The Mindful Language School

The Mindful Language School We teach people how to see the world through a different lens and perspective through language learning and practicing mindfulness Is múinteoir Relax Kids í.

*English below*

Is comhlacht suaimhnis agus míúin dátheangach é Solas Relaxation. Is leis an t-iriseoir agus an scríbhneoir, Katie McGreal an comhlacht. Cuireann sí ranganna suaimhnis ar fáil do dhaoine fásta agus daoine óga i mBéarla agus Gaeilge. Cuireann sí na ranganna in oiriúint don ghrúpa atá ann ó thaobh áit, fad agus ábhar. Leanann na ranganna seo seacht gcéim. Bíonn cluichí ann agus déan

tar massage ar a chéile agus orthu féin. Labhraíonn siad faoi rudaí dearfacha - rudaí maithe a tharla an lá sin, focail dhearfacha agus mar sin. Déantar roinnt stretches agus bíonn cúpla cluiche ann atá dírithe ar an analú - cá bhfuil sé le mothú agus mar sin. Ansin bíonn am suaimhnais ann ag deireadh an ranga ina luann na daoine óga síos agus éisteann siad le visualisation. Sna ranganna do dhaoine fásta, bíonn trí chineál machnamhach ann - an visualisation, machnamhach siúlóide agus machnamhach suigh.



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Solas Relaxation is a bilingual meditation and relaxation company founded by the journalist and writer, Katie McGreal. She provides relaxation classes for all ages in English and Irish. All classes are tailored to meet the needs of the students. She is a Relax Kids Coach. These classes follow seven steps; game playing, peer and self massage, movement, positive words and thinking, stretches and focusing on the breath. There is then a relaxation section where a visualisation is read out while the students sit or lie down to listen to it and fully relax. During adult classes, there are three types of meditation; a visualisation, a walking meditation and a sitting meditation.

09/09/2026

I was so disappointed when my really funny letter home from the Gaeltacht in an Irish exam got me such a poor mark. The teacher didn't give me any points for creativity. At all! It was all about my spelling and grammar and maybe I should have realised that before I did the exam but I didn't and learnt the hard way.

If I was someone to be put off by a bad grade in a class, that event could have easily stopped me writing altogether; it didn't. Thank god but I do fully understand what people are talking about when they say that Irish isn't taught in schools like an exam, it is taught like a school subject.

That teacher didn't care if I had a funny story about cow tipping at night, they just wanted all of my séimhiús and úrús in the right place and they were not. This is my experience of learning Irish in a school setting and I didn't love it, which is why I always make sure during my classes we focus on how we can use Irish in everyday life and communicating effectively and efficiently.

Grammar is of course important, but missing a séimhiú here and there isn't the end of the world.

Irish is a method of communication and if, while I am learning, I miss out of a few úrú it is okay and the people will still understand you.

So if that method of learning Irish sounds good to you, join our next term of Irish classes starting next week on the 15th and 17th September for Beginner 2 and Intermediate level.

Check out the link in the bio or cover photo for more information and I can't wait to see you then!

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We have started the 30 Day Meditation Accountability Group and today is the second day and already, I am loving reading ...
08/09/2026

We have started the 30 Day Meditation Accountability Group and today is the second day and already, I am loving reading everyone's responses!

This is a supportive group to help you create a regular meditation practice.

Meditation helps when we feel overwhelmed, anxious or stressed.
It teaches us to come back to the body, to notice what we are feeling or even what we can see around us to help us ground and come back to reality.
Our minds tell us stories all the time and most of them aren't true. Most of the stories haven't happened but we still believe them.

Meditation helps us to realise that they aren't necessarily facts and they aren't necessarily true.

If you're interested in experiencing some of the benefits of meditation, it's not too late to join us!

DM me or check out the link in the cover photo and sign up and I can't wait to see you inside!

07/09/2026

One of the main questions I get asked about language teaching is what is the dialect or accent of the teacher?

Our English teachers are from Ireland and Argentina. Our Irish teacher is me and I have a mixture of all three dialects of Irish but what all of our teachers have in common, is a really good understanding and knowledge of the language we are teaching.

If you learn English from an Australian or a Scottish person, your accent will be slightly different and some words and phrases will be different but you will still be learning English. You will learn the same sentence structures and different meanings of different words.

