RETREAT TO YOGA:Yoga holidays to beautiful, warm climates become more attractive during a wet Irish summer.
Soul Journey to Crete is a week of yoga, meditation and hikes based in the historical village of Sougia, in Crete, from September 7th to 14th. Cost €595 (not including flights). Contact Mari on tel: 087-9150264 or email sunshine.susi@gmail.com for more details.
Meanwhile, yoga teacher Rossella Baroncini will lead an intensive yoga workshop in Tuscany, Italy, from September 1st to 8th. Cost €745 (not including flights) email info@rossellabaroncini.com for more details.
HYPNOSIS COURSE:Ursula James, author of The Clinical Hypnosis Textbook, will give a clinical hypnosis practitioner course in Dublin this October. The course is aimed at medical practitioners, medical students, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and other healthcare professionals.
The course has university accreditation and is approved for CPD by the Royal College of Physicians, London. It will run from October 8th to 12th at the Marino Institute.
Log on to www.ursulajames.com for more details. Tel: 0044-2072621659.
SWORDS CLINIC: The third Vhi SwiftCare Clinic will open in Swords in September.
Two other SwiftCare clinics in Dublin, at Balally and Dublin City University, have treated over 40,000 patients to date, with an average of 125 patients per day.
They provide assessment, treatment and advice for patients with a range of minor injuries and illnesses.
The newest clinic will be located in a purpose-built building in Airside Retail Park, Swords, Co Dublin.
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