Bodhi Moment: Making Friends with Our Emotions

Bodhi Moment: Making Friends with Our Emotions is a 2.5-hour spiritual workshop in Cork, led by instructors from Rigpa Cork. It offers a contemplative approach to Buddhist wisdom, using meditation, compassion and contemplation practices to work with the emotions of everyday life. It suits anyone who wants more kindness, resilience and emotional steadiness, and a way of relating to feelings that is less guarded.

What to Expect

The morning runs from 10:30 to 13:00 at Brú Columbanus in Wilton, Cork. The workshop is built on the idea that we can feel far more than we usually allow ourselves, and that our emotions carry their own intelligence. Guided meditation gives practical tools for meeting moments of stress, frustration, anger and disappointment, as well as the sense of being disconnected from the people we love.

Bodhi Moments are short workshops, and this one has room for shared reflection. You explore the practices, then talk about your own experience with others, guided by the Rigpa Cork instructors. The underlying thought is simple: when we feel able to be there for ourselves, meaningful connection with others tends to follow.

For those who want to go further, the Open Heart course continues the theme on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, also at Brú Columbanus. It explores how meditation can bring more emotional ease and mental clarity, through a sequence of simple steps.

About Norma Corcoran

Norma has studied and practiced meditation for many years. She has been an instructor with Rigpa Cork since 2012 and has served as its coordinator for a long time. She also supports event management at Dzogchen Beara.

About Irene Wunderlich

Irene is originally from Germany and has long studied and practiced Buddhist meditation and compassion. Her interest lies in how the timeless teachings of the Buddha can be applied in our own lives, offering benefit and refuge amid busy modern days. As part of the Rigpa Cork team, she has co-facilitated meditation and compassion practice in Cork over many years.

About Gillian Riordan

Gillian has been an active member of Rigpa Cork for over ten years and has attended many of its courses and retreats. For the past two years she has co-facilitated the drop-in Time to Meditate sessions in Cork.

The Setting

The workshop takes place at Brú Columbanus, on Cardinal Way in Wilton, Cork. It is also the home of the Open Heart course, so anyone who wants to continue afterwards will already know the space.

Before You Go

The workshop is taught in English and includes guided meditation and contemplative practice with Rigpa Cork teachers. No prior experience is stated as a requirement. It is presented as an introduction to bringing Buddhist meditation and compassion practices into emotional life, so newcomers are welcome to come with curiosity and an open mind.