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Rev. NĂłirĂn NĂ Riain PhD
Rev. NĂłirĂn NĂ Riain PhD is an internationally acclaimed spiritual singer, theologian and author. Her interest in Hildegard von Bingen spans forty years and she has become a major figure in the performance and musical interpretation of Hildegard. She has performed at some eight Hildegardian festivals in Europe.
She played the major role of Anima in Hildegard’s morality play – Ordo Virtutem – from Notre Dame University, Indiana to the International Conference in Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
She has recorded Hildegardian chant extensively, notably with the Benedictine monks of Glenstal Abbey and her two sons.
NĂłirĂn has recorded her experience around Hildegard in her autobiography – Listen with the Ear of the Heart, Veritas 2008.
Lucia Guerin
Lucia began her journey into the power of voice and spoken word with in 2005 as a way of self-exploration and deep healing. Since then, she has been sharing her passion for voice, sound, movement, silence and poetry with her community in groups and one to one sessions.
Lucia's love of the spoken word found her training with Kim Rosen (author of "Saved by a Poem") in the Poetry Mystery School, now adding poetry as a powerful tool for healing and transformation.Â
Lucia combines this unique combination of these skills to offer creative classes, workshops and training events.
You will find more about her work on www.listeningfield.ie.