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SUMMARY:Working and living with chronic pain
DESCRIPTION:Working and living with chronic pain\nThis online workshop is targeted for those who are in employment or wish to return to employment and who are living with chronic pain. The theme of this workshop will be pacing yourself. \nThe focus of the evening workshops is to find ways to manage and cope with chronic pain by understanding and addressing the non-medical issues that drive pain and make it hard to accept and cope. The facilitator and group will look at the big picture of chronic pain and self management. Attendees can bring up issues that they are currently experiencing with the facilitator and each workshop will also cover topics including: \n\nunderstanding chronic vs acute\npain\, stress\,\nboom-bust cycles\nhow we react to change.\n\nThere will be a focus on a specific topic for each meeting together with the opportunity to discuss things more widely. The style of the sessions is friendly and interactive with the opportunity to ask questions and benefit from the support of others in a similar situation. \nParticipation in this workshop can provide practical strategies to support you in staying in work and reclaiming control from the impact of chronic pain \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities Join here \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/working-and-living-with-chronic-pain-8/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260512T110000
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SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2026-05-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260324T131618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T131618Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain\n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?  \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week in 2024 we were delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions. These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain-5/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260423T140000
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SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of nationwide online courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to. It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese nationwide online workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities  Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop-3/2026-04-23/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260414T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
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SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2026-04-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260409T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260409T123000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260324T132123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T110931Z
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SUMMARY:Sleep\, racing minds and chronic pain
DESCRIPTION:Sleep\, Racing Minds and chronic pain \nPoor sleep is common in chronic pain\, but it’s often overlooked as seen as a secondary issue. Lack of sleep can build up over time which makes everything worse. Rather than sleep being a side issue\, it’s a crucial part of pain management. \nThroughout this 2-hour interactive workshop we explore the following: \n\nUnderstanding the cycles of sleep\,\nWhat happens when we can’t get to or back to sleep\nSimple techniques to improve sleep\nHow to deal with a racing mind and ideas from ‘sleep hygiene’.\n\nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities Join here
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/sleep-racing-minds-and-chronic-pain-2/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260324T131618Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain\n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?  \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week in 2024 we were delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions. These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain-5/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260331T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260331T123000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20251216T120159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T125502Z
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SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of nationwide online courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to. It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese nationwide online workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities  Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop-3/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260225T112458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T112458Z
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SUMMARY:Working and living with chronic pain
DESCRIPTION:Working and living with chronic pain\nThis online workshop is targeted for those who are in employment or wish to return to employment and who are living with chronic pain. The theme of this workshop will be pacing yourself. \nThe focus of the evening workshops is to find ways to manage and cope with chronic pain by understanding and addressing the non-medical issues that drive pain and make it hard to accept and cope. The facilitator and group will look at the big picture of chronic pain and self management. Attendees can bring up issues that they are currently experiencing with the facilitator and each workshop will also cover topics including: \n\nunderstanding chronic vs acute\npain\, stress\,\nboom-bust cycles\nhow we react to change.\n\nThere will be a focus on a specific topic for each meeting together with the opportunity to discuss things more widely. The style of the sessions is friendly and interactive with the opportunity to ask questions and benefit from the support of others in a similar situation. \nParticipation in this workshop can provide practical strategies to support you in staying in work and reclaiming control from the impact of chronic pain \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are support by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities Join here \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/working-and-living-with-chronic-pain-7/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260310T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000041-1773140400-1773144000@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2026-03-10/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260304T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260212T092024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T092024Z
UID:10000908-1772650800-1772654400@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain\n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?  \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week in 2024 we were delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions. These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain-4/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260304T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20260225T111358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T111358Z
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Stress workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dealing with Stress workshop\nDealing with stress is central to pain management\, but it’s often treated as a side issue. In this session we’ll look at understanding stress and ways to deal with it. \nThe plan is to: \n\nUnderstand what stress is and the different forms it comes in (Stress as a defence)\nEustress\, distress\nStress awareness (spotting signs)\nThe relationship between pain and stress (cycles)\nBreaking the pain stress cycle\n4 P’s of stress\nPEA model\nRelaxation\n\nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are supported by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities Join here
