We are huge fans of the beautiful Avondale Retreat here at Positive Life (click here to read the article Helen Holt wrote for us in our Winter 2019/20 issue) and we highly recommend the Sacred Waters Retreat for Women from May 22nd to 24th. Read on to learn all about it!
As winter slowly but surely begins to release its grip, what better way to celebrate than by checking out some of the most enlivening products, events and getaways the new season has to offer? We have picked out some of the best and brightest below. This Spring Vibes section is featured in our just-released Spring issue, available now at stockists around the country. You can also subscribe to have this magazine – and the next three for the year ahead – delivered straight to your door.
Delphi Adventure Resort
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‘Is the spring coming?’ he said. ‘What is it like?’
‘It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…’
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
Delectable Delights
If you’re in the mood for indulgence, check out the adorable Cake Room, located on 19A Main Street, Blackrock, Dublin. This popular café serves breakfast, lunch, drinks, coffee … and of course, a dazzling array of cakes. Their reputation for high quality service has earned them a well-deserved place in customers’ hearts.
facebook.com/TheCakeRoomBlackrock
All Shouk Up
For a dining experience with a difference, we highly recommend Shouk, an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in Drumcondra, north Dublin. Shouk is tucked away in a beautiful redbrick Victorian building that just oozes character. Our advice? Try the mezze platter. You won’t regret it.
YOPE’s New Hope
Polish cosmetics brand YOPE is releasing three gorgeous new hand creams: ginger and sandalwood, tea and mint, and salvia and green caviar. ‘They contain 98% natural or low-processed ingredients, most of which are valuable oils and plant extracts,’ explains YOPE creator Karolina Kuklinska-Kosowicz. You can’t say nope to these beauties.
Naturally Cleaner Teeth
Irish brand Happy Humphry is fully committed to delivering great dental care products with excellent customer service. Their 100% Natural Activated Charcoal Powder is derived from coconuts – one of nature’s most powerful healing sources – and their activated charcoal is 100% natural with no chemicals and no fluoride. Happy days!
Authentically Irish
The Ría Organics Energising Day Cream provides essential all-day hydration. Certified COSMOS-Organic, this unique rosehip blend is packed with hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture and help reduce the appearance of fine lines. Ría Organics is planting its own organic roses this spring to produce rosehip oil for its products.
Dazzling Domes
For a break with a difference, check out the beautiful Forest Domes of Finn Lough in Northern Ireland. These domes feature 180º transparent walls that allow you to fully immerse yourself in the beauty and tranquillity of the surrounding countryside. Ensconced in the comfort of these domes, you can enjoy a night of stargazing like no other.
Soul Rejuvenation
SaolBeo has created an inspirational retreat this May in the beautiful Inistioge, Co.Kilkenny. This will include accommodation, freshly prepared vegan meals, guided yoga, meditation, Feng Shui classes, a Beauty Ritual workshop and of course, plenty of time to explore the breathtaking surroundings of Inistioge. For further information please contact Tara at hello@saolbeo.ie.
Unlock Life’s Magic
Jody Mountain’s new online course – The Body Consciousness Training – is aimed at awakening our bodies’ cellular wisdom. She will also offer a transformational retreat at The Boghill Centre in Co. Clare from May 26 to June 1. Here, mystical movement, music, breath and Ancient Bodywork will reignite our essential wisdom.
Davidji’s Wisdom
While training under Deepak Chopra, Siobhan McKenna of PerfectHealth.ie met Deepak’s then lead educator, Davidji. She is now thrilled to bring Davidji to the Velvet Strand, Co. Dublin, for a unique meditation workshop from April 13–15. Positive Life readers can avail of a €50 discount off a standard price ticket. Visit perfecthealth.ie and use the discount code PHPLDJI.
Delve into Delphi
In need of revitalisation? Look no further than Delphi Adventure Resort’s fantastic Spring Cleanse Retreat, a yoga weekend designed to de-stress and rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. This retreat runs from April 13 – 15. If you can’t make it, don’t worry: Delphi will hold another retreat in September!
