Traditional Irish Music Workshops
The workshops are open to people who play a traditional
instrument catering for all instruments, levels and
abilities, whether you are a beginner or an accomplished
player. Melodic and accompanying instruments are both
catered for.
The week begins on Sunday with an evening meal.
Workshops take place every morning Monday to Friday.
Afternoons are left free to explore the countryside,
practise or just relax. Each evening the group goes to a
different session in a variety of local pubs.
The week finishes after breakfast on Saturday, however
you can stay longer if you wish or leave earlier.
We invite a different musician to come in to teach each
day and aim to cover all instruments of those
participating in the workshop.
The workshops are very relaxed and friendly. Music is
supposed to be fun.
We don't teach instruments from scratch and participants
are expected to have a basic understanding of their
instrument.
Due to the nature of the Irish music most of the tuition
is done by ear, however notes are provided as well. It
is recommended to bring a recording device to record the
tunes
If you have more questions about the Music Workshop go
to FAQ
Click
here to read more about the musicians
that have taught here over the years or are still teaching at
the Centre.
|
Dates:
Sun 29th June - Sat 5th
July 2008
Sun 6th July - Sat 12th July 2008
Sun 27th July - Sat 2nd Aug 2008
Sun 3rd Aug - Sat 9th Aug 2008
Calendar |
Click
on the stone to book
on-line |
* These workshops coincide with the
Ceramic Workshops
Ê
Click Here
to go to the Print Friendly Booking Form
Prices:
One week workshop with hostel
accommodation 414 Euro
One week workshop with private
room 480 Euro
One week workshop with double en-suite
rooms 480 Euro per person
Discounts:
5% discount for past
participants
5% discount for second workshop booked
10% discount for Advance Payment (full
payment to be secured before end Feb.)
In addition past participants get 25 euros refund off
booking fee for each time
their name is mentioned on a new participants booking
form
The price includes
accommodation, meals, tuition and full facilities. The meals are
vegetarian. Participants are expected to
help with the washing up and cleaning afterwards.
Children under 12 get a 20% discount.
There is a scheme available for people on a
low income. Please contact us for more information.
How to book:
To secure a place on one of the workshops please send a
non-returnable deposit of 50 Euro along with the booking form.
The remaining balance should be paid four weeks before your
arrival date. Cheques should be made payable to “The Boghill
Centre”. Cheques in other currencies are accepted.
|
You can
book on-line or print off the booking form and send it
to: Boghill Centre, Kilfenora, Co.Clare, Ireland.
Go to the
Frequently Asked Questions
page to find
out more about the music workshops. |
 |
Ceramic Workshops
Weekly Summer Workshops.
These workshops will take you through a variety of hand building and throwing
techniques using our own Boghill Clay.
No experience is necessary
These workshops coincide with
the Music Workshops (see
above).
Dates:
Sun 29th June - Sat 5th July 2008
Sun 6th July - Sat 12th July 2008
Sun 27th July - Sat 2nd Aug 2008
Sun 3rd Aug - Sat 9th Aug 2008 |
Click
on the pot to book |
Prices:
One week workshop with hostel
accommodation 414 Euro
One week workshop with private
room 480 Euro
One week workshop with double en-suite
rooms 480 Euro per person
Discounts:
5% discount for past
participants
5% discount for second workshop booked
10% discount for Advance Payment (full
payment to be secured before end Feb.)
In addition past participants get 25 euros refund off
booking fee for each time
their name is mentioned on a new participants booking
form
Go to the
Ceramics
workshop page
|
Beyond
Yoga with Ken Ryan
|
| |
|
Nurture and discover your inner spirit,
exploring the subtle arts of yoga, chi,
deep relaxation and meditation.
|
|
Beyond
Yoga Daily Programme
6.30
Silent Meditation
7.00 Pranayama (Yogic Breathing) + Guided
meditation
7.30 Yogic Posture Practice
9.00 Yoga Journey (More advanced instruction
and discussion)
9.20 Breakfast
10.00 Free Time
1.00 Lunch
3.00 Afternoon Activity (QiGong,
Posture Work, Tai Chi, Fitness,
Thai massage, Walking, Jogging)
4.30 Tea Break
5.00 Yoga Flow (More Energetic Practise)
6.30 Yoga Journey (Advanced Instruction)
6.50 Dinner
7.30 Free time + Sunset
9.30 Evening Entertainment (Story time, Sound
'n' Music, Angel Cards, Yoga
Theory intro, Active/ Expressive
meditations)
10.30 Traditional Music Sessions at one of the
many local pubs (By Taxi or car pool)
|
Date:
Sun 17th Aug - Sat 23rd Aug
2008
(In case of the workshop
getting too full another week will be scheduled
as well) |
|
Prices: One week workshop with hostel
accommodation 555 Euro One week workshop with private
room 621 Euro One week workshop with double en-suite
rooms 621 Euro per person
Discounts:
5%
discount for past participants
5% discount for second workshop booked
10% discount for Advance Payment (full
payment to be secured before end Feb.)