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/dealing-with-stress-workshop-3/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260217T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20251216T120159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T125502Z
UID:10000631-1771336800-1771344000@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of nationwide online courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to. It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese nationwide online workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities  Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop-3/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260210T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000040-1770721200-1770724800@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2026-02-10/
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20251216T121235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T123245Z
UID:10000706-1770231600-1770235200@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain\n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?  \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week 2024 we are delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions. These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain-2/2026-02-04/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260129T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20251216T120159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T125502Z
UID:10000630-1769682600-1769689800@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of nationwide online courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to. It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese nationwide online workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities  Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop-3/2026-01-29/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260113T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000039-1768302000-1768305600@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2026-01-13/
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END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260112T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20251216T121704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T123042Z
UID:10000652-1768244400-1768248000@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain\n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?  \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week 2024 we are delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions. These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain-3/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251210T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T113038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T005116Z
UID:10000531-1765375200-1765382400@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to.  It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are supported by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities   – Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop/2025-12-10/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251209T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000038-1765278000-1765281600@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2025-12-09/
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251204T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250416T112639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T022049Z
UID:10000485-1764871200-1764878400@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Working and living with chronic pain
DESCRIPTION:Working and living with chronic pain\nThis online workshop is targeted for those who are in employment or wish to return to employment and who are living with chronic pain. \nThe focus of the evening workshops is to find ways to manage and cope with chronic pain by understanding and addressing the non-medical issues that drive pain and make it hard to accept and cope.  The facilitator and group will look at the big picture of chronic pain and self management.  Attendees can bring up issues that they are currently experiencing with the facilitator and each workshop will also cover topics including: \n\nunderstanding chronic vs acute\npain\, stress\,\nboom-bust cycles\nhow we react to change.\n\nThere will be a focus on a specific topic for each meeting together with the opportunity to discuss things more widely.  The style of the sessions is friendly and interactive with the opportunity to ask questions and benefit from the support of others in a similar situation. \nParticipation in this workshop can provide practical strategies to support you in staying in work and reclaiming control from the impact of chronic pain \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are support by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities   – Join here \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/working-and-living-with-chronic-pain-6/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251203T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T101737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T102500Z
UID:10000523-1764788400-1764792000@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain \n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?   \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week 2024 we are delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions.   These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain/2025-12-03/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251126T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T113038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T005116Z
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SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to.  It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are supported by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities   – Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop/2025-11-26/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250416T112509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T022551Z
UID:10000484-1763056800-1763064000@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Working and living with chronic pain
DESCRIPTION:Working and living with chronic pain\nThis online workshop is targeted for those who are in employment or wish to return to employment and who are living with chronic pain. \nThe focus of the evening workshop is to find ways to manage and cope with chronic pain by understanding and addressing the non-medical issues that drive pain and make it hard to accept and cope.  The facilitator and group will look at the big picture of chronic pain and self management.  Attendees can bring up issues that they are currently experiencing with the facilitator and each workshop will also cover topics including: \n\nunderstanding chronic vs acute\npain\, stress\,\nboom-bust cycles\nhow we react to change.\n\nThere will be a focus on a specific topic for each meeting together with the opportunity to discuss things more widely.  The style of the sessions is friendly and interactive with the opportunity to ask questions and benefit from the support of others in a similar situation. \nParticipation in this workshop can provide practical strategies to support you in the workforce. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are support by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities   – Join here \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/working-and-living-with-chronic-pain-5/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251111T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000037-1762858800-1762862400@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2025-11-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T101737Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain \n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?   \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week 2024 we are delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions.   These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain/2025-11-05/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251014T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251014T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
