Praying – “It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” Mary Oliver

During this retreat we will explore how silence, music, poetry and scripture offer a deep listening and creative response to prayer. Our time together brings hope and direction in our pilgrim path of companionship and presence with God.

Deirdre Ni Chinneide, trained as a psychotherapist/ spiritual director and workshop facilitator, Deirdre has worked all over Ireland, the U.S.A, Australia and Europe including Bosnia and Kosovo. She divides her time between the Aran Islands and the mainland offering retreats, workshops and performances of Spiritual Music. She has composed two highly acclaimed CDs of Spiritual Music: Celtic Passage and I will Sing for you – songs to soothe the soul. Deirdre has recently published a book with her sister Mary Kennedy “Journey to the Well Connecting to Celtic Ways and Wisdom (Hachette Publications). Deirdre is director of Slí Aonghusa retreat centre, Inis Mór Aran islands. Further details www.celticpassage.com