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Coire Goiriath: Tending The Cauldron Of Warming
With Katrina Sheena SmythCoire Goiriath - the Cauldron of Warming - is the first of the three sacred cauldrons described in the Cauldron of Poesy, an ancient Irish bardic text. It is present at birth, already lit. It holds your original warmth: your gifts, your ground, the deep-rooted capacity that was there before the world began shaping you. This practice is a return to what was always there. This course offers a guided journey into your own Coire Goiriath, supported by reflection, tending, and nurturing practices drawn from the living Irish bardic tradition, grounded in the scholarship of Liam Breatnach (Ériu 32, 1981). By the end of this course, students will have: Developed a direct working relationship with their Coire Goiriath through guided inner journey practice Recognised and named the original warmth and gifts that were present before external formation Established a sustainable tending practice to return to for continued growth and sustenance Encountered the Cauldron of Warming within its living tradition context This course is non-linear, cyclical, and designed for return, not completion. Begin with the orientation and journey tracks. Return to the reflection and tending practices for at least three days. Journey again on completion. The relationship with your Coire Goiriath deepens with each return. No prior knowledge of Irish tradition is required. The tradition is woven into the practice itself. This is the first course in the Cauldron of Poesy series through Insight Timer & Sacred Hedge Grove.
A living practice of return to the warmth, gifts, and ground that have always been yours, rooted in the Irish Bardic tradition.
About this course
Coire Goiriath - the Cauldron of Warming - is the first of the three sacred cauldrons described in the Cauldron of Poesy, an ancient Irish bardic text. It is present at birth, already lit. It holds your original warmth: your gifts, your ground, the deep-rooted capacity that was there before the world began shaping you. This practice is a return to what was always there. This course offers a guided journey into your own Coire Goiriath, supported by reflection, tending, and nurturing practices drawn from the living Irish bardic tradition, grounded in the scholarship of Liam Breatnach (Ériu 32, 1981). By the end of this course, students will have: Developed a direct working relationship with their Coire Goiriath through guided inner journey practice Recognised and named the original warmth and gifts that were present before external formation Established a sustainable tending practice to return to for continued growth and sustenance Encountered the Cauldron of Warming within its living tradition context This course is non-linear, cyclical, and designed for return, not completion. Begin with the orientation and journey tracks. Return to the reflection and tending practices for at least three days. Journey again on completion. The relationship with your Coire Goiriath deepens with each return. No prior knowledge of Irish tradition is required. The tradition is woven into the practice itself. This is the first course in the Cauldron of Poesy series through Insight Timer & Sacred Hedge Grove.
Meet your Teacher
Katrina Sheena Smyth is an ordained Bean Feasa within Coire SOIS, the School of Irish Spirituality, where she trained under Deirdre Wadding. She is an Ovate in training with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and has been engaged in contemplative and creative practice for over twenty years. She holds a PhD in arts and humanities, with research grounded in practice-based and embodied inquiry, and brings scholarly familiarity with the primary sources of the Irish bardic tradition, including the Cauldron of Poesy text translated by Liam Breatnach (Ériu 32, 1981). She is an ICF-credentialed coach with over 700 hours of practice. She is based in the North of Ireland and is learning Gaeilge. The Cauldron of Poesy tradition is not a subject of study for Katrina but a living framework at the centre of her practice and her work.