SPIRITUALITY TALK:Author and professor of the sociology of religion at Birkbeck, University of London, Gordon Lynch will give a public talk on the new spirituality on Thursday at 7.30pm in Cultivate Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin.
Lynch will speak about the emergence of a new generation of religious thinkers and organisations of the so-called religious left. He will also discuss the rise of a new spirituality which reveres the natural world and connects religious faith with novel scientific theories. Admission €15. Tel: 01-6745773.
HEALTHY WORKPLACES:The Nutrition and Health Foundation (NHF), an industry-sponsored health promotion body, has launched a Workplace Wellbeing campaign. The campaign includes information on how companies can promote nutrition programmes and exercise routines for their employees. It also aims to give participating companies access to a Workplace Wellbeing Network. The NHF is also promoting healthy eating for children this week. See www.nutritionandhealth.ie for more details about both campaigns.
LINKING MINDS:Rod Briggs from the Mindlink Foundation will give a free lecture tomorrow on how to achieve your personal and business goals at the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin at 8pm.
The lecture is an introduction to a Mindlink seminar which will be held next weekend. Mindlink teaches life management tools including problem solving, stress management, mnemonics, visualisation as well as how to break old habits and set and attain new goals. Further information at www.mindlink.co.za
SMILING CHARITY:Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity which specialises in operating on children with facial deformities in developing countries. The group hosts an annual conference for young people which will be held in Ireland for the first time this year. Irish secondary school students keen to get involved in this International Student Leadership conference at the University of Limerick on July 30th-August 3rd can contact Finola Early on tel: 086-2524091 or e-mail ladycross@eircom.net See also www.operationsmile.ie