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05/07/2025

Breaking Barriers
First Deafblind Person to Summit Everest

By Aistė S. Gram .gram

Karolina Pakėnaitė is on a mission to become the first deafblind person to summit Mount Everest—and her journey is nothing short of inspiring.

Diagnosed with Usher syndrome at age 19, which causes both hearing and vision loss, Karolina decided to live life with purpose. “I want to experience as much of the world as possible before I lose my sight and hearing completely,” she explains.

Her travels to Nepal led her to set her sights on Everest, a goal that was both deeply personal and highly symbolic. “No deafblind person had ever attempted Everest, and I realized I had a story to tell.”

Karolina’s journey has been marked by incredible achievements, including completing the London Marathon, the National 3 Peaks Challenge, and summiting Mera Peak at 6,476 meters.
“Every achievement brings me closer to Everest. It’s about pushing my limits, physically and
mentally,” she says.

Next on the horizon is her climb of Himlung Himal in October 2025. This expedition will be a key step in her preparation for Everest, allowing her to refine her climbing skills, train with supplemental oxygen, and develop strategies for navigating the extreme conditions she’ll face.

“Himlung will help me build the skills I need for Everest and test how my body responds to high-altitude conditions,” Karolina shares.
Karolina is also focused on giving back. Her guide dog, Bosley, has been by her side for nearly eight years, and she’s now working to sponsor a guide dog for someone else.
“I want to help others gain the same independence I have,” she says.
As she prepares for Everest, Karolina’s message is clear: no matter the challenges, we all have
the ability to rise above them.

Follow her journey and support her mission at DeafBlindEverestProject.com.

04/07/2025

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03/07/2025

🌟🌟 Teal Swan Workshop in Dublin! 🌟🌟

Join us on Sunday, September 7th in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Stillorgan Road, Dublin from 10:30AM to 17:30PM for Teal Swan’s Synchronization Workshop. Lunch will be from 13:00 to 14:30.

Tickets Available At: https://buytickets.at/positivelifemagazine/1386035

SYNCHRONIZATION WORKSHOPS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Come to new insights that can catalyse transformation
• Connect with hundreds of like-minded people
• Participate in exercises that facilitate deeper connection with both yourself and others.
•Engage with the group energy as Teal Swan answers questions that are a vibrational match to your own problems and desires.

02/07/2025

Positive Nights x Seminars.ie .ie Presents:

Lynne McTaggart Power of Intention Workshop 🌟

Lynne McTaggart is an award-winning journalist and author of seven books, including the the international bestsellers The Power of Eight, The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Bond—all seminal works in the New Science and translated into 30 languages.

✨Sunday, October 19, 2025
✨9:30AM 5:00PM
✨Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dunlaoghire, Ireland

TICKETS: https://www.seminars.ie/events/2025/10/18/lynne-mctaggart-the-power-of-intention

01/07/2025

Celebrating Connection
Street Feast

By Aistė S. Gram .gram

There’s something beautiful about neighbours gathering around a table. A few chairs, some home-cooked food, a warm hello—and suddenly, a street becomes a community. That’s the magic of Street Feast, which just celebrated its 15th birthday with events across Ireland this past May.

Since 2010, Street Feast has invited people to take a pause from their busy lives and connect with those just beyond their doorstep. Whether it’s a picnic on the green, a party in the cul-de-sac, or a tea-and-scones moment in a shared courtyard, this grassroots celebration of neighbourliness continues to grow stronger each year.

From its humble beginnings to now, Street Feast has sparked over 750,000 connections across Ireland. That’s 750,000 handshakes, laughs, new friendships, and shared meals. It’s about more than a day of fun—it’s a movement to rebuild local bonds and tackle the loneliness and isolation that can quietly creep into modern life.

Behind it all is Neighbourhood Network, the charity that runs the initiative with heart and hope.
Their dream? To reach 1 million community connections by 2030, one feast at a time. And the best part? Anyone can join in. The Street Feast team provides everything from party packs to planning tips, making it easy to host an event that’s joyful and inclusive.

As President Michael D. Higgins so beautifully puts it: “We must all by now realise the
importance of community, inclusion, creativity and togetherness.”

Here’s to Street Feast—and to the simple joy of saying hello.

streetfeast.ie

28/06/2025

The Sanctuary of Stillness
Workplace Wellbeing
By Aistė S. Gram .gram

We’d known about the Sanctuary for some time—a peaceful haven nestled right in the heart of
Stoneybatter. A hidden gem, where one can walk a quiet labyrinth, rest among gentle trees, and
sit in stillness, surrounded by nature and thoughtful design. What we hadn’t fully realised, though, is just how far its roots stretch into the wider community.

