Wellness Services
Your body & mind have the capacity to self heal. Nature offers many tools to soothe. At Lumah we have designed our services to tap into your innate abilities for sustainable long term healing.
When all get a little lost, confused or overwhelmed from time to time. Services at Lumah are here to help you go from zero to empowered in a sustainable natural way. Here we work with the whole body & mind to ensure your results are long lasting.
We offer a range of counselling modalities to suit your particular needs coupled with nutritional care, yoga, acupressure & mindfulness practices you are sure to succeed.
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence based therapy that is effective for the treatment of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Anxiety, Addiction and other conditions. See videos below for more details.
Ciara has been practicing EMDR for a number of years. She favors it over other modalities of therapy as it is practical and gets results particularly for conditions that have endured for many years.
The process for EMDR at Lumah is typical a set of 6, 1 hours sessions for therapeutic alliance building & desensitization, followed by 4 sessions of 90 mins duration. Symptoms are then reviewed. EMDR can be safely done each week to allow for faster relief of symptoms. Clients are encouraged to be active agents in their therapy plan.
Counseling & Psychotherapy
When humans face adversity, it is normal for us to respond with thoughts and behaviors such as deep sadness, anger, anxiety and so on. Psychotherapists offer a space for humans to explore these states safely. To learn about themselves and ways to manage these states effectively.
As a mental health counselor, my goal is to support clients to feel a sense of self-acceptance, a sense of emotional and behavioral competence and overall to live in harmony in their relationship and various environments.
Psychotherapy is for you if:
You are experiencing stress that is interfering in your day to day functioning. This may be labelled as anxiety and/ or depression.
You have experienced one or many traumas and wish to heal from the residue it has left such as hypervigilance, difficulty trusting, racing heart & thoughts, exhaustion, lack of motivation (to name but a few). Note that trauma is subjective – all individuals experience it differently.
You are transitioning through change and could use some support to make important decisions.
Services include: (In Person or Online available)
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Fertility Loss Counselling
Individual Psychotherapy
Carers Counselling
Grief & Loss Counselling
Dietician
In clinical settings, dietitians work closely with patients dealing with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders. They develop and implement nutrition strategies designed to manage symptoms, promote recovery, and enhance quality of life. For instance, a dietitian might guide in selecting foods that stabilize blood sugar levels or advise those with cardiovascular issues on reducing sodium intake to manage hypertension.
There is now a strong body of evidence that links gut health to stress and trauma recovery. Our guts form an integral part of our nervous system – the system that moderates our feelings and emotions. Often working on supporting the gut to its optimum will support stress and anxiety to reduce.
Dietitians are also integral in preventive health. They educate the public on healthy eating practices to mitigate the risk of developing diet-related diseases. Through workshops, community programs, and one-on-one consultations, dietitians impart actionable insights that encourage long-term healthy habits. Their evidence-based approach ensures that recommendations are grounded in the latest scientific research, making their guidance reliable and effective.
Dietitians engage in research and policy-making to influence nutritional standards and improve public health outcomes. Their expertise contributes to the development of dietary guidelines and interventions that address nutritional deficiencies and promote balanced eating patterns across diverse populations.
Overall, dietitians are champions of health, utilizing their knowledge to empower individuals to take control of their nutritional health. Through personalized support and community education, they make a lasting impact on both individual lives and broader public health. Their role is indispensable in fostering a healthier society through mindful eating and informed dietary choices.
Yoga
Ciara – yoga instructor has completed 500 yoga TT at the Raj School of Kriya and Kundalini Yoga.
Using the wisdom of Yoga, Ciara offers a unique yoga program aimed at using Polyvagal Theory to calm the nervous system & thereby reduce anxiety symptoms.
Our 6 week course will teach you a number of skills to address anxiety in the body in a matter of minutes allowing you to get on with your day. Classes are limited to 5 people to allow for maximum effectiveness.
Moon Mna Womens Circles
Is your soul yearning community, yearning deep connection to something more? Sitting with other humans and being witnessed is a powerful healing modality.
Mna is the Irish for ‘feminine’ – each month we work with a different element of feminine energy to enhance your daily living. Discover your inner Irish Goddess.
Lumah presents Moon Mna Moon circles – These unique monthly gatherings are offered as a space to sit, process, chat, sing (optional) & heal in community.
Meditation
Meditation is useful to calm the busy mind. It is well evidenced that meditation offers the executive regions of the brain a break in order to rest and rejuvenate. This allows for greater emotional mastery and executive functioning – think of it as a brain superpower. In our course you will learn a number of methods of meditation to compliment your thinking and feeling style, Methods include visualization, kriyia, breathwork, mind discipline & so on.
LumaH Youth Wellbeing
Lumah is growing into a Social Entreprise. This means that every time you use a service at Lumah you are contributing to the health and wellbeing of your entire community. A percentage of our profits will be filtered into the community through supporting young people with their wellbeing. This will be achieved through creating safe spaces for young people to learn about their health and wellness through yoga, education and supporting them to find their innate knowledge to read and respond to their own needs. This free program offers a series of workshops, yoga & meditation classes aimed at educating all young people in supporting their physical and mental health throughout their life time.
Youth Wellbeing Programs can also be designed for schools & sports clubs. Please get in touch with Ciara to discuss structures & fees.
Ciara Savage is a human development specialist who has worked with children and young people in the community or many years. She is skilled in the training of children and young people in keeping themselves safe through trusting their gut instincts. It is her passion for autonomous health management that drives this project. ‘All young children and young people innately know what feels safe and unsafe for their bodies and minds, it is our job as adults to teach them how to get in touch with this’.
Lumah’s vision is to support health autonomy and personal safety to children and young people will be done through yoga classes, workshops, hobby groups and so on.