Classes Schedule

Calendar Class overviews

Baby Reflexology class with instructor Cathy Corcoran

new 3 week term starting soon

Baby Reflexology is reflexology for babies! This is New to Ireland and has been practised for many years in the UK with great results. Created to assist parents with the well being of their child and to strengthen the loving bond. Gentle calming for your baby, allowing you to feel confident coping with your baby’s needs. Boosting the immune system, ease colic, wind, reflux, constipation, tummy upsets, teething pains and ear congestion. Easy to learn techniques in our fun hands on workshops.

Classes are for parents/carers, grandparents and their babies. Parents are thought simple, safe and researched reflexology techniques to use with their own baby. Reflex points are covered for the following topics

Week 1 Feeding and Digestion (including relief of colic, constipation and reflux)

Week 2 Sleeping and calming (including calming and soothing irritability)

Week 3 Wellbeing (including teething, ear nose throat problems, colds & the immune system)

For Further information on the class or to book your place please email info@onehourforme.ie or call 01 835 3653

Aikido Therapy with Chris & Mary McCormac

Do you want to bring balance into your life?

Aikido Therapy is an alternative to mainstream counselling. Our innovative therapy has been used to deal with problems such as addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship breakdown, bereavement and conflict resolution. Self development is also at the core of our therapy. In our group session a person is not expected to discuss their problems, instead they will explore tools to help them to see a way out of their difficulty. Aikido Therapy offers a new approach to problem solving which will involve exploring properties of the spirit, body and mind. Our group sessions are dual facilitated, in a non judgemental setting and are open to adults of all ages, no physical movement is required. We also deal with individuals, couples, families and groups. Please visit aikidotherapy.com for more information.

For Further information on the class or to book your place please email info@onehourforme.ie or call 01 835 3653

Qi Gong with instructor Mick Ryan

What is Qi Gong?

Qi Gong (Pronounced chee gung) is a practice that originated in China and has been rapidly gaining popularity in the West. It is essentially a moving meditation. The "Qi" in Qi Gong is the same as the "Chi" in Tai Chi. That Qi is the foundation of Chinese Medicine. Illness is seen as a breakdown in or an inhibition of the natural functioning of Qi. Within the human being Qi is like the life force or energy which governs all aspects of our being. Everything is Qi and Qi is everything i.e. the air we breath, the ground we walk on, the universe around us. Humans are a very concentrated form of Qi, air on the other hand is more ethereal and less condensed.

Through Qi Gong we start to become aware of the relationship between our consciousness (the self) and the Qi that gives us physical form and animates us. Through precise conscious movement we move Qi through channels in our body (often referred to as acupuncture meridians or Jing Luo) and encourage a more free and fluid flow of this energy through our body.

Energy follows intent

Our intent is key in this. The very first postural alignment in Qi Gong is designed to open a connection to spirit by "raising our spirit". This informs all subsequent actions. Therefore rather than willing energy to move we intend it to move through a harmonious relationship with our spiritual self. Don't worry if you don't get it straight away, through conscious practice it will happen naturally in time.

The movements that are then engaged are very graceful and gentle, but the effect can be very powerful. People who practice Qi Gong often report feelings of warmth, feeling revitalised and energised, tingling in the hands and feet. Qi Gong can help us to heal gracefully from within, the movement of energy releasing long held emotional and mental trauma from the body.

A word of warning: it is not uncommon for people to feel unsettled after Qi Gong due to this emotional release. It is a healing process and akin to the healing crisis that often occurs with certain body work therapies, most notably reflexology. An experienced practitioner will know how to deal with this and guide you through it in a non dramatic way.

For Further information on the class or to book your place please email info@onehourforme.ie or call 01 835 3653

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