The Jigsaw Puzzle, Corr Bolg (Crane Bag) agus An Bean Feasa(Medicine Woman)

For many years, I have talked about how health and well-being is like a jigsaw puzzle: there are many different pieces to what will make us well, and also to what can cause the issues in the first place.

My approach to health & wellbeing has always explored the physical, emotional and energetic aspects of what might be going on for a person, and recently I have had more and more evidence of just how valuable it can be to take this approach. Of course, some people only want to work on a physical level, and that is ok, when/if the time is right, they may explore the other pieces.

Over the past 20years I have brought various tools, techniques and practices into how I support clients which will sometimes mean signposting them to someone else, as I fell it will be an important piece of their Jigsaw puzzle.

Since 2022 I have been exploring some of the ancient practices and ways of these lands and have come to know the term Crane Bag (Corr Bolg) and Bean Feasa and I am keen to explore them further.

The Crane Bag/Corr Bolg was a bag that carried the tools of the Druids, thing's that they used as they went about their healing & ritual work.

Bean Feasa - Medicine Woman/Woman of Knowledge. "The Irish Bean Feasa traditions are more akin to the Native medicine women and men of the American continent. The Bean Feasa had/has a place in Irish society as a healer, seer, guide, ceremonial facilitator and connector to the land."https://beanfeasa9.wordpress.com/what-is-a-bean-feasa/ Perhaps one of the most famous is Biddy Early and reading about her will most certainly bring a smile.

I have realised that both personally and with clients, I have my own Corr Bolg,it isn't physical like the druids in our past, it is more a collection of therapies/tools/beliefs that I have used over the past 20years to support myself and my clients. Over the next few months I will be offering Corr Bolg Wellness Coaching Sessions, where we will take a look at what is going on, physically, emotionally and energetically in your life and explore how best you might support yourself to optimise your health and wellbeing by listening to the wisdom of your body, we will create a plan and see what unfolds. More details will follow in due course.

Thanks for reading - Go raibh mile maith agat

Joanne