venue: Cartys, Kilchreest, Co Galway
dates: 14-16th July
Arts, Health, Wellbeing, EcoLiving and Community Grassroots festival… starting on Friday 14th July at 6pm until Sunday 16th July at 6pm
This festival is a family friendly grass roots, organic permaculture gathering.
Everyone is welcome to be part of it. The aim is to cocreate the conditions for working together in harmony and joy. It’ll be a great opportunity to network and meet and greet the local grassroots community in the county.
Strengthening healthy, loving and friendly connections for human race and all sentient beings.
The purposes of Tara Festival:
1. To encourage creativity, wellbeing and spiritual interests.
2. To strengthen and enrich community life.
3. To bring mindfulness and environmental awareness into daily life.
4. To eat, play, talk, sing and dance together with friends and meet new friends.
It intails finding friends to give sessions, workshops, play music, healing work, story telling… Anything you feel is healthy and permaculture oriented. All would be by donations only. So, friends who wish to participate need to have the heart of sharing, giving and receiving.
The festival is based on Love and compassion and wishing to bring a bright and health future for our society and next generations…
There will be free camping on site.
The host, Luisa Carty does B & B so if you want a bed contact her on 0877652858
NO DRUGs NO ALCOHOL NO FEE
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The following are some detail information to help you prepare for coming to the Festival.
Your presence is precious for everyone attending the festival and your input is invaluable.
*Food to bring with you
1. A cooked vegetarian dish (without onion, leek and garlic if possible, vegan food are also welcome)
2. Raw vegetables, cooking or olive oil, herb, anything useful for cooking.
3. Fruit, juice, cake, nuts, Soft drink, tea, milk, bread
4. Milk or Soya milk and breakfast…
There are about 60-80 if not more friends so please bring enough food to share with all….
Please bring food in environmentally friendly containers.
Leave no trace, take all rubbish away with you when you leave.
We are creating Tara Festival together with no alcohol, drugs, and smoke. Out of respect to all the participants, if one is not abiding by the principles or arriving drunk or on drugs, we would kindly invite you to leave the festival. and thank you for your cooperation.
*We will need your helping hands in all aspects of the Festival,
in particular cooking, cleaning,
welcoming people when they arrive,
looking after each other.
*Things to bring:
1. Camping & Waterproof gear
2. Cutlery and crockery
3. Utilities, and 1 or 2 toilet rolls each
4. Cushions and blankets (for meditation and sitting)
*Transports/Lifts –
If you are able to, giving lifts- please post on the Tara Festival Energy Group page if you are driving here and have space in your vehicle:
https://www.facebook.com/group
* Directions –
If you ‘re coming from the Gort side of Kilchreest it s the 4th house on the left after the Village Inn pub.
Coming from loughrea side to kilchreest, it s the second house on the right after the narrow bridge, directly after the ” Burren Lowlands ” sign.
Coming from Galway….i would recommend those without sat Navs to go through loughrea You can go cross country after Craughwell but it s tricky!
*We would like to emphasize the festival is based on donation only so we will put out a donation box for general cost at the entrance.
For each individual workshops and sessions there is separate donation box.
Some parking will be available for the festival at the rear of the village Inn Kilchreest thanks to Willie & Imelda Gloster Proprietors. Please park your car/van etc with consideration for customers using the car park.
*Let’s create an healthy and friendly social environment together over the weekend.
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Date/ Event |
Friday Arrival day |
Saturday Arts / Craft Workshops/Healthy Lifestyles Also Children’s Creative Programmes |
Open Sessions |
Open Sessions |
Sunday Arts / Music /Nature based Workshops Also Children’s Programme |
Open Sessions |
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8:00 |
Campsite Preparation ______ Please sign your name on the open session if you would like to lead a talk, skill share or workshop |
Qi-Gong Practice – outdoor |
Qi-Gong Practice |
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8:00 |
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9:00 |
Communal Breakfast |
Communal Breakfast (Mindful Eating) |
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10:00 |
Orientation with Opening and Chanting |
Orientation (Tara Festival Team) & Drumming/Lion Dance Performance Red Tent on Site all Weekend |
Michelle: Yoga Session
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Louise: Children Workshop |
Simona Kirtan Chant Group harmony |
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11:00 |
Orla: talk on the commons and water |
Trad sessions Stephanie music |
Dolores: Aroma Dance Workshop |
Soul & Heart light music workshop & Drinking Chai tea with Maighread |
Emer Shaitsu Treatment
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Maria-Johanna Ecofeminist Workshop |
Eimhin: Windstyle Dancing Workshop ________ Marcin: Sobek Moon Drum Workshop |
Sarah: Acupu-ncture
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Glenna: Alchemy Move- Ment: 5 Rhythms, Conscious Dance |
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Dolors Aroma Dance workshop |
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12:00 |
William: Qi- Gong (Field) |
Gerard: Ancient Celtic Heritage |
Sarah: Acupuncture (sign up) |
Jackie: Sounds with Nature Workshop |
Eamon Drumming Circle |
Jacob: The Five Tibetans Workshop |
Edward Horgan – Shannon Watch Peace |
William: Qi-Gong
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Hannah Mole: Permaculture Walkabout |
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13:30 |
Silent (15 Minutes)/Mindfulness eating/Lunch/Community Connecting /Cleaning/Mindfulness working |
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Date/ Event |
Friday Arrival day |
Saturday Creative Workshops/ Nature based Activities |
Open Sessions |
Open Sessions |
Sunday Creative Workshop/Nature based Bodywork |
Open Session |
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15:00 |
Arrival Settle in, Lion Dance Cermony Orienta tion Open with Tara chant _____
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Dolores Aroma Dance Workshop |
Joe: Experiential Ecology |
Jackie: Communicat- ing with Nature Workshop |
Nick – Wooden Spain Carving |
Maria-Johanna Ecofeminist Workshop ________ Transition Earth Holder |
Gerard: Ancient Celtic Heritage |
Joe: Experiential Ecology |
Marie: Acupuncture Session (sign up) |
Dolores Aroma touch (sign up) |
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16:00 |
Bob: Circle Way |
Michelle: Yoga Session |
Jane: Sikh Sung Mantra Workshop ________ Dan – CVG Biodiversity |
Martina C. Nature based art activity
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Sonya: Dream catcher workshop |
Pearl; Vedic Astrology August Eclipse Influences |
Louis: Children Free Art Expression |
Jane: Emmett Technique
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Hannah Mole – Intro to Permaculture Design |
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17:00 |
Swop Shop – DIY Skill Sharing Session |
Marcin: Sobek Moon Drum Workshop |
Dolores Reiki ______ Dan – ConservationVolunteers |
Jackie: Communicating with Nature Workshop |
Jacob: Aikido Workshop |
Marie: TCM Offer diagnosis, advice with diet & life style |
Marta: Community Living & Eimhin: Community Financing |
Swop Shop – DIY Skill Sharing Session |
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18:00 |
Openin Communal Dinner |
Silence (15 Minutes)/Communal Dinner/ Mindfulness eating/Community Chat /Cleaning Mindfulness working |
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19:00 |
Knowing each other, |
& Drinking Chai tea with Maighread |
Clear away, tidy up the campsite and the main house
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20:00 |
Inviting ideas & |
Bonfire/ StoryTelling with Rebecca |
Lea Good Bye with Best wishes &Tara Blessings |
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21:00 |
Returning to Inner Light/Silent Period/Sky watching
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