An Evening With Anamarta
If you want to learn more about how the ancient healing practices of the Tao can help you to feel more revitalised and balanced in your everyday life – and the powerful role that sexual energy has to play in this process – then come along to our evening with the much-loved Tao teacher Anamarta. She will be visiting us at Positive Nights for a special evening on Thursday March 22nd, from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. More details are available here.
Our Mantak Moment
Grandmaster Mantak Chia will teach in Dublin for the first time in May 2018, leading two fascinating workshops: ‘Foundation/Basic Practices’ and ‘Sexual Alchemy: Healing Love Practices’. We are thrilled to be welcoming him to Positive Nights on Thursday May 17th. This unique opportunity to learn from a living Tao Master is not to be missed.
positivelife.ie/positivenights
Mind-Body Unity
Join world-leading health expert and best-selling author Dr. Gabor Maté for a very special two-day workshop in Cork, starting on June 30th. Dr. Maté will share his insights and wisdom on mental health, stress, addiction, trauma, health, ADHD and childhood development disorders. Register here: bookwhen.com/gabormate.
Erase Your Ennui
Fans of the classic synthpop band Erasure will be thrilled to hear that they have rescheduled their Dublin gigs in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, after being forced to bow out in January due to illness. The new shows will take place on Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th of March. Tickets that were purchased for the January gigs will be eligible for the new dates. You can book tickets and find more information via this link. The support act on the night will be Ekkoes.
Full Blooded
Linda O’Connor founded the private blood testing company Bloodworks in 2013 after undertaking years of research into phlebotomy. Bloodworks now offer over 3000 tests, ranging from basic health screenings to genetics testing, with no consultant request required. The services of a holistic doctor and counsellor are also available to all clients.
Heal with Dheai
Dheai Ilsaaid is a general Oriental practitioner and author with extensive training in acupuncture, Reiki, massage, iridology and more. He addresses health issues from every aspect: emotionally, physically, structurally, and functionally. Dheai treats children under the age of fifteen for free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact him on 086 077 7700 to arrange an appointment.
Improving You
Cannabis CBD Oil or CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a nutrient compound found in the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Hemp is a source of nutrients unlike any other, containing all the families of essential fatty acids. ImproveMe CBD Oil is filled to the brim with nutritional and health promoting properties.
Chaga Cheers
For a healthy brew with a difference, try Chaga tea. It has a deliciously rich earthy flavour similar to coffee, but those who try it report feeling energised yet calm. Chaga Tea Ireland’s founder Philip says, “Chaga mushroom is known as the ‘King of Mushrooms’, and with good reason. I haven’t had a cold or flu in four years.”
Mooji’s Invitation
The renowned spiritual teacher Mooji recently released a new book called An Invitation to Freedom. If you are longing for a profoundly clear and direct guide to Self-realisation, Mooji’s Invitation is for you. In this radiantly alive pocketbook, he will lead you into the recognition of your own infinite Self.
Paul & Louise just chilling
By Paul Congdon
Chilling at the aloha house with the beautiful owner Louise Kleu. This place is simply amazing and needs to be seen to be believed. If you fancy a personal retreat or you are a practitioner looking for a workshop space amidst the beauty of Kerry to run your next course then this is for you. Louise runs Lomi Lomi courses and offers one on one treatments . I got a treatment as well and it’s an amazing experience .
Look out for my full article on this experience in our next issue out in September 2017.
Aloha House is based in Killorglin, County Kerry, and is the home of Lomi Lomi Ireland School of Hawaiian Healing Arts. A very short walking distance to Killorglin town with plenty of top class restaurants & pubs. Loads to see and do in the surrounding areas – for all ages.
