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 Derval is available for zoom and on site presentations, talks, courses and workshops for groups, businesses, school staff, classroom programmes, and creative collaboration. 

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Derval's main focus during the pandemic was:

• Programmes with Social Impact Ireland and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland  designing a UNIQUE School's Breathwork programme. 

• Assisting US Professors of Psychiatry Patricia Gerbarg and Richard Brown on their BBM breath training programmes

• Upskilling in Ecoliteracy and ecoart 

• Facilitating webinars and summer EPV online mindfulness courses for teachers nationally with Mayo Education Centre

• Supporting the UN SDGs ( Sustainable Developmental Goals)

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 A sample of Derval's presentations/projects

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2022 - Recent projects

Derval was one of four artists commissioned to work on a collaboration between Irish Hospice Foundation, HSE and Creative Ireland. The project will be launched in Jan 2023 aiming to support the wellbeing of 220,000 healthcare staff in Ireland.

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Land and Language - Talamh agus Teanga Derval's first solo exhibition. It was interactive, inclusive, audio-visual and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It was exhibitied in the Town Hall Theatre, Westport and Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

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Derval presented on Art & Breath at US Psychiatrists Gerbarg & Brown Breath-Body-Mind Annual Global online celebration

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Pre 2022

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Authentic Energy, Authentic Rest Workshops

Cabo Breath Fest, Sunshine Baja Yoga Centre, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico

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Mindfulness, Breathwork & Resilience

Mayo Mental Health Services/HSE staff workshops, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland

 

Mindfulness for Stress Reduction

CNME/HSE staff workshops/talks

Boyle, Co. Roscommon and Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Breathwork & Mindfulness for COVID19 Frontline Staff Training

Comissioned by HSE/CNME Mayo/Roscommon

 

Reflective Space - Collaborative Art Project with David Smith

The Dock Gallery, Carrick-on-Shannon 

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Mindful Cocoon Community Course - zoom

Free REboot Camp to support vulnerable people during the pandemic

 

Switch Off & Sleep Workshops

Donegal Education Centre on zoom

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Mindfulness, Self-care & Classroom Wellbeing (SPHE)

Online EPV Teacher Summer Course  

July/August 2021 Mayo Education Centre

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Mindfulness, Compassion & Resilience for Schools (Cross-curricular)

Online EPV Teacher Summer Course  Mayo Education Centre

July/August 2021

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INTO (Irish National Teacher's Organisation) online EPV Mindfulness & Wellbeing for Teachers and Children

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IPPN (Irish Primary Principal's Conferences) - presentations on wellbeing

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Breathwork for School Communities

6 week Pilot programme lankill N.S.

Parents, Staff and children on site and on zoom

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Castlebar College of Further Education

Mindfulness & Breathwork for college students 

On site and on zoom

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Counteract Covid Chaos Course -zoom

The Family Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo

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Breathwork For Transition -6th Class

Newport NS, Co. Mayo - Blended Programme

on site & on zoom

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Breathwork For Health & Resilience

Scoil Phadraig, Westport, Co. Mayo June 2021

Blended Programme - On site & on zoom

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Derval has worked with a variety of organisations including the HSE, Irish Hospice Foundation, the INTO, IPPN, Education Centres nationally, third level colleges, businesses and schools. This work includes courses, workshops, zoom sessions and presentations at a variety of related national conferences. 

Derval's art projects have been funded by Creative Ireland.

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