The European Year of Volunteering Roadshow will stop off in the European Union House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2, from Monday, August 22nd to Friday, August 26th. Each day will have a different theme with about 70 Irish voluntary and charity organisations showcasing their skills. The Irish Red Cross, for example will demonstrate first aid and life-saving techniques on Tuesday, August 23rd, from 11am-4pm. See eyv2011.ie for a full programme of events.
A new style of yoga that combines aerial dance and movement, core conditioning and Pilates is now available at a Dublin yoga studio. Suzanne Kenny is teaching anti-gravity yoga at her Yoga4All studio in Airside Business Park, Swords. Sixteen silk hammocks suspended from the ceiling accommodate the unusual exercise sequence.
A 20 per cent discount is available for courses booked online. See yoga4all.ie or tel: 086-8453210.
An introductory course on Bach flower remedies will be held on August 20th and 21st (10am-5pm each day) at 20 Forest Park, Kingswood, Dublin 24. The course will be given by Angelina Kelly, a registered Bach practitioner. Tel: 01-4519283 for more details.
A new app called Grace, after Lisa Domican’s autistic daughter, is now available to download on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Based on the principle of picture-exchange communication, the app works by helping non-verbal children and adults to communicate to other people through text and pictures. See autismireland.ie and hammie-hammiesays.blogspot.com for more details.
