Transitions Laura O’Brien

Somatic Movement + Writing

Sat 31st Oct 1:30pm - 3pm
Part of Samhain Programme
Sat 31st Oct
1:30pm - 3pm
€28

Explore what’s possible when movement and language meet

Connect body and mind through movement and writing.

In this workshop, you will move between guided gentle somatic movement, rest and writing, noticing what is present and how your writing shifts as you move your body, settle, and listen. What words, stories, or characters may emerge?
Guided by Laura, you’ll explore sensations, impulses, thoughts, images, and whatever else may arise as you drop inwards.

From this place, writing becomes another way of listening to our inner world and the space we share with others. You might work with pre-writing, stream of consciousness, fragments, poetry, fiction, or more structured pieces. There is no wrong way to write, and no finished piece to produce.

Taking place as part of Sean Atmos’ Last Light IMMERSION weekend, this workshop sits within the exhibition’s exploration of transition, transformation and the liminal space between light and dark.

This is an invitation to experience embodied writing. To use your body as a route into writing, to notice what is revealed during the transition from movement to stillness.

We invite you to spend time with the exhibition before the beginning of the workshop, allowing Sean’s work to become another source of inspiration for your writing, noticing what it stirs, what it brings to the surface, and what might emerge from there.

No experience required. Just curiosity.

Price: €28

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Laura O’Brien

Laura O’Brien, M.A., is a registered Somatic Movement Therapist, an ISMETA-accredited practitioner, and a movement facilitator with over 18 years of dedicated study and practice in the field of embodiment.

Her background includes extensive training in Amerta Movement with Suprapto Suryadarmo across Europe and Asia, as well as a three-year professional training with Joan Davis (Origins). Her work supports individuals and groups in developing deeper body awareness, nervous system regulation, creativity, and presence. Laura’s approach is grounded, inclusive, and relational, offering a safe and attuned space for exploration, healing, expression, and transformation through embodied practice.

IMMERSION Weekend

Last Light
Upcoming Exhibition — 29 October — 11 December, 2026

Last Light

A collection of new works by multidisciplinary painter and designer Sean Atmos.
Meet the Artist: Sean Atmos
Sat 31st Oct 11am - 12pm | €5

Last Light Q+A

A very special conversation with multidisciplinary artist Sean Atmos as part of his exhibition “Last Light”.
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Sat 31st Oct 4pm - 6pm | €50

Descent Into Samhain

Deeply restorative Yin followed by nourishing Yoga Nidra and mantra to enter a place of rest and reflection.

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