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About Louise Shanagher
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About Paul McNamee
Paul is a psychology lecturer, curriculum designer and mindfulness course facilitator. He has worked on the design and delivery of mindfulness and wellbeing courses for a number of years and co-authored ‘The Mindful Heart’ a resource book for teachers introducing mindfulness in the classroom. He has also been involved in organizing mindfulness meditation retreats and family activities and was previously resident manager at a meditation retreat centre. He currently leads programmes introducing mindfulness in the community and in school settings. Paul has a degree in psychology and further qualification in adult education and design. He is a certified mindfulness teacher through the MMTCP programme with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and is currently completing an MSc in Mindfulness Based Wellbeing in University College Cork.
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Lindsey Crean
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Jacqueline Farrell
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Maria Catalina
Piñol
Maria Catalina Piñol is an Accredited Creative Mindfulness Practitioner. Currently living in Patagonia, Argentina; previously she lived for more than 12 years in Europe, Ireland where she had the opportunity to work in the area of Infant Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention as an Accredited Play Therapist/ Cert. Filial Play & Family Support Worker. Before becoming a Play Therapist she Studied Childcare, Youth & Community Work, Group Art facilitation skills and started the career of Counselling & Psychotherapy. She completed several training courses around Europe such as the Circle of Security and Theraplay. She worked in school settings, family resource centers, domestic violence centers, Counselling & Psychotherapy centers and coordinated a project subsided by the Family Court that specialized in supporting children's mental well-being, child protection, and family reunification. She was a Member of Mallow Infant Mental Health Network, Registered Member of Play Therapy Ireland/IACP/IAIMH and Member of Play Therapy Cork Subcommittee. Over the years she got closer to the contemplative practices initially looking to understand the suffering that we experience in life and decided to train as an instructor in different Mindfulness programs for adults and children. She has completed training in MBSR and other mindfulness nature-based programs. Today she enjoys working closely with Louise supporting the Spanish communities of parents, carers, children and professionals through the Creative Mindfulness Training and helping them.
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Lyndsie Storer
I am singer/songwriter, children’s author, Creative Mindfulness Practitioner for Children and Preschool Children, Heal Your Life Workshop Leader and Life Coach, (licenced by Hay House), Internationally Accredited Mindfulness For Children Practitioner and Australian Mindfulness Facilitator for Adults and Children. I am currently studying Level 5 Mindfulness Teacher Training, Creative Mindfulness for Teens, Mindful Parenting and Yoga for Children. My own personal development journey sparked a love of wanting help to motivate and inspire others. I have a passion for helping children identify emotions, decrease anxiety, increase confidence and positivity through music, books and mindfulness in a fun and creative way.
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Clare Foxton
I am a qualified Creative Mindfulness practitioner for preschoolers and children aged 4 – 12 years old. I also have a BA (hons) degree in Early Childhood Care and Education, and I have been working in the Early years sector for over 7 years. I offer in person creative mindfulness workshops for children.
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Emily Wood
Emily is a Creative Mindfulness Practitioner for Pre-School and Primary age children and also trained to deliver the Mindful Parenting Programme. She is based in Lancashire in the UK and offers classes to children and adults in schools, early years settings, community groups and organisations in person and online. Emily has worked in the field of Early Education for 30 years and works as a Local Authority Early Years Trainer and Wellbeing Lead. She is passionate about her personal and professional development and regularly attends training, retreats, and workshops to support her daily mindfulness practice
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Julie Oudin
I am a certified Creative Mindfulness for Kids practitioner with a specialization in working with preschool age children and their parents, as well as the teachers and schools that serve them. I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work, and I have spent much of my career working in the field of early childhood education as a teacher, director, and consultant. I was born and raised in New York, but live in The Woodlands, Texas, a suburb just north of Houston, where I raised my own family.
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Breda Collins
Breda has been practicing mindfulness meditation for many years and has integrated it into her life as a mother, in her relationships at work and in her community. She enjoys sharing these practices with people of all ages. She has completed the full teacher training in addition to being a Creative Mindfulness Practitioner for preschool age, children 4-12yrs, teens and mindful parenting. She is delighted to be a Mindful heart practitioner (Irish primary school Mindfulness curriculum) and feels each child should have the opportunity to develop these skills. Breda is honoured to be a member of the Creative Mindfulness Committee and a Trainer for Creative Mindfulness. She is a state registered Occupational Therapist qualified since 2004 - BSc (HONS) Occupational therapy and is an advocate for Lifestyle Medicine.
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Edel Curtis
Edel first began working with children over 30 years ago, owns her own preschool and afterschool service in Ballingarry County Limerick and also delivers in service training in creches and childcare services. In searching to develop her knowledge on supporting children with their emotional well-being, she studied the Creative Mindfulness Teaching course, developed and delivered by the most talented Louise Shanagher. This has been life changing both personally and, in her work, and she continues to work daily on her own personal practices, which has improved her mental health, anxiety and look at the positives in life. She now shares the benefits that she has truly reaped while doing this course and has developed her own business, “Embrace Me with Edel Curtis” where she teaches the methods of Creative Mindfulness to children, teens and adults.
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Sophia Glatz
Sophia is a certified Creative Mindfulness Practitioner who is deeply committed to fostering the
emotional well-being of young minds. Drawing from her background in primary education, she
has personally witnessed the transformative impact of mindfulness practices on students'
mental health and academic performance. This firsthand experience drives her staunch
advocacy for the integration of mindfulness in schools. Motivated by her insights, Sophia
founded Kommodum Kids, an international initiative dedicated to empowering children from
diverse backgrounds through mindfulness. Kommodum Kids offers the Creative Mindfulness
Method through workshops and group sessions, along with the Mindful Heart Curriculum for
educational institutions. In addition to these credentials, Sophia is a certified Trauma-Informed
Mindfulness Practitioner and Breathwork for Children Instructor.
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Olive Houston
Olive is a Creative Mindfulness Practitioner, Trainer and Mindfulness Teacher. As an Advisor to students
and fellow practitioners, she also offers support as they complete their Creative Mindfulness courses.
Olive has her own business, “Mind Yourself” where she regularly offers classes, workshops and retreats
to children, teens, and adults, in person and online. Her wish is simply to offer a space for everyone to
feel welcome, safe, where they feel they belong. Her background includes Nursing in the UK and Ireland,
Special Needs Assistance support in Primary and Preschools and has also worked as a tutor for many
years in Community Education, delivering Mindfulness courses based on the wonderful trainings of
Louise Shanagher to a wide variety of individuals/learners..
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Dóra Majoros
Dora is an Accredited Creative Mindfulness for Children practitioner trained by Louise Shanagher. As for her educational background, Dora has a BSc and MSc in Psychology and an MSc in Special Education. She is a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Practitioner and an ABA Therapist, and she is completing her specialization in Cognitive Behavior Play Therapy. She had the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a Therapy Center and collaborating with an institute offering therapeutic interventions for children. She has been based in Dubai since 2017, where she was working in the Inclusion Department of a primary school, supporting children with individual needs in identifying and overcoming their learning barriers. She is the founder of KidPower, a company that specializes in fostering mental well-being and emotional resilience in children through the unique method of Creative Mindfulness developed by Louise Shanagher. The Creative Mindfulness for Children is an indescribable, high-value professional training where Dora had the opportunity to not only gain incredibly deep knowledge about Mindfulness using the most recent neuroscientific studies and applying a wide range of high-quality practices, but with the amazing guidance of Louise, she dug deep into her personal practice.