Click here for more info on Aloha House or follow her Facebook page here
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver
DZOGCHEN BEARA
Events, Workshops, Training, Inspiration, Treats & More for Summer 2017
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Help on the Healing Journey
Aisling Fitzgibbon wants to empower you to become the best version of yourself. Reach out to receive support, advice and clarity on how to reach your full potential with Aisling as your nutritional and holistic guide. She knows her stuff, she’s walked the road herself and knows the signposts to take.
Natural Body Care
Natural Rebel Body Care is made by April Danann in the wilds of West Cork. We tried her hair pomade and loved it. It contains all the good stuff, clean well water and all natural, organic ingredients. It leaves your hair feeling soft, shiny and super healthy. To top it off, April is also a medical intuitive and will give you a full check-up with all natural solutions offered.
AISLING FITZGIBBONS
Summer Chillin’
A quick low-down on the ABC of feeling suitably chilled this summer. Try Feldenkrais, for dislodging stiffness and feeling the freedom of movement. Craniosacral therapy, to gently release and loosen up any tight spots. Ever hear of ‘the Mozart effect’? Great for getting emotion in motion and activating your creativity. Joe Dispenza’s Blessing the Energy Centres meditation, for inside-out transformation and healing. We hear they’re the bee’s knees!
Essential Minerals for a Summer Glow
To help make sure we’re getting all the minerals we need, Diatomaceous Earth are mining and grinding mineral rich compounds into a fortified powder. It’s also a powerful cleanser, so go easy initially. With summer on the horizon, this powder’s naturally occurring minerals help keep our hair and nails shiny, and skin blushing with health.
Actively Whitening Toothpaste
It’s all about teeth with the Georganics natural, organic and fluoride-free range of mineral-rich toothpastes. We especially like the Activated Whitening charcoal toothpaste which acts as a mild abrasive, cleansing and whitening the enamel of your teeth and restoring their natural white. Leave it on for longer and you actually remineralise your teeth. Toothpaste doesn’t get much more holistic than this.
Healing for Humans and Animals
So many ailments come under the healing radar of CBD oil – from your pet’s joint pain, to your own digestive problems. RecoveryCBD, with the promise of “No pesticides or herbicides, non GMO, no growth enhancers,” offers topical creams, juices and oils, all infused with the positive benefits of the cannabis plant. Why not try a cup of their CBD tea, helpful for pain relief, mood regulation and encouraging natural sleep. Ah go on, go on, gowan…sure you’ll have a cuppa tea, just a little drop!
Delicious Health Bars
Try Near to Nature’s new, sugar-free Turmeric Bar. We’ve tried it, and we love it. It’s so satisfying to know that you’re getting a dose of super-foods in just a few tasty bites. Near to Nature specialises in infusing their bars with anti-oxidants like spirulina, hemp and our fave, turmeric. Go on, give it a bite…
Vegan Barbecue Time
What better way to watch the dusk simmer down on a hot day than with a barbie. Fry’s vegan burgers are tasty, protein rich, and give you that fix when you just want to munch into something substantial like a burger bite, alongside your salad and roast veggies. Their range includes traditional style, chicken style and Asian spiced burgers.
Strengthening Salads
Chopped is bringing salads to a whole new level with their Training menu. Check out the Vegan Body Builder Salad. Added to a choice of greens are muscle promoting foods like brown rice, tofu and broccoli. Perfect to cool you down after a workout, while keeping the bulk in those freshly pumped muscles.
Gorgeous Raw Honey
Leinster Honey is home to real deal, raw, untreated, unheated (and unsurprisingly, award winning) local Irish honey. Buying Irish is a way to love our native bees. The fruits of their industrious springtime labours is now available. It’s tricky to find but we hear it’s at The Hopsack in Rathmines, and of course, online at Leinster Honey.
You’ll find creative and scrumptious vegan dishes well worth the wander down to the Veginity truck….and restaurant. With sassy recipes like plantain with avocado salsa, peanut caramel nougat cake, and watermelon & lime green tea kombucha, just reading the menu is a fun experience. Going vegan is getting easier and more exciting with places like Veginity popping up around the city.
