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Heartfelt Parenting

 

 “ Children are most in need of loving attention when they act the least deserving of it. ”

Althea Solter 

founder of Aware Parenting

Parenting takes huge courage. At times frustration, overwhelm, exhaustion and feelings of isolation are all part of the package.  When our three were young, I often remember feeling so uptight and alone. We didn’t have any parental back-up and were trying to start a business…  Meet my wild three in the photo. Imagine them all under 5 ! Can you hear the roars?! 

What made the biggest difference to us as a family was being with like-minded parents; parents who had  the heart to listen rather than advise. We met regularly and it was a life-saver for us and our children. That is why I feel passionately about creating parenting groups today. I am partnering with my  Craniosacral colleague Ali Murphy.

The Programme 

The programme is 5 weeks online and starts soon. We are including a  half an hour one-on-one session online so we can hear about your unique challenges as a family. Group meet ups are a possibility too if there are enough people in one area. 

  • Expect lively discussions
  • To build strong friendships
  • To laugh more and establish loving limits
  • To learn creative ways to tackle challenging behaviour
  • To stop blaming yourself
  • AND  sneak a peak at your inner child

Cost

For 5 x 1.5 hour sessions, & a 30 minute one on one session

Total €125. ( DM if you genuinely need sliding scale.)

Revolut or bank info

Sara Devoy

Sara is a Biodynamic Craniosacral and Integrative Baby Therapist, specializing in Pre and Perinatal themes and birth trauma recovery for adults and babies. She is a founder member of Our Birth Journey, an online educational platform for professionals, therapists and individuals. As a mother of three and an Aware Parenting instructor, she understands how we are first welcomed has a huge impact on our nervous system, self-esteem, capacity to learn and build relationships. Bringing compassion, movement and humour to her work, Sara helps us re-ignite our original spark and life-force.

Ali Boylan



Ali  is a Woman, Mother, Homebirth Midwife and Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist.
Ali birthed 3 of her 4 children at home in the 2000’s and is now enjoying extended parenting!! Which has evolved from protection to presence.
Ali has been caring for women and receiving babies at home since 2019. Throughout this time she was always recommending her clients to have body work in preparation for birthing and also & always in the postnatal period to ease out of the birth story.
Realising her knowing Ali enrolled with Body College Galway and qualified as a BCST in 2024. Her work in the MotherBaby dyad is expanding beyond her dreams.
Ali is now working along side and under the wise wing of Sara Devoy helping facilitate Heartfelt parenting groups. Although at times Ali feels like an infant in this field she hold on to her innate knowing, ancient wisdom and her tried and tested, failed & repaired parenting over 25 years to support parents in their journeys to happier and more fulfilling parenting.

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Danu Retreat – Honouring the Fluid Potential within us All

Danu Retreat – Honouring the Fluid Potential within us All

Danu Retreat – Honouring the Fluid Potential within us All
Sara Devoy & Lynn Murphy
Dates: 12th-14th September 2025

Sara brings over three decades of experience in Craniosacral practice. Through gentle, intuitive work, Sara helps people reconnect with a sense of safety, vitality, and belonging in their own bodies. Sara is joined by Lynn Murphy who has many years of experience in yoga, massage and perinatal trauma recovery.

Together they invite participants to embrace the opportunity the island offers to move in nature, to step back, be nourished and return to themselves.

Bookings : BOOK HERE

Discover more about Danu 

 

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The forgotten art of wandering…

How is it so many of us feel that we have to account for our every waking moment? We may have our lunch at our desk and count our steps on a walk; our daily lives are increasingly scheduled. We have lost the art of play, of wandering and wondering. It is not surprising that we have a tight neck and shoulders, headaches, digestive problems, or a tense jaw. We may be time-poor and money-rich or be neither and still feel our time is being eaten up. So who or what is taking our time? Did we make a contract to give it away and sell our souls in the process? How come wondering, and wandering in nature, seems to be a forgotten art? Getting lost is increasingly less possible it seems!

John O’ Donaghue’s words remind all of us that being in nature, often alone, helps to “release the caged mind”.

“When the mind is festering with trouble or the heart is torn, we can find healing among the silence of mountains or fields, or listen to the simple, steadying rhythm of waves. The slowness and stillness gradually takes us over. Our breathing deepens and our hearts calm…This invitation to friendship with nature does of course entail a willingness to be alone out there. Yet this aloneness is anything but lonely. Solitude gradually clarifies the heart until a true tranquility is reached. The irony is that at the heart of that aloneness you feel intimately connected with the world. Indeed, the beauty of nature is often the wisest balm for it gently relieves and releases the caged mind.”

-John O’Donohue

(from Beauty: The Invisible Embrace)

Perhaps we feel we have heard it all before and we still don’t have the time.  We may live far from the countryside and have such long working hours with a huge commute that makes it feel impossible to  DO anymore.  You are so right there often feels as though there is NO time to be in nature. This is our mind playing tricks on us again and we need to play the game.

When we TAKE time it seems to me that we can MAKE time! We don’t need to be taunted by time.. I find that deciding to do a ‘ timeless’ activity for five minutes, some art, read a poem or take time in nature, can really help. The mind is less resistant to small changes. Less threatening somehow… before we know it we might find ourselves with a looser jaw and a soft mouth as we watch the waterfall with awe. Our tight neck and shoulders are easier and tension headaches lessen as we see the flowers along the path. We can surprise ourselves…it seems as though we have stepped out of time!

History of Cranio Sacral therapy
Relaxing in nature

I would love to hear what ways help you to recover your playful timeless nature.