Healing Arts and Creativity

Family Constellations with Barbara Morgan

I call my workshops ‘Coming Home'- Healing the Family Soul. The idea is that a lot of our current suffering is directly linked to the events of the past in our families and the actions of our ancestors. It helps to see that the family is a system that needs to be in balance in order to thrive - just like nature. And just as in nature, many things have happened which have upset the balance of our families and we and our children and grandchildren are feeling the effects.

In a group situation we can choose members of the group to represent members of our family and sometimes abstract concepts like: war, love, truth, a secret. We place these people in the middle of the group according to our intuition and then the representatives begin to experience sensations, an urge to move or deep emotions related to the person they are representing. Healing sentences provide a ritual for opening the heart and ‘coming home'.

Barbara Morgan is a Family Constellations Practitioner & Trainer also editor of the International Constellations Journal called: The Knowing Field.

Barbara has been running constellation workshops since 1997 and at various camps for the past few years. She works as a Gestalt Psychotherapist and Family Constellations practitioner with individuals, couples and groups and runs regular constellation workshops. She is also part of the Bristol training in Constellation work known as Constellations Work Trainings, offer  apprenticeships in constellation work and is currently training people in Romania to take the work forward. She believes the open-hearted space of Earthsong and other similar camps is an ideal space for dipping into our own soul and the soul of our family which can be a painful but ultimately healing experience.

Listening from the Heart

To simply accept, respect and connect with other humans in a space of honest, loving communication is a gift I will always nurture in my life. Just reminding each other how completely delightful and lovable we are, is so effortless and yet so powerful and healing. 
Sharing this kind of listening time with others is such a regular part of my life now. It really lets the light in and makes it impossible for me to take things too seriously for long!

Rachel Parry works primarily as a professional artist but has also worked at various times as a teacher, community arts facilitator and meditation teacher.
She is a core group member of both the Tribal Spirit and Earthsong Communities. She is also a Re Evaluation Counseling teacher and an experienced leader of both parents support groups and women's groups.  

Co-Parenting on Camp   

This is a forum for everybody who has kids on the camp or with an interest in parenting. The underlying philosophy that Earthsong is like a tribe where the children are in a way everybody's children can be a challenging concept. This forum is an opportunity for a potentially large group of people to explore this topic and come up with practical agreements and suggestions.

Conflict Resolution and Mediation

In these workshops we are planning to use role play and practice the skills of how to challenge behaviour without falling out. We are also hoping to build up a team of people who would be interested and become able to mediate conflicts on camp in the future. 

Thomas Riedmuller is a mediator, communication trainer and peace and conflict educator. His approach is rooted in non-violent communication and process oriented psychology. He is based at The Hollies Centre for Practical Sustainability in West Cork (www.theholliesonline.com) and has 10 years of experience teaching courses and workshops on mediation, group facilitation and conflict resolution skills (including FETAC).

The True You Communicates

The True You Communicates; An exploration of speaking and listening through presence and mindfulness. 
This workshop is for you if you have a fear of speaking in public or experience an anxiety when all eyes are on you.  It will provide you with the steps and support you need to dissolve your self-consciousness and express yourself fearlessly in any situation. When we embrace and move through our discomfort we discover our authentic voice.  The benefits for you include: Improved communication skills, increased effectiveness as a leader, Discover how to compel rapt attention without performing, access your natural humor and storytelling ability, experience more connection in relationships, inhabit your body with ease, grace and inner confidence.

Claire Ni Grianna who lives in County Clare has a passion for all things creative.  She is a sensitive and empowering facilitator with over 11 years experience working with groups.  She is a teacher of Dancing The Rainbow, a process of exploring the energy systems in the body using colour, movement, art, the chakras, sound, voice, ritual, meditation and relaxation.  In 1999 through the course of her 'Job' in Dublin Claire experienced the devastation and paralyzing nature of having a fear of speaking in public. This led her to source a way of finding and expressing her authentic voice.
Claire is also a Life Coach and founder of her business The True You. www.thetrueyou.ie

Inkstorm; creative writing with Ben Coombs

Ink Storm was born in 2008 when poet and performer Dave Rock and children's writer Benjamin Coombs joined forces to share their love of writing and storytelling. Inkstorm workshops take the pressure and angst out of writing, instead allowing participants to play with language and have fun, while producing meaningful work. Inkstorm have enjoyed a string of successful workshops across England and Ireland.

7 Ways to a Wonderful Life with Tony Cuckson

In this workshop writer and storyteller Tony Cuckson will be using storytelling, Irish folk song, poetry and other practices to invite you into experiencing the wonder tale you are here on this earth to express.

Fire Show

Each year sees our wonderful fire show with fire poi, juggling and more.  

Embracing the Divine Feminine with Bee Smith

This workshop will explore the divine feminine archetypes of maiden mother and crone through storytelling poetry and music. Open to both men and women.

Writing your Spiritual Biography with Bee

Participants will be introduced to creating a spiritual biography through practical free writing exercises and guided meditation.

Experiential Astrology with Robert Green

In experiential Astrology we will endeavor to enter sacred space and use drama, meditation and games to explore the ancient art of Astrology, creating and experiencing Astrology in action, where we can receive insights, healings, direction and clarity.

Robert has been passionate about Astrology for 28 years and has always felt that there is a need for people to experience Astrology in a very real way without all the dry intellectualism. The workshops are very much run in his own style. He has taken ideas from different experiences in his life and tried to synthesize them into something that will give the participants a real sense of the magic and truth in Astrology.

Tea Ceremony:

Tea Ceremony:  Sample fine teas in the context of a meditative Chinese Tea Ceremony.

Conor Graham is interested in Heart work, Movement and Rhythm and the Sacred Traditions of the World's Cultures. He has ten years experience of teaching including Yoga, Qi Gong, Drama, Drumming, and Music. He holds an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies and has also practiced as a massage therapist.

Universal Energy

Universal Energy with Catherine is a three-day, Level one, course, which involves meditation and breathing techniques that enable you to utilize the universal energy to balance the body and treat physical ailments. A second level, three-day course may take place if the first level students are interested. Very good for slowing down and looking at your own life.

Authentic Movement with Clair Lalor

Authentic movement is a time to explore the inner moves within yourself, to experience the outer witness and develop the inner witness, all encompassing, non judgmental, compassionate, clear sighted; DUP dances of universal peace: dancing in a circle,
simple songs and dances inspired by spiritual traditions of the world which embody spirit and prayer through word, song and gestures.

Willow weaving for Adults

From the Earth a bundle of rods, quiet the mind, hands weaving, bring out the child within.

Experiential Ecology with Joe Quilty

Come yield to bark, to soil, to scales, to feathers. Come yield to our own nature as Gaia. Come yield to nature's ways. Come yield to the Earth.

An opportunity to re-acquaint ourselves with the experience our deep interconnectedness with each other, the Earth and it's Life, and so uncover a hidden source of vitality and empowerment.

You will be invited into a series of simple yet powerful exercises that engage our senses, our intuition and our sense of self.

Do it yourself cabaret

The second year of Earthsong saw the introduction of 'cabaret' and was an outrageous success! Fuelled by some wild imaginations, a wacky dress up box and many very enthusiastic participants, our audience was treated to some groundbreaking performances. A team of folk will lead this year's cabaret, so if you have an idea, or fancy treading the boards now is the time! No experience necessary.

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