VEGINITY
Retreat to Recharge
Friday 30 June, 6pm – Sunday 9 July 4pm Weekend Option Friday 30 June, 6pm – Sunday 2 July 4pm, Co. Cork Join world renowned Buddhist teacher, and author of the classic Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, for Dzogchen Beara’s main event of the year – the summer retreat. Soak in teachings, guided meditations and contemplations in an atmosphere of calm, majestic beauty by the cliffs of the Beara Peninsula.
Positive Nights
Come along to one of our series of ongoing talks arranged by us, for you, set to motivate and stimulate your positive vibes. Topics vary from Astrology and Enlightenment, to discussions on Tantra and Breathanarism. Always upbeat, ever optimistic, we sit together with whatever arises, knowing it’s all ok, all welcome. Expect to meet some seriously cool and like-minded people.
positivelife.ie/positivenights
Celebrate Body & Soul
Summer Solstice weekend 2017, Co. Westmeath
Wandering through the magical woodlands of Ballinlough Castle at Body & Soul Festival, you never know what will appear around the next tree trunk. At this enchanted gathering of all things artistic, musical and soulful, anticipate hot tubs, bonfires, disco yurts, pop-up performances and much more!
POSITIVE NIGHTS
Diploma in Ayurvedic Studie
Begins September 20th, Co. Clare Join Doug Hyde at Satmya to become an Ayurvedic Practitioner and lifestyle consultant over the course of this two year practical and experiential training. We think this is a fabulous course, expect an emphasis on personal transformation as well as on learning a wealth of Ayurvedic treatments and practical theory to help others “find natural solutions to everyday problems.”
In February this year we were able to gift one of our readers with a overnight stay for two at the wonderful Creacon Lodge Wellness Retreat in Co. Wexford, Ireland. The lovely Emma Cooper was the winner and she has some wonderful things to say:
‘Really loved my weekend at Creacon Lodge – it is a perfect choice for a relaxing, weekend escape! The facilities, food, staff and treatments are all excellent. Creacon has a lovely peaceful/chilled vibe and we were made to feel welcome the moment we arrived. The staff there are so warm and friendly and they really went out of their way to take care of us during our stay. I was really impressed with the standard of our accommodation – our bedroom was newly renovated, really stylishly decorated, spotlessly clean, really comfortable and we had a wonderful view of the garden. Although it is a wellness centre, I would describe the accommodation at Creacon as more ‘upmarket boutique style’ as it was of such a high standard. There are also so many lovely areas/ rooms to explore and chill out in while you are there. They have a beautiful hall where they run yoga and meditation classes. The garden is also very pretty and peaceful and it was lovely to just explore/spend time in it while we were there. The food was also fabulous – all natural, nutritious and very tasty! I booked a treatment while I was there too – a heavenly, deep tissue massage with Susanne, who is an excellent therapist. I highly recommend Creacon Wellness Retreat and would like to say a big thank you to all the staff there!’
Emma Cooper
If you would like to visit this peaceful and restorative place, check out their site here.
Facebook Page | Tuesday, May 16th 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
On this evening we welcome B to the stage!
Bernie Prior, known as ‘B’, is a deeply realised contemporary Spiritual Teacher whose life is entirely devoted to the awakening of All. With deep compassion, humour and uncompromising Truth, B brings the highest universal teachings straight to our core and into our daily life. He calls us to profoundly awaken whilst living in the world. His unique and deeply enlightening perspective and his heartful invitation to open to greater Love in all things will ignite your Heart and Being from the inside out.
This is certainly set to be a beautiful evening of high spirituality!
Delicious cold press juices to be provided by Oolong Flower Power at the break.
Click here to book your ticket! or email us for more info to positivenights@gmail.com
B travels the globe extensively offering talks, seminars and residential retreats. People around the world come to B as they are waking up from the dream and conditional belief of a separate sense of self. Born in 1954 in England, B’s childhood and teenage years were marked by profound mystical experiences. At the age of 19 he awakened in the realisation of Oneness and at 33 he opened to the Absolute. Within this unfolding he was graced with the rare and profound realisation of the Bhagavati, the Divine Feminine Principle. Following realisation his known life up to that point was entirely shattered. A life of service in utter dedication to the awakening and evolution of humanity began and continues to unfold.
