sacred spaces

Homeopathic Solutions

The Homeopathic Dispensary is a beautiful space that Sandy Hudson, who qualified as a homeopath in 1991, created to make homeopathy accessible to everyone. As well as consultation rooms, they offer high-quality supplements informed by homeopath Tal Klug’s expertise. Together, Sandy and Tal come up with tailored solutions to meet each customer’s needs.

rootsandwingshomeopathy.ie

Find Your Tribe

Avondale Retreat is a gorgeous retreat centre in Avondale, Co. Wicklow, where people can come to find healing and community. This summer, there will be an opportunity to experience this loving space at The Sacred Water Retreat for Women from 9th – 11th June. On the Earth Medicine community platform, created and curated by David and Helen Holt, you will find astrology, online circles and meditations to help you stay spiritually connected all-year round.

avondaleretreat.com

Holistic Health

Food for Life Wellness Centre is a lovely new holistic space in Callan, Co.Kilkenny. The husband and wife team Carmel Rose and Abbas Ghadimi, who own and run this centre, are passionate about helping people reach their optimal state of wellness using natural treatments such as colour therapy and homeopathy. They also offer workshops on a range of health topics, from nutrition to Aura–Soma. wellnesscentre.ie

Inspiring Education

Soul School is a fantastic organisation that provides access to high-quality holistic education in a supportive community. Their next on-campus course, starting on 29th April 2023, will take place in Bray, co. Wicklow. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to change careers or expand their current holistic practice while reawakening their joy and creativity in the process.

soulschool.co.uk

Transformative Events

Positive Nights

We are delighted to announce our upcoming Positive Nights guests, Snatam Kaur and Lee Harris. Snatam will perform at the RDS Concert hall in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, on 8th June 2023, and give a workshop on 10th June as part of her Light of Sacred Chant Tour. On 27th July, Lee Harris will deliver his first-ever workshop in Ireland at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, where he will share his life-changing wisdom, channel his spirit guides, and sign books.

positivelife.ie

Healing Hands

We like the sound of the Sacred BodyWork Retreat taking place at An Sanctóir Holistic Community Centre in West Cork from 25th June to 2nd July 2023. This retreat is a beginner training course in Thai yoga massage (level 1 of 2) led by the lovely Susan Keogh and Erica Bhavani. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the week.

bhavaniyogamassage.com

2 The Bicibús Project

HOW

BARCELONA’S “BIKE BUSES” ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE..

by Persephone Kianka

In Barcelona, parents have cracked the code on how to get their kids excited to wake up for school. It’s the bike bus, or “bicibús,” as it’s known locally, which allows hundreds of students to cycle safely to school in a group, occupying entire streets of the city.

The citizen-led scheme, backed by Barcelona City Council, began in March 2021 with a single route in the Sarria neighbourhood. Today, according to Cinnamon Janzer, “more than 1,200 kids pedal 90-plus routes to more than 70 schools across 25 cities in Catalonia.” It has also inspired communities around the world, such as in Portland, Oregon, to adopt this transport alternative.

The bicibús operates similarly to a school bus with “stops” where more cycling students can join.

Parents, teachers, and other volunteers also participate in the journey to ensure the kids’ safety. According to Mireia Boix, an accompanying parent, even police vehicles have started to escort the group, with officers traveling all around the bicibús.

Jordi Honey-Roses, who works at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at Barcelona’s Autonomous University, notes the significant environmental impact of the bike bus project.

“We anticipate that children who participate in “bicibús” will be more likely to ride a bike, have better cycling habits, more sustainable transportation habits, and we think they will change the travel patterns of their family as well,” said Honey-Roses.

Indeed, Boix, who cycles with her 5-year-old son, “finds herself waking up earlier than usual every Friday out of excitement for the ride.” She and her son ride their bikes to school most mornings, and on the day of the bicibús, she said, he “enjoys the ride and the freedom.”