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From Heartbreak to Hope – Coping with Loss in a Time of Change

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Date: Saturday 22nd January 2011

Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Cost: Covered by Peace III grant for participants who meet the relevant criteria.

Christy Kenneally

The experience of Northern Ireland’s Troubles has left all who have been exposed to its legacy of personal and societal trauma with a challenge to move forward with our lives in a way which maximises our experience of healing at a deep level.

In recent times the challenge we all face in dealing with the fall out of recession, redundancy, job loss and their consequences at an individual, family and community level add a further layer to the challenge of healing.

The questions arise…

Is it possible to move from heartbreak to hope? Can we develop the muscle of resilience to cope with trauma and loss at so deep a level to allow it to transform our lives for the better? Can we, individually or as a community, make a vital difference to someone shattered by sudden change and the sense of loss it brings?

This Heartbreak to Hope workshop is designed to welcome persons from all walks of life and from all sectors of this increasingly ever more diversified population and will be of special interest to those who have been affected by bereavement. But loss has always been broader than bereavement and never more so than now.

Issues that will be dealt with in the workshop include:

  • what gets in the way of healthy grieving?
  • how do we deal with anger, guilt and fear?
  • how can we harness the power of our own resilience to create a new life for ourselves and others?

Participants will be assisted to identify their own place on the path of loss, discover how they might grieve healthily, and move forward into a new normal.

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A £5 non refundable booking fee must be paid at the time of
making your booking in order to secure your place on the programme of your choice. Places are reserved only for persons who fulfil this requirement. The remainder of the course fee must be paid in full at the beginning of the course. If you have fulfilled these conditions a place will automatically be reserved for you. No further notification will be given to you. If, however, you have been placed on a waiting list you will be told that this is the case.

If you need to cancel your booking your cancellation must be received at least 7 days before the course date.

IExceptional circumstances and eligibility for concessionary fees may be discussed in confidence with the Centre's Director. Let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.

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Please check the 2011 listings for available courses

Dialogue for Diversity: Am I a Victim? Explorations, Questions and Dialogue

Brian Lennon S.J. and Olive Hobson, Quaker House
This seven week programme, starting 27 January 2009, is being offered by Brian
Lennon, s.j., and Olive Hobson, Quaker House, Belfast. They are exceptionally
well qualified through many years of experience and academic training to deal
with this delicate and relevant topic for all who have lived in the Northern Ireland
Troubles. The programme will be facilitated through the dialogue process of
Dialogue For Diversity.
Places are limited and the deadline for applications is
Friday 20 January 2009.
Mary Daly and Maura Twohig have been asked by the facilitators to help with the
launch of the programme. Please contact them if you would like to discuss your
participation.

Yoga For Beginners

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Date: Commencing Thursday 19 January 2012 for 11 weeks

Time: 7.00pm-8.30pm

Cost: £45.00

Heather Kemps

Yoga is a very old tradition which has much to offer in today’s lifestyle, helping us to feel more peaceful in a chaotic world. It helps harmonise and balance the mind, body and emotions through using postures, breath and relaxation techniques.

Yoga develops a stronger and more flexible body which can benefit many specific ailments. Relaxation is so important for health and well being as it relieves the anxieties and frustrations of a stressful lifestyle. Yoga is for everyone – just go at one’s own pace. Those who practise yoga are advised to wear loose clothing and bring a blanket or sleeping bag. NB It is advisable that expectant mothers wait until after the 12th week of pregnancy.

The programme presenter, Heather Kemps, trained with the Yoga Fellowship of NI in 1997. She completed second stage teacher training with YTTC in 2000.  Heather sees the practice of yoga as a tool to help individuals develop their own self-awareness, enabling them to feel more in control, therefore leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Book now

Your Name: *

Your Address: *

Your Email: *

Tel. No.: *

A £5 non refundable booking fee must be paid at the time of
making your booking in order to secure your place on the programme of your choice. Places are reserved only for persons who fulfil this requirement. The remainder of the course fee must be paid in full at the beginning of the course. If you have fulfilled these conditions a place will automatically be reserved for you. No further notification will be given to you. If, however, you have been placed on a waiting list you will be told that this is the case.

If you need to cancel your booking your cancellation must be received at least 7 days before the course date.

IExceptional circumstances and eligibility for concessionary fees may be discussed in confidence with the Centre's Director. Let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.

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Welcome to the Tara Centre website

Welcome to the Tara Centre website. 

Here at the Centre we are delighted to be able to show you, via the website, the services we have to offer.  I hope you get a sense of the Tara Centre through this website and we look forward to welcoming you to the Centre where we aim to inspire and support the community to bring healing and peace at the difficult times we face in our lives.

“Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,

Enwrought with golden and silver light,

The blue and the dim and the dark cloths

Of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet:

But I, being poor, have only my dreams;

I have spread my dreams under your feet;

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”

W.B. Yeats

Please take a browse around what services we have to offer and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Centre via telephone 028 8225 0024 or by email info@taraomagh.com.