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Reset and recharge at IMAGE Wellness Project Live Autumn 2024


By IMAGE
21st Aug 2024
Reset and recharge at IMAGE Wellness Project Live Autumn 2024

Featuring incredible speakers in the wellbeing space, the day will include a morning movement session, expert-led talks, a delicious brunch and more!

September always feels like the start of a new year – the perfect time to pause, reflect and realign before business begins again. The IMAGE Wellness Project live invites you to do just that by spending a very special day with us this September 15 at Anantara The Marker Dublin. Join us for a day filled with real inspiration, expert-led sessions, and a chance to recharge yourself and ready for the remainder of 2024.

Start the day with a morning movement session led by Olympian and former Love Island contestant Greg O’Shea. Cool down with welcome teas, coffees and juices before settling in for a deep dive conversation about the power of mindset between Greg O’Shea, Denise Kenny Byrne (co-founder and CEO of The Head Plan), and IMAGE editorial director, Dominique McMullan

Next, clear your energetic field in preparation for the super harvest full moon during a Shamanic drumming meditation led by Christine Higgins. After a delicious brunch, listen to wellness experts Peigín Crowley (founder of GROUND Wellbeing), Thomas Coleman (sleep coach and health scientist), and Oonagh O’Hagan (pharmacist and MD of Meagher’s Pharmacy Group) chat with Dominique McMullan about the importance of a good night’s sleep, and how to ensure you get what your body needs. Close off the afternoon by balancing and regulating your nervous system in a breathwork session with health, wellness and behaviour coach Becca Gillan

This is your moment to reflect, breathe, and enjoy some well-deserved time out. We can’t wait to see you. 

When & Where

When: Sunday, September 15 

Where: Anantara The Marker Dublin, Grand Canal Quay, Docklands, Dublin, D02 CK38

You will enjoy…
  • An incredible speaker line-up featuring some of Ireland’s leading health and wellness experts
  • A delicious brunch to indulge in
  • A gift bag full of health and wellness goodies

 

Gift bag

 

Each attendee will receive a gorgeous gift bag worth over €100, including:

Ticket options
  • *€55. Full access to the event, starting at 9.45am, including a 45-minute movement session.
  • *€45. Full access to the event, starting at 10.30am, excluding the movement session.

*Booking fee applies 

Event Schedule
  • 9.45am – Morning movement session with Greg O’Shea
  • 10.30am – Welcome tea, coffee and juices served
  • 10.45am – Mindset interview with Greg O’Shea and Denise Kenny Byrne
  • 11.30am – Shamanic drumming meditation led by Christine Higgins
  • 12pm – Delicious brunch served
  • 12.30pm – Sleep panel discussion with Peigín Crowley, Thomas Coleman, and Oonagh O’Hagan
  • 1pm – Breathwork session with Becca Gillen
  • 1.30pm – Event ends

 

Meet the speakers

Greg O’Shea, Presenter, Olympian and founder of Bettr

Greg O’Shea was catapulted to fame when he entered the villa, became a firm favourite amongst the public, and won Love Island in 2019. Since then, Greg went on to represent Ireland and compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the Irish Rugby 7s team.

The Olympian’s expertise and passion for sport and fitness encouraged him to launch his own fitness app Bettr with Greg which includes high-intensity interval training and pilates programmes designed to improve the mental and physical health of its users.

With almost 900k Instagram followers, Greg is one of Ireland’s top influencers and has collaborated with some of the world’s leading brands including Coca-Cola, Bank of Ireland, National Dairy Council and presenting roles with RTE2FM and World Rugby.

Denise Kenny Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of The Head Plan

Together with her husband, Ciaran, Denise Kenny Byrne founded The Head Plan to help others become the best version of themselves. As a qualified life coach, she is passionate about helping people achieve their life goals, through the power of journaling and visualisation. She believes writing down your goals, practising gratitude, and becoming conscious of your priorities are truly transformative.

“The Head Plan is more than our products, it’s a movement,” she explains, “and I really hope you can join us and the tens of thousands of other Head Planners in our community. We are growing by the day, and it brings us so much joy to see the impact we are having in people’s lives. I believe in you, and your ability to live your life to its greatest potential.”

