AN INVITATION TO SHARE A TRANSFORMATIVE DAY IN GLENSTAL ABBEY.
A UNIQUE, RARE, IRISH CELEBRATION OF THE 12TH CENTURY GERMAN POLYMATH AND MYSTIC, BENEDICTINE ABBESS;
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
WHEN: Saturday, 20th September, 2025 - 10am-5pm
WHERE: The Benedictine Monastery of Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick
YOUR HOSTS: Nóirín Ní Riain PhD and Lucia Guerin
Come and be transformed by one of the world’s greatest figures symbolising the Divine, feminine and masculine : ecologist, apothecary, poet, preacher, teacher, cosmologist, musician and artist, Hildegard Von Bingen. A wonderful time to gather as we come into Autumn and the Feast Day of Hildegard.
We promise to open your hearts and minds to the crucial timeliness of what this polymath - (someone whose knows a lot about a lot of things) – has to say to heal and transform ourselves, first and foremost, and to extend out to our troubled times and history.
We believe that Hildegard has a direct connection with the Irish psyche because she entered the Benedictine monastery which was founded by an Irish monk, St. Disibod. We will be sharing deeply on this theory.
As we listen to her chant and her poetry, share her spectacular visions and natural healing remedies, we know, from our own experience, that you will never again be the same on so many restorative levels.
For some time now, we have been nudged to share our wisdom and novel reflections on the German medieval mystic, Hildegard Von Bingen, particularly from the Irish perspective. Over several conversations, we decided to present a once-off day-long workshop which will be informative and highly experiential and transformative.
We are inviting in everyone, male, female, believer and non-believer alike to share our enthusiasm about one of the most important if not THE most important woman to have ever walked this planet.
Do sign up speedily because our space is very limited and when you do, we shall be sending you further information about what to bring etc.
Ag tnúth go mór le do láithreacht – So looking forward to your presence and wisdom among us,
Nóirín & Lucia
BIOGRAPHIES
Rev. Nóirín Ní 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.
Nóirín 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 The Naked Voice in 2005 as a way of self-exploration and deep healing. After her first weekend, Lucia made the immediate decision to train in this work and a few years later graduated as a facilitator. Since then, she has been sharing her passion for voice, sound, movement, silence and mantra 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. More recently, Lucia has been delving into the the deeply subtle sounds of yoga through her studies of sanskrit with Lucy Crisfield.
Lucia's lifelong passion for learning and exploring consciousness led her to travel to India and later to train as a Yoga teacher in 2018 and now Lucia combines this unique combination of these skills to offer creative classes, workshops and training events.
Lucia hosts monthly sound baths and has continued to explore and share the subtleties and wisdom in inherent in sound and vibration through and embodied deep listening. You will find more about her work on www.listeningfield.ie.