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Now that we have settled into 2013 many of us will have taken a long, hard look at the year gone past and how it impacted on our lives.

The issue of prolonged exposure to anxiety impacts on the mind and body in a variety of detrimental ways such as hypertension or raised blood pressure, inflammation of the arteries, heart attacks, as well as a host of psychological conditions. Over time it negatively depletes our life force, and our ability to take care of our mind and body, and leads to depression.

Rachel Sweetman, hakomi psychotherapist, runs very popular ongoing certified courses in Mindfulness and Loving Presence in Ballina. People come for one or many courses to develop their practice, and their sense of inner wellbeing. Her next 10 week course starts on Tuesday February 5 in The Downhill House Hotel, Ballina from 6.45pm to 9.30pm.

A poll of psychologists has cited emotions as the top obstacle to weight loss.

A non-profit counselling and psychotherapy service will open in the city tomorrow (Friday). The Good 2 Talk Galway health care service, which will be located at the Tuam Road Retail Centre, will focus0 on client need rather than ability to pay.

Ballina based Fine Gael TD, Dep Michelle Mulherin this week has welcomed the news that a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist has been recruited to work out of the Ballina Primary Care Centre and will be starting on Monday, December 3.

If you are affected by stress, anxiety, depression, or chronic pain, mindfulness may offer the help you have been looking for. Esker Retreat House in Athenry will host a day-long mindfulness retreat on Sunday August 26. You will learn how to calm your busy mind and free yourself from discursive thoughts, mental chatter, stress and worries.

People can learn about the facts and myths surrounding mental health at a special tent available during the Volco Ocean Race.

FROM MUSIC to dance, from theatre, street performances, to exhibitions of all kinds, the Galway Arts Festival is continually seeking innovative ways to engage with its ever expanding audiences, and this year is no exception with the new addition of the First Thought Talks series.

The International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD) was delighted with the response received to their tradition of tithing in June!