The same happens in Irish. There are three Irish dialects but all three are part of the same language.

My own Irish is a complete mixture of all three dialects so I can teach you well in all dialects but the main one that I use in my own Irish is probably Conamara, with some Ulster and Munster words thrown in there too.

Finding a language teacher that teaches in a way that you learn and who you get on with is much more important then a teacher who speaks the dialect or in the accent that you want to learn. If you have a teacher that teaches Munster Irish but you don´t like their style of learning, you aren´t going to learn, whether that is your prefered dialect or not.

I hope that helps

07/09/2026

PSA: September - December does not need to be your sign to finish the year strong. You can take the year at your own pace.

We are part of nature and nature, right now, is shutting down, it is slowing itself and letting parts of itself that it doesn't need anymore die off.

You do not need to get all of your goals and accomplishments done in the next few months if thst doesn't feel right for you.

Listen to your body! Which is what we are doing in the 30 Day Meditation Accountabiltiy Group!

Let me know if you want to join us. Is is so good!

The next set of group Irish classes starts soon!We have a Beginner 2 class starting on Thursday 17th September and Inter...
04/09/2026

The next set of group Irish classes starts soon!

We have a Beginner 2 class starting on Thursday 17th September and Intermediate starting on Tuesday, 15th September and I can't wait to meet all of the new and not so new to me students!

Meeting other people to practice your Irish with can be really hard, it can be hard with any language but Irish is already a minority language so it makes it harder to find others at your language level. Group classes are a great way to meet others and to practice what you learn during the class and what you already know!

If you're interested, I would love to have you join us for 6 weeks of classes online, notes are sent out before each class and there will be lots of opportunities for you to practice what you are learning with the others in the class!

Check out the link in the cover photo to book your place or send me a DM if you have any questions!

03/09/2026

Para relax y sentir menos estrés, no necesitas cosas muy grandes, no necesitas mucho más tiempo, solo unos segundos de espacio y puedes sentir mejor y es el mismo para nuestros niños, ellos no necesitan media hora de descanca o de respiración, pueden sentir mejor después unos segundos, pero el problema es que no tenemos estos segundos, no nos damos estos segundos.

Durante las clases de mindfulness en Vagalume con los niños, tenemos estos segundos. Uso siempre, cosas pequeñas y faciles para hacer durante estes clases para enseñar a los niños y sus padres que ellos no necesitan mucho tiempo o muchas cosas para sentir mejor.

Si tienes interés en las clases de mindfulness para niños y sus padres si los padres quieren quedar, mandarme un mensaje y nos hablamos! Vamos a tener las clases en los miércoles por la tarde.

Nos vemos allí!

02/09/2026

The only constant in life is change and change, for our brains that want to control everything, can feel very overwhelming and scary. After over 10 years of regularly meditating, I can safely say now that I feel so much more comfortable in change. But without my regular meditation practice, I would definately not be saying that!

The 30 Day Meditation Accountability Group is starting on Monday, 7th September with the intention of helping you set up a regular practice for yourself so you can experience less anxiety, stress and overwhelm. Inside the group, you will get daily reminders to meditate simply so you don´t forget, no judgement but just as a reminder. You will get instant access and access for life to 21 ten minute meditations so you always have a short meditation to do and you also get recordings that help and support you in creating a regular practice for you so guidance on when is the best time for you to meditate, how to sit or lie and where you should be when you meditate.

All of this for just €97. I can´t wait to see you inside! Make sure to book your place at the link in the bio or the cover photo or DM me with any questions!

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We offer both one to one classes and group classes which are both beneficial for different reasons. Jessie had joined on...
31/08/2026

We offer both one to one classes and group classes which are both beneficial for different reasons.

Jessie had joined one of my group classes during the summer and afterwards, she booked some one to one classes just so she could ask specific questions that she had.

She came to me with specific questions which we went through and then we used some images I had sent her beforehand to get her to practice creating sentences and saying different things in Irish, which was basically just practising what we had gone through in her questions!

One to one classes are completely catered to the learner, whether you are learning Irish, English or Spanish and group classes are more structured, both are great ways to learn a language and I can't wait to see some of you in the group Irish classes starting on the week of the 14th September and we have been getting really great feedback from the group Spanish conversation classes!

Check out the link in the cover photo to read all about all of the language classes we offer!

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