The newly established Forest Bathing West Cork, Cork co-op had earmarked March 21 for its launch event with inspirational guest speakers lined up including Bill Liao, Co-Founder of WeForest.org; Shirley Gleeson, Co- Founder of the Forest Therapy Institute in Ireland, and marine biologist/outdoor enthusiast Dr. Susan Steele. However the group […]
Mental Health & Mindfulness
Mindfulness is increasingly being linked to well-being and human flourishing, as well as physical and psychological health, at home and at work. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) most of the world’s population spend approximately one third of their adult lives at work.As this is such a large proportion […]
Being the month that is in it, what better topic to welcome Spring with but self-compassion! Self-compassion is a concept that I return to again and again, for both personal and professional reasons. It is defined by Kristin Neff in a number of ways, for example, “simply compassion directed inwards, […]
