Instructors / Ireland
Galway
Maureen Maloney
Instructor/Mentor
Born in Dublin of West of Ireland parents – mother from Tubber, Co Galway and father from Kilkelly, Co Mayo. Immigrated when 12 years old to America, and returned in 1984. Maureen has a Bachelors in Psychology with a specialty in Mind/Body Integration postgraduate work from Sonoma State University, California. She holds a CMT degree (Certified Massage Therapist) from Holistic Health Institute, Emeryville, California. She has been practicing massage since 1978, and in 1984 she founded the American Holistic Institute of Ireland, the first professional holistic health training programme in the West of Ireland, and also the only massage school in Europe that meets the American Massage Therapy Association standards of training.
While in the U.S., she was massage therapist to the S.S.U. Track Team, taught Psychology of the Body at S.S.U. department of Psychology. She was the manager of massage therapy at Fountainhead Health Spa, Santa Rosa, California and has lectured in Reflexology, Tai Chi, Dance, and Visualisation; also lectured at Canyon Ranch Health Spa, Tucson, Arizona. Maureen also taught Personal Development, Stress Management, & Sacred Psychology workshops in California.
During her years in the U.S. she continued to participate in her Irish Traditions. She was very active in the Irish Community and served on numerous committees to preserve and promote the Irish Culture in California. She established the Heritage Scholarship Programme for Youth in the Irish Social Club, San Jose, California.
Maureen has been teaching Kairos Therapy(under another name) for 20 years. Additional training with: Joseph Campbell, mythologist, Jean Houston Phd. in Sacred Psychology, Chungling Al Huang in Tai Chi and Dance. Meditation with Sister Margaret Linane, Grayling Passmore & Sensi Bill Quong. Visualization with Shakti Gawain, Dervyka & Mike Spino. Wilderness Psychology with Robert Greenway Phd. And sports Psychology with Stashu Guertsen Phd.
Maureen lives in Ireland with her husband Jimmy, who is also a Kairos Practitioner/Instructor.
Tel: Eire 91525941
Fax: Eire 91529 807
Email: maureenmf@eircom.net