Inspirational Talks

These are free event’s but you need to rsvp as places are limited.

We feel very privileged to be allowed access to the wonderfully historic library at Ardgillan Castle to host our Inspirational talk series. Step back in time and feel the distinct history of generations past, that once thrived within these incredible walls. It is an amazing space and a perfect setting for our guest speakers as they take you on a personal journey through incredible c.

Karl Anthony

Karl Anthony is one of Ireland;s most sought after professional Hypnotists/Hypnotherapist. Having completed thousands of successful hypnotherapy sessions for a wide range of issues including Depression, Panic Attacks, Fears & Phobia’s Pain Control, etc he is also the senior lecturer and trainer with Clinical Hypnosis Training Institute Ireland (clinicalhypnosis.ie) Ireland’s leading provider, Karl Anthony trains students from foundation level to the fully advanced diploma in Hypnotherapy and trains some of Ireland’s best hypnotists in advance hypnosis such as Street hypnosis and Stage Hypnosis.

Karl Anthony is also one of Ireland’s top stage, street hypnotist/Mentalist bringing his fast paced comedy hypnosis show, Mind Control the Ultimate Journey across Ireland and the UK. Karl Anthony is attending the Essential Gathering Festival in Ardgillan Castle to give a talk on Hypnotherapy with some fun demonstrations with the power of suggestibility, rapid and instant inductions and also giving a mini stage show.

For further information you can contact Karl Anthony at The Drogheda Medical Clinic, irishhypnosis.ie

David Donohue

David Donohue is a Kilkenny-based children’s author whose first book Walter Speazlebud – about a dyslexic boy with the power of *Noitanigami* (imagination backwards!) was a best seller in Ireland.

His follow up books, Moon Man and Alien Timebomb, published by Egmont in the U.K, received two British literary award nominations and a feature on CBBC, while Moon Man is currently in development as a stage musical. David’s children’s workshops (where adults are always welcome) are fun and inspirational. They are ideal for children who want to be entertained, those who wish to learn about the storytelling process, and especially for those who want to enter the wonderful world of ‘Noitanigami’!

To Watch David on Nationwide please go to our Videos Page

David is also an accomplished musician and will be performing for us in the walled garden.
See our Live Music page for more Info.

Grainne Tyndall

Hi my name is Grainne Tyndall, International Numerologist and resident Numerologist on TV3. I am a qualified Life Skills Consultant, Spiritual Healer and Teacher and a best selling author of the book ‘Angel Wisdom for Kids’.

What is Numerology?
Western Numerology was created by the Hebrews and then brought to prominence by Pythagoras the Greek philosopher and mathematician approximately 2,500 years ago. Through your name and date of birth I can assist you in uncovering your purpose in life, your destiny and the path you will walk and your true soul’s purpose. It also assists in romance, career opportunities and prosperity.

Your name and date of birth is no accident as they reveal the true you. By also calculating your personal month and years through your date of birth, you will know when is the right time to do things and what challenges and lessons you are here to overcome, thus helping you become happier and fulfilled. Understanding yourself is the key to your own Success! Its written in your numbers. Go for It!

Mary K

Have you ever wondered if you could be hypnotized? Or if someone around you could be? Join Mary K our guest speaker, an advanced clinical hypnotherapist, as she discusses and demonstrates how she can change your life by changing your mind.

Our mind works to protect us, to teach us how to live within our environment, how to live safely and efficiently, all by the age of 6. From that time on our patterns are set. Our subconscious has gathered the information needed that will form our judgments throughout our lives. Unfortunately for us the subconscious is a bit lazy and is not eager to change these patterns it has worked so hard to learn. THUS, repetitive patterns are born.

We know change is better, we know our lives will be better and healthier if we stopped smoking, lost weight, or learned to be more confident and less fearful. Join Mary as she discusses how to lay new neural pathways that initiate and enforce change with in your life, by changing the patterns of how you Think.

Angela Bradly

Emmett Technique is a unique body therapy technique created by Ross Emmett. It is so effective and acceptable that medical practitioners and lay therapists alike are requesting to learn it. Treatments can be done fully clothed and incorporate a gentle, physical release of muscle groups while using a verbal approach to create attitude change.

Ross Emmett’s “Emmett Technique” has been growing in popularity worldwide since he first started teaching the technique in 1999. The technique has wide appeal: not only is it being enthusiastically picked up by Bowen therapists, massage therapists and medical staff, but we are seeing an increasing number of exercise professionals such as Pilates Instructors and Personal Trainers eager to learn and use this remarkable technique. It is a technique which can be used in a truly complementary way with any other body work or exercise system offering a valuable addition to anyone working to ease pain and discomfort or restore musculoskeletal function to others. That’s how Ross encourages all of us to use his work, though it is a powerful standalone technique in its own right.

Contact Angela on her webpage at ahpainrelease.com

Sifu Nick Costello

For over 30 years Sifu Nick Costello’s mission has been to improve the quality of people’s lives by sharing the treasures of the Chinese healing arts in simple and practicable ways. Some of Sifu Nick Costello’s many achievements over the years have been bringing traditional Tai Chi to Ireland, working hand in hand with the Chinese Embassy to reintroduce Wushu and Kung Fu to central China and his appointment as chief instructor of Chinese Lion and Dragon in Ireland. Along the way Nick has been influenced by the highest masters of Buddhism and in turn has influenced many others to follow his path.

Nick Costello will be sharing with us his extraordinary journey that has taken him from the tenements of Dublin’s Liberties to the Shaolin Temples of Tibet, through our Inspirational Talks series. He will also be sharing his extensive knowledge on the healing powers of Chi Gung, Meditation “what it really is” and the original “spiritual way” of Shaolin Kung Fu. Nick has also completed his first book documenting his fascinating search for enlightenment titled ‘The Coalman, the Dragon & the Buddha’. You can find out more about his book and where to purchase it on our vendors page.

