Metta Sweeper, Greystones (2025)

08/07/2025

“A Golden Thread ~ Half Day Retreat”

Sept 21st
9am-1pm
The Calm House,
Knockrose, Enniskerry.

A Golden Thread is a phrase I heard in session with the gentle & wise which refers to a series of universal nudges which gather momentum, leading us to our highest good.

These 🪡’s are an intuitive sense to trust your body/mind/heart/gut/soul prompts whether they appear random or mysterious.

Perhaps this New Moon half day retreat feels like a universal nudge along your Golden Thread…. 🪡

We will be weaving the following threads throughout the morning… as always…everything is invitational;

⭕️ A ‘Way of the Council’ Circle
Ceremonial Cacao/Hawthorn Tea
Guided Meditation
Facial Reflexology /Reiki
Mindful Garden and/or Forest Walk (weather permitting!)

Cost ~ €60 ~ Please DM to reserve your space

⭕️A Way of the Council circle is an age-old practice bringing people together in a circle to bear witness and share authentically. Through gentle visual & audible prompts, we pass a talking piece & Participants share their personal stories & experiences, and listen non-judgmentally while others do the same ~ Or very welcome to choose not to share 💚
Sharing and/or listening to universal stories about love, loss, fear, triumph, challenge, hope and other experiences enables participants to recognize that, despite our many differences, we have much in common.

26/06/2025

“Sonder” Definition — noun.

‘The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own — populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness — an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.’

24/06/2025

A sincere thank you to the maiden voyagers on our Solstice ☀️ Gathering 🚎 in Greystones at the weekend.

Who’d have thought we’d be mid heatwave in Ireland on a stationary bus….however…the weather goddesses and elements provided for us and we had a wonderful morning of connection. We sipped heart opening cacao, meditated and had the stillest of seas ebbing and flowing at the shore for our mindful movement practice.

A heartfull and heartfelt thank you. I will be hosting similar style small gatherings, private groups and one2ones for anybody interested…. I’d love to hear from you.

New moon wishes for tomorrow 🧿💚💫

13/06/2025

Bray Head’s Hawthorn, Heather & Honeysuckle & Praying for peace amidst the turmoil 🙏 To follow are Mari Kennedy’s rich words…. ~ ‘We are now seeing the extreme, unbalanced alpha masculine spiralling out of control—unleashing horrors of
gen0_id€,
violent land grabs,
imposed famine,
the brutal law of force
and the ruthless creed of ‘might makes right,’
all fuelled by insatiable greed.

What we are seeing sweeping across the planet now
is the result of 5,000 years of patriarchal power structures

We keep doing it.
We humans keep repeating the horrors.
Cycling back rather than cycling out of the past.

So our resistance and response has to be RADICALLY different now
if we are to spiral upward into a new expression of our humanity.

These power structures live within each of us.
They are not just ‘out there’.
And we EACH have a DIFFERENT role to play moment to moment.

The medicine, the antidote is to
Choose in every moment to
INHABIT THE FEMININE IN THE RESISTANCE

🔥Take a stand without getting rigid

🔥Own your anger, express your rage without annihilating, shaming and blaming

🔥Speak truth to power without othering

🔥Take action without loosing your humanity

🔥Show up full without loosing connection to your body and your depts

This is what will heal the split between the feminine and masculine that has us in this hell.

This is not easy. “

01/06/2025

🌊✨ Join us for a memorable Summer Solstice Cacao Ceremony close by the sea in Greystones

🚎Arrival:
Once we have landed, we’ll take a short walk to ground with the ebb and flow of the Sea with some gentle Qi Gong inspired movements before transitioning back to the Bus for Cacao.

