Who we are
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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
COURSE FULL. 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction / Cognitive Therapy Course with Helen in Smithfield
Venue: Slí an Chroí
Dates: January 25th to March 14th 2012.
Classes will run from 7-9.30pm each Wednesday
Day of Mindfulness: Sunday 4th March 2012
Cost: €350, to include 8 x 2 1/2 hour classes, full Day of Mindfulness, MBSR/MBCT workbook and CDs.
For more information
Contact Helen: 087 205 5733
helen.byrne@mindfulness.ie
Start Date: January 25 2012
End Date: March 14 2012