Workshop:

Bridging back from eastern mantra to native fuaimeanna (sounds), exploring the Ogham alphabet as native bija mantra, resurecting the ecological tribal conciousness which is intrinsic to Irish. The implications for our anatomy.

about Siobhán de Paor 

Siobhán de Paor is a file(bard) and cultural revivalist of our native language and ritual.

She is founder of Wild Irish, an initiative to create cultural resiliance by curating courses and events with the Irish language, heritage skills and ritual.

She is also an artist, a writer and an advocate for maternity rights.

Website: https://wildirish.ie/

 About Claire

Claire Marie Barton is a sound healing practitioner with the UK College of Sound Healing and a singer-songwriter who uses both her voice and instruments to create deeply relaxing and transformative experiences. Combining her love of music with sound therapy, Claire offers retreats, workshops, sound baths, and individual sessions that help people connect with themselves and find balance.

Website

https://clairemariebarton.com/

Kirtan, Heartsongs & Poetry

Sharing chants, heart songs and mantras, interspersed with sacred poetry.

YOU are the instrument of your own sound healing...

About Lucia

Lucia is a Sound Healer, tutor, yoga and breathwork teacher and Transformation Guide

Lucia is passionate about helping others find freedom, balance, and peace through sound, movement, poetry, breathwork, and compassionate communication. With over 15 years of training in various transformative practices, Lucia empowers individuals to uncover their inner wisdom and live a life they love.

In 2023, she created The Listening Field, a community supportive space for people to heal, release old patterns, and discover their true selves.

Lucia’s work supports individuals in accessing their own transformation, fostering spiritual, physical, and emotional freedom.

www.listeningfield.ie

Reconnecting through the sounds of the Irish language

We will explore the living spirit of the Irish language - it's sounds, rhythms and meanings - as a pathway to connect more deeply with ourselves and with the wisdom of our ancestors. Using simple Irish words and phrases (as well as English and other languages) we will listen, speak, sound and sing to feel how language carries memory, emotion, and belonging and allows us freedom to explore all that it has to offer. We will weave sounds and words to acknowledge our moving though the season of Bealtaine.

About Lorraine

Lorraine has had a "grá" (love) for singing and for the Irish language for as long as she can remember. With over thirty years experience in education, from primary school classrooms to colleges and universities, she has always enjoyed inspiring a love of the Irish language, as well as learning from the language and through the language.

Lorraine believes that within the words of our language lies the echoes of our ancestors - their deep connections to the land, the natural cycles of nature and the sacred sites that still shape our landscape today.

Through exploring the sounds, structures and etymology of the Irish language, Lorraine invites students and communities to rediscover the ancient wisdom woven into the language, wisdom that links language, nature and spirit. She also invites participants to consider and explore their own experience, connection and relationship to the language.

Jenny will lead a 5Rhythms® Waves practice and you will be invited to explore what it is like to follow your own body, your own feet, your own movement, your own instincts.

This is a creative, free, yet disciplined practice, that will take you out of your head and into your body. Connecting, awakening, increasing your self-awareness, your body if it is given the opportunity and space, will know what it needs and how it wants to dance. Silent Disco headsets will be provided for everyone and it is open to all, regardless of age, gender, size, ability. We will move outdoors, weather permitting.

'If you have a body, you are a dancer' - Gabrielle Roth

About Jenny
Jenny Fahy is an Irish 5Rhythms® teacher, creative psychotherapist, and lecturer in Applied Social Studies. With extensive experience working with diverse groups, Jenny creates a safe, accessible, and inviting space where participants can explore and deepen their relationship with movement and self-expression. Jenny has been moving with the 5Rhythms® practice for 25 years and trained with the founder, Gabrielle Roth in 2007. Jenny is an accredited member of the 5Rhythms Teachers Association and regularly teaches classes in Ireland and online - www.jennyfahy.com

Singing Sanctuary

Elizabeth and Claire look forward to sharing beautiful Chants and Songs with simple harmonies from our “Singing Sanctuary" repertoire on Saturday evening at the Sound Healing Conference.

Chants will be in both Irish and English; some familiar ones and some of our own creation with Ukulele and Shruti accompaniment

About Elizabeth

lizabeth Ewing is a Tree and Nature Lover, Singer, Songwriter, Sound Healer, Poet, and Meditator.

She has been a Facilitator of “Nourishing Sounds” in community settings and individually for many years.

These days she is enjoying having time for exploration of her creativity while being an Elder, and also for 26 years a Grandmother.” 

"It feels like I’m beginning again; rediscovering my soul connection, what it means to be alive every day and with deep gratitude for life.”  

Elizabeth and fellow Sound Healer Claire Marie Barton set up “Singing Sanctuary” a monthly sharing of Chant, Poetry, Toning and Meditation in Clonakilty West Cork at the end of 2024.

She loves the sense of Community and deep peace it creates in those who attend; the spiritual and emotional self-care, fostering inner resilience, witness consciousness and joy.   

They are enjoying a bilingual approach to the chants they share and have created some simple chants in Irish that seem to really resonate deeply with those who come to the Sanctuary.

Among Elizabeth's many wonderful teachers have been,Thich Nhat Hanh, Frank and Eileen Dorr Cork SHEP, Chloe Goodchild, James D'Angelo and her children.

Deep Gratitude and love to all. She is from an English,and Irish rural heritage.

Toning Circle 

The toning circle begins with a guided session of deep breathing that focuses on bringing the vowel sounds through the chakra system as breath. This leads into a guided series of Bija Mantras where we experience sounding the whole body. The sequence of exercises prepares the group for the first open toning which lasts for up to ten minutes. The toning opens the group up to the subtlety of deep listening while sounding. This space of deep listening prepares the group to engage with the potential of healing offered during the second phase of the toning circle which is a time of deep rest. I play the Tibetan bowls and use vocal harmonics with shruti box accompaniment. The final part of the evening involves another open toning which allows the group to assimilate all of the sounds and silences of the toning circle.

Pat Mc Inerney

I first experienced vocal toning in 2012 when I attended the World Sound Healing Conference in Colorado, USA facilitated by Jonathan Goldman. I have worked for many years with Vickie Dodd who is a pioneer in the field of sound healing with over 50 years of experience using sound as a healing modality. Vickie encouraged me to start the toning circle in 2015 and it has been running since. I have also worked with David Hykes in France and gained a lot of knowledge on vocal harmonics and the subtlety of listening and sounding.