THE SHEER JOY OF IT ALL….

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Christine Clear

Hello there Everyone,

Welcome to a 2012-friendly Living Room – hope you dig our post Neanderthal template.

Just to remind you that this month’s Friday@The Living Room is our salute to Joy which we reckon is the foundation for Resurrection, Right-living and Resilience. With that in mind, we hope you might join us, not in a meeting – but an in an eating – and help us close our four part series asking, “Where is the Love?”.

Being presented with the contemporary search for three R’s (as above), this series of conversations contemplated how we can discern our own desires (blaming others is toooo 2011), what we might let go of, and what we can open up to to, to jig along a brighter future.

So, if you’re free, and what to gather with the Exceptional (every last one of us) why not come on down and shake the happy tree from 7pm to 9.30pm this Friday, and help us close the series? You might bring some food to share, and on the night raise your thumbs with us to Brigit, and all other blessed luminaries who ever shone in the dark.

I’d really, really, really thank David Korowicz for co-piloting the series with me. Also I’m forever grateful to the pure generosity of Dolores Wheelan, Ivor Browne, Anne Kenny, Joey Feely, Allison Sleator, Donn Brennan, Gillian Gavin, Francis Valoor, Jim and Joanne Gallagher for setting up and shining out their lights for us.

Also to let you know, Allison Sleator is offering singing classes here in The Living Room on Monday 5.00pm-6.30pm.

Let me hope then, that you might be able to com’on down this Friday, and polish up your big and little joys so that they might shine down all the ways of 2012,

In joy,

Christine

This week’s timetable

THE LIVING ROOM

A silent space in the middle of the city

MONDAY

1.00 – 2.00pm JOHN MAIN MEDITATION with Maria Gavin

TUESDAY

10.00am – 11.30am St. TERESA OF AVILA. THE INTERIOR CASTLE. Study Group
1.00pm – 2.00pm CARMELITE WISDOM MEDITATION

WEDNESDAY

1.00PM- 2.00PM ACCOMPANIED SILENCE with Christine Clear

THURSDAY

1.00pm – 2.00pm
CENTERING IN LOVE MEDITATION with Joanne and Jim Gallagher

FRIDAY

9.45 – 10.45am TAICHI, CHI GUNG with GEORGINA WRIGHT
11.00 am- 12.15pm HATHA YOGA WITH CINDY IRELAND

1.00 – 2.00pm. Accompanied Silence with Jean Burtchaell

A suggested donation of €5.00 for the workshops is asked from those who can afford it.

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Hey – we’re really open

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Christine Clear

Hello there One and All!

I hope the year has started well for you, and that the strengthening light brings with it a strengthening hope.

Having done some of our spring cleaning last week, we are open now in earnest, and I invite you once again to come and sup on the silence with us. Indeed, speaking of supping, we will be starting our new Nutrition for the Nervous System, on Wednesday 1st of February at 10am – 11.30am, and all are welcome to sign up for this 4 week course. Also – and gaily extending the culinary metaphor – I’m very happy to welcome back Dr. Donn Brennan (Founding President of the Ayurvedic Practitioners Association ( Indian medicine) in the UK, and director of the European Herbal Practitioners Association.) to come and partake on our first ‘EATING’ – a meeting with food – at 7pm – 9.3pm on Friday 27th January. The theme is JOY and the emphasis is on resurrection, right relationship and resilience, what could be tastier? More of this next week.