Facebook Page | Tuesday, May 16th 2017, 7:30pm | Eur 20 / 15 euros concession | Location: The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin 2.
On this evening we welcome B to the stage!
Bernie Prior, known as ‘B’, is a deeply realised contemporary Spiritual Teacher whose life is entirely devoted to the awakening of All. With deep compassion, humour and uncompromising Truth, B brings the highest universal teachings straight to our core and into our daily life. He calls us to profoundly awaken whilst living in the world. His unique and deeply enlightening perspective and his heartful invitation to open to greater Love in all things will ignite your Heart and Being from the inside out.
This is certainly set to be a beautiful evening of high spirituality!
Delicious cold press juices to be provided by Oolong Flower Power at the break.
Click here to book your ticket! or email us for more info to positivenights@gmail.com
B travels the globe extensively offering talks, seminars and residential retreats. People around the world come to B as they are waking up from the dream and conditional belief of a separate sense of self. Born in 1954 in England, B’s childhood and teenage years were marked by profound mystical experiences. At the age of 19 he awakened in the realisation of Oneness and at 33 he opened to the Absolute. Within this unfolding he was graced with the rare and profound realisation of the Bhagavati, the Divine Feminine Principle. Following realisation his known life up to that point was entirely shattered. A life of service in utter dedication to the awakening and evolution of humanity began and continues to unfold.
Dream Yoga
Events, Workshops, Training, Inspiration, Treats & More for Autumn 2016
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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
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
Author Alison Canavan
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
Flor Sylvester
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
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
Seani Love will be visiting Ireland to facilitate powerful retreats, workshops and private sessions in Shadow Tantra
Registration is now open for the following dates:
Nov 6th Dublin
What is Shadow Tantra? A talk at the Buddha Bag Meeting
8-10pm, Hampton Hotel, Dublin 4, €15
Email buddhabagmeeting@gmail.com to book
Nov 8/9th Belfast
Exploring Ritual Theatre – 2 day non-residential workshop
£80 prebooked, £100 on door
Facebook event page >
Nov 14/16th Wicklow
The Shadow Tantra Retreat – Weekend Immersion
€275, booking in advance essential
Facebook event page >
Email: Sarah-Louise: Shadowlighttantra@gmail.com or contact via the facebook event pages above.
Seani Love is a discreet, professional, fun-loving erotic and spiritual adventurer who enjoys intimacy, ritual, Tantra and all forms of sacred sensuality.
“I am a total lover of life and take a multi-faceted approach to my services: I love exploring the dark places of the human shadow as much as I love to explore the light.”
He says there are two distinct threads to his work, these being; Conscious Sexuality – “I use a combination of Tantra, Conscious Kink, counselling and spiritual healing arts to create custom journeys into touch, sensuality and embodied healing that allows my clients live more fully in their own bodies as a whole, integrated, sexually-empowered beings.” And Guidance
“In my guidance sessions, I work with spiritual counselling, coaching, ritual and other tools of spirituality to help my clients gain insights into their own inner worlds. These explorations can reveal aspects of the self that are often hidden or suppressed. The self-knowledge gained from these sessions help my clients to be better able to navigate through the world: You can live more freely in your own body, breath more deeply, love more clearly and gain deep insights into your own magical, living divinity.”
Yoga Sacred Space Studios have two beautiful spaces by the sea where they train students to become excellent yoga teachers as well as offering a full schedule of classes.
Our ethos is to teach from the depths of our souls to awaken all souls through yoga, to be light, be free , be joyful.
Recently YSS teamed up with a beautiful Retreat centre “Blackhill Woods Retreat” to offer year-round retreats in a magical setting one hour from Dublin.
Take us there now please!
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