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The International Study Trip
Ireland
June 13th – 22, 2023

From: $680.00 / month for 6 months with 1 month free trial and a $199.00 sign-up fee

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$3,599

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10 Day Trip

*Price is all inclusive minus airfare, travelers insurance and alcohol.
$199 non refundable deposit – can be transferred.

Join us each year as we embark on an experience of deep personal insight, group study/reflection centered upon birth, breath, and death, service, and remarkable exploration.

Join Tobie Spears, founder and director of Be Humanitarian, Wilka Roig, founder and president of the Fundación Elisabeth Kübler-Ross México Centro, and Amy Wright Glenn, founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death, for a week of transformative personal and professional learning in Ireland.

Participants will engage in self-care practice, group study, service work, and meaningful interactions with local birth and death workers in Ireland. Participants will have the opportunity to earn a 75-hour certificate of completion honoring their powerful dedication to deepening awareness of birth and death practices within the context of contemporary Irish life as well as the practice of self-care and discovery through personal journal writing, meditation, yoga, Qigong practice, and group discussion. Five hours of contact time occur before and after our 9 days together in Ireland.

Mornings in Ireland will begin with meditation, Qigong and/or yoga practice. Evenings are dedicated to the independent and group study and significance of birth and death practices in Ireland. Day excursions to cultural sites, local markets, and natural wonders are central to our adventure. Participants will also engage with social justice work supporting local birth and death workers, educational and nutritional initiatives.

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Our Fantastic Itinerary:
(Subject to Change)

Day 1 ~ Tuesday, June 13th (Meet in Dublin)

8am ~ Meet at Dublin Airport Hotel TBA

9am ~ Travel to Uisneach

1pm ~ Getting to know you lunch and tour of Uisneach

3pm ~ Travel to Dunfanaghy

8pm ~ Group Dinner  

9pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day 

Day 2 ~ Wednesday, June 14th  

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice 

8am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ 11 am Group Study – Wilka – Symbolic Language

12pm ~ lunch

1pm – 3pm ~ Guest Speaker

3pm ~ Self Care Hour

5pm ~ Class with Amy

7pm ~ Group Dinner

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day 

Day 3 ~ Thursday, June 15th 

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice 

8am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ 11 am Group Study – Amy 

12 lunch

1-2:30 ~ Guest Speaker Sinead – Energy Work / Stress Release

3pm ~ Self Care Hour

5pm ~ Class with Wilka

7pm ~ Group Dinner 

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day 

Day 4 ~ Friday, June 16th 

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice

8am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ Self Care Time

12 Group lunch ~ Welcome Weekend Participants

1pm ~ Teaching time with Amy & Wilka 

7pm ~ Group Dinner

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day

Day 5 ~ Saturday, June 17th  (Open to All)

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice 

8am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ TEACHING TIME WITH WILKA AND AMY

12-1 ~ Lunch

4pm ~ CLOSING CIRCLE FOR WEEKEND GROUP

5pm ~ Self care time

7pm ~ Group Dinner 

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day 

Day 6 ~ Sunday, June 18th (Giants Causeway Adventure)

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice 

8am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ Tobie leads group sightseeing adventure

7pm ~ Group Dinner 

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day

Day 7 ~ Monday, June 19th (Morning of Silence / Solitude)

7am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice 

8am ~ Silent Breakfast 

9am ~ 11 am Group Meditation

12pm ~ Silent lunch

2pm ~ Walking / Journaling Meditation to the beach

3pm ~ Altar time with Wilka to break the silence

5pm ~ Self Care time

7pm ~ Group Dinner

8pm ~ Candle, meditation, space of altar conversation, debrief the day

Day 8 ~ Tuesday, June 20th

6am ~ Breakfast 

7am ~ Travel to Omeath to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ house visit

12pm ~ lunch in Omeath

2pm ~ Travel to Belfast

3pm ~ City Tour / Titanic

6pm ~ Dinner in Belfast 

8pm ~ Travel to Dunfanaghy / During Bus ride ~ Daily Debrief, meditation, 

11pm ~ Arrive at Corcreggan Mill

Day 9 ~ Wednesday, June 21st (Summer Solstice Celebration) 

8am ~ Optional Morning Mindfulness Practice

9am ~ Breakfast 

9am ~ 11 am Group Recap & Ritual prep

12pm ~ lunch

1-6pm ~ Personal exploration time / Time to Pack 

6pm ~ Group Dinner

7pm ~ Summer Solstice Ceremony / Closing of the bones ritual

Day 10 ~ Thursday, June 22nd (departing Ireland)

Early Morning 🙂 

Please have your flight ready to depart after 1 pm (no earlier)
You are welcome to stay longer, however, at this point the Institute International Study Trip ends. Thank you so much!!

Proudly Partnering With

Founder

Tobie Spears

Tobie Spears holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Utah and has completed a Certificate in Criminology from the University of Utah. Tobie is the Founder of the nonprofit Be Humanitarian where she leads humanitarian-minded expeditions to explore Guatemala while paying it forward.

Tobie Spears holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Utah and has completed a Certificate in Criminology from the University of Utah. Tobie is the Founder of the nonprofit Be Humanitarian where she leads humanitarian-minded expeditions to explore Guatemala while paying it forward. Since 2007, Tobie has been working as a birth and postpartum doula where she has volunteered with the Utah Doula Association as President, Vice-President, Mentoring Chair, and Retreat Chair in service to birth and postpartum doulas across the state of Utah. Tobie has assisted families through the excitement of birth, the sorrow of loss, and has a particular focus/expertise in supporting people through postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis. Tobie is honored to be able to offer private consultations for individuals as they travel through life’s journey as a Holding Space Consultant for The Institute.
President

Wilka Roig

MTP, MFA, PLCis a transpersonal psychologist, death doula, grief counselor, dream worker, educator, ordained minister, facilitator, writer, Taoist Arts instructor, musician, photographer, performance artist, silversmith, baker, mythmaker. She is president of Fundación Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (EKR) México Centro, deputy director of education of EKR Foundation Global, end-of-life doula instructor and BIPOC Council co-chair of the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA).

MTP, MFA, PLCis a transpersonal psychologist, death doula, grief counselor, dream worker, educator, ordained minister, facilitator, writer, Taoist Arts instructor, musician, photographer, performance artist, silversmith, baker, mythmaker. She is president of Fundación Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (EKR) México Centro, deputy director of education of EKR Foundation Global, end-of-life doula instructor and BIPOC Council co-chair of the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA). Her interests include neurobiology of trauma, loss, grief, and relationships, conscious living & dying, birds, stars, confectionery arts, and wine culture.
Institute Founder

Amy Wright Glenn

Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught for eleven years in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, birth and death doula (DONA and INELDA trained), hospital chaplain, and Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Instructor.

Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught for eleven years in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, birth and death doula (DONA and INELDA trained), hospital chaplain, and Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Instructor. Amy supports individuals and communities through innovative course design focusing on birth, breath, and death ~ as well as serving as a volunteer with United Way, local elementary schools, and in her UU church community.

Amy is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death and the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go.

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