
Stephanie Mines devotes herself to the resolution of personal and collective trauma. Her explorations into natural, non-pharmaceutical ways to unburden the nervous system from overwhelm have resulted in five books including the best-selling We Are All in Shock: How Overwhelming Experience Shatters You and What You Can Do About It and They Were Families: How War Comes Home. Dr. Mines is the founder of the TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma. She is also the convener and vison holder for CLIMATE CHANGE & CONSCIOUSNESS: Our Legacy for the Earth (www.ccc19.org).
Facebook Page | Friday, February 24th, 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
This week we welcome a pioneer of the energy medicine world to Positive Nights.
Dr. Anthony Sharkey has over 35 years experience in the world of medicine, both alternative and traditional. Paul will be in conversation with Dr. Sharkey and the following topics will be covered: Meditation, how to cultivate an effective practice, Energy medicine, in which you will learn some simple yet extremely powerful tips and techniques to bring home with you for self care including Havening, EFT and some of Donna Edens powerful work.
Expect a Powerful, Entertaining & dynamic conversation. The second half will be a Q&A, as usual, with you, the audience,
Expect a Powerful, Entertaining & dynamic conversation. The second half will be a Q&A, as usual, with you, the audience,
Delicious natural juices to be provided by Cornucopia Dublin as well as Synergy raw bites at the break
Click here to book your place or email us for more info to positivenights@gmail.com
More about Dr. Sharkey
Dr. Sharkey is qualified in Medicine, graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1982. Three years after this he discovered Buddhism and decided to take a year off from his career to explore the teachings. This year lasted for 20 years. During this time he trained and was ordained into the Buddhist tradition and received the name Ratnabandhu. After Ordination he lived in a semi monastic retreat centre for 3 years where he helped organise and teach intensive meditation retreats. In the early 90’s he returned to Dublin where he helped establish the Dublin Meditation Centre and initiate several residential spiritual communities. During the years of the rising Celtic Tiger in Dublin he taught several thousand people how to meditate and do yoga.
Facebook Page | Friday, February 24th, 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
This week we welcome a pioneer of the energy medicine world to Positive Nights.
Dr. Anthony Sharkey has over 35 years experience in the world of medicine, both alternative and traditional. Paul will be in conversation with Dr. Sharkey and the following topics will be covered: Meditation, how to cultivate an effective practice, Energy medicine, in which you will learn some simple yet extremely powerful tips and techniques to bring home with you for self care including Havening, EFT and some of Donna Edens powerful work.
Expect a Powerful, Entertaining & dynamic conversation. The second half will be a Q&A, as usual, with you, the audience,
Delicious natural juices to be provided by Cornucopia Dublin as well as Synergy raw bites at the break
Click here to book your place or email us for more info to positivenights@gmail.com
More about Dr. Sharkey
Dr. Sharkey is qualified in Medicine, graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1982. Three years after this he discovered Buddhism and decided to take a year off from his career to explore the teachings. This year lasted for 20 years. During this time he trained and was ordained into the Buddhist tradition and received the name Ratnabandhu. After Ordination he lived in a semi monastic retreat centre for 3 years where he helped organise and teach intensive meditation retreats. In the early 90’s he returned to Dublin where he helped establish the Dublin Meditation Centre and initiate several residential spiritual communities. During the years of the rising Celtic Tiger in Dublin he taught several thousand people how to meditate and do yoga.
“No Spring nor Summer Beauty hath such Grace as I have seen in one Autumnal Face” John Donne
Events, Workshops, Training, Inspiration, Treats & More for Autumn 2016
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Simply Delicious
Coconut Jam – The New Taste
The texture is a bit like firm Nutella, but the flavour is something else entirely. It tastes caramelly/fudgy to start off with and then the coconut flavour comes through, slightly toasted and just incredible. It really is not like anything else I have ever tasted.
coconut-merchant.com
Raising the Bar
A really tasty bar stuffed with organic ingredients, the Active Green bar is a pretty fantastic snack when you’re on the go. They’re raw, gluten-free and have 16g of protein in each 75g bar. For those with a sweet tooth, they have chocolate covered one too. A chocolate bar that is good for you.
organicfoodbar.com
Stay Healthy – Order In
Piply is an on-demand dinner service bringing delicious and nutritious, chef crafted meals to your door. Freshly prepared every day, a qualified dietician is involved in the menu planning so every meal is both tasty and health conscious.Take out has never been so appealing.
piply.ie
Be Good To Yourself
Test Your Sunshine Levels
Among other things, vitamin D helps to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. For at least half the year, Irish people don’t get much vitamin D from the sun. Nutricentric offer a vitamin D test, which you can use to assess your levels and ensure your body has everything it needs for optimum function all year round.
