Digital Detox
A weekend of rest, relaxation and reconnecting. We're going to spend a few days in Dunderry park, with no digital technology, surrounded by beautiful woodland, lakeside walks and beautiful accommodation in a restored Georgian mansion. Over the weekend we'll have Astronomy, Storytelling, Yoga, Writing, Mindfulness and Bushcraft to help you unwind, create, re-energise away from the stress of the online world.
Here's the full list of workshops as part of the weekend:
The Art of Storytelling with Aideen Mc Bride
Aideen Mc Bride is a well seasoned traditional Irish storyteller, who uses her craft to connect with audiences all over Ireland. For her Digital Detox workshop, Aideen will not only be delighting us with beautifully crafted Irish stories, but she’ll be showing us HOW to craft these beautiful stories and deliver them with all the charm and wit of the great storytellers.
Shamanism and Creativity:
Martin Duffy, who has been practicing Shamanism for over twenty years will offer a practical demonstration on how the use of guided, imagination driven Shamanic Journey can enhance our connection to ourselves and others in order to increase creativity and well being.
Mindful living and CBT with Ken Loftus:
This interactive workshop will show the main aspects of each of these and will practice exercises and engage in interactive chats to help each one take away with them techniques to improve and maintain their daily mental health.Participants will leave the day with extra tools for their toolbox of emotional coping to deal with day to day issues, and future issues that present themselves. They will also leave with a greater understanding on how the Brain and the Mind works.
Laughter Yoga and Chi Gung with Angie Kinsella:
Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea – simple, profound and highly beneficial for your health. An exercise routine that is sweeping the world and is a complete wellbeing workout. Laughter is now being prescribed as the best medicine for wellness. Countless studies have validated the efficacy of laughter and its therapeutic power in dealing with physical, mental and emotional health. In addition to the energy raising laughter yoga, Angie will give a participative and practical demonstration of Chi Gung to help relax and revitalise your body.
Everyday Astronomy with Lee Hurley:
Lee is an astronomer with a background in astrophysics from Dublin City University. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge of the heavens and giving people an excuse to get excited about the stars. For his workshop at Digital Detox, Lee will be showing us how we can make astronomy a part of our everyday lives, and how we can understand the basic principles of the night sky: from being able to locate the north star, so you never get lost, to naming the important constellations, so you always seem interesting. What better way to detox from the digital world, than learning a little bit about the great unknown, right above our heads .. (actually Lee informs me, about 100km above our heads).
Bushcraft with Feargal Gallagher:
Feargal Gallagher was born in the wilds of Mayo and spent his childhood growing up in the beautiful countryside of both Sligo and Kildare. Spending his formative years immersed in nature has ensured a love and connection to wild places that can not be measured. Feargal is at his happiest whilst trapsing across fields or through forests, following the tracks and traces of the local wildlife.
For his workshop at Digital Detox, Ferghal will bring his well honed skill set which includes knife skills, shelter building, making fire, foraging wild foods, finding your sit spot and organising the perfect sit out. Do you have what it takes to survive and thrive in the Wild?? Why not find out!
Writing for Life - David Butler:
David is a published author and teaches at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin. Previously an Education officer at the James Joyce centre, David has plenty of experience teaching people how to wrap their heads around Ulyssesian complexities with the greatest of ease. For Digital Detox, David will practically show us how writing can be used to help us greater understand the world, ourselves, and the various narratives that run through our life. Allowing us to harness the power of creativity as a tool for relaxation, invigoration and mental dexterity.