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Following a number of requests we are making this day of practice open to attend both in person and online via zoom (link will be sent before the event for all those who registered). Participants are invited to attend for the full day or to stay until lunchtime.
If you wish to support the day but are unable to attend, feel free to register to make a payment and make a note that you will not be attending but wish to support the day and the charity organisation.
With Josephine Lynch, Sarah-Jane Cullinane and Dominic Cogan
All the proceeds will go towards supporting and training medics in Palestine
https://www.palmedeurope.org/en/about-us/our-objective/
The day will consist of meditation practice to support ourselves and others in these turbulent times. It is easy to fall into despair and grief, numbness and overwhelm with current events.
Coming together to practice in a group, to anchor ourselves, to walk and look at the sky, to name what we are feeling, helps to make space, to be less reactive, to see more clearly what it is we can do to help ourselves and others.
The day will include a variety of extended meditation practice and periods of silence, with time included for sharing in small groups. Some experience of meditation practice is beneficial.
Cost: €30 or €60
Generosity can be practiced and we can find it is a gift for us as well as for others.
Please bring warm clothes, yoga mat, blanket and lunch and if you remember a cup as there will be hot water we can use.
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M.A. in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches, Bangor University, Wales
Josephine Lynch, M.A. Mindfulness-based Approaches (Bangor University), Lic. Ac., Dip. Herbal Medicine, has also gained the Certificate of Competence to Teach Mindfulness-Based Courses from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. She completed a two year programme with the Bodhi College in early Buddhist Psychology and its influence on contemporary practice. She is also a qualified to offer supervision to mindfulness teachers.
Josephine was among the first people to bring the teaching of mindfulness in the tradition of Jon Kabat-Zinn to Ireland and has been teaching MBSR/MBCT since 2005. She also teaches Mindful Self-Compassion and, having undergone a period of intensive supervision, and has completed all requirements to become a fully certified teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion program as outlined by the Center for Mindful Self Compassion. Josephine was part of the team that brought the world renowned Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh to Ireland in 2012.
Josephine is one of the core team of teachers on the M.Sc. in Mindfulness-Based Interventions in UCD and had been involved in programme development and delivery since its inception in 2014.
Josephine’s background is in Mind / Body Medicine and she has worked most of her life using acupuncture, shiatsu and herbal medicine to foster mind / body wellbeing. She was involved in developing and working with Sláinte Pobal in Dublin in the 1990’s, an initiative to bring courses in health education into areas of socio economic disadvantage.
Josephine was one of the founder members of the professional body, the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI.ie) which represents mindfulness teachers in Ireland and was its first chairperson from February 2018 until October 2020. She has been organizing CPD for mindfulness teachers and teacher trainees since 2008, fostering and supporting the development of a strong community of mindfulness teachers in Ireland.
Josephine is one of the founders of The Mindfulness Centre (mindfulness.ie, 2008), and she is co-director of the 18-month Professional Mindfulness Teacher Training programme which the Centre has been running since 2015.
Diploma in Mindfulness-Based Interventions, PhD, Academic FCIPD
Sarah-Jane Cullinane (PhD, Diploma in Mindfulness-Based Interventions) is an experienced facilitator, mindfulness teacher, and educator with over 15 years experience working with adult groups ranging from 5 to 500 participants. She leads short and long programmes ranging from 8 week courses, weekend retreats and half/full-day workshops, working with both the general public, with community / advocacy and activist groups, and with management / board groups in the areas of Group Development, Mindfulness, and The Work that Reconnects. She has also completed training in facilitating Council Circles which she uses in much of her work with groups.
Sarah-Jane is currently chair of the board of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland, a non-profit professional body of qualified mindfulness teachers. She previously worked in Trinity College Dublin as lead Fellow of Education for Sustainable Development and Assistant Professor in Organisational Behaviour where she led a curriculum reform programme across the University and co-developed transdisciplinary modules on Education for Sustainable Development, the Climate and Ecological Crises, and Work and Wellbeing. She co-developed the Postgraduate Diploma in Workplace Wellness in Trinity College Dublin and acted as an academic lead for Healthy Trinity. During this time Sarah-Jane published and contributed to content in national and social media on the topics of mindfulness and sustainability.
Sarah-Jane is particularly interested in creating supportive space for individuals and groups to explore their deep ecology and relationship with the natural world, to grieve for its unfolding destruction and social injustice, and to cultivate their collective resilience and agency for deep transformation.
BA (UCC), Masters in Education (University of London), Certified Mindfulness Teacher (Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches), Certified in MBCL (The Mindfulness Network)
Dominic began practising mindfulness seventeen years ago. He first started teaching introductory courses and workshops in 2008. In 2012 he completed the MBSR Teacher Training Level 1 intensive with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP), University of Bangor. In 2014 he was certified as an MBSR teacher by the Institute for Mindfulness Based Approaches (IMA) after an 18- month professional training.
In addition, Dominic has completed the following related trainings:
Dominic has been involved in education as both a teacher, and teacher trainer in Ireland, Ghana, Japan, Oman and Nicaragua over many years. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) in English and Philosophy from UCC, a Diploma in Primary Education from St Patrick’s College and a Masters in Education from the University of London. He supports the wellbeing of both students and staff in schools through teaching Paws b, .b and .b Foundations courses. In addition, he provides tailor-made mindfulness and wellbeing training to staff as part of the Croke Park Hours scheme. He is currently co-ordinator of the MTAI Mindfulness in Education sub-committee.
Dominic teaches MBSR and MBCL (Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living) courses to the general public and organises mindfulness workshops in Dublin and the surrounding counties. In addition, he offers introductory courses in mindfulness to community groups, businesses and public sector organisations and offers one-to-one mindfulness training on request. Through the ETB he has been involved in teaching QQI accredited courses in the Community Education sector.
As well as teaching secular mindfulness and wellbeing programmes, Dominic also has a particular interest in meditation as a spiritual practice and teaches courses and workshops that address the inter-spiritual dimensions across different contemplative traditions.
Dominic is a member of the Board of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI), a supervisor on the UCD Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions and a tutor on The Mindfulness Centre for Professional Training, Teacher Training Diploma Course. He is also on the Irish teacher trainer panel for the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) .b Teacher Training Course. He provides supervision and mentoring to qualified and trainee MBSR teachers.
Dominic continues to upgrade his professional training through attendance at workshops, retreats and conferences as well as maintaining a daily mindfulness practice. He adheres to the Good Practice Guidelines set out by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland.
Email: dominic.cogan@icloud.com Website: www.dominiccogan.com