For more information please visit taichiacademy.ie

Sinéad Wyse

If you want to be inspired and make positive changes in your life, Sinéad Wyse an invaluable asset to our guest speakers, can show you how. Learn how to achieve optimum WISDOM, TRUTH, CONSCIOUSNESS, the real nature of man and what inhibits his development, the principles discussed in Sinéad’s lecture at the essential gathering festival.

Liz Svensson

We are so excited to have Liz Svensson as a guest speaker here at the festival. Liz is a qualified Systematic Kinesiologist and Light Grids energy healer. She trained with The Academy of Systematic Kinesiology (TASK), and with Damien Wynne for 3 years in Light Grid Energy Healing. Specializing is Kinesiology, Access Consciousness and the Bar technique, Liz works in releasing thought patterns which may have become stuck throughout our systems, and shows us a way to open up and deepen the dialogue between the mind, body and spirit to facilitate real change through active choice! She truly is an amazing lady!

doTerra

Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. In addition to their intrinsic benefits to plants and being beautifully fragrant to people, essential oils have been used throughout history in many cultures for their medicinal and therapeutic benefits. Modern scientific study and trends towards more holistic approaches to wellness are driving a revival and new discovery of essential oil health applications.

Eugenie Heraty

Eugenie commenced a 4 year professional training in 1986 with the UK Training College of Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy, London. She gained invaluable experience working with numerous therapeutic skills and hypnotic approaches. She went on to complete a further 2 year Advanced Hypnotherapy course with Norman Vaughton studying specific forms of hypnotherapy relating to sexual abuse, grief counseling, stress related illnesses and obsessive compulsive disorders. One of her areas of specialty is in relationships – helping transform relationships through reconciliation and reconnection.

In 2008 Eugenie completed a 3 year course in Holland, studying an energetic healing technique – “Discharge of Neural Aspects”. This technique releases trauma from the past that is trapped in cellular memory by working to remove the core issues of the trauma. People report a much greater degree of clarity afterwards.

There is no such thing as a “one fix fits all” approach to therapy – an individual’s needs are most effectively supported by therapy that is structured specifically for that person. Eugenie therefore uses many different approaches and styles of therapy. With increasing experience her work has become more focused on spiritual empowerment which opens the way for people to gain deeper insights into the wisdom of their own core / essence.

For more Information visit Eugenie’s website at www.quantumpsychotherapy.com
You can also connect with Eugenie on her Facebook page or head over to our video page to watch her inspirational talks series from her you-tube channel.

Joseph McGuire

“I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” – Lauren Bacall

Whether we realize it or not our faces reveal a great deal of information about us. Much of our societal conditioning has been around consensus notions of beauty, but every face contains beauty. Our features reflect our strengths and qualities, and the character we have brought to bear on the life challenges we have faced. By learning to recognize what our faces are telling us we can find enhanced reasons to believe in ourselves and the gifts we bring to the world. Face Reading has been used in Chinese business and medicine for at least 3,000 years. It is a practical tool that provides information about personality types, behavioral patterns, health, approach to relationships, attitudes to money and many others.

Joseph McGuire has nearly three decades of experience in professional face reading, having taught it as a healthcare tool in both Germany and Ireland, and has now brought this invaluable skill into the business arena in Ireland for the first time. He has been featured on Ireland AM, Newstalk, KFM, and in the Sunday Independent, Evening Herald and several other media outlets

For more Information visit Joseph’s website at www.facereadingireland.com
Connect with Joseph on Facebook and LinkedIn. Watch Joseph’s Ireland AM Interview

Gillian Moore

Gillian Moore is the founder of Embody Health, where she assists people on their journey towards wholeness and wellness primarily through the mediums of shiatsu body therapy, massage and movement.

As well as running busy clinics in Donabate and Ardgillan she offers regular workshops and classes in energy medicine and self care.

Shiatsu is a Japanese form of massage that uses gentle pressure to balance energy along meridian pathways that run throughout the body. It incorporates gentle stretching and joint mobilisations and like acupuncture, stimulates acu-points to bring about natural healing. At Embody Health, Gillian has had great results working with a range of chronic as well as acute conditions such as pain and stiffness, anxiety and depression, menstrual health and fertility as well as supporting clients through times of bereavement and change. She will soon complete post graduate training in shiatsu for pregnancy and labour and has a special interest in the treatment of shock and trauma.

Gillian has a long term dedicated practice of self development spanning over a decade and is committed to improving the health and well-being of her clients as well as empowering them to self care. Having discovered acupuncture herself for recurring chest infections many moons ago she got such great results that she had to study this wonderful treatment and has not looked back since. She is passionate in helping you maintain your health and well-being through the wonders of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture.

Gráinne O’Kane

Heal Your Life facilitator Gráinne O’Kane explores the teachings and Philosophy of famous author and lecturer Louise L Hay. The workshop aims to facilitate the process of healing by helping participants break through the layers of old conditioning and beliefs, identifying any problem areas and clearing out emotional clutter connected with them.

Love Yourself, Heal Yourself. aims to empower participants to release negative emotions that block your joy and creativity and learn to start living a happier, more fulfilling life.

Maire Ros

Join inspirational author and healer Maire Ros O’Rahilly as she share’s her worldly insight’s about her life through excerpts from her wonderful new book “And the day came”. This latest work is titled after the Anais Nin quote, which follows “when the risk to remain tight in the bud
became more painful than the risk it took to blossom”. She is one great lady and you are sure to be equally moved and entertained.