Founded in 1998 by Sr. Stan Kennedy, the Sanctuary began as a deeply personal expression of
her contemplative practice—a practice that sustained her during years of service to those most
in need. Long before meditation and mindfulness became buzzwords, Stan recognised their
power to nourish from within, and to fuel meaningful social change.

Today, the Sanctuary is more than a centre for yoga and meditation. It’s a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to foster personal growth for greater social impact.
Its offerings range from open drop-in sessions to full-length mindfulness courses, and beyond that, to
programmes designed especially for schools, carers, and frontline workers.

One of its most impactful extensions is its Workplace Wellbeing programme—workshops that guide teams through mindfulness, self-compassion, and creative practices. Whether it’s a full day of deep reflection or a short two-hour sound bath or cacao ceremony, these sessions create space for connection, rest, and renewal.

Through creativity, contemplation, and compassion, the Sanctuary continues to grow gently— just as it was always meant to. In a fast-paced world, it offers something quietly radical: the belief that inner stillness can ripple outward into real, lasting change.

thesanctuary.ie

25/06/2025

Positive Nights x Seminars.ie .ie Presents:

Lynne McTaggart Power of Intention Workshop 🌟

Lynne McTaggart is an award-winning journalist and author of seven books, including the the international bestsellers The Power of Eight, The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Bond—all seminal works in the New Science and translated into 30 languages.

✨Saturday, October 18, 2025
✨9:30AM 5:00PM
✨Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dunlaoghire, Ireland

TICKETS: https://www.seminars.ie/events/2025/10/18/lynne-mctaggart-the-power-of-intention

20/06/2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! LIMITED DAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE 🤍 THURSDAY/FRIDAY TIX (STANDARD + CONCESSION) 🌟🌟

Positive Nights and Sustain Me Presents:

🌟Barbara O’Neill 2 Day Workshop🌟

YES SHE IS BACK FOR A 2 DAY MINI WORKSHOP IN DUBLIN! 🥰

📍Betania Church, Tyrellstown, Dublin: https://en.betania.ie
🗓️18TH and 19TH of September
🕑START TIME 1PM EACH DAY. DOORS OPEN AT 12:30. FINISH 5:30PM

SERIES OF TALKS ON BOTH DAYS!

TICKETS: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/positivelifemagazine/1650705

Barbara is passionate about good health and natural healing. She believes in giving the body optimum conditions in order for it to heal itself.

SPECIAL GUEST with different lectures each day on Biological dentistry, from Harley St in London, Goran Stojanovic.
BIOLOGICAL DENTISTRY: THE IMPORTANCE TO OVERALL HEALTH YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT!

Learn More At: https://www.nduclinic.com/goran-stojanovic

SUSTAIN ME
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TICKETS: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/positivelifemagazine/1650705

18/06/2025

🌞Summer Vibes🌞

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Enticing events

Search for the heroine

This autumn, you’ll have an opportunity to embrace your inner heroine in the lush surroundings of Donegal. The week-long Heroine’s Journey women’s retreat offered by psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Victoria Smisek aims to help you reconnect with the body, heart and voice. It runs from September 25th to October 1st.

victoriasmisek.com

Design your peace

The Design of You retreat, hosted by Reiki healer and intuitive Cathy McCarthy, is a four-day luxury and all-inclusive getaway for those who are feeling the pull to explore their soul purpose on a deeper level – through Human Design, cacao, angelic attunements, sound therapy and more. It takes place at the stunning Deer Stone Luxury Eco Retreat in Larragh, Co Wicklow, from September 5th to 8th.

enlightenedheartseer.com

Youth development

Meditation centre The Sanctuary on Dublin’s Stanhope Hope is set to help parents and caregivers through their Youth Conference 2025, which takes place on September 26th. The event seeks to offer a clear approach to understanding child and adolescent development. Speakers include developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld and Brother Richard Hendrick, a priest-friar of the Capuchin Franciscan Order who is also an author and youth programme creator.

sanctuary.ie

Light up the nights

At Positive Nights, we have a few gems up our sleeve over the next few months. Two of our leading ladies include author and wellness advocate Barbara O’Neill, who will join us for a two-day event in September, and spiritual teacher Teal Swan, who will be with us for a one-day workshop on a date to be confirmed soon. Watch this space!

positivelife.ie/events

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