Module 3
Ancestry
Turning Towards The Ancestors
To understand ourselves, we are invited to remember those who came before us.
Every family carries stories that were celebrated, forgotten, or never spoken at all. Alongside loss and hardship, our ancestors also passed on resilience, wisdom, love, creativity, and ways of belonging that continue to live within us today.
Guided by Catherine M. Dunne, we explore ancestry not simply as family history, but as a living relationship. Through reflection, ritual, embodied practice, and ancestral inquiry, we begin to reconnect with the people, places, and lineages that have shaped our lives, often in ways we have never consciously recognised.
Rather than seeing our ancestors only through the lens of suffering, we ask what becomes possible when we also receive their gifts. As forgotten connections are restored, ancestry becomes not a burden to carry, but a source of grounding, belonging, and renewal for the generations to come.
Catherine M. Dunne
Catherine M. Dunne
Catherine M. Dunne is an Irish psychotherapist, Ancestral Lineage Healing Practitioner, and founder of Sacred Rhythms. Born to Irish parents in New York and now based in County Kerry, her work bridges the worlds of diaspora and homeland, helping people reconnect with their ancestors, the wisdom of the land, and the healing power of ritual.
Drawing on psychotherapy, Movement Medicine, and ancestral healing, Catherine invites participants to explore how relationship with our ancestors can become a living source of resilience, belonging, and renewal. Her work offers a deeply embodied approach to healing intergenerational patterns while restoring our connection to place, lineage, and the wider web of life.
