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Blog 20th June 2012 Holidays are coming! One of life’s pleasures when you work is the contrast of a holiday-and I intend to embrace this upcoming one with the same vigour I put into my work! If any of you are intending to have a private session, please book now for next week, before I head off. So what has been happening? Our corporate department have been very busy, as corporations “wake up” to the value of HCE’s holistic programs, to both their staff and their organisation, it’s great variety to be working around the country, mind you-the late night sessions in the hotels can be a bit of a distraction!! Congratulations to Nicola Wood and her team for another superb Pink Ribbon run last weekend in Kilaloe. We had the pleasure of having a team of HCE therapists on site, and together with some local therapists we delivered over 100 treatments to the race

Blog 2nd June 2012 School’s Out! As the first graduates of the full time program at the Holistic Centre of Excellence, leave the cocoon that was their home since last September we congratulate them on their excellent achievements throughout the year, as they start their own business with a vast array of qualifications, knowledge and experience (they have already treated over 200 clients!) They are the first ever therapists to have received a training of this calibre, and because of this we know that they will enjoy vast success in their careers, as they embrace the work of getting this country healthy again, not just with individuals but through their commitment to community work through our Outreach Program and beyond. We are incredibly proud of each of you, and celebrate with you, as your dedication to hard work has indeed paid off. I personally thank each of you for your glowing testimonials; it was our

Blog 30th April 2012 May !!!! Can you believe it-time is definitely moving faster and its not just that we are all busier-there is now scientific evidence to support what we have all been feeling! It’s a bit technical but if you would like to know more just drop me a line and Id be happy to share the links with you. On May 16th I will be holding my next Dublin clinic if you need to book a session please contact Geraldine 061-381947. So what have we been up to since I spoke to you last? At Easter weekend we had the pleasure of providing our educational lecture and treatments to the attendants of the Easter Retreat at Glenstal, thank you to everyone for your wonderful feedback. Congrats to our students who completed the Shirodhara course, I know that you are enjoying giving and receiving this the king of therapies. A Shirodhara treatment involves

Blog 30th April 2012 May !!!! Can you believe it-time is definitely moving faster and its not just that we are all busier-there is now scientific evidence to support what we have all been feeling! It’s a bit technical but if you would like to know more just drop me a line and Id be happy to share the links with you. On May 16th I will be holding my next Dublin clinic if you need to book a session please contact Geraldine 061-381947. So what have we been up to since I spoke to you last? At Easter weekend we had the pleasure of providing our educational lecture and treatments to the attendants of the Easter Retreat at Glenstal, thank you to everyone for your wonderful feedback. Congrats to our students who completed the Shirodhara course, I know that you are enjoying giving and receiving this the king of therapies. A Shirodhara treatment involves

Blog 2nd April 2012 Where to begin? Wow, what an exceptional month March has been-we have been on tour! We had a super day out in Dublin, at the ESB conference, where Carolyn Heagney gave the best 5 min presentation on Reiki, and then we went on to deliver over 50 treatments to the middle and top management of ESB, all of whom-without exception loved it. We thoroughly enjoyed treating the attendants at UL for the Women’s Day conference, again gratefully receiving tremendous feedback. It is the perfect combination to be receiving a treatment whilst attending the conference! Rathfreda House in Newcastle West was another fantastic day for us, as we treated both staff and some of the residents who suffer with permanent brain damage. Again we thank Mary Angela for her wonderful hospitality. The Limerick Lifelong Learning festival seems to have been a very successful week, congrats to all involved, we certainly enjoyed contributing

Blog 27th Feb2012 Almost March! Even the extra day this year doesn’t promise to make us feel like we have any extra time-it is zipping past. The IRI AGM was a great success this weekend in Athlone, we have a great time meeting many like minded people and congrats to our own Diane Hannagen who was voted onto the Board of Irish Reflexology Institute, there is a general consensous that major breakthroughs are currently happening in the field of Holistic Therapies, which is something we have been aware of for a while now, all you “retired” therapist’s had better dust off your uniforms! The Ayurveda course started last week and all who attended were captivated by Doug’s teaching, looking forward to the 2nd class this week. Our angel therapy students are reporting amazing experiences after just 3 classes, well done AnnMarie Butler. Our intro to Homeopathy is starting soon (1/2 day) so if you are

Blog 16th February 2012 Game Show Fun! To my biggest surprise it was great fun, we laughed non-stop. The experience was interesting, watching how many crew it takes to record one show was amazing. AND- We managed not to desend into the usual family “ debate” that tends to happen when we play games together –that, was our greatest success! According to the crew we were one of their favourite “families” as we were such good fun, which at the time I considered nice, but unusual, because we were indeed having a great laugh, but the crew weren’t with us that much-it was two days later that the penny dropped-we had microphones on the entire time-even when we were off air in our dressing room!!!! I think the series is being aired this Sat on tv 3, in case you fancy a giggle. After that minor distraction, it was back to the office at the

Blog 23rd January 2012-01-23 Well there’s my first New Years Resolution busted-I promised to write this blog weekly and I realise it’s been 3 weeks!!! So bless me for I have sinned!! It’s not surprising that I haven’t noticed the time pass, it has been fantastically busy in the best way. Many exciting new projects are blossoming which I will be able to share with you soon. Thank you to our many Outreach clients this month, we always have the best job satisfaction with you. Thanks to Mary Grogan for a very interesting Chakra Matrix class, the students are thoroughly enjoying Carolyn Heagney’s Diet and Nutrition, Breeda’s Yoga class, and we are all looking forward to the Angel Therapy classes starting next week. Good luck to our students who will be doing their practical holistic massage exam tomorrow, you will all do brilliantly. Sincere thank you to the Irish Reflexology Institute for the great report

Blog 4th January 2012 2012 here we come! Magically things are going to happen this year-can you feel it? As we move from the illusion of separation to awareness of connectivity, the answer was always in the power of the group. Supporting one another is the key to all our futures. So while the magic will be showing up in our lives, the usual day to day activities will carry on, make sure you stay alert, it’d be a shame to miss it! Speaking of day to day activities, have we got some action going on at the Holistic Centre of Excellence in the new year, when the students arrive back next Monday, they have some exciting new modules, with Carolyn Heagney teaching the Diet and Nutrition course, Breeda Ryan teaching the yoga class, then we have the Business module, which is suitable for anyone in this field who may need some business direction, the

Blog 15th December 2011-12-15 Ho, Ho Ho!, As our full time students celebrate their successful conclusion of the first half of their diploma course, we are all looking forward to our Christmas Holidays, a time to re-connect with our ever supportive families. The rest will be essential as new year is action packed for all of us. We look forward to our Angel Therapy course starting in January as well as our Diet and Nutrition, Chakra Matrix, Business modules, and Shirodhara and that’s just January!! My private practice will be backing in full swing on Jan 4th, so if you wish to contact me for an appointment please email or phone the office and leave a message. For now I wish each and every one of you a peaceful joyous Christmas, and wish to offer my heartfelt thanks for your continued support, Love and Light Anna