So for now, let’s climb back into the reflective saddle, and taking up the reigns, gallop into the future.
Why not include us in your new year resolutions?!
With best wishes,

Christine


THE LIVING ROOM

A silent space in the middle of the city

MONDAY

10.00 – 12.30pm “THE HOURS” with Jacqueline Kelleher and Mary Dowd
1.00 – 2.00pm JOHN MAIN MEDITATION with Maria Galvin

TUESDAY

10.00am – 11.30am St. TERESA OF AVILA. THE INTERIOR CASTLE. Study Group
1.00pm – 2.00pm CARMELITE WISDOM MEDITATION with Joey Feely

WEDNESDAY

1.00PM- 2.00PM ACCOMPANIED SILENCE with Christine Clear

THURSDAY

1.00pm – 2.00pm
CENTERING IN LOVE MEDITATION with Joanne and Jim Gallagher

FRIDAY

9.45 – 10.45am TAICHI, CHI GUNG with GEORGINA WRIGHT
11.00 am- 12.15pm HATHA YOGA WITH CINDY IRELAND

1.00 – 2.00pm. Accompanied Silence with Christine Clear


A suggested donation of €5.00 for the workshops is asked from those who can afford it.

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Happy New Year One and All!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Christine Clear

Happy New Year One and All!

And, still let me wish you a ‘Happy New Year’ though it’s already a week old. As co-creators time with Father time and Mother nature, I hope the pathways in 2012 are lit with grace and guidance and lead to all the low lying fruit in the garden.

Speaking of low lying, we’re keeping things slow and low around here until Monday 16th January when we resume a full program – though, Tai chi and yoga will go ahead as usual next Friday.

We have an exciting Springtime Program this year with meditations/conversations on many of the most pertinent aspects of our lives. More information on this next week.

Just to say that Friday@The Living Room will be held on January 27th (last Friday) of this month as opposed to the third Friday – simply because of the month that’s in it.

With warm wishes for now,

Christine

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Christmas Greeting Everyone

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Christine Clear

Christmas Greeting Everyone,

I’d like to wish One and All a graced Christmas and a guided new year. The star of Bethlehem (we are now scientifically assured) carries a similar atomic structure to our own. As distant relatives, let me make a second wish for its continued solicitude, and its everlasting beckoning towards a newly born, (and newly changed), gurgling Reality. Indeed, why not a Hooray for all of Earth’s newborns, and the light which surrounds them? And, actually – now that we’re on a roll, let’s have a cheer for the seasonal solstice, and whoopee up for the new life, new dreams, new joys and new promises of a new year.

Allison's lunchtime poster

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Okay, so in the meanwhile, I’d also to invite you to a Lunchtime Concert hosted by Allison Sleator and Friends. This will take place between 1pm – 2pm on Thursday (the solstice, you remember) and is open to anyone who wishes for some sweet nourishment of spirit and soul. Please feel free to tell your friends and foes. (See poster)

After that, we have all kinds of schemes, plans, classes, meditations and revolutions planned for the new year. As a taster, I’ll mention our “Nutrition for the nervous system” which will help you get over the depths of your excesses, and begin at beginning, all over again. Kick off – 1st week of February. All are most welcome to what is going to be a six week course (buckets of carrot smoothies) which will make your hair curl and blood straighten – or is that the other way around?

Anyhows, let me wish you, in earnest, a sacred, delightful, and meaningful Christmas, and energizing, hope-filled and creative new year.

In the spirit and season of love and humility,

Have fun!

Christine.

THE LIVING ROOM

A silent space in the middle of the city

MONDAY

10.00 – 12.30pm THE HOURS with JACQULINE KELLEHER and MARY DOWD

1.00 – 2.00pm JOHN MAIN MEDITATION with MARIA GALVIN

TUESDAY

10.00am – 11.30am ST. TERESA OF AVILA. THE INTERIOR CASTLE. STUDY GROUP
1.00pm – 2.00pm CARMELITE WISDOM MEDITATION

WEDNESDAY

1.00PM- 2.00PM ACCOMPANIED SILENCE

THURSDAY

10.00am – 11.30am CONNECTION’ for MIND BODY AND SPIRIT with URSULA BROWN:

1.00pm – 2.00pm CHRISTMAS CONCERT (see poster above)

FRIDAY

Closed

A suggested donation of €5.00 for the workshops is asked from those who can afford it.

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