nutricentric.com
The Book of Hope
Founder of Yoga for Hope, Mella Murphy, has launched her book Love at Last to raise funds for the Hope Foundation’s incredible work with street children in Calcutta. The book features a series of uplifting and inspirational quotes. Yoga is about more than just stretching. Mella’s work with the Hope Foundation shows the true meaning of yoga – compassion and love.
hopeshop.ie
Mother Care
Minding Mum is a simple yet revolutionary concept – mums need to focus on themselves as well as their children. A new book on taking care of yourself allowing you to give more. A great gift for any new mother.
alisoncanavan.com
The yoga Sonatas
The dazzling Kitty Maguire teaches Yin Yoga which helps quieten the mind while releasing stress and tension in your
body. At the same time the sublime Anna Marcossi treats you to some amazing cello playing helping you to really let go and find stillness. It’s yoga and cello – yocella.
facebook.com/yocella
Unlocking Energy Medicine
With Crystal Light Therapy, the vibration from the crystal resonates with its corresponding chakra in the body and ‘tunes’ the imbalanced chakra to its normal frequency, balancing the body’s energy.
florsylvester.com
Lifelong Learning
Sing Your Soul
7-9 Oct, Bantry, Co. Cork.
Anne Marie Hynes guides you to voicing the sounds from deep within. She calls it your soul voice. Her workshops are transformative and healing beyond words. Anne Marie will be leading a workshop at the Bantry Yoga Festival.
bantryyogafestival.com
Re-Nature
13-16 Oct, Galway.
Crann Og Eco Farm has worked together with nature to create an organic paradise in which people of all ages can unplug, slow down and reconnect naturally. Their re-nature retreats are technology free and combine yoga with nature therapy. A perfect antidote to urban living.
ecostayireland.com
The Birth of the Nation
13 Oct, Crowne Plaza, Santry.
This year’s All Ireland Annual Midwifery Conference will feature speakers such as Jean Calvert, Susan Bewley and Prof. Agnes Higgins. There is sure to be some interesting discussions.
inmoprofessional.ie
Waking Up To your Dreams
28-30 Oct, Cloughjordan Ecovillage.
Becoming consciously aware in your dreams sparks insight, adventure and personal transformation. U.S.-based Lucid Dreaming teacher and author Robert Waggoner is coming to Cloughjordan Ecovillage to give a weekend workshop. There’s magic in dreaming still.
facebook.com/Dreamyogaireland
Cob the Builder
5 & 6 Nov, Sligo
Feile Butler is an architect. Colin Ritchie is a carpenter. Together they designed and built their own beautiful cob house in Sligo. In their Weekend Design Course, held in the house they built, learn from them how you can do this too. Their warmth and expertise and infectious enthusiasm will make this a course that might just change your life.
mudandwood.com
Teal Swan
13 Nov 2016, Dublin.
Integration and wholeness is the path of spiritual progression. Our divinity and humanity must merge to become one. By bravely exposing both their humanity and divinity to the world, and teaching the world how to integrate the two by virtue of example, people must begin to unite the humanity and divinity within themselves.
tealswan.com
Breath of Stillness retreat
Leave the fast paced world behind and unwind at the beautiful Inch Hideaway. Snuggle up in a cosy Yurt at their Eco-Sustainable Camping in East Cork (10 minute walk to Inch beach) & enjoy a full weekend of Qi Gong, Shiatsu and Cranio-Sacral treatments that will reconnect, nourish and integrate your body, mind & soul. For dates, see their website.
yurtecocamping.ie
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By Flish McCarthy
Since reading Gary Zugav’s Seat of the Soul in the 90s, I have been studying and using the emerging Energy Medicine therapies. I moved to Colorado seeking sunshine and change and I found both in Denver. While living on the edge of the magnificent Rocky Mountains, I volunteered my Reiki skills to support others in healing. As I had used several of EM’s biofield therapies to assist my own recovery, I was a passionate volunteer.
It was through my volunteer work that I discovered the holistic nursing board certified (AHNA) Healing Touch therapy. I was impressed by its commitment to a code of ethics as well as its standardised practice. The essence of Healing Touch (HT) therapy is that it is a heart centred energy, directed with grounded intention and was developed by a nurse in Colarado whose ambition was “to have a pair of healing hands in every hospital ward.” Taught in the barrios of Peru and Chile by Irish nuns, university hospitals in the US, the Netherlands and amongst the Tamil speaking natives of India, HT is a leading light for many holistic and traditional medicine practitioners alike.
A teacher of mine described her vision of the future of health care; when confronted by a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual challenge, a person would have a team of support working alongside traditional medicine professionals, to bring the person back to health and balance. Let’s imagine a community of healers working together for the common good of all.
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