🚎 Cacao & Meditation:
Led by me, a certified Meditation instructor & Circle Facilitator. We will sip our heart opening Cacao & gently dive a little deeper with a meditation guided with great care & heart led invitational intention & attention. I will also offer hands on energy work allowing for an even deeper connection to self 💚

🚎 Unique Setting: This transformed bus will be our sanctuary for an intimate & fun shared experience ~ steeped in all kinds of symbolism 💫

🚎Connection: The intention is to share this unique intimate experience in a safe space where we can listen &/or share non-judgmentally with others. ( Do let me know privately if this will be your first time experiencing Ceremonial Cacao)

🚎 Participants: Perfect for anyone seeking self-exploration through Meditation, Cacao & Connection.
Whether you’re a seasoned meditator or curious about Cacao, all are welcome.

🚎 Cost: €35
📩 DM to reserve your upper deck seat!

27/05/2025

At our Mindfulness class yesterday one of our group participants intention was for ‘stillness’. A word that had come up as I prepared the class on Sunday evening.
The word stillness is my preferred word rather than ‘relaxation’ which a very loaded word & so often used, overused in classes/therapy.

An intention or invitation to ‘relax’ can set a person up to strive for a particular state of being which can lead to frustration & self judgement if they can’t achieve that ‘goal’.

Mindfulness and meditation practices are periods of time we carve out of our day alone or with others where we gently and kindly bring awareness to the present moment. And the next moment. We discover moments of stillness of the mind, sometimes micro moments…and the magic 🪄of mindfulness is when we are aware that our mind has wandered and we gently bring ourselves back to the present moment.

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.’’ Ram Dass

Where can you find moments of stillness today? 💚💫💚

17/05/2025

Yes…..and…

My wise teacher Mari Kennedy introduced me to the subtle power of the phrase ‘Yes…and..’

Working with polarities ♾️ can be so useful when working with our emotions. There isn’t always an ideal balance, it’s more of a dance between both, neither one more important than the other.

For instance; ‘Yes’ I’m feeling sad about something ‘and’ I’m enjoying my cacao here in the morning sun. If I find myself shifting too far towards one ♾️ I bring myself back to the ‘and’. ‘Yes’ there is horrendous destruction going on in parts of the World ‘and’ I can sense into the joy of the funny text my Son just sent. Both experiences co-existing yet as best I can swaying between both ♾️.

In our day to day relationships, the ‘and’ becomes a very worthwhile tool. ‘Yes’ I’m upset by your comment ‘and’ I care deeply for you. We humans will often agree on many things ‘and’ view situations very differently.

Buddhists refer to it as ‘mutually arising’ ~ nothing exists in isolation, it is a dynamic interplay of opposites. Light/Dark Pleasure/Pain Night/Day etc

Embracing the possibility of ‘and’ may pleasantly surprise you!

03/05/2025

Spirit lightening & heart opening Hawthorn (Huath) tea. I added rose petals for a more fragrant & earthy cuppa 🫁💚 A nudge not to over pick, a little from each tree will do, as many birds ‘n’ bees rely on its benefits too. #

02/05/2025

This mornings Cacao whisper…

Dawn.
A time to ‘be’ when there’s nowhere else to be.

A reflective pause between stillness and beginning again.

Like the pause between a loving inhale and a softening exhale.

Savoring each precious pause.🫁

12/04/2025

“He who cannot howl, will not find his pack.” Charles Simic.

07/04/2025

A gorgeous weekend spent training with Catherine and Lylah with their in Harold’s Cross Hospice. I highly recommend it to anybody working with psychologically or physically fragile & frail clients. It’s a very subtle gentle therapy which can be used anytime, anywhere. It works with all or most of the senses ~ smell, sound, sight, touch, proprioception ( & spiritual 😊 if open) to create a relaxing and comforting time for your clients or loved ones. It’s also A perfect ‘add on’ to existing therapies. As the receiver of this therapy over the weekend, I felt very safe & supported and incredibly relaxed. Working with meditation and guided imagery was especially calming as we had the weather gods allowing us practice outside in the beautifully kept gardens. Thank you both. 💚💚

03/04/2025

Noticing the reflection of self in others; kindred spirits, wild wolves, delicate butterflies, grounded trees….these are moments of awakening.

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