Carmel Bracken RSM has worked in Secondary and Adult Education.  She has trained in Secondary and Adult Eduction.  She has trained in Sacred Circle dance with Anna Barton of the Findhorn Community in Scotland. 
She has trained in the Bach Flower remedy dances with Martine Winnington of Switzerland.   She trained in Multicultural Wellness Education with Patricia Mathias Cane, founder of Capacitar International.    She holds an MA in Culture and Spirituality from Sophia Centre, Holy Names University,  California.


Carmel lived and worked in Nigeria for five years,  facilitating retreats and workshops as part of a multicultural team.   She has also facilitated workshops and retreats in Ireland and USA.

    Tai chi class in Nigeria                                




She is the author of a book of poetry called 'The Gift of a Friend', published by Mercier Press. 


Listen to Carmel's song 'There's a dream.'



There's a dream   - by Carmel Bracken

There's a dream in my soul
That wants to live
A dream of oneness with all that lives
A dream of a love that can heal a wounded world
Can you dream this dream with me. 

It will take you to places
That are torn
Broken apart by war
Places filled with pain
And hopes that seem lost
Where colour is but a memory.

Can you trust that you'll never be alone
That there is a pattern to it all
That we are evolving into a better way
And each one has a role they must play.

Can you give of the best of who you are
Unfolding with the mystery of it all.
Trusting that our earth will soon begin to heal.
When all of us awake to who we are.

There's a dream.......