A journey into the layers that shape who we are, the roles we perform – and the expansive Self that lives beneath them.
What if the person you think you are is, in part, an inheritance?
We carry so much with us: the stories of our families, the culture and histories we belong to, the expectations we have absorbed, and the roles we have learned to play. Over time, these layers can become so familiar that we mistake them for who we truly are.
Awakening the Self is a spacious, experiential day for exploring the question:
What are the learnt versions of self that I inhabit - what do these have to offer, what might they limit, and who am I beyond them?
This immersion invites you to move beyond thinking about identity and into a deeper, more personal and interpersonal exploration of how your sense of self has been formed.
Together, we’ll journey from the collective to the personal to the truly authentic.
What have I inherited?
The cultural, ancestral and historical stories, values and patterns that live within us – sometimes consciously, often without our knowing.
Who have I learned to be?
The different roles, identities and “selves” we develop in response to our families, relationships, society and the world around us. Drawing on a psychosynthesis approach, we’ll explore the masks and sub-personalities that have helped us navigate life.
Who am I beneath all of this?
Beyond the roles and identities we have accumulated, what happens when we make space to encounter a deep, authentic sense of Self?
This won't be a day of sitting and talking about ourselves.
We'll work with the whole self – mind, body, imagination.
This is an invitation to slow down, turn inward, and begin to recognise the many layers that make us who we are – while opening to the possibility that there is more to us than what we have learned to inhabit.
A full-day immersion at Ashley Park House, Tipperary
Sunday, 22 November · 10:00am–4:30pm
A light lunch will be provided.
Awakening the Self is for anyone who feels curious about identity, belonging, inheritance and authenticity – and wants to explore these questions through experience rather than ideas alone.
JOIN US
EARLY BIRD OF €95 until Oct 22nd
Includes Lunch
Meet your Facilitators -
Jenny O’Hare and Hannah Bowler.
Jenny O’Hare
Facilitator, Mentor & Depth Ecologist
Jenny is a facilitator, mentor and guide whose work is rooted in the understanding that our inner lives are inseparable from the wider systems and living world around us. Drawing on eco-psychology, systems theory, somatics and soulful human–nature connection, she supports people to explore their developmental path, their belonging and identity.
She works with the story of our own lives, the patterns that shape it, and supports folks to track the thread of what is wanting to be lived. Jenny brings a spacious, experiential approach that invites us to reconnect with ourselves, each other and the deeper intelligence that lives within.
Hannah Bowler
Depth Mentor, Facilitator & Artist
Hannah is a depth practitioner, mentor and facilitator whose work explores the meeting place of psyche, body, soul and the living world. She holds a Master’s in Jungian (Depth) Psychology, with her studies exploring Jungian somatics, the inner child and the integration of our inner opposites.
Drawing on depth psychology, embodiment, creativity and transpersonal approaches, Hannah creates spaces for people to move beneath the surface of their lives – exploring the inherited stories, patterns and identities that shape who they believe themselves to be. Her work invites a deeper relationship with the unconscious, while making space for the parts of ourselves that have been forgotten, hidden or left behind.