Instructors
Mary O’Callaghan
Mary O'Callaghan
Mary O’Callaghan, MA is the Director of Oscailt Integrative Health Centre and our core Mindfulness Instructor. She is an accredited psychotherapist who has also been exploring meditation practices for over thirty years. During this time, she spent eight years in India undergoing training in Eastern philosophy and meditation. She has also led meditation retreats in Europe and Asia.
Now based in Dublin, Mary is committed to offering Mindfulness Training in a contemporary context. Her approach offers a synthesis of what she has found most valuable in both Eastern and Western traditions. It is designed to be accessible to all who wish to have a greater sense of connection to both themselves and the world around them.
Fidelma Farley
Fidelma worked as a lecturer for fifteen years before becoming a Mindfulness trainer. She learnt to meditate in 2004 and has had a consistent practice of mindful meditation since then. Her mindfulness practice has both enhanced and transformed her life and her teaching stems from a desire for others to have the opportunity to experience similar benefits.
In the courses she has run, she has seen how mindfulness is particularly effective in allowing people to experience a rich and full life, even though they may be living with difficult circumstances, such as stress, chronic pain or long-term illness. Her courses place a particular emphasis on kindness to oneself and others and on creating a warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere. As well as the eight-week Mindfulness courses, Fidelma leads drop-in sessions on Mindful meditation on Tuesdays, and runs courses on the Loving Kindness meditation practice.