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Bridging the Gap: Movement, Meditation and Mindfulness for Daily Life

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An URBAN RETREAT
with Barbara Collins and Sandra Reeve


26Th July (eve)– 31st  July , 2017
An Tairseach,  Farm & Ecology Centre, Wicklow, Ireland

Barbara and Sandra write about this Urban Retreat in Wicklow as follows:


"Our retreat days will consist of movement sessions, both indoor and outdoor, sitting and walking meditations and opportunities to share our process or questions within the group. We shall begin with a shared evening meal and a short introductory session on the evening of 22nd July and finish at 4.30pm on 27th July.

Move into Life is the core movement practice for this retreat. It teaches you the art of being in movement. This is movement pure and simple – NOT a particular way of moving, NOT a particular form or style. It requires no particular experience, skills or physical ability.
 
Explore the movements you make every day – shrugs and stretches… reaching out, putting down and holding on… twisting and leaning. Choose one, slow it down, find where it starts, follow it to see where it leads. This is the essence of Move into Life. It’s…
 Like yoga without any positions
                         Like dance without any steps
                                           Like walking without a destination
                                                               Like meditation without the stillness
                                                                              Like autobiography without the words...

An Tairseach ( the Irish word for ‘threshold’) is a Dominican Centre for Ecology and Spirituality, 5 minutes walk from Wicklow town.​"

Accommodation:
Some rooms are self-catering and en-suite. Others are in groups of 3 or 5 en-suite rooms with a shared kitchen and sitting room.​
We shall eat the midday meal together which is cooked for us, using organic produce from the garden.

Breakfast and the evening meal will be self-catering.

The facilities include a large comfortable sitting room, a conference room for movement, an organic farm/garden and access to a wild conservation area on Wicklow Head.
Costs: 
The cost of the workshop is €605 including accommodation and one main meal each day

Directions to An Tairseach
Address, telephone number and full directions are on their website.

Further details to prepare for the workshop will follow. ​If you have any queries in the meantime, please contact Barbara or Sandra (see below). ​
Facilitators: ​
Barbara Collins, B Soc Sc, Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, is a certified sensorimotor psychotherapist who works with trauma and developmental issues, using embodiment, movement and mindfulness in an ecological context. She has facilitated Move into Life sessions for 10 years offering indoor and outdoor workshops, including half-days to celebrate the Celtic festivals. She has practised meditation and mindfulness for 10 years.

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Sandra Reeve PhD., DMP is a movement artist and researcher, teacher, author and movement psychotherapist. Move into Life has evolved from her work in physical theatre, her 28 years of studying Amerta Movement with Suprapto Suryodarmo and her lifelong practice within the traditions of Buddhist Mindfulness (Satipatthāna).

Contact and booking

In Ireland: 
For further information and bookings, please contact: 
Barbara Collins:  barmeco@gmail.com   or  08637 06824

Please send a €200 deposit (non-refundable unless we can find someone to take your place) to secure your place to:
Barbara Collins, 10 Biscayne, Malahide, County Dublin, K36 HP28
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Please make cheques payable to Barbara Collins. ​
In the UK:
For further information and bookings, please contact Sandra Reeve. 
To book and pay a £150 deposit in Sterling (non-refundable unless we can find someone to take your place), please visit:
www.moveintolife.com/retreat

Your deposit is non-refundable unless we can find someone to take your place.