What we’re about
This meetup group has been set up to connect the community of people in Dublin and surrounding areas who are interested in sound and its effects on wellbeing. This includes people who simply enjoy singing together, as well as people who specifically use sound for its healing effects. If you would like to learn more about the practice of Sound Healing, look at the 'Pages' tab in the menu above.
The Sound Healing Practitioner Training course is now offered in Ireland. It is accredited by the College of Sound Healing (UK) and recognised by the CMA (Complementary Medical Association).
The course consists of five 2-day courses undertaken over an 18 month period. This training can be undertaken by people whose intention is to heal themselves as well as those who would like to become Sound Healing Practitioners and work with others.
The initial course 'An Introduction to Sound Healing with the Voice' is open to everyone. See Upcoming Meetups for more details.
Check out the pages and discussion boards for more info on Singing, Voice Work & Sound Healing.
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‘At the heart of each of us, whatever our imperfections, there exists a silent pulse of perfect rhythm, a complex of waveforms and resonances which is absolutely individual and unique and yet which connects us to everything in the universe. The act of getting in touch with the pulse can transform our personal experience and in some way alter the world around us’.
George Leonard, ‘The Silent Pulse’ Bantam Books, 1981
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Singing Nature Day RetreatGlendalough Sanctuary, Derrybawn, Brockagh, , Brockagh€75.00
Spend a day in beautiful Glendalough, Co.Wicklow, immersing yourself in vocal harmonies and nature connection with song leader Rachel Dempsey and forager and community herbalist Sophie Rieu.
This day retreat will take place in the lovely meditation room in Glendalough Sanctuary and in the quieter parts of stunning Glendalough. Through singing and awakening our senses, we will connect more deeply to trees and other plants and revitalise ourselves. You will leave restored, uplifted, and with a renewed sense of belonging and community.
What you will experience:- Opening your voice and singing harmony songs from around the world
- Making a flower or tree essence to encapsulate our intentions and the signature medicine of a tree, herb, or the land.
- Foraging for edible plants for our lunch
- Grounding and embodying practices and awakening the senses
- Singing with and for the trees, plants and the community of the living
- Experiencing ancestral rituals to honour and connect to nature (e.g. wishing tree and holy well practices)
- Immersing ourselves in the deep stillness of nature in this revered place
Benefits & Take-Aways:
- More knowledge of how to bring the medicine of plants into your life
- Awareness of some edible plants and ways to prepare them for delicious snacks
- A myriad of physical and mental health benefits of singing and nature connection
- A collection of nature songs from around the world
Optional Extras:
- Option for a sauna overlooking the Glendalough valley for a small extra fee (€6/20mins)
- Option for catered lunch made from fresh local ingredients. (*Depending on group numbers)
- Option to book accommodation on site https://www.glendaloughsanctuary.ie/
You don’t need any singing or voice-work experience, and no one will be asked to sing solo. This is a relaxed, fun, friendly and safe space, with no right or wrong way to use the voice.
Booking: €75/€70. https://fullcirclechange.ie/events/singing_nature_retreat/
The Facilitators:Rachel Dempsey has been facilitating singing for well-being, healing, positive transformation, environmental justice and community building for over 20 years, and has studied sound healing, and ethnomusicology (MA), and travelled to many communities worldwide to explore the benefits of music and singing. She has also trained as a forest bathing guide and a Capacitar trauma-aware holistic healing tutor, and has led many singing in nature workshops over the past few years.
Sophie Rieu is a keen forager and community herbalist, she is also an experienced biodynamic craniosacral therapist. She grew up in central France surrounded by woodlands where she would often retreat to find peace and connect with trees and other plants. The natural world has long been her soul medicine. So she curated a sensuous journey with plants based on her experience and seasoned with learnings from many teachers along the way, where we attune the instrument of our bodies to be in resonance with plants.
Booking: €75/€70. https://fullcirclechange.ie/events/singing_nature_retreat/
