GTT Module - Lughnasadh: A Kernel of Hope with Cait Brainagan, 4-9 August 2026 in Ireland

04 Aug 2026 to 09 Aug 2026 GTT Training / 0 seats available

Following Celtic tradition this module will explore the harvest season of Lughnasadh and our wounded relationship with earth. Expanded states of consciousness will be experienced through shamanic journeys as well as Holotropic Breathwork.

Lughnasadh

A Kernel of Hope – Gifts of the First Harvest

Lughnasadh, named for the God Lugh, son of Eithne, foster-son of the Providing Mother, Tailltiú, is a festival said to be instituted by Lugh in honour of Tailltiú's sacrifice for all of Her children. The festival, coming after ‘the Hungry month’ (July) was a significant and important time of harvesting, legal agreements and marriage.

The Harvest brings to bear the fruits of our labours. Cut by the scythe, the act of harvesting reminds us of the intimacy that exists between beginnings and endings, between life and death; the kernel being the promise of renewed life and sustenance.

In this module, we will explore the season of Lughnasadh, The Great Mother and our wounded relationship with Earth. Through stories of the Harvest Goddesses (Taillitiú, Áine, Demeter...) and the Gods associated with them, alongside journeys and practical exercises and four Holotropic Breathwork sessions, we will also explore our relationships with our own bodies and mortality, the seed of life and the great mysteries of the Harvest.

PLEASE NOTE: THE MODULE IS FULLY BOOKED. YOUR REGISTRATION WILL GO AUTOMATICALLY ON A WAITING LIST.

Guest Speakers

Cáit Branigan

Cáit Branigan is a Druid and an Ordained Priestess Hierophant of the Western Mystery Tradition, a Healer working within the traditions of Ireland. She works with individuals for healing at her centre in Co. Wexford. She also works with and teaches groups in Ireland aid internationally. An essential part of her work is in the area of Women’s Mysteries in which she has conducted workshops and ceremonies around the country. She also facilitates sweat lodges within the Irish Tradition and performs Rites of Passage within the community. She is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a member of the Fellowship of Isis.

GTT Staff

Paul McCormack

Paul Mc Cormack is an accredited Psychotherapist who has been working in the field of Addiction and Dependency for over 30 years, in addition to being a Holotropic Breathwork certified facilitator. Paul's professional experience ranges across his in... read more ..

Nora McDonnell

Nora is a retired secondary school teacher in the west of Ireland. She enjoys bringing the  holotropic perspective to her everyday interactions with both young people and all her relationships. She has been involved with Holotropic Breathwork si... read more ..

Debbie Byrne

Debbie is a certified Holotropic Breathwork practitioner.  She began her holotropic breathwork journey in 2002 and joined the Grof Transpersonal Training in 2004. Debbie was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1965.  She gra... read more ..

Location

WESTPORT IRELAND - Moyhastin,, F28DR31

Payment Policy

Costs for the module are € 975,- including accommodation in shared bed rooms and full board.

GTT Module - Lughnasadh: A Kernel of Hope with Cait Brainagan, 4-9 August 2026 in Ireland

Event Contacts

Paul McCormack

Holotropic Association Europe