Public meetings on HIV:30 years on (tonight at 6.30pm) and The Age of Consent for Sexual Activity (Thursday at 6.30pm) will be held as part of the National Sexual Health Awareness Week in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare St, Dublin 2. Admission free. See rcpi.iefor full details or tel: 01 8639700.
A freepublic forum on common gastrointestinal problems (heartburn, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome) will be held tonight at 7pm in the Brookfield Health Science Building, College Road, University College Cork, Cork city.
RTÉ broadcasterRonan Collins will speak about his diabetes at a public information session on diabetes on Thursday at 6.30pm in the Alexander Hotel, 41-47 Fenian St, Dublin. Other speakers are Prof Séamus Sreenan, consultant endocrinologist, Mark Cahill, opthalmologist who specialises in eye risks associated with diabetes, and Sinéad Hanley, dietitian with Diabetes Ireland. See diabetes.iefor full details.
Breathe .. . Chant . . . Love is a workshop using breath, chant and meditation through the practices of Kundalini yoga, Qi Gong and chanting meditation on Saturday, June 3rd, in Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co Limerick. Cost €65. Booking on 087 1845370.
An eight-weektraining course in mindfulness skills for those in recovery from substance abuse begins on Monday, June 4th at 6pm in Limerick city. €8 per two-hour session. Advanced booking on tel: 086 3402334.
Mark Keogh, a practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method is offering free sessions of a new technique, the Anat Baniel Method (see anatbaniel.com) to children with special needs on Friday, June 1st, 8.30am-7pm, in his clinic in Kingswood Heights, Dublin.
Tel: 086 1659422 for more details.