In addition past participants get 25
euros refund off booking fee for each
time
their name is mentioned on a new
participants booking form
|
Creative Energy
week |
Relax * Spoil yourself * Create
yourself
Dance, Yoga, Meditation, Pottery,
Healing Therapies and much more
|
Date:
Sun 10th Aug - Sat 16th Aug 2008 |
|
Prices: One week workshop with hostel
accommodation 482 Euro One week workshop with private
room 548 Euro One week workshop with double en-suite
rooms 548 Euro per person
Discounts:
5% discount for
past participants
5% discount for second workshop booked
10% discount for Advance Payment (full
payment to be secured before end Feb.)
In addition past participants get 25 euros
refund off booking fee for each time
their name is mentioned on a new participants
booking form
|
Schedule:
Each day three workshops take place
combining a mixture of creative and holistic
activities.
Evenings can be spent at the Centre,
exploring the dramatic country side or in one of the many pubs in the area that
offer music sessions.
Vegetarian meals are provided and participants are
encouraged to
join in with the Boghill Community and help with washing and clearing
up afterwards.
How to book:
To secure a place on one of the workshops please send a
non-returnable deposit of 50 Euro along with the booking form.
The remaining balance should be paid four weeks before your
arrival date. Cheques should be made payable to “The Boghill
Centre”.
|
You can
book-on-line or print off the booking form and send it
to: Boghill Centre, Kilfenora, Co.Clare, Ireland.
|
Click
on the shell to book |
Ê
Click
Here
to go to the Print Friendly Booking Form
Go
to top |
Tribal Spirit Drumming
Rhythms, songs, chants in harmony,
teachings of the drum from the tribal cultures of planet earth.
These workshops have developed thanks to many years of the
drumming, sharing and listenings of the growing drum community
in Ireland.
Always new, always different, a safe space is created where we
can restore our spirits, our connection with ourselves, each
other and the spiritual side of our lives.
An exploration of the hand drum as a tool for ; Individual and
Community, Healing and Celebration, Movement and Stillness,
Chaos and Peace.
John Bowker: John has been
teaching the hand drum in Ireland for nearly 15 years and has
become Ireland's most experienced and well know drum circle
facilitator.
He has worked successfully with many varied groups and
communities and holds regular weekly classes in Ennis, Limerick
and Galway.
John is the author of "The drum handbook" and has a drum
practise CD available; 'Heartbeats'
Dates:
2008
2nd May - 5th May
30th May - 2nd June
20th June - 22nd June
26th Sep - 28th Sep
31st Oct - 2nd Nov
19th Dec - 21st Dec
Beginners Workshops:
17th Oct - 19th Oct 2008
|
See for more information:
www.tribalspiritdrumming.com
Or send an E-mail to John Bowker:
john@tribalspiritdrumming.com
|
Sweat Lodges with Carl Bigheart
Sweat Lodges with Carl Big
Heart
Big Heart focuses on building bridges between the
world’s wisdom traditions and on healing the
relationship between humankind and all living beings.
Through healing ceremony with the Sacred Pipe, the sweat
lodge and children’s blessings, as well as giving
in-depth talks, he seeks to connect us with our own
living Earth roots. His work regularly takes him to
Holland, Germany, Belgium and to the Republic and
Northern Ireland.
“To bring true,
effective and lasting healing to the Sacred Hoop of
Life, we must join together in one prayer of the heart
and flow into unified Spirit. Laying aside our
attachment to beliefs, we move beyond form into
universal synthesis. We are Spirit in the flesh. God is
the life living Itself within each of us:” (Carl
Big Heart)
Sweat Lodges (with
Moon Lodge – see below)
Dates: 23rd
May - 25th May 2008
24th
Oct - 26th Oct 2008
Separate lodge each day, 10am to 6pm on Saturday and
Sunday.
Talk on Friday
Sweat Lodge Information
Eat
lightly before the lodge and bring a couple of towels.
It is recommended that men wear shorts or bathing suits
and women wear a shift or light cotton dress over a
bathing suit. Eating together after the Lodge is an
important part of our joining together in ceremony, so
we encourage people, if possible, to bring good,
nourishing food to share.
Ground
Fee: €40. The fee/cost is to cover our expenses for the
firewood, rent of facilities, transport, etc.
Concessions are available — we do not want the cost to
discourage anyone from participating, please ask.
Moon Lodge Information
A Moon Lodge
is not a Sweat Lodge; it is a space for any woman in her
Moon Time who chooses to not participate in the main
Purification ceremony. It is also available to any woman
who wishes to pray in support of the ceremony taking
place in the Sweat Lodge. Every woman is held in a
loving, safe environment in which stories, craftwork, meditation
and prayers are shared. The Moon Lodge space is deeply
connected to the Sweat Lodge throughout the whole
ceremony.
One Heart, One Mind - Workshop with Carl Big Heart
Date:
23rd May & 24th Oct
Cost:
€40 (including lunch)
Booking and
Information:
Miriam :
098 23793
A
donation for Carl Big Heart in support of his work is
separate. Any exchange is most welcome.