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SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2025-10-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251003T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251003T160000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T113038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T005116Z
UID:10000529-1759500000-1759507200@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Pain Management: Chronic Pain Booster & Implementation Workshop\nOur series of courses and workshops look at ways to manage and cope with the challenge of chronic pain. As you will know\, pain management involves adapting to change by adopting a new set of habits that are often the opposite of what we are used to.  It’s no surprise that it’s hard to do! \nPeople often fly high for a while after a course or workshop\, but it’s easy to lose momentum and slip back into those old unhelpful habits. With this in mind\, we are pleased to offer a bi-monthly session which focusses on helping you to regain the motivation to get back in to the habit of pain management. \nThese sessions are open to anyone who has completed any of the following: Living Well courses\, CPI “5 week” course\, all 12 CPI workshops or a hospital run pain management programme. The sessions are there for you to bring your questions and to explore whatever is needed to help you to re-invigorate your pain management habit. The aim is to give you a boost\, perhaps to re-assure\, to re-motivate or just to know it’s ok to keep doing what helps. \nThe sessions are not so much about new information\, rather they’re about finding ways to put what you know back into practice. The sessions will be friendly and interactive. The topic(s) and focus are set at the start of each meeting within the group. \nChronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partners with the Pain Association Scotland\, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to\, and quickly building\, self-management skills\, thereby creating practical\, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10\,000 workshops to date. \nThese workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and are supported by way of a Hospital Saturday Fund grant. \nTo avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops\, telephone support line\, chronic pain courses and programmes\, online meetings\, webinars and networking opportunities   – Join here \n  \n 
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/pain-management-chronic-pain-booster-implementation-workshop/2025-10-03/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251001T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251001T200000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20250422T101737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T102500Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for Chronic Pain
DESCRIPTION:Guided Mindfulness & Meditation for chronic pain \n\nHow can mindfulness help chronic pain?   \nThere is now a growing body of research to show that mindfulness programmes\, often referred to as Mindfulness-Based Interventions or MBI’s\, can have a positive effect in a range of situations\, one example being that MBI’s have been found to reduce pain intensity (Paschali et al 2023) \nDuring Brain Awareness Week 2024 we are delighted to launch our newest online support service in collaboration with Alfie Golden (see bio below) who will facilitate a small group of CPI members through a mindfulness and meditation session with time at the end for reflection and questions.   These events are safe\, inclusive\, open and engaging and we hope that you enjoy the experience. Alfie explains that ‘in the context of mindfulness\, we might speak of two types of pain – primary and secondary. Primary pain is the physical sensation we experience with illness or injury. Secondary pain relates more to the thoughts and emotions that accompany primary pain. For example\, we might label the physical feeling of a broken bone or a cut as primary pain and the accompanying worry (“How am I going to work with a broken arm?”\, “What if this doesn’t heal properly?”) would be secondary pain. \nMindfulness can’t directly help get rid of the primary pain but can drastically reduce our secondary pain\, which often has a longer lasting impact on us. \nMindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms\, reducing the amount of worry\, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive. \nWe may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves\, along with the ability to clearly see our experience\, we can change our experience of pain and learn to live well with it. \nThese stand alone sessions will run on the following Wednesday’s at 7pm however it is vital that you register in advance as places are limited. To register please log into your account via https://chronicpain.ie/my-account/ \n\nNot a member – Join today\n\n\nFacilitated and guided by Alfie Golden a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and accredited by the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland. Having graduated from UCC with both a degree in Applied Psychology and a master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing\, he has been practicing mindfulness meditation for over 10 years and is passionate about helping others to discover the benefits for themselves of following evidence-based training in mindfulness.\n\nAlfie offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, Mindfulness in the Workplace\, talks and workshops along with one-to-one mindfulness training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/guided-mindfulness-meditation-for-chronic-pain/2025-10-01/
LOCATION:online\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Events
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GEO:53.7797554;-7.3055309
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250909T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192059
CREATED:20230316T211827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T211828Z
UID:10000035-1757415600-1757419200@chronicpain.ie
SUMMARY:CPI Members Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each month CPI holds our peer to peer network meetings which are facilitated by our current Chairperson.  It’s a safe\, inclusive space to meet others\, to chat\, share and support each other.  Our membership feedback regularly mentions the importance of speaking with others where they can chat openly without judgement and connect with others. \nThis event is open to members of Chronic Pain Ireland and if you would like to join\, membership is €22.00 per year. See here for more details. \nMany of our members have formed life long friendships as a result of attending CPI events\, workshops and taking part in research.  Please\, consider becoming part of our community.
URL:https://chronicpain.ie/event/cpi-members-network-meeting-2/2025-09-09/
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