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Helen Byrne
Helen Byrne, B.A., H.Dip.Ed., Dip.Psych., has a background in education, psychology, family therapy and the community and voluntary sector. She has worked in education and in community organisations in Ireland, England and Australia. She has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1997 and teaching them since 2004. Helen has been studying for a Masters degree in Mindfulness-Based Approaches in Social Care, Health and Education at the University of Wales in Bangor since 2007. She has now attained the level of Post-Graduate Diploma in Mindfulness-Based Approaches. She hopes to complete her Masters thesis this year.
In 2009 Helen trained with Dr.s Jon Kabat-Zinn (the founder of MBSR) and Saki Santorelli, Director of the Center for Mindfulness (CFM) at The University of Massachusetts Medical Center. In September 2010 she successfully completed an Advanced Teacher Development Intensive in MBSR with Florence Meleo-Meyer and Melissa Blacker, Senior Teachers at the CFM and Directors of Oasis Training.
Helen continues to develop her practice with regular attendance at retreats led by world-renowned teachers including Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Salzberg, Christina Feldman and John Teasdale, among others. She participates in the Irish Plum Village Sangha’s retreats. She also appreciates the work of Sogyal Rinpoche and his teachers and attends several retreats each year at Dzogchen Beara.
Helen teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction / Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation. As well as teaching MBSR / MBCT to the general public, she works with people in recovery from addiction and their families, and with teenagers and their parents and with teen parents. A post-primary teacher for many years, Helen also works with teachers and students in developing mindfulness in whole school communities.
Contact Helen on 087 205 5733 or at:
Upcoming Courses:
Upcoming Courses with Helen Byrne
8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction/ Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Course in Smithfield, Dublin 1 with Helen
Venue: Slí an Chroí, The Distiller's Building, Smithfield, Dublin 1. (Beside Luas stop)
Dates: Wednesday 3rd October - Wednesday 21st November 2012.
Times: 7.00 - 9.30pm
Day of Mindfulness: 11th November
Cost: €350. (Includes pre-course orientation, CDs and workbook to support your practice.)
This course is based on the MBSR course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in 1979 and on the MBCT course developed by Williams, Teasdale and Segal. It is designed for people dealing with what we have come to see as the normal stress of our daily lives as well as for those who may have experienced depression, anxiety and low mood. It is also helpful for those with physical illness and chronic pain. Parents and teachers of children of any age, but especially teenagers, are finding mindfulness very helpful in their parenting and teaching. Mindfulness helps us to stay present with whatever our current experience is and thus creates the space to make wiser decisions about how to proceed.
Contact Helen: 087 205 5733
helen.byrne@mindfulness.ie
See What does a Mindfulness Course Involve
Start Date: October 03 2012
End Date: November 21 2012