Wild Geese

WILD GEESE

~Mary Oliver~

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain

are moving across the landscapes,

over the prairies and the deep trees,

the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,

are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,

the world offers itself to your imagination,

calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —

over and over announcing your place

in the family of things.

Zero Circle by Rumi

Zero Circle

Be helpless, dumbfounded,
Unable to say yes or no.
Then a stretcher will come from grace
To gather us up.

We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty
If we say we can, we’re lying.
If we say No, we don’t see it,
That No will behead us
And shut tight our window onto spirit.

So let us rather not be sure of anything,
Besides ourselves, and only that, so
Miraculous beings come running to help.
Crazed, lying in a zero circle, mute,
We shall be saying finally,
With tremendous eloquence, Lead us.
When we have totally surrendered to that beauty,
We shall be a mighty kindness.

What Can I Say by Mary Oliver

What Can I Say

~Mary Oliver~

What can I say that I have not said before?

So I’ll say it again.

The leaf has a song in it.

Stone is the face of patience.

Inside the river there is an unfinishable story

And you are somewhere in it

And it will never end until all ends.

Take your busy heart to the art museum and the

chamber of commerce

but take it also to the forest.

The song you heard singing in the leaf when you

were a child

is singing still.

I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,

And the leaf is singing still.

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Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda

Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda

Now we will count to twelve

and we will all keep still

for once on the face of the earth,

let’s not speak in any language;

let’s stop for a second,

and not move our arms so much.

It would be an exotic moment

without rush, without engines;

we would all be together

in a sudden strangeness.

Fishermen in the cold sea

would not harm whales

and the man gathering salt

would not look at his hurt hands.

Those who prepare green wars,

wars with gas, wars with fire,

victories with no survivors,

would put on clean clothes

and walk about with their brothers

in the shade, doing nothing.

What I want should not be confused

with total inactivity.

Life is what it is about;

I want no truck with death.

If we were not so single-minded

about keeping our lives moving,

and for once could do nothing,

perhaps a huge silence

might interrupt this sadness

of never understanding ourselves

and of threatening ourselves with death.

Perhaps the earth can teach us

as when everything seems dead

and later proves to be alive.

Now I’ll count up to twelve

and you keep quiet and I will go.

COVID-19 status update

Dear friends,

As a result of measures announced by the Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel our group sessions until further notice taking immediate effect. We apologise for any inconvenience.

May everyone be healthy, safe and well.

Olivia and Margaret

http://www.omwestport.com

2020 CASTLEBAR Reflection Centre SPRING CALENDAR-Sound for Wellness and Self-Care

Sound for Wellness and Self-Care

• A relaxing ‘1-hour session’ in the presence of Sound,
• with high quality Therapeutic ‘Gongs’, and
• ‘Solfeggio Healing Pipes’,
• which create frequencies to balance and harmonise your Body, Mind and Spirit.

In response to many requests for more regular group sessions in Castlebar, we are delighted to invite you to any or all of the following sessions at the beautiful and tranquil Reflection Centre on the outskirts of Castlebar – on the way to Westport.

Address; The Reflection Centre, Westport Road, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Eircode; F23 XK52.

2020 Schedule;

March 11th: Wednesday morning – faciltated by Margaret

March 18th: Wednesday morning – faciltated by Margaret

March 25th: Wednesday morning – faciltated by Margaret

March 28th: Saturday morning – faciltated by Olivia and Margaret

April 11th: Saturday morning – faciltated by Olivia and Margaret

May 23rd; Saturday morning – faciltated by Olivia and Margaret

June 27th: Saturday morning – faciltated by Olivia and Margaret

COST:         €15 per session, (Concession €12).
(For your comfort, please bring a blanket and cushion. Mat is provided.)

TIME: For your convenience, there is a choice of two sessions. Booking advisable!

• Session 1: 10am – 11am (Prompt start)
• Session 2: 11:30am – 12.30pm (Prompt start)

CONTACT:    Margaret 087 653 4425 or Email: omwestport2@gmail.com

Facilitators:     Margaret Carroll and Olivia Varley, Certified Gong and Sound Healing Practitioners with the College of Sound Healing, UK.

Some benefits of therapeutic Sound;
Sound can help create deep states of relaxation through altering our brainwaves.

It has profound effects on our nervous system, bringing us in to a more relaxed state where healing can occur.

No previous experience is required, just lay down close your eyes and allow the sounds to tune your frequency.

The body is made up of 70% water. Sound and vibration travels up to five times more effectively through water so this is a perfect modality for healing at a cellular level.

There are many benefits to sound healing; receiving a deep sense of peace and tranquility, reduced stress, improved sleep and a more relaxed nervous system to name a few.

It is effortless. You can lie or sit in a comfortable position (fully clothed), the sound does the work.

Web;  http://www.omwestport.com

Email Margaret;   omwestport2@gmail.com

Email Olivia;  omwestport@gmail.com

 

2020 Arts Centre Ballina, Sound for Wellness and Self Care, March 14th, Morning Session 10 – 11am

Sound Treat yourself to a 1-hour Gong Sound Meditation. We will use therapeutic Gongs and Solfeggio Healing Pipes to create frequencies of sound to help balance and harmonise your body and mind. Many people report receiving a deep sense of tranquility, reduced stress and improved sleep after a Gong Sound Meditation. No previous experience is needed. Just lie down, close your eyes and the sounds will tune your frequency.

Date; March 14th , Saturday morning

Time; Prompt start at 10am to 11am.

€15 (€12 concession)

Venue; Ballina Arts Centre

Facilitated by Olivia Varley & Margaret Carroll, Certified Gong Sound Practitioners, College of Sound Healing, UK.

Email; omwestport@gmail.com

Web; http://www.omwestport.com

2020 Westport Wellness Centre: Sound for Wellness and Relaxation (Currently on a break))

Sound for Wellness and Relaxation: currently on a break

Some time for you to tune-in and harmonise supported by sound frequencies. 

Treat yourself to a 1-hour Gong Sound Relaxation Session at

The Wellness Centre, Shop Street, Westport (near SuperValu).

Evening session: 

Fee per session; Euro 15, (Concession Euro 12).

Booking essential:  Margaret at  087-653 44 25

Email;   omwestport2@gmail.com             Web;      http://www.omwestport.com

Facilitated by; Margaret Carroll, Certified Gong Sound Practitioner, College of Sound Healing, UK.

I will use therapeutic Gongs and Solfeggio Healing Pipes to create frequencies of sound to help balance and harmonise your body and mind.

Many people report receiving a deep sense of tranquility, reduced stress and improved sleep after a Gong Sound Meditation.

No previous experience is needed. Just lie down, close your eyes and the sounds will tune your frequency.