Showing Up
in community for ourselves, each other and our world
showing up 2019:
Housing and Home
Programme information
Last in-person session for 2019:
Winter retreat (half day)
Saturday, November 30
10.00am - 1.30pm
We're continuing with our practice of mindful social engagement, bearing witness to this present situation and allowing space for whatever responses may emerge for each of us. If this is your first time taking part you are very welcome to join us.
Outline schedule - full details will follow on booking
10am
Meet at the Lighthouse, 28 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Mindfulness practice and introduction to socially-engaged mindfulness
Dialogue with Lighthouse staff and offering of donations
Mindful walking through Dublin to the mindfulness.ie centre, 33, Lower Pembroke Street
Council circle practice reflecting on the theme of taking action ( the third tenet in Zen Peacemakers three tenets: Not Knowing, Bearing Witness and Taking Action).
1.15 - 1.30 End
Cost: €30 which is donated to Lighthouse, with a small percentage taken out to cover rent if necessary.
You are welcome to email Niamh with any questions at hello@showingup.ie.
You can pay retreat fee via the Paypal button below. Please include your email address in the comments section.
Previous gatherings in 2019
Monday, June 03 2019
Retreat day/Meeting 1
3pm - 9.30pm
3pm: Setting the scene – Introduction and mindfulness practice at the mindfulness.ie centre, 33, Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.
4.30pm: Secret Street tour of the Liberties, Dublin, with our guide Derek (‘.. offering you a new way to discover the streets of Dublin through the eyes and experiences of someone who has been affected by homelessness’.)
6pm: Meal break
7pm: Visiting soup run A Lending Hand at College Green, Dublin. Learning from organiser Keira and helping out where needed. Offering donations
8.45pm Council circle practice
9.30pm end, with suggestions for ongoing practice until the next meeting.
Tuesday, July 16 2019
Meeting 2/ online (Zoom) check-in and council practice
7.30 - 9pm.
Links for the Zoom groups will be emailed in advance (- you don't need a Zoom account to join).
Monday, August 19 2019
Mindfulness and volunteering mini-retreat evening
6.00 - 9.30pm
Mindfulness practice at the drop-in session at the mindfulness.ie centre, 33 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.
Exploration and discussion of models of socially-engaged mindfulness practice
Volunteering with A Lending Hand, College Green, Dublin 2.
Council circle practice (mindful communication and sharing) at the mindfulness.ie centre
Cost: €20 which is donated to A Lending Hand in the form of clothing supplies for distribution on the night
Places are limited to 10
Some previous experience of mindfulness meditation is recommended
Saturday, September 28
Bearing witness retreat day as part of Social Inclusion Week
Cost: €22.20/€10.85 (€20/€10 is donated to the Capuchin Day Centre and Focus Ireland)
Booking via Eventbrite at this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/showing-up-retreat-day-housing-and-home-tickets-69665963773
11.30am Meet at the Capuchin Day Centre, Bow Street, Arran Quay
Introductions and mindfulness practice
12pm Talk by Capuchin Centre staff about their work
12.45pm Lunch (please bring along or purchase your own)
1.45pm Meet at 14, Henrietta Street (Dublin Tenement Museum)
Short talk about the house from a staff member
2.30 Q&A session and talk with Daniel Hoey, Focus Ireland research officer, and a co-researcher who has first hand experience of homelessness (tbc) about their experiences and work. We'll hear especially about their current studies into the experiences of young LGBTI+ people in homelessness and of families in homelessness.
3.30 Mindful walk through the city back to 33, Pembroke Street Lower (the mindfulness.ie centre )
4.30 Council circle (mindful communication) practice at the mindfulness.ie centre to share experiences of the day
5.30 End
Booking via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/showing-up-retreat-day-housing-and-home-tickets-69665963773
You are welcome to contact Niamh with any questions at hello@showingup.ie
October online gathering (Zoom)
Online group (Zoom) check-in and council practice.
Open to all. If you haven't already taken part in a Showing Up in-person retreat day or evening, please email Niamh at hello@showingup.ie to book in.
A link for joining the session is emailed in advance ( you don't need to have a Zoom account to join).
The cost of your participation:
The cost of participation varies according to the length of the day. We endeavour to donate 100% of the participation cost to our partner charities and organisations but may occasionally need to cover the expense of venue hire. Typically a half-day is priced at €25-30, and a full day at €50-60.