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At the heart of conscious living

 

Awaken to the Beauty Within

 

Come home to yourself. Awaken to who you truly are. Become the person you were born to be.

There is so much more within you yet to be discovered.

Beneath the mind's constant activity is something quieter — a deep inner knowing, an innate wisdom and an awareness from which we can observe the mind itself.

Emerald Being is a place to understand yourself more deeply and discover what may become possible when you begin to see yourself — and your life — differently

What Do You Really Want?

 
 
 

It sounds like a simple question.
 

But when did you last stop long enough to really answer it?

We become accustomed to the lives we are living. We make decisions, meet responsibilities, care for other people and get on with life. Somewhere along the way, we can stop asking ourselves what we genuinely want.

Perhaps your life is already good, but something in you knows there is more to discover — a new direction, a deeper sense of purpose, an ambition set aside, or a part of yourself still waiting for fuller expression.

You don't have to be in crisis to want more from your life.

Sometimes curiosity is enough to begin.

 
 

What Is Conscious Living?

Conscious living begins when we become aware of who and what we truly are.

Awakening is the recognition of our deeper spiritual nature. Awareness allows us to observe the mind and become conscious of what is happening within us.

As we begin to recognise the conditioning and beliefs that have shaped us, something powerful becomes available:

choice.

We can listen inwardly, trust ourselves more deeply and make more conscious decisions about how we want to live.

Conscious living is about being present for the life we have — but also about expansion: believing in ourselves, acting upon what matters and giving fuller expression to who we truly are.

When we become conscious of what is shaping our lives, we become free to shape them differently.

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Ways into the work

 

Emerald Being offers several ways to deepen your understanding of yourself and bring that understanding into the way you live. Choose the pathway that best meets you now.

Private Mentoring

See beyond where you are now — and discover what might be possible from here.
Warm, intuitive one-to-one mentoring centred entirely around you.
Together, you explore what has shaped you, what matters now and what may be calling you forward — developing greater self-understanding, self-trust and belief in what may be possible.
The work can lead into deeper questions of purpose, a Personal Vision for what comes next and your own Emerald Being Blueprint for bringing that vision into the way you actually live.

The Emerald Being Journey

See yourself differently. Trust yourself more deeply. Discover what becomes possible from here.

A six-week Online Course

You begin to understand the inner world that has been quietly shaping your experience of life — and explore what changes when you become conscious of it.

Speaking

Stories that open minds, awaken possibility and bring a room to life.

Deirdre brings together warmth, humour, insight and lived experience to invite audiences to look differently at themselves, question what they may have accepted as fixed and consider what becomes possible when we trust ourselves and believe more deeply in what we are capable of.

Retreats

Space to step away, listen deeply and return renewed.

Intimate, beautifully considered experiences offering teaching, reflection, nourishing food, rest and genuine connection — with something increasingly rare at their heart: the time and space to hear yourself clearly.

Ideas to Return To

Library

​Reflections and teachings offering new ways of understanding ourselves, our inner world and this extraordinary experience of being human.

Film Series

A cinematic exploration of the inner life through image, story, voice and atmosphere — because some ideas are meant to be felt as well as understood.

"Emerald Being is built on a simple belief: When we live with awareness, compassion and clarity, life becomes more peaceful, more joyful and more deeply our own."

Recent Essays

From the Emerald Being Library

Understanding the Mind — Conscious and Subconscious

Conscious and subconscious patterns, and how they shape our lives.

How To Live With Presence 

A gentle return to the moment you are actually living.

How To Protect Your Peace

Boundaries, awareness and the daily practice of inner calm.

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About the Founder

Deirdre Mc Nally

At the centre of Emerald Being is Deirdre Mc Nally - producer, mentor, speaker and writer.

Sometimes another person can see something in us before we are ready to see it ourselves.
 

Long before Emerald Being had a name, she was doing what has always come naturally — listening, encouraging, connecting ideas and helping people recognise strengths and possibilities they could not always see for themselves.

Her work today brings together years of spiritual enquiry, lived experience, creativity and an enduring belief in human possibility.

A percentage of Emerald Being profits will be donated to charities and causes supporting women.

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Contact

​Your life is still being written.

There are things you have yet to discover about yourself, directions you have yet to explore and chapters you have yet to imagine.

You are nowhere near finished.

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