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Autumn Equinox/ Culture Night

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Autumn’s invitation to us is to let go of what no longer serves us so that the new may emerge

Free

Season of Creation Meditation: Part II – To Hope and Act with Creation

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

We invite you to join with us in the second of our meditation series during this Season of Creation– the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home.

Free

Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

“Dance is meditation in movement, a walking into silence where every movement becomes prayer.”Bernhard WosienJoin us for the second Circle dance evening of our Autumn Programme of events.Circle dancing is an ancient tradition common to many cultures.  It formed part of special occasions and rituals. It is a type of dance where anyone can join in. It is inclusive, enjoyable, and FUN.Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Dancing in a circle to beautiful music offers moments of stillness, peace and healing for ourselves, our families, and our planet.“Learning to walk sets you free. Learning to dance gives you the greatest freedom of all: to express with your whole self, the person you are.”Melissa Hayden

€15

Samhain and the Feast of All Saints and All Souls

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Samhain, a threshold moment, is traditionally the beginning of the Celtic year. Samhain marks the end of the old and the beginning of a whole new cycle.

€15

Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

“I have lived so long because in those moments when I am dancing, I am beyond time and space.”Ruth St. DenisWe invite you to join us for Circle Dance evening during this month of remembrance.Circle dancing is an ancient tradition common to many cultures.  It formed part of special occasions and rituals. It is a type of dance where anyone can join in. It is inclusive, enjoyable, and FUN.Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Dancing in a circle to beautiful music offers moments of stillness, peace and healing for ourselves, our families, and our planet.Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”Friedrich Nietzsche

€15

Sacred Circle Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

“Except for the point, the still point, there would be no dance, and there is only the dance.”T. S. ElliotWhy not take some time out and gif yourself with a sacred circle dance morning, allowing yourself to get in touch with the “still point” that is open to the Mystery we celebrate at Christmas. /*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Circle dancing is an ancient tradition common to many cultures.  It formed part of special occasions and rituals.Sacred dance helps bring about harmony between body, mind and spirit and creates a real sense of belonging and a feeling of togetherness. Dancing in a circle to beautiful music helps to develop a sense of community and offers moments of stillness, peace and healing for ourselves, our families, and our planet. It is a type of dance where anyone can join in. It is inclusive, enjoyable, and FUN.“Dance is an art that allows all of our body to express itself beyond boundaries.  Sacred dance, ritual dance, and many other forms of dance allow individuals and communities to experience the grace and joy of being incarnated into a body.” Trauma therapist Dr. Jamie Marich“We can’t choose the music that life gives us, but we can choose how to dance to it.”  Unknown "When I dance, I escape the present and become one with my soul.”Normani Kordei

€20

Winter Solstice: Turning towards the Light

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

In times of darkness, we are invited to turn towards the Light, to seek the Light, to welcome the Light.We invite you to join us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice and the Christmas Season.  Let us welcome together the in-breaking of light into the darkness.  This session will include a short input on the theme, music, reflections meditation and compassion practices, and sharing."Darkness can become the tending place in which our longings for healing, justice, and peace grow and come to birth." Jan L. Richardson"….to share in creating with God, we give birth, too, when we create with our hands, offer hospitality, work for justice, or teach a child. We share in giving birth whenever we offer ourselves for healing, for delight, for transformation, for peace and we become, as German mystic Meister Eckhart wrote @mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born.’ Jan L. Richardson

€15

Sacred Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Bring joy and harmony to your heart at this springtime of the year.

€15

Sacred Dance

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Sacred Dance, also known as circle dance, is a blend of traditional and choreographed dances which bring communities and people together.

Spring Equinox

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Equinoxes are the only two times yearly that the Sun rises due east and sets due west for all of us on Earth!

Lenten Meditation Series

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Solitude is a courageous encounter with our naked, most raw and real self, in the presence of pure love.

€5

Lenten Meditation Series 2

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Lenten Meditation Series part 2

€5

Lenten Meditation Series part 3

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Lent is a time for living on the edge, poised for the next moment of life.

€5

Celebrate Earth Day – Our Power, our Planet

Solas Bhride Centre Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Tully Road,, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, Ireland

The theme for Earth Day 2025 is “Our Power, Our Planet.” It is a call to unite behind renewable energy.

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