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In today’s hectic lifestyle many people suffer from stress and anxiety due to pressure at work, family problems or simply keeping up with such a fast paced existence.

Imagine a word in which we could all dance, just let ourselves go, swinging, moving, gliding, and enjoying ourselves like a child in a playground. That’s a bit like what 5 Rhythms is all about. It’s a form of dance, or movement meditation, that is designed primarily to put a smile on your face. It’s about having fun, moving the body to music, following where it wants to go and how it wants to feel.

In today’s hectic lifestyle many people suffer from stress and anxiety due to pressure at work, family problems or simply keeping up with such a fast paced existence.

Niamh Jones, owner of Xhaleyoga in Headford, has more than 10 years’ experience working in the yoga, healing, and fitness industry. She was introduced to Bikram hot yoga in Australia and went on to Los Angeles, California, to train with Bikram Choudry. She was the first to bring Bikram yoga to Ireland and Galway some eight years ago. She is also a certified Ashtanga yoga instructor and specialises in yoga therapy for back problems. She continues to train with some of the world’s best known teachers.

Many Shaking Meditation groups have sprouted up throughout the country recently and now you can take part in one on October 4 in Lough Lannagh Village, Castlebar from between 10am to 5pm.

Most of our lives are very busy and we often fail to experience and enjoy quietness. From a spiritual perspective constant activity and noise can block our awareness of God’s presence in our lives. The Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, is offering a one day course on learning meditative prayer techniques.

Reflections on Faith and Prayer is a series of short reflections that will be provided in the Castlebar Parish Church each evening between 5.10pm and 5.30pm starting on Monday November 9 and continuing daily until Friday November 13.

Kilkenny resident Julie Cusack is an up and coming artist and she opened an exhibition in Kilkenny last Friday in the Shanti School of Yoga and Gallery space.

As one of the last remaining tax shelters likely to be untouched by the impending Budget, investors in Westmeath are increasingly realising the tax benefits of BES (Business Expansion Scheme) investment.