Christine Whiteside

Christine Whiteside has been a student of Buddhism for thirty years and is a founding member of Dzogchen Beara Retreat Centre in West Cork.  She is a skilled workshop leader and presenter, offering retreats and seminars on meditation, compassion and spiritual care of the dying.  She is regularly invited to lead workshops at various colleges and hospices around Ireland.

She leads the team that offers spiritual support and friendship to people who come to Dzogchen Beara facing terminal illness or bereavement.  She also works as a PA for the Irish Wheelchair Association.  Christine is currently participating in Clinical Pastoral Care training at Cork University Hospital.