Christine Higgins, Reiki Master and Spiritual Mentor

Christine Higgins, also known as ‘Spiritual Wellness Christine’, is a renowned, award-winning intuitive energy healer, soul coach and motivational speaker specialising in Shamanism, energy healing and activations. As a seasoned spiritual alchemist, she combines her extensive spiritual knowledge with compassionate guidance to help others achieve rapid manifestation and deep personal transformation. Christine’s approach is rooted in her own spiritual journey, allowing her to connect deeply with her clients.

Married and a mother of four, she balances her professional and personal life with grace and dedication. Notably, Christine won the Gym+Coffee MLR award for Best Outdoor Experience 2023 for her famous wellness charity event ‘The Full Moon Healing Circle’, which she started in 2021 on Killiney Beach, Co Dublin, highlighting her commitment to creating transformative experiences.

Peigín Crowley, Founder GROUND Wellbeing

Having spent over 25 years in the world of spa, Peigín is a wellness curator, creating award-winning spa experiences with wellbeing at the core. She has mastered an innovative and engaging style of development and design that creates a fluid path to transformative experiences and intuitive self-care.

On a mission to address our inner world by focusing on how we feel, Peigín founded GROUND in 2020 to make sincere wellbeing accessible to all. understand how to balance and align ourselves to achieve longevity. Unafraid to move away from the traditional spa menus, Peigín develops treatments and products that help restore balance and alignment to achieve longevity, addressing issues like anxiety, insomnia, hormone fluctuations, burnout and gut health.

Within two short years GROUND’s message has resonated with leading wellness properties across the world, with the brand being represented at the highest level at The Rosewood, The Four Seasons and The Waldorf Astoria. In 2021, Peigín developed the brand to address women’s health from PMS, fertility, and pregnancy through to menopause with the launch of her best-selling Balancing CBD Balm and Balancing Massage Ritual.

Peigín lives in Cork with her husband Shane and two daughters Anna Louise and Bella, spending her time growing and developing her brand and speaking passionately at events on sustainable wellbeing for partnered companies including Weir & Sons, AIB, BMW, Brown Thomas and LuluLemon.

Thomas Coleman, Sleep Coach and Health Scientist

Thomas Coleman is an articulate and dynamic speaker with over a decade of experience working, speaking and consulting in sleep, health and wellness. He is a qualified health scientist and sleep coach who continues to deliver engaging talks, workshops, and programs at the very highest level of the corporate arena.

For the past 10 years, he has worked with multinationals, businesses, elite athletes, coaches and teams in sleep, performance, recovery and fatigue science. He has specialist knowledge and experience working with blue light services, shift workers and those in highly demanding roles and environments.

In 2019, Thomas sat on an expert advisory panel contributing to research on sleep in corporate Ireland. He is also a regular contributor to Newstalk, Today FM and many other national broadcasters. He recently launched Ireland’s first podcast on sleep and his opinion is sought by national media on a host of sleep topics.

Oonagh O’Hagan, Pharmacist and MD of Meagher’s Pharmacy Group

Oonagh O’Hagan is the proud owner and managing director of Meagher’s Pharmacy Group. A qualified pharmacist, she was in her late 20s when she bought the landmark Meagher’s Pharmacy on Dublin’s Baggot Street from Pierce Meagher in 2001.

She has since gone on to grow the business to nine pharmacies and a thriving online store www.meaghers.ie. She now employs 150 people with further growth planned.

Becca Gillen, Health, Wellness & Behaviour Coach for Mind & Body

Becca Gillen is a nurse, health coach and founder of BPM Method with a passion for empowering others to thrive. She has combined her medical background and holistic wellness approach to create a unique method that harnesses the power of hormetic stressors. The BPM Method is designed to help you adapt to stress, build resilience, and achieve a balanced state of mind and body.

As a breathwork practitioner, Becca curates energising breathwork sessions that are anything but ordinary. Set to fun, motivating tunes, her sessions offer a refreshing take on traditional practices, making breathwork accessible and enjoyable for everyone. With a strong focus on balancing and regulating the nervous system, Becca’s sessions are crafted to help you reduce stress, boost energy, and find presence in the moment.

Whether you’re seeking to unwind, recharge, or simply reconnect with yourself, Becca’s breathwork sessions provide the perfect timeout from the demands of daily life. Join Becca at this upcoming wellness event and experience firsthand the transformative power of breathwork.

The IMAGE Wellness Project is powered by Meaghers Pharmacy and in association with Activia, its4women, Irish Life Health and KIND. Visit our Wellness Hub to download your valuable workbook and to follow weekly updates including interviews, videos and podcast episodes with our leading wellbeing experts.