Compassion in the City is a course on Saturday and Sunday in which Maureen Cooper will teach meditation and reflective practices for people who lead busy lives at the Education Centre, Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross, Dublin. See rigpa.ie. Meanwhile, Transcendental Meditation Ireland has just relaunched its website, tm-ireland.org.
A ceremony of remembrance for those who died as a result of drug addiction will be held in the SMA Church, Wilton, Cork, on Thursday at 7.30pm. It is organised by the Hope Family Support Group and the Cork Family Support Network as part of Drugs Awareness Month. More details on tel: 086-8450488. The play, Cracking Lives, about a family torn apart by drug addiction, runs at the Half Moon Theatre, Cork, from November 7th-9th and 11th-12th at 8.30pm. Bookings on tel: 021-4270022.
Former and current prostate-cancer patients are invited to the Irish Cancer Society’s Supporting Men with Prostate Cancer conference at Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, on Saturday. Sessions will be held on the psychological effects of a cancer diagnosis, eating well, relationships and the benefits of group humour therapy. Booking on tel: 01-2310518 or vabbott@irishcancer.ie
Canadian psychiatrist Craig Hudson will give a free public talk on how to deal with insomnia on Monday, November 7th, at 7pm at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin. His One Week To Better Sleep programme includes tips on bedtime routines and eating habits. See zenbev.com.
The dynamics of personal relationships is the theme of Through Fear to Love, a public talk by Canadian clinical psychologist Duane O’Kane on Wednesday, November 9th at 7.30pm at the Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier St, Dublin 2. Cost €10. See also clearmind.com.
