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A Learner Reflection – by Eileen Kelly

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A Learner Reflection – by Eileen Kelly

At the beginning of all classes at ICPPD, a Learner will ‘gather’ the group together to invite them into the learning environment by offering a 5-minute max. reflection. Learner’s Reflection can include – poetry, chants, music, blessings, silence,...

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Reflecting on Life in this Here and Now!

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Reflecting on Life in this Here and Now!

It is coming to the end of November, and I am rattled today. Life feels overwhelming at times. I am unable to be at ease. All of this is OK, and it is not! I pour myself a cup of tea and I sit with my journal. Journaling helps me make sense of my emotions....

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icppd_userNov 29No Comments

Bereavement and Loss Distance Learning Course – Student Feedback

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Bereavement and Loss Distance Learning Course – Student Feedback

When the course was first mooted at work as a possible project for the clinical nursing team to complete by our new nurse manager, there was initial reluctance to take on such a pet project. However to be fair for those of us caught up in the recent events...

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icppd_userOct 05No Comments

Gratitude at ICPPD in September 2021

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Gratitude at ICPPD in September 2021

Today I am reflecting on gratitude, one of the transpersonal qualities of Psychosynthesis. It is mid-September here at ICPPD. Our classes are full, and we are offering a blended approach to learning this academic year. I feel grateful that we were able...

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icppd_userSep 21No Comments

Creative Writing and Journaling is part of Counselling, Psychotherapy & Healing

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Creative Writing and Journaling is part of Counselling, Psychotherapy & Healing

I found an old journal this morning and I opened the page and read the following “I don’t ever remember being so sick as I have been all over Christmas. My body is speaking as it does when I don’t listen to myself. I am overworked, overburdened,...

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icppd_userJun 10No Comments

Personal Development for all of us!

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Personal Development for all of us!

Personal Development for all of us! What does it mean to live my life for myself, follow the call of my own soul, and refuse any longer to be beholden to someone else’s expectations? Am I looking outside for approval, support, and direction rather than...

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icppd_userMay 20 personal development course No Comments

It is not easy to hold it all.

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It is not easy to hold it all.

The world is a hard place, the world is a soft place. The world owes me, the world does not owe me. What is your mantra and philosophy of life? Scott Peck years ago, in his book The Road Less Travelled said, life is difficult. Buddhists say we create...

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icppd_userApr 20No Comments

Feedback on our Personal Development Course – Coming Home to Self

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Feedback on our Personal Development Course – Coming Home to Self

Feedback from an adult learner who recently completed our Personal Development Course – Coming Home to Self – (6 Week) – 25 CPD Hours.    “Thank you for this gorgeous course. Really enjoyed every inch of it. It has taught me a lot but...

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icppd_userMar 23 Online Personal Development No Comments

Storytelling and Myths are Important Therapeutic Resources

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Storytelling and Myths are Important Therapeutic Resources

Storytelling and Myths are Important Therapeutic Resources Women who run with the Wolves was written by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. I love this book. It took me a while to read it and every now and then I pick it up and remind myself of the wisdom in the...

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icppd_userMar 10No Comments

Graduation speech by Jennie Quinn, Learner’s Representative

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Graduation speech by Jennie Quinn, Learner’s Representative

Good afternoon everybody My name is Jennie. When Christine asked me to speak here today my first thoughts were fear, dread and I was full of anxiety,  – public speaking would not be in my normal comfort zone so please bear with me if I falter....

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icppd_userFeb 17No Comments