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The April-June 2019 SHEP Short Course Programme for Cork is now available and applications are being taken. Please ring 021 4666180 or click on link to go to Programme Details and Application Form [...]

Owing to demand, we are offering another SHEP Cert. in Continuing Personal Development course in Cork.  It will run on Thursday nights (7.00 - 10.00 p.m.) starting on 21st March in Ballincollig.  If you have completed both Foundation Courses with SHEP - or equivalent - and are interested, please ring the office for an application form.  There are just a few places left. [...]

WAKING UP TO A WIDER AWARENESS - A One-Day Workshop with Eileen Lynch & Frank Dorr Although most of us know that our planet is facing a crisis, we often find it too overwhelming, or too painful, to face that reality fully. But love can overcome many obstacles and if we can open our hearts to the earth, in awe and gratitude and love, we may find ourselves seeing our world and its people with new eyes and opening ourselves to a fuller awareness [...]

Embodied Presence – The Wisdom of Rest – a weekend 5 rhythms workshop with Caitríona Nic Ghiollaphádraig If resting was as important as activity we would all be more at peace with ourselves. We would all prioritise being good to ourselves.  Shifting life-long patterns of going, going, going can be a one step forward two steps backward dance, yet giving ourselves time to deeply rest, and embody stillness can improve our health and well-being. In t [...]

Self-Awareness & Conscious Choices - a day-long workshop with Maureen Lancaster Sunday 24th February (10.00 - 5.00) €30 Learn a process for becoming aware of our habit energies; create space for making conscious choices in our lives.   Embodied Presence - The Wisdom of Rest - a weekend workshop with Caitriona Nic Ghiollaphadraig Sat. 2nd March & Sun. 3rd March (10.00 - 5.00 both days) €75 Use the wisdom of the 5 rhythms to guide you [...]

Application forms and brochure are now available for SHEP's 2019 Participatory Methods (QQI Level 6) course - Closing date for applications Thursday 31st January 2019. Go to page [...]

Applications are are being taken for the 2019 Reflective Practice courses - there are a limited number of places so please apply early to secure a place. For further information and application form (click here). This open-access and stand-alone SHEP course, is designed to create a place to reflect on practice for people active in their communities who have a commitment to enabling social change and working towards equality, inclusion and a just [...]

SHEP On-going Development Programme Autumn 2018 Title When Cost Somatic & Authentic Movement   with Clair Lalor Mondays 7.30 – 10.00 SHEP Centre, Ballincollig Begins 22nd October €85 Mindfulness/Meditation With A Creative Component   with Julie Kelleher Tuesdays 7.00 – 8.30 SHEP Centre Ballincollig Begins 30th October €55 Energy, Risk & Fun in the Practice of Playback   with Kieran Ryan Wednesdays 7.30 – 10.00 The Granary Bessborough Begi [...]

Healthy Ireland is funding 8 short community education courses for Health & Wellbeing in County Limerick (4 this autumn 2018 and 4 in spring 2019). For details please follow to link [...]

There are many changes happening in our world at present - Extremes of climate, Brexit, cost of living increases, challenges to the social fabric of rural Ireland, movements of populations, social isolation and issues of justice to name but a few! Figuring out how we respond to these can seem overwhelming to consider, especially if you have no one to share your concerns and awareness with! Places remain on SHEP's Kerry Social Awareness & Comm [...]