Singing Workshop
Tutor: Sean Croose
Dates:29th - 30th November
For more information Ring: Annie Daily 087 6233603
Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Rhythms® Summer School
This is my 4th year of teaching the
5 rhythms®, movement/dance practice in the Boghill
Centre
The Burren from the Gaelic word Boireann is an area of
limestone rock covering hills and valleys with
meandering streams situated on the Atlantic coast. With
its extraordinary array of flora and wildlife,
megalithic tombs and monuments older than the pyramids
the Burren creates a tapestry of colour and magic unique
to this area of Ireland.
In this setting
we will dance the 5 Rhythms®, an exhilarating creative
movement practice. Through the dance we will become
curious about the sources of our passion, investigate
our essential, gentle and fun loving nature, and
identify the parts of us that hold us back from
experiencing lightness and joy in your life.
Everyday we
will dance each of the 5 Rhythms®.
We will be guided to enhance our creativity through the
medium of collage making.
We will explore and learn about the unique landscape
that is the Burren. Yoga will be on offer every morning
as a way to start the day.
And there will also be ample time for swimming, relaxing
and tasting the local traditional Irish music and dance
scene.
This workshop
is open to women and men, whether you are coming to
dance for the first time or whether you have already
been touched by the power of the 5 Rhythms®.
Tutors:
Caitriona Nic Ghiollaphadraig: 5 Rhythms® teacher
Mary Manning:
Yoga teacher
Sadhbh O’
Neill: Collage making teacher
Mary Quinlan:
Archaeologist and Guide to the Burren
For further
information about Caitriona and her teaching check her
website: www.deorade.com
Dates: July
21st lunch at 1pm - 25th finishing at 4pm
Workshop fee:
The fee is €650 for shared dormitory accommodation and
€700 for single or double rooms. It includes meals,
materials and tuition fees.
A deposit of
€200 (non-refundable, non-transferable) must be sent
together with the booking form below to confirm a
booking. The full fee must be paid by July 11th
.
Cancellation
policy: Please note that the deposit is non-refundable
and non-transferable in all cases.
This work can
be deeply healing but is not therapy. Participants are
strongly recommended to secure or establish the support
structures within their own lives, as they must take
responsibility for their own mental health and well
being when embarking on intense work such as this.
Having attended to this the group itself can also be a
source of great joy, friendship, shared vulnerability
and mutual support.
Booking Information: The
number of participants on the workshop is limited so
early booking is advisable. Send with deposit to
Caitríona Nic Ghiollaphádraig, Finisglen, Recess, Co.
Galway, Ireland.
Email:
deorade@esatclear.ie Tel: 095 34664
Turtle
Dove harmony Singing
Exuberant gospel singing, shape note
hymns, African songs and much more
Tutors: kathy Bullock, Nils Fredland and Brendan Taaffe
Date: July 12 -19
Cost: € 600
For more info:
www.turtledoveharmony.org
Email:
Brendan@brendantaaffe.com
Move Into Life - Autobiographical Movement
"How we move is as distinctive
as how we speak. Our movement has its own accents and
vocabulary – but we seldom notice them."
Tutor: Sandra Reeve
Dates: 20 - 25 September
Cost: €375.00 + accommodation
(single/double/dormitory)
This workshop
includes studio and outdoor work and draws together the
other three workshops in the cycle (so participants need
some Move into Life experience).
You will be invited to select a theme present in your
life as you arrive, to move with it and explore it on
the Burren, in historical sites, on the ledges, rocks
and by the sea. You will work alone and in small groups.
Finally, you will be invited to create and share a short
movement piece to help you crystallise your experience
and to be witnessed by the others. This can be an
extraordinarily powerful way of healing old wounds,
restating new intentions or affirming change.
Throughout the workshop you will be guided as you
explore new movement forms – focusing as much on future
possibilities as on existing beliefs and habits. . It’s
a chance to bring your movement ‘up-to-date’, to shed
the scars of past experiences and to transform them in
many moments of creative
affirmation.
Participants often leave feeling exhilarated and well
equipped to achieve fundamental change in their lives.
What is Move into
Life?
Move into Life is a
gentle, but powerful, way of experiencing your movement
afresh and making changes. Find how your movement
changes with your condition, your mood, state of mind,
surroundings and other people.
Move into Life workshops help you become aware of how
you move. This can shed light on patterns of anxiety,
stress, grief, shyness, excitement and anger, on your
relationships, your work-life balance or other daily
concerns.
Move into Life is not performance or dance, although
applicable to both. It’s about daily movement: there’s
no right way to lean against a wall and you won’t be
taught one! It draws on Buddhist principles and Amerta
Movement, the teaching of Suprapto Suryodarmo.
For more
information and bookings:
Ring: Jean Lawless +353 (0)85 707 6325
Email:
workshops@moveintolife.co.uk
www